GOLF Woon Sets Course Record To Win West Coast Title

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 August 1947, Page 5

GOLF Woon Sets Course Record To Win West Coast Title

Playing first-class golf, D. E. Woon, of Christchurch, set. a new course record when he won tfie West Coast golf championship at Westport, yesterday afternoon. The course hod recently been lengthened to 6,006 yards and Woon completed the 18 holes in 68, defeating his Westport opponent, C. F. Schadick, 3 and 2 in the final, which was played in fineweather. Woon was out in 32, which is three under par, and over the last nine holes he turned in 36 which is one under par. His figures were as follows:—• - . • Out: 4 (par 4), 2 (3). 3 (4), 4 (4), 4 (4), 2 (3), 5 (4), 4 (4), 4 (.5.)—32 (35). In: 4 (4), 3 (3), 5 (5), 3 (3), 5 (5), 4 (4), 4 (4), 3 (4), 5 (51—36 (371. The runner-up, Schadick, played a grand game, but in the early stages lapses in putting turned the tide against him. Other Finals 4 In the final of the men’s intermediate section, Q. Robinson defeated D. Ryder 5 and 3. W. Hunter beat A. Bascand and 4 in the junior final. Miss H. Risk Westport) beat Mrs C. J. Ward (Christchurch) in the final of the women’s senior championship, 3 up. In the junior division Mrs B. Morley defeated Mrs Tizard 2 and 1. Additional Matches The fourball best-ball bogey was won by R. Francis and L. Wigzell on the count-back from A. Pain and J. O’Malley, both pairs returning cards of 3 up. The mixed foursomes championship was won by A. Pain and Mrs F. Gardyne. C. Peterson won the Kawatiri Plate, beating J. Wilson in the final. Results of Flight Matches were:— A Grade—C. J. Ward beat J. L. Blair. B Grade: E. Fair beat S. E. Cox. C Grade: J. Queripel beat R. Davies. D Grade: A. Davies beat L. Lindsay. E Grade: T. Cameron beat T. Doyle. F Grade: N. Boon beat. T. Black. The E. Warnes Cup was won by Mrs B. Morley, and the Ladies’ Plate by Mrs B. Hopkins, who beat Miss D. Brown, 2 and 1, in the final. Miss M. Lovell, with a net 72 from a 22 handicap, won the medal match played m the morning.