ON THE GOLF LINKS

Chronicle (Levin), 23 July 1946, Page 6

ON THE GOLF LINKS

BAD WEATHER SPOILS PLAY POPULAR MATCH ABANDONED Over fifty players were at the Levin Golf Links on Saturday for the president v. vice-president teams match, only . to strike the worst playing conditions of the season so far. The majority were not equipped for the sudden change in the weather, and were forced to abandon their maiches, which were singles and fouiflails. The whole' match was eventually called off, with no decision as to the final winners. However, as this match is one of the most popular annual fixtures on the programme every effort will be made to include it in the list before the season ends. • Nicholson Cup Play The third of the four rounds in the Nicholson Cup series will be played next Saturday afternoon in conjunction with a medal round. The draw for the medal round will take place in the clubhouse at 1.5 p.m. As there are many conte^iders in the running for the trophy competition, there should' be an interesting afternoon's play. There is little indication from the pres- • ent positions as to the winner of the finals. Any of the flrst ten players has a chance. ' Inter-club Game The Levin Club will make a return visit to the Buckley Cluo next week-end. , At present no J advice has been " received by the Levin Club as to the number of I players required to make tne Shannon trip, but immediately it is known the local side wm oe informed by the club captain. Slngle and fourball games will be played, in the afternoon only. Players selected will have the option of competing in morning play on the Shannon links for practice, as it is customary in ail mter-club matches. "Top Dog" Trophies Mention was made in last week's notes that the holders of the trophy, L. S. Carmichael and H. W. S. Walker, would need to be in top form to withstand a challenge from T. J. Coutie and S. Prankfin. The prediction proved timely, as the challengers were just too good for their opponents, winning oy a narrow margin of 2.91 after a very keen game, in which all four players scored well. The new holders of the trophies will need to main- , ' tain their good scoring to resist a ■ challenge from B. J. Eager and S. I ; F. Atkins, both of whom have iimproved their game to a marked ; j d^gree tK^'M^oiil r" r"r' A j ; * ' Karakamea Cup i With^ a,ll competitors having played :thei;f i;drawn rounds to the jscheduled. times, play -has now reached the quarter flpal - stage. The following players have entered 1 the^compe^itipn,, the dra,w for their, plajf beiflg \a^i fbflo^$:-LC. Melville' piays H. :Bqll,: W. G: Clark plays A. E. Bennett, J. N. Sams plays D. P. ; Todd, E. J. Watts plays J. Todd. D.C.L. Cup Only seven players remain in this competition after many inter- ; esting rounds of play, and the final draw is as follows: — R. A. Freder- j ikson plays E. J. Watts, W. G. ' Clark plays C. Melville, M. C. Wil- ; son plays winner of A. E. Hastedt j v. J. A. C. King match.

Cliampionship Play The flrst rounds of play in the senior and junior sections for the club championships were finalised on Saturday afternoon. Many keen games were played, particularly in the senior section, when of the eight games no less than six were finished on the last green. This shows the very slight margin tnat separates the contenders for higher honours. Tne junior players navc also had great enjoyment in their games, and the winner will not find the road to success an easy one. The following are the resuits of all flrst round games in both senior and junior grades: — Senior: W. G. Clark beat W. Groombridge, D. E. Clark beat C. | R. Hosie by default, S. C.' Frank- 1 lin beat M. R. Smith, J. N. Sams; beat C. Melville, E. J. Watts beat , D. P. Todd, O. C. Lagor beat C. M. Wallace, D. C. HUI beat H. Bull, A. | •J. Saunders beat E. W. Clark. ; Second round: D. C. Hill beat A. J. Saunders. ! Junior: J. S. Tomlinson beat O. B. Brown by default, H. W. S. Walker beat W. H. Walker, M. C. Wilson beat J. Todd, H. Black beat R. Irving, L. S. Carmichael beat C. G. Munro, F. E. Langelan beat T. J./ Coutie, R. Atkins beat H. L. Richards, S. F. Atkins beat J. A. C. King. ,

Club Notes To avoid any mlsunderstanding in the future, members are asked to observe the following rule in relation to bounds at Tararua Hole, Nos. 7 and 16 on the men's card, and Nos. 4 and 13 on the women 's card: The temporary fence on the southern side of the hole has now been removed, and the existing boundary fence now takes the place" of the' old as regards bounds. Players landing in the plantation. but not actually going over or beyond the present out-of -bounds fence, may play their jball from any where in the planta;tion without penalty; subjecu to the ball being played as it lies, no I placing for any shot out of tne plantation being allowed. Should any ^players find themselves in the temporary plantation, that is, on Lake-siae fairway facin^, the western boundary, tiiey will be allowed to lift out on to the actual fairway without penalty, providing of] course Ihey have' not been 'out -of;

bounds beyond the present boundary fence. A new fence for the I plantation will soon be erected, and , this . will then be the out-of-bounds fence for the particular hole. All members are asked to hand on this [information during a round if the ; necessity demands, tnus avoiding 'any arguments about the correct I procedure. A further local rule has been made covering a ball driven from any tee on the course falling in any of the drains running across any fairway and becoming lost in the water, etc. As the drains are now all well fllled with mud and water, players may be unduly penalised by the loss of a ball. To meet this, Ihe match committee has ruled that no penalty shall be incurred by a player who has lost his ball | through it falling in any of Ihe drains. Some tliifty local players, men and- women, took the opportunity j at the week-end to take golfingj lessons from a visiting professional golfer, Mr. M. J. Watt. Many play- . ers who had hesitated to ' do so . expressed regret after hearing of | the benefit their fellow members : obtained from the course'. Arrangements for a further visit by Mr. j Watt are in hand. - !