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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19389, 26 July 1926, Page 6

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THE AUCKLAND CLUB. CHAMPIONSHIPS COMMENCED. TWO QUALIFYING ROUNDS. The two qualifying pounds of the senior and junior championships of the Auckland Golf Club were played at the Middlemore links on Saturday. Ninety-two competitors took part, and the course was taxed to its utmost capacity. Conditions were almost ideal, but a westerly wind, which is aomewhat rare at Middlemore, puzzled a number of the players. SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. The following sixteen qualified in ihe senior championship:— First Second Round. Round. Total. J. 11. Clark M . 80 74 15-1 R. D. Wright ... 75 83 158 tr. P. Colbeck .. i.. 79 82 161 H. B. Lusk ..... 82 80 162 C. A. Bowen .. 84 80 164 E. L. Bartleet . 82 86 168 L. W. Delph ... 82 87 169 D. MacCormick .. 83 87 170 W. B. Colbeck ..88 83 171 T. R. Bloomfield ..88 83 171 H. L. Rees .... 90 81 171 A. Boddington ..88 84 172 H. W. Tidmarsh .. . 86 86 172 P. T. Upton .. 83 90 173 C. M. Gordon ..89 84 173 W. S. Ralph .. 83 91 174 W. Braundej 1 , with 87, 87—174, tied with Ralph for last place, but lost the play-off. Other scores' were as follow: —E. B. Brown, 89, 86—175; H. Tidmarsh, 93, 82— 175; A. R. Martin, 90, 86—176; H. A. Joyce, 91, 85—176; G. H. Abie, 91, 85—176; A. Wtiller, 91, 87—178; P. Macky, 79, 99—178; C. H. Archer, 92, 88—180; R. F. Johnston, 90, 91 —181; J. F. Brown, 92, 89—181; J. B. Lusk 85, 97—182; W. N. Abbott, 92, 92184; S. J. Hanna, 91, 94—185; R. O. Gardner. 89, 96—185; W. S. C. Harris, 88, 97 185; P J. Western. 95. 92—187; W. G. Borrie, 90. 97—187; A. W. Gillies, 90, 97 187; W. Geddes. 92, 96—188; H. Garland, 93, 97—190; A. S. Friedlander, 98, 95—193; J. P. Aldred, 95, 96—191.

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. The following sixteen players qualified in the junior championship:— First Second Round. Round. Total. B. 0. Hart .v ... 87 07 184 V. W. Wilson .. 96 90 186 T. B. Morris ... 90 87 18G H. P. R. Foster .. 9!! 94 187 \V. A. Fairclough .. 96 9'2 ISB H. D. Robertson .. 89 99 188 B. C. Jacobs 97 95 192 T. N. Holmden 96 99 195 P. H. Upton ..98 97 195 D. Robertson .. „ 99 97 196 E. J. Richardson ..97 99 196 T. W. J. Johnson .. 97 100 197 W. Pavitt .... 99 99 'l9B L. P. Leary .. ... 100 99 199 C. Jacobsen .. 102 98 200 J. Bloomfield . ■.. 102 98 200 M. Louisson, with 101, 99—200. and H. Henderson, with 103, 97 —200, tied with Jacobsen and Bloomfield. In the play-off Jacobsen (90) and Bloomfield (93) qualified. The next players were:—V. L. Masters, 98, 103—201; D. Poison, 103, 98—201; E. Friedlander, 101, 100—201; W. A. Phillips, 102, 100—202; P. Asser, 102, 101—203; F. P. Worlery, 96, 108 —203; P. M. Hanna, 101, 103—204; K. H. Ryan, 104, 100—201; J. G. Haddow, 97, 108—205; C. R. Palmer, 104, 101—205; W. Wilson, 101, 106—207; B. Macky, 103, 105—208; J. Hellaby, 105, 104—209. OTHER EVENTS. The J. C. R. Will's Memorial Cup, which is awarded to the player returning the best gross score, was won by J. L. Clark with 154. The 36-hole net medal prize resulted in a tie between the following players:—E. B. Brown, 175—25, 151; T. R. Bloomfield, 171— 20, 151; L. W. Delph,. 169—18, 151. The nursery handicap ~prize, which is awarded to the junior player returning the best nett- score, was won by P. B. Morris with 186—32, 154. CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW. The following is the draw for the first round of the club championship, which will commence on Saturday:—J. L. Clark plays W. S. Ralph, D. MacCormick plays W. B. Colbeck, H. B. Lusk plays H. W. Tidmarsh, C. A. Bowen plays A. Boddington, E. L. Bartleet plays "H. L. Rees, G. F. Colbeck plays P. T. Upton, L. W. Delph plays T. R. Bloomfield, R_, D. Wright plays C. M. Gordon. The following is the draw for the junior championship :—B. C. Hart plays J. Bloomfield, T. N. Holmden plays P. H. Upton, H. P. R. Foster plays W. Pavitt, W. A.. Fairclough plays T< W. J. Johnson, H. D. Robertson plays E. J. Richardson, P. B. Morris plays L. P. Leary, B. C. Jacobs plays D. Robertson, V. W. Wilson plays C. Jacobsen.®

