GOLF KING’S BIRTHDAY TOURNAMENT

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVI, Issue 21363, 5 June 1939, Page 9

GOLF KING’S BIRTHDAY TOURNAMENT

Preliminary Play at Highfield Good Fields in Opening Events Championships To-day With conditions ideally suited to golf he King’s Birthday tournament at lighfield commenced on Saturday with i Stableford Bogey in the morning and he South Canterbury Fourball Champonship in the afternoon, a large field aking part. Yesterday a bogey .ggregate comprising a round in the nornlng and one in the afternoon erved as a prelude to the South Canerbury Senior, Intermediate and unior Championships which will be lecided over 36 holes to-day. Judging >y the calibre of the field to-day's enlor event should not only be proluctlve of close and interesting golf. >ut the standard should be comparable rith that of a national event. J. L. dackay who will defend his title, will Ind serious opposition in B. V. Wright, touth Island champion and former few Zealand amateur champion ano ». A. Ussher. who contested '.lie

Inal of the South Island and he semi-final of the national hampionships. There are others deluding D. J. Mcßeath, M. Houlilan, and E. G. Kerr, junr. who, n the day, are capable of winning the vent. There are also visitors who wid eep speculation rife, and with two ays’ play preceding to-day’s event they hould be now accustomed to the ourse Although nothing sensational was ccompllshed in any of the competiions, the most outstanding performnee was the success of last year’s rinners, J. L. Mackay and E. G. Kerr, Mir, who finished seven up in the tourball Bogey, beating H H Dobie and '. S. Avent in the count back. Mackay’s aund was in the vicinity of 68 and his artner teamed in well to add his quota > the total. E. A. Scott and G. A. Fssher with six up were next or the st, and Ussher’s medal round was omputed at 69. The Stableford Bogey svealed M. T. Houlihan as the winner f the A Grade with a total of 37 points nd H. H. Dobie won the B Grade with re imposing tally of 41. A count ban: as necessary to decide the issue in esterday morning’s bogey round, D. J, tcßeath winning from E. H. Sime ith a score of two up. In the B grade I. H. Dobie annexed the trophy with a lore of two up, for which he earned reduction in handicap which placed im in the senior division. In the fternoon J. C. Templer, with two up.

headed the A grade with J. M. Mitchell one up In second place. C. G. Durning topped the B grade with two up, the runner-up being D. H. Moir who won on the count back from W. C. Webb with a score of all-square. The senior aggregate was won by A. H. Gillingham who was all square on the two rounds. M. T. Houlihan, who was one down, was runner-up. The B Grade aggregate was won by C. G. Durning who finished two down on the two rounds, with W. C. Webb 3 down runner-up.

Throughout the two days drying greens made accurate putting difficult but the course in general was in excellent condition. The efficient control of the tournament was the subject of favourable comment, particularly from visitors. Mr W. J. Cotterill sided by Messrs R. Wilson and C. E. xorlesse, and the. club’s coach, Mr G. B. Forrest, are to be complimented in the manner in which the results and starting times were posted and also for general conduct of the fixture which left nothing to be desired. Following are the scores: STABLEFORD BOGEY A Grade

Fourball Bogey J. Mackay and E. G. Kerr, junr. 7 up H. H. Dobie and F. S. Avent .... 7 up E. A. Scott and G. A. Ussher .. 6up S. D. Mason and R. L. Martin .. 6 up V. Nicholas and E. J. Melrose .. 6 up H. E. Wright and H. A. Wilkes .. sup W. H. Walton and J. V. Fair .. sup A. H. Gillinghan and W. Thomas 5 up O. Evans and N. Evans 5 up Russell and O. Robertson .... 4 up H. Morgan and L. G. Cameron 4 up R. G. Slade and G. Carmichael 4 up Esler and R. L. Galloway .. .. 4up E. G. Kerr and G. Webster .. 4up P. Durning and H. Fearn .... 4 up H. Bedford and J. M. Mitchell .. 4up F. L. Barker and T. Barker .... 3 up M. T. Houlihan and J. S. Satterthwaite 3 up W. J. Sullivan and D. S. Mullan 3 up M. C. Gresson and J. W. Rolleston 3 up D. J. Purdom and D. J. Mcßeath 3 up MORNING BOGEY A Grade D. J. Mcßeath (2) 2 up E. H. Sime (8) 2 up J. R. Nicholson (5) 1 up E. A. Scott (3) 1 up W. C. Davies (4) all square A. H. Gillingham (8) .. .. all square M. T. Houlihan (3) all square J. L. Mackay (1) al', square D. J. Menzies (9) 1 down P. H. Davies (5) 2 down T. Doyle (8) 2 down P. S. Sinclair (3) 2 down B Grade H. H. Dobie (11) 2 up L. A. Scaife (18) 1 up E. J. Melrose (16) 1 down H. Roberts (10) 2 down W. E. Jones (11) 3 down J. C. McKenzie (14) 3 down C. S. Smith (17) 3 down W. C. Webb (11) 3 down C. G. Durning (11) 4 down P. Durning (14) .. 4 down C. W. Gillies (17) 4 down J. M. Mitchell (12) 4 down S. D. Mason <11) 4 down W. I. Tait (15) 4 down AFTERNOON BOGEY A Grade j. C. Templer (7) 2 up

