GOLF COMPETITIONS

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 179, 27 April 1938, Page 7

GOLF COMPETITIONS

Mornington Chib The principal event on the Mornington Golf Club’s .programme on Sunday was the competition for Archbishop O’Shea’s trophy, IDespite the heavy condition of tire course the scoring was particularly good. T. McWhirter, with a card of 76-12-64, was the winner, the next best cards being: A. 'Thomson, 78-13-6 u; J. Aludgway, 84-18-66; 11. J. Kw" ruthers, 84-17-67; A. Jeromeson, 91-2-1-67 ; A. A. McLean, 84-16-68; L. J. Evans, 78-10-68; AV. Shilling, 92-24-68; 11. J. Shanks, 83-14-69; C. Myers, 85-16-69. A bogey competition was won by JJ. Henderson, 1 up. The next best cards were: It. T. McElligott, 1 down; E. J. E. Andrews, 2 down; A. D. Clarke, 2 down; AV. Taylor, 2 down; G. Estall, 3 down; A. Thomson, 3 down ; it. W. Williams, 3 down. A stableford competition on Saturday was won by D. Stratmore (4), 3a points. The next best cards were: Al. McElligott (8), 34; C. B. Eversleigh (5), 33; A. B. Watkins (5), 32; AV. Taylor, 31. The draw for the first round of the O. G. Hearne Memorial Shield, which must be played on or before May 29, is as follows :—F. AV. Andrews and AlcGirr v. J Mudgway and Stewart; H. J. Shanks and A. E. Watkins v. L. Cocker and A. Charles; C. Tonks and A. E. Clarke v. F. Cooch and Eversleigh; AV. J. Cooch and T. A. Johnston v. F. D. Andrews and E. J. F Andrews; Estall and Henderson v. J. Ward and Hartwell; C. Myers and Minifie vJ H. D. Wilson, and Al. J. McElligott; Thomson and De Woolf v. Taylor ahd R. AV. Williams; McWhirter and King v. Kelman and Easte; R. T. McElligott and A. A. McLean v. E. F. Craighead and J. Watkins; Wells and Buckman v. Kelly and W. Charles; Stratmore and Wheeler v. Evans and Pattison; Hall and Forbes v. Carruthers and Kennedy; Holland and Satherley v. Dudson and Blakeley; Ganson and Aamodt v. Rennie and Carswell; Tullett and McQueen and Barton and Elton have byes into the second round. Next week-end the first and second rounds of the Black Cup will be played, the draw for the first round being as follows:—Stratmore v. J. Ward, A. D. Clarke v. F. Cooch, Buckman v. De Woolf, Aamodt v. Pattison, Thomson v. McLean, Evans v. King, A. E. Watkins v. Lincoln, T. C. Johnston v. R. AV. Williams, M. J. McElligott v. Ganson, Cocker v. A. Charles, Minifie v. Milne, F. W. Andrews v. Elton, McGirr v. Tullett, Eversleigh v. Southward, Baigent v. Cooch, H. D. Wilson v. Estall, E. J. F. Andrews v. H. J. B. Carruthers, O’Kelly v. Dudson, Taylor v. Holland, Wells y. Easte, McWhirter v. Blakeley, R. ’T. McElligott v. F. D. Andrews, L. F. Barton v. AV. Charles, Satherley v. Myers, Mudgway v. Kelly, J. S. Wilson v. C. Wheeler, Wadley v. Henderson. The following have byes into the second round: —Hill, Carswell, Stewart, Tonks, J. Watkins.

In conjunction with the second round of the Black Cup, the H. J. Shanks trophy will be played for in a hidden-holes competition, in which players will declare their own handicaps before starting.

