PLAY AT WHANGAREI

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22202, 31 August 1935, Page 16

PLAY AT WHANGAREI

MANY CLOSE FINISHES

NORTH AUCKLAND TOURNEY THE SEMI-FINALS REACHED [BY TEI.EGR.VPII —OWN CORRESPONDENT 1 ! WHANGAREI, Friday The annual North Auckland amateur golf championship tournament was continued to-day in wet weather, which, however, improved considerably during the afternoon. Conditions generally were much bettor than yesterday, and the greens and fairways of tho Mount Denbv links were in excellent order. The four players left in tho championship after to-day's play are: H. F. Buckley (Whangarei), runner-up last year and a previous holder of the title, who meets G. W. Foote (Huawai). A. B. Gillespie (Whangarei) plays W r . ,T. Glanville (Whangarei), holder of the title. On present- form it would appear that tho final to-morrow afternoon will be again a Glanville-Buckloy match, which would arouse much interest. In tho first round this morning three matches were taken to tho 19th hole, and all the others were good, even games, with tho exception of Dr. Buckley v. A. Anderson (Okaihau), in which Buckley won 7 and 6. The second round this afternoon also provided some excellent games, probably tho best being when Glanville defeated A. L. McLean (Auckland) 1 up at tho 19th. In this match Glanville took tho lead at the fifth and was lying dor my three after the loth, but indifferent golf on his part cost him the next three holes. Ho won the 19th with a bogoy 4.

Timely Recovery

Another game to go to the 19th was G. W. Footo v. W. E. Little wood (Whangaroi). Foote was 3 down practically all the game, and was 2 down with two to play. He won three holes on end to win tho match, being in front for the first time at the finish.

A. 11. Gillespie (Whangarei) and D. J. Thomson (Whangarei), a former holder of tho title, had a great fight before Gillespie won 1 up. Thomson lost the first throe holes, but won the next four. Gillespie gained the load at the ninth, which he retained to be dormy one at the 18th. This was halved, 'ihomson having hard luck with an eightfoot putt, which lipped tho hole. Buckley again had an easy victory, defeating S. Morrison (Rodney) 6 and 5. Following are the results of the championship play:— First Round. —H. F. Buckley (Whangarei) beat A. A. Anderson (Okaihau), 7 and 6; S. Morrison (Rodney) beat A. R. Finn (Akarana), 1 up; W. E. Littlewood (Whangarei) beat V. Salek (Akarana), 1 up at the 19th; G. W. Foote (liuawai) beat R. Hood (Akarana), 1 up at the 19th; A. Gillespie (Whangarei) beat C. Reecroft (Wellsford), 4 and 3; D. J. Thomson (Whangarei) beat J. Pengclly (Dargaville), I up at the 19th; A. L. McLean (Auckland) beat D. Roberts (Whangarei), 3 and 2; W. J. Glanville (Whangarei) beat E. W. Friedlander (Auckland), 3 and 1. Second Round. —Buckley beat Morrison, 6 and 5; Foote beat Littlewood, 1 up at the 19th; Gillespie beat Thomson, 1 up; Glanville beat McLean, 1 up at the 19th.

Group Handicap Games Special group handicap for the eight players eliminated from the first round of the championship.—First round: A. R. Finn beat A. A. Anderson, 4 and 2; R. Hood beat V. Salek, 2 up; C. Beecroft beat J. Pengelly, 2 up; E. W r . Friedlander beat D. Roberts, 4 and 2. Other Group Handicaps.—No. 1 Group: M. Greville boat P. H. Harrison, 4 and 3; R. Benson beat T. Clarke, 3 and 2; W. Conaghan beat T. Gardner, 5 and 4; J. A. Patterson beat C. M. Cox, 3 and 2. Semi-final: Benson beat Greville, 2 up; Patterson beat Conaghan, 4 and 2. No. 2 Group.—W. T. Surman won from L. Hilton by default; S. Weston beat J. Horrell, 4 and 3; M. Sheriff beat S. C. Thome, 1 up at the 20th; R. Porter beat E. W. Thomson, 1 up. Semi-final: Surman beat Weston, 2 up: Porter beat Sheriff, 4 and 2. No. 3 Group.—V. C. Keys beat F. Taine, 2 and 1; N. Barriball beat W. Christiansen, • 4 and 3; A. G. Sheen beat R. S. Chalmers, 6 and 4; H. Younger beat A. Walker, 3 and 2. Semi-final: Barriball beat Keys, 4 and 2; Younger beat Sheen, 1 up. No. 4 Group.—Dyer beat R. Tappcnden, 2 and 1; B. Gordon won from A. D. Jack by default; H. Moffitt beat H. Wilson, 5 and 4; B. Burgess beat A. Mills, 5 and 4. Semi-final: Dyer beat Gordon, 1 up at tho 22nd; Moffitt beat Burgess, 5 and 4. No. 5 Group.—L. A. Johnson, a bye; W. J. Orr beat R. Whitehead, 1 up; A. R. Ryder beat R. Harington, 2 and 1; F. Higginson beat J. W. Morton, 6 and 4. Semi-final: Orr beat Johnson, 4 and 2; Higginson beat Ryder, 1 up. A bogey match this morning was won by E. W. Friedlander, 1 down. A medal handicap this afternoon was won by A. 11. Gillespie, 83, 9—74. TAURANGA TOURNAMENT ENTRY OF 100 EXPECTED MANY CLUBS REPRESENTED [by TF.LKCRArn —OWN TAURANGA, Friday Tho Tauranga Golf Club's tournament at the week-end, commencing with a bogey handicap, promises to draw an entry of 100 players. Club champions from Wlmkatano, To Puke, Waihi, Paeroa, To Kuiti and To Aroha have already entered, along with the leading players of all the Bay of Plenty clubs. H. D. Brinsden, the defending champion, will find strong opposition in H. B. Lusk, winner of tho Rotorua championship, C. Kidd (Paeroa), Dinsdalo (To Kuiti), and Matoman and Penny (Tauranga), whilo Tovoy (Tauranga), last year's runnor-up, has been playing well of late. During tho week tho course has received considerable attention and is in excellent playing order. If tho club is fortunate in having fino weather tho tournament should bo most successful.