INTERCLUB GOLF

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 183, 1 May 1933, Page 4

INTERCLUB GOLF

Wellington v. Miramar AN EXCITING DRAW Some Brilliant Play The first golf match of the 11)33 season between the Wellington and .Miramar clulis, was piaycd on Saturday, and resulted in a, draw, both sides winning twelve games. The match bet ween the A teams on tin: llcretaunga links resulted in a sweeping victory for Wellington by nine games to three, but Miramar reversed these figures in the contest between the B teams on Miramar links. Some brilliant golf was witnessed on the Ucretauuga course. 11. A. Black (Miramar) recording a 12. to defeat B,_G. Louguel by 3 and 2. Blaek did the sth hole (192 yards) in one. Wellington won the contest lor the Squadron Cup and Crawford Crescent, which is fought out between the leading eight players in the A teams, by six games to two. The weather was threatening as the players started out about 1 o’clock, and a few light showers fell, but conditions improved as the afternoon wore on. Both courses were in perfect order. The following are the results, thy Wellington players being mentioned first:— A Teams. S. G. Longuet lost to. 11. A. Black, 3 al 'v. li. S. Dunean beat J. fl. Drake, 1 up. V 'j. B. Parker beat H. 15. 11. Aplin, 3 U, j'l S Tnogood beat D. 8. Halley, 1. up. J W. Ward brat E. H. Diddle, 2 arid I. A, Milla beat W. A. Robertson, 2 and .1. , ~ F. G. Whiteombe lost to G. 8. Rees, G T Dawson beat J. l>. Smith, i and •*• 11. P. F. Blundell beat J. Crawford. fi J." d <,\ Peacock lust, to J- W. Sandliam. 3 and 2. I. R. Hill beat C. I- Dentine. 2 up. It. E. Tolhurst beat K. W. Scott. 1 up. B Teams. The following are the results of thgames between the B teams, the Miramar players being mentioned first: — C. V. Hooke beat M. Blundell, 3 -- 11. H. MeLeau lost to E. D. Blundell, 3 j‘. 'V. Lewis lost to K. D. .Dunean, 1-3. V. E. Sutherland beat P. W. Blundell. * N. R. Pulver beat D. G. Webster. 6-4. D. It. Hieliuioud beat D. M. Young, o-l. S. M. Hobday heal It. A. Whyte, 2-t. C. V. Sutherland bent V. A. Ward. 2-1. A. Marsden beat G. JI. Whiteombe, 2-1. J. J. Dalgleish lost to Ur. W ellou-1 logg. ° J. P. Colwill brat T. W. Williams, 7-6. A. T. Seaward beat G. Stott, 8-6. Brilliant Golf. By virtue of his victory in the W el* liugiou provincial cbampiousbip tourney, S. G. Donguet was promoted to the nspousible position ol No. 1 lor Wellington, and right, worthily did the youthful stylist uphold the honour, tie made .« great iignt against Harold Black, Miramar's leading player, mid only a brilliant round of. <2 enabled Black to triumph by 3 and 2. . , , By sinking a 30ft. putt Blaek took the first hole in 3 to -1. The Miramar man hooked bis drive off the second tee into the trees to the left of the tairway. and Longuct squared I lie game by following a perfect drive with an iron second, which placed bis ball on the green, and enabled him to record n bogey -I Io Blacks 6. The Wellington coil, drew one up by taking film short. 3rd in 3 to -J, Black here nursing an 18-inch putt. Perfect golf saw the Ith hole (379yd5.) halved in -J's. A Holo in One. Longuet played it perfect shot off the tee at the fifth (192 yards), which lauded his ball in the centre of the green. Black, however, went one better. W ben they walked up to Hie green. Track’s bull could not be seen, but a brief search icvcab’d it nestling snugly in the cup. This squared the game once more. Black found the rough with his tee shot at the sixth, but Longuet played a perfect drive against, the wind, followed it up with n beautiful iron shot to the centre of the green, and ran down a 15tt. putt fur a birdie 3 at a -HO-.yard bole. Black recorded a bogey -1, but it was not good enough. 