HIGH STANDARD FIELD

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVI, Issue 21360, 1 June 1939, Page 10

HIGH STANDARD FIELD

South Canterbury Championship Wright, Mackay and Ussher Included Draw For All Events With some of the Dominion's foremost golfers in the field the Highfield course should be the venue for a battle royal on Monday when the South Canterbury amateur golf championship is to be played. A handicap tournament on Saturday and Sunday will provide the preliminaries to the championship and the entries for all events are very encouraging. Approximately 125 players will be engaged. The senior championship has attracted 27 players, the intermediate championship 40 and the junior championship 24, while the handicap events are well patronised. J. L. Mackay, who has recently returned from Wellington will defend his title. He has been playing on various courses in the Wellington district and his 72 at Highfield on Saturday is an indication that he is playing well. Mackay can always be relied upon to figure prominently in any golfing picture. G. A. Ussher, semi-finalist in the New Zealand amateur championship and runner-up in the South Island championship, has strong claims to the title. His scores this season at Highfield have been the best in the club's history, and good enough to win a major event. B. V. Wright to Compete B. V. Wright, present South Island champion and a former New Zealand amateur champion, defeated Ussher in the former event at Invercargill at Easter. He is one of the most polished exponents of the game in the Dominion. His knowledge of Highfield where he learned his golf will be a great advantage to him when he takes his place in Monday’s field. Another visitor who should give a good account of himself is M. R. Blank of Wamairi, the promising son of A. R. Blank who is well known to golfers in South Canterbury. With his father he recently won the Canterbury foursomes championship. Another Waimairi player who will compete will be D. B. L. Boker, who is one of Canterbury’s promising younger brigade ’..ho figures consistently in competition events.

From North Otago comes M. J. Wilson, who has been Club champion there for three years in succession. He is another young player who has a golf future. He may be handicapped by lack of knowledge of the course. If Wilson is not in the winning list he should collect an open title before he is much older. Other visiting players who are on low handicaps will include F. S. Avent (Dunedin), J. R. Nicholson (Waitikiri) and J. R. Mills (Russley), while Highfield players who are capable of upsetting calculations include D. J. McBeath, E. A. Scott, E. G Kerr, junr., P. S. Sinclair, M. T. Houlihan, D. Moyes and W. C. Davies. An even lot will line up for the intermediate and Junior championships which are always full of interest. The draw for the tournament is as follows: SATURDAY MORNING Stableford Bogey North East, 8.45 a.m.: C. G. Durning and Leitch with Gillies and E. G. Kerr, junr., Lawson and Oxford with Forbes and O. W. Price, H. Roberts and W. Davies with T. A. Wilson and Wakefield, Kidd and Clarkson with Stafford and Cramond, Avent and P. Durning with N. Evans and D. Menzies, Fearn and Lack with R. H. Kerr and Struthers, Sime and H. E. Wright with J. Menzies, junr. and H. T. Thompson, J. M. Kerr and Richards with O. Evans and Giles, Wilkes and A. H. Gillingham with Houlihan and Doble, R. Baird and Early with Horwell and Leadbetter, Stubbs and J. R. Mills with Buckley and Nicholson. SATURDAY AFTERNOON Fourball Bogey

North East, 12.15 p.m.: Purdo.n and Mcßeath v. Walton and Fair, Mason and R. L. Martin v. J. Moyes and R. J. Moyes, Russell and O. Robertson v. Moir and McKenzie, H. Morgan and Cameron v. Gresson and Rolleston, R. Wilson and McClelland v Sullivan and Mullan, J. P. Steven and Jones v. Slattery and Baxter, Broadmore and P. Wilson v. Slade and Carmichael, Leitch and Stafford v. H. T. Thompson and Stubbs, A. H. Gillingham and Thomas v. O. Evans and N. Evans, Kidd and A. M. Robertson V. O. Durning and W. J. Smith, Gillies and Irvine v. J. L. Mackay and E. G. Kerr, junr., Clarkson and Giles v. Dobie nd Avent, Horwell and D. S. Davies v. Richards and Sime, Leadbetter and T. A. Wilson v. Houlihan and Satterthwaite.