THE MAUNGAKIEKIE CLUB. WIN FOR COMMERCIAL TEAM. A four-ball handicap match was played at the Titirangi links on Saturday between the commercial and professional members of the Maungakiekie Golf club. Over 70 members took part in the game which resulted in a win for the commercial players by 12 matches to 6, oiie being halved. At the conclusion of the match a dinner was held at the club house during which the toasts of both teams -were honoured. Musical itemß were supplied by various members. The tie for the Kingswell Shield between J. M. Ellifie and P. Harrison was played off at the Maungakiekie links during the week and resulted in a win for the former. The first of the two qualifying rounds of the senior and junior championships will be played next Saturday. In conjunction, a 36-hole medal handicap will also bo played. Entries will close on Wednesday.

MAUNGAKIEKIE LADIES' CLUB. CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT. Following is the draw for the Maungakiekie Ladies' Golf Club's senior and junior championships to be played at the One Tree Hill links to-morrow, commencing at 9.30 a.m. in order of the draw at four-minute intervals:—Mrs. Dufaur v. Miss G. Easton, Miss Haslett v. Mrs. Banister, Miss D. Horton v. Misß Grove, Mrs. Horton v. A. N. Other, Mrs. Gibson v. Mrs. Taylor, Miss J. Easton v.'Miss McCabe, Miss K. Horton v. Mrs. Fraer. Miss S. Cooke v. Miss Lawrence, Mrs. White v. Miss Bray, Mrs. Sutcliffe v. Mrs. Carr, Mrs. Schnauer v. Mrs. Cooke, Miss Ponsford v. Mrs. Dignan, Miss Churton v. Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Petre v. Miss Grierson.

Following is the draw for the medal round which will start immediately after the championships.—Mrs. Stewart v. Miss McGowan, Miss Harvey v. Mrs. Bourke, Miss Johnston v. Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. Ward v. Miss M'ahoney, Mrs. Roberts v. Mrs. Grevatt, Miss G-oldwater v. Mrs. Lovett. Miss Harrison r. Mrs. Hamilton,- Mrs. Lloyd v. Miss Millington, Mrs. Malcolm v. Mrs. Sawers. Continuous putting competitions will be held during the tournament. The draw for the bogey match to be clayed on Wednesday on the One Tree Hill links, starting after the championship, is:— Miss G. Easton v. Miss K. Horton, Miss Haslett v. Mrs. White, Miss McCabe v. Miss G. Cooke. Mrs. Dufaur v. Miss Churton, Miss McGowan v. Mrs. Carr. Mrs Taylor v. Miss D. Horton, Mrs. Horton v. Mrs. Reid, Mrs. Stewart v. Mrs. Banister, Miss Mahoney v. Mrs. Petre, Mrs. Brown v. Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Ward v. Miss Preece, Miss Johnston v. Miss Millington. Miss Yonge v. Miss Harvey. Mrs. Hamilton v. Mrs. Owen, Miss J. Easton v. Mrs. Sutcliffe, Mrs. Dignan v. Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Gibson v. Miss Ponsford. The result of the two-round eclectic match played by C Grade members on the One Tree Hill links is as follows:—Mrs. Cain, 109; Miss Robsonf 111; Mrs. Caughey. Ill; Mrs. Baird, 114. _ , Members of the Maungakiekie Ladies' Golf Club will play a medal round at the Titirangi links to-morrow, commencing at 11 a.m. A C grade match will also be played to-morrow, commencing at 11.30 a.m. For both events post entries will be received and players will chose their partners.

LADIES' TOURNEY AT TITIRANGI. The programme of events in connection with the tournament to be held by the Maungakiekie Ladies' Golf Club at the Titirangi links on August 3. 4 and 5, is as follows: — August 3.-9 a.m.: Qualifying round of senior and junior chamßinnships, combined with medal handicap match. 1 p.m.: First round of championships. August 4. —9 a.m. : Second round of championships, combined with bogey * handicap match, 1 p.m.; Semi-finals of the championships; driving, and approaching and putting competitions. Aufust 5. —9 a.m.: Four-ball-best-ball bogey handicap (choose partners and opponents). 1 p.m.: Finals of championships. Entries will close on Friday. There will be continuous putting, and prizes will also be presented for the three best putting cards returned during the tournament.

GLEXDOWIE CLUB. Following are tlie results of the second round of the senior and junior championships of the Glendowie golf links:— Senior Championship.—F. True beat A. Buthie, 4 and 3; L. Goodwin beat P. Ching. 2 up; J. Hamilton beat R. Kissling, 2 and 1; C. Allcott beat L. O. Eilly, 4 and 2. Junior Championship.—C. Biernacki beat O. Wolfgram, 6 and 5; E. Bradley beat R. Garrard, 1 up at the 19th; Dr. Horton beat E. Hutchison, 3 and 2. In the semi-final of the captain's prize, J. Hamilton beat T. Russell, 3 and 2, and R. Edmonds beat L. Goodwin, 4 and 3. In the final R. Edmonds, a much-improved player, proved too good for J. Hamilton and won with a score of 6 and 4.