GOLF NOTES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 233, 14 September 1934, Page 15

GOLF NOTES

FROM TEE TO GREEN Hastings Club’s Champs. COURSE RECORD SET (By “Stymie.”) The Hastings Club championship semi-finals have now been played, with the result that J. L. Paterson now meets T. Garrod in the final over 36 holes. Garrod defeated Matthews by 3 and 2 in the semi-final after a close game, In which he made some remarkable recoveries.

The match was all square at the turn, but Garrod sank a long putt on the 10th to be one up, and with a birdie 3 at tho college was 2 up. The twelfth was won by Garrod in 4, the 13th halved in par figures, and Matthews reduced the score to 2 up with a 4 at Ngatarawa. Bad putting by Matthews at the 13th made Garrod dormy 3, but Matthews holed a nice 2 at the short 16th and the 17th was halved in par to leave Garrod the winner 2 and 1. Garrod completed the round in 77 to Matthews’ 80. • ,

.in the. other semi-final. Paterson > defeated Murley by 3 and 1- Murley was 2 up going to the Bth to lose- the 9th r and when he lost his ball at the 10th tho match was all square. Patefson holed a long putt on the college to be 1 up and stored par figures at the next three holes to increase his lead to 3 up. At'the 16th Murley was in a winning position, but Paterson holed -a putt from the edge of the green to halve the hole and be dormy two, and when he again hole,d a long putt on the 17th he won the match 3 and 1. His score was 79 for the round. The final between Garrod and Paterson should provide a close game. Paterson won the championship in 1932, and although Garrod has never won the title he has only to produce.hi B present form in the final to see his name on the honours board. The junior chamnionship resulted in a win for W. H. Wood, who defeated H. J. Grieve in the final by a wide margin. Wood has played consistent golf this season, as he has also reached the final of the Intermediate event by defeating J. F. Jones in the semi-final, and now plays the winner of N. Appelby and R. Vesty in the final. Saimders’ Great Bound.

In the medal match played on the Hastings links last Saturday Gonviße Saunders returned a gross score of 71, which beats the present amateur record for the course by one stroke. He had no less than five “birdies” on the round, and his score was two strokes under the par of the course. His card read ; as follows, par figures beine civen in parenthesis: — Out: 5 (5), 5 (5), 5 (4), 3 (3), 3 (3), 4 (4), 5 (5), 4 (5), 2 (3), 36 (37). In: 3 (4), 4 (4), 4 (4), 3 (3), 3 (4), 5 (4), 4 (3), 4 (5), 5 (5), 35 (36). Hastings Coarse Improving.

The improvement in the Hastings course during the past few weeks is reflected in the scores in the medal match on Saturday, when no less than ten players returned nett scores equal to or better than par. G. Saunders returned the best gross and nett score with his record round of of 71, while Murley and Garrod also played good golf to hand in gross scores of 76. Greenwood Cup Match.

The Waipukurau team which played at the Hastings inks during the week-end successfully held the Greenwood Cup. They have a particularly strong team at present headed by Kapi Tareha, L. Reid, E. Kuru, J- Hape, T. Parker and C. Riddell, and these players were successful in winning all their matches against the Hastings players. Cost of Golf Clubs.

The extent to which tariffs aud exchange rates affect the price of golf in New Zealand was remarked on by a golfer who has recently returned from England. He purchased a match set of steel-shafted clubs there at 11/6 each. The retail price of the same clubs in New Zealand is from 27/6 to 35/- each. In vie* of this golfers may well feel that they are paying considerably more for their golf than the players at Home besides contributing to the Government by way of exchange, duty and sales tax. Ribbands Wins Championship. The Parkvale men’s championship was played off over last weekend between IL 11, C. Ribbands and R. B. Read, resulting in a win for the former by two up. Read is one of the most improved players in the club this season and, although playing unorthodox golf, seems to get the results and that’s what counts. He did very well to take Ribbands to the last green. The golf, though not brilliant, was very steady. Ribbands won the championship two rears ago, and was runner-up last year and has again annexed premier honours for this season. On tho Parkvale course ho is very

