GOLF

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 73, 30 March 1929, Page 8

GOLF

PROVINCIAL TOURNEY

DUNCAN LEADING

A beautiful day and the course in. perfect order was tlio good fortune of the Go golfers who entered for the provincial golf championship 1 at Iteretaunga to-day. There were fewer en-tries-'i'roiii. outside than has been the case for some years, doubtless due to the many other tournaments, at Palmers ton North, Nelson, New Plymouth, and elsewhere. T. 11. Horton and A, E. Conway were notable absentees. The greens were in perfect order, very fast, but true, though many players found difficulty on them. To-day was the qualifying round over 36 holes, tho first sixteen of whiclf qualified for tho first round of the championship, which will be played on Holiday, the final being played on Tuesday afternoon. Tho best card to-day was returned by A. 13. S. Duncan, who put in a, fine 73 from scratch, reading as follows:— Out: 453444454—37. " . In: 4-164-12444—36. Total, 73, , Tho next best card was that of H. A. Black, which read: — Out: 555435403 —40. In: 455442343—34. Total, 77. Leading cards for the first IS holes of the qualifying- round were: — A. 1). S. Duncan 73 11. A. Black 74 D. 0. Whyte 77 J. 13. MacEwan , 78 liana-Wagg 79 K. D. Duncan 70 E. O. Hales 70 H. A. Arthur 79 J. L. Petley • SO ■ " 51. Hamilton SO '■ \, L. D. Hurst SO .1. B. Parker 8.1. 'K. E. Tolhurst .'. "82 J. W. Ward S2 W. A. Kiely Ba. R. O. Chesney S2 W. Flanagan " 82 L. A. Bath 82 H. E. H. Aplin S3 H. J. Shanks S4