WAIWETU CLUB

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 35, 10 August 1936, Page 18

WAIWETU CLUB

In the Waiwetu Club championships yesterday R. A. Spedding, the young player from Rotorua who played against the Englishmen when they toured 'New Zealand recently, was right on top form, and caused a big surprise by defeating last year's champion R. G. Holland by 2 up and 1 to play. Speddinjs covered the course' in 71 to Holland's 73, the S.S.S. being

The following are the results of the first round ot the senior championship:— _ H. A. Spedding beat R. G. Holland, 2 and 1; N. J. Sherwood beat L. D. Matthews, 4 and 3; T. P. Davis beat E. C. Swinson, 3 and 1; J. J. Cheevers beat L. Marsden, 4 and 2; G. R: Millward beat W. T. Wilson, 1 up; W. F. GUI beat G. P. Hatfield, 4 and 2; H. H. C. Ribbands'beat W. Gregory, 4 and 2: J.B. Wallace beat N. O. Maitland, 2 up. < The first round of the intermediate championship resulted as follows:— V. R. Stace beat C. Halford, 1 up; F. McMillan beat A. N. Tosswill, 3 and 2; A. P. Smith beat T. J. Harvey, 4 arid 3; R. W. Gray beat W. D. Clarke, 2.up; D. J. Moginie beat R. BurgoyneThomas, 2 up; A. Lusty beat J. Hatfield at the 20th; R. Croft beat W. N. Maxwell, 2 up; L. L. Mitchell beat A. Lewis, 1 up. • ; Junior Championship, First Round.— J. G. Newell beat C. Halford, 6 and 5; J. Jackson beat W. V. Allen, 1 up; W. O. Clarke beat H. E. C. Orbell, 1 up; E. A. Calton won from I. Johnson by default; W. R. Maxwell won from G. T. Beban by default; J. Beasley beat B. A. H. Barker, 7 and 6; A. Lusty won from A. G. Smith by default; R. Jones beat A. L. Garbett, 8 and 6; H. C. Hogan beat W. E. Anderson, 4 and 2; C. J. Paton beat W. N. Taylor, 4 and 3.

The bogey competition/played in conjunction with the championships resulted as follows:—

R. A. Spedding (8), 7 up; L. L,. Mitchell (10), 4 up; A. Lewis (12), 1 up; C. Halford (17), 1 up. Points for the Winter Cup were won as follows:—Spedding, 3 points; Mitchell, 2 points; Lewis and Halford, 1 point each.

'The fourball bogey was won by N. J. Sherwood (5) andL. L.Mitchell (10). 7 up, followed by J. G. Newell (18) and C. Halford (17), 5 up; J. Jackson (17) and J. Beasley (18), 3 up; N. O. Maitland (8) and A. P. Smith (10), 2 up; T. P. Davis (8) and E. C. Swinson (9), 1 up. Handicap Readjustments.—Spedding to 8-6; Mitchell to 11-8.

Entries for the senior and junior foursome championship close on Saturday, August Ss2, and the first round takes place on Sunday, 23rd. For the purpose of this competition, handicaps of 15 and under class as seniors;