GOLF

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 June 1925, Page 2

GOLF

3 OPEN CHAMI’IONSHIP.

(Aiistrahau and N.Z'. Cable As. uciatiuii.

LONDON, Tium 26.

In the opening' golf chanjpionsn.p, the loading, i euros are : —Barnes-, third ruiina, 79; fourth 74; total 300. Com. ?ston, 75/75 301; Kay,. 75/73/301; ‘MacDonald Smith. 70/82 391 ; Mitchell 75/77/305; Taylcr, 80/77/219 ; Wingate, 80/78/310; L ies, 80/78/310;. J. Gaudin 77/74/310; Harris 78/44/311 ; Robson 78/76/311 ; H. Gaudin, 77/80/312;' Fernie 77/85, 314; Herd, 82/77/314; Kukwood, 76/76/314.; Vardon,. 77/79/315. ' ' ,

ENORMOUS CROWDS ATTEND

(“Sydney Sun’’ Service.)

LOl/DON, June 28.

Enormous ’crowds watched the final stages of the . Golf i Championships at Prestwick. The players were frequently delayed for lengthy intervals while'the spectators were shepherded off ’ the course. MacDonaldSmith began accompanied by five thousand and returned with a. following of ten thousand, resembling, a marching army in which the worried officials carried standards. Several spectators were hit by flying balls, and dogs were a very great-nuisance.

NELSON LADIES’ TOURNAMENT.

Weather conditions were unfavourable f .;r the concluding day of, the Nobson Indies’ provincial golf tournament at Tahunanui. Showers fell throughout and .the greens as a consequence were on the heavy.side. In.the, final for the championship, Miss Acheson beat Miss E. Harkness by 4 up and 3. There was nothing particularly outstanding in the ipliiy, which was of a steady r.-]ther-than a. brilliant nature, but Miss Acheson generally maintained the adBeing 2up at the*end of the first round. Miss Gray' won the' senior bogey competition, returning a card 3 down'; and Miss F. Clark won the junior, 2 down. -i , At the conclusion of the play Mrs Robison, captain of the club, presented the prizes, and afterwards entertained ihosgs present at afternoon tea.