Expensive round

Press, 3 October 1979, Page 16

Expensive round

Everyone loves a cheerful loser, and there was a splendid example of fortitude in adversity when the Woodward Cup golf final was played at Russley on Sunday. It did not happen on the course, but in the clubhouse. At the start of the inter-club season, a member of the Waitikiri club made a firm satement to the effect that Waitikiri would beat Christchurch in the final round of the Competition. He is a former Australian. who settled in Christchurch at the end of last year, and typical of his breed, he was prepared to back his statement with his wallet. He proposed a wager of $3OO and it was of some significance that within minutes, the Christchurch team had formed a syndicate to match his bet. It is history now that Christchurch won by six matches to two; but it was typical that only three holes from home, the cheerful Australian was still optimistic about a sudden reversal of fortunes. He accepted his loss with good grace. He also accepted. with considerable alacrity, the ultimatum by the Christchurch players that he was not allowed to buy a drink at the victory celebration.