Golf.

Matamata Record, Volume XIV, Issue 1247, 13 August 1931, Page 1

Golf.

ROCKY DOWNS CLUB.

Saturday’s Results. An 18-hole medal handicap was played on Saturday in conjunction with the qualifying round for the senior and junior championships. The best cards were:—W. Cottle, 100—30, 70; H. Keeley, 86—11, 75; F. Alquist, 96—20, 76; L. Ryan, 104—27, 77; F. Hutchison, 82—4, 78; A. Thomson, 100—22, 78; F. Woodhouse, 110—31, 79.

Those who qualified for the championships were: —Seniors: Hutchison, Little, Keeley, Corbett, Fitzgerald, Mentiplay, Alquist, Cottle. Juniors: Cottle, Thomson, Ryan, Buckley, Bluck, Woodhouse, Casey, Ferguson. During the week-end an 18-hole bogey match was played for Mr. Earl Johnston’s trophy. Hutchison, Little, Fitzgerald, Mentiplay and Cottle, all 4 down, dead-heated, and will play off. Glenfarne Cup. A. Thomson (19) beat L. Little (4) in the semi-final of the Glenfarne cup, 3 and 2, and will now meet J. Corbett (8) in the final. The latter has still two lives, and has to be beaten twice to lose the cup. A close even game is'anticipated in spite of the fact that Corbett has to give 11 strokes on the round. Two championship matches were played during the week-end, resulting in Hutchison defeating Cottle 7 and 5, and Fitzgerald beating Corbett 4 and 2. Championship Draw. Next Saturday the first round of the championships will be played in conjunction with an 18-hole bogey match. The five players who deadheated in the last bogey match will also play off. The draw is:—Hutchison v. Fitzgerald, -' Little v. Mentiplay, Keeley v. Alquist, Wallace v. Corbett, Cottle v. Ferguson, Buckley v. Bluck, Ryan v. Woodhouse, Casey v. Thomson, Dodds v. Chappell, Johnston v. Taylor, Stevens v. another Inter-club Match. The inter-club match against Te Aroha at Rocky Downs will be played during the week-end. The Rocky Downs team will be:— Men: Hutchison, Little, Keeley, Fitzgerald, Stevens, Mentiplay, Wallace, Buckley, Thomson, Johnston, Casey, Bluck, Ryan and Woodhouse. Ladies.—Miss O’Hara, Miss Johnston, Mrs. Taylor, Miss Robinson, Miss M. Montague, Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Mentiplay, Mrs. Lamboume, Miss H. Montague, Mrs. Underwood. Play will commence in the morning, with four-ball matches,x and singles in the afternoon.

Club Chat.

The team which played for the Blyde Cup did very well, finishingsixth with a gross score for six rounds of 575, the winners’ (Hamilton) score being 545. Little and Fitzgerald played well in the foursome, being only beaten by Hamilton and Otorohanga.

Members of the club will be sorry to hear that F. Alquist has undergone another operation, and will not be pfcaying again this season. By defeating J. Corbett in the first round of the senior championship, G. Fitzgerald gained a surprise victory over one of the best match players in the club.

An inter-club match will be played against Waharoa on the 22nd inst, at Waharoa. Owing to Okoroire being unable to field teams both matches against that club have been abandoned.

The junior championship should provide some good even games, but it looks as if Thomson and Buckley will contest the final. On present play the former will be hard to beat.

ROCKY DOWNS LADIES.

Last week’s L.G.U. medal match was won by Mrs. Johnston, 98—20, 78.

The following is the draw for the final round of the bogey match to be played next Saturday for the Sanson trophy:—Miss O’Hara v. Miss H. Montague, Miss Johnston v. Miss M. Montague, Mrs. Johnston v. Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Mentiplay v. Miss Robinson, Mrs. Keeley v. Miss McGeahan, Mrs. Underwood a bye, Miss Waite v. Miss Darragh, Mrs. Casey v. Mrs. White, Mrs. Buckley v. Miss Stohex, Miss Vincent v. Miss Tierney, Mrs. Woodhouse v. Miss Johnston.

WAHAROA CLUB.

Draw for Championships.

The following is the draw for the first round of the senior and junior championships to be played on Saturday, matches to be played by August 22: Seniors. Walker y. Anderson, Kirk v. Porter, Ayers v. Wilson, Banks v. Blyth, O’Connor v. Beaver, Lock v. Barkman.

Juniors.—Bai'ker v. Murray, Casey v. Leask, Halligan v. Saunders, R. O. Brookes v. Carroll, S. Brookes v. Howes, Duxfield v. Mason, Montague v. Roberts, Ingram v. Fielder. Bryce Cup.

The result of the Bryce Cup match is as follows:—B. Anderson, 89.86 22, 67.64, total 131 (winner); D. O’Connor, 85.85—16, 69.69, total 138; R. Beaver, 87.93—20, 67.73, total 140.

Flag Match.

The draw for the flag match on Friday and Saturday is as follows: First Day.—Mrs. Bell v. Mrs. Kiblewhite, Mrs. Hampton v. Miss Banks, Mrs. Bartleet v. Mrs. Hamlyn, Mrs. Lock v. Mrs. Alquist; Mrs. Halligan v. Mrs. Mehrtens, Mrs. Porter v. Miss Duxfield, Miss W. Duxfield v. Miss Vospkr, Mrs. Wilson v. Mrs. Little, Mrs. Walker v. Mrs. Fielder, Mrs. Saunders v. Mrs. Finlayson, Mrs. Howes v. Mrs. Whelan, Miss Murray v. Mrs. Leask. Second Day.—Miss Coulter v. Miss Hunt, Mrs. Ingram v. Miss Tuck, Mrs. Brookes v. Miss Salmon, Mrs. Beaver v. Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Barry v. Mrs. Montague, Miss Raley v. Miss McArthur.

Match Winners. / The winner of the eclectic match was Mrs. Alquist, who took 36 net over the nine holes. The sealed handicap played on the 7th and Bth inst was won by Mrs. Anderson, with a similar score of 36 for the nine holes. The L.G.U. medal round was won by Mrs. Mehrtens with a net score of 72.

THE BLYDE CUP.

Eleven Teams Compete. Teams from 11 golf clubs in Waikato took part in the competition held at Hamilton on Saturday for the Blyde Cup. The competition was won by Hamilton. The teams consisted of two men and two lady players from each club. Play was conducted under single stroke conditions and consisted of singles and foursomes. The scores of district clubs were as follow: Rocky Downs Club. Singles.—Miss O’Hara 96. Mrs. Mentiplay 111, L. Little 85, G. Fitzgerald 93; total 385. Foursomes.—Miss O’Hara and Mrs Mentiplay 101, Little and Fitzgerald 89; total 190. Grand total, 575. Morrinsville.

Singles.—Miss Hewitt 96, Miss Brayshaw 98, J. Ensor 92, B. Badeley 94; total 380. Foursomes. —Misses Hewitt arid Brayshaw 102, Ensor and Badeley 94; total, 196. Grand total, 576.

Walton Club. Singles.—Mrs. James 109, Mrs. Dickey 87, J. S. James 85, A. Adams £6; total, 377. Foursomes.—Mesdames James and Dickey 112, James and Adams 100; total, 212. Grand total, 589. Te Aroha Club. Singles.—Mrs. Halligan 92, Miss Frear 99, C. H. Laver 88, C. H. Murphy 93; total 385. Foursomes. Mrs. Halligan and Miss Frear 99, Laver and Murphy 89; total 188. Grand total, 560.