GOLF A. K. Smith Is New Senior Champion Of Greymouth Club

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 October 1948, Page 8

GOLF A. K. Smith Is New Senior Champion Of Greymouth Club

Finals of the senior and junior men’s championships and the women’s senior championship were played at the .Greymouth Golf Club s course at Kaiata during the weekend. The new champions are: A. K. Smith (senior men), Mrs H. H. Hooper (senior women) and C. Harrison (junior men). Harrison has been playing golf for only three months and his winning of the junior championship augurs well for his future in the game. In those three months his handicap has come down 11 strokes, A, K. Smith defeated L. Rhodes, six and five, over 36 holes in the men’s senior final. Smith took an early lead and was six up at lunch. Rhodes recovered after lunch ana took the first two holes but Smith went ahead again and had a comfortable win. _ C. Harrison defeated J. C. cor-, bishley, five and four, over 36 holes in the junior men’s final. Women’s Championship ■ In the final of the Greymouth women’s senior championship, Mrs H. H. Hooper defeated Mrs J. W. Hannan 3 and 2. The final of the Omoto Cup (handicap match play) competition was also won by Mrs H. H. Cooper who beat Mrs F. G. Wilkins 3 and 1, after a close and interesting game. On Saturday the October midmonthly medal match was played. The best card returned in the senior division was Mrs Hooper 83-9-74, her best card this season and considering the heavy condition of the links and water on the fairways and greens, was an excellent performance. Other good scores in this division were: -Miss M. Taafie 93-18-75 and Mrs J. Robertson 93-15-78. In the junior division Miss J. Munson 96-19-77 was the winner. The senior ringer competition was won by Mrs Hooper and the junior by Miss J. Munson. Draw for Wednesday

The following players will comnete in a medal match on handicap on Wednesday for Mrs W. Meldrum s consolation trophy: (if wet Wednesday to be played on Thursday): Mrs Lambert and Mrs Wallis; Mrs Ryan and Mrs Read; Mrs Heaphy and Mrs McKay; Mrs Gilbert and Miss Kells; Mrs Taylor and Mrs Kitchingham; Mrs Orbell and Mrs K. Smith; Miss Moore and Mrs Logan; Mrs Patton and Mrs Chibnail. The following week-end players will play the’ above match on either Saturday or Sunday next: • Mrs McCarthy, Mrs Mardoo, Mrs Francis, Misses McKnight, Deere, Hambleton and Hay-MacKenzie. Players to arrange their own scorers. Reductions in handicaps are as follows:—Miss Taaffe from 18 to 17, and Mrs Mardon from 23 to 22. Bachli Wins Amateur Title Of Australia MELBOURNE, October 17. Douglas Bachli (Victoria) putted his way to a convincing win, 7 and 6 to play, over Peter Heard (New South Wales) in the final of the Australian amateur golf championship at the Metropolitan links yesterday. Bachli’s win was not surprising. He won the Queensland amateur title early this year and has since had a string oi victories in important amateur events. The accuracy of his iron shots ana almost perfect putting kept Bachli well on top throughout yesterdays 36-hole match. In spite of a strong wind, he covered the pin with almost every approach and sank putts for wins and halves from distances up to 50 feet. With such perfect golf he led 5 up after the first nine holes in the afternoon. The only time Heard looked like pressing him was when he won the seventh and eighth holes in the afternoon—the seventh with a stymie and the eighth with a 25-foot putt for a birdie 3. Neither Heard nor Bachli will play in the Australian open championship, which will begin ’at Kingston Heath next Thursday. Heard is unable to spare the time from his business, and Bachli neglected to lodge an entry in time.