GOLF TOURNAMENT

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 301, 16 September 1936, Page 15

GOLF TOURNAMENT

Hotelkeepers at Play EIGHTY COMPETITORS The fifth annual tournament of the North Island Licensed Victuallers’ Goll Association concluded on the Hutt links yesterday, when the 80 competitors entered into the various competitions in a carefree way, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.’ * The Retailers’ championship was won by E. Manley, a handicap 14 player from the Seafield club, Wanganui, who defeated J. N. Anderson, a Hawera club player, oh the seven mark. . T E. James, Wellington, earned oil the Wholesalers’ championship, defeating J. Black, 'Wellington, by 6 and 4 in the final. , There were no fewer than 37 events on the programme, even the limit men having a special competition of their own. The competent hon. secretary, Mr. G. B. Menzies, of Napier, again had all the arrangements running smoothly. The weather was fine, but a blustering north-westerly wind made low scoring difficult. Following are the results: — Retailers’ Championship. Semi-finals: E. Manley (Wanganui) beat A. N. Mathieson (Napier). 2 up- J.N. Anderson (Hawera) beat J. A. T. Fleming (Gisborne), 4 and 3. , Final: Manley beat Anderson, 2 and 1Wholesalers’ Championship. Semi-finals: T. E. James (Wellington) beat D. C. Ryan (Hawera), 6 and u; J. Black (Wellington) beat B. G. Bond (Auckland), 2 and 1. „ , , Final: James beat Black, 0 and 4. Retailers’ Handicap. Semi-finals: R. Berryman (Wellington) beat- C. S. Cook (Wellington), 5 and 3; Watt ( ) beat H. Marshall (Christchurch), 3 and 2. c Final: Berryman beat Watt, fi and 5. Wholesalers’ Handicap. Semi-finals: L. Lunkgp (Gisborne) beat D. Fraser (Dannevirke), 1 up; E. Rodgers (Wellington) beat T. Younle (Wellington), 3 and 2. Final: Lunken beat Rodgens, 1 up. Cobbers' Handicap. Semi-finals: M. O. Kidd (Opotiki) beat O. Johns (Wellington), 1 up; A. E. Tarrant (Wellington) beat H. M. Reid (Wellington.), 7 and 5. Final: Tarrant beat Kidd, 2 up. Cobbers* Consolation. C. Stone (Wellington) beat J. C. Brown (Wanganui), 3 anU 2: C. J. Hall (New Plymouth) beat M. McKelvie (Wellington), 2 up- F. Dwy£r (Wellington) beat C. Neale (Wellington), 1 up; J. W. McLennan (Wellington)- beat C. Huxford (New Plymouth), 3 and 1. „ , Semi-finals: Hall beat Stone, 3 and 1; McLennan beat Dwyer, 2 and 1. j „ Final: Hall beat McLennan, 2 and 1. Limit Players. C. MeParland (Wellington) beat T. Edmonds (Wellington), E. Houlihan (Palmerston North) beat J. Colvin (Palmerston North), O. S. Burt (Gisborne) beat J. W. Mills, J up; T. Coltman (Wellington) beat H. Alexander, 1 up. - Semi-finals: Houlihan beat MeParland, 1 up; Coltman beat Burt, 3 and 1. Final: Coltman beat Houlihan, 1 up. Flight Handicaps. Flight 1: J. Power beat A. Jensen, 3 and 2; L. Cornaga beat J. O’Sullivan, 4 and 3. Final: Cornaga beat Power, 3 aud 2. Flight 2: W. G. Johnstone beat G. Graham, 1 up; N. Higginson beat A. Llle, 5 and 3. Final: Johnstone beat Higginson. Flight 3: J. Colvin beat T. Eumouds: H. Alexander beat J. Mills. Final: Colvin beat Alexander. Flight 4: C. Vidal beat J. P. Flood, 2 and 1: T. W. Williams beat J. A. Medhurst, 3 and 2. Final: Williams beat Vidal, 2 and 1. Flight 5: E. C. Wood beat P. Coyle, 1 up: F. M. Melody beat F. J. Hardwlcke, 2 and 1. Final: .Melody beat Wood, 4 aud 2. Flight 6: J. T. Bowness beat E. Williams 1 up - B. W. Harvey beat G. Hatfield, 1 up. Final: Bowness beat Harvey, 3 and 2. Flight 7: C. Hurt'ord beat J. C. Brown 5 and 3; M. McKelvie beat C. Neale, 2 aud 1. Final: McKelvie beat Huxford, 4 and 3. A Close Game. The most exciting match of the day was the final for the retailers’ championship, in which E. Manley defeated J. N. Anderson by 2 and .1. They were all square at the turn, Manley ringing on a birdie 3at the ninth (377 yards) to square the game. Manley took 46 for the out journey to Anderson’s 47. They halved the next two holes, and Manley drew 1 up with a bogey 4 at the twelfth. The next two holes were halved in s’s, but Anderson squared the match once again by taking the fifteenth (505 yards) in bogey 5 to 7. Tragedy lay in wait for Anderson at the short sixteenth. He duffed his iron tee shot, while Manley was on the edge of the green. Anderson found the edge of the green with his second, but Manley was short with his chip. Anderson laid his approach putt four feet from the pin, but Manley then laid him a dead stymie, and, in attempting to negotiate this, Anderson knocked Manley’s ball into the cup for a 3. A magnificent mashie pitch laid Manley’s third three feet from the pin at the seventeenth, and he took the hole in 4 to 5, which gave him the championship by 2 and 1. Manley did the home run in 42, which gave him 88 for the round. Anderson took 47 each way. Special Prizes. The tournament concluded with a dinner at the Grand Hotel last night, when the prizes were presented by the president of the association, Mr. N. Tailby, Auckland. Among the special prizes were the following :— Black and White Challenge Cup; R. Berryman. Gilbey’s trophy: R. B. Watt. Burton and Mills’ trophies for cobbers’ match: A. E. Tarrant and M. O. Kidd. Timaru and Vidal’s trophies for cobbers’ consolation: C. J. Hall and J. W. McLennan. Tul stroke championshtp: J. N. Anderson. Southard aud Sheehan trophies: J. N. Anderson and A. N. Mathieson. D. Shield and H. and R. trophy: J. A. C. Fleming aud L. Cornaga. Bell Rose Bowl and Staples’ trophy: C. S. Cook and E. Houlihan. Wanganui Cup aud Mellwraith trophy: J. A. C. Fleming aud L. Lunken. T. W.- Young trophy: E. Houlihan. Barnes trophy: T. W. Williams. Manley trophy: F. M. Melody. Haig’s trophy: D. G. Fraser.

