GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 58, Issue 4193, 7 June 1939, Page 5

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

» TE AWAMUTU FINALISTS. WEEK-END TOURNAMENTS. The outstanding performance of the Te Awamutu Golf Club members whe played in tournaments over the King’s Birthday week-end was that of 11. Wallace, who reached the final of the King Country Championship, to be defeated by B. Johnston 3 and 1 J. Sterritt, another local club mem ber was among the eight to qualify for championship play. W. Ryan won the First Flight Match by defeating his club mate, D. Harding in the final. There were nine members from the Te Awamutu Club competing at Taumarunui, Messrs J. Sterritt, R. Wallace, J. Wallace, J. Craik, J. Muir, L Preston, V. de Coek, D. Harding and W. Ryan. Of those not already mentioned as being successful in the tournament, J. Craik and L. Preston were not eliminated from their groups until the finals; and thus not taking into account the performance of Sterritt th"club had the very creditable showing of five finalists in the tournament. Playing at St. Andrew’s Links in the semi-finals of the South Auckland Championship on Monday, H. Babbage of Te Awamutu was beaten by G. L. Taylor, six and five, while in the same tournament in the morning Stableford Bogeys D. G. Christie, of Te Awamutu, was among the eight who returned the best cards with a score of 36.

DRAW FOR SATURDAY. The following are the starting times for the first round of the Archeen Cup to be played on Saturday next:—■ H. Babbage v. R. Wallace 12.27 p.m., K. Macintosh v. J. Craik 12.30, B. Crow v. A. Craig 12.33, K. Kelly v. G. Parker 12.36, J. Fletcher v. C. Blundell 12.39, 'G. Wood v. J. Sutton 12.42, J. Regan v. Wilkinson 12.45, M. Barnett v. O. Edmonds 12.48, J. Wallace v. J. Neilson 12.51, H. Bent v. H. Duncan 12.54, M. O’Connor v. S. Preston 12.57, J. Muir v. R. Browne 1 p.m., J. Sterritt v. S. Jones 1.3, W. Reid v. W. Ryan 1.6, E. Watson v. E. Kirk 1.9, H. Baker v. R. Free 1.12. TE AWAMUTU CLUB. Following is the draw for an L.G.U. Medal round and the qualifying round for the Storey Rose Bowl, to be played on Saturday:—Miss J. McGovern v. Miss Marcussen; Miss Montefiore v. Miss Scarfe; Miss Henderson v. Mis G. Garvey; Miss Heron v. Miss Broadfoot; Miss M. Garvey v. Miss Armstrong; Mrs J. Fletcher v. Miss Irving; Miss Chapman v. Miss Crotty. Miss Snodgrass v. Miss Blackbourn; Miss Manson v. Miss Chillingworth; Miss Maud v. Miss Champion; Miss Palmer, v. Miss Voyce; Miss Edgecumbe v. Miss Downey; Miss Germann v. Miss N. Potts; Miss Mensforth v. Mrs Coombes; Miss Ellicott v. Miss Archibald; Miss Holt v. Miss H. Garvey; Miss P. McGovern v. Miss Anderson. POKURU CLUB. Following is the draw for the final round of the Morris Cup competition on Saturday' next:— Mrs Clark v. Miss Corboy; MAs Boswell v. Mrs R. Harris; Mrs B. Murray v. Mrs Smith; Mrs McLeay v. Mrs Karl; Mrs Law v. Mrs Turner; Mrs Clements v. Miss West; Mrs A. Murray v. Mrs Alexandra. All matches are to be played before 10th June.