Paekakariki Club Results of week-end golf at the Paekakariki links were as follows: — Medal round: H. R. Rendall, 78-15-63; J. D. Bringans, 83-18-65; E. A. Walker, 91-22-69; J. Smith, 86-17-69. Fourball bogey, morning: I?. Smith and 11. Bundle, 5 un; A. I. Murray and J. Smith, 5 up. Murray and Smith won on a count hack. Fourball bogey, afternoon: A. Smith and A. Gollop. 3 up; L. McDonald find H. Rendall, P. Wheeler and J. D. Bringjns, J. J. Warring and H. Bundle, 2 up. A further series'of knock-out competitions were concluded and resulted, in wius for J. D. Bringans (15-11) and N. Ewart (10-8). The following adjustments to handicaps are announced : H, R. Rendall, 11 to 8; J. D. Bringans, 15 to 11; J. Smith, 13 to 10. Next week Paekakariki meets AVaiwetii in Watt and Banish Cup matches at Paekakariki, and on Sunday a competition will be held for Mr. Champion’s trophy. Teams for the cup matches and the draw for Sunday will be announced later. Boulcott Club Saturday’s foursome on the Boulcott links was won by B. Mudgway (11) and T. Mudgway (15), who returned a gross 69. Miss B. Snow (36) and Miss L. Dix (36) won the women’s fourball best-ball, over nine holes, with a net 35. Sunday’s stroke competition was won by G. Clements (17), who returned a net 61. The women’s membership for the club is now closed. Paekakariki Ladies’ Club The winner of the stableford played, by the Paekakariki Ladies’ Golf Club on Sunday was Miss Proudfoot, with 31 points. The following team will represent the Paekakariki ladies’ club against Waiwetu on Saturday: Miss J. Smith, Miss B. Smith, Miss Bobinion, Miss James, Miss Whitehead, Miss /M. Grimstone, Miss Lyndon, Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. Lynch, Miss Page. Emergencies.: Miss Wilmot, Miss B. Grimstone, Miss Proudfoot. The draw for the L.G.U. Coronation Medal and Aotea Boa Cup, to be played on Sunday, is as follows: —Miss B. Smith and Miss J. Smith, Miss Whitehead and Miss James, Miss Wilmot and Miss Lyndon, Miss Grimstone and Miss Gallagher, Mrs. Gunn and Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. White and Miss Cartwright, Miss Lynch and Mrs. Wilkinson, Miss Proudfoot and Miss 8., Grimstone, Mrs. Lynch and Miss Robinson, Miss Page and Mrs. F. Smith, Mrs. Nicol and Miss Battersby, Miss Camp and Miss Dorzac, Mrs. Tomlinson and Miss Hall, Miss E. Miller and Miss Stevens, Miss Pownall and Miss Porteous, Miss Bonis and Miss Eberlet, Miss Harper and Miss Simpson, Miss B. Pownall and Miss Reid, Miss McDowell and Mrs. Brant. Otaki Club Following is the team to represent Otaki against Levin in a Takapu Cup match, to be played at Otaki to-day :— Mrs. Anderson, Miss Harper, Mrs. Thornton, Mrs. Sutherland, Mrs. Benge, Miss Ree<J, Miss Wilson, Miss Swainson, Mrs. L. Evans, Mrs. AleAliken. Players are requested to be at the clubhouse at 1 p.m. It will be a general tea-day. The bisque bogey match last week was won by Mrs. T. N*. Benge, 2 up. Titahi Club Results of the week-end competitions played by the Titahi Golf Club arc as follows:— Saturday, bogey round: F. Av. Smith, all square; Maguire, 2 down; Hankin, 2 down. . . Sunday morning, medal round: Bridgeford, BS-IG-72; Boon, hod., 80-6-74; Hvucs, 91-17-74; Taylor, 85-11-74. Sunday afternoon, fourball befit-ball bogey: Crichton and Pont, 6 up; McCarthy ’ aud Taylor, 4 up; Murphy and Smith, 4 up; Boon, sen., and Kelly, 4 up; Hedstrom aud McDufT, 4 up. Reductions in handicaps are as follows: H. Bradley, 11-8; S. Crichton, 8-6; At. Hedstrom. 15-11. TOURNAMENT POSTPONED Bv Telegraph—Press Association. Tiinaru, April 23. Because of the heavy state of the course, the South Canterbury womens golf championship, which was to have commenced on Thursday, next, has been , postponed.