CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF

Hawera Star, Volume L, 7 April 1931, Page 6

CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF

NEW PLYMOUTH TOURNEY. ABBOTT BEATS CONWAY. The first two rounds of the play in the championship and handicaps at Ncjv Plymouth w T ere completed yesterday on the AVaiwakaiho course in good weather. Many fine scores were registered. Conway, the New Plymouth crack, after returning a brilliant 76 in the morning, was unexpectedly beaten by E. AY. Abbott of Elthani in the afternoon. Conway’s card was extraordinarily even, two 38’s, equalling bogey and against Abbott, however, he was not playing sd well and Abbott was 4 up lat the l'lth and then later dormv four, iHe halved the loth and thus was 4 up and 3. There were some close matches in the AVaiwakaiho handicap. A. Sandel beat K. McFarlane at the 19th in the first, round and T. Ah Mackay won similarly in the second round against F. Currie. C. Carlson had two close contests in the Ngamotu handicap, defeating J. Morrison at the 19th hole in the morning and beating H. AY. Kirkby 1 up in the second round. AV. B. Glasgow’ won the morning bogey handicap senior division with a good score of 3 up and L. H. Russell returned a good card of 2- up in the junior division. i Most pairs in the afternoon four- [ ball game returned scores better than bogey. The winning pairs tied with 5 up. Results fo the day’s matches were:' TARANAKI CHAMPIONSHIP. First Round. A. E. Conway beat F. Quin 5 and 4. E. L. Abbott beat C. 11. F.vfe 6 and 4. R. A. Boon beat F. Hutchinson 1 up. J. P. Mortland beat IT. P. Wills 5 and 4. A. S. Hasell beat A. E. Thorne 4 and 3. AV. A. Keeling beat 11. S. Weston 8 and 7. W. B. Glasgow beat J. Hine 8 and 6. G. M. Chong beat Ah Elliott 7 and 5. Second Round. Abbott beat Conway 4 and 3. Mortland beat Boon 1 up. , Hasell beat Keeling 2 up. Chong beat Glasgow 5 and 3. AVAIWAKAIHO HANDICAP. First Round. T. Ah Mackay beat W. Fuller 5 and 4. F. Currie beat G. Sim 3 and 1. • C. McAllum beat R. B. Anderson 5 and 3. G. Haughton beat C. Sutcliffe o and 4. G. T. Dawson beat AV. R. Wade 3 and 2* T. A. Thomson beat F. S. Johns 1 up, F. G. Beavan beat -W. G. Walkley 3 and 2. A. Sandel beat K. McFarlane 1 up at the 19th. Second Round.

Mackay beat Currie 1 up at the 19th. Haughton beat McAllum 1 up. Thomson beat Daw’son 1 up. Sandel beat Beavan 3 and 2. NGAMOTU HANDICAP. First Round. K. Kirk beat C. Walker 1 up. R. Wills beat 'T. P. Anderson 1 up. •0. E. Carlson beat J. Morrison 1 up at the 19th. H. AV. Kirkby beat H. AVilliams 4 and 3. C. H. AVynyard beat R. H. Quilliam 4 and 2. .T. L. Mander beat N. Ah Buist 7 and 6. iS. H. Russell beat iS. F. Burgess 6 and 5. A. G. Johnson beat D. Murchie 4 and •Second Round. AA r ills beat Kirk 2 up. Carlson beat Kirkby 1 up. Slander beat AVynyard 3 and I. Russell beat Johnson 1 up. BOGEY HANDICAP. Senior. AV. B. Glasgow (9) 3 up. A. 'S. Hasell (4) 1 up. T. Ah Mackay (6) 1 up. A. E. Conway (ser) all square. Junior. L. H. Russell (22) 2 up. FOUR-BALL BOGEY MATCH. AAh C. AA r eston and J. E Boon 6 up. F. Hutchinson and R. Wills 5 up. R. B. Anderson and Fyfe 5 up. F. D. Johns an£ E. George 5 up. AV. G. AA r alkley and K. McFarlane 4 up. F. Quin and Elliott 3 up.