GOLF

Evening Star, Issue 20019, 9 November 1928, Page 14

GOLF

[By Niblick)]

The weather was better for golf during the last week, and as a result all the matches set down were played. A very large field competed for the St. Andrews Cross at Jialmacewen on Saturday, conditions overhead being perfect. The course, however, after the heavy rains, was slow, and the greens were somewhat rough, the bad weather having prevented much being done to them. The scores, with the exception of the first three, were poor as a result, players finding the now bogey hard to beat. Only three players finished up on bogey, a young player, S. Gourley, handing in an excellent card of 4 up with his allowance of 9 strokes. Gourley has not been playing very long, but ho is now playing good golf, and will not remain long on his present handicap. J. Spence followed him closely with a fine card of 3 up from a 4 handicap, this player being very consistent in competitions. The only other player to he np on bogey was 0. Ashcroft (handicap 9), who finished 1 np. There is no match set down at Balmaceen to-morrow.

A modal match was played by the Otago Ladies’ Golf Club last Friday, Mrs Rattray winning the A grade match with a score of 99—20—79. Mrs Dodgshun was second with a good net 80 from a handicap of 1. in the it grade Mrs Gibson was the .winner with 102—21—81. Miss Fynmoro being the runner-up with 103 —21—82. In the medal match on Tuesday the scoring was lower, the links being in better condition than on Friday, while the greens were perfect. Miss Denniston, with a score of 94—20—74, won the A grade competition by 3 strokes, her nearest competitors 'being Mrs Gamble, 94— 17 —77, and Miss Jones. 97—20—77. Mrs Dodgshun returned a good card of 80—1 —79. Bliss Turnbull was successful in the B grade with a score of 95—21—74, the runners-up being Miss Fynmore, 96—21 —75, and Miss Rattray, 100—25 —76, There was no match played on the Corstorphino Links last Saturday, but there will be a bogey match to-mor-row.

The St. Clair ladies played a flag match on Thursday last, Miss Kay winning in the A grade and Mrs Allan Young in the B grade. In the medal handicap on Tuesday Miss Kay was again right on her game, doing a line 73 from her handicap of scratch and winning the senior event. Mrs Stirling was successful among the juniors, her card of 103—31—72 being the best returned.