GOLF.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5304, 25 July 1928, Page 3

GOLF.

LAST SATURDAY’S GAMES. PAEROA DEFEATED BY TAURANGA A team of ten ladies and te-n men, representing, the Paeroa Golf Club, journeyed to Tauranga on Saturday to trj- conclusiions with the Tauranga Club members. On arrival at Strand the visitors were met by the president of the local club (Mr Phelan), secretary (Mn R. Gtouldi’ng), captain (Mr A. -Matheson), Mr Renshaw, and Mesdames Maltby, Hanna, and* Miss C. Humphrey's. The players were entertained to luncheon at the Tauranga Hotel, and were afterwards motored to the links on the Gate Pa domain, which is not far. from the scene of tlfe great battle of that name which was fought between the Maoris and European/, 'in the early ’sixties. f The playing conditions were* somewhat. heavy for good golf, although the. fairways were in good condition. What appeared to trouble the visitors more than anything was that' the greens, almost without except’on., were on the' slope, some* being quite steep ; and in some cases the surface was poorly turfed- with coarse, grass, rendering putting from 'above the hole more or less a matter of chance rathen than of skill." The' Tauranga Club, however, is to be congratulated on having such a fin.e nine-hole course', and also on its decisive victory against- the Paeroa team. Following are- the scores, Paeroa players being -mentioned first in each instance :— Ladies.—Misses Walmsley and Tierney lost to Mrs Hanna and -Miss Humphreysj, 6 and 5 ; Mesilamcs Silcock and Hubbard lost to Mrs Maltby and M'ss Goodyear,, 6 and 5 ; M- r s Edward's and Miss G. Gibb beat Mi'ssps Wall's and M. Wallis, 3 and 1 ; W s Lawrenc,© and Miss. M. Thorp lost to Mrs Sanders and Miss Mason, 5 and 4 ; Mi’s Andrews and Miss,' Hall lost to Mesdantes Baigent and Ralfe, 9 and 8Men.—H. Bray and A. steedman, lost to Pott and Gibbs, 7 and 6 ;'P. R. Hubbard and Surrey lost to Matheson and Renshaw, 8 and 6 ; MoreS|by and H. Thorp lost to Roach and Phelan,, 6 and 5 ; Wilkinson and McCaWoll lost to Goulding and Hetherington, 8 and 7 ; O’Neill an.d F. Thorp lost to Tizard and Phelan, 6 and 5. ARRANGEMENTS FOB SATURDAY. CLUB HANDICAP DRAW. On Saturday the- Paeroa Ladies will play the first round of the Club Handicap, for which the following is the draw:— Mil’s Andrews plays Mtes Adlam, Mrs Porritt plays Mrs Little, Miss Masters plays Miss M. Thorp, Miss Tierney plays Mrs E. A. Porritt, Mrs Bray plays Mrs Simpson, Mbs McMillan plays Mrs Edwards, Miss Thorp plays Miss D. Miller, Miss Walmsley plays Mji’s McDonald, Miss O’Gtedy playSj Mrs Lawrence, Mrs Silcock plays Miss I. Thorp, Mrs Miller playjs Mrs, G. "H. Taylor,. Miss G. Gibb plays M’ss JEllis, Mrs Hubbard plays Miss Gibb. The second round of the eclectic match will be played in conjunction with the handicap.