Williamson in club golf lead

Press, 29 April 1981, Page 25

Williamson in club golf lead

John Williamson. the winner of the inaugural competition for the P.G.F. Canterbury’ Vardon Trophy last year, is making a bold bid to retain his trophy as the event nears half-way. The Christchurch club golfer has played 18 rounds from a possible 20 and has a stroke average of 73.83. Bruce Taylor, the winner of f the Russley open, lies second ■ with an average of 74.70. He , has played 10 rounds. ! Canterbury’s No. 1 golfer ' last year, Jim Lapsley. who I won the provincial match- I play’ title last Sunday, is the ! only other player to have an I average under 75. Geoff Saunders and [ S Stephen Street, who pressed i J Williamson hard last year, > I are two of three players with an average between 75 and | 76. The other member of the ! trio is Des Turner, who was ' runner-up in the Canterbury | championship. | A maximum of 50 rounds > j is available to Canterbury

golfers and the 10 leaders after 20 rounds (with the number of rounds played shown in parentheses) are:— Williamson (18), 73.83: Taylor (10). 74.70: Lapsley (16). 74.93; Saunders (16), 75.18; S. Street (8), 75.62; Turner (10), 75.7; Mark Street (18), 76.55; Paul Atkinson (18), 76.72; Simon Robinson (12). 76.91; Rickv Vincent (16). 76.93. i— ’———————