GOLF TOURNAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 24 August 1933, Page 5

GOLF TOURNAMENT

AT HOKITIKA CHAMPS. QUALIFYING 1 ROUNDS.

The 1933 West Coast golf championships commenced p yesterday morning at the Mahinap'ua links, yesterday being, perhaps, the most important day of ihe tournament.' r\/ : , H ,

In the men's 'section,.,,! two medal matches were ... played in’ conjunction wtith the qualifying rounds-for the championships^; while 4 tho ’ teams match for the Dalgleisb Shield was decided on the aggregate scores'of the members in these matches. '•

The morning -medal match was won by A. K. Smith. good scores being Meldrum 81—7—74, ,Phipp s 86—J2—74, t iGritfen ,(Grey) 90— 16 —74, 74. The aftorhoon Tomlinson (Hokitika); v90— :22r— 68,-. Holehan being 90—29—70, and Steel (Hokitika) 81—8—73. 77 The best gross aggregate of the’two qualifying rounds, was A. K. Smith 162. ~ 7 . ... -7M’’;

The' Dalgleia.h Shield, previously held by Westport wa s , wpa . by/ Hokitika.. A with. 670, lWest|wrtr Ajbeingdjep.ciid'. with'.. - >678, and Greyhioutk -AThe individual-, scores were;—Hokitika A (Adamson./163, ..Chesney 170, Steel--164, Pain • 173), -dotal 670; /Westport A. J /(Park. 165, Sohadick 164,. Lovell 173, Slee 178), total 678; Greymou.K A (A. K. Smith 162, McCarthy 167, Meldrum 166, Stevenson 185),. total.'6Bo; The . following , qight -players ..qualified for the mep’k ; championship;: —A. K. Smith (G) 162, Adamson, (FI) 163, Schadick (W) 164, Steel (H) -164, Park (W) 165, Meldrum (G) ' 166,’ McCarthy .(G) 167, Chesney (H). 170. ', The following qualified for the veterans’ championship, the Black and Whi o Cup ;—F. W.; Shallerass 185, t C. v F?. j Neville 185, 'E;- : jW.arnes' 197, Scanlon 201, 'Houston ,207. , A„- Smith .an.d-.oam. ney did’ iiqU finish. V Chesney. and Me}- - drum; also qpalifijidjj.buParemo't eligible, | as they "also t qualified ' for ‘the, - open championship. . , ' . v .'lfl. .the open jchampibnsHip, ’ the ■ be°t> scores’, other' than.' t-Kpse iwh'o' qualified were Lovell 171, .Pain 17?,’. Phipps ]173, 'Slee ,178, 0. J. -Wilson; 178/Griffek/182, P. Wlarnes 184,. .’Curran p. 184, Neville 185, .FI; Smith 7185, Haviea lssysML : lorass! 185, Stevenson ,ABS, -Darby’ 186, O’ Doherty Meteon v-189. ; , - The ladiesM-challengo 7biMd- iwhs not defended by' the folders' (Reefton),., and was played for," concurrently .with -the medal match s «nd qualifyibg (round ’of the', C*. A/The , shield ’ was>|wpn'''byGrcymoutH with a. total pi . ;; 383/ the ' individua t gedres being .Miss.lGrij|eiE96 J .:Mis--Han.-„ . flan 93, Mrs Cunningham 93, . and- Mta >- Tennejit 96. ? 7.. V/ P. M 7 >,.• • Thor : bj^ t j Mis? 0. King • .(Hpkittka); •; 98—167-83. ‘ ’ The nest- best scores • were • Mi?s Kelly 102-18-84 irtors . NoviULlo4-fi(9UBo ; Mrs Qaliari 109—23—86;' OUss Tennert 96—9—87. 7:

The following ladies qualified for the championship:—'Mrs. Hannan ; (G) 95, Mrs Slee (W) 95, .Miss Griffon (G) ’ 95, Miss King (H) 98, Mrs Cunningham (G) i 99, Mr 6 Walker ( W) ; 101, Miss Kelly •(G) 102, Mrs, P. McCarthy (G) 103. Mis? Tennent (G) did a round, of 96 in the medal match, and would have qualified for the championship had she entered.

(Australian Press Association),

N.z. Ladies; in Australia.

' / MELBOURNE, 'August 23. . The New; Zealand! the national- golf"" title, V,arrived today, Mrs; Williams,! a Miss sKqjr-,' Mrs Templer, Miss Gais-ford, Mrs Dodgshun and party. They .will;stay at the Victoria Club. Probably some of tho New Zealanders will edriipete in a charily meeting at ißiversdale Links to-morrqw'. The New Zealand-party whs welcomed by the Victorian..Goilf Lwien.) . „ ,