GOLF TOURNAMENT

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 107, 6 April 1926, Page 2

GOLF TOURNAMENT

RESULTS OF S-ECOND ROUND. YOUNG PLAYER’S GOOD SHOWING. The second 'round of tlie Manawatu Golf Club’s Easter tournament was decided yosterday afternoon under very fair weather conditions. There wero no surprises in the championship but in the second round of tho Hokowhitu Handicap the boy playor, Louis Seifert (9) beat Retemey'or (8) of Hawke’s Bay, at tho nineleenth, liis win in the initial round; it is interesting to note, also being at the extra hole. The young exponent on tho outward journey held tho “colonel” at bay over tho first four holes and was one up at the turn.

Ekstedt, continuing to play sound golf, easily beat MacMillan in the championship, doing the 18 holes in 76 (bogey 79). He was four up at the turn and took the next two holes 5 —6, 4—5, tho twelfth and thirteenth being halved in threes. Ekstedt’s run out, with the bogey figures in parentheses, road: —4 (4), 4 (5), 5 (5), 5 (5), 3 (3), 4 (4), 5 (5), 3 (3), 5 (6)—38 (40). One well known club official who is a competitor at the tournament, experienced an unhappy afternoon yesterday. Playing to the last hole he was confronted with an awkward lay close to the northern fence of the club houso. Essaying to clear to the eighteenth, he landed on tho far side of the enclosed putting green. A fresh ball dropped short into the enclosure, and playing a third he struck the fence a few feet away and gave it up. It was a classical example of the exasperation which tho gamo can afford.

O. H. Druco holed out a putt of fully 20 feet on the last green yesterday and his opponent, who was nearby as far distant from the hole, endeavoured to emulate his example and very nearly succeeded, lipping the rim.

Due, probably, to the unfavourable season, some of the greens are showing patches a little bare of turf, but they are nono the less playing well and the fairways and course generally are very well conditioned. Tho putting green attracts comparatively fow until late in tho afternoon when most arc “in.” Then there is a constant string of “putters” endeavouring to improve their finishing strokes.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP

Tho second round of the championship resulted: Ekstedt beat Macmillan 6 and 5. L. Seifert beat George 1 up. H. Hutchison beat Davies 3 and 2. Imlay Saunders beat Fitzherbert 7 and 5. HOKOWHITU HANDICAP.'

The results of the second round of tho Hokowhitu Handicap were: W. Seifert (5) beat Boddington (7) 6 'and 5.

P. Daniell (6) beat Cave (8) 1 and 2. L. Seifert, junr. (9) beat Retemeyer (8) at the nineteenth C. Riddell (11) beat Marchbanks (9) 1 U P- w" THIRD MEDAL.

Tho third medal handicap yesterday afternoon was won by C. Kennedy, 90—16—74. The following tied for second place: P. Daniell 83 —8 —75; Giblin 87—12—75; C. Riddell 89—14—75; P. L. Sim 86—11—75; Smart 93—18 75. Next in order were: Magnus 88 —12—76; Fathers 94 —18 —76; W. Seifert 83 —6 —7/ ; P. O. Clark 93 —16— 77; Dodds 93—16—77. A DOUBLE TIE. During yesterday afternoon A.' E. Ekstedt, Louis Seifert, junr, and E. V. Spear, who tied in Saturday’s medal handicap for first place, played off. Spear met with a lot of ill-luck and could not approach the scores of the other pair, who again tied: Eksted 77—plus 2—79; and Seifert 93 —14 —79. PUTTING CARDS. Tho best putting card returned yesterday was W. H. Macmillan’s 13. an excellent exposition of _ finishing strokes. On Saturday W. Seifert led with a card of 15. TARANAKI TOURNAMENT. Per Press Association NEW PLYMOUTH, April 5. The Taranaki championship golf tournament was continued on the New Plymouth Club’s links to-day in ideal golf weather. Tho semi-finals were reached in tho Taranaki championship, and to-morrow J. Quin (Eltham) will meat L. Quin (Eltham), and G. M. Chong (New Plymouth) will meet A. S. Hassell (New Plymouth). A fourball bogey, match was won by C. Morgan (17) and J. McNeill (12), 7 up. A two-ball bogey was won by S. F. Sheriffs (4), 1 up. INVERCARGILL TOURNAMENT. INVERCARGILL, April 5. The Easter tournament of tho Invercargill Golf Club was concluded on tho Otatara course to-day. The amateur championship of Southland was won by A. I. Hunter (Otago Club), who defeated F. B. Wight (St. Clair Club) 1 up in the final, played over 36 holes. Tho Southland Junior Cup was won by J. E. Matheson (St. Clair Club), who defeated It. E. Hayward (Cromwell) 2 up. There were over 60 entries for the tournament, which was a great success.' PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP. WELLINGTON, April 5.' In the second round of tho Wellington provincial golf championship A. D. S. Duncan beat J. Mac Ewan 3 and 2, Parker beat Balneavis 2 and 1, Conway beat Wagg 3 and 2, Horton beat Petty. 5 and 4. In the stroke handicap the best cards were: Caulton 74, Marchbanks 75, Ward 76. To-morrow, in the championship, Duncan meets Parker, and Conway meets Horton.