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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20097, 28 November 1930, Page 21

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jfOTES OF THE DAY. (By "Flagstick."> PIXTURES. f gass-i j* izes -. w inst Saturday the ChristVWiSub tad practically; their best the field for thelr retl,rn m The visitors on the other withouf flie services of some Til best players, and had even to ° ♦Mir depleted ranks by drinv--63 BP „ tbe home Club for substitutes in? ,° ~,to ra us' section. Their del eat mes to 2 in eacTi section might 10 giunes to - i expected The Played in ideal golfing Si «tier and the course was in cap.tal the rains of the preoedhad not been heavy enough ?/«£re the burut-up grass of the knolls. Y of th. dw'» ptar th« 3f with three open championships i tin amateur championships to h.s has been some alteration he was last seen in in the Canterbury champion- £ The hack swing is still marked f'sLdom and width, but on the down Jinethe movement of the right elbow • toot much more in subjection than formerly'. Hence there is greater speed of the club-liead at impact, and the How 'it'moie firmly delivered. li a consequence his driving has rfeained much of the length he had t o rt of late, and lie' was never far from tfie middle of the fairway. In ihe morning four-ball his round in even fours-was matched by E. M. Macfarlinfe with a 71 for the home s.de, and 6. F. Cblbeck gave "his partner rather more assistance than J. G. Dun- j can wld , afford to captain—Christdrank 4 op sad 3. J Secoild in fhe playing order for rhririchurch, R. A. Wilson and R. T. ■jsiirill, were a little too good for (! P.Dawson and E Page, winning the last hole for a 2-up victory A. B. Blank and C. A. Seymour combined well against K. D. Duncan and R. B. Smith, - Saymour holding the upper hand for most of the first half, and Blank contributing a strong run after the turn till a win,' Sand 4. was secured It. C. Abernethy nnd E. J. Pumphrey were both playing up to their respective handicaps, and won 4 up nnd 3 fiom Vf. J5. Gregory and C. W. Bell. In the afternoon Bingles A. D. S. Bnncan-and •B. M. Macfarlane mainfained their standard of play through thp green. buthoOi missed several easy putts. Playing to The Pines, Dunorn was 8 tip, and a half here in 4 left him S up and 5 to play. Both were on the Old Nick greeii with their tee-shots, and Duncan putting first lay ■wide of the hole about three feet away. Macfarlane from 15 feet away, missed for a 2 bjit got his return down. Duncan fatleS with his . third—2 up and 4 to play.

Duncan's drive at the fourteenth w m nstial well down the centre of Wiirway, but his second was rather ran. Macfarlane from a Ion<» drive M cleared the left-hand bunker, Ww» perfect pitch over the trees wrfntsgir had a 3# Ihincnn's approach fw was abort, and he lost the hole M«cfarlane Iqpked like squaring the Mt<a when he put his tee-shot on the '•rtaest South green, Duncan's PMsojMMit shot, having found a five 'clock bunker. The latter, hotr-ever, ®pp«a ont cleanly and holed a sevenWot, a half m 3 resulting. At tlw Pagoda, Macfarlane'g drivo !?* *2. » rou gh 'On the left and not ■ lr from the creek with its borte«a, but a fine brassie shot on even terms again with J"' f c PP l!D * B t'B two straight ones, and a PJffert pitch left him an eight-foot P» far * win, 4-5;- =ll square. At *Tenteenth the visitor had ind;f■f? a ' with his second which to f the right edge of the jv®' Macfarlane's ball lying on the TaJ the back. The latter missed nunc* ®f becoming dormy when DunMv en feet and missed a shortish putt went they went to the eighteenth Here Macfnrlarie's drive reogh,on the right with the wad of two bankers on the line to wrfi! D, v x Ut , drive was a low-flying with just the hto»;«? 0U: . ;0 * "draw," that left Z ». cle « run for his 40-ynrd .* *J e played perfectly, and he M«f.ri,"° derat6 - si , P«tt for a 3, trrmvi. meanwhile having had ihort *itb Vfc nf- j and chi PP eri * Jhft diL?- Duncan on© up — «wplay and a great match.

