Levin Golfers Play Popular Annual Match

Chronicle (Levin), 21 April 1948, Page 5

Levin Golfers Play Popular Annual Match

On Saturday last in glo'riou.s weather the Levin Golf Club's annual match between teams oelected by the captain and secretary took , plaee at Cheslyn Rise iinks. Some 4u, players took part and some very good golf was seen. The captain's team proved too strong and were the victors by 19 games to eight, with one halved. Detailed results were as follows, the members of the captain's team being mentioned first in each case: — Singles : H. W. S. Walker beat L. J. Travers, L. Carmichael lost to T. Ecclesneld, H. D. Richards beat S. I Smith, E. W, Clark beat D. Clark, I A. Nichols lost to H. Murray, R. LesI ter beat A. Bonner, C. R. Hosie lost to A. Saunders, A. Clarke beat J. Todd, B. Eager lost to C. King, T. Coutie beat W. Ogier, H. McShane beat A. Walker, J. Barrat lost to R. Kenny, H. Bull beat D. P. Todd, H. F. McClune lost to H. Hughes, H. Black beat D. Tomlinson, W. Bull beat F. H. Wade, H. Landers beat G. Barclay, B. Antcliffe beat N. Thornley, S. Franklin beat J. E. Fullarton. Foursomes; Walker and Carmichael beat Travers and Ecclesfield, Richards and_ E. W. Clark beat Smith and D. Clark, Nichols and Lester lost to Murray and Bmnei\ Hosie and Clarke drew with Saunders. and J. Todd, Eager and : Coutie beat King and Ogier, Mc- | Shane and Barrat beat A. Walker I and Kenny-, H.. Bull and McClune | lost to D. P. Todd and Hughes, Black and W. Bull beat Tomlinson and Wade, Landers and Antcliff j b.eat Barclay and Thornley. During • the weekend the first ! challenge match for the "Top Dogs" was played. As these games : invariably produce both interesting and keenly contested struggles, it is ' boped that this match proves to be : fche forerunner of many more sueh 1 games. Last year's hol-ders, ,S. : Atkins and C. King, were able after 31 1 hard struggle to hold off a'very fetermined challenge by S., Fr.ank- ! in and B. Eager. It appears that ( :he holders during their term as- ] 'Top Dogs" have practieed . the • 1 :eam work which is very necessary] ] n sueh competitions. , However, ^ 1

fchey have probably held their title for quite long enough, and members are exhorted to challenge them and if possible put them on the losing Nside. Challenges may- he entered on the list. in the- clubhouse and they are played' off in the arden in which challenges. are aidde. The matches. are played op bandicap, so, every member and his partner has a good chance of winaing;