GOLF CHAMPION

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21250, 22 October 1940, Page 9

GOLF CHAMPION

WAIKATO EAST TITLE

GLADING WINS DALE MATAMATA OPEN TOURNEY (Special to Times.) MATAMATA, Monday. R. H. Glading (Hamilton) retained his Waikato East championship title at the Matamata Golf Club’s open tournament, played at Okauia on Sunday. Although he did not play as well as on previous occasions, Glading won by a margin of six from H. Dale (Te Aroha). The winner’s morning card, 72, was the best of the day, the best afternoon card, 73, being handed in by L. H. Little (Matamata), who won the senior Stableford with a score of 40. The weather was perfect, and there were more than 100 entries in the tournament, visitors being present from Rotorua, Tokoroa, Arapuni, Putaruru, Tauranga, Walton, Te Aroha, Hamilton, Morrinsville and Paeroa. The course was in excellent order. Following are details of results:— , Championship Scores Waikato East Championship. 36hole gross.—R. Glading (Hamilton), 146: H. Dale (Te Aroha), 152; Renshaw (Tauranga), 155; L. H. Little (Matamata), 156; G. Seccombe (Hamilton), 157; G. Armstrong (Hamilton), 156; W. Murphy (Paeroa), 160; H. Ford (Matamata), 161; O. Bamfield (Te Aroha), 161; C. Green (Tauranga), 163; P. McLaren (Te Aroha), 164; C. Irvine (Matamata), 165. Matamata Handicap, 36-hole Net, A Grade.—W. Murphy (Paeroa), i 140; C. Irvine, 141; S. Goosman (Morrinsville), 142; O. Bamfield, 145; L. H. Little, 146; P. McLaren, 146; Ren- , shaw, 147; H. Dale, 148; W. Coates ( (Matamata), 148; R. R. Mentiplay (Matamata), 149; W. Clay (Te Aroha), 150; D. Maingay (Te Aroha), 151; J. Kenny (Te Aroha), 151. Opal Handicap, 36-hole Net, B Grade.—C. Walford (Putaruru), 137; T. R. Bluck (Matamata), 140; N. E. Beacham (Matamata), 141; R. L. Surcliffe (Matamata), 141; A. Hall (Arapuni), 143: L. Mackie (Te Aroha), 144; W. Walker (Hamilton), 144; G. Mclntyre (Matamata), 144; H. Kneebone (Matamata), 145; I. Kosoof, 145. A Grade Morning Medal.—W. Murphy, 68; P. McLaren, 70; S. Goosman, 70; Renshaw, 71; W. Coates, 71: O. Bamfield, 71; C. H. Dorreen (Matamata), 72; D. Maingay, 72; G. Seccombe, 73; J. Meikle (Te Aroha), 73. B Grade Morning Medal.—R. L. Surcliffe 67; T. R. Bluck, 67; I. Kosoof, 69; N. E. Beacham, 69; J. J. Simpson (Matamata), 70; A. M. Ma- I dill (Matamata), 70; G. Mclntyre, I 70; Walford, 71; A. Hall, 72; G. Bluck j (Rotorua), 72. Afternoon Stableford, A Grade.— | L. H. Little, 50; C. Irvine, 39; H. Dale ' (Te Aroha), 37; Phipps (Tauranga), j 37; G. Goosman (Morrinsville), 34; ; C. D. Barker (Walton), 34; O. Bam- I field, 34; M. Leveridge (Matamata), ! B Grade.—C. Walford, 39; L. ; Mackie, 37; H. Kneebone, 36; D. Townsend (Matamata), 35; A. Hall, 34; E. Kite (Arapuni), 34; B. Bell ; (Matamata), 34; W. Walker (Hamil- ; ton), 34. Gordon Irving Rose Bowl, Best 36- ' hole net. Matamata Club Member.— ! T. R. Bluck. 140; C. Irvine, 141; R. L. Sutcliffe, 141; N. E. Beacham, 141; G. Mclntyre. 144; G. Kneebone, 145; I. Kosoof, 145, Teams Match Teams Match.—Matamata No. 4: C. Irvine, 67; G. Mclntyre, 75; M. Lov- ! eridge, 76; W. Coates, 77. Total. 295. ! Matamata No. 3: Kosoof, 78; Knee- : bone, 69: Main. 76: Hollis, 74. Total. | 297. Matamata No. 2: Beacham. 74: { Bluck. 77: Simpson, 77: Townsend, i 70. Total, 293. Te Aroha No. 1: Dale, i 72 McLaren, 76: Kenny, 77; Clay, j 76. Total, 301. Te Aroha No. 4: Me- ! Leod, 75; Mackie, 68; Robertson, 73; ; Rosenfeldt, 86. Total. 302. Tauranga : No. 1: Randall, 76; Lusk. 75; Renshaw, 76; Green, 76. Total, 303. Hamilton No. 1: Glading. 78; Seccombe. 30; Chitty, 74-; Bird. 74. Total, j 306. Matamata No. 1: Sutcliffe 78, 1 Sims 73. Charlton, 83; Mentiplav, 74. i Total. 308. Putting.—The 9-hole putting match ' resulted in C. S. Tapp. Randall. B. I Bamfield all completing the course | in 14 strokes. In the play-off. B. j Bamfield scored six twos and three j ones to win the competition.