Local golfers to the fore

Press, 17 April 1980, Page 34

Local golfers to the fore

Ashburton reporter Two of the four teams to contest this morning’s semifinal of the national women’s autumn handicap match-play foursomes golf championships at the Brandon links, Ashburton, will tee off on their home course.

Four rounds of competition have decided the semi-finalists, who are Nan Davis and Karen Hungerford, and Jeanette Lovett and Marion Marshall (both Ashburton), Pam Archbold (Ashburton) and Pam Tocker (Russley), and C. Hamilton and D. Harvey (Templeton). In . sunny conditions yesterday some upsets occurred. The morning’s third round saw the .lowest-handi-capped combination, Anne Seed and Elaine Taylor (Methven) beaten by M.esdames Marshall and Lovett, 4 and 2.

Another favourite pair, Liz Douglas and Rae Todd (Invercargill), was put out of the Tunning in the fourth

round by Mesdames Hamilton and Harvey, 3 and 2. The performance of the local teams has been a feature of the event. Three other local teams reached the third round.

A favourite has yet to be found for the final. Mrs Davis and Miss Hungerford will give away three strokes to Mesdames Hamilton and; Harvey this morning, while Mesdames Marshall and Lovett will concede five to Mesdames Tocker and Archbold. Results: SECOND ROUND E. Ruffell and H. Turner (North Otago) beat P. MacDougall and B. Cameron (Te Puke, 2 and 1; 31. Adams (Marlborough) and S. Dunbar (Harewood) beat N. Davenport (Hastings) and K. Mann (Rangiora). 4 and 2;.J. Wardell (Allan. Grange) 5; N. Stalker' and A. Nicholls

and D. Kelland (Geraldine) beat 31. McCallum and J. Thomas (Invercargill), at the nineteenth; M. Davis and K. Hungerford (Ashburton) beat S. Turnbull and A. Wigley (Waimate,) 4 and 3; 31. Low and E. Jessop (Methven) beat N. Goss and C. Roberts (Russley), 2 and 1; W. Todd and L. Douglas (Invercargill) beat J. Parker (Russley) and R. Clements (Templeton). 5 and 4; C. Hamilton and D. Harvev (Templeton) beat 31. Purvis and L. Paterson (Wanaka), 2 and 1; R. Burdon and A. Ussher (Geraldine) beat A. Ellis and J. Swan (Otago). 3 and 1; A. Seed and C'. Taylor (Slethven) beat- W. Taipana and’:R.. Ennis (Templeton). 2 up; J. Lovett and A. J. Jiarsliall • (Ashburton) beat B. Forrester (Russley) and R. Brittenden (Waitikiri), 1 up; V. Dickson and K. Shearer (31ethven) beat- H. Graham and B. Ellis (Otago).- 2 and 1; N. Davison and 31. Smitheram (Tinwald) beat J. Christie and J. 3larshall (Russley), 4 and 3; P. Tock.er (Russley) and P. Archbold (Ashburton) beat C. Craighead and P. Rowe (Otago), 6 and (Christchurch) beat E. Daniel

(North Otago) and D. Sadler (Waimate), 3 and 2; G. King (Mayfield) and G. Goldsmith (Ashburton) beat R. Edmans (Amur!) and J. Henderson (Cheviot), 6 and 4; J: Liddle and E. Fowler (Totaradale) beat I. Loach and M. Stayt (Ashburton), 4 and 3. THIRD ROUND

Ruft'ell and Turner beat Adams and Dunbar, 1 up: Davis and Hungerford beat Wardell and Kelland, 7 and 6; Todd and Douglas beat Low and Jessop, 5 and 3: Lovett and Marshall beat Seed and Taylor. 4 and 2; Dickson and Shearer beat Davidson and Smitheram, 2 • and 1; Tocker and Archbold beat Stalker and Nicolls. 6 and 5; Liddle and Fowler beat King and Goldsmith, at the nineteenth: Hamilton and Harvey beat Burden and Ussher, 2 up. QUARTERFINALS

Davis and Hungerford beat Ruffell and Turner, 2 and 1: Hamilton and Harvey beat Todd and Douglas, 3 and 2; Lovett and 3larshall beat. Dickson and Shearer. 3 and 1; Tocker and Archbold beat Liddle and Fowler. 1 up. ■ .