Canterbury golfers lose to Wellington

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33532, 13 May 1974, Page 22

Canterbury golfers lose to Wellington

(A’.Z Press Association)

WELLINGTON. Wellington boosted its prospects of winning the I'reyberg Rose Bowl golf tournament at Whangarei later this week with a convincing, 11-5, win over Canterbury at Miramar yesterday.

The teams were level, 4-4. after Saturday’s rounds, but Wellington dominated yesterday s singles, dropping ■only one of the eight matches. The most impressive feature from Wellington’s point of view was the wins attained by each of the five Freyberg players. ODD MAN OUT The only loss was suffered by A. Proctor, a reserve for the tournament, who went down 4 and 3, to G. Saunders. R. Coombes. the Wellington No 1, destroyed all memories of his poor performance on Saturday, with a crushing, 4 and 3, win over D. N. Turner. Coombes took control from the outset, winning the first three holes, and after eight was five up.

On Saturday, Coombes ■three-putted five consecutive holes in losing heavily to B. C. Taylor. I Encouraging, too. for Wellington was the ’ jrm of both |R. M. Baritrop and J. D Durry. Barltrc., who played i consistently, - as taken to

i the seventeen.h before bea ling a determined P. E. Hailstone, 2 and 1.

i Hartstone got to one down lat the fifteenth, but duffed his second shot approaching I the 340-yard sixteenth. : Baritrop landed his second 115 ft from the pin. won the | hole, and then halved the .seventeenth for the match. | Durry outdrove the |Canterbury No 1, Taylor, land was five up after 13. I The blustery northerly |seemed to affect some of the I Canterbury players, notably Turner, who found some of I his tee shots ending off the fairways. Results (Wellington names first)— SATURDAY H. C. Combes lost to B. C. Taylor, 5 and 4; J. D. Durry beat D. N. Turner, 2 and 1; I. S. MacDonald lost to P. E. Hartstone, 6 and 4; R. M. Baritrop beat J. W. A. Whitaker, 6 and 5; P. R. Rankin lost to G. C. Saunders, 6 and 5; A. Proctor lost to E. H. M. Richards, 2 down; D. Templeton beat J. M Angus, I up; C. D. Castle beat S. S. Robinson, 2 and 1. SUNDAY Coombes beat Turner, 4 and 3; Durry beat Taylor, 4 and 3: MacDonald beat Whitaker. 3 and 1: Baritrop beat Hartstone, 2 and 1; Rankin beat Richards, 4 and 3; Proctor lost to Saunders, 4 and 3; Castle beat Angus, 4 and 3; Templeton beat Robinsun, 3 and 2.