Q a e ai nnt« t G. P. Col beck, J. ilt» n «!"_i Was J n best form, r^, een holes had been m " ree under fours, the % c roun d in a little over flr rt 2Ures ? ot K° od •"BrifftW 6 , occasi °n. R. A. Wil--0B I l ' 3 morning' b persWne hIJ? over e first nine holes 6,,p ft.®, * commanding lead over S T^ n * W m? was °® his B ame > 79- os * w i'' with a completed irelVi* to ° solid for E. *Page. t'B^L ketween A R- Blank and fctfed itiJ t n was n } ore closely con--4 kid"stiS r ? ,ier i having several times ? T n 0 '*" es > ou 'y to be , s< J uare "gain, and it cat Ri ,ilst hole before ®*iaing mat-ho ! ank 2 U P- The re " tfcdt, nLnJ ii a ' so . went to the home t® tv. , T ' s ' tDr s being able iSl. double hurdle of a 'Sponrat. a lower handicap ma t c h for the Vete- _„?? re «r.V similar, all the tome S n 8 won b y the singles 11 as SIS out of the Christchurch Club's 'iffllsh a m .i„ ourn , amen . t and Christ- §** WsiJtf c ] laln pionship close at F'Wjded i December 17th. -will i.J 1 en tries are received, • 'fcf +V» Te 3 s P° c i3l match proPJ 1 tbe duy of the *ild lli. 'Saturday, December 6 rera ainin<T fixtures - ®WI-«r ladj.f *° —with either TOsome events artnerS * n mir ~kall finai jJj" *as dectf 7 oi 9* ul> s champion--2?'-' A&* 5 ln a 36-hole confiffiJE* 11 nor-wester made the on' tl C. Ward, who W f Bcrat ? h mark, had *tanrt^I ln to on terms 0 i_j scratch score of Bnt "® rs . on > the other final--1 di»r Vle and a , at the end of 18 & to II down at the v a y iT *g well through i chfa nner Kreat snc2?iley deafl most of hile with three of ®Ot. Ward'* card for ...

his "reducing" round is given here, with bogey figures in brackets: Out—4 C 4), 5 (5), 4 (4), 3 (3), 2 (3), 4 (4), 4 (4), 5 (5), 5 (5) —36 (37). In—4 (3) .4. (4), 4 (5), 4 (4), 4 (3), 3 (3), 4 (5), 5 (4), 3 (3) —36 (34) Total 71 (71). This year's champion acquitted himself well at the Isew Zealand championships, a great fourth round of 73 having helped to atone for a disastrous 87 over the first 18 holes. His aggregate of 315 gave him tenth pmce among the amateurs, and he was distinctly unlucky to meet J. C. Bidwill on one of the latter's "peak" days. Ward's golf on that occasion would I compare very favourably with that shown by the two Blacks in the final, but he was beaten 4 and 3. The Cliristchurcli Club, and the golfing community in general are the poorer for the loss of two of its membors, L. Bonnington, who this year was a, vice-president of the club,- and who had for many years held the responsible office of greens superintendent, and A. W. Morgan. The sudden death of Mr Morgan will be especially regretted by the ladies' club, which he has so often helped by checking cards and entering records. As men, as golfers, and as comrades both will be greatly missed. The showery weather of the last ten days has been very beneficial to the links at Harewood, and at Russley. On both courses play is being carried on at week-ends and on fine evenings, and a programme of summer events has been arranged. The Hanmer Golf Club has received a handsome solid silver cup measuring 2Gin high, encased in a beautiful black beech case, and standing on a large ebony pedestal. The oft was made by Mr \V. E. Simes, of Christchurch, and Mrs Edna I. Simes, of Hanmer Springs, and is known as the "M. O. Simes Memorial Challenge Cup." Mr M. C Simes was secretary and treasurer of the club. The cup will be the prize for a mixed handicap foursome knock-out match, and is to be played for the first time during February, 1931. It is open to all clubs, but competing pairs must belong to the same club, and the club winning the cup is entitled to bold it for 12 months. The competition is to be held annually on the Hanmer Links, and will be directed on somewhat similar lines to the )x>pular Veterans' Cup match, which is held annually at Rotorua. It is claimed that this eur> is one of tho most hnndsome cups in New Zealand ever offered for competition.