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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 775, 23 September 1929, Page 7

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SATURDAY’S PLAY FINE DAY AND COLD WIND Golfing conditions were excellent on Saturday, when the day was tine, with The two qualifying rounds of the Auckland Golf Club’s championship and the first qualifying round of the junior championship were piayed at Middlemore. H. Plumtey and R. Kainger tied for the .t. C. Burns Memorial Cup. which goes to the player returning the best gross score. In the play-off over nine holes both players were again square, with J:* strokes each. The 17th and ISth holes were then p.ayed, and resulted in a win j for Flumley, who obtained a well-played 4 to his opponent’s 5 at the last hole. R. Rainger won the 36-hole net medal trophy with 157, S—HP. The best round of the day was one of ■ 74 returned by Dr. F. Macky in the afternoon. This fine round enabled him to ■ qualify, as he had taken 92 in his first : round. Following wore the scores of the 16 players who qualified:—ll. Flumlev. 77. 89—157; R. Rainger. 75. 82—157: B. I. • Rartleet, S 5, 76—161; AV. S. Ralph. 79. ’ S3—ffe2; R. D. AA’right. 79. $4—168; K. O. Gardner, 82, 82—164; F. Macky, 92. 74 166; AV. X. Abbott. $5. <1—166: 11. A*. Coverdale. S 4. 82—166; D. MacCormick. S2, 84—166; C. M. Gordon. 88. 79—167: \V. A. Dona d. SI. 87 —168; p. J. Western, i So, 84 —169; C. Jacobsen. So, 53—170; .T. P. Aidred. S 9, 53—172; G. F. Foote, .So. I ST—l72. Following were the leading scores in j the first round of the junior champion- : ship:—F. I. Dawson, 90; W. Wilson. 90: | A" Masters, 90; J. Macky, 91: X. Witcombe, 91; K. MacCormick, 92; J. Hel- j laby, 93: AV A. Gunn. 93, J. F. Ewen. j 94; AV. A. Phillips, 95; C. Herman.'9s: J. FarreK. 95; T. AV. J. Johnson. 95: T. X. Holmden, 96; AV. Pavitt, 97: J. F> | Elliot, 97; AV. Henderson. 97: A. L. Stedman, 97. The final of the four-ball competition ! was also played during the week-end. ; and resulted in a win for AV. B. fCo’beek and A. E. M. Rhind. who defeated B. S. ; Finn and J. Hellaby, 5 and 4. MEDAL MATCH A medal match played by the mem- i bers of the Otahuhu Golf Club on Sat- 1 tirday afternoon was won by C. F. Jones, ! S2, 14—68. The next best cards handed ) in were:—A. F. Burnett, SS, IS—7O; L. J. Croxson, 76, 6—70; G. E. Currie. 98. 28—70; B. H. Mensies, SI, S—73; 11. J. Levy, 82, lo—« 3. CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL The final of the senior championship of the Maungakiekie Golf Club was played at the Titirangi links between H. D. Brinsden and T. A. Goulding, the former winning at the thirty-eighth hole after a close contest. A strong wind from the south made good scoring rather difficult. Brinsden won the first hole and lost the second, after which he led by 3 up at the seventh, and 2 up at the ninth. Goulding, however, squared ! the match at the eighteenth. In the afternoon, Goulding started by winning the nineteenth, and maintained his lead until the twenty-fifth, and wafe all square at the turn for home. From then onwards he was 1 up until the thirty-second, which Brinsden won in 2. He also secured the next, which made him 1 up, and at the thirty-fifth was dor my 1. Goulding won the thirty-sixth with a four, and made the game all square. The thirty-seventh was halved in five. Brinsden won the thirty-eighth with a 5 GLENDOWIE CLUB The result of the four-ball bogey handicap played by members of tne Glendowie Golf Club on Saturday is:—S. C. Woods and J. Steadman, 4 up; K. Brookfield and D. H. Morrison, 3 up; Dr. Horton and A. Duthie, 2 up; C. B. Thomas and J. Hall, 1 up; H. Wright and M. Miller, 1 up; D. Tunks and U. A. Forgie. 