ON THE LINKS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 75, 8 July 1942, Page 5

ON THE LINKS

WHAKATANE GOLF CLUB

DIVOTS

If y®u would learn tlie vital rule On which this golf game pivots The first of all, for- sage or fool Is "Please replace the divots.'" ' N.Z.G.I.r Fortune and Founders Cups ihe boom oi long range weapons resounded from No. 1 tee last Saturday afternoon, when the assault on the above cups commenced. Good golfing weather prevailed,, a mild westerly wind just adding that much more zest into one's game when plnj'ing into it. Otherwise conditions were perfect. Some very good games eventuated, final results being decided on the 18th green. Two. others having had to play the extra holes to pick the winner. The Match Committee, however, are very pleased; with the progress of the competitions, the cup matches in particular. In spite of petrol restrictions and

adverse war news on all fronts,, the attendance of members has been, very good and much enthusiasm shown in all the club activities. We? are fortunate here to have an earth quake vent at White Island. We are more fortunate still to have a links of the first order, in which to. relax ourselves mentally and physically and let off a bit of the high pressure tension which the state of world chaos has brought every one down to. Therefore, the sense of relief was reflected in that extra deep resounding boom when golfers long range artillery started to bombard "Mersa Matruh" the green lying to the west of No. 1 tee. Miniature Egypt In passing, it has just occurred to> me, how like to the Middle Easb fighting area, the lay of the first half of the course is. Cairo—theclub house—mystic, alluring, land of many tales—the 19th. One greento the west—Mersa Matruh. 2 greens —Tobruk. 3 green—blind over ridgeMalta. 4 green—gully, sea crossing* to Crete. 5 green, crossing to Athens. 6 green, dog's leg—back to* Alexandria. West again to 7 greeiv Bardia. 8 green, back to Solium. » green, Cairo, in the distance—a* welcome break in store—froth thatr bubbles in the cup that cheers. Sin-r bad the golfer, tells of many strange* and wonderful strokes. What a tale? and what a day ? Perhaps a elajr will come when we may feel honoured indeed to perpetuate the daring needs of our boys by dabbing these greens—just'as I've indicated. Results Fortune Cup: Suckling lost to. Spence 1 up; Hyland lost to Butler; Dr Dawson lost to Rangi; Bullarck lost to Henderson; Greagor lost to» Anderson 1 up; Bridger won from Boon by default; Sloane lost to Morpetli 1 up; Luxton lost to Powdrell. Founders Cup: Stone won from Mollgaard by default; Armstrong won from Corbett by default; Bushett lost to Winstone ait the 20th;, , I Moore lost to Littlejohn; Campbell j lost to Syme at the 2-t; Barry lost ! to Cockerell. Draw Next Saturday's matches will be> quarter finals of the Fortune ami Founders Cups, draw being as follows:— Spence v Butler; Henderson v Rangi; Anderson v Bridger; Mor-> petli v Powdrell; Stone v Armstrong;, Winstone \; Littlejohn, Syme v Cockerell. Those eliminated from the cup matches may participate in a Stableford Bogey Sweep, the draw being as follows:—Suckling v Bullard; Hyland v Luxton; Greagor v Moore; Boon v Campbell; Barry v Mollgaard. Inter-sectional Play-off: Bushett v Corbett and Sloane v Dr Dawson. The winner of this match will*play A. J. Moore during the week-end. Above play-off will be on handicap* match play. ' '