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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22505, 25 February 1935, Page 15

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OTAGO CLUB. The second round of the Bruntsfield Medal was played on Balmacewen linka on. Saturday afternoon. The recent rain had slowed up the greens/ and the approach shots could be pitched up mora firmly than : under the fiery condition» which have prevailed for some months. The winner of the medal was T. B. Ferguson (who also won last year). With, two steady rounds of 74 he finished one stroke ahead of W. G. Wight. The best round on Saturday was done by K. Ross with 70, but as he had taken 10 more than this in the first found he had to be content with third place. The leading aggregates was as follows: —

BELLEKNOWES CLUB. Conditions were good for the Bogey Handicap played at the Belleknowes links on Saturday afternoon, when the lirsfc match of the season was played. The winning;- score of 4 up was returned by J. Morrison off alO handicap. Other good cards were those of D. Gollan, J. Cartwright, E. Ellison, and M. Wilkinson each with 2 up. During the afternoon Frank Haigh, a popular club member, had the honour of holing his tee sko* at the third hole (160 yards).

First Second round. ; round. Tl. T. B. Ferguson T. .. 74 74 148 75 119 K. Ross 80 70 150 74 154 75 :'• 154 76 ' 155 A. G. Sime .. ...... 79 80 159, The trophy for the best net score was won by P. S. Glasson with 64. The best net scores were as follows :—" Gross. Hep. Net. P. S. Glasson .. .. 88 24 64 S. E. Field .. .. 74 5 . 69 R. R. Aspinall, jun. 83 11 71 T. C. Tyrell .. .. 82 11 71 R. R. Aspinall .... 82 10. ■ 72 W. Johnstone .. .. 90' 18 72 W. S. Stewart ... ..84 12 72