Shirdale Cup golf to Christchurch

Press, 30 March 1981, Page 6

Shirdale Cup golf to Christchurch

Christchurch had its third win in as many conteata for the Shirdal.e Pup when it decisively beat Avondale, 12-3, in their annual inter-club golf match at Avondale yesterday. Such an easy -win did not look likely after the morning foursomes. All five matches went to the last green, Christchurch winning 3J-IJ.

However, the Christchurch team proved too strong in the singles, winning the top eight matches. It was left to the bottom Avondale paid, John Alexander and Tim Langan, tri salvage some success ' for their team.! Alexander beat Donald Hope. 2 up, and Langan halved with Maicolm Cummack. > . Results (Christchurch names first) were: ■ ■

Foursomes.-J. N. W_il)bunMg . and R. M. Vincent beat J. and D. J. Gaudin. 1 up; D- »• ■ Turner and W. I. Tucker beat A< I J. Crawford-Smith and M- GW- . son, 2 up; J. R. A. Parlane and L D. DoWon halved with F. w : Roberts and J. CrawfOrd-MUIg- - J. w. A. Whitaker and i Hope beat S- Ripley and M- . ley, 2 up; A. W. Robiiwon and H. Cummack lost to J- AlexanW:

and T. Langan, 1 down. F j Singles—Wllliameon Crawford-Smith, 1 up; beat Gibson, 3 and. 2; heat Hanten, 6 beat J. Crawford-Smith, 4 ana ?», Tucker beat Gaudin, 3 and bl Whitaker beat Roberts. 2 and b. Robinson heat Ripley. i_up, "Jh; son beat Sibley, 2 up; Hope I#’.; to Alexander, 2 down; CuBUWPSj halved with Lanean.