GOLF
EX-SOLDIERS AT MIRAMAR
SUCCESSFUL AFTERNOON
About 12D ex-servicemen took part at Miramar yesterday in the first tournament iield in Wellington, and the event was an outstanding success from almost every point of view.
The golf, as is usual on such occasions, was patchy, and a stiff northerly did not make things easier for the competitors.
The championship was won by the club professional, R. C. Butters, who went out in 35 and returned in 39, and A. J. Shaw was runner-up with a 79, which included an 8 at the eighth (bogey 4), where he struck a flax bush with his tee-shot and picked up after two attempts to .get out. R. A. Kebbell arid Sir Herbert Hart tied for first place in the stroke handicap, Kebbell winning when the names were drawn from a hat. Artillery A carried off the teams match, with an aggregate of 305 (A. T. Grandison 72 net, G. T. Dawson 78, T. E. Farr 73, P. D. Daniell 82), and. they annexed a handsome trophy donated by Mr. K. N. K. Huffam.
In the bogey handicap A: T. Grandison, H. M. Williamson, and C. L. Dentice tied with 1 lip, and in the draw Grandison and Williamson" took first and second places.
The prizes were presented by the General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Forces, Major-General Sir William Sinclair-Burgess. "All will agree," said Colonel W. H. Cunningham, who presided, "that the tournament has proved a great success and I for one think it should be made an annual fixture."- He was especially pleased to welcome Sir William Sinclair-Burgess, Sir Herbert Hart; and Captain W. F. Stilwell, S.M. His Excellency the Governor-General had expressed regret for not being present and stated that he had been quite prepared to participate in the tournament had it been held the previous week. He expressed the thanks of the committee to the Miramar Golf Club, to Mr. T. H. Gibson, the secretary of the club, and to Mr. R. C. Butters, the professional. He also expressed the gratitude of the committee to Messrs. Huffam and Lauchlan for presenting trophies. The president of the Miramar Golf Club (Mr. A. E. Mabin) expressed the club's pleasure at seeing so many old soldiers on the links.
The gathering concluded with the singing of "Auld Lang Syne" and the National Anthem.
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 112, 7 November 1935, Page 16
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