GOLF.

Northern Advocate, 25 August 1924, Page 4

GOLF.

j WAITEMATA VISITORS. BEATEN BY WHANGAREI. The visit to Whangarei on Saturday of a team of golfers from the Waitemata Club (Auckland) gave the members of the Whangarei Golf Club a very pleasant day's outing. Singles were played in the morning and doubles in the afternoon, the Whangarei players being four matches up on the whole day's play. I The results of the play are as follows, Waitemata players being menI tioned first in each case:— ! Morning play.—Baxter lost to Joun--1 neaux, 5 and 4; Sandham lost to Thomson, 5 and 4; Hogan and Bisset, all square; Clouston and Jack, all square; C. Edgar beat Hopkins, 3 and 2; J, Edgar beat Eeynolds, 3 and 2; Hay lost to Gardner, 4 and 2; Budge lost to Bevins, ?> and 1; Jackson beat Crane, 1 and 3. Afternoon play. —Edgar and Hogan lost to Bisset and Jounncaux, 2 down; Edgar and Sandham beat Laird and Thomson, 2 and 1; Clouston and Baxter lost to Wiggins and Finch, 2 and 1; Hay and Eeynolds lost to Gardner and Hopkins, 1 down; Eudge and Jackson lost to Bevins and Crane, 5 and 4. LADIES MATCH. On Thursday the Whangarei ladies will play ;.< bogey match, choosing their own partners and opponents. MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP. The final of the men's championship of the Whangarei Golf Club was played on tlie Mount Denby links on Friday between S. C. Jounncaux and W. Thomson. The run of the play was as follows: — : First Tiound.— No. 1 bole, won by .Tou miesuix, : ">. <>; No. 2, halved, 5 all; No. ?,, Thomson. 4. 7; No. 4, Thomson, 4. (>; No. 5, Thomson, 3, 4; No. 0. Thomson, 4, 5: No. 7, Jounneaux, 3, 5: No. 8, Thomson, 4, i>; No. 0, halved, r> all: No. 10. Thomson, 4, (.»; No. 11. Jounneaux, ',), 5; No. 12, halved, 7 all; No. I.'!, halved, (5 all: No. 14, Thomson, 4, 0; No. in, halved, :"i all; No. Ifi, Thomson. 4, 5; No. 17, halved, 4 all; No. IS, Jounneaux, <>, 7. Eesult of first round: —Thomson, 4 up; scores, Thomson S(i, Jounneaux 03. Second Round. —No. 1, Jounneaux, ~\ C>; No. 2, Thomson, 4, o; No. fi. Thomson, fi, (i; No. 4, Thomson, 4, 5; No. .'?, Jounneaux, 4, ."3; No. (!, Thomson, 3, 4: No. 7, Thomson, 4, .">; No. 8, Thomson, f>, li: No. !), halved, (> all; No. 10, JouTinenux, 4, 5; No. .11, Thomson. ?>, 4. At this stage Thomson was 8 up with 7 to play and the game enderl. Mr C. W. Bisset was official scorer.