GOLF

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 30 May 1932, Page 6

GOLF

KIRK WINDEYER CUP TEAM VICTORY IN HUTT TRIAL FIVES GAMES TO THREE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.} WELLINGTON, May 28. The New Zealand golf team which leaves on Tuesday next for Sydney to. defend the Kirk Windeyer Cup enjoyed a good try-out on the Hutt links today, when they were pitted against, a strong side of local amateurs. They won the singles by three games, to two and the foursomes by two games to. one. Brinsden, the Auckland representative and Silk, the Wanganui player, bad not previously played on the Hutt course. Following are the results, the names of the New Zealand players being mentioned first: SINGLES.

SINGLES,

Rana Wagg beat T. H. Horton 3 up and 2 to play.

H. A. Black beat A. D. S. Duncan and 2.

J. P. Hornabrook lost to J. H. Drake 2 down. H. D. Brinsden lost to D. C. Collins 3 and 2. B. M, Silk beat D. O. Whyte 1 up. FOURSOMES. Wagg and Black lost to Horton and Duncan 3 and 2. Hornabrook and Brinsden heat Drake and Collins 2 up Silk and Cook heat Whyte and Petley 3 and 1. Wagg outplayed Horton, who showed all his old artistry with his irons. Wagg, having conquered his tendency to slice, played good all round golf, and proved his right to he classed as the first golfer in the Dominion. Wagg ran out in 39 and came back in 37. taking 76 for the round. Horton took 40 both. ways. Black was rather lucky in beating Arthur Duncau by such a margin. He won the tenth hole through hitting the pin, which was held by Duncan’s caddie, when Duncan was assured of the hole. This meant two holes to Duncan as it spelt a loss instead of a win. Black also had good luck to lay his opponent three dead stymies 1 on the round.

Hornabrook was 2 up with 4 to go against Drake, but found the bunkers at the 15th, 16th and 17tli, and then sliced his tee shot at the home hole into the rough, to lose 2 down. Just off the Main Trunk express, Brinsden was not at his best, but he showed himself a long driver, and some of his long seconds made the gallery gasp. The Wairarapa man, however, was at his best, and took the game by 3 and 2.

Silk, though making his first appearance on the Hutt course, showed quality by defeating Doug Whyte (Wellington). Whyte had done a brilliant 74 the day before on the Heretaunga links, hut he had to strike his colours to the Wanganui lad. Silk went round in 78, taking 39 each way. Hot golf was seen in the foursomes. Horton and Duncan played great- golf to defeat Wagg and Black by 3 and 2. The winners went out in 35 to their opponents’ 39, and were one down at the turn. Horton and Duncan continued to play brilliantly, and took the match by 3 and 2. The winners came home in 38, thus taking 73 for the round, while Wagg and Black completed the full course in 79, taking 39 for the run home.

Hornabrook and Brinsden did 74, while Silk and Cook took 75, coming home in 35.

Sir Alexander Roberts, president of the New Zealand Golf Council, wished the New Zealand team sucess in Australia and said New Zealand and New South Wales had now won the Kirk Windeyer Cup twice each. The Hutt Golf Club presented Wagg Vith a cabinet trunk and travelling bag as the first Hutt member to secure a place in a New Zealand team. The team sails on Tuesday for Sydney:

BRITISH AMATEUR TITLE WE FOREST DEFEATS. FIDDIAN United Press* Association—-By r3eci.no Telegraph Copvrisrlit.l LONDON, May 29. The .final of the British amateur golf championship was played yesterday. John De Foi'est (London) defeated Erie Fiddian (English champion) 3 up and 1 to play. Scottish hopes of winning the championship disappeared when Fiddian who is 23 years old defeated MeAuvie on the last green in the semi-final. Meantime De Forest the 25-year-old son of Baron Be Forest. defeated Lionel Minin, aged 47. an Irish veteron, after a desperate fight at the 21st.

Both finalists were chosen to-day to join the Walker Cup team. Fiddian is described as one of the most brilliant golfers England has produced since Tolley and Wethered. 'Conditions for the final were most unfavourable with rain throughout the match, with occupied the record time of 61- hours. The interval was extended to allow the players to. change their clothing. De Forest early laid the foundation of victory with a brilliant start, winning six of the first seven holes. Fiddian fought back courageously and ended the first round fbur down.

De Forest in the second round ran ahead again and reached seven up at the tenth. Fiddian, fighting desperately, managed to recapture three holes but his effort came too late to avoid the inevitable defeat.

LADIES OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.

SIXTY-FOUR QUALIFY.

LONDON, May 29. _ Sixty-four with 181 and less qualified for the British ladies’ open golf championship. These include Miss Mauree Oxcutt, who led with an aggregate of 151. Miss Enid Wilson with 154 was second. Miss Van Wic (158) and Madame Lacoste (163) were next. All the Americans qualified except Miss Lascelles, who took 186. Madame Lacoste, formerly Mile. S. Thion de la Chaume, won the title in 1927. Miss Wilson won last year.

HAWERA CLUB COMPETITIONS

TWO-DAY BOGEY MATCH

The Hawera Golf Club’s two-day bogey competition concluded on Saturday, Morpeth returning a good card under the boistea’caiis conditions. The four outstanding cards were: Morpeth (6 —5) 3 up, F. W. Sutton (9 —7) all * spuare, Dingle (20 —15) 3 down, J. N. Anderson (9 —7) 4 down.

LADIES’ MATCHES. PATEA CLUB MEDAL ROUND. The draw for the L.G.U. medfd round to be played by the Patea Ladies’ Golf Club on Wednesday is as - follows: Miss Hemingway v. Mrs. McRae, Mrs. Glenny v. Miss Hurley, Miss Harris v. Miss E. Bourke, Miss- Thorburn v. Miss Crawford, Mrs. Roberts v. Miss TAylor, Miss N. Hurley v. Miss Carey, Mrs, Harris v. Miss Bremer, Miss Power v. Miss Findlay, Miss W. Hurley v. Mrs. Masters, Miss O’Sullivan v. Mrs. Wither, Mrs. Gibbs y. Miss Honeyfield, Miss Papps v. Mrs. Haddow, Mrs. Donald v. Mrs. Findlay, Miss Kuhfuss v. Mrs. Drummond, Miss F. Hemingway v. Mrs. Lester, Mrs Walton v. Mrs. Maxwell, Mrs. Honeyfield y. Mrs. Mitchell, Miss McCarty v. Miss Gibbings, Miss Petersen v. Miss Hamerton, Miss Hall v. Miss Foreman, Miss Huston v. Miss C Davidson, Miss N. Dayidson v. Miss Wy bourne. Players unable to fulfil tlieir matches are requested to notjfy their part ners. ELTHAM CLUB SCORES. Following are the best scores for the Coronation Medal and Aotea Roa Cup recorded by the Eltham Ladies’ Golf Club:

Mrs. A. O'. Casey 89 —12 —77 Mrs. H. Wills 91—12—79 Miss R. Townsend 104 —24 —80 Mrs. MeGarry 100—18—82

HAWERA CLUB GAMES. Following are tlie best . cards returned by members of the Hawera Ladies’ Club in the Coronation Medal and Aotea-roa Cup : Coronation Medal—-Mrs. Balgent 94—17—77; Mrs. Rota 92 —14 —78; Miss Richardson 91 —12—79. Aotea-roa Cup—Mrs. Goodwm. 112— 36 —76 ; Mrs. Ritchie 105—26—79.