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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 148, 13 September 1927, Page 14

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ROTORUA TOURNAMENT PLAY COMMENCES TO-DAY (From Our Own Correspondent.) ROTORUA, Tuesday. This morning the weather is splendid and the course is in superb order. The championship qualifying rounds are in play. Play in the Rotorua golf championships commenced to-day. Some of the visitors attracted a small gallery, notably the mighty smiter, Kapi Tareha, of Napier, and his club partner, Fryer, who, with A. K. Schlanders and H. E. Troutbeck, played a four ball match. H. B. Lusk was putting in good work and he and R. Ranifer returned a 71 and 72 at the week-end. One of the most noticeable features of the gathering of golfers is the number of new visitors to the links. Those who have played the course in previous years were greatly struck with the improvement to the course. Sloan Morpeth, the new amateur champion, is competing; also Kapi Tareha and H. B. Lusk, who knows every inch of the course. The entry included: E. A. Dargaville, W. G.. Fisher, A. C. Hammond, R. R. Kissling, Dr. Patel'son, D. Robertson, C. Jacobsen, S. J. Reynolds, R. G. Sellar, C. E. Suckling, L. Buddie, H. L. Rees, A. R. Sclanders, Moore Hunter, A. K. Duthie, H. P. Bryan, .F. W. Wilkie, A. V. P. Ford, C. W. S. Gee, M. D. Carr, S. E. Carr, G. Tallis, J. M. Somerville, J. G. Cliff McCulloch, H. B. Lusk, E. B. Brown, F. R. Goulding, R. Davie, IT. W. Frost, S. Hunter, R. Booth, L. J. Taylor, E. Griffiths, H] Brinsden, J. Hockin, L. B. Campbell, S. A. Longuet, Geoff Longuet, junr., D. W. N. Abbott, R. Campbell, W. G. Brosualean, L. J. Lally, C. J. Johnson, A. H. Blackburn, C. H. Redhead, R. J. Hamilton, P. C. Niccolls, A. Walden, G. M. Dodghshun, L. Balfour, W. R. Willoik, H. C. Wells, A. J. Friedlander, D. Gerrard, F. Brabant, C. Tattersall, W. A. L’airclough, J. B. Lusk, Frank Wiseman, C. J. Schnauer, A. M. Howden, A. Christianson, R. C. Smith, C. E. Howden, C. P. Hojvden, H. Plumley, F. C. Half, D. McCormick, A. E. Mabin, A. E. Seifert, Dick Rainger, D. Rathbone, A. S. Wilson, W. T. Pakes, R. M. George, Kapi Tareha, J. Hulton, I. Mac Ewen, H. A. Penn, C. E. Kusabs, W. W. Maingay, A. N. H. Whitcombe, W. Masieton, A. T. Barrow, H. Parata, J. A. Empen, E. La Trobe Hill, W. G. Garrard, P. A. Kusabs, F. Trice, Neilson, Sloan Morpeth. Middlemore v Rotorua A match was played yesterday between teams representing Middlemore and Rotorua, H. B. Lusk and A. V. P. Ford being the respective captains. Results of the morning play were: Kapi Tareha and Fryer (Rotorua) beat H. B. Lusk and Rainger, 3 and 2; Campbell and Brown (Middlemore) beat Ford and Paterson, 3 and 2; Redhead and Tattersall (Rotorua) beat Robertson and Jacobsen, 5 and 4; S. E. Carr and Gee (Rotorua) beat Plumley and Dr. Abbott, 3 and 2; J. B. Lusk and D. McCormick (Middlemore) beat M. D. Carr and Smith, 2 and 1; Hulton and Wilkie (Rotorua) beat Friedlander and Wilson, 1 up. The afternoon play resulted:—Lusk and Rainger beat Fryer and Kapi Tareha, 6 and 5; Plumley and Dr. Abbott lost to Carr and .Gee, 1 down; J. B. Lusk and McCormick beat M. D. Carr and R. C. Smith, 2 and 1; Campbell and Brown beat Paterson and Ford, 2 and 1; Friedlander and Wilson beat Hulton and Wilkie, 5 and 3; Robertson and Jacobsen lost to Redhead and Tattersall, 1 down. Otahuhu Club The first round of the championship of the Otahuhu Golf Club resulted as follows: Senior.—\V. B. Eustace beat C. Rosewarne, 4 and 2; H. J. Levy beat N. Clark, 6 and 5; A. p. Eustace beat B. H. Menzies, 3 and 2; L. J. Croxson beat O. R. Montgomery, 4 and 3. Junior.—C. F. Jones beat F. Macdonald, 4 and 3; E>. Syme defaulted to L. Kay; K. Kay beat At Murdoch, 7 and 6; J. McCrory beat C. P. Downey. 6 and 4. Otahuhu Ladies Following is the draw for the L.G.TJ. monthly medal match to be played by members of the Otahuhu Ladies' Golf Club next Saturday:—Miss H. Percy v. Mrs. McNeely, Miss E. Whitely v. Miss Mellsop, Miss Cutforth v. Miss Darrach, Mrs. Hipkins v. Miss O Whitely. C grade players will play the fourth medal round for Miss O. Whitely’s trophy. Following is the draw:—Miss Denize v. Miss B. Wyllie, Miss C. Wallace v. Miss E. O’Loughlin, Miss * s ‘- Dreadon v. Miss A. Richards, Miss M. Wills v. Mrs. Valentine, Miss J McArthur v. Miss B. Tims Miss E. Katy v. Mrs. Menzies, Miss rL. Wyllie v. Mrs. Chapman, Miss N. Wyllie v.