Nicholson Cup Golf Won By D. H. Tomlinson

Chronicle (Levin), 5 October 1948, Page 4

Nicholson Cup Golf Won By D. H. Tomlinson

The fourth and final round of the Nicholson Cup competition was played by member-s of the Levin Golf Club on Saturday under excellent conditions. D. H. Tomlinson,. who headed all .competitors at the .. conclusion of ' the third roun'd, played a sterling game to return a card of 69 nett and win the competition with an aggregate score of 207 for his three .best rounds. Two points behind the. winner was O. C. Lagor, whose consistent scoring over the latter part of the season has been a fdature, and. his card of 68 on Saturday just faile'd him. W. S. Ogier and J. Corry scored evenly over the four rounds of the competition. That they gained third and fourth places respectively was a tribute to the improvement they have shown in their games and their enthusiasm. The following are the aggregate scores from all players for their best three rounds: — D. H. Tomlinson 73—65—69—207, O. C. Lagor 74—67— 68— 209, W. S. Ogier 68—69 —73—210, J. Corry 68—72—71— 211, C. R. Hosie 72—73—68—213, G. Barclay 67—76—70—213, D. J. Sweetzer 74—69—72—215, , J. N. McDonald 69—70—76—215, A. T. Nicholls 72—74—69—215, A. F. Landers 70—76—69—215, S. F.. Atkins 7 4 — 7 0 — 74 — 2 1 8 , J. H. Wade 73—75—70 — 218, J. A. C. King 71— 74 — ■74—219, F. E. Langdon T4— 71 —74—219, D. P. Todd 73—73—75— 221, J. Corbishly 68—79—74—221, J. S. Tomlinson 75-73—73—221, J. E. Fullarton 78—72—71—221, H; Murray 72 — 78 — 75—225, H. MacShane 81—73—77—231, H. D. Richards 71—88—76—235 and S. Smith 80—81-77—238. Medal Round Splendid aggregate scoring from the majority of competitors was a feature of the medal round played in conjunction with the Nicholson Cup final. No less than 15 members played below their handicaps during the afternoon, while the1 remainder show.ed considerable improvement on their scores of past weeks. The re'sult was a tie between C. R. Hosie and O. C. Lagor, who, with similar handicaps, recorded nett 68's, Hosie winning the round on a count back. j Of the 44 competitors, the following are the scores from cards handed in: — C. R. HoSie 79 — 11 — 68, O. C. Lagor 79—11—68, A. F. Landers 77—8—69, D. H. Tomlinson 85—16—69, A. T. Nicolls 90—21 —69, W. Bird 91—22—69, T. Ecclesfield 91—22—69, G. Barclay 86 — 16 —70, C. Rathbone 88—18—70, R. A. Jones 94—20—70, F. H. Wade 94—24 —70,,, H. W. S. Walker 85—14—71, F. Carrington 87 — 16 — -71, J. Corry ! 90 — 19—71, A. Fletcher 95^—24—71, 1 W. G. Clark 76—3—73, T. J. Coutie 87—14—73, W. S. Ogier 89—16—73, D. E. Clark 81 — 7 — 74, N. Thornley 9 1—17—74; - F. " *E . Langelan - 94-S-20 —74, H. Murray 95—20—75, W. H. Walker 97 — 22 — 75, J. N. McDonald 88—12—76, A. Bonner 100—24—76 and J. Corbishly 97 — 18 — 79.