SHANDON CLUB

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 95, 19 October 1931, Page 14

SHANDON CLUB

'A one club medal competition was flayed on the Shandon links on Saturday afternoon. J. F. Taylor, using a midiron, returned the winning card, 03-18—75. The next best cards were: D. M. Boyd, 100-24—76; J. Sterton, 99-20—70; M. L. Stewart, 103-24—79; H. M. Frazer, 98-16— 79; It. Laing, 104-24-80.

j. S. Hunter, the holder of the senior championship title, and M. R. Bowring, played off the final over the week-end to decide this year's championship.. Bowring was right at the top of hia form, and on the morning round was 4 up, doing a hot 77. Hunter did an 84. In the afternoon round Hunter took 41 for the first nine and Bowring 42. At one stage Hunter had reduced Bowring's lead to 2 up. Both produced "birdie" figures at some holes. Bowring maintained' his lead with consistent play, and won 5 and 4. In the second round of the Andrew Trophy on handicap Melvin beat Runciman, 5 and 4; Thorne beat Taylor, 5 and 3; and Porteous beat Ardell, 2 and 1. In the first round of the Wilford Cup on handicap Hunter beat Desmond, 3 and 2; Couchman beat Lavelle, 2 up; and Stnbberfield beat Hawken, 1 up. In the second round Jeffery beat Couchman, 2 lip, and Stewart beat Osborne, 5 and 4. In the semi-final for the Captain's Trophy on handicap Turner beat Runciman, 7 and 5, and Laing beat C. T. Brown, 1 up. In the first round of the Vance Cup on handicap (match play), Ardell and M'lvor beat Joiner and Stewart, 3 and 1; Boyd and Jeffery beat Melvin and Turner, 3 and 1; Clapcott and Feast beat ■J. Mackay and Low, 3 and 2; Poole and Bishop beat Bowen and Lippett, 5 and 4.