BOY WINS AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIP

Northern Advocate, 31 March 1937, Page 5

BOY WINS AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIP

Bell, Not Yet 17, Beats Brinsden

Golf

R. E. Bell, who is not yet IT years of age, yesterday won the & Auckland provincial golf championship when he beat the title- ' holder, 11. D. Brinsden, three and two. The provincial handicap eyent was won by E. L. Bartleet, of Middlemore, who beat E. G: Tallis, Titirahgi, five and four. Bell is a member of the Remuera Club, while Brinsden plays at Titi-. rangi. Apart from the schoolboys' championship, which he has won for the past two years, • Bell had never before competed in an open • , championship. He plays on a four : * > handicap.

The winner gave a fine exhibition all the . way, and never appeared to be troubled. Brinsden did not play as well as earlier in the tourney, and frequently struck trouble from the tee&W However, he would have had to play z'i his best to have won.. ;","-,,', i Provincial Handicap. ' • '' M Semi-final.—E. L. Bartleet beat J. J Earle, one up; E. G. Tallis beat V. W(, Wilson, five and four.' '. . ;Af The second bogey handicap Was woi- ™ by S. Taylor (6), who finished thr/'e ap. E. G. Tallis (5) was beaten on the count back. The four-ball bogey resulted in a •.in for W. A. Donald and C. Mc&racen, who finished six up.