WEEK-END GOLF

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 197, 18 May 1936, Page 14

WEEK-END GOLF

Qualifying- Round for Prince of Wales Cup BIG FIELD AT MIRAMAR Golfers enjoyed line weather over the week-end, though a strong northerly wind on Saturday afternoon took some battling against. The big field of 115 entered for the qualifying round for the Prince of Wales Cup on the Miramar links on Saturday. The best round of the afternoon was recorded by J. Shelly, who covered the course in 75. M. R. Moore went round in 76, and J. IL Smith, 11. A. Black and K. V. Jeffery took 77. The list of qualifiers for the Prince of IVales Cup was headed by I*l. Palliser, whose card read 88-18-70, which was good enough to win him the trophy for the best medal score in the junior division. J. Shelly won in the senior division with 75-3-72. L. I). Hurst also did a 75, but did not enter for the qualifying round. No fewer than 14 players returned net scores of 78, and an only four of these were required the lucky ones on a draw were IL T. Boole, V. 13. Sutherland, 11. I*l. H. Aplin and 11. Parkin. Hutt Club

There was a big entry for the fourball competition (senior partnering junior) on the Hutt links on Saturday. The best score was produced by IL D. Wraigbt (9) and J. Lee Jones (14), 7 up. The next best were J. L. Black (scr.) and G. A. Blundell (15), W. 11. Leee, jnn. (6), and It. F. Jollands (12), A. L. McLean (8) and P. J. IL Fordham (12), and G. Cook (11) and C. 11. Matthews (18), 5 up; W. 11. Shrubfall (18) and IV. G. Fisher (2), -1 up. Results of competitions played during the week-end are aS follow: —Bogey: P. J. F. White (8) and W. G. Fisher (2) ; each 1 up. White won on the count back.

Fourball bogey: D. J. F. ‘White (S) and 11. I). Heid HI), G up; W. 11. Lees, jun. (6), and N. Edgar (18), 4 up.

Next Saturday a bogey competition (senior and junior grades) and qualifying round for the St. Andrews Crop's (1G to qualify and play off by match play on handicap) will be played. Shandon Club The bogey competition played on the Shandon links on Saturday resulted in a win for B. Vickerman (8), who finished all square. D. M. Wilson (0), was next with 1 down. In a medal round, played over the week-end, J. J. Strachan won the senior event with 85-14-71. Next came L. E. McAneny, BG-13-73; W. It. Tustin, 7S-4-74; M. Fossey, 85-10-75. In the junior event W. It. Poeknall did 88-19-09. The next best card was G. Dennis, 91-20-71. In a four-ball best ball bogey, Rodger (8) and Elliott (4), Hayward (2) and Itauish (10), and Lulham (4) and Watson (1G), were all 4 up. In the second round of the Lauehlnn trophy (on handicap), Turnbull beat Isaacs, 3 and 2; McKelvie beat Murie, 5 and 4; Poeknall beat Hartman, G and 5; Johnston beat Hansen, 4 and 3; Flower beat C. Hogg, 1 up; Banish bent Digby, 1 up; Elliott beat Low, lup ; Lulham beat Davidge, 1 up. Entries for the Andrew trophy close next Saturday at the club-house. The following teams wifi represent Shandon against Waiwetu on the Shandon links on Saturday:— Watt Cup: Hayward, Davidge, Boyd, Elliott, Hogg, Stuckey, Lulham, Kretschmar, Tustin, McGregor. Murie, Comerford ; reserves, J. S. Park, Carroll, Berry. Ranish Cup: Digby, McCarthy, Watt, Johns, Vickerman, W. F. Park, Rodger, Fossey, Robson, Melvin; reserves, Anderson, Haughton, Robertson. Titahi Club A Stableford bogey competition played on the Tltahi links on Saturday was won by W. Marchant with 37 points, F. B. Carr coming second with 3G points. Next came P. W. Maddock, 35; I. M. Gault. 33 ; J. A. Tunnington, 32 ; G. Watkinson, 3J ; P. Swinburne, 31; T. Johnston, 29; B. Roberts, 2'B; 11. D. Gyles, 28; S. A. Crichton, 27; D. Kirkcaldie, 26. In the first round of the loursome for the Hutchinson Cup yesterday, S. Crichton and Q. Wilson beat C. Thompson and W. Cuthbertson, 5 and 4; H. Norman and F. B. Carr beat J. McKenzie and I. M. Gault, 4 and 2; C. Swinburne and J. Scotland beat S. Millington and IL J. Nankervis, 4 and 2; 11. C. Boon and B. Roberts bent H. T. Gyles and G. Watkinson, 4 and 2; IL Caughley and J. C. Bradley beat E. J. Harrison and I. Graves, 3 and 2; T. Maddock and J. A. Tunnington beat 11. Murphy and F. McFarland, 3 and 2; T. Johnston and C. Bridgford beat F. Crombie and L. Spiller, 6 and 4; E. IL Toop and W. Marchant beat I. Robinson and R. Gillies, 4 and 3; E. Sinclair aud T. Hewitt beat D. Kirkcaldie and K. 'Whitehead, 3 and 2; R. T. Cottier aud L. O'Brien beat D. A. Daerc and J. Ferguson, G and 5; D. Crombie and J. McLennan and G. Rout and C. IL Gyles, all square; H. McGuire and M. Caughley beat A. G. Clarke and L. A. Hutton, 5 and 4; W. Begg and S. Gambrill beat IV. Stacey aud IL Smillie, 2 up. A fourball best-ball event played yesterday afternoon resulted in a win for T. Johnston and H. T. Gyles, with 8 up. The next best performers were: F. _B. Carr and G. Watkiuson, 3 up; C. Swinburne and J. Scotland, 2 up; E. and L. Spiller, all square; J. McKenzie and S. A. Crichton, 1 down. The following adjustments in handicaps have been made: C. Gyles 12, T. Johnston 9, F. B. Carr 6. Manor Park Club A Stableford competition on tbe Manor Park links on Saturday afternoon resulted as follows: —Senior division, A. Radford (7), 35; intermediate, J. Mills (8), 36: junior, A. Lynch (17). 38. Lynch’s handicap was reduced to IS-14. A hidden-holes bogey competition played yesterday morning saw I. V. O. Duncan (4) do best in the senior division, with 1 down. J. A. McKay (11) headed the intermediate section, with 1 down; ami A. IV. Lucas (14) came first in the junior division, with 2 down. A Canadian foursome bogey competition yewterday afternoon saw McKay and Stanley (11), Radford and Titterington (9) and Maxwell and Lynch (16), all finish 3 up. On a count back McKay and Stanley proved to be the winners. During the competition J. Barker and A. Clouston, with a combined handicap of 5, returned an excellent card of 69 net, which is three under the par for the course. The following is the draw for the second round of the two-life fourball match, to be played on or before June 7: Twolifers. Hood and M. Hennessey v. Duncan and Brockett. Lynch and Maxwell v. A. Clouston and Low, Hollobon and Bonnctti v. Forbe« and Bernet. Barker and Sloe v. Ronald and Mills, Hay aud Dykes v. Yates and Sawyers, Perry aud Cochrane v. A. S. T. Butler and D. Butler, Syme and Peterson v. McKay and Jackson, Telford and Wilson, a bye. Onc-lifer.s: Payne and Barrow v. Sherwood and Haugh, Fit.t and Rodgers v. J. Hennessey and Quinnell. Stanley and Murphy v. Wagg and Cockburn. E. Butler and J. U. Smith v. Gowdy and Barnard, Radford and Ogilvie v. Edwards and Tucker. Shandon Ladies’ Club A flag competition played by the Shandon Indies’ club yesterday wa« won by Miss I’ownall, who finished up on the seventeenth green. Titahi Ladies’ Club A Hag competition played by the Titahi ladies’ club yerterday saw a tic bc-