J. M. Mitchell (6) 1 U P H. E. Wright (6) all square A. H. Gillingham (8) .. ■■ all square O. Evans (7) all square W. P. Anderson (5) 1 down M. T. Houlihan (3) 1 down D. Menzies(9) 1 down T. H. A. Richards (8) .. .. 1 down J. H. Chapman (6) 3 down . C. Davies (4) 3 down E. G. Kerr, jnr. (3) ~ .. 3 down R. L. Martin (8) 3 down P. V. Wright (scr) 3 down B Grade C. G. Durning (11) 2 up D. H. Moir (14) all square W. C. Webb (11) all square P. Durning (14) 1 down N. Evans (10) 1 down C. W. Gillies (17) 1 down A. H. Gillies (14) 2 down H. Morgan (10) 3 down J. C. McKenzie (14) 3 down R. Patrick (12) 4 down NORTH END CLUB BOGEY MATCH RESULT The North End Club held a bogey match on Saturday when the best cards returned were: L. Edyvean all square J. Wallace 3 down W. Good 4 down A. Everett 5 down A. Burrows 6 down S. Anderson 6 down C. Frampton 7 down W. Reid 7 down E. Manthorp 7 down W. Grant 7 down H. Edyvean 9 down Ladies Mrs Frampton 1 down Miss Stewart 5 down Mrs Bradley 6 down Mrs Leslie 6 down Mrs Edyvean .. 8 down Mrs Coales 9 down

GLEN-ITI LADIES’ CLUB

SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND The best cards returned in the second qualifying round and the L.G.U. medal at Glen-iti on Saturday were as

GLEN-ITI v. FAIRLIE

WIN FOR HOME TEAM Glen-iti visited Fairlie yesterday and were beaten by the home team by 20 matches to five. Singles F. G

QUEENSLAND AMATEUR . CHAMPIONSHIP FERRIER HAS COMFORTABLE WIN United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received June 4, 6.30 p.m.) BRISBANE, June 4 J. Ferrier beat A. H. Colledge 7 and 5 in the final of the Queensland amateur golf championship.

M T Houlihan . 34 3 37 W C Davies • • • • • • • . 32 4 36 J M K>rr . 29 5 34 . 28 5 33 D Menzies • • • • • • • . 23 9 32 H A Wilkes . 27 5 32 J. Menzies, Junr . 24 7 31 E. H. Sime . .. .. • • • . 23 8 31 E. G. Kerr, junr . 28 3 31 q j Lack . 26 5 31 TT F Wright . 24 6' 30 T, S Stubbs . 21 8 29 T. H. A. Richards . 20 8 28 B Grade H H riohie . 30 11 11 . 17 17 31 W G Stafford . 23 10 33 T T N Early • . 22 11 33 FT Fea rn . 18 13 ’1 M T. pad better .. .. .. . . 19 11 30 C W Gillies . 12 17 29 G P Lawson . 16 12 28 A R Struthers . 17 10 27 R S Baird . U 13 27 P. Durning . 11 14 25

follows: Miss I. Cowie .. • • • • .. 92 19 73 Miss F. McBride .. .. .. 101 25 76 Mrs H Ward .. .. .. .. 97 19 78 Miss I. Grant .. 97 19 78 Mrs H Baigent .. .. .. 103 25 78 Miss S. McBride .. .. .. 108 30 78 Miss C. Whitefield .. .. 98 19 79 Miss E. Lister .. 108 29 79 Miss E. Fraser .. 107 27 80 Miss D. Sellwood .. .. .. 106 25 81

J. Gillingham v. J. Lorimer .. .. 1 0 W. J. Whitehead v. N. Gray .... 1 0 J. Macdonald v. O. W. Price .... 1 0 W. B. Trotter v. M. D. Grant .. 1 c H. Carlton v. H. R. Parker .. .. 1 0 C. H. Miller v. J. Menzies .. .. 1 0 A. Fleming v. H. Baigent 1 0 P. J. Carlton v. A. J. Leslie .. .. 1 0 J. McDonald v. N. Mitchell .. .. 0 1 S. Hatton v. J. Wain 1 0 C. Reynolds v. T. Maher 1 a C. Stamp v. I. Menzies 1 a P. Carlton v. K. Hutchison .. .. 1 a N. Whitehead v. H. Graham .... 0 i Mrs Anniss v. Miss C. Whitefield 0 i Miss E. Jones v. Miss E. Lister .. 1 3 Mrs McIntosh v. Miss N. Gabites 0 1 Mrs Macdonald v. Miss B. McAuliffe 1 0 Fourball F.G J. Gillingham and W. J. Whitehead v. J. Lorimer and N. Gray 1 0 J. MacDonald and W. B. Trotter v. O. W. Price and M. D. Grant 1 0 H. Carlton and C. H. Miller v. H. R. Parker and J. Menzies .. 1 0 Fleming and P. J. Carlton v. H. Baigent and A. J. Leslie 1 'J r McDonald and S. Hatton v. N. Mitchell and J. Wain .. .. 1 0 Reynolds and C. Stamp v. T. Maher and I. Menzies .. .. 1 0 T. Carlton and N. Whitehead v. K. Hutchison and H. Graham 0 1 Mrs Carlton and Mrs J. McDonald v. Miss C. Whitefield and Miss E. Lister i i Mrs H. Carlton and Miss A. Broad v. Miss N. Gabites and Miss B. McAuliffe %