Port Arthur, 12.30 p.m.: E. A. Scott and Ussher v. Tonkin and Sinclair, Tait and Cramond v. Bradley and Naylor, Esler and Galloway v. IlRoberts and E. J. Thompson, McDougall and Washer v. E. G. Kerr and Webster, Cunningham and Innes Jones v. Kenealy and Hervey, Early and J. B. Wood v. J. Menzies, junr. and D. Menzies, W. Davies and P. Davies v. J. M. Kerr and D. Moyes, P. Durning and Fearn v. Buckley and Lake, Shrimpton and Lawson v. Nicholas and Melrose, Lack and Fairbrother v. Mills and Ncholson, A. C. Martin and Forbes v. R. H. Kerr and Raymond, Bedford and Mitchell v. H. E. Wright and Wilkes. SUNDAY MORNING Bogey Handicaps North East, 8.30 a.m.: Sime, E. G. Kerr, junr., Mitchell, Richards, Avent, H. E. Wright, Hervey, W. Davies, Webb, H. Roberts, N. Evans, D. Menzies, D. Moyes, Sinclair, Wakefield, Clarkson, O. Evans, Mcßcath, Buckley, La k, Blank. A. T. Gillingham, J. L. Mackey, Kidd, J. M. Kerr, Broadmore, Gresson. Lake, Doyle, Fo, bes. P. Durning, J. Menzies, junr., Doolan, Mcllwrick, Houlihan, Patrick, Nicholson, Lawsoil,

J. R. Mills, Cramond, Early, Bowker. R. L. Martin, Stubbs, Horwell, Washer, H. T. Thompson, Dobie Port Arthur, 8.45 a.m.: D. S. Davies, Wilkes, Sime, Fearn, C. G. Durning, Gillies, Giles, Cook, J. Stevens, McKenzie, Mason, Caithness, R. S. Baird. Baxter, W. J. Smith. Slade, E. A. Scott, Slattery, Irvine. R. H. Kerr, Naylor, P. H. Davies, Russell, McDougall, A. M. Robertson, C. S. Smith, P. Wilson, Nicholas, Satterthwaite, Sullivan, Jones, Tait Players go off in the same fours in the afternoon reversing partners nd the following start from Port Arthur at 1 p.m.: Fairbrother, Mullan, M. J. Wilson, E. G. Kerr, Horgan, Moir, Raymond, Allport, R. J. Mason, Kenealy. Post entries to follow these players. MONDAY'S EVENTS Championship and Medal Handicaps North East, 8.15 a.m.: Mullan and P. H. Davies with J. R. Mills and D. Moyes, Nicholson and B. A. Scott with Blank and W. Davies, Lack and Cunningham with Cramond and Houlihan, Baxter and M. J. Wilson with Ussher and H. E. Wright, Mcßeath and Clarkson witl. A. J. Allport and J. L. Mackay, J. M. Kerr and E. G. Kerr, junr. with Bowker and Wilkes, B. V. Wright and Sinclair with , D. S. Davies and Washer with Doolan and O. Evans, A H. Gillingham and A. M. Robertson with H. Roberts and Thomas, Mason and Galloway with Stafford and C. G. Durning, Webb and A. H. Roberts with J. Menzies, junr, and J. Gillingham, D. Menzies and Wakefield with A. Roberts and Leadbetter, H. T. Thompson and Buckley with Innes Jones and Lake, Richards and Sullivan with Stubbs and Sime, Tonkin and Kidd with Nicholas and Bradley, R. L. Martin and Horwell with Early and N. Evans. Fairbrother and J. P. Steven with W. E. Jones and Russell Port Arthur, 9 a.m.: McDougall and Hervey with Gilles and E. J. Thompson, Broadmore and Raymond wth O. Robertson and Satterthwaite, Bedford and Mitchell with Price and P. Durning, Walton and A. C. Martin with J. Roberts and R. H. Kerr, Giles and R. S. Baird with Forbes and Patrick. Leitcn and Lawson with Caithness and G. Webster, Slattery and Naylor with 3. G. Kerr and —. Players go off in same fours reversing partners with the following starting at Port Arthur at approximately 1.30 p.m.: Moir, Morgan, Kenealy, McKenzie, Struthers Competitors are asked to note that 30 minutes is the maximum time allowed for lunch throughout the tournament.