GOLF.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 October 1919, Page 7

GOLF.

«»■ • WANGANUI v. TARANAKf. I NARROW WIN POR WANGANTJI. (Special to Dally News.) Wanganul, Last Night Quite a golfing field day was held at the local. links to-day. when the members of the wanganul Golf Club were called upM to withstand a challenge from a strong combination of twenty players representing tne New Plymouth, .Hawera, Eltham, Inglewood, and Patea Golf Clubs Perfect summer weather prevailed. The greens were exceptionally fust, and the pace puzzled the visitors, after being used to playing on their mure sedate links, where there is not nearly so much run on the ball. FOUR-BALL MATCH. The morning was taken up with a four-ball competition, which resulted In honors being even, each side winning five games. It was a coincidence that Wanganul won Ihe first five games on the list, while the visitors won the last five. Details of the play are as follows: O'Callaghan (Hawera) and Butcher (New Plymouth), lost to Harold and G. Saunders B and 1. Bewley and Weston (New Plymouth), lost to Goss and Parkes, 4 and 3. Dr. Wade and Grey (New Plymouth), lost to Meldrum and Kelly, 5 and 4. Gudgeon (Inglewood) and Bayle'y I Hawera), lost to Powdrell and Harrison, 0 and S. Pulley (Patea) and J. Quln (Eltham) lost to Darcy and Hussey, 2 down. Stewart (Eltham) and Elliott (Hawera), beat Beavan and Bates, 3 and 2. ■Ross (Eltham) and O'Carroll (luglewoodl, Beat D. McKay and Williams, 4 and 3. F. Quln (Eltham) and Ryan (Hawera) beat Cave and Ross, 3 and 2. Walker and Sulton (Hawera), beat Gibson nnd Poynter, 4 and 3. Salmon (Hawera) and Milne (New Plymouth) , .beat Armstrong and Stewart, 5 and 3. Some first-class golf was witnessed during (he morning. This can be gauged whei, it Is stated that Bewley. of New Plymouth, made the out Journey in 39, and yet he and Weston were two down at the turn, Goss and Partes best ball returning a nice little total of 35. MATCH PLAT. Luncheon was provided at. the clubhouse in the afternoon match play figured on the card, and as during the morning, the contest was of the closes' and most oxcjrng order. It was not until the last pair had come In lhat the result could be determined, im& when Ihe numbers did at last go up it was discovered that Wanganul had managed to win by the narrow margin of one game. W. O'Callaghan, the captain of tha visiting team, again proved what a fine player ho Is by defeating the Wanganul champion (X Harold), by 2up and Ito play. These two Stalwarts had a very keen contest and the golf was of a high standard throughout. They weie ail-square at the turn and see-sawed like a boat race until the 15th. green, wu»re they were all-square again. Here tiW Hawera crack Jumped into his stride and leaving hoth hl3 opponent, and the old "Colonel" standing »t the next two holes, ended up a fl'ie round by winning as above stated. O'Caliaghan's card for the whole Journey was an evfn SO, and this Included a couple of shots thrown away through getting Into the bunker at the '•Encampment." The following are the results of the games played, the visitors being mentioned first in «acn instance:— W. O'Callaghan beat J. Harold 2 and 1. Butcher lost to 0. Saunders, 4 and 3. Bewley lost to Goss, 2 and 1. Weston lost to Parkes, 1 and 5. Dr. Wade lost to Meldrum, 1 down. Grey lost to Kelly, 1 down. Gudgeon lost to Powdrell, 1 down Bayley lost to Harrison, 3 and 2 Pulley beat Darcy, 3 and 2. .T. Quln lost to Hussey, 3 nnd 3. Stewart lost to Beaver, 3 and 1. Elliot beat Bates. 2 and 1. Ross beat D. McKay, 1 up. O'Carroll beat Williams, 2 and 1 P. Quln lost to W. B. Cave, 5 and 3. Ryan beat Hoss, 1 up. Walker beat Gibson, 6 and 5. Sutton beat Poynter, 5 and 3. Thompson beat Armstrong, 1 up. Milne beat Stewart, 3 and t.