GOLF

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 159, 7 June 1937, Page 2

GOLF

SOUTHERN HAWKE’S BAY TITLE. TOURNAMENT AT DANNEVIRKE. The final of the Southern Hawke's Bay championship, decided when the Dunevirke Golf Ciub’s tournament was concluded during the week-end, was won by L. A. Reid ( Waipukurau) who heat L. Drummond, 4 and 3, after doing the first nine holes in 35, exceptional figures under the difficult conditions prevailing, though the course was in good order. Details are as follow : SOUTHERN HAWKE’S BAY CHAMPIONSHIP. First round.—L. A. Reid beat J. Pine, 1 up; O. 11. Williams beat W. J. Forsytli, 2 and 1; J. Hape beat E. T. Haluane, 5 and 4; D. Graham beat D. Pharazyn, G and 5; L. Drummond beat. J. R. Hobbs, 4 and 3; G. B. Ward beat R. W. Kebbelf, 6 and 4; H. E. Troutbeck beat S. Mangin, at the 21st; L. Paewai heat W. E. Knight, 2 and 1. Second round.—Reid beat Williams, 2 and 1; Graham beat Hape, 1 up; Drummond beat Ward at the 19th; Paewai heat Troutbeck, 4 and 3. Semi-final.—Reid heat Graham, 3 and 2; Drummond heat Paewai at the 19th. Final.—Reid beat Drummond, 4 and 3. - DANNEVTRKE PLATE. First round.—Forsyth beat Pine, 2 and 1; Haldane beat Pharazyn by default; Kehbcll boat Hobbs by deiault; Mangin beat Knight by default. Semi-finals.—Forsyth beat Haldane, 2 and 1; Kebbell beat Mangin, 2 up. Final.—Kebbell beat Forsytli at the 19 th. DANNEVIRIvE HANDICAP. First round. —Seaton beat N. P. Green by deiault;. H. A. Ellingham beat F. N. Gibbons, 3 and 2; T. B. McPherson beat J. G. Swainson, 3 and 1 ; G. M. McCaskill beat P. Peacock, 1 up; E. Williams beat R. G. Haywood, 1 up; R. N. F'arquharson beat J. Graham, 4 and 3; N. G. Ingham beat L. H. Herbert, 5 and 4; G. E. \Yilson beat G. Riddell, 1 up. Second round.—Ellingham beat Eaton; 4 and 3; McPherson beat MeCaskill, 4 and 3; F'arquharson beat Williams, 2 and I; Ingham beat Wilson at the 20th. Semi-finals.—McPherson beat Ellingham, 4 and 3; F’arquharson beat Ingham, 4 and 3. Final.—F’arquharson beat McPherson, 3 and 1. TAHORAITE HANDICAP.

First round.—S. Herewini beat S. A. Train, 5 and 4; W. H. Barton beat B. Ell *;hain, 2 and I; U. L. Hartgill beat N. T. Judd, 5 and 3; B. Armstrong beat E.'it. Wiinsett, 2 and 1; F. Bullick beat D. Fraser, 2 and 1; W. Beedie beat F\ R. Cowper, I up; J. O’Dowd beat F’. Hewitt, I up; L. Tollemache beat J. F'arquharson at the 19th.

Seco’ud round.—Herewini beat Barton, 5 and 4; Armstrong beat ilartgiJl, 4 and 3; Bullick beat Beedie, 2 and 1; O’Dowd beat Tollemache, 1 up. Semi-finals. —Herewini beat Armstrong, 2 and 1; Bullick beat O’Dowd, G and 3. Final,—Herewini beat Bullick, 8 and 7.

Flight winners were. —(1), R. G. Hayward; runner-up, P. Peacock. (2), E. It. Wimsett; runner-up, F’. R. Cowper. (A), E. Fletcher; run-ner-up, it. G. Moore. (B), H. Kitt; runner-up, G. T. O’Hara-Smith. (C), S. Beedie; runner-up, 1. McGibbon. (D.), F'. Garner; runner-up, John Hartgill. Best, gross score (two rounds). — Bogey handicap, A. J. Morgan, 3 up. Best net score (two rounds) : D. Graham, 14S. B. A. lieid tied with L. Paewai lor the best aggregate over two rounds (IGU) and non on the count back.

MANAAVATU CLUB. MATCH AT HOKOWHITU. Playing in a four-balj bogey competition at Hokowhitu during the weekend, Dickson and Shand tied with O’Shea and W. W. Smith with cards of 4 up. Ward and Monro were next with a card of 2 up. PALMERSTON NORTH CLUB. During the week-end the Palmerston North Golf Club held tlieir June medal match, also a qualifying round, the weather being ideal and the course 111 first-class orUer. ’the best cards handed in were : A grade. —L. G. binclair, 81—11 — 70; H. Kerr, 87—il —VG; L. De Cleene, 8G —9—77 ; D. Harmless, 88 — 9 —79; B. Tremaine, 90—11 —79; H. Bennett, 94 —14 —»0; lv. B. Dan kins, 94—14—80. B grade-—W. S. AVilton, 92—23 69; J. P. Webster, 83 —18 —70; W. Skinner, 93 —19 —<4; A. J. Bailey, 9G—l9 —77; E. J. Wills, 9G—l8 —78; A. Hertzil, 101—23 —78. C grade.—D. M. Skinner, 97—24 73; J. P. Flood, 97—24: — 73; R. Hill, yO—sj4 —7s ; ‘J’. C. Spelman, 99 —24 75; J. Lockwood, 99 —24—75; J. Peacock, 101 —24 — 1 7. Points in the Rogers Cup are:—AV. S. Wilton 3, J. P. Webster 2, L. G. Sinclair 2, D. K. Skinner lj, J. P. Flood 1-i, W. Skinner 1, R. Hill -j, J. U. Spelman -J, J. Lockwood J.