WEEK-END GOLF

Chronicle (Levin), 19 September 1946, Page 3

WEEK-END GOLF

ON THE LINKS AT BUCKLEY Goifing conditions at Buckley on Saturday for the bogey competltion were good and a fair muster of members was present. The results were as follows: — V. Picard all sq.uare, F. Picard one down, H. Karena two down, H. Stern two down, C. Stern five down, W. Stern four down and J. Stern six down. Otaki v. Buckley On Sunday afternoon an interclub match was played against ! Otaki team. The visitors succeed- , ed in winning by 11 games to [ Buckley's nine. In the fourball [ match the home team won five j games against Otaki's four and two games were halved. Playing ; conditions were not the best, heavy , rain falling during the afternoon. | The fairways and greens, however, i were in good condition. 1 The following are the results of the games played, Otaki playeis ' being mentioned first: R. Black1 bourne lost to V. Picard, Enoka ! defeated C. Young, Elliott defeated i Higgie, Morton lost to Boon, Field , defeated Harris, Ward lost to I Booker, Edmonds lost to Tippler, \ Robb defeated Karena, T. Grey i defeated E. Wilson, Z. Grey defeated- F. Picard, Winterburn defeated ' J. Mabey, D'Ath lost to N. Mabey, ! Harper los.t to C. Stern, E. Andef- ! son lost to H. Stern, R. Knight 1 defeated. J. Chambers, H. Derham defeated J. Purcell, N, Anderson lost to N. Birch, T. O'Rourke lost to • w. Stern, A. Saunders defeated R. Harding and P. O'Rourke' defeated H. Pope. - Tn the fourball matehes the following were the results: T. and Z. . Grey defeated E. Wilson and F. ' Picard, Winterburn and D'Ath ; halved with J. and N. Mabey, Har■per and E. Anderson lost to C. and H. Stern, R. Knight and H. Derham lost to- Chambers and Purcell, N. Anderson and T. O'Rourke lost to N. Birch and W. Stern, A. Saunders ; and P. O'Rourke defeated Harding and H. Pope, Blackbourne and ; Enoka lost to V. Picard and C. Young, Elliott and Morton halved with Higgie and Boon, Field and Ward lost to Harris and Booker, Edmonds and Robb defeated Tippler and Karena. At the completion of the match, ' Mr. M. Elliott. on behalf of the Otaki Club, thanked Buckley for the most enjoyable day of golf. Mr. J. Mabey replied on behalf of the home team, and congratulated the visitors on their victory. "Top Dog" Competition On Sunday morning a most . interesting game was played in the "top dogs" competition when the holders, F. and V. Picard, met a challenge from B. Harris and T. S. Downes. The challengers, both 28 handicap men, played outstanding golf and were unfortunate in not winning the game. They were one | up on the turn, but were unable to hold their lead and the game resulted in a draw. Next week the Picard Bros. will meet E. Wilson : and N. Birch. Handicap Reductions : ,The handicap committee advise ,that the following reductions have 'been made in handicaps over the week-end: J. Stern from 28 to 27, and V. Picard from 19 to 18.