GOLF

Matamata Record, Volume XVII, Issue 1544, 19 July 1934, Page 1

GOLF

ROCKY DOWNS CLUB Notes and Comments M. Loveridge staged a great recovery in his match with H. Buckley, wliio gained a five up lead over the first seven holes and turned four up, only to lose the next four holes by the odd stroke, and the game was square. Buckley again took the lead at the 14th, but Loveridge equalled at the 76th, and by winning the next two won the match 2 up. G. Spence had no difficulty in beating B. Kingsford by the comfortable margin of 7 and 6, but will find his next match against A. Darragh a very different proposition. E. Wayte brought off a mild surprise by defeating W. L. Barkman and now meets M. Loveridge, who will have to show " improvement if he is to reach.,the final. L. H. Little proved too solid a proposition for C. G. Allan and won by a substantial margin. H. Keeley and H. Hemphill had a very even game, Keeley turning 1 up. Hemphill drew level at the 13th, but his opponent sunk a long putt at the 14th for a birdie 3 and regained the lead. The short 15th was halved in 3’s,.and Hemphill let Keeley in at the next where he played two poor mashie shots and lost the

hole 5 to 4. Keeley was now dormy two and the match finished at the i l7th after Hemphill had hooked his drive among the trees. The semi-finals will be played next Saturday, when some even and inter--1 esting matches should result, particularly in the senior division, when Fitzgerald plays Corbett and Little meets Keeley. The intermediate semi-finalists are Spence to play Darragh, and Wayte to meet Loveridge, while in the juniors Sherwin plays Bell, and Gaston meets J. Carruthers, senr.

BOGEY MATCH fW-C T In conjunction with the championships an 18-hole bogey match was - played, resulting in H. Keeley and D. Sherwin tieing, both 1 down, with J. Carruthers, senr., and H. Hemphill both 2 down, the next best cards. OLD PARR CUP The semi-finals were played over the week-end, the result being: H. Hemphill beat J. Corbett 2 and 1, and H. Keeley beat A. Darragh 2 and 1. ■ Hemphill’s win over Corbett was a surprise in spite of the fact that he was in receipt of three strokes. By :i the aid of /a stroke he halved the first hole, won the next, but lost the lead at the third, and was two down at the 6th, only to win the 7th and Bth, and the match was again square. Corbett by careless putting lost the 9th and was 1 down at the turn, but won the 10th, lost the 11th, and won the 12th, with a birdie 2, making the game all square. Hemphill won the 13th and 14th in poor figures and was 2 up. He lost the 16th, but finished the match by winning the 17th. Corbett, who was a strong favourite for the cup, failed to produce the form he has shown over the past few weeks, while Hemphill has improved. H. Keeley, who was conceding A. Darragh 9 strokes, had a strenuous game in which first one and then the other would hold a 1-up lead. Darragh turned 1 up, but Keeley, with 4’s gained wins at the 10th and 11th and was 1 up. The next five holes were halved, but Keeley, by winning the 17th, finished the - match 2 and 1. * -aT Hemphill and Keeley will meet in y M > the final over 18 holes at an early date, and the latter will have to conff’-. cede three strokes.

1 * WEEK-END COMPETITION j The four-ball best-ball bogey match played during the week-end resulted in three pairs handing in I cards of 2 up, and Corbett and Hemphill won on the toss of a coin. Beat cards were: Corbett and Hemphill, 2 up; Keeley and Darragh, 2 up; Wallace and Abernethy, 2 up; Mentiplay and Wayte, all square; Sherwin and Johnston, 1 down. j COMPETITIONS Next Saturday the semi-finals of the championships will be played; and a sealed 9-hole medal round will be played in conjunction. The draw for partners is as follows: Fitzgerald v. Corbett, Keeley v. Little, Mentiplay v. Hemphill, Thomson v. Carruthers, junr., Allan v. Barkman, N. Johnston v. W. Casey, Kingsford v. Crabb, Spence v. Darragh, Wayte v. Loveridge, Kibblewhit§ v. Buckley, Sherwin v. Bell, Carruthers, senr. v. Gaston, Dods v. McDonald, Bibby v. Hunter. The Moore-Jones Shield will be competed for by members of both the men’s and ladies’ clubs next week-end. This competition is a foursome bogey match and partners will be drawn for on the links.

TIRAU GOLF CLUB REVIVED General Meeting Held After a lapse of years since 1928 the Tirau Golf Club has now recommenced operations on the Farmers’ Auctioneering Company'3 subyard property. A meeting of the old committee, the members of which were Mrs. R. Cook, Messrs. F. Rose, A. Stewart, K. R. Letchfield,y L. Bishop and G. Wilson, was held on Monday evening, Mr. Rose presiding. It was decided to call a general meeting of those interested, which was held later that evening. After discussion at the general meeting it was decided to revive the old club and it is anticipated club matches will commence shortly. Officers elected were: Patron, Mr. J. Keane; president, Mr. N. Horscroft; vice-presidents, Messrs. S. J. Bear, T. Little, A. J. Neville, J. Farquhar; secretary, Mr. B. Barcroft; treasurer, Mr. J. A. Davies; committee, Mesdames Davies, Craig, Neville, Misses Dagg, McGregor, Messrs. Callaghan, A. Bragg, # Howarth, Burke, A. Harrison.