'l'he Miramar man squared the game again' at the seventh I DI .vards) with a birdie -I Io Longuet’s 5. 'l’he Wellington colt lost this hole through dulling his brassie second behind some untile trees. 'l'he Wellington youth played superb golf to lake the eighth 153(1 yards) in 1 I" 5. but Black squared the malcli by taking the ninth in 3 Io 5. Longuct sliced bis tec shot here into ihe rough. It was great golf. Black tailing 31 for the run out to r.onguet's 35. Blaek drew 1 up by Inking Ihe tenth in I to 5. Both were through the green with their approaches, lint Longuet. failed to sink a 3ft. putt, l.onguct squared the game by taking the eleventh in I Io 5, after cleterly chipping out of a bunker. A magnificent brassie second placed Black's ball on Hie twelfib green, mid enabled him to draw 1 up again by taking Hie hole in 1 to 6. 'Tim Miramar player liinde it 2 lip by taking the thirteenth in 5 to 6. Continuing to play faultless goll. Black drew 3 up by Hiking Ihe short tourteentb in 3 to -1. but l.onguct. got ouc back by taking the short fil'teentb in 3 to 1. The end came nt the seventeenth, which Black took in -I to 5, wbieli gave him a victory by 3 mid 2. Tliev played out Hie round, the seventeenth' being halved in I's. mid l.onguct taking Hie liome bole in 4 to 5. To show the quality of Hie golf they played, it is only necessary Io reproduce their cards: — 11. A. Black - Out: Still 11153-31 la; 15 tiiSlJ-lu- —oS 8. G. Longuet — Out : 113133515 -35 In: 5166135-11-41 76 A Hard Eight. A. D. S. Dunean (Wellington) mid -1. H, brake (Miramar) had a great tussle in No. 2 position. Both played sternly golf on the out journey to stand all square at Hie turn. Hunenn did the run out in ”»7 lu Drakes 38. Drake got n birdie-1 at the. eighth (536 yards). A beautiful mashie pitch and a Ldt. I putt gave Duncan the tenth in 3 to I. but Drake squared the game again with a magnificent brassie second against : lie wind, which landed his ball on the twelfth green, ami gave him the hole in 1 to 5. Both struck trouble at the Iliirteenth, Drake driving into the bunker to the left of the fairway, mid Dunean pushing his tee shot out into ait impossible lie among the trees to Hie right of Hie fairway. The Wellington player could indy chip out at right-angles, hut planted his br tssie third with a magnificent shot in the middle of Ihe green. Drake was also on in three, and took Ihe bole in 5 In ! i, Duncan taking Ibree putts. They seesawed now in exciting fashion. The Wellington player squared Ihe mat.di again by taking Hie short lon rt cell th in 3 to I. but failed to get up the bunk off the tee at Hie next hole, where be look three to rcaeh the green, mid Drake drew I up again by taking the hole in 3 to 5. Duncan squared the game again by winning the sixteenth in 1 to 5. mid drew 1 up by repeating these figures at the seventeenth. They halved the home hole in bogey -J's. njnl Arthur Duncan thus took a hard-fought victory by the narrowest possible margin. Both took 39 for the run home, which gave Dunean 76 for the round, to Drake's 77. Other Battles. .1. B. I’arker I Wellington) maintained Hie consistent form he displayed in Hie provincial eliampionsbip to account for H. E. 11. A plin by 3 up. E. S. Toogood (Wellington > had to play bis best lo down D. S. Halley by ' up. The Wellington celt was two down

