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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 14 June 1926, Page 12

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UNIQUE TARGET COMPETITION

By Cable —Press Association —Copyrljgut. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association (Received Juno 13, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 11. Tlio “Evening Standard’s” £IOOO unique target golf competition at Moor’s Park course, in which scoring is ky points, instead of strokes, is designed to give each shot its own value, and thus. induce more accurate shots I and higher scores. Drives from the tee, finishing in the fairway, arc awarded one point. The green, for the purposes of approach shots, is divided by a target into three circles, the inner, middle, and outer earning .nine, eight, or seven points respectively. _ Points are also awarded for accuracy in putting- , In the first round, the most prominent scorers were Mitchell 112, Mclhorn 160, Duncan and Alliss 159, Held 158, Carnegie Clark 153, Hagen 118, Popplcwcll 144, Howard 141, Kirkwood 12S. The highest possible score is 228. Mitchell’s total represented a score of 69 under ordinary conditions, equalling a record for the course. THE RESULT. Mitchell, with 337, won £2OO sterling. Herd was second with 319, Duncan and R. Q. Herd (the veteran’s son) were third with 317, and Mclhorn fifth with 316. INTERNATIONAL FOURSOME. AMERICANS AGAIN SUCCESSFUL. By Cable —Press Association —Copyrieht. Renter’s Teleerams. (Received June 13, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Juno 11. In the. Moore Park international foursome, Hagen and Bobby Jones (America) beat Mitchell and Tolley 4 up and 2 to play. TIMARU LADIES’ CLUB. Two matches were played on tlio Highfield links on Wednesday last, one against Waimate and one against Teinuka. In both matches the Timaru Club was successful. Tlio results were as follows: — TIMARU v. WAIMATE. W. T. Miss R. Hertslett v. Mrs Kerr 0 1 Mrs N. Rattray v. Miss T. ’ Pringlo 0 1 Miss Godfrey v. Mrs Paterson 0 1 Miss S. Hcrislett v. Mrs Lattimoro 1 0 Mrs McLean v. Miss “Walton ... 0 1 Airs Johnson v. Miss Knublcv ... 0 1 Alls Middleton v. Airs Verity ... 0 1 Mrs Shackloton v. Mrs Gordon 0 1 Foursomes. Miss Hertslett and Airs Rattray v. Airs Kerr and Aliss Pringlo 0 1 Misses Godfrey and S. Hertslett . v. Alesdamcs Paterson and Lattimore 0 1 Mcsdamcs McLean and Johnson v. Afisscs Walton and Knnbley I l Alesdamcs Shackloton and Middleton v. Alesdamcs Verity and Gordon 0 l ■ TIAIARU v. TEMUKA. Tka. Ti. Airs A. Guild v. Airs Finch ... 1 0 Mrs L. Grant v. Aliss Cotterill 1 0 Airs H. Grant v. Aliss Austey ... 0 1 Miss Taylor-v. Airs Oxford ... 0 1 Aliss Twoinov v. Aliss Aspinall 0 1 Aliss Smart v. Aliss L. Fussell ... 0 1 TIMARU v. FATRLTE. A team from the Timaru Ladies’ Golf Club went to Fairlie on Saturday to play against the Fairlie Club. Unfortunately the gal«_ t.liat was blowing all day made conditions for golf very trying. The result was as follows (Fairlie placers named first): — Fa. Ti. Airs Beckett v. Airs Kerr ... 0 1 Airs Bruce v. Aliss F. Pringlo 0 1 All'S AVest'v. Airs Paterson ... I 0 .Miss Trotter v. Aliss Ziosler ... 1 0 Airs Trotter v. Aliss Clissold ... 0 1 Airs Alt-Lean v..-Aliss Cotterill ■... 0 I Mrs Neil v. Mrs Webster 0 1 Aliss Wrcford v. Aliss I-loldgate 0 1 Foursomes. AI rs Beckett and Airs Bruce v. - Airs-Kerr and Aliss Pringlo ... 0 1 Airs West and-Alias Trotter v. ■ Airs Paterson ami Aliss Zioslcr 1 0 Airs Trotter and Airs AlcLean v. Alisses Clissold and Cotterill r i Airs Neil and Aliss Wrcford v. Afr.s AVebber and Aliss Holdgato, 0 1

TIMAUl' CLUB. Tlio following wore the best .scores returned in the Stroke Handicap played nt Higluiold on Thursday and Satur(Iny FIRST GRADE. Gross. Ffp. T1 E. A. Cockroft 80 10 76 M. T. Houlihan SO 10 70 T. W. Lynch . -RS 10 78 •J. C. Ain son 9b 10 80 IT. \Y. Hamilton 9;! F! 80 R. Steven 91 12 82 li. V. Wright 82 plus 1 81 C. \V. Web be r m 10 81 \V r . Al. Scott 97 11 81 li. Ziesler 88 7) 81 A. L. Hudson 9(5 12 8-1 C. S. Bruce 91 7 84 C. .E. Tori esse 97 11 81 E. A. Scott 87 2 85 li. JO. Berrv 99 1-1-85 J 1 '. L. Barker 0 85 G. I nne.s-Jones 101 10 85 W. J. Beswiek 101 10 85 SECOND GR ADE. L. C. Andrew 97 17 80 T. Scott ... . 99 17 82 F. Oxford : 100 21 82 F. C. Alav 101. 18 81 F. F. Duncan 10L IS 81 Lvall" Scott 102 18 81 B. Baxter lo;i 17 80 F. O. Knowles ... ... 110 21: 80 \\ . H. Walton 105 IS 87 J. F. Harrison Flli 21 89 A. 0. Murdoch IF) 91 8!) R. A. Holdgato IF) 21 89 THIRD GRADE. A. I/. Allan . ...* ... 106 .10 70 M. S. Hendersoi Ill 10 81 P. B. Eoote IF) 20 87 J. P. Lamb 127) 10 95 The ties in th first grade, w !1 have to play oft Cor t ie trophies.