First Qualifying Round Of Wanganui Golf Club’s Championships

Wanganui Chronicle, 26 July 1949, Page 2

First Qualifying Round Of Wanganui Golf Club’s Championships

The first qualifying round for the Wanganui Golf Club’s senior, middleweight, and junior championships was played at Belmont on Saturday under good conditions. The seniors were headed by B. M. Silk with a 69, followed by W. K. Creighton on a handicap of 7, who returned the extremely good card of 70, a nett 63. Creighton was out in 36 and home in 34.

Leading scores were as follows: Senior: B. M. Silk 69, W. K. Creighton 70, J. F. Collins 72, F. C. Hutchison 73-, V. B. Haworth 73, A. R. Kitto 74, U G. Williams 74, H. G. Carver 77. G. J. Hussey 77, A. Kellick 78, H. T. Cox 78, M. J. Thornton 78, J. Goss 79, L. Keltie 80, W. G. Fisher 82, F, V. Wiggens 82, A. D. Barber 82, A. L. Temperton 83, J. F. Farley 84, K. Brooks 84. Middleweight: J. L. Gingan 80, W. G. Haggle 83, P. E. Ogier 83. A. Holroyd 83, D. L. Burton 84, J. Spencer 84, M. Gordon 85. P. E. Sutton 85, R. E. Buckeridge 86, U. T. Huohy 86, R. A. Sutherland 87, K. James 88, G. Steel 88, M. Hunter 88, F. O. Francis 88, D. T. Allan 88, E. W. Cordingley 89, H. R. Gilberd 89, H. Ruru 89. Junior: R. Humphrey 84. S. Powdrell 90. W. M. Matthews 90, A. Webster 91, C. Stuart 92, A. K. Furrie 92, M. A Kitchen 93„ A, H. Boyes 93, R. J. f&iaw 93,' E. H. Lange 94, R. L. Bradley 94, E. Goldsbury 95, T. Brooks 95, T. O. Cave 95, C. Burr 96, R. J. Baker 96, C. M. Gardner 96. D. Valentine 96E. H. Everett 97, H. L, Jones 97, J. V. Blyth 98. Leading scores in the captain’s prize for the best nett rounds in two out of the three qualifying rounds were: W. K. Creighton 70-7—63; W. M. Matthews 90-25 —65; R. Humphrey 84-18 66; J. L. Kingan 80-12—68; A. K. Furrie 92-24—68; A. Kellick 78-9—69; A. Holrovd 83-14—69; W. G. Haggle 8314—69. A feature of the first round of the club championship foursomes which were completed recently was the excellent round of A. R. Kitto and V. B. Haworth, who in defeating J. P. Carde and B. D. Fitzgerald, returned a card of 69—a very good score for a foursome. Results in the first round were as follows: A. L. Temperton and U. G. Williams won from T. M. Alexander and I. D. Parsons 7 and 5; A. R. Kitto and V. B. Haworth won from J. P. Carde and B. D. Fitzgerald 8 and 6: B. M. Silk and H. G. Carver won from K. Brooks and W. G. Haggle 5 and 4; J. F. Collins and F. C. Hutchison won from R. Moore and F. G. Respinger 7 and 6. Handicap: M. A. Kitchen and O. Coupland won from N. B. Barkman and E. W. Cordingley; T. O. Cave and D. J. Armstrong won from R. L. Bradley and D. A. Cameron; G. W. Horne and I. Saunders won from W. M. Willis and A. K. Furrie; J. H. Henson and A. H. Boyes won from A. D. Wilson and D. G. Young at the 23rd. Results of the fourth round of the Imlay Cup are as follows: J. M. Hussey won from A. K. Hempton 5 and 3; E. Moss won from E. W. Sampson 1up: A. Webster won from V. B. Haworth 6 and 5; R. J. Shaw won from W. T. Kendrick 3 and 2; F. V. Wiggens won from R. Carew 3 and 2; H. T. Cox won from B. C. Scott 3 and 2; R. J. Baker won from K. Brooks 2 and 1. Cmr. Ellery to arrange. The Town Clerk (Mr. G. C. Burklnshaw) was granted leave to take his holidays during August. The Clerk reported that several residents of Moana Roa had offered to assist in marram planting if the Board would organise such an operation. The speaker stated that plants would be available from Mr. Amon’s property. The Bulls Football Club, on the application of Cmr. Westwood, is to be given permission to extend their dressing shed by utilising the iron walls of the existing building, augmented by timber supplied from trees growing on the recreation ground.