INTER-CLUB GOLF

Judgeford v. Manor Park An inter-club match between Judget'ord and Manor Park Golf Clubs, played at Judgeford on Sunday, resulted in a draw, seven games all, with three games squared. Following are the results, with Manor Park players mentioned first:— Singles: F. Page beat D. Warner, D. Butler lost to W. Martin, J. Ogilvie lost to K. McCourtie, D. Butler lost to W. D. Cooke, K. Butler beat D. W. Barclay, A. Radford lost to E. Moriarty, J. Mills beat O. G. Olsen, P. Quinn lost to G. J. Stevenson, E. Brockett beat L. Cathro, V. Hay beat L. Philp and E. Rodgers beat B. M. Blake. Fourball: Page and D. Butler lost to Warner and Martin, Ogilvie and A. Butler lost to McCourtie and Cooke, E. Butler and Radford squared with Barclay and Moriarty, Mills and Quinn squared with Olsen and Stevenson, Brockett and Rodgers beat Cathro and Blake, Hay and Redward squared with Philp and Creswell. A Stableford bogey played on Sunday was won by G. E. Redward with 35 points, closely followed by E. A. Selman with 34 points. Other good scores were N. Whiteford 33, B. Burdett, L. Driver and T. S Baker 32. Handicap reductions: W. Burge to 16, G. E. Redward, B. Burdett and T. 8. Baker to 20. , , Next Sunday the qualifying round tor the Martindale Rose Bowl will be played. The draw will be announced later. Mornington Results Results in the second round matcheu of the Slevwrlght Cup competition, played by the Mornington Golf Club during The week-end, were as follows: —C, Kvera-

leigh beat C. Wheeler, 3 and 2; L. W. Minilie beat D. Ganson, 4 and 2; L. F. Barton beat S. Ward, 4 and 2; A. G. Minifie beat L. Cocker, 4 and 3. The 18-hole Stableford competition was won by C. Everslelgh with a card of 27 plus. 11—38 points, the next best cards being M. J. McßlllgOtt 26 plus 11—37, 11. B Craighead 22 plus 13—35, C. A. Armstrong 20 plus 14—34, L. F. Barton 22 plus 11—33. C. Jacobi 21 plus 12—33, W. Charles 23 plus 10—35, A. W. Forbes 14 plus 18—32, G. MacDonald 14 plus 18-32, C. Stewart 15 plus 17-32, F. A. Wells 25 plus 7-32. The third round of the Slevwright Cup and the first round of the Stratmore Cup must be played on or before September 27. The team to travel to Levin next Sunday will be published later. Returned Soldiers’ Tourney The second returned soldiers' golf tourney is to be played on the Miramar links on October 22. Entries will be limited to 140, and those first received will be given preference.