PUBLICANS’ GOLF TOURNEY

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 4 September 1935, Page 5

PUBLICANS’ GOLF TOURNEY

CHAMPIONSHIP TO E. MANLEY

A. O. CASEY BEATEN IN FINIAL DUNCAN WINS WHOLESALE TITLE In the final of the principal evtent, the retailers’ championship, at the North Island licensed victuallers’ annual golf tournament yesterday, E. Manley (Wanganui) defeated A. O. Casey (Eltham) after a well contested game in which the standard of golf was always good. The wholesalers’ championship fell to another Wanganui player in M. H. Duncan, who staged a strong finish to account for T. E. James (Wellington) in the final. In the final of the “cobbers” event, J., H. Boon produced some fine- golf to score a somewhat decisive win over G. M. Chong. The tournament, held at the New Plymouth Golf Club’s Ngamotu links, concluded in much improved weather. Detailed results of play were as follow:—

RETAILERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP Semi-finals A. O. Casey beat N. Higginson 5 up and 4. E. Manley beat A. N. Mathieson, 3 up and 2. Final. E. Manley beat A‘. O. Casey 3 and 1. Casey opened well by taking the first hole from Manley, but Manley then found his game and proceeded to collect the next four in a row. Casey rallied and by winning the 7th and 9th had reduced the margin to one. Casey looked likely to square the game at the long 10th, hut the unexpected happened. Manley staged a wonderful recovery from the old creek bed and holed a 12 feet putt for a win when Casey required three putts. He increased this lead to three with a fine par four at the lltli. Bbth were on the hillside at the short 12th, but Manley with a beautiful chip collected his three for another win. Four down with only six to play, Casey’s position looked desperate, hut he fought back in good style. A perfect three saw him win Moses, and lie was a little unlucky at the next, where his putt refused to drop. Manley was then dormy, but a grand four saw Casey win the 16th. The end came at the' next, where Casey was badly astray with his second and Manley making no errors, secured the bogey ■four which gave him the hole and the game 3 up and 1 to play-

RETAILERS’ HANDICAP Semi-finals. J. O’Sullivan (19) beat A. Mack (27), 2 up. J. D. Power (21) beat P. Kinnimont (19) 5 and 4. Final J. D. Power beat J. O’Sullivac 4 and 3. RETAILERS’ LIMIT HANDICAP Semi-finals. J. Mills (30) beat El.. H. Dunn (30), by default C. Fleming (30) beat E. Houlihan (30), 5 and 4. Final C. Fleming beat J. Mills 6 and 4. WHOLESALERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP Semi-finals. M. Duncan beat D. C. Ryan 3 and il. T. James beat W. H. Wood, 3 and 2. Final. M. H. Duncan beat T. E. James 4 and 2. Duncan commenced by taking the first hole from James with a birdie three, but James matched his two liar fours at the next two holes. Duncan took the fourth, but James won the 6th and 7tli, where Duncan put two out of bounds. James threw the Bth away by taking four putts, but Duncan returned the compliment by doing likewise at the 9fcli, and they turned all square. Both -were on the long 10th in threes, but Duncan failed to get down in two putts and James was 1 up. The 11th was halved in par fours, but James was very weak round the green at the 12th and Duncan won the hole with a four, after skying his tee shot badly. James then struck a bad putting patch and Duncan took the next three holes to become dormy. He ended the game at the next, where he placed a grand second two yards from the flag and ran the putt down for a birdie three.

WHOLESALERS’ HANDICAP Semi-finals. C. Louisson (Id) beat F. J. H. Nanearrow (27), 5 and. 4. E. D. Anderson (13) beat R. A. Brewer (20), 4 and 3. Final C. Louisson beat E. D. Anderson. 4 and 3. COBBERS’ HANDICAP Semi-finals. G. M. Chong (3) beat P. D. Wootton (14), 2 up. J. H. Boon (6) beat F. D. Johns (4), 2 and 1. Final j. H. Boon beat G. M. Cbong 4 and 3. COBBERS’ CONSOLATION Semi-finals. E. A. George (13) beat H. W. Kirkby (K>L 1 up. .T. Casey (15) beat C. H. Wynyard (12), 3 and 2. Final. E. A. George beat J. Casey, 4 and 3. MORNING BOGEY Retailers.—A. Mack (18), 1 up; JO’Sullivan (14), all square; J. D. P»wjer (16), all square; J. Anderson (7), -3 down; R. Berryman (18>, 3 down.

Wholesalers.—M. R. Gabriel (18), 3 down; E. D. Anderson (13), C down: W. H. Wood (9), 7 down; T. El. James (8), 8 down. Cobbers.—C. Stone (12), 1 up; J. Manley (10), 1 down; J. H. Boon (5), 4 down; A. Fletcher (9), 4 down. AFTERNOON BOGEY Retailers. —A. Lile, 2 down,- J. D. Power, 2 down. Wholesalers. —M. H. Duncan, 3 down; D. C. Ryan, 4 down. Cobbers. —J. H. Boon, 4 down; G. M. Chong, 5 down. ELTHAM TO PLAY HAWERA The following players will represent the Eltham club in a match against Hawera at Hawera during the coming week-endH. P. Wills, H. R. Casey, J. D. McKay, L. Quin, J. H. Morton, A. O. Casey, E. Nicolls, E. Phillips, H. C. Jones, F. Clemow, E. L. Abbott, W. A. Gill, D. Thomson, R. H. Free, F. Fallows, D. Knucliey, W. A. Tiplady, I. Wylds.

TE NGUTU CLUB. AUGUST COMPETITIO'N RESULTS. (From Our Owni Correspondent.) Recent results of competition games conducted by the Te Ngutu Golf Club are as follow: DEWARi CUP. Third round, first life.—H. Evetts beat Good, Grace beat R. Robertson, Howell heat Lux ton, J. Linn beat Betts. Third round, second life.—-J. Linn beat It. Robertson, H. Evetts beat G. Treweek, Howell beat Mack, Grace beat Luxton. MIXED FOURSOMES, G. Barclay and Mrs Struthers beat Evetts and Mrs Evetts, Breen arid Miss M. O’Dowd 'beat Luxton and Mrs Luxton, Penny and Mrs Penny beat B. Barclay and Mrs Barclay, J. O’Sullivan, and Miss K. O’Sullivan beat Todd and Miss E. o>'Dowd, Betts and Miss Audrey Betts beat Green and Miss I. O’Sullivan, Penny and Mrs Penny beat Breen and Miss M. o’Dowd ) J. Linn and Miss Sutherland beat G.' Barclav and Mrs Struthers.

WOMEN’S GOLF TITLE AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP THE FINALISTS FOUND (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) MELBOURNE, Sept. 3. Semi-finals in the women’s golf championship were won by Mrs Walker and Mrs Morpeth. Mrs Walker, who is the only English player left in, defeated Miss Nankivell -3 and 2. Mrs Walker won by her ability to get out of difficulties and traps. Mrs Morpeth wore down Mrs McKay and won on the 16th green. The final will be played to-morrow over 36 holes.