GOLF.
PALMERSTON NORTH v. BUCKLEY The first inter-club . match of the present season for members of the Palmerston North Golf Club was played at Awatapu at the week-end against the Buckley (Shannon) Club. The local side won decisively by 11 matches to 3 in the singles and 9 matches to none in the four-ball. The Awatapu links were very heavy, and there was no “run” on the ball. . The details are, . the Palmerston North Club players being mentioned first: Singles.—F. W. Ward beat J. Ma.bey; J. M. Ramsay beat D. Hill; C. R. Ward beat D. G. Leng-Ward; D. J. Tottinan beat N. Mabey; L. Do Cleene beat H. Mabey; J. J. Kells beat H. Stern; A. B. Ward halved with F. Picard; R. Mace beat A. McSweeney; G. Tremaine 'halved with F. Perry; L. Seymour beat Graham; B. Murphy lost to Edwards; A. Dunlop beat Ivarena; P. Hutchins lost to Harding: G. Rankin beat D. Higgie; W. B. Cameron lost to N. Birch; J. Anderson lost to Murrow; J. Kearns beat King: J. Child beat Young. Four-ball.-—F. W. Ward and Ramsay beat J. Mabey and Hill : C. R. Ward and Tottman beat Leng-Ward and N. Mabey; De Cleene and Kells beat 11. Mabey and Stern; A. B. 'Ward and Mace beat Picard and McSweeney: Tremaine and Seymour beat Perry and Graham; Murphy and Dunlop beat Ka.rena and Edwards; Rankin and Hutchins 1/eat Harding and Higgie: Cameron and Anderson beat- Birch and Murrow; Kearns and Child beat King and Young. During the week-end numerous excellent cards, were handed in by .lowhandicao players of the Palmerston North Club. The best effort was a 77 by F. W. Ward, who has a handicap of 6. He recorded two birdies, one at the second hole and the other at the third. His card read:—Out: 5344 45 4 5 3—37 In: 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 —40 ■■' 77 His brother, C. R. Ward, was rountl in 78, which was two strokes below h’is handicap. He was out in 38 and home in 40. J. M. Ramsay and .T. SJabey (Shannon) were eacli round in 83; in the morning, recording 42 on the outward journey and 41 on the homeward. However, in the afternoon round Mabey recorded a gross 79. A GOOD ROUND. W. W. SMITH'S EFFORT. A gross score of 74 under the conditions which prevailed on Saturday was the excellent effort of W. 'W. Smith, one of the low-handicap players of the Manawatu Club. He gave a fine exhibition throughout, driving well from the tees.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 139, 13 May 1940, Page 8
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426GOLF. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 139, 13 May 1940, Page 8
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