South Canty in golf upset

Press, 1 May 1984, Page 36

South Canty in golf upset

PA Timaru Otago’s chances of winning its first Stylemaster (formerly Russell Grace) golf title took a sharp turn for the better yesterday, thanks to the South Canterbury team. Otago and Waikato-King Country were two of the teams more favoured to take this year’s title at the Levels course near Timaru, but South Canterbury beat Waikato, 3 and 2, yesterday afternoon. Otago beat Nelson-West

Coast-Marlborough, 5-0, with the Otago No. 1, Jan Scandrett, justifying her selection in the New Zealand side with a 3 and 2 win over the former national representative Debbie Randell. South Canterbury gained its win through its lower order players. Canterbury began its campaign with a good 4te—’/a win over Northland. Scores (Canterbury names first): G. S. Sparrow beat G. Dalbeth 4 and 2, A. Bond V

beat J. Schou 6 and 4, J. Ross beat E. Boelyn 5 and 4, S. Boag and J. McConnell all square, J. Davidson beat R. Pou 2 up. Canterbury’s opposition today will be Auckland and Southland, tomorrow it confronts Wellington in the morning and Bay of PlentyThames Valley in the afternoon; and the powerful Waikato-King Country side is its final rival on Thursday. Other results: Wellington 4, Manawatu-Wanganui 1; Auck1

land 3%; Hawkes Bay-Poverty Bay 1%; Otago 5, Nelson-West Coast-Marlborough 0; H.8.-P.B. 4, Taranaki 1; Southland 3Vz; Manawatu-Wanganui 1%; Nel-son-W.C.-Marlborough 3, Northland 2. Points after the first day’s play: Hawkes Bay-Poverty Bay 2 points (5Va games), Otago, Bay of Plenty-Thames Valley 2 (5), Canterbury 2 (4%), Wellington 2 (4), Auckland, Southland 2 (3%), South Canterbury, Nel-son-West Coast-Marlborough 2 (3), Northland 0 (3%), Manawatu-Wanganui 0 (2Vz), Waikato-King Country 0 (2), Taranaki 0 (1).