FROM TEE TO GREEN

Waikato Independent, Volume XLIV, Issue 108, 1 October 1947, Page 7

FROM TEE TO GREEN

The Championships ■ Well' Under Way

FIRST ROUND COMPLETED LINKS IDEAL FOR PLAY Golfing was under the most favourable conditions on Saturday when the first round of the championships was decided. The links were in excellent order, and as a result there was good 'scoring, and many close contests. _ , Credit is due to the course superintendent, Mr C. G. Vosper, and the caretaker, Mr Fred Gibbons, for the ideal playing conditions. The links should be at their best for the Labour Day Tournament later this month, The keenest match on Saturday was that between J. Billet' and I. Litchwark, a decision being reached only at the 21st hole, where Butler Won with a bogey three. Butler's card was not handed in, but a fair inch-, cation of the standard of play was the fact that Litchwark played a 76 gross. Litchwark repeated this performance on Sunday, and his handicap has been reduced from 8 to 7." Butler has also been brought down a stroke from 11 to 10. D. McCathie is now approaching his best form and had- no difficulty in elinminating the club captain, J. R. Haworthi A. H. Clayton also played well to defeat F. Entwisle comfortably. V. C. Hollis and E. A. Morrice had a keen contest, being all square at the 16th. Assisted by stymies at the last two holes, Hollis won 2 up. The improving W. Bobbette had B. Farquhar fully extended for the greater part of the game, but went under 3 and 2. \ After a bad beginning, C. E. Hargraves had no chance of making up leeway op W, Kiee, who is on his game again and the. match finished at the Elbow. G. W. Allen beat Les Haworth 2 and 1. l There is also keen interest in the" intermediate and junior championships.. P. S. Kirk is favourite for the intermediate section, and proved this' by scoring 37 points in' the stabkford on Saturday, when he had a bye. His handicap has been reduced from 15 to 13. R, Rush and I Fairbrother appear to have the the best prospects among the juniors. The former earned a two-stroke reduction in handicap on

'WULLIE AUCHTEIiLONIE"

J This Game of Golf "MEMBERS will Mildly refrain from picking vp lost balls until . tlvey liaye stopped rolling." —Sign on a Scottish golf course. STATISTICIAN says there arc more than 300 binds of games , played with balls. We, personally, I have seen more than 300 binds of games played with golf balls. . —The Arkansas Gazette GOLF: The Scottish game of swinging, swatting, sweating and swearing. — Willie Collier Snr. "A REALLY fat man is no good at the game of golf because he tees the ball where lie can hit 'A, but he can't see it; and if he puts the ball where, ho can see it, he can't hit it." t—Anonymous, il -

■ Saturday and is now on 16. Fair- > brother had the'good medal round on » the week-end of 84-16-68. The draw for the second round is: Seniors: W. Ryan v. A. H.,ClavH ten, B. Farquhar v. V. C. Hollis; J. i Butler v. G. W." Allen; W. Rice and D. McCathie. ;• Intermediates: C. H. White v. B. • E. Harper; R. Waite v. W. J. Ward; . A. McCann v. W. Smeeton; J. Richard-' i son v. P. S. Kirk. Juniors: I. Fairbrother v. C. Boyce; H. Betts v. R. Rush; M. Weatherell 1 v. winner of A. Turney and F. T. : Ray; D. S. Allen v. H. Davys. ! 36-Hole Bogey ! A 36-hole bogey match for a trophy • donated by Mr I. Litchwark will be • played over the. next two Saturdays, i The draw is as follows: G. Watt v. H. C. Tod; R. Boucher > v. W. O. Cubis; A. Webster v. R. S. ' Alford; I. Litchwark v. J. B, Harvey; '> J. Jeans'v. E. A. C, Har- : graves v. R. McDonald; D. Lundon v, i F. Lewis; J. R, Haworth v. W. Wilkinson; P, O'Brien v. w". Bobbette; ?. Entwistle v. H. Richards; Les Haworth v, R, E, A, Newcombe; R. Fisher v. C. H. Burgess; F. E. Quinn v. M. Wells; A. Feisst v. G. E. Hayden; Alf Cubis v. C. G. Thompson: C. G. Vosper v. S'. E. Johnstone; R. Ireland v. C. Connelly; W. H. Cubis J v. R. Bell; E. Nickle v. E. J. F. Keninedy; W. Kehely v. L. Waite; A. Webb, v. H. M. P. Baker; R. Calvert v. loser of F. T. Ray and A. Turney. Those still iu the championships will not be eligble to take part in this competition. Saturday Lady Players j The draw for Saturday lady members on October 4, is a follows: Miss R. White v. Mrs Duckering. Miss B. Keyte v. Miss M. White, Miss N. Wilkie v. Miss P.' White, Miss C. Thompson v. Miss M. Clague, Miss D. Newcombe v. Miss D. Pedersen, Miss S. Carey v. Miss B. Burgessj Miss J. Nelson v. Miss J. Low, Miss J. McFarlane v. Miss S. Waite, Miss F. Nickle v. Miss J. Petersen, Miss J. O'Loughlen v. Miss P. O'Loughlen.