ON THE GOLF LINKS

Chronicle (Levin), 18 June 1946, Page 6

ON THE GOLF LINKS

ERRATIC SCORING AT LEVIN SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND Levin golfers piayed the seeond quaiit'ying round on ■ Saturday afternoon last under-reai wiiitryconditions and the scoring as a resuit was very errauic, having a mixiure oi' a lew good cards with rne majority oi piayers finding the. heavy condxtions soxnewhat dibconcerting. The medai Tound piayed in conjunc'tion witn the ' quamymg round resuited in a cieaf-cut wm for W. H. Walker, with an excellent card of 87—24—63, tne ru-nner-up Demg O. B. Brown, with a neia score of 65. Botn piayers thus maintained their steady improvement in piay. Following are the -scores as shown from the cards handed in: W. H. Waixer 87 — 24 — 63, O. B. Brown 82 — 17 — 00, D. E. CiarX 76—8—68, O. C. Lagor 80—12—68, W. G. Clark 72—3—69, E. W. Cia-rk 75—6—69, R. Irving 90— 20— 7U, S. F. Atkins 89— 18 — li, S. C. Franklin 80 — 8 — 72, C. Melville 85 — 13 — 72, 1)., P. Todd 86 — 14 — 72, L. S. Carnnchael 90 — 18 — 72, m. r. Smith 8b — 12 — 73, D. C. Hill — 8 — 74, F. E. Langeian 92 — 18 — 74, E. J. Watts 79—4—70, R.A. "Frederikson 87—12—75, C. M. Wallace 88—13—75, H. Black 93— 18—' 7b, T. J. Coutie 97 — 22— 7o,, C. G. Munro y3 — 16—77, H. D. Richards 95 — 18 — 77, H. Buil 86—8—78, C. R. Hosie 86 — 8 — 78, R. W. Atkinson 95 — 16— 79, W. C. Childs 103—24—79, H. W. Walker 96—16—80, W. S. Ogier 98— 18—80, J. A. C.' Kmg 98—18—80, H. F. MoClune 102—18—84, A. E. Bennett 102 — 18—84 and H. Foley 108— v;4 — 84. Next Saturday's Match The secound round in the Nicholson cup beixes win taxe pxace iiv.Xu oauuraay aiternoon over ra hoies. a rxieaax round ior nandicapjjiufe purpocies wni oe piayed m uunjuiiotiun wxoh tne aoove, and tne araw. taxes pxace at tne ciuDiiouse ao i.b p.m. Club Competition Piay

To date members of the Levin! Ciuo have been exuremeiy loiaun- 1 aue witn tne weatiier conuitiuns 101 picty 1x1 uie varxous coinpetitions, cixia so lar no postporiement oi I acuuai piay has had to eventuate. I xiuwever, tne vagarxes of mid-wm- j uer are aiways iiaole to upset sched- ! uxea matcn prcgTaxnmto, pcxiuil-u.- ; lariy wnen in 1 uii swmg, and can j disarrange an entire season's syixa- j dus. wiun tnis pomt always m view, ! ciud meuiuers are requested to ; ari ange tneir various nanaicap cup ; matcnes to oe piayed, ii possioie, 111 1 conj unction witn other club match- i jes oi tne day. Tnis is not aitogecner a satislactory proceeding to have ' to' piay two ifiatches* in ' ohe; 'but those piayers wno can assist tne match eommittee in this respecu wm ue aoing a worth while effort for this season's heavy matcn prugramme, wnich to date is being jjiaj»ea to sciiedule. Levin Piay Otaki Thirty members of the Levin Club journeyed to Otaki 011 Sunday last to indulge in an inter-ciuo matcn witn uiaki. Piayed in beautiful weather, a most enjoyabie days outmg resuited in tne home side winning tne matcn by a margin of six games, the x^evin side won 13 of v,ixu singifcs and nalved two, while in , the I'ouruali games they rwon hve, losing nine and halving the remaining game. Tne aggregate scores were Otaki 24 games to Levin's 18, with three halved. Tne ioilowing are the results of all matches piayed, Levin piayers befng mentioned first in each instance: — Singles: W. G. Clark and T. Grey all square, E. W. Clark beat Z. Grey, J. N. Sams lost to K. Winterburn, E. 'j. Watts lost to W. D'Ath, D. E. , Clark lost to J. B. D'Ath, W. Groombridge lost to E. Anderson, C. R. Hosie beat A. Haroer, D. C. Hill lost to H. Derham, H. Bull and R. Knight al square, C. D. Melville beat P. Anern, J. McDonald beat F. Elliott, R. A. Frederikson beat R. Blacxburn, J. iTodd lost to S. Elliott, L. A. Whitham lost to W. Norton, A. Nicolls lost to A. Saunders, F. E. Langeian lost to W. 'Jepson, C. G. Munro 10s c to A. Sutherland, A. Bennefct lost to W. Rzoska, R. W. Atkinson beat H. Bradford, J. A. C. King beat A. Wilson, H. D. Richards beat B. Ryder, T. J. Coutie lost to C. Enoka, S. F. Atkins beat H. Turner, W. S. Ogier lost to J. Cooksley, L. S. Carmichael lost to B. H. Rhodes, W. C. Childs lost to I. Bertram, R. Irving beat J. Read, J. Fullerton beat F. Neate, W. H. Walker beat D. Stewart and H. Folev beat D. Harper. Fourball : W. G. and E. W. Clark lost to T. and Z. Grey, Sams and Watts lost to Winterburn and W. D'Ath, D. E. Clark and Groombridge lost to J. D'Ath and Anderson, Hosie and Hill lost to Harper and Derham, H. Bull and Melville beat Knight and Ahern, McDonald and Frederikson and F. Elliott and' Blackburn all square, J. Todd and Whitham lost to S. Elliott and Norton, Nicolls and Langeian lost to Saunders and Jepson, Munro and Bennett lost to Sutherland and Rzoska, Atkinson and King beat Bradford .and Wilson, Richards and Coutie lost to Ryder and Enoka, Atkins and Ogier beat Turner and Cooksley, Carmichael and Childs lost to Rhod'es and' Bertram, Irying and Fullerton beat Read and Neate, W. H. Walker and Foley beat Stewart and D. Harper. Levin and Buckley Advice has been received by the Levin Club that the Buckley Club from Shannon intends visiting Levin on Sunday next to piay a

I selected 20 members of the Levin j club. The piayers who will repreisent the Levin side will be advised j accordingly when the final selection | is made during the week. As manyj j years have elapsed since the Shan- j }non side lasu visited Levin, on; account of having to go into recess j | during the war years, their visit on j i this occasion will be a most wel- j I come one, and their good f ellowsliip ! should occasion an enjoyable day's; 1 golf for the selected Levin team. J j Coaching Lessons | With so many keen golfers as; I "members of the Levin Club, and ianxious to improve their piay, thej ; club eommittee c.ontemplates mak- j Ing arrangements to secure the I services o,f a well-known prof es- ; | sional golfer to assist members. As j sufficient numbers of both lady and men members will firstly be needed I oefore the project is entertained, all. those desirous of entering for the coacljihg lessons are asked to do so at an early .date on .the list in the clubhouse so that arrangements, if necessary, can be finaiised.