GOLF

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 80, 1 October 1931, Page 15

GOLF

LAUCHLAN CUP

A SOCIAL ADVANCE

In- Now Zealand tho- Royal and | Ancient Game has always hold something of a social cachet, chiefly thoso favoured, by circumstances belonging to tho various clubs, ■ but in the home of golf, Scotland, it is the gamo of the public, artisans and workmen taking part, if their handicap is good enough, in inter-club fixtures.. Mr. J. B. Jjauchlan, by tlio donation pf tho Lauchluii Cup, for competition amongst the social clubs of Wellington,' brought a breath Of the heathor into New Zealand, and mado inter-club competition on. a handicap basis possiblo for the first tjmo. Hitherto only golfers of a handicap of 8-6, or thereabouts, were considered golfers competitively, but the Lauchlan Cup has altered ! all. that. A perusal of tho handicaps attachodi to* the scores below will enable a grasp of the fact that' long handicap golf is the best socially,'and .the. extent to which golf sociability-is indicated by tho contest can best. be appreciated by the gross handicaps of tho teams entered, which vary from .16 to 64, for teams b£ four.. The ; fbUr individual rounds would not naturally iivany .instance compete with the lowest aggregate of the national championships, but Micro were individual instances of merit. T. B. Lawson's 75 net on tho 12 mark represented, a very steady round, two below his handicap. The northerly was strong, and his performance on handicap, though not tho lowest net result, was remarkably good and represented steady play. Duncan was half buried at the third, and was out m 39, though he was driving a long ball, over the ridge at the eighth, and playing well except for a tendency to be short with approaches and putts. Sixteen strokes in the lead, Wellcslcy Club won easily. THE RESULTS. The club scores Were as follows:— ■ ■ W&llesley Club. H.! P. V- Blundell (Wei- ■' .' ft . liugton) ...;....,.'..... 91 9 82 T E. Lawsoii (Miramar) 35. 1- •.<> H. A. Bown (Mifamar) .. 100 21 70 L, X, Hill OVollingtoii) .■y 87 8 79 '..363 50 313 ; ' ...: ! ;;- b.5.A.:..." • -■-" . ■". Dutibar Sloane (Titahi) ... 86 0 77 E.O.GheSney (Hutt) ..... 80 8 78 J B. Grange (Miramar) .- 102 14 ss E. H. Pico! (Miramar)... 106 20 80 '; ' . 380 51 329 .■ Wellington Club.:' ' . A. D.S,Duncan (Welling go : ft2s2 -v;G.8hind;....,......; »|, j oi E Page .........^.*•'••» .83 b IT W. •. (Gregory■.". ".. i ... . v-'- : 89';-S 84 ' {'~ . flPlus. ...350 16 834 Central Club. - - A. Lulham (Miramar) v.. '102, 20 82 G. Magnus (Miramar) .i, ■, 97 .12 85 C. N. Beasley (Miramar) 100- lo 87 D. Bohan (Miramar) .... 06 16 80 •. ■■'■.■■■ 'V' ;A. -'"''■ ■.' 1.ll.l 395 61 334 Commercial Travellers' Club.' A. G. Williams :(Mirftmar) 90 16 ■75 G" D." tittle (Miramar) >.:. 112 19 £»3 W. C. Marchaht .(Titahi) 93 84 T. E. James (Miramar) -.. 06 11 8-j ; ---: ■..•'' •'" ■'':;'1-''' 391/ 54337 Civil Service Club. .'.,' L. Fitt (Mornington) ... 121 H 107 StubberfieM.(Shandon). .. 93 14 70 M'K-innon (Mornington) • > 97 16 81 Donovan (Mornmgton) ....101 20 .?l Ii "\\\. '■■'■;.;■ '^ V r'- ; '' ' ' "412 .64 348 : : Wellington Working Men's Club. E A. Perett (Mornipgton) 106 20 86 B. T. M'Elligott (Morniug- _ . L. M'Girr (Moruington) ; y^. 14^ 85 H. J. Shanks (Mornington) 96 4 0^ '■ : . ■.' ■;■ . " .--•;■ .! '■;.-■'■ >406'; 54 352 Petone Commercial. , G. Findlay (Waiwetu) .V 108; 20 88 W. Pere (Waiwetu) .;..... 107.16 91 W T Wilson (Waiwetu) 101 lo »« I'G HaywoSd V(Hutt)- . : . 9? 8 89 : "'■," ' ; ' 413 59 354 . . MANY SPEECHES. •The president of the Miramar Club (Colonel A.-.E. Mabin). in a humorous speech, sketched.the difficulties which faced the promoter o£ ■ the .111 view of the idipsyncraeies of the clubs concerned from the austere' club of the social hill "to: the least favoured m tius regard, but accorded . hia ■ appreciation 'of tho result,, which induced .all to foregather- in amity:, at the .nineteenth hole. He presented tho cup.to the winneMr.M. Carr, presented tli«r, replicas of, the ciip donated by himself, to-the-.indi-viduals '.of-^hoi-winping- team, amidst applause. ■ •■.-. i.;,^ ■■-.■•i-- -;• ,': ■ Spoech followed speech as the representatives of the winners^ and. other clubs in the cpntestresppnde^to toasts, and the gathering coneltided most amicably.. ••...- -:---\ :'■'■:■:' . ■:-..'" -V ■ :..