Rain Forces Abandonment Of Match Golf

Chronicle (Levin), 6 July 1949, Page 2

Rain Forces Abandonment Of Match Golf

HeaVy rain on Saturday caused the abandonment of all matcMs set down to be p"ayed that diay by the Otaki Golf Club. Howevef,; ' the clearing of the weather enabled5 the inter-club match with .Buckle^y . , to be 'played on Sunday." Althpug;h there was some casual water about the course, particularly ■ cn , . the second fairway, where the Waltohu had overfLowed its banks. conditions were ^good and an enj oyab.1 e day was experienced by those participating. The match resulted in Otaki winning by 15 games to 13, j with three haived. Results with Otaki players mentioned first in each case were:— Singles: J. Winterburn lost 'to W. Stern, E. Gray beat J. Mabey, Z. Gray beat W. Mabey, W. D'Ath beat C. Stern, A. Harper lost to K. Thomson, C. Atmore beat F. Picard, T O'Rourke lost to H. Stern, . H. Derham beat R. Tavendale, R. Knight lost to R. ' Morton, W. Rzoska beat C. Olhver, N: D. Anderson lost to J. Stern, #D. G. Sutherland lost to J. Chambers, S. A. Elliott square with D. Purcell, B. Rhodes lost 'to G. Spath, D. G. Reid beat D. Higgie, A, .Wilson beat C. Booker, B. Ryder beat S. Graham, H Brunton lost to J. BeT, L. G. Gimblett beat E'. Homer, E. Tooby beat O. Stern, H. L. Browne lost to G. Hunter. • Fourballs : Winterburn and E. Gray square with W. Stern and J. Mabey, Z. Gray and W. D'Ath beat W Mabey and C. Stern, Harper and Atmore lost to Thomson and Picard, O'Rourke and Derham beat H. Stern and Tavendale, Knight and Rzoska square with Morton and Olliver, Anderson. and Sutherriand lost to J. Stern and Chambers, EPott and Rhodes lost to Purcell and Spath, Reid and Wilson beat Higgie and Booker, Ryder 1 and Brunton lost to Graham and Bellx Gimblett and Tooby beat Homer and O. Stern. Next Saturday the third card for the Tris Harper Memorial Cup will be ■ played (medal).. On Sunday the Otaki club will Play a match with the Boulcott club at Lower Hutt. :