with three to go, but came with a brilliant spurt to wiu the last three holes. J. W. Ward (Wellington) went, out in 37, to be 1. up on E. 11. Liddle at the turn. Ward was 2 up at the twelfth, but. Liddle, bv good play, tool: Ihe thirteenth mid fourteeutb. The Wellington man made no mistakes from thru on, and took Ihe game by 2 and 1. G. A. Mills (Wellington) turned on a good brand of golf to defeat. Hie Miramar colt. W. A. Ilobi'i’tsvn. by 2 and 1. G. 8. Jlees (Miramar) turned ou a solid 71 to defeat. Hie Wellington coll, P. G. Whiteombe, by 3 and .1. Rees went out in 35 to stand 2 up at the turn, and came home in 39, Whiteombe did a steady 79. G. T. Dawson (Wellington) did a 76 to beat .1. R. Smith by 7 and 5. The B'ellitigion player took 38 both ways, despite a collide of stymies. Shandon Ladies’ Mid-week. Club i I'lji! Tullos ing is the draw fur the bee- j oud L.G.Ij. medal round, lu be played | by ihe JSliaudun Ladies’ Mid-week Club on V eduesday : — i .Senior, starting at IL3O :lul: Mrs. | Spiers v. Mrs. Mcllroy, Airs. Frazer v. Mrs. ■ Junes, Mrs. Muniieth v. Mrs. Sothani, Mrs. | Vance v. Airs. Richards, Mrs. Fargle v. Mrs. Savage, Mrs. Kerr v. Mrs. Lees, Mrs. ; Picot v. Mrs. Mount, Mrs. Boyd v. Mrs. Willard. Mrs. Ralersvn v. Mrs. Hardcastle, Mrs. Black v. Mrs. Orr, Miss D. Carstens v. Miss La Trobe. Starting at 10.30 a.m.: Mrs. Wallace v. Mrs. CungaHon. Mrs. Doherty v. Airs. AJunt, Airs. Smith v. Airs. AlacKenzie, Mrs. Kirby and another. C Division, starting at 9.30 a.in.: Mrs. Press v. Mrs. Peterson. Mrs. Zaebariab v. Mrs. Patrick. Airs. Miller v. Mrs. Aliucber, Mrs. .Stewart v. Mrs. Little, Mrs. J. Cameron v. Mrs. Charters, Mrs. Bourne v. Mrs. Robinson. Airs. Hunt v. Airs Mayei. Mrs. Kent v. Mrs. Martin. Al J 0.30: Miss Rogers v. AHss L. Judd, Airs. Nash v. Mrs. Carstens. Aliss By de v. Miss At. Smith, Mrs. Butcher v. Mrs. Len is. Hutt Ladies’ Club The following is the draw for the L. medal to be played by the Hutt Ladies’ Club on Friday next:— Miss IL Ballinger v. Mrs. Moul man, Alits P. Bunny v. Airs. Rogers, Mrs. Davidson v. Aliss A. Bunny, Aliss Jervis v. Mrs. Partridge, Airs. Wagg v. Airs. Jack. Miss AJatlbews v. Airs. Rainey, Mrs. Wilson v. Miss N. Ballinger. Mrs. Foreman a bye, Mrs. Barnett v. Airs. Wilkinson, Airs. Duncan v. Mrs. Evans. Mrs. Dawson v. Airs. Nichols, Airs. Hanson v. Miss Young. Miss llodgins v. Miss Post, Airs. Wellstcd v. Airs. Sander. Miss Williams v. Miss Loughman, Mrs. Phillips v. Miss Kettle, Mrs. Martin v. Mrs. Caiuerou, Airs. Burnard v. Miss Redmond. Mrs. Cate v. Mrs. Shorter. Airs. Hardcastle v. Mrs. Boielle. Airs. Hartman v. Mrs. Luke. Last week’s competition was ’ won by Miss B. Jervis. 91-10 SL Mrs. Hanson was next with 10L22-S2. B TEAMS IN ACTION Waiwetu beat Shandon A match between B teams of the Shandon mid Waiwetu clubs, played on the Waiwetu links during the week-end, resulted iu » wiu for Wiiiwef.u. 'The singles resulted in bulb sides wiuuiug eight games, with two games halved, mid the fourbulls saw Waiw.tu take five games lo Shamlou’s two, with two games squared. The following are the results, the Shandou players being menlioued first: — Singles. C. Letford lost to K. Rhodes, 8 and 6. J. J\ Taylor lust tv L. D. Matthews, 0 and -I. C. Turner lust to N. J. Sherwood, 6 an-d b. N. Wilson beat G. L. Nicholi, 6 and 5. I. Alclvor lost to A. Stumdl, 2 and I. R. Toomatb lust lo H. Firth, 2 down. H. AL Frazer beat H. Williamson, 3 and 2. W. Lauchlau lost to K. Capstick, 4 and 2., K. Clayton lost to K. Round, 1 down. ? P. Couebman boat J. Colquboun, 5 and 1. A. Warden and H. B. Riggs, ail square. A Lawson beat G. A. Palmer, 4 and 2. P. Garlick lust to J. Haitieldj 3 and 2. B. Lippett beat W. Liodop. 