hard to beat and has played very consistent golf throughout the season. Juniors At Beatson’s Park. The' semi-finals of the Parkvale junior championship has now been played off. L. J. Wright and R. Lynch play off the final. On paper, Wright should win but at times he is inclined to be erratic. R. Lynch, on the other hand, has just taken up golf this season. He has been playing very steadily. The game should be a close one whichever way it goes. Miss Fippard Annexes Title. Miss Fippard had no great difficulty in winning the senior Parkvale ladies’ championship from Miss J. Robson. She has won the “double” this year, for earlier in the season she collected the Abbott Cup. Further would prob ably be heard of this player if she would learn to use her wooden clubs from the tees. The ladies’ junior championship was fought out between Mrs Carberry and Miss B. Kelly, eventually resulting in a win for Mrs Carberry on the last green by one up. It is pleasing to the committee to see these competitions being got off punctually, as there is a tendency at times for the season to be over before the finals are played. Winner at Maori Tourney. Ati old-time member of the Parkvale Golf Club in W. Puhara, of Pakipaki, hnd the distinction of winning the Maori Veterans’ golf, championship at the New Zealand Maori tounament held at DAnnevirko recently. “Wi” was one of the first members of the Park vale club to play at Beatson Park when conditions were far from what they are at present. All sorts of natural andl unnatural bunkers had to be negotiated in those days. The members of the Parkvale club were very pleasod indeed to see him win the cup. Puhara still takes an active interest in the Parkvale club. Parkvale Boat Villagers.

The return match between Parkvale and Havelock North was played on the Village links over the week-end. Although Parkvale won on the aggregate most of the games were very closely contested. Parkvale members were agreeably surprised at the excellence of the Havelock course. The good condition of the links, no doubt, is the result of the water scheme put into operation last season.

The visitors’ own course is now in very good condition and the greens have conic away wonderfully these last few weeks. It is doubtful whether the links have ever looked better. What was once a forest of stumps is now a splendid park, and the credit is due in no small measure to the progressive policy of the Parkvale club. N.Z. Tourney Innovation.

For those eliminated in the first and second rounds of the New Zealand amatetur championship at Wanganui the competition for the New Zealand Plate, an innovation in this year’s programme, should prove an interesting event. The 16 players put out in the first round will play-off by match play over 18 holes, and the winners will be matched against the eight eliminated in the second round of the championship. These 16 will then play (18hole matches) for the New Zealand Plate.

W. F. Turner Wins President's Cup. The final for the Maraenui club’s President’s Cup was played during the week-end and resulted in a win for W. F. Turner, who defeated P. K. Peters by 2 and 1. The Barry Shield has now reached the final stage. In the semi-final W. F. Turner and L. Rankine defeated J. C. Hare and W. Collings, whilst G. J. Templeton and J. Ritchie won from J. Durie and C. W. Nash. The final, which should produce a very good game, will be played during the coming week-end. The very wet weather which has prevailed of late has had the effect of hampering the work of rolling the new area which it was hoped to bring into play this week-end. Only one and a half days’ work has been done by the roller and it is hoped that the work will be completed in time to allow the change-over taking place by the week ending the 22nd inst. Maraenui Club Results. The results of last Thursday’s and Saturday’* medal rounds at Maraenui are as follows: — THURSDAY.

At the Championships. The Maraenui club representatives at the Hawke’s Bay championships did not show up in the best of light with the exception of Bill Taylor, who gave a glimpse of his true form but the experience over the Waiohiki course will serve him in good stead, when he faces the starter at the North Island licensed victuallers’ championship, which takes place at Waiohiki on the 17th and 18th Maraenui confidently expect “Bill” to bring homo the “bacon” if not the “White Horse.”

Monte Brewster . Gross. Hep. Nett. .. 89 24 65 I. D. McCaskill . ... 87 18 69 P. K. .... ... 82 13 69 Itunkine ...... ... 88 18 70 ... 80 7 73 N. W. Smith .... ... 82 18 74 P A t .fttt, ... 91 15 76 SATURDAY. J. A. At. Stevens . ... 83 18 65 H. P. Hamilton .. ... 79 11 68 A. S. Boggs 6 69 ... 91 24 70 R. K. McGivcn • ... 89 19 70 .. 97 24 73 It. M. Gerbes .... ... 92 24 74