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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 163, 10 June 1940, Page 12

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MANAWATU CLUB. SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND. .Under difficult conditions and on a heavy course, thl members of the Manawatu Golf Club played their second qualifying round and June stroke handicap on Saturday. No player broke 80, the closest being AM." Johns, who was round in that figure. The leading scores were: A Grade.—J. M. Taylor, 81—10 —71; D. W. Spring, 85 —12—73; W. T. Duckworth. 86—13—73; W. F. Greenbank. 82—8—74; J. W. Denby. 85— 10—75; W. J- Knights, 84—9—70; H. W. Petre, 87—12—75; M. A. Ongley, 82—9—75; J. S. Shand, 84— 9 —75 • B. Marsack. 89 —14 —75; V. Goldfinch, 87—14—75; A. M. Johns, SO 4 —76; ,F. C. Jolly. 86 —10 — iG. B Grade. —O. A. Collis, 96 —24—72; H R- Whitehead. 92—20—72; A. V. Sutton, 96—24—72; G. Fraser., 97 24 —73 ; P. G. Mildon. 91—17—74; 11. E. Turner, 92 —17—75. PALMERSTON NORTH CLUB. F. W. AVARD BREAKS RECORD. During the week-end the Palmerston North Club members played the June bogey round on a very heavy course. The best -cards were: C. R. Ward. 1 up- E. J. Astin, J. M. Ramsay, square; F. AA T . AVard. P. B. Hutchins, D. J. Tottman, R. Mace. J. Kearns, 1 down; C. E. Cusdin, 2 down; L. Seymour, A. AV. Chapman, D. Comerford, A. B. AVard, 3 down. AVitli a brilliant round of 71, F. AAL AVard broke the record for the Awatapu course on Saturday afternoon by two strokes. The links were very heavy as a result of the recent rain and AVard finished his record-breaking round in the dark and' a fog.- Tt. was stated 111 at when he teed up his ball on the seventeenth tee the green could not be discerned through tlie fog. Similar conditions also prevailed at the last hole. The highlight of the round was that AVard scored four birdies in succession from the eleventh hole. His card read:— Out: 4 4 5 4 4 5 3 5 3—37 In': 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 5 4—34 ' Total 71 The previous • holders of the record were I). A. Harkness and J. L. Tucker, who had par rounds of ,73 to their credit.