GOLF

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 235, 30 June 1919, Page 6

GOLF

I- • PROFESSION L MATCH AT AHRAJIAR. At the Miramar links <n Saturday afternoon Clemenas and Douglas met in a'''professional match. ' ■ liouglivs. recentv 1£ returned from secyice'vitli the Expedi- . tioriarv' Force, and lie took oyer his old. professional'duties at Jiiramaivoii Si.tur!.day .from Clements/ yfbo. had scived the dub_ during;. the absence . of Douglas. ~ The':'proceeds, of .the match were htiided . to Clements in recognition of the manner in : which ho had discharged his temporary'duties. About one hundred, people ; watched the ( game. I; won eas'ly, 5 up and 3 to } . play.;.';,.The'game w.-s interesting, but it j. •• was.'eVident.that Douglas had not' rer i covered all. his form, though he played j: .some very good shots. He was fundii ; capped by;lack of. n.c']iiam':anco with the ; . which v.as ..u:;dergone . .seme j.: alterations during his absence on active ! '.service. plaved -a sound gamp I : throughout/' was excellent, p. in fact he won the game chiefly on the i greens:" . Douglas showed a ter.dency to |. pull;his tee shots, bat made seu-rai'fine j. : recoveries, and was wi ii:e grains lei el : with/Clemenis in most caws, ji-'s p»tting • was relatively poor.' Ho gave j' samples of .his old form, and spectators :' predicted'that he would soon recover-his j;-position, in'-New Zealand <olf. '.

h. TOURNAMENT AT HERETAUNGA.

; In the golf, tournament played at Here- ; taunga on Saturday, Wellington defeated ! .Ifanawatu by 11 to 5.. The results are:— [ ■ A."D. S. Duncan beat H. L. Young, ,T. i B. MacEwen'lost .tp A. Barfaud. E. jjun- !., -caii beat-E. : G. Sim, R. AV. Kiikby beat ' W.'. Siefert, jW. B. Lees beat P. C.Frecth, j ■ \V. E. Eeid lost to A. Strang, I l '. March- •, banks beat P. B. Cooke, L. C. Hales L lost to W. Strang, C. A. Griffiths beat j. W. L. Fitzlierbert, J. Crawford beat P. I .J. Newnham, A. .Sclanders lost to R. !, B. Cooked D. Stewart and. P. W. Bond, |; all square. i Four Ball Match—A. Duncan and JlacEwen beat Young and Barraud; E. I- Duncan'and R.'W; Itirkby losrto E. G. i 1 and - W. Siefert; W. D. Lees and J. 'W.iE. Eeid beat P. C. Preeth'-and-A; sStrang'; 'J, Marchbanks 1 and L. C. Hales [ .beat AV; Strang and W. L. Fitzlierbert; !•> C. ■A.-"; Griffiths and A. Sclanders beat P. J.. Newnham and P.-W. Bond. ' •