GOLF

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 1, 3 January 1927, Page 14

GOLF

MIRAMAR TOURNEY

FINALS TO-OAY

PROGRESSIVE RESULTS OF GROUP . ■ . i PLAY.

The weather held up splendidly for the Miramar Golf Tournament, the heat of Friday giving place to a dull, fine day on New Year's Day. t With one or two excep•tions the quality of the golf was not outstanding, but all players enjoyed themselves under the group system. The semifinals o£ the Miramar Championship were played this morning, and the final will be decided this afternoon. The following are lesults to date:— ■■■ ..'•■■■ MIRAMAR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. Qualifying Bound. The following sixteen players qualified for' the Miramar Amateur Championship on Ityiday: Kana Wagg, 78-80—158. J. L. Petley, 81-80—161. H. A. Black, 83-80—163. J. M. Hussy, 84-81—165. H. J. Shanks, 82-83—165. L. B. Hurst, 85-81—106. N. R."Jacobsen, 85-82—167. W. K. Cook, 85-83—168. , K. W. Kebbell, 81-87—168. W. Flanagan, 89-80—169. N. A. .Arthur, 81"-82—169. J. B. E. Bennett, 82-90-172. P. Hay. 85-87—172. J. Flanagan, 83-92—175. G-. P. Roberts, 84-91—175. H. W. Tidmarsh, 92-84—176, First Round. , Wagg beat Roberts, 6 and 4. Shanks- beat Tidmarsh, 2 up. Kebbell beat Cook, 1 up. Hussey beat Bennet, 2 and 1. Black beat Hay, 4 and 3. Ilurst beat W. Flanagan, 4 and 3. Arthur beat Jacobsen, 5 and 4. Petley beat J.. Flanagan,. 5 and i. Second Round. Wagg beat Sharks, 7 and 6. Hussey beat Kebbell, 4 and 3. Black beat Hurst, 5 and 4. Petley beat Arthur, 4 and 3: GROUP CONTEST. Various alterations were found necessary in the group contests,: owing to the last moment defaults of players, so that .the original groups were considerably, modified. GROUP No. I. First Round. Evans beat Crease, 5 and 4. i Daniell beat Drake, 3 and 2. | Aplin beat Rooke, 4 and 2. Dawson beat Cuthbertson;> 4 and 3. Second Round. Daniell beat Evans, 4 and 3. Aplin beat Dawson, 4 and 3. GROUP N0;.2. First Round. E. P. Loftus beat Sam Williams, 6 and 5. Bowness beat James, 1 up. Westbrook beat H. Tidmarsh; 5 ami 3. Hurray beat Scott, 1 up. Second Round. Bowness beat Loftus, 4 and 3. Westbrook beat Murray). 1 up. GROUP No. 3. j First Round. Campbell beat Oram, 3 and 1. Lawry beat Kennedy, 2 and 1. M. D. Loftus beat Cunningham, 4 and 3 Whitehead beat 'Mitchell, 5 and i. Second Round. Lawry beat.Campbell, 1 up at the 19th. Loftus beat Whitehead, 4 and 3. GROUP No. 4. M'Dowell beat Newnham, 2 and 1. A. B. Sievwright beat Ritchie, 1 up. Warwick beat Retemeyer, 4 and 3. Kirker beat Palmer, 5 and 4." Second Round. M'Dowell, a bye. Kirker beat Warwick, 1 up. GROUP No. 5. First Round. A. G. Wiliams beat Hawkes, 2 up U N. Jacobsen beat Davis, 1 up at the Hammond beat Pearson, 4 and 3. C. D. Kennedy beatßrydon, 2 up. ,•.-,- ---\ C -■' v Se rcond Round. , . Williams Beat Jacobsen, 3 and 2 Hammond beat Kennedy, 3 and 2 at the iOtli hole. GROUP No. 6. First Round. Bath beat Hughe?, M up. Biden beat Dr. Bennett, 2 and 1 Struthers beat Kershaw, 3 and 2 Hugo beat, Sim, 1 up. ■ Second Round. Bath beat Biden, sand 4 Hugo beat Struthers, 1 up.' GROUP No. 7. First Round. i' Mabin beat Reynolds, 1 up. Robertson 'beat "Colwill, 2 and 1. Goodwin beati Hyams, 1 up. bxahani beat -Hodgins, 1 ug. , ■ Second Round. Robertson'beat Mabin, 2 and 1 Goodwin, beat Graham, 3 and 2. GROUP No. 8. First Round. JVD. Sievwright beat /ieauchamp, 4 and Dalglejsh .beat Mills, 3 and 2. Atkfdson beat Bruce, 4 and 3 Banks beat Houston, 2 and 1. Second Round; Dalgleish beat Sievwright, 6 and o Atkinson Beat Banks, i and 3. " GROUP No. 9. First Round. Ellis beat Rogers,- 4 and 3. Webb beat Markman, 3 and 2. _ GROUP No. 10. U'or those.eliminated from the championship.) j First Round. I W. Flanagan beat N. R. Jacobsen, 4 and 3. Cook beat J. Flanagan, i and' 3 Hay beat J. R. Bennett, 3 and 2. G. P. Roberts beat H. W. Tidmarsh, 2 and 1. OTHER COIMPETITJONS. The winner of the 36-hole stroke competition on Friday was R. W. Kebbell (16) 102 net, and the runner-up, C. D. Kennedy (32), 153 net. The stroke handicap on New Year's Day resulted in a tie between W. Flanagan, 76.-^- 7, 2. and M. D. Loftus, 81-9—72, who W1» P^y off. Third place fell to L. A. Bath, with 87-14-73. Other cards were: J. ?o,« B'?™ eS TS'-r 81-£r 73 ' and X- D- Daniell, 79nt~ 7a- •J- H- D? ake did a 77 gross. lhe winner of the bogey competition on Year's Day was L. A. Bath, 4 up. Other cards were: M. D. Loftus and W. R. Kirker, 3 up, E. Loftus aud A. C. Ham- I mT d *W,B. W. Kebbell, N. A. Arthur, and R. M'Donald 1 up, L. D. Hurst, E D. Daniell, and J. T. Bowi-ess, all sauarp.