WEST COAST (N. I. BEAT WELLINGTON IN GOLF MATCH

Wanganui Chronicle, 30 May 1949, Page 6

WEST COAST (N. I. BEAT WELLINGTON IN GOLF MATCH

PALMERSTON NORTH, Last Night (P.A.)— The interprovincial golf match, Wellington v. West Coast, witii teams of 18-a-side, was played at the Hokowhitu course and resulted in a win for West Coast, which won live of the foursomes to three by Wellington, and eight of the singles to seven by Wellington. The course was in perfect order, but steady rain fell on Saturday afternoon, followed by misty rain for the singles. Taken right through, the golf was of a very high standard and most of the games were keenly contested. Highlights were the Hornabrook (Paraparaumu) v. Silk (Wanganui) match, in which Hornabrook squared when he won the 36th hole. The Glendenning (Manawatu) v. Reilly (Hutt) game, which finished in Reilly’s favour when Glendenning failed to halve the 36th, and the Church (Shandon) v. Johns (Manawatu) match, which probably produced the best golf of th ■ series.

Johns, who was against Church's brilliant golf in the morning, went in to lunch three down and shot 69 in the afternoon to win three and two. Others to play par golf included Amon (Manawatu) the Jeffreys (New Plymouth), and Roberts (Hutt). Results, Wellington players mentioned first, are:— J. P. Hornabrook halved with B. M. Silk; W. G. Horne lost to A. R. Kitto 4 and 3; D. Stevens lost to J. Jeffrey 8 and 6; D. H. Graham lost to T. Jeffrey 5 and 3; G. P. Roberts beat J. Holden 4 and 4; W. B. Reilly beat K. S. Glendenning 1-up; L. Quinn beat T. P. Jones 3 and 1; A. D. Smith lost to E. J. Astin 2 and 1; I. A. Ewen lost to N. H. Amon 9 and 8; F. Page lost to T. Casey 7 and 5; S. Keeble beat D. G. Lengward 3 and 2; J. B. Crawford beat F. Collins 3 and 2; W. C. Crisp lost to C. R. Ward 2-down; A. P. Church lost to A. M. Johns 3 and 2; K. W. Stephen halved with F. C. Hutchison; K. J. S. Smith beat V. B. Haworth 6 and 5; D. G. Sutton halved with F. Cullen; J. Winterburn bent S. McKay 4 and 3. Wellington 7 wins; West Coast 8 wins; 3 games halved. Foursomes (Wellington players mentioned first): Hornabrook and Roberts beat Silk and Kitto 3 and 2; Horne and Graham halved with J. and T. Jeffrey; Stevens and A. D. S. Smith lost to Jones and Cullen 2 and 1; Page and Keeble lost to Astin and Casey 4 and 3; Crawford lost to Amon and Lengward 1-down; Crisp and Stephen lost to Ward and Collins 2-down; Church and Winterburn lost to Johns and Haworth 5 and 3; K. J. S. Smith and Sutton beat Hutchison and McKay; Reilly and Ewen beat Glendilining and Holden 2-up.

Wellington 3 wins; West Coast 5 wins; one match halved. Aggregate: Wellington 10 wins; West Coast 13 wins; four games halved.