WEATHER FOR GOLF

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19376, 14 July 1937, Page 7

WEATHER FOR GOLF

LOOKING OVER THE LINKS POVERTY BAY CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING ROUND SURPRISE (Notes by “Mashie.”) The weather over the week-end was perfect for golf and Poverty Bay Golf Club players could not have hoped for better conditions for the first qualifying round of the men's championship, which was played on Saturday afternoon. Despite this, the scoring was rather on the high side and several players who were expected to be well up among the first 16 failed to make the grade. However, as the qualifiers are picked from the two best gross scores out of three rounds, these players still have every chance of qualifying. Among those who qualified for the junior championship, W. J. Caseley put up a very good performance by returning a gross 85. If he is able to retain his present form he should prove very hard to beat in this event. In the final of the Reynolds Cup, D. W. McKeague was in form and was too good for N. H. Bull on the day. McKeague turned on some very good golf to take the first five holes in a row, and although Bull put up a very good fight he was unable to overtake his opponent. The final of the Reynolds Tournament proved a great fight between W. D. Armstrong and W. D. Barker, finishing on the last green in favour of Armstrong.

On Saturday afternoon the new green at the first hole was used for the first time. This green is in beautiful order and is a wonderful improvement to the hole. Work is now in progress on the formation of new greens at the eighth and fourteenth holes at Awapuni. When completed a big improvement should be found in these two holes, especially the fourteenth. At present this is the only blind hole on the course, and when the work is finished players will have a wide open green to shoot at.

It has come to the notice of the committee of the Gisborne Park Golf Club that the lady members playing on the links in the morning during the week-end are accustomed to cause congestion to the other week-end players by arriving on the course in the vicinity of 9 a.m. and then driving off from the No. 1 tee in pairs. It is a point that should be given attention by the ladies, and they would assist in the carrying out of the club’s programme if they would make up foursomes in their morning play rather than spread themselves all over the course.

The Park course was in good order last week-end and the first round of the D.C.L. competition was the main event of interest. This competition will advance another step next week when the second round is to be played.

A. D. Tarr and L. L. Winter once again proved too good for this week’s challengers for the Dryland Cup. As this cup goes to the pair who retain the trophy against the greatest number of challengers over the course of the season, Tarr and Winter must have a great chance of winning the trophy.

At the Turanganui course great interest was taken in the playing of the first two rounds of the club championship. Next week-end R. Keiha meets R. W. Halbert and W. T. Rangi meets P. Tureia in the semi-finals of this event. Of the four semi-finalists, three of the players are old members of the Poverty Bay club, where they were among the leading players. P. Tureia is a comparatively new player and he deserves congratulations in advancing to this stage of his club championship so early in his golfing career.

H. Powel, a handicap six member of the Sidcup Club, holed out in one with the same ball on successive days. —News of the World.

The field of 223, for the amateur golf championship, marked the first decline in numbers for a championship played at Royal St. George’s, Sandwich. The entries have progressively risen from 45 in 1892 to 253 in 1929.—Evening Standard.

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