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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 157, 4 June 1929, Page 3

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LEVIN BEAT MANAWATU. On the Hokowliitu links, yesterday, a return match was played between tire Manawatu and Levin Golf Clubs, the visitors winning by four games. The morning was confined to match play, the afternoon being occupied in a four-ball competition. The results were as follow: Singles.—J. S. Monro lost to W. Clark, it. C. Cumberwortli lost to E. Clark, W. McKee lost to \V. Goodwin, AY. E. Winks lost to C. It. Hosie, J. IT. AA'hyte heat K. E. Adams, J. J. Stevenson beat M. J. Suhan, T. Louisson halved with I). 1\ Todd, H. Petre beat G. AV. AVilson, A. M. Ongley lost to G. C. France, J. P. Stubbs lost to H. Bull, D. MacPherson halved with AV. Bull, R. H. Spencer beat AV. Phillips, A. E. Hansel beat G. D. Hamilton, 1). 0. Williams lost to Dr. Hunter, A\ r . A. Swinbourn beat J. Varnham, H. Essex halved with E. Pink, G. I. McGregor beat G. Blake, F. Raven lost to Mackenzie. Totals: Manawatu Bi, Levin 9J. Four Ball.—Monro and Cumberwortli lost to Clark and Clark; McKee and Winks lost to Goodwin and Hosie; Louisson and Petro halved with Todd and Wilson; Hansel and AVilliams lost to Hamilton and Hunter; AA'hyte and Stevenson lost to Adams and Suhan; Swinbourn and Essex beat Varnham and Pink; MacPherson and Spencer lost to AV. Bull and Phillips; Lucas and Stubbs beat France and H. Bull; 11. H. Billens and J. M. Taylor halved with Blake and McKenzie.

Totals: Manawatu 3, Levin 6. In a friendly match lan Louisson, a promising young Manawatu player, found “The AVillows,” the fourth green, in one. By a coincidence tiro same feat was accomplished last King’s Birthday by Mr J. R. Galloway, the club’s professional. NAPIER FOUR BALL. The detailed result of the four-ball match played at Napier over the week-end was as follows, Manawatu players being first mentioned : —A. E. Ekstedt and AV. A. Keeling beat G. Saunders and H. E. Crosse; H. H. Hutchison and L. Seifert beat F. C. Fryer and H. S. Budd; A. Seifert and H. Blythe lost to E. C. Smith and H. G. Davies; AV. L. Fitzherbert and R. G. Moore lost to J. Tareha and M. R. M. Turnbull; S. AV. Rapley and Dr. AVard lost to A. E. Lawry and A. A. Sinclair; M. H. Oram and C. G. Moore lost to N. P. Green and R. AV. Dalglcisli; J. G. Swainson and C. Upham heat R. D. Kettle and G. J. Templeton; T. Stubbs and N. Buist lost to G. jA. Griffiths and E. J. Phillips; L. H. Thompson and E. R. Graham lost to H. S. Hindmarsli and J. Humphries; Dr. Miller and I. Macphcrson beat E. AVilliams anti J. Marshbanks; H. A. Seifert and B. Keiller lost 'to D. McCaskill and R. Inglis. Totals: Napier 7; Manawatu 4. SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONSHIP. Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, June 3. The Southland amateur golf championship was played to-day under ideal weather conditions. The title went to C. A. Masters with two rounds of 75, his total of 150 being seven better than the next best score. AVAIRARAPA CHAMPIONSHIP. MASTERTON, June 3. The final of the AVairarapa golf championship was decided to-day on tile Landsdowne links in ideal weather. T. H. Horton (Masterton) beat R. AVagg (Lower Hutt) 1 up. The driving of both players was good AA agg having a very slight advantage, but the putting of both was exceptionally weak. Taken as a whole, the golf was not up to championship standard and not equal to the performances in the semi-finals. The first five holes were halved, Horton winning the sixth and seventh. The next six holes were halved, AVagg winning the fourteenth and fifteenth and Horton the sixteenth, making the tatter 1 up. The last two were halved.