Golf

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 55, 26 October 1949, Page 5

Golf

LOCAL PLAYERS WIN IN TOURNAMENT

Several local players were successful in winning a number of events in the annual Labour Day Tournament of the Whakatane Golf Club, which concluded on Monday. The championship was won by A. Cahir, Hamilton, while the Rangitaiki Cup went to M. Cameron, Te Puke. The runner-up was W. H. Luxton, Whakatane. Two Whakatane players, A. P. Smith and R. J. Pattison, were winner and runner-up respectively for the Ngatiawa Cup. Conditions were fine throughout with the course in good order. Results:—

Tournament Championship: Winner, Alan Cahir (Hamilton); run-ner-up, J. H. Mansfield (Gisborne). Rangitaiki Cup: M. Cameron (Te Puke); runner-up, W. H. Luxton (Whakatane). Ngatiawa Cup: A. P. Smith (Whakatane); runner-up, R. J. Pattison (Whakatane). “A” Flight: R. N. Akel (Whakatane); runner-up, A. E. Hynes (Gisborne). “B” Flight: V. Ivess (Gisborne); runner-up, W. C. Kohn (Gisborne). “C” Flight: J. Ellison (Te Aroha); runner-up, D. S. Cahir (Rotorua). “D” Flight: F. Montague (Te Aroha); runner-up, G. Vugler (Rotorua). Consolation Flights: Championship: K. V. Dohnt (Rotorua); Rangitaiki: D. C. Morpeth (Whakatane); Ngatiawa: W. G. Clavis (Whakatane); “A” Flight: T. Mikkelsen (Te Puke); “B” Flight, J. B. Thomas (Whakatane); “C” Flight, G. C. Watson (Whakatane); “D” Flight: J. A. Johnson (Te Teko). Stroke competition (36 holes:) Best Gross: E. S. Toogood (Gisborne). Best Net: J. Miles (Whakatane). No. 1 Stroke Handicap: W. C. Kohn (Gisborne). No. 2 Stroke Handicap: C. Roulston (Whakatane). No. 3 Bogey Handicap: A. E. Hynes (Gisborne). No. 4 Bogey Handicap: L. D. Luxton (Whakatane). No. 5 Four Ball; Best Ball Bogey: L. F. Smart and G. Morgan (Whakatane). No. 6 Stableford Handicap: S. Goldsbury . (Te Aroha).

Following were the championship qualifiers:— E. S. Toogood (Gisborne) 147; M. J. Sing (Cambridge) 149; R. Cahir (Hamilton) 150; K. V. Dohnt (Rotorua) 153; J. L. Parkinson (Rotorua) 155; W. S. Henderson (Whakatane) 156; N. H. E. Hockin (Whakatane 158; C. W. Penney (Rotorua) 158; A. Blake (Whakatane) 158; R. T. Morpeth (Whakatane) 160; C. L. Cutfield (Whakatane) 160- J. H. Mansfield (Gisborne) 160; R. E. Butler (Whakatane) 161; P. L. Singer (Gisborne) 161; R. Limozen (Gisborne) 161, Toogood, with a 71 (one under bogey), won the gross medal. Match Play.—First round: Toogood beat Balke, 4 and 2; Parkinson beat Singer, 3 and 2; Penney beat Luxton, 6 and 5; Cahir beat Cutfield, 3 and 2; Mansfield bpat Dohnt, 6 and 5; Hockin beat Butler, 3 and 1; Limozen beat Henderson, 2 and 1; Sing beat Morpeth, 5 and 3. Second Round: Toogood beat Parkinson, 7 and 6; Cahir beat Penney, 1 up; Mansfield beat Hockin, 3 and 2; Sing beat Limozen, 4 and 3.

DRAW FOR WOMEN’S GAMES Draw for Extra Medal round for women members of the Whakatane Golf Club to be played tomorrow and Saturday:— Thursday: Mrs Tippett v Miss Black, Mrs Thomas v Mrs Combes, Mrs Hall v Mrs Berg, Mrs Armstrong v Mrs Steel, Mrs Donaldson v Mrs Luxton, Mrs Otley v Mrs Miles, Mrs Breckon v Mrs Wilson, Mrs Fennell v Mrs Bennett, Mrs Sloane v Mrs Watson, Mrs Reardon v Mrs B. Butler, Mrs Fraser v Mrs McCowan, Mrs Barry v Mrs Burke, Miss Righton v Mrs Carter, Mrs Ker v Mrs Tomlinson, Mrs Bushett v Mrs Stewart, Mrs Stone v Mrs Danks, Mrs S. Spence v Mrs Morpeth, Mrs D. Butler v Mrs Corcoran, Mrs C. Armstrong v Mrs Shaw, Mrs Cockerell v Mrs C. Butler, Mrs Rivett v Mrs Clavis, Mrs Marx v another. Saturday: Miss Armstrong v Mrs Wardlaw, Miss Otley v Miss Baxter, Mrs Winstone v Mrs Otley, Miss Smith v Mrs Griffiths, Miss Grant v Miss Waldegrave, Miss Mac Diarmid v Mrs Bryce, Miss Jull v Miss Reynolds, Miss Murray v Miss Moore, Miss E. Hall v Miss Law.