South Island golf

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34097, 8 March 1976, Page 30

South Island golf

(N.Z. Press Association) TIMARU. Mid-South Canterbury rushed into Freyberg Rosebowl calculations yesterday when it won the South Island interprovincial golf championships at the Levels course, near Timaru, being unbeaten over the two days.

It was a fine performance from the host team and a real morale booster, with the Freyberg at Levels less than a month away. While Mid-South Canterbury had been expected to do better than in the last few years, the win came as a surprise to many, and repeated its victory on the same course in 1969.

It beat Otago and NelsonMarlborough - Buller - Westland on Saturday and yesterday beat Southland and drew with Canterbury. Otago finished second after beating Canterbury comfortably, while the title-holder had to be content with third this season. Southland’s only victory was over the Nelson Combined team, ■ which failed to record a victory. Results.— Saturday Southland 6, Nelson Combined 2; Otago sCanterbury 2j; MidSouth Canterbury 5, Otago 3; Mid-South Canterbury 4J, Nelson

Combined 3J; Canterbury SJ, Southland 2J. Yesterday Nelson - Marlborough - Buller - Westland v. Canterbury (Nelson Combined names first): Hobbs lost to Taylor 5 and 3; Donaldson beat Beggs 2 up; Hildyard lost to Saunders, 4 and 3; Girvan lost to Brown 4 and 2; Murtha lost to Robinson 2 up; Strickett lost to Hoole 2 and 1; McLean lost to Tucker 4 and 3; Mowat lost to Street 5 and 3. Canterbury 7, Nelson Combined 1. Nelson Combined v. Otago (Nelson Combined names first): Hobbs beat Johnston 2 and 1: Donaldson lost to Clarke 2 and 1; Hildyard lost to Conlon 6 and 4; Girvan and B. Newall all sauare: Murtha lost to McDonald 6 and 5; Strickett beat Sanders 3 and 2; McLean beat McDowell 1 up; Mowat lost to M. Newall 1 up. Otago 41. Nelson Combined 3|.

Canterbury v. Mid-South Canterbury (Canterbury names first): Taylor lost to Murray 2 and 1; Beggs and Browne all sauare: Saunders beat Alexander 2 and 1; Brown and Bell all square; Robinson beat Davies 3 and 2; Hoole beat Maguigan 2 up; A. Tucker lost to Brown 2 and 1; Street lost to Feutz 3 and 1. Canterbury 4, Mid-South Canterbury 4.

Southland v. Mid-South Canterbury (Southland names first): Downle lost to Murray 4 and 3; Lapsley beat Browne 2 and 1; Adams and Alexander all square: Creedy lost to Bell 7 and 6; Hunt lost to Davies 3 and 1; Wilson lost to Maguigan 5 and 4; Miller lost to Brown 1 up; Titmus beat Feutz 4 and 2. MidSouth Canterbury s£, Southland U-

Otago v. Southland (Otago names first): Clarke beat Downie 5 and 3; Johnston beat Lapsley 2 up; B. Newall lost to Adams 5 and 3; Conlon beat Creedy 2 and 1; Sanders and Hunt all square; McDonald beat Wilson 4 and 3; Newall and Miller all square; McDowell lost to Titmus 2 up. Otago 5, Southland 3.

Final points: Mid-South Canterbury 3 J matches (19 games); Otago 3 (18); Canterbury 2J (19); Southland 1 (14); Nelson-Marl-oorough-Buller-Westland 0 (10).