5 aud 4. G. Armstrong beat H. V. Allen, Gaud 5. G. H. A. Swan beat AV. Gregory, J. up. W. Alurie beat W. Ta.vlor, 4 and 2. J. W. Fergie aud N. Ala I Hand, all square. FourboJU. Letford aud Tajdvr lost to Rhodes aud Matlhews, 5 and 3. (Maytun and Turner beat Sherwood and Round, 2 and 1. Wils<m and Tuoniath lost to Stuneli and Firil), 6 and 1. Mclvor and Warden lost to Nicholls and. Riggs, 4 and 3. Frazer and Aluric and Williamson and Johnson, all square. Fergie and Armstrong lost to Maitland ami Allen, 4 and 2. Cuuchmai) and Lawsou beat Jackson aud Pahuor, 2 up. Garlick and Lauchlan beat Hatfield and Garb nit, 3 and 3. Jones and Lippett and T’rlngJe and Lindop, all square. Hutt Club There was an eutry of 87 for the bogey conipetitiou ami qualifying round for the St. Audrcw’s Cross played ou the Hutt links on Saturdny. In the bogey competition, W. G. Horne 13) and 11. W. Cormaek (8) tied in the senior division, with 1 up, and will play off. In the .junior section, W. Hanley (1-1), P. C. Miles (12), C. R. Clnylou (12). N. W. Ballinger (15), and W. B. Ruincy (12) all finished 2 up, and will phiy off. The following qualified to play for the St. Andrew's Cross, mid have been drawn as follow:—W. G. Horne v. D. C. Johnston, G. Cook v. I. Macallan, A. E. Clark v. E. Hogg, H. IV. Cormack v W. G. Fisher, W. J. Hanley v. W. J. Hutchison, N. W. Ballinger v. W. B. Rainey. G. R. Clayton v. A. 8. Clark, P. C. Miles v A. M. Haldane. A second bogey competition played during the week-end was won by C. Zabliril (Di. who finished all square. The next best scores were: -J. Shelly (6) and A. M. 11.-ikl.-inc (14). 1 down. Tin,, following «ill represent Hutt in urday':— A team, at Heretmiuga: Kami 'Vugg. "'. K. C0..1,. W. G. Fisher. W. G. Horne. 11. K. Adamson, I'. Dogg. C. N. Armstrong. J. Flmiagam G. It. Seott, J. Shelly, J. A. U. Svincs. 1.. C. H.nierv. B. team, at Hutt: D. Johnston. J. A. Ronald, tl. XV. Cormack. J. 11. Grace, A. M. Cousins. G. B. Ward. P. Audersou, A. E. Clark, E. I’artridgc. K. E. Leighton, G. Cook. I. A. Macallan. EuicrgeucleS: C. Zoliara, P. B. Brydeu. Shandon Club In the bogey match for the captain's trophy on Hie Shandon links during the week-end, W. 11. Stuckey (8) mid S. L. liodger (12l both finished all square, and will play off. Other cards were:—C. E. Hollis (9). J down: E. McCarroll (ID, 2 down; T. P. McCarthy (9). 2 down: J. B. Melvin (ID, 2 down: J. Frazer (18). 2 down; K. G. Hayward (5). J. 1,. Black (see.), li. Comerford (15). mid C. Letford (11). 3 down. Waiwetu Club Tiie weekly stroke emu petit ion played on the Waiwetu links during the weekeml was won by N. Taylor, 9l> JVJ-H'i. Other cards were:—G. L. Nicholls, 97-22-75; It. Khodes. 89-12-77; mid N. T. Sherwood. 92-15-77. The draw for the first round of Hie Alkius Cup will be announced later in Hie week. A fourball bogey will be played next Saturday. Mornington Club In Hie 36-hole bogey match for the I‘owness Cup on the Mofnington links during the week-end. S. Welsford finished nil square. 1.. MeGirv aud W. Knudsen were 1 down: D. Stratmorc was 2 down: mid !■'. Andrews. 1 down. Next week-end a qualifying round for Mr. Ilurdwiek's two-life competition will be played. The lowest eight will qualify lo play off for tin: trophy. 'IDE LONGEST DRIVING BALL. Abe Mitchell writes: "Tiie Dunlop is the longest driving anil best putting ball 1 have ever played with.'’ Percy Arliss says: "Every event that I have won has been with a Dunlop.” Henry Cotton says: “Dunlop Is yards longer and absolutely perfect ou the green.” Arthur Havers: “I play the Dunlop knowing full well Uml it gives tnaxininni distance and eotdrol.” 12 Open Championships in 12 dilTerenl conn- i tries. 10 Anmlenr Cliampionsbips in ton ! dilTerenl countries, and 6 Ladies' Chant- i pionsliips in six differeut eotnif.ries were ail wen with Dunlop Inst. jear. — ! Advt. *