PROFESSIONAL GOLF TOURNEY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 36, 26 February 1937, Page 13

PROFESSIONAL GOLF TOURNEY

i Our Own Correspondent.)

Results of Play on Opening Day

SHAW A SECOND PRIZE

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DANNEVIRKE, This Day. The New Zealand profepsional golf tournameut, with the South Hawke's Bay provincial championship, which is worth £75, m the chief evqnt, was commepicqd yfiftetday on the Dannevirke GMd beautiful Tqhoraite courgq. The weather was perfqct with a light hreezq to teinper the heqt apd the condition of this very fiue UAtWral course left little to be desired. The fairways were good and the rough high-class "tiger country," but the greens were carrying just » little too much grass for accurate P»tt« ing. There were two hogey hsadicaps played yesterday and in a fleW which numhered most of Gie toplinqrs of the Dominion, the winners were B. J. Smith, senr., of Akarana, and T. S. Galloway, of Maungakiekie, There was Bome particularly flne goH ! played during the day and it is a very; *ure t>et that there will he "flreworks"', aplenty before the championship event' has br Jii decided. To-day 's programme consists of medalj UUd bogey handicaps and the ehampjon-j ship, which will be over 72 holes medall play, will be Saturday 's feature. " As i? usual with tqqrnamentp at Dannevirke, the man in qharge ie Ml* Arthur Soundy, and he is bemg ahJy assipted by ilr. H, M. Tatare (ftse.ist* ant secretavy) and a committee cpnsixtiug qf Mespr™ J. Cooper, H. A, Henderpon and E. E. Hackell. The com" misariat department is being lookqd after by Mxs. Bolden. . Detailed rqsults of yesterday ?s com-, Jpetitious are as under:—j Dunlop Stableford Bogey Handlpap. j Eirst priae £12, 2nd £7, 3rd £4, 4th ^2. , |B. J. Smith, senr. (Akarana) 39pts. 1 CL C. Olementa (Christchurch) 35pts. 2 G. W. Melyin (Hamiltonj 34pts, .* 3 J. Lnmhie (Hastings) 33pts, . . .. 4 T, P, Dyke (Motueka) 33pts, . . .. 4j R, C. Butters (Miramar) 33pt«. . . 4. There was a count back for fourthl ip'lace and Butters won xt. A. J. Shaw, the open, champion, J. D. Mclntosh, scored 32 points, J. R. Galloway and. A. E. Guy soored 31, . E. J. Moss, T. 8. Galloway, W. Allbon, H. M, Burridge and K. Williams scored 30. Shaw was playing from the plus-two mark, and Clements' was plus-one. Thq scratch men were Moss, Tom Galloway? .Murrayj Gu? and A. Dyke. Smith, the winner was on the 6 mark. Silvsr Kiug Bogey Handlcap. Firsfc prize £12, 2nd £7, 8rd £4, 4th £2. T. 8. QaUoway (Maungakiekia) 3 up ** •* . . •• f . .. •• .» 1 k. J. Shaw (unattached) 1 up . . . . 2 ,Q. C. Clements (Russley) 1 down .. 3 E. J. Moss (unattached)) 1 down .. 41 W. Allbon (Gisborne) 1 down .. .. — r1 K. Williams (Christchurch) 1 down ' Four tied for third place and thq jcount back favoured Clements and Moss.