J. MILLARD WINS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 740, 19 April 1933, Page 12

J. MILLARD WINS.

Hard Game in Dobson Cup Final. EASTER GOLF TOURNAMENT Thfe concluding stages of the Easter • golf tournament at Shirley were fav- ; oured with fine weather. It was generally thought that J. Millard had the Dobson Cup in safel keeping, but he had a very hard game | with L. A. Dcugall in the semi-final and j he had the same experience against M. H. Godby in the final. After being 2 down at the fifteenth Millard recovered to win by the small margin of 1 up. Godby played a very steady game in the early part of the match, but he slipped in the closing stages ar.d let Millard in. The stroke handicap resulted ir. a tie between R. Pearson and L. Harris, the former winning the play-off. Russley players who have beer, much in evidence through the tournament again were seen to advantage in the fcur-ball bogey, when two Russley men. in R. B. Dagger and D S. Anderson, took the event with the excellent score of 11 up. for which Dagger’s 73 was largely responsible. Following arc- results:— Dobson Cup. Semi-final. .T. Millard heat L. A. Dougall, .1 up. M. H. Godby beat E. J. Pumphrey. Final. J. Millard beat M. H. Godby, 1 up. Stroke Handicap. Gross. Hep. Net. L. Harris T 9 ’ 72 Ft. Pearson 82 H) <2 E. F. Hill SS 15 *3 W. Harman 81 8 73 M. K. Gray 81 7 <4 R. Flay-Mackenzie .. 8» 15 "4 P. R. Gcdbv SO 6 7 4 W. P. Anderson SO 5 7o G. P. Parkinson SI 6 To H. V. Sharp S 3 8 7» R. D. Evans So 10 7 5 Fcur-ball Bogey. R. B. Dagger and D. S. Anderson 11 up D. Reese and J. E. Donald .... 7 up E. F. Hill and H. O. Hewlett .. 7 up R. L. M. Kitto and A. H. Glasgow 7 up W. G. Morrison and A. G. Mallett 6 up E. H. Smith and E. J. Pumphrey 6 up W. D. Wood and R. Fletcher 6 up F. -W. Freeman and Lindsay Russell 6 up D. J 3. Bowker and R. Lake ... 6 up G. R. Kingston and J. Ramsden 5 up G. A. K. Williams and H. R. T. Spanjer 5 up R. W. Morgan and J. S. Connell 4 up J. F. Duncan and M. K. Gray . . 4 up L. B. Scott and P. E. Allison 4 up E. R. Reay and W. T. Glasgow 4 up J. D. Fa I aJ ret and H. R. Aspinal] 4 up Dobson Cup Final. The first two holes were halved in fours, and the third was won by Millard three to four, Godby finding a bunker with his tee shot. Both got good drives at the fourth, and used irons for their seconds. Godby placed his third two feet from the pin and won the hole, 4-5.

The fifth was halved in fours. Millard sinking a twelve-foot putt. Millard sank another long putt at the sixth for a win in three.

Godby was showing good form, and he won the next two holes in four.

