Canterbury squeaks to third golf win

Press, 12 March 1984, Page 3

Canterbury squeaks to third golf win

PA Invercargill Canterbury won the Southland amateur golf invitational at Otatara yesterday for the third successive year, but it was a close call as they got home by just one stroke from Auckland. The Canterbury golf machine worked smoothly on Saturday and looked set for a comfortable win when it led by 11 strokes from Auckland, with one stroke back to Bay of Plenty, after the first two rounds. It still led by six shots in spite of a hiccup in the third round yesterday morning, but that lead vanished quickly when the pressure went on in the final round. Within five holes, Auckland had moved one stroke ahead of Canterbury, with three stokes back to Bay of Plenty, and the other 12 teams out of contention. It was nail-biting stuff. With four holes to play, Canterbury clung to a twostroke lead over Auckland, with three back to Bay of Plenty. It was not until the last cards were checked that the Canterbury win was confirmed. The Canterbury team of Brent Paterson, Jim Lapsley, Mark Street, John Sanders and John Williamson was the same combination that won the invitational last year. John Williamson (Canter-

bury) won the Air New Zealand Cup for leading individual, as he did two years ago, by holing an 8m birdie putt on the first extra hole to beat Mid-South Canterbury’s Ross Murray after a tie. “It was the only putt I made all day, but it was a good one to get,” said Williamson. He had the best round of the tournament, a four-under 68. Final team placings, with the four best scores counting in each round: Canterbury, 1194, 1; Auckland, 1195, 2; Bay of Plenty, 1198, 3; Otago, 1212, 4; Waikato, 1217, 5; Mid-South Canterbury, 1218,6; ManawatuWanganui, 1222, 7; Southland, 1233, 8; Tasman, 1237, 9; Wellington and Hawke’s Bay, 1239, equal 10; New Zealand Women’s Team, 1252, 12; Northland, 1257, 13; Taranaki, 1271, 14; Poverty Bay-East Coast, 15. Scores (x denotes non-count-ing score).— 1194 — Canterbury: B. G. Paterson 74, 73, 78, 74, 299. J. H. Lapsley 73, 77x, 76, 73, 299. M. E. Street 75x, 77, 81x, 314. J. B. Sanders 75, 73, 75, 81, 304. J. N. Williamson 72, 68, 74, 78, 292. 1195 — Auckland: M. E. Baltrop 73, 73, 73, 74, 293. T. C. Cochrane 75, 71, 76, 73, 295. K. R. Hankin 79x, 82x, 79, 77, 317. M. C. Leitch 74, 75, 81x, 78x, 308. A. C. Treen 77, 78, 70, 77, 302. 1198 — Bay of Plenty: O. J. Kendall 71, 74, 73, 75, 293. M. N. Nicholson, 76, 75, 75, 75, 301. S. Morpeth 77, 72, 79, 81x, 309.

W. H. Simpson 79x, 76, 90x, 75, 320. P. K. Creighton 76, 81X, 73, 76, 306. 1212 — Otago: K. L McDonald 76, 76, 74, 78, 304. S. Morshuis, 74, 79x, 76, 71, 300. A. Rose, 76x, 76, 82x, 75, 309. P. Conlon 72, 78, 81, 80, 311. C. Timms 74, 76, 87, 312. 1217 - Waikato: C. E. Taylor 72, 75, 76, 76, 299. A. R. Smith 80x, 76, 81x, 73, 310. A. McKechnie 78, 82, 74, 80, 314. M. B. Williams 78, 85x, 75, 82x, 320. D. W. Jackson 72, 77, 78, 75, 302. 1218 — Mid-South Canterbury: C. Alexander 77, 74, 74, 77, 302. G. Smith 78, 79, 79, 83, 309. R. P. Bell 74, 79, 76, 76, 305. R. C. Murray 70, 77, 74, 71, 292. M. Sandri 79x, 82x, 80x,.86, 327. 1222 — ManawatuWanganui: N. A. Gaskin 75, 75, 75, 79, 304. D. K. Court 76, 76, 75, 78, 304. B. A. Shannon 81, 78, 80x, 82x, 321. P. Dench 82x, 78x, 76, 75, 311. C. Perks 74, 76, 78, 76, 304. 1233 — Southland: G. J. Radka 73, 77, 78, 77, 305. M. R. J. Atkinson 80, 75, 79, 82x, 316. P. R. Adams 76, 71, 74, 76, 297. J. A. Mcßeath 82x, 84x, 86x, 79, 331. N. J. Hunt 77, 80, 80, 81, 318. 1237 — Tasman: L. Marfell 70, 76, 73, 76, 295. M. Berthelsen 77, 82, 73, 83x, 315. E. Boult 77, 74, 79, 80, 310. S. Thompson 82x, 80, 83, 80, 325. M. Bridges 79, 82x, 85, 78, 324. 1239 — Hawke’s Bay: G. McFadgen 76, 77, 80x, 79, 312. T. A. Richards 75, 77, 79, 80x, 311. S. Vercoe 80, 79, 74, 76, 309. G. A. Reid 82x, 85x, 78, 78, 323. M. Davidson 80, 77, 77, 77, 311. 1239 — Wellington: R. M.

Baltrop 80, 76, 77, 81x, 314. M. K. Webber 81, 72, 77, 75, 335. C. D. Castle 83, 76, 80x, 78, 317. M. McDonald 84x, 81x, 78, 76, 219. B. R. Hughes 78, 76, 75, 81, 310. 1252 — New Zealand Women’s Team: Miss J. Arnold 75, 81, 79, 79, 314. Mrs B. K. Rhodes 80x, 75, 76, 75, 306. Mrs E. A Douglas 79, 85x, 77, 88, 329. Miss J. J. Scandrett 77, 80, 83x, 80, 320. Miss D. A Randell 78, 82, 79, 80, 319. 1257 — Northland: A. C. Nicholls 78, 78, 78, 92x, 326. J. R. Ash 79, 81, 76, 79, 315. S. Slater 79, 83x, 79, 80, 321. G. Whimp 74, 79, 80x, 81, 314. S. J. Sullivan 79x, 78, 79, 79, 315. 1271 - Taranaki: P. D. Street 83x, 80, 81, 77, 321. R. V. A. Rookes 75, 77, 77, 75, 304. D. L. Little 79, 81, 84, 84x, 328. J. R. Kurta 82, 80, 83, 82, 327. B. T. Rowland 83, 85x, 87x, 75, 330. 1274 — Poverty Bay-East Coast G. I. Smith 81x, 75, 76, 75, 307. S. E. Barker 77, 84, 80, 79, 320. S. M. Jeune 80, 78, 80, 85, 323. N. F. Adcroft 77, 84, 81, 84, 326. T. M. Kupenga 79, 85x, 84x, 87x, 335. Leading individuals’ scores.— 292: John Williamson (Canterbury) and Ross Murray (Mid-South Canterbury). Williamson won playoff on first extra hole. 293: Owen Kendall (8.0. P. and Michael Baltrop (Auckland). 295: Terry Cochrane (Auckland) and Lyell Marfell (Tasman). 297: Paul Adams (Southland). 299: Brent Paterson (Canterbury), Jim Lapsley (Canterbury) and Colin Taylor (Waikato).