ON THE LINKS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 16, 13 October 1944, Page 4

ON THE LINKS

WHAKATANE GOLF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS Seniors: Connell beat Cradwick. Intermediate: Burstall beat Bushett.

Juniors: Spring beat Denham. Intermediate Consolation: Littlejohn beat Barry.

Pairs Championship: Butler and Combes beat Suckling and A. Morpeth; Powdrell and Hyland beat Milne and Henderson.

Intermediate: Dawson and Morpeth beat Sloanc and Berg; Anderson and Campbell beat Moore, and Cockerell; Burstall and Barry beat Bushett and Littlejolin.

Juniors: Armstrong and Stone beat Winstone and Wills; Corbett and King beat Symmans and Wilson.

Combined Stableford Bogey Competition and Sweepstake: Cradwick and Spcnce 52; Dawson and Morpeth 51; Corbett a nil King 49; Lux,ton and Bridger 46. Stableford Bogey 30/9/44.: Syme 35; Butler 32; Combes 30; Littlejolin 26. Draw Senior Consolation Final: Spence v Syme. Pairs Championship: Butler and Combes v Powdrell and Hyland. Intermediate: Dawson and Patience v Campbell and Anderson; Burstall and Barry v Bridger and Cantrell. Juniors: Spring and Dallas v Denham and Turnbull; Armstrong and Stone v. King and Corbett. In conjunction with the above matches a four-ball best-ball bogey competition will be played, the rest of the. draw being as follows: —Connell and Milne v Morpeth and Suckling; Bushdtt and Symmans v Moore and Sloane; Cockerell and Berg v T. Smith and Wilson; Rangi and Wilcox v Winstone and Wills.

Highlights of Finals

A come-bjick by Connell after sev

eral years from Golf

Cradwick 5 down in first. 5 to 1 up at 16th and 1 down at the. 18th

Burstall's morning round of 85 with birdies at 3rd 4th-and 13th to

be 11 up at. the 18th

Harry Bushett's heroic struggle to reduce this deficit to 8 down at the turn and only to lose the. match at the 28th.

Occasional long drives by the Juniors Spring and Denham.

A good effort by Denliam «to make up a deficit of three down at the start to be 2 up at the 13t.h only to be 1 down at the 18th.

Connell required bogies at the last three holes for a round of 77 in the afternoon and the scores for 18 holes being 66 and 70 respectively.

Priority

Next Saturday, the finals of the ladies' B Championship will be played. Men players are asked to give these finalists right of way from No. 1 tee on that day. The finalists are Mrs Boon and Mrs Otley.

Working: Bee

Working bee. will be required, for cleaning the bunkers out next Sunday. Offers to help on the day from members will be greatly appreciated.

LADIES' GOLF On Saturday 14th instant a Medal Round will be played. The draw will be:— Mrs Berg and Mrs Dawson; Mrs Combes and Miss Carter; Mrs Bennett and Miss Blac'k; Mrs Sloane and Mrs Winstone; Mrs Boon and Mrs Mussett; Miss Bousfield and Miss Nankivell; Mrs Otley and Mrs Suckling.

Mrs Jarrett and Miss Graham; Mrsc McCowan and Mrs Barry; Mrs Pearse and Mrs Grey; Mrs Eggers and Miss Lenz; Mrs Bushett and Miss Righton.

Miss Goodall and Miss Otley; Mrs Ker and Mrs Stone; Miss Reynolds and Miss Hyland; Mrs Shirley and Miss Wilson; Miss Luxton and Miss Winstone; Miss; Hunter and Miss Campbell.

"B" Championship matches: Mrs Otley beat Miss Bousfield; Mrs Boon beat Mrs Combes; Mrs Otley beat M.rs Sloane. Finals to-be played on Saturday: Mrs .Otley v Mrs Boon.

Consolation Flight: Miss Nankivell beat Miss Carter.

Silver Buttons: A Mrs Otley and Miss Bousfleld beat Mrs Comfjes and Mrs Winstone.

•Bogey competition played on 7th: A, Mrs Bennett 5 down (count hack); B Mrs Jarrett 7 down; C M'iss Win- > ' 9 stone 8 down.

On 29th instant a one-day Ladies' Tournament will be held. Tile programme will be: Morning—lß. hole Medal Senior; 18 hole Medal Junior; 18 hole Medal Nonrhandicap. Afternoon—lß hole Stableford Bogey, Senior; 18 hole Stableford Bogey, Junior; 18 hole Bogey ? Non-handicap. Afternoon tea only will be provided.