PROFESSIONAL GOLF

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 48, 26 February 1937, Page 11

PROFESSIONAL GOLF

PLAY AT DANNEVIRKK

THE MORNING SCORES

\By Telegraph—Pi;ess Asspciation.)

DANNEVIRKE/ This Day.

The weather was fine-and-.summery!.; again today for :the .professional golf. tourney. The morriing's'eve'nt"consist* ■ ed of the Spalding Medal ' handicap played in-, conjunction .-with ,tlie.• first! eighteen holes of the Southern-Hawke's • Bay professional championship.-- - The I leaders at the end of the first : eighteen | holes of the championship-were:—C.,l C. Clements;' 72; J.Lambie r :72;^ J. D^ Mclntosh, 75; A.' J. Shaw, 75; A;-Guyv 78; T.S; Galloway, 78; E. J; Moss, 79; ; ; W. Allbon, 80;- A.'Murray,vß3;V J. R. Galloway,' 85;' R. C. Butters;"Bs;hJ. p. Dyke/ 85; H. M. Burridge,' 86; iA;"Dyke,j 86---G/W. Melyiri; 86; K. 'Williams,' 87;* W. W. Kay," 90; B: J. Smith; 9i.r' -

. The Spalding Medal handicap:'was won. by. J. Lambie with 70 net.. J. D. Mclntosh-was ■ second with•'■73, -\C." C. Clements'third "with 74; arid J.;P: Dyke fourth with:76. .' ".".',[■ '.■■■'■; ; '

The Silver King bogey handicap yesterday afternoon was' won/Yby T. S. Galloway. 3 up. A. J. Sha\V t ",l,;upi was second. C. C: Clements and E. 'J.*Moss both finished 1 down, but on the count back Clements toot: third and; Moss fourth place. :' . .■' ■■•• . - ■■;--." Shaw's card was'the best of the day, being 70, three below. "par (out,M3§&iii3 —37; in, 445424424—33): Gallo'way'was next best with 72,-:36":' but and- 36 in.

The greens were playing truly, but slightly slower than most-of thevisitors were, accustomed to. The. putting was occasionally good, , Clements, for instance, holing a 30-fopter at'the thirteenth, following up with, a 50-footer for a birdie 2. at the- fourteenth.