INTERCLUB GOLF

Evening Star, Issue 26081, 21 April 1947, Page 7

INTERCLUB GOLF

INVERCARGILL BEATS ST. CLAIR HOLE IN ONE ACHIEVED Invercargill beat St. Clair by 14 -wins to 13 in an interclub golf match played at Otatara during the week-end. St. Clair won six of the four-ball matches and Invercargill four. Invercargill were more successful in the singles, winning 10 to their opponents’ seven. Three singles matches were halved. F. Tuck (St. Clair) achieved the feat of holing in one at the fourth. H. W. Rogers (Invercargill) was in brilliant form and he went round in 70 in his singles match with C. B. Wight (St. Ciair). The results were as. follows (St. Clair names being mentioned first): — Four-ball Matches. —C. B. Wight and D. C. Bennie beat H. W. Rogers and A. Des Forges, 2 and 1; H. S. Ross and G. C. McKay lost to G. G. Gray and J. S. Lindsay, 4 and 3; F. G. Coxhead and A. E. Timms beat A. H. Broad and A. G. Seddon, 3 and 2; T. W. Greensdale and R. B. Dick lost to D. R. Campbell and F. W. Piper, 2 down; R. J. L. Griffiths and L. Boock lost to J. A. Thom and W. F. Poff, 4 and 3; J. T. Williamsoft and A. C. Gibson lost to A. 0. Derbie and W. Buchan, 2 down; F. M. Tuck and G. F. Lemin beat H. W. Wilkes and N. Earl, 6 and 5; J. M. Selbridge and J. M. Dickson beat F. O. Rice and L. G. Tomison, 5 and 4; H. G. Paul and W. E. Hodge beat A. T. Walsh and E. H. Smith, 7 and 5; J. Wren and K. A. McCracken beat C. B. Broad and H. S. J. Craig, 2 up. Singles.—Wight lost to Rogers, 6 and 4; Bennie and Des Forges all square; Ross and Gray all square; McKay lost to Lindsay, 1 down;-Cox-head lost to A. H. Broad, 1 down; Timms and Seddon all square; Greensdale beat Campbell, 6 and 4: Dick lost to Piper, 3 and 1; Griffiths lost to Thom, 4 and 3; Boock beat Poff, 5 and 4 ; Williamson lost to Derbie, 2 and- 1; Gibson lost to Buchan, 7 and 6; Tuck lost to Wilkes, 4. and 3; Lemin beat Earl, 1 up; Delbridge beat Rice, 1 up; Dickson beat Tomisott, 1 up; Paul beat Walsh, 2 and 1; Hodge beat Smith, 5 and 4; Wren lost to C, B, Broad, 5 and 4; McCracken lost to Craig, 5 and 4, OTAGO CLUB. A single bogey competition was played by the Otago Club on Saturday. L. A. Kaye, 2 Up, was the winner of the A grade section, and L. M. Sattertfcwaite,. 1 up, won the B grade. Other leading scores Were 4s follows:—A grade: W. G. Wight 1 up, T. B. Ferguson all square, T. C. Tyrrell, R. C. Browfi, J. B. Quaile, and F. E. Hunt 1 down. B grade: G. W. Bowron, J. H. Fulton all square, R. T. Ward 1 down.

BELLBKNOWEB SEASON OPENED. The 1947 season of the Belleknowes Club was officially opened on Satnrday afternoon, when a large field took part in a mixed Canadian Stableford Foursome. At the conclusion of the day’s play the president, Mr A. McMillan, presented the Huntley Shield to the winners, W. Woodrow and Mrs Murray. - ■ The following were the leading scores! W. Woodrow and Mrs Murray 40 points, R. A. Penman and Mrs Wilkinson 38, F. Pjper and Miss Evans 88, R. JV Philip ana Mrs Randle 37, 0. E. Roiit and Mrs Newman 37, G. S. Thorpe and Miss V. Rhodes 36, G. W. Robertson and Mrs Pitts 36, A. I. Murray and Mrs D. T. Martin 35, H. V. Huntley and Mrs McKenzie 35, G. Bell and Miss Strong 35, J. L. Anderson and Mrs .Elliott 34, R. F. McOlatehy and Miss Carroll 34, M. G. Smith ‘and Miss Flett 34. CHISHOLM PARK CLUB. The Australian Stableford Handicap played by the Chisholm Park Club on Saturday resulted in a win for R. King with 36 points in the A grade, L. Hood and F. Sims being next with 33 points. In the B grade, R. Currie won with 85 points, and T. Mora with 33 was second. - In the interclub match, Chisholm Park v. Queen’s Park (Invercargill), Chisholm Park won by 23 games to 9. In the four-ball matches Chisholm Park won 8 games to 3, and in the singleball games 15 games to 6. A Stableford mateh was played on Saturday, the best scores being Mrs Stevens 17—18—35, Mrs Wilkinson 18 —13—31, Miss Hamer 13——18—Si. Miss Atkinson 13--17—-30, Miss Anderson 17—13—80. CHISHOLM PARK LADIES. In the L.G.U. match by the mid-week section of the Chisholm Park Ladies’ Club last Tuesday, the best Cards returned were those of Mrs Hayes 100—31—69, Mrs Skerrett 97—26—71, Mrs Ayers 102 —29—73. Mrs Hayes reduced her handicap by two strokes. The following players will play in the first round of the Victor Nelson Cup tomorrow:—Mrs Herbert v, Mrs Wood, Mrs Hayes v. Mirs Jackson, Mrs Ayers v. Mrs Barron, Mrs Tregea v. Mrs Hay. Tbe draw for a C grade knockout match is 89 follows Mrs A, Barron v. Mrs Peagram, Mrs Morris v. Mrs Knowles. Mrs McCallum v, Mrs Slater., The remaining members Will arrange partners at the clubhouse, play commencing at il o’clock. OTAGO LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP. The second qualifying round of the Otago Ladies’ Club Championship and B Grade Challenge Bowl will be played to-morrow. The following is the draw: —Mrs Wilson v. Miss North, Mrs Gibson v. Mrs Burrowes, Mrs Dolan v. Mrs Clulee, Miss Shandy. Miss Elliott, Mrs Lawless, t. Mrs Williams, Mrs Anderson v. Mrs Marett, Mrs Campbell v. Mrs Daglish, Mrs Duncan v. Miss Dunlop, Miss MeHutcheson v. Mrs Sherriff, Mrs Boyd v. Mrs Whitson, Mrs Caffin v. Mrs Greenfield, Miss Hindle y. Mrs Moodv, Mrs Trvine t v. Mrs Stirling, Mrs Rnssell v. Mrs Sime, Mrs Morrison v. Mrs Meek, Mrs Falconer v. Miss McCarthy, Miss Hart v. Miss Jacobs, Mrs Hunt v. Mrs Green, Mrs Gamble v. Mrs Haberfield.