tween Mrs. Bradley and Mrs. Scotland, who both planted the flag in the seventeenth hole. Manor Park Ladies’ Club In a fourball competition played by the Manor Park ladies’ club yesterday, Miss King and Mrs. Radford beat Mrs. Bernet and Miss Allen, 3 and 2; Mrs. Jagkson and Mrs. Kay beat Miss Kerr and Mrs. Burns, 1 up: Miss Bowling and Miss Monahan beat Mrs. Haslam and Miss Howe, 4 anil 3; Miss Jones and Miss Heard beat Miss Wilson and Miss Bilton, 6 and 5. The best cards in the first round of the eclectic competition played on Saturday were Aliss Riedle, 76 net, 3 points; Mrs. Sawyers, 81 net, 2 points; Miss McDowell, 82 net, 1 point. A medal round for the Points Cup resulted as follows: Miss Riedle, 78 net, 21 points; Miss Yorston, 78. net, 2$ points; Miss Nash, 82 net, 1 point. Hutt Ladies’ Club A bogey' competition for the Riddiford medal will be played on Wednesday by the Hutt ladies’ club, members arranging their own partner®. C players will arrange their own game. The best scores returned for last week's L.G.U. medal were: Seniors, Mrs. Arche, 91-17-74; juniors, Mrs. K. Luke, 98-26-72. Paekakariki Club Tn the second round of the competition for the captain's trophy on the Packnkariki links yesterday, T. IV. Page beat Manning, 1 up; Blandford beat A. Gollop, 4 and 2 ; Warring beat Wheeler, 2 and 1; Marshall beat De Costa, 4 and 3; H. Smith beat Hanratty, 4 and 2: Craighead beat F. Smith by default; IV. Gollop bent H. Smith, 6 and 4; Murray beat B. Lynch, 2 up. In the medal competition for the trophy presented by Mr. A. Champion, G. Parkhouse was the winner, with 77-14-63. G. Warring came next with 93-24-69, and F. Marshall followed with 88-18-70. Judgeford Country Conditions were almost perfect at Judgeford on Sunday. The principal attraction was a foursome medal round for file Flighty Cup. which resulted in a tic between the holders, D. W. Bunday ami W. Martin. S 2-6-76, and H. 'Elsmore and L. Wales, 90-11-76. The play-off ended in a win by one stroke for Barclay and Marlin, who returned a net 75. The best of the others were: G. J. Stevenson and H. Smith, 88-11-77; O. G. Olsen and B. Stephenson, 95-15-80; D. 11. Ireland ami Barney Blake, 94-14-80; E. Harris and A. E. Brown, 98-17-81 ; IJ. Levick and A. E. Richards, 100-17-83. Next Sunday the first round for the Mitchell Cup will bo played in conjunction with the May bogey. NELSON WOMEN’S TITLE By Telegraph—Press Association. Nelson. May 16. The Nelevin provincial women's golf cimmpionrdtip was contested in perfect weather. Mifw V. Fleming ((.’hrisleliiireli) defeated Mb’s .1. Betts (Nelson I, 4. and 3.