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Grey River Argus, 23 August 1928, Page 6

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THE CHAMPIONSHIPS. Of West Coast. The golfers, about one hundred in number, taking part in the West Coast championship tournament, were unlucky yesterday .by having lor the opening day’s piny weather of a most unpleasant nature. There were repeated showers, and much of the play took place during heavy rain. The Grey mouth Clubs were successful in both shield matches. Mrs Slee nut up the best score- of the day for the ladied while a player in his teens, A. Smith (Greymouth) shared with Park (West port) the honour of topping the men’s scores for the day, while, in addition, Smith did the best round of the day, namely, 35 each way. was well up among the leading eight. Play will resume at 9 a.m. to-day. Following are details of th* "lay:— The following were the best scores returned in iliQ men’s qualifying rounds:—

BEST AGGREGATE. The trophy for the best aggregate score resulted in a tie between Park and A. K. Smith, with 154. MEDAL HANDICAPS. The morning medal handicap was won by Quinn, his score being 86 (22) 64. The afternoon medal was won by A K. Smith with 72 (7) 65. GREYMOUTH RETAIN SHIELD. The Dalgleish Shield was .von by

Total 661 The Buller team was second with the

Other (first round) scores in the shield were: — Westport: Lovell 85, Bonnin gt on 87. Wilson 92. Walker 94. Total 358. Grpymouth B: Revell 87, Matheson 86, Kettl c 93, James 97. Total 363. Hokitika: Neville 92, Steel 94, Partridge 87, Spencer 94. Total 367. Reef ton: Porter 94. Robinson 96, Instone 101, Hoy 95. Total 386. YOUNGEST PLAYER BEST SCORER. The best score for the day was made by A. K. Smith, of the Greymouth Club, a young player of great promise, who did an excellent round of 72. Smith’s card reads as follows: — Out: 444445524 36 In: 4 3 6 5 2 5 3 4 4 36 Total 72 FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND. The following is the draw for the first round of the championship: — Park plays Schaddich. McCarthy plays Lints. Sime plays Lovell. Smith plays Wild. MEN’S BOGEY MATCH DRAW. The draw for the men’s bogey match to be played this morning is as follows:— To Start at the Fifth Tee. Hoy and Graham. Houston and Fogarty. McKechnic and Finerty. Hubbard and Casey. Campbell and Croudis. To Start at the Ninth Tec. McKay and Instone. Revell and Porte<. Bird and Pratt. Cairney and A. A. Wilson. Shallcrass and Bennington. James and Walker. Slee and Doogan. Quinn and Partridge. Neville and Kettlc. Martin and Brown. Brodie and O’Dohertj r . Langford and Olney. Young and Holohan Matheson and Stevenson. LADIES ’ CHAMPIONSHIP. In the qualifying round of the ladies’ championship, some forty competitors took part, but eight of them did not return cards. , Following are the eight who qualified for the. championship-*— Mrs Slee (Westport) 87 Miss Moore (Hokitika) 93 Miss Tennent (Grey) 94 Mrs Mullan (Westport) 95 Mrs Kerr (Timaru) “. . . . 97 Mrs Cunningham (Grey) 98 Mrs Wilson (Westport) 100 Miss Leggoe (Reefton) 102 Other scores in the qualifying round were: Miss Griffen (G) 103, Mrs Fletcher (G) 104, Mrs Bird (W) 104, Mrs Hannan (G) 106, Mrs Patterson (R) 106, Miss Cottrell (Timaru) 107, Mrs A. Smith (G) 107, Mrs Brown (G) 108, Miss Wales (G) 108, Mrs Porter (R) 110, Miss Kelly (W) 110 Mrs Instone (R) 110, Miss’ Reynolds ’(G) 111, Mrs Hubbard (R) 111, Mrs Staveley (II) 112, Miss Bony (G) 112, Mrs Burns (Hok) 114, Miss Treloar (W) 115, Mrs Thorpy (G) 116, Miss Brown (W) 117. Mrs Walker (R) 118, Miss Thomas /R) 119. MEDAL WINNER. In conjunction with the qualifying round there was a medal handicap which was won by Mrs Mullan (Westport) with a net score of 76, her gross score being 95, and her handicap 25. For second plac e tw© other Westport players tied with 75, namely, Mrs Slee 87 ’(12) 75, and Miss Kelly 110 (35) BEST SCORER. • Mrs Slee (Westgort) was the best

