Home Team Wins Windsor Golf

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32235, 2 March 1970, Page 14

Home Team Wins Windsor Golf

The Windsor foursome, P. Patterson, O. Moore, A. Richards, and H. Adams, made the most of the heavy l rain in the morning yesterday to win the third Windsor open stroke golf championi ships on the club course yesterday. Playing in heavy rain in the morning rounds they scored a net 18-hole total of 213 for the best three cards and the score was not beaten again during the day although conditions) were excellent during the after-, noon. In spite of the dreadful conditions in the morning some' of the best golf was played then. Only 42 of the 104 players) returned better cards in the afternoon. J. Lineham (Waimairi) led) the field through the first 1S ! holes with the best individual score of 65 net. He had a 38) on the outward nine with one, birdie, but on the home nine: and in the heavy rain he scored four more birdies and returned a 34. In the afternoon he had another four birdies, but his (play was a little more erratic ' on the tight course and he) (finished with a net 72. However, he still returned the best' [36-hole net score for the day. Teams from 17 clubs in Canterbury played in the tournament and many more entered ibut could not be accepted. The i tournament has become increasingly popular. The scores were uniformly high. 1. Dobson (Christchurch). ,a two-handicap player had the best 36-hole total of 154 and another member of his combined team, P. Neal (Avondale), (returned a 157. Only five golfers carded less than net 70 for the |lB holes, three in the morning round and two in the afternoon. I The Avondale player. T. Tomlie. had the misfortune to spoil 'his score in the morning round bv a bad start and a disastrous finish. On the par-three 1 first hole he took six, then

played below his 11 handicap for the next 16 holes but) finished the eighteenth with a 10. five over par. But his net I score was 72. one of the best I of the day. Results w^re.—Teams. 36-hole nel: Windsor 433 (P. Patterson, O. Moore, A. Richards. H. Adams i. runners-up: Windsor 445 (M. Oates, S. Fox. D. Docherty. L. Blumsky). Gross. 36hole: Combined 478 (I. Dobson, P. Neal. D. Forbes, R. Carbines); runners-up: Windsor 498 (J. F. (Hardie, B. K. Franks. M. McDonald, G. Hooper). 18-hole a.m. (net: Windsor 220 (D. Pankhurst, |D. Sherry, E. McNelce, G. Harrison). 18-hole p.m. net: Windsor 226 (A. Skinner. G. O’Neill. A. G. Lyons. C. Hogwood). 18-hole grass a.m.: Combined ,251 (R. B. Grey, R. L. Davie. IJ. Lineham. O. Bowie), on a count-back from G. Chaffey, J. iPrebble, C. McKay and D. iCaird. 18-hole gross p.m.: Burnsham 245 (G. Everet. B. Coulter. ■M. McGennis, D. Turner) Individual: 36-hole net: J.j , Linehani, 137; P. Patterson. 140.! ! 36-hole gross: I. Dobson (Christ ) church. 154: P. Neal (Avondale>. ■ 157. 18-hole a.m. net: B. K. Franks (Windsor). 69 18-hole la.m. net: A. G Lyons (Wind ! |sor>. 69. Gross am.: .J. Monk, (Kaiapoi); p.m. gross: B. Coulter, 76.