GOLF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21142, 28 March 1932, Page 12

GOLF.

OPEN DAY AT MIDfLEMORE. An open day was held by the Auckland Golf Club at Middlcrnore on Siturda?, over 30 players participating.. The -5 course was in excellent order and, v.ith perfect Weather, conditions were on the easy gide. The winner of the morning boge.v competition was H. J. Levy, of the Otahuhu Club, who did a fir.c round of 72. Following were the best cards- —H. J. Levy (2). 5 up; E. B. Brown <(",), 4 up; H. C. Glendinir? (14), 3 up; H. A. Joyce (7i. all square: C. I. Nathan (10), all square; C. F. V.\ Allcott (5), all square. In the afternoon, a four-oall best-ball bogey match was played, the following returning the bedt cards:—E. B. Brown and H. A. Joyce, 3 up; C. I. Xat'r.nn and C. H. Archer, 2 nr>; D. Poison and B. S. Finn, 1 up; A. M. Todd and G. G'uirie. 1 up. Another open day will be held to-day, when a medal round will be pTayed in th# morninc and a four-ball competition in the afternoon. PUPUKE CLUB. Members of the Pupuke Goir Club played a four-ball competition on Saturday. th« weather and course conditions being good. The winners were L. J. M'nogue and T. McCor&indale, who returned a card of, 7 up. A four-ball best-ball bogey match will be played to-day, commencing at nine o'clock; Players will choose partners and oppo'nenta, PAEROA CLUB'S YEAR. The report presented at the annual meeting of the Paeroa Golf Club showed that a very successful season had been experienced. The president. Mr. A. E. Surry, presided over a. fair attendance. The report stated that the membership totalled 76. The balance-sheet* revealed a credit balance of £l4 (Is. Officers were elected as follows President. Mr. A. E. Surry; vice-president. Sir. P. R. Hubbard; club captain, Mr. R. S. Carden; junior captain. Mr. H. Thorp; hon. auditor, Mr. C. X. O'Neil; secretary and treasurer. Mr. J. F. Baitlett: committee, Messrs. H. Tlmrp. AY. F.. Tubman, J. Kidd, H. F. Bray. G. B. Dixon; green superintendent. Mr. R. S. Carden. Thirteen new members were elected. Opening day -,vas tentatively arranced for April 16. "The crreenkeeper reported that the greens and fairways were in very good order.

CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIP. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHBISTCHURCH, Saturday. . The Canterbury amateur golf championship was won by C. J. Ward, with 143. strokes, to C. Seymour's 151 strokes. • PLAY IN OTAGO. [BY TELEGRAPH. PRESS ASSOCIATION-. ] .DUXEDDT, Saturday. The third round of the Otago men'a amateur golf championship was continued to-day in sunny weather. The surprise of the morning was the defeat of B. V, Wright at the hands of D.' C. Bennie, a member of. the St. Clair Club. The results were:— , H. J. Hodgshun beat W. Clayton, 6 and 5; W. G. Wright beat J. G. Dick, 3 and 2; D. C. Ben Die beat B. V. Wright, 2 up: J. Spence beat T. B. Ferguson, 1 up &t the 19th hole. . Semi-fiiials.—Spcnce beat Bennie, 7 and 5; U. G. Wright beat Dodgshun, 2 and 1. N The final will be played on Monday. * WAIKATO TOURNAMENT. PLAYERS FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON, Sunday. The Waikato Easter championship and handicap matches were commenced at St. Andrews, links, Te Rapa. under the auspices of the Hamilton' Golf Club yesterday. The weather was fine and the links were in good order. The entries totalled SS. Those who qualified to play in the championship were 'as follows:—Laver, lf>3; Wynne, 165; Parse. IG7; Hotson, 163; Gillies. 109; Hogben, Colbeck, 170: Wake. Fisher, Willis, HI; Mackay, 172Sutcliffe, 174; Murphy, Milne. 175: Blackie, 177; Kissling, 178. Those who qualified for the handicap match were —Blomfield, 179; _ Simpson. Anderson, 1?;); Champion. 131; Kenny, Is-; Craig. IS4: McFariand, 136: Hovey, Cooper, IS7: Tompkins, McLeod, ISS; Leitch, Towers, Russell. 139. , , Welch. Ladner,, Fitzgerald, Andersen and Ryan scored 190 and are required to play-on to decide which two are to be included m the handicap competitors. , H. Laver, of Te Aroha. with 163. secured the best gross score, while Ryan, of Franston, with 190, 43—142, returned the best net score.