GOLF

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 79, 3 April 1926, Page 9

GOLF

PROVINCIAL .CHAMPIONSHIP

SCORES AFFECTED BT HIGH WIND.

A' strong westerly wind rather Spoilt the scoring in the qualifying round of 30 holes for the Wellington Provincial Golf Championship, which commenced to-day at Heretaunga. The courHe, which has been in excellent order all the summer, was greatly improved by the late rains, but the greens were still fast, though very true, and the approaches were sticky. The entries were smaller than for several years, no doubt owing to the attractions of trips away offered by Manawatu and Nolaon, but there were entrants from Miramar, Masterton, Manawatu, Moraington, Hutt, and Ohristchurch Clubs, and the quality of the leading players ensures good golf in the later stages of tho contest. , . , The following are the leading scores for the first 18 holes: — A. D. 8. Duncan (Wellington) .... 74 T, H. Horton (Maaterton) 75 H. It. H. BaJneavig (Wellington) ... 78 A. E. Conway (Miramar) 79 J. B. Parker (Wellington) ...... 79 L. D. Hurst (Miramar) ........... SO J. B. MacEwan (Wellington) .... 80 H. J, Shanks (Mornington) •..-.;;'•. 80 J. L. Petley (Miromor) ".' 81 E. p. Chesney; (Hutt) ........ 82 W. F. Percy (Manawatu) , 82 D. 0. Whyte (Wellington) .... 83 J. D. G. Duncan (Wellington)... 83 J. H. Drake (Miramar) 83 X, Douglas (Miramar) 84 The best card was returned by A. D. S. Duncan, 74,/ compiled as follows: Out, 5G4334G53-—39; in, 445434434—35. This represents splendid golf under the tricky wind conditions. T. H. Horton (Masterton), who has played a very littlo gold indeed for something like six months, also handed in an exceptionally good card as follows: Out, 433536454—37; in, 444543455 —38 A. E. Conway went out in 42 and came back in 37, very steady golf. .L B. MacEwan spoilt a good card with a 7 at tho 12th hole, but partly retrieved it with 3'g at the 10th and 18th, 4 and C bogey holes respectively. D. O. "Whyte took 4 putts on the eighth green, and lost the ball at another hole, still returning 83. L. D. Hurst went out in 47 with a 7 in it at the fourth, but came back in 38 though he took 5 Vat tho sixteenth < and seventeenth holes. John Duncan, whose leg has been giving him a great doal of trouble, wa3 quite satisfied with hi 383 under the conditions, Tho second round is being played thia afternoon.