Golf Tourney for Returned Soldiers

Franklin Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 108, 14 September 1938, Page 5

Golf Tourney for Returned Soldiers

THE PUKEKOHE CLUB

SUCCESS OF C. CLEMENTS

TEAMS MATCH TO N.Z.F.A

The returned soldiers and ex-ser-vicemen’s annual golf tournament arranged by the Pukekohe club took place on the local links on Sunday under pleasant weather conditions. Eighty-eight competitors took the field including members of South African contingents, Irpperial Forces, Australian and New Zealand units.

Results are as follow*: — Thirty-six hole gross.—C. Clements, 150; runner-up, A. Woolley, 159. Diggers’ stroke match: T. H.'Horne, 140 net; runner-up, J. R. Barber, 143. Gallipoli stableford: A. Bartley, 37; runner-up, E. Ohlson, 36. Passchendaele bogey.: A. Milliken, all square: N. F. Rigby, all square; Dr: G. E. Howden, all square. On a count back Milliken was placed first and Rigby and Howden wdre second and third respectively. Teams’ stroke match, 36 holes: New Zealand Field Artillery (Virtue 149, Walters 145, Walsh 149, Barber 143) —total 586; runners-up, Otago Infantry (Cashmore 147, Milliken 145, Clements 150, E. E. Jones -147) —total 589.

At the conclusion of the day’s play Mr S. D. Rice of Papakura, presented the trophies to the winners.

THE PUKEKOHE CLUB On Saturday next a four-ball bestball bogey competition will be played by members of the Pukekohe Golf Club. Play commences at 12.45 p.m. and thereafter at- five-minute intervals. The official starter is Mr G. Hansen.

G. McNaught and F. Seeley v. G. Payne and < Page ; G. Reynolds and Owen v. Robson and Sharp; Rodgers and Sumner v. Taylor and Schlaepfer; Jobson and Short v. Lumsden and Lauer; Marshall and Lawrie v. McKinnon and Fountain; P._ Cooper and Eradanovich v. Estall and H. Smith; Hitching and Basham v. Hogg and Weston; F. Wharfe and C. Walter v. Barriball and C. Cooper; W. Foote and Rodger v. . Walton and W. Wharfe; Bird and Costello v. M. Campbell and Blanchard; L. Bayly and I. Brown v. Breach and R. Campbell; Douglas and Higgle v. Foster and Dix; G. Horne art! Haigh v. Hockenhull and Hamilton; McKenzie and H. Horne v. I. Bayly and Hanna; Hansen and Logan v. K. Brown ai d Crosbie.