Millard was bunkered at the short ninth, and in playing: out he knocked Godby's ball nearer the hole and picked up after missing the putt. Godby, who was out in thirty-five, turned two up. The tenth was halved in fours, and the next was won by Millard, who holed a nine-foot putt for a three. Godby was in the bunker with his second at the twelfth, but he made a magnificent recovery, and halved in the standard figures. At the thirteenth. Old Nick, Godby’s tee shot struck the bank and rolled down into the rough. He again recovered well, and just missed a putt for a three, Millard squaring the match. Millard played short with his second at the fourteenth, and his putting was indifferent, Godby winning, 4 to 5. Both men were bunkered with their tee shots at the short fifteenth. Millard played a weak shot out of the bunker and approached short, Godby taking the hole in four. Millard was two down and three to play. His second at the sixteenth was pulled. Godby was through the green with his third, and he lipped the hole with a foui’-foot putt. A five gave Millard a win. Godby hooked his tee shot at the seventeenth, and played a safe second close to the creek. Millard was nicely on in two, and he sank an eight-foot putt for a win with a birdie three. All square. At the home hole, Millard sliced his drive, and Godby’s tee shot was topped. Godby was in a handy position with his third, but he failed to sink the putt, leaving Millard one up. The players’ cards were:— Millard. Out . . 4 4 3 5 4 3 5 5 4—37 In .. 43435553 4—36 73 Godby. Out .. 44444544 2—35 In .. 44444465 5—40 The game was controlled by- the club captain. Sir Cyril Ward. Manawatu Championship. Per Press Association. PALMERSTON NORTH. April IS. L. Seifert, jun., beat A. E. TSfcstedt in the final of the Manawatu Easter golf championship, at the nineteenth. Auckland Championship. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, April IS. Tn the final of the Auckland provincial golf charfipionship, B. M. Silk (Wanganui) beat R. D. Horton (Middiemore) 2 and 3. In the semi-finals Horton beat Lusk and Silk beat Menzies. Wellington Championship. Per Association. WELLINGTON, April IS. Longuet, of the Wellington Club, won the provincial golf championship, beating Cook (Hutt) 2 and 1. Longuet showed perfect style with a long follow through. He is likely to be heard of in national golf. The best golf of the tourney was seen in the morning semi-final, when Longuet beat Parker at the nineteenth. Longuet took 37 each way to Parker’s 36 and 3S. Longuet took the nineteenth in 4 to 5. In the other semi-final Cook Deal Arthur Duncan, 4 and 3. j* Hanmer Springs Tourney. Weather conditions and excellent facilities favoured the Hanmer Springs Golf Club’s Easter tournament. The links extension of nine holes, making a total of eighteen, proved a great success. Some good cards were returned, and in the medal handicap match, for which prizes were awarded for the best net and best gross scores, H. Studholmc. °f arewo 63 r et anrl D. Lewis. the winners. Other cards returned were: Gross Net H. Stiidhohne (Harewood) .. 85 63 T. R. Condliffe (Avondale) S 6 70 Mrs G. van Asch (Harewood) SS 70 A. W. Spence (Harewood) . . SS 70 T. Menzies (Hanmer Springs 88 71 M. Bush (Pupuke) . S 6 72 H. J. Peek (Hanmer Springs 90 73 H. A. Penn (Russley) 86 73 D Lewis (Hanmer Springs) . 77 73 E. T. Heaven (Harewood) .... 89 73 E. R. Mahan (Avondale) .... 89 73 Miss W. White-Parsons (D.H.) 142 73 Miss O’Carroll (Avondale) .. 104 74 Foursome Match. Tn the afternoon a foursome match was played, the winners being H. J. Peek and P. Cross of the Hanmer Club The best cards handed in were:— Gross Net H. J. Peek and P. Cross $9 66 ' C Holdsworth and Mrs Miss ( 'leary and J. Epps .. . . 9 4 70 Miss E. Sanders and B. SavJ iUe S 7 72

C. Bennington and Mrs Bonnington S 9 73 Miss W. White-Parsons and R. L. Round 95 73 M. Bush and R. Wynne S 3 73 Miss O'Carroll and Mahan .. 97 7 1 G. M. Hall and D. Woods .... 94 76 R. J. Tucker and A. W. Spence 89 76 E. T. Beavten & H. Stud holme 95 7S Hagley Club. The competition for next Saturday is an aggregate stroke foursome. Players will arrange their own partners and oponents, also time for starting. Russley Ladies’ Club. Following were the best scores in a bogey match played at Russley:— SENIOR GRADE. Mrs H. P. Lawry (14) square Miss G. M. Cotton (9) 2 down Mrs Mot tram (13) 3 down Miss E. Stewart (10) 4 down Miss V. Fleming (4) 6 down Miss L. Gates (12) 6 down JUNIOR GRADE. Mrs J. R. Templin .... (IS) square Mrs K. Hartley Smith .. (14) 1 down Mrs G. Oonnal .. (25) 1 down Mrs J. P. Gilmour (17) 2 down Miss A. Rennie (16) 3 down Mrs C. G. Wilkin (15) 5 down Miss N. Burrowes .... (15) 5 down The first qualifying round of the Feudalton Cup will be played on Thursday. • April 27. Entries close on April 24 at 11 a.m.