Presentation Of Trophies On Closing Day At Whakatane Club Links

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 100, 21 November 1947, Page 5

Presentation Of Trophies On Closing Day At Whakatane Club Links

On the Whakatane Golf Club’s closing day of its 1947 season on. Saturday last, a mixed Canadian . Foursome competition was played over 18. holes. The winners were Mr and Mrs T. Burke with a nett score of 682. Mr R. Combes, president, in a brief speech, congratulated the winners of the various events and Mrs Combes presented the trophies to the following prize winners:— Women L.G.U. Medals (Silver Division) Mrs Symmans, (Bronze) Miss Reynolds; April Medal, Mrs Fogerty; April and May Medals, October Flag, Mrs Grey; April Extra Medal, May Medal, July Bogey, August Medal, September and October Medals, Mrs Symmans; April Extra Medal, Miss Reynolds; May Stabler ford, October Flag, August Medal; Mrs Thomas; May Stableford, Mrs Donaldson; May Extra Medal, Mrs Armstrong; May Extra Medal, June, July and November Medals, Miss Robins; June Medal, Mrs Fennell; July Medal, Miss J. Armstrong jGTuly. Bogey, Miss Carwardine; June Eclectic, August Extra Medal, Mrs Donaldson’s Trophy, Mrs Dawson; June Eclectic, August Extra Medal and November Medal, Miss Baxter; August Stableford and Tournament Trophy, Miss Otley; September Medal, Mrs Fraser; October Flag, Miss Suckling;- October and Novem-. ber Stablefords, Miss Wilson; October Medal, Mrs Miles; Mrs Ernest’s trophy for best two cards out of three for players without handicaps, . Miss Shapley; Ringers, Senior, Miss Robins (Miss Black’s Trophy); Junior, Miss Baxter (Mrs Otley’s Trophy); Consolation Cup, Miss M. : Robins, runner-up, Miss Reynolds; Spring Cup: Most reduction on handicap during the season, Miss Armstrong; Allan Trophy, Miss Black . (Mrs Berg’s Trophy); Appleby Cup, Mrs Thomas (Mrs Fogerty’s trophy); Hay ter Cup, Mrs Symmans; Boon Cup, Mrs Sisam; Bronze Consolation Flight, Miss Suckling; Championship Flight, Miss Carter (Mrs Winstone’s Trophy); Junior Championship, Mrs Miles (Mrs Symmans’ Trophy); run-ner-up, Mrs Ingle; Intermediate Championship, October and November Stablefords, Miss N. Hyland; runner-up, Miss Armstrong; Senior Championship, Mrs Symmans (Mrs Ernest’s Trophy); runner-up, Miss M. Robins.

The medal trophies were silver spoons donated by Mrs W. R. Sloane and Mrs R. Combes. Men Opening Day Mixed Foursome, A. Powdrell; Senior Knock-out, A. Powdrell; Medal Eclectic, Four-ball Stableford, C. B. Wylds; Four-bad Bogey, R. Akel; Four-ball Bogey, Medal, Four-ball Bogey and Ringer, N. Ducker; Stableford, M. Le Pine; Bogey and Veterans Medal, N. Hockin; Four-ball Stableford, R. J. Pat--tison; Four-ball Bogey, J. C. White; Stableford, J. E. Mussett; Bogey, W. S. Henderson; Colts Medal and Run-ner-up Junior Champ, M. D. Murray; Intermediate Knock-out, E. T. : Dawson; Captain’s Prize, W. D. Steel; Fortune Cup Consolation, L.. Berg; Founders’ Cup Consolation, C. Hyland; Flight Consolation, , L. W. Luxton; .Fortune Cup„ L. M. Roach; Founders’ Cup, L. E. Carter; Cup Flight, L. D. Luxton; Stableford, Clarke Cup and Intermediate Championship Flight, B. M. Alexander; Medal, President’s Trophy, Reynolds Cup and Junior Championship, W. G. Howat; Junior Championship Flight, W. R. Sloane; Senior Flight, C. Woodham; Intermediate Championship Runner-up, T. A. . Bridger; Senior Championship Run-ner-up, A. P. Smith; Intermediate Championship, F. R. Combes; Senior Championship, I. A. Wylds Presentation To Secretary

At the conclusion of the presentation of trophies, Mrs W. R. Sloane, President of the Ladies’ Golf Club, presented" Miss Val Carter, retiring secretary of the Ladies’ Club, with, a leather weekend bag in appreciation of her willing and capable efforts as secretary for five years. Three hearty cheers were given for Miss Carter.