1 up; C. G. Lovegrove and H. G. Thomson, all square; G. Radley and A. Sloraan, all square; P. Ching and R. Barstow, all square. The putting competition for the Hintz Cup, best three rounds out of five, was won bv J. Hall, 65. Others cards were: —C. Allcott, 67; F. Trice, 69. During the week-end two Saturday games played recently, in which ties resulted, were decided as follow: —Canadian foursomes: L. Harrison and P. White beat O. AVolgramm and Upton, 1 up. Bogey handicap: G. K. Matheson beat L. Harrison, 1 up on bogey. The match went to the nineteenth hole. INTER-CLUB MATCH Members of the Akarana Golf- Club met Maungakiekie in the junior section of the inter-club match at One Tree Hill, Akarana winning by 8 games to 4. Following are the results, Akarana players being mentioned first:—E. AVahlstronv beat R. Cleghorn, 5 and 3: D. Coltman beat P. Fraser, 3 and 2; D. Syme beat H. C. Spinley, 3 and 2; W. Turbot lost to A. H. Blackburn, 5 and 4; P. Coltman lost to X.-Gorton, 2 and 1; A. Berndtson beat H. P. Griffen, 4 and 3; J. Waring lost to J. D. Shanly, 2 and 1; E. Bailey beat AV. J. Hockin, 3 and 2; S. Mcßobie beat W. E. D’Audney, 2 and 1; F. Preston beat A. McKeown, 2 and 1; S. Reid

beat J. Robb. S ar.d 4; Miller lost to F;. E. Craig. 3 and 2. A medal handicap for members drev a good entry. The best cards returned were:—A. E. Whitten. 93, 20—73; A. H. Blackburn. 90. T 6—74: T. stone. 23, 15- * WAITEMATA CLUB Members of the* Waite mat* Golf Club played a fia*c match. O'Connor, the fir - man out. left the flag- at the seventeenth green. The fl:.£#wa? successively advanced by McGregor. Muir. Porter., and Robinson, who left it on the nineteenth In the final of the senior championship of 26 holes. O’Connor beat Porter, o arc t. At the eighteenth hole Porter was leading l up. but O'Connor played excellent golf in the second stage, to win the match by a handsome margin. In the final of the junior championship Duder beat Downer. 2 up. The gamo was closely contested throughout. the pair never being separated by more than three holes. Downer was leading at tho eighteenth. MAUNGAKIEKIE LADIES Following is the draw for the bogey handicap match for a trophy presented by Mrs. A. C. McArthur, to be played by members of the Maungakiekie Cad e-* Golf Club at One Tree Hill tomorrow, commencing at. 10.45 in the order of the draw —Mrs. M. Alison v. Miss A. Grove, Mrs. Reid v. Mrs. Russell. Mrs. Swain v. Miss M. Richardson. Mrs. Grevatt v. Mr*. Johnson, Miss l\ Russell v. Miss M. Miller, Mrs. McArthur v. .Mrs. Paterson. Mr . Saxton v. Mrs. E. Brown. Miss M. Ha?lett v. Miss Carnachan, Mrs Roberts v, Mrs. Sehnauer, Mrs. Mcllralth v. Mrs. Ferguson. Mrs. Horton v. Miss Miss J. Easton v. M ss M. Cooke, Mrs, Burton v Mrs. Lovett. Mrs. G. White v. Misp S. Johnson. Miss Harvey v. Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Malcolm v. Miss Potter. Mi s Hacket v. Mrs. Baird. Mrs. J. H. Stewart v. Mrs. Henrys, Mrs. Mueller v. Mi's Freece. Miss E. Sehnauer v. Miss M. Robson. Miss I. Walker v. Mrs. Bourke. Mrs. Henry v. Miss Lawrence, Miss Williams v. Mrs. Kilner. Miss Easdown v. Mr«w Xorton, Mrs. Restall v. Mrs. Hutchison. Mrs. G. Hardley v. Mrs. E. Alison. Miss# F. Stitt v. Miss M. Bailey, Miss IJooton i v. Miss Finnerty. i Xinth T©e.—Mrs. C. Robinson v. Mrs. ’ Houghton. Mrs. Ward v. Mrs. Choyee. Miss Coath v. Miss Moody, Mrs. Brough- ! ton v. Mrs. Richardson. Mrs. Lloyd v. Mrs. Byrnes. Miss Millington v Miss i BlaCkburi:. Miss McGowan v Mrs. Gyl- ! lies. Miss A. Hall v. Miss K. Hardley, Mrs. ' Joplin v. Aliss Ronayno, Miss Lamb