gro«s scorer, with 87. LADIES’ CHALLENGE SHIELD. The Ladies’ Challenge Shield match (West Coast clubs only), played in conjunction with the qualifying round, was w.on by the Greymouth Club,, the scores being:— GREY TEAM. Miss Tennent 94 Cunningham 98 Mrs Hannan 94 Miss Coates 108 Total 406 WESTPORT A TEAM. Mrs Sloe 87 Mrs Wilson 100 Tul lock 104 Walker 118 Total -109 REEFTON TEAM. Miss Leggoe 102 Mrs Patterson 106 Mrs Porter ' 110 Mrs Instonc . . . 110 Total 42S lIOK.ITIKA TEAM. Miss Moore 93 Neville 11? Staveley 112 Kelly .’ 114 Total 431 WESTPORT B TEAM. Mrs Mullan 95 Miss Kelly 110 Miss Trcwar 115 Brown 117 Total 437 LADIES’ BOGEY MATCH. The leading scores ir the ladies’ bogey match were: Mrs Slee (W) all square. Mrs Mullan (W) all square, Miss Moore (IT) 2 down, Miss Leggo,. (Il) 2 down, Mrs Hubbard (R) 4 down, Mrs Kerr (Timaru) 5 down. According to the conditions as to a tie in any match, Mrs S’ce was die winner of the mat ch. TO DAY’S DRAW FOR THE LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP. Mrs Sloe plays Mrs Leggoe. Mrs Kerr plays Mrs Mullan. Miss Tennent plays Mrs Cunningjam. Miss Moore plays Mrs A. Wilson. DRAW FOR LADIES’ MEDAL MATCH. Mrs Bird v Mrs Fletcher, Miss Coates v Miss Cottrell, Miss Tulloch v Miss Reynolds, Mrs Neville v Mrs Instone, Mrs Staveley v Miss Griffin, Miss Thorpy v Mrs Porter, Miss Berry v Mrs Burns, Mrs Walker v Mrs Brown, Mrs Smith v Mrs Langford, Mrs Hubbard v Mrs Wilson, Mrs Treloar v Miss Thomas, Miss Young v Miss oheedy, Mrs McCullough v Miss Kelly, Mrs Gil liesw Miss Doyle, Miss Brown v scorer. Players are to be on tec at 9 a.m. DANNEVIRKE TOURNAMENT. DANNEVIRKE,. August 22. The Dannevirke ladies’ golf tournament, which was postponed yesterday on account of bad weather, opened today under perfect climatic, conditions. Mrs Collinson (Dalmerston North) headed the qualifying round for the championship with 86. She won her match in the first round one up, after a close game, with Mrs Holden (Dannevirke). The following is the draw for the semi-finals to-morrow morning: Mrs Col linson plays Miss Aloore (Palmerston North), Miss Gaisford (Marton) plays Miss Iliiidmarrh (Dannevirke). In the Tahoraiti handicap semi-finals, Miss Drummond (Dannevirke) plays Miss Ormond (Napier) and Mrs Spiers (Napier) plays Miss Vincfint (Featherston). BOYS’ CHAMPIONSHIP. LONDON, August 21. The boys’ golf championsh’p ?t Formby, in the .first round, 'the 13-year-old Risdon, the smallest competitor, was defeated at tie 19th hole by the Now Zealand lad, Peter Pharazyn, aged 17, brother of tho ex-cap-tain of Cambridge university, after Pharazyn. had led 3/5.

Park Morning Aftern n T’ 154 ... 75 79 Smith . . 82 154 Sime ... 78 77 155 .. .. 75 84 159 Lints .. .. 85 82 167 Lovell .. .. 85 83 168 Wild .. .. 84 87 171 ... 88 85 173 Partridge . . .. .... 87 89 176 Steel . . . . 94 S3 177 Bennington .... 87 90 177 Shallcrass ... 87 90 177 .. .. 86 91 177 Neville . . . . 92 87 179 Quinn .... 86 93 179 Bird .. .. 96 84 180 Spencer .. .. .. .. 94 87 181 A. A. Wilson .. . . 92 89 181

Grey, the score McCarthy. . . being: — 84 159 Smith .... 82 72 154 Shallcrass .. . . .. 87 90 177 Wild .. .. 84 87 171

following scores: — Sime 78 77 155 Park 75 79 154 Bird 96 84 180 Schaddieh 88 85 173 Total 662