GOLF

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 640, 17 April 1929, Page 15

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NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL KIRK-WLNDEYER CUP TEAM The monthly meeting of the New Zealundi Golf Council was held on ; Monday, when there were present: j Messrs. \Y. E. A. Gill (chairman), \V. A. Kiely, M. J. Crombie. L. O. H. Tripp. A. D. S. Duncan, and G. O. Sutton (secretary). Two new clubs were elected members of the association—the Te Puke Golf Club, Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, and the Manaia Golf Club. Manaia. With regard to the 1929 championship meeting, it was definitely decided that John Lambie, the association's professional, will inspect the Belmont course at Wanganui between May 1 and 3. and it was resolved to fix the time and place of the chain pionsnip at the next meeting of the council on May 6. With reference to the Kirk - Windeyer Cup matches, to be play cd in Melbourne on August 8. y, and 10, a sub-committee was appointed to recommend to the council what players should be asked, and whether in the event ot" selection they would be able to make the trip. The secretary reported that John ; Lambie has already* commenced fiis 1 tour, and the appointment of Tom Gal- j .loway was confirmed for the clubs in j the Far North, which last year v ro ■ coached by James Watt. OPOTIKI CLUB i (From Our Own Con'cspondcntj OPOTIKI, Tuesday. The Opotiki Golf Club's links will j be opened on Saturday next, when | mixed foursomes will be played. \ The annual meeting wus held last j night. The election of officers resulted: Patron, Mr. E. M. Hutchinson: president, Mr. G. A. Dawson; vice- ; president, Mr. H. Jessop; captain. Mr. D. S. Morris; lion, secretary, Mr. W. J. Scott; hon. treasurer, Mr. E. A. Bunkail; committee, Messrs. W. W. Upton. E. Candy, H. G. Reeves, J. B. Birkmyer, N. V. Hodgson, A. H. Hilford. The retiring committee’s annual report stated that the club rates during the year jumped from £22 to £75, due to county revaluation. The in- j crease represented over 10s a member. ! It was anticipated that the fairways i would be in better condition than ever before. At a meeting of the women mem- i bers at the conclusion of the annual j meeting, it was decided to join the i Women’s Golf Union. The following j officers were elected: Captain, Mrs. Birkmyer; hon. secretary, Mrs. Jessop: hon. treasurer, Mrs. Sydenham; committee, Mesdames Bridget*. Forbes, Hathaway, and Miss Trixie Holloway. CLUB COMPETITIONS Club competitions have resulted as follow: Middlemore. Women’s bogey: Seniors —Mrs. Henry. 2 up: Miss M. Macfarlane, 1 up; Miss F. Rathbone. 1 down: juniors—Mrs. Gorrie, 6 up: Miss F. Egerton, 5 up; Mrs. Grant, a up; Miss N. Ballantyne. 4 up: Miss M. Neville, 4 up; Mrs. Wylde-Brown, 4 up. Titirangi.—C grade medal: Mrs. J. B. Johnston, 109; Miss White, 114. In the play-off of the senior four-ball tie, Mrs. O’Leary and Mrs. Spinley beat Mrs. Anderson and Miss Ho 11. COUNTRY CLUBS OPEN Two of the country* clubs opened their seasons on Saturday, and two others held their annual meetings. Pukekohe. —The inclement weather on Saturday did not act as a deterrent to golfers attending the opening of the Pukekohe Golf Club. Representatives were present from the Everslie, Papakura. and Onewhero clubs. The

f opening ceremony was performed by ihe president. Mr. James Roulston. sen., and the first ball was driven by the president of the women's club. 'Mr;. David Roulston. A nine-bole mixed foursome competition was played, the best card.', 37 net, being returned oy Mrs. I*. 1 Bilkey iEverslie) and J. X. Anderson (Pukekohe), and Miss 1. Stuart and !A. Schloepfer (Pukekohe). in me j play-off the former pair won the sili ver buttons. The best other cards returned were: Airs. 1-evett and Charlesworth. 38 net. Miss N. Perkins and J. O’Neill, 39: Miss Cosgrave and L*. Coyle, 4u: Mrs. Stuart and Stuart. 4U; Mrs. Lacassie and HOs king, 41; Miss Roulston and Brosnahan. 42. Mi>s Duncan amt l ike. 45; Miss L Potter and Widduwson, 46. Miss Lyne and J. Roulston. jun., 33; Miss Sellar and Cameron. 56. T e Puke. Tin Te Puk< Golf 4 commenced its season on Saturday, when the president, Mr. W. E. Hook ' . declared the links open for play. V 0 Westlake, wife of the club capt i >. drove the first ball. A Canadian huxml foursome was played for trophies presented by Mrs. Tapper, of Rotoru . The following were the best ends. Mrs. Fox and Bradley. 37. Mrs. Wilson and Veitch. 37. Mrs. Cash more and Westlake. 38: Mrs. Murtyn and Holder. 38; Mrs. Budd and Carpenter, 38. Mrs. Simpson and Simpson. 3s, Mrs. West lake and llookey . 41: Miss 1 erring apd Kay. 42; Mrs. I’erring and Johnson. Paeroa. —-The balance sheet pi* sented at the annual meeting of tl” | Paeroa Golf Club showed a erodit of £33 10s. and assets valued at £l2 1. i The following officers were elected: I President, Mr. A. Bellow; viceI president, Mr. A. E. Surrey; secretary, | Mr. J. C. H. McDonald; club captain. Mr. li. Bray; men's committee, Messrs. S. J. Hedge, H. It. Thorp. P. R. llubbard. R. L. Miller, and A. F. Steedman: green superintendent, Mr. H. I Bray; executive committee, the presi- ; dent, club captain, secretary, and Mr. j A. F. Steedman; match and handicap committee. Messrs. Bray, Surrey, and | Miller. Mr. Bray promised to donai * i a trophy for the three best scratch ] scores in any stroke competition in the coming season. Tauranga. —At a meeting of the T •• ranga Golf Club it was stated that tin» membership stood at 110. It was announced that the New Zealand Association’s professional, T. Galloway, w’ould visit Tauranga this week. As soon as the new 12-hole course was in order, matches would be comI menced. WAITEMATA CLUB [ I The Waite math Golg Club is open* I j ing on Saturday next with mixed four- ; ! stupes. ' 1 Following tb© dry* summer, tho Waitemata links are in good wdoi. and the members axe looking forward to a good season. Several improvc- | ments have been carried out on the links. The fairways are in excellent condition, and with more rolling the ; greens will soon be up to a good standard. The ladies’ club has already closed its membership list, and owing to i\ . largo accretion of new members tiu men will shortly have to consider taki j ing similar action.