NEW YEAR GOLF

Evening Star, Issue 21300, 3 January 1933, Page 5

NEW YEAR GOLF

TOURNAMENT AT ST. CLAIR DUHEDIH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP The course at St. Clair was in excellent order for the New Year golf tour-, nament, and the weather for the first day was ideal; but yesterday the players had to contend with most unsuitable conditions, despite which, however, some very creditable scores weie returned. The scores in the two qualifying rounds of the Dunedin amateur championship wore: B. V. Wright (Otago) 71, 74—145; J. A. Scouler (Otago) 77, 71— 148; T. B. Ferguson (Otar ■ 74—148; A. Lawrence (St. Clair) 77, 72 149; D. C. Bennie (St. Clair) 77, 73 W. G. Wight (Otago) 75, 76 —151; B. C. O’Driscoll (St. Clair) 71, 80—151; J. E. Matheson (St. Clair) 75, 77—152; K. Ross (Otago) 76, 80— 156; W. Clayton (St. Clair) 79, 78— 157; J. W. MTntosh (Otago) 82, 77 159; S. E. Field (St. Clair) 82, 77 159; D. S. M‘Lean (St. Clair) 78, 83— 161; I. Orr (St. Clair) 80, 82—162; A. Davie (Belleknowes) 81, 83—164; P. Sherriff (St. Clair) 85, 79—164. In the Otago junior amateur championship for players of handicap 14 and over the following qualified:—E. Drake (St. Clair) 81, 79—160; L. Coates (St. Clair) 86, 82—168: G. Burnett (St. Clair) 85, 84.—169; W. S. Stewart (St. Clair) 85, 86—171; E. N. Elder (St. Clair) 82, 90—172; A. B. Watt (St. Clair 89, 83—172; W. G. Melton (St. Clair) 84, 89—173; D. Wright (Otago) 92, 84—176; E. G. M'George (Otago) 87, 89—176; A. H. Myles (St. Clair) 87, 89—176; H. Boock (St. Clair) 90, 87—177; P. Kidd (Waimate) 92, 85— 177; M, O’Driscoll (St. Clair) 94, 84— 178; R. H. Booth (St. Clair) 86, 93 179; D. Swift (St. Clair) 99, 82—181; O. L. Garden (St. Clair) 92, 89—181. # A stroke handicap was played in conjunction with the qualifying rounds, and it resulted as follows: —Senior event, morning round, winner B. C. O’Driscoll, 71. less handicap 8, 63. The junior event resulted in a tie between E. Drake (81—16—65) and R. H. Booth (86—21—65). The senior event, afternoon round, was won by A. Lawrence, 72—4—68, and the junior event by A, B. Watt, 83—21—62. , Yesterday the play comprised the first two rounds of match play in each of the championship events, which resulted as follows :—Dunedin amateur championship (first round): ,B. V. Wright defeated F. Sherriff 7 and 5, J. E. Matheson defeated K. Ross 3 and 2, A. Lawrence defeated D. S. M'Lean 4 and 3, D. C. Bennie defeated S. E. Field 4 and 2, W. G. Wight defeated J. W. MTntosh 4 and 3, T. B. Ferguson defeated I. Orr 4 and 2, W. Clayton defeated B. C. O’Driscoll 3 and 2 J. A. Scouler defeated A. Davie 5 and 4. The second round, which was played in heavy rain, resulted:—J. E. Matheson defeated B. V. Wright 1 up at- the nineteenth, D. C. Bennie defeated A. Lawrence 3 and 2, W. G. Wight defeated T. B. Ferguson 1 up, W. Clayton defeated J. A. Scouler 3 and 1. ~ Otago junior amateur championship —First round: O. L. Garden defeated E. Drake 2 up, D. Wright defeated E. G. M'George 4 and 3, M. O’Dnscoll defeated W. S. Stewart 3 and 2, E. N. Elder defeated P. Kidd 3 and 2, A. B. Watt defeated H. Boock 4 and 3, G. Burnett defeated R, H.- Booth 5 and 4, W. G. Melton defeated A. H. Myles 1 up at the twentieth, D. Swift defeated L. Coates 4 and 3. Second round: O. L. Garden defeated D. Wright 4 and 3, E. N. Elder defeated M. O’Driscoll 2 up, G. Burnett defeated A. B. Watt 4 and 3, D. Swift defeated W. G. Melton 3 and 2. , . A bogey handicap was also played in the morning and resulted in a tie between W. Fordyce (handicap 7) all square and C, C. Anderson (handicap 11) all square. , The four-ball bogey, handicap in the afternoon was won by F. Sherriff (7) and A. J. P. Bestic (11) with a score of 4 up, which was a good effort under the unsuitable weather conditions. RESULTS OF SEMI-FINALS. The semi-finals of the amateur championship were played at the St. Clair links this morning, and resulted as follow: — W. G. Wight (Otago) heat W. Clayton (St. Clair), 4 and 3. , _ D. C. Berime (St. Clair) beat J. E. Matheson (St. Clair), 2 and 1. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. In the junior championship the semifinals, played this morning, resulted:— E. W. Elder (St. Clair) beat O. L. Garden (St. v Clair), 6 and 4. D. Swift (St. Clair) beat G. Burnett (St. Clair), 1 up.