GISBORNE GOLF

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20570, 2 June 1941, Page 10

GISBORNE GOLF

TOURNAMENT PLAY 1 POVERTY BAY SERIES Week-end competitions were played by members of golf duos in Gisborne, and a Kin”’s Birthday tournament was started by the ° Poverty Bay Golf Club, the series finishing to-day. . On Saturday afternoon conditions were excellent for the bogey match played at the Awapuni links, and tin; results were: — K It Bncklett (IS), 1 down; M. W. Craig (20). 1 down; A. F. Salmon (14). I down; 1. D. Bramwell (9), 8 down; il. M. Brown (22), 4 down.Following are Hie results of the early rounds of the tournament. — , Tournament No. 1. First Round.—l. 3. Barns-Graham d. C. 11. Bull; J. W. Barns-Gralmm d. 11. D. Clu-isp; O. Simmomls d. It. Simpson; K. W. t'.iill d.’ A. K. Russell; K. T. Brosntilutn d. \V. M. Jen kins; K. JenUinsou d. A. F. .lalnum. P. i,. .linger d. C. <>. Hansen; i. .1. Corkery d. M. Davies. {Second Round. —.1. W. Barns-Uralium d. I. S. Bariis-Grahaiii; K. W. Bull d. Kimmonds; Jankinson d. Brosnahan; Singer d. Corkery. Tournament N0..2. First Round. —A. M. Singer d.' il. 'sl. Brown; K. A. I’hillpotts d. K. Badeock; O. G. 'Thornton d. L. J . C'nrisp; P. Fatty d. M. Alley; W. Bruce d. T. Langford; T. Mitchell d. G. Slight; M. Dobson d. K. Harrison; A. K. Smith d. H. W. T. Buckley. Second Round. —Phillpotts d. Singer; Pally d. Thornton; Bruce ii. Mitchell; Dobson ’d. Smith. Flight Tournament No. 1. First Round.—>l. D. Chrisp d. U. H. Bull; A. K. Russell d. K. Simpson; A. F. Salmon d. W. M. Jenkins; M. Davies <l. C. J. Hansen. Flight Tournament No. 2. First Round. —-11. Badcock d. If. M. jmfvn; K. T. Chrisp d. IL Alley; G. Klignt .. i. jjangiord; r„ Harrison u. 11. ,T. juckiey jn a Stableford bogey played in conjunction witli tournament games E. E. .eiiKinson was the winner with 30 points m a handicap of 10. Other results were: —P. C. Dwyer (10), 23; K. A. Phillpotts I HS) 32; .1. S. rtanis-Graimm (5), 32; A. •1. Singer (14), 32. uogey match resulted:—J. W. BarusGrnham (9), 1 up; 11. A. Phillpotts (15), 2 town; P. L. Singer (13), 2 down; \V. Bruce (17), 3 down; E. Jenkinson (10), 4 .own. PARK CLUB RESULTS In a tankard test round on Saturday, . Oates came out on top with 89 —10 —1 0, other leading scores being:—F. Dobbie, —ll 72; and K. Badcock, 91 —17 —74. A Dryland Cup match saw T. Bayliss ind J. Crawforu-Smitn successful against ... l.unlcen and K. Oates, 5 and 4. This •vus the sixth challenge game ot tlie season, minken and Oates having held off the five previous challenges. The May tankard competition was won by K. Oates, with a test round of 70 net, *nd others of 09, 72. and 75, his aggregate .or the ’four rounds being 2815. Oates las been playing consistently well throughnit tlie, month.

King’s Birthday tournament matches /ere proceeding to-day on the Park club’s course.