SIDELINES

Press, 3 April 1987, Page 18

SIDELINES

ROBBIE BELL, the Ashburton golfer who started the landslide of Australians from the New Zealand amateur championship at Waitikiri last week, must have wondered at his own departure in the second round. Bell had an eagle at the sixth — not too unusual as there were a good number achieved at that short par-5 — but he followed that with a spectacular eagle at the course’s longest hole, the 498 m eleventh, chipping in from 80m. The two eagles won those holes for Bell, but he did not win enough of the others against Stuart Thompson (Heretaunga) and dipped out at the sixteenth. MEMBERS OF the Bumside senior rugby team will be wearing a new playing stripe this season. The colours of red and white have been retained, but no longer will anyone be able to tag the team the ‘‘candystripers.” Instead of the previous alternating hoops, the team will sport a white jersey with one broad red hoop, plus another smaller hoop on the sleeves. The shorts have been changed from black to white and the socks will be red with white bands at the top. The new outfit will apply only to the senior team and is being given a oneyear trial. AN INTERESTED spectator at the final of the New Zealand men’s amateur golf championship at Waitikiri last Sunday was Ross Murray. Murray was the last South Island golfer to win the match-play event and his success was achieved at Waitikiri in 1972. There was no chance of a South Islander ending the drought in the final which was won by Owen Kendall (Mt Maunganui) from Geoff Stephens (Titirangi).