INTER-CLUB GOLF

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 274, 15 August 1932, Page 14

INTER-CLUB GOLF

Competitions Played During the Week-end WATT CUP MATCHES Two Watt Cup matches were decided during the week-end, Manor Park defeating Shandon on the Shandon links by Qi games to 2), and Titahi and Paekakariki sharing honours on the Paekakariki course. The popular mixed foursomes competition for the Meade Cup was decided on the Titalii links, and attracted a large entry, A Mary Alward Cup match played on the Shandon links saw the Manor 1 aih Ladies’ Club beat the Shandon Ladies Club by seven games to three, two games being halved. . MANOR PARK v. SHANDON . Local knowledge told its tale in the match between the Manor Park and Shandon clubs "on the Manor Park course, which was won by the home team byl-1 to 2i games; Manor Park won the V> att Cup match by 9J to 2$ games. The following arc the results, the Manor Park player being mentioned first: Quane and Hayward, all squarei; Ogilvie beat Bowring, 2 up; Burns lost to Hunter, 6 down; Mehaffey beat Poole, 1 up, Rage beat Bishop. 5 up; Brockett lost to btuckey, 2 down; Williams beat Feast, b up, Codj beat Burke, 9 up; Radford beat Jefferj. 1 up ; Hay beat Stubberfield, 1 up; Barnard beat McCarthy, 3 up; Pope beat Melvin, 1 up; Porter beat Fergie, 7 up; borbes beat Clayton, 7 up. The game between the No. 1 s, u. a. Quane (Manor Park) and R. G. Hayward (Shandon) provided some good golf. Hayward went out 'in 37, to stand 4 up at the turn, Quane taking 42 for the out journey. The Manor Park player then jumped into his best form, and_ reeling off scratch figures, came home in 38 to Hayward’s 40, squaring the game on the home green. Ogilvie and Bowring had a very even tussle in the fight, between the No. 2 s, which saw the Manor Park man get home by 2 up. Both played steady golf. J. S. Hunter (Shandon) has been playing very consistently of late, and he went out in 38 to beat J. Burns by 6 up. F. Page, P. Williams, D. Cody, D. Porter, and J. Forbes were all in great form for Manor Park, and won their games by wide margins. ■ MANOR PARK CLUB The qualifying rounds of the, senior and junior championships were played on the Manor Park links during the weekend. Ten seniors qualified in the following order:—C. A. Quane, J. Ogilvie, P. Williams, E. W. Brockett, D. Cody, F. Page, .7. Burns. H. Mehaffey, J. Pope, and A. S. T. Butler. A field of 26 entered for the junior championship, and sixteen qualified in the following order:—V. Hay, J. Forbes, J. L. Barnard, D. Porter, E. Rodgers, D. narrower, D. Butler, W. Hendry. A. Radford. J. Butler, N. Porter, K. Hendry, A. McGowan, A. Sherwood, E. Palliser, P. Barr. SHANDON CLUB In the August medal round played on the Shandon links during the week-end, in conjunction with the qualifying round for the Andrew trophy, the best card was returned by K. Jeffery, 82—12 —-70. Tfi*J next "best cards were: J. Taylor, 89—18—71; K. Clayton, 91—20—71; K. B. Thorne, 90—18—72; D. M. Boyd, 89—16—73; O. Burke, 85—12—73; N. Wilson. 97—24—73; A. F. Clapcott, 88 —14 —74; F. E. Stubberfield, 88 —14— 74; E.-McCarroll, 88—14 —74. The draw for the first round of the Andrew trophy is as follows: —Jeffery v. the winner of the Hunter and Melvin game, Taylor v. Shennan, Burke v. Hargreaves, Stubberfield v. Letford, CornWell v. McCarroll, Marcroft v. W. Rodger, Desmond v. Smith, McCarthy v. Barnett, Clavton v. Thomson, Boyd v. Hayward, Wilson y. Ardell, Clapcott v. 8. Rodger, Thorne v. Stuckey. Kemball v. Turner, Denz V. Murie, Johansen ▼. Poole. MORNINGTON CLUB A medal round played on the Mornington links during the week-end was won in the senior division by W. Chambers, 83— 12—71, J. H. Pope coming next with 81—10—71. In the junior division, G. Baigent led the way with 87—18—69. The next best scorers were: G. Estall, 93 —24—69; J. Carswell, 87 —IS—69; E. Perrett, 85 — 16—69. a A bogey match was won by J. Robson, 1 down. The neyt best cards returned were:—G. Baigent, 2 down; Sanford, 2 down; N. McKenzie, 2 dowp; J.,Ward, 2 down. Next week-end the secretary’s trophy will be played for.. - ■■ .'"•■//■. WAIWETU CLUB The, weekly ball stroke competition 'played on the Waiwetu links over the week-end resulted in a win for L. D. Matthews, 87—18—69. The next best cards were returned by: G. Alston, 87— 16—71; G. Halfield, 90—18—72; W. T. Wilson, 83—11—72. In the semi-final of the ‘Pulley Cup, J. C. Marchbanks beat J. A. Mackay, 2 'up. '■''■ - The final was played yesterday over 36 holes, when Matthews beat J. C. Marchbanks, 7 and 6. March-banks had to concede his opponent 28 strokes, and the hurdle was too stiff. The following team . will represent Waiwetu against Titahi on the Waiwetu links on Saturday next:—J. B. Wallace, H. Gwilliam, J..C. Marchbanks, D. F. Mullan, W. G. Crawford, G. Hogg, I. V. Duncan, W. T. Wilson, E.. F. Warnes, D. D. Ward, W. Ryan, J.; A. McKay; emergencies, L. Marsden, E. G. Browne. . HUTT CLUB F. Hogg (5), with a score of 4 up, was the winner of the bogey competition held on Saturday, The next best scores were: V. F. Howel! (15), all square; J. Flanagan (6), all square; A. Symes (6), 1 down; C. M. Watt (9), 1 down. A second bogey was won by W. K. Cook (3), with a score of all square. Several games in the first round of the championship were played during the week-end. T. R. McGregor (1) had a hard tussle with H. K. Adamson (6),.the match having to be carried on to the 37th hole before finality was reached. TITAHI CLUB There was a record entry in the Titahi links on Saturday for the mixed foursome for the Meade (hip, which was won by Miss Yeoman and A. Moore, with the good card of 1 down. ( SIX GAMES EACH Paekakariki Surprise Titahi That Paekakariki, the baby of the Watt Cup teams, is coming along well, was proved in the Watt Cup match on the Paekakariki links yesterday, .with Titahi, both teams winning six games. Titahi Bay, however, won the match, as they took 46 holes to Paekakariki’s 14. The result will come as a pleasant surprise to all local golfers, as up till yesterday Paekakariki had only succeeded in scoring half a point in the cup competiThe following are the results. Paekakariki players being mentioned firstr— Anderson lost to Pym, 6 down; S. Kernher beat Gibson, 2 up: R. Kember lost to M Moore. 7 down; Adams lost to Langbe’ln, 8 down; F. Smith lost to Blow, 8 down: J. Kember beat Boon, 2 up: Marshall lost to Dr. Aitken, G down; Wheeler beat Crombie, 5 up; Stowe beat Carr, 2 up; Champion beat A. Moore, 1 up; Bringan-s beat Murphy, 2 up; Living lost to Dr. Shirer. 11 down.