GOLF TOPICS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23040, 18 May 1938, Page 23

GOLF TOPICS

(VARIOUS CLUB GAMES SOME SPLENDID SCORES brinsden in great form

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Golfing conditions were almost ideal fluring the week-end and there were many splendid scores registered in local. competitions. Brilliant golf, particularly over the first nine holes, enabled H. D. Brinsden to gain a popular win in the final of the Bailing Cup at Titirangi. He Avas conceding 12 strokes to H. T. Jaffre.v, who was unable to cope with Brinsden's figures over the opening holes. The winner reached the turn in .32 and at this stage he had a comfortable lead. To win this event from scratch vas a meritorious performance, and Brinsden is to be congratulated on his success. He is hitting the ball better than at any time during his career, but only on occasions is his putting as brilliant as it was a few years ago. Howeverj his short game is still very sound. The runner-up played well enough to win in ordinary circumstances. He was _ unfortunate to strike an opponent play- { jug almost .unbeatable golf. Fine scoring was general in a bogey match at Titirangi, J. H. Young winning with a card of 3 up. He commenced with 3, 3, 4 to win the three holes, and he held this advantage, his medal round of 71 being three strokes' better than the scratch score of the course. J. C. D. Macky was beaten on the count-back. Others to play well were G. P. Roxburgh, H. J. Somervell, X. G. Sturt and C. H. Bye. MIDDLEMORE COURSE SUCCESS OF WILLIAMS MANY'INTERESTING MATCHES The Middlemore course was playing very well and ou!y to afford protection to the fairways was the "clean and place" rule enforced. The greens, which were recently treated, were in play, and good scoring was much easier than on the previous week. From a handicap of 6, the youthful G. W. S. Williams completed the course in 72 and finished 5 up to win a bogey match. He commenced with six splendid .fours and a two to be out in 35. He dropped strokes at three holes com- ! injria, but finished well to equal the scratch score. Williams won the captain's prize last year and he commenced this season well be returning a net 68 in the BloQmfield Bowl competition. There were many interesting matches in the second round of the captain's prize tourney, and E. L. Bartlcet and B. G. Thomson were among the lowmarkers to be eliminated. S. C. Hay accounted for Bartleet, who has not yet struck his best form, while J. A. Gow defeated Thomson. Gow squared j the match with a net one at the 13th | and, after losing the nest, he carded ] two net threes and a four to settle the j issue. Six threes, only one of which was j obtained at a short hole, enabled V. j W. Wiison to defeat Sir Henry Horton i by a good margin. P. C. Savage was ; level fours for the last nine to beat A. Fair at the 17th, and J. McK. Wilson owed his' defeat at the hands of B. H. Menzies to his inability to recover from bunkers. Two extra holes were necessary in the matches between W. N. Abbott and A. H, Kirker and R. W. G. Anderson and W. Wilson, all of whom, peculiarly enough, were playing together. Kirker was 2 up at the 13ih, lost the next two, and again took the lead with a fine four at the 16th. Abbott squared the match at the 18th and, after halving the next, he won the 20th with to. Changing fortunes were a feature of the other game, in which Anderson was 3 up with four holes to play. Wilson had a good run of figures to square the match on the last green and he appeared to be. in a winning position ' at the next. His third .shot was about four yards from the pin and Anderson, after his third found a bunker, chipped out dead to obtain the half. Wilson struck trouble at the 20th and Anderson made no mistake to win the hole and the match. Probably the most exciting match in =» the No. 2 tourney was that between V. E. Masters and G. P. Elliot. Masters was 3 up at the 6th but his oppo- / nent won three of the next four holes. The position was unchanged at the 18th, where Elliot missed a chance by three-putting, Masters eventually winning at the 21fct, where he obtained a fine i. XINGSWELL shield TE APE'S POPULAR WIN The third and final round of the MaUngakiekie Club's Kingswell Shield contest produced some excellent scoring. The winner, W. Teape. had returned a card of 1 up in the second round and on Saturday he kept good direction with all clubs to finish 2 up. It was a popular and well-merited win and as his style is compact and correct, Teape should meet with further success in his club. J. C. Pelham, who was leading after the second .* round, played a splendid round of 74 for a card of all square, while 1. M cOwan was another lowmarker to' make a determined bid to lead the field. E. D. Thomas made a disastrous start by losing the first three holes, but a great inward hair enabled him to finish square. In annexing the concurrent bogey event with a card of 2 up, fitt compiled an excellent card of to. A great tactician, Moffitt can be relied Upon to take advantage of opportunities when he is able to groove his s'ving. The consistent G. Truscott again filled the role of runner-up. PATEESON CUP FINAL STAGE REACHED The foursomes handicap match-play contest for the Paterson Cup at Akarana is drawing to a conclusion, the Pairs left to contest the final being P. G. I*. Smith and L. J- Bryant ami H. Culleu and A. .J. Martin. The final will he played over 36 holes and, although Smith and Bryant will he conceding nine strokes in each round, they prove too steady lor their opponents In the/semi-finals Smith and Bryant hfid an excellent round of /2 to beat s. Booth and H E. Hridgens, while Mullen and Martin won from C. N. All press ..-and L. Bayley, by a good Jnarmin, Scoring was good in the second round of the Tyler Memorial Cup, which is decided on the best four out of six Medal rounds. V. Salek produced good figures coming home, to win the senior Medal, which was played in conjunctlon, and It. K. Wylie's inward half °f 38 was'a good performance for one a handicap of 18. Wylie is a very keen member of his club and his sucis the result of assiduous practice.