TAYLOR BOWL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23112, 10 August 1938, Page 20

TAYLOR BOWL

TITIRANGI MATCHES BRINSDEN CARDS A 69 LOW MARKERS SURVIVE R. R. McCRYSTAL IN FORM

BY THE ROVEB

Local golf courses were in much better order on Saturday than has been the case for some weeks past. Competitions were held by the various clubs and generally the scoring in medal events was good. The Taylor Bowl handicap matchplav competition at Titirangi was advanced a further stage and with tlio fourth round completed it is rather remarkable that practically all the lowmarkers still survive. H. D. Brinsden and J. Murray each played his match through the week and they defeated R. E. Alpe and G. AV. Burgess, respectively. Both matches finished at the 14th and Brinsden had a brilliant round of 69 to meet with success. In defeating R. W. Christensen, who was in receipt of five strokes, R. R. McCrystal played well, the match finishing on the 17th green. Christensen missed an opportunity at The Wrecker, where,,he played a weak chip and failed to make nse of a stroke. A Harvey, who was conceding 14 strokes, played very fine golf to defeat S. A. Pezaro. The former was two under par at the 12th and then settled the issue with a birdie 4 at the next The golf played by J. H. Young and W. J. A. Thomson was not of a very high standard, and on the run of the play i 7 oung was perhaps a little fortunate to win. The pair were all-square after the 16th and Thomson could not obtain a 6 to halve the next. In his match with R. G. Tappenden, N. A. Naismith was completely off form and was unable to take the game past the 13th. C. Robinson and P. Harrison each played soundly to win his match. An excellent round of 82 off the 16 mark enabled G. W. Burgess to win a bogey handicap with a card of 5 up. Burgess is a young player and he shows distinct promise. W. R. Vercoe finished 1 up and Harvey and McCrystal each played to his handicap. MIDDLEMORE GAMES LEADER FOR TROPHY In the second round of the Bloomfield Bowl competition at Middlemore. W. Wilson, junior, -took the lead with a net 74 and a total of 142. He required 50 for the outward half on Saturday, but a fine home run of 39 enabled, him to return a good score. A. R. Johnson, who is second with an aggregate of 145, again played steadily. It is doubtful, however, if he can head the leader. The winner of the concurrent medal, N. C. Witcombe, was responsible for a good round for one on his mark. *He carded a 7 at the sth, but threes at. the two following holes enabled him to reach the turn in 45. J. L. McCoy played his best round for a considerable time and he was unfortunate in not meeting with success. McCoy commenced with three fours, tho only blemish on his card being a 7 at the oth. F. Macky, who is possessed of a good swing, played steadily for a net 72. K: M. Wilson, who, with B. H. Menzies had the' best gross score of the day, required sixes at the 9th and 17th holes, but otherwise he played soundly. Menzies commenced badly, but came home in 35. MIXED FOURSOMES DEFEAT OF S. G. SMITH * The annual mjxed foursomes hogey contest for the Edwards Shield attracted a record entry at Maungakiekie. As there was little run on the fairways, the scores of all-square by the leaders represented excellent golf. N. J. Kidd and Mrs. A. F. Walker, who won after a tie with H. Roy and Mrs. C. F. Rosser, owed their success largely to a fine putt by Mrs. Walker for a birdie 3 at the 17th. By defeating S. G. Smith, I. MoOwan has reached the final of the Elliffe Cup. One down at the 2nd, McOwan was never in the lead until he won at the 20th. After being dormy 2, Smith lost the last two holes to his opponent's splendid fours. Following a half at the 19th, Smith putted poorly to lose the next, where he was in receipt of a stroke. McOwan has done extremely well to reach the final as, with one exception, ho has conceded strokes to his opponents. He has won I so many matches from apparently hopeless positions that he is entitled to rank as one of the finest match-players 'the club has had. Smith played so well in previous rounds that he was a warm favourite for the event. His failure to hold the advantage in this match was certainly not typical of him and he was somewhat unlucky in not reaching the final. JPLAY AT OTHER CLUBS SOME EASY VICTORIES In the first round of the Jubilee Cup at North Shore, L. Harrison, who'led the qualifiers, again had a good score and he had little difficulty in defeating E. H. Foot. H. Steele, B. Goldwater and A. E. Browne all won by big margins, Browne playing excellent golf for an approximate 73. His outward half of 36 was a particularly fine effort as the first nine at North Shore are by no means easy. H. K. Goodwin and G. Heale had little to spare in winning their matches at the 20th and 19th respectively, while the margin of W. Roberts' win over B. Macindoe was not altogether expected. There was a good finish in tho Fuller Memorial Cup contest at Akarana and at one stage it appeared that T. J. Lawson would score an outright win. However, J. Leacwood, who won the concurrent Stableford bogey, and J. C. Mitchell each played well in the final round to tie. Mitchell won the last two holes to finish level with the leaders and should have a good chance in the plny-off. Later in the week-end lie had a splendid round of 75, the respective halves being 38 and 37. The defeat of H. Cullen and A. D. Barber in the quarter-finals of tho Edwards trophy competition was not altogether expected, but the respective opponents, H. E. Bridgens and T. J. Lawson, made full use of their strokes. The scoring in a mixed four-ball bogey for the Livingstone trophies was sensational. The winners, J. D. MacKinven and Miss T. Jones, finished 10 up, while the runners-up, H. P. Cullen and I Miss A. Hooker, were 9 up. The winners combined brilliantly and used their strokes in all cases. Cullen had a brilliant round of 71$, while his partner played six strokes better than her handicap. In a Stableford bogey at Otahuhu J. L. Clark had a medal round of 72, but it was only after a count-back that he was successful. Clark is the champion of his club and he should have little difficulty in retaining the title this year, for he has been the outstanding player throughout the season. He has not competed in open company since taking up the game again after j a spell of many years, but it is hoped that he will take part in the next Auckland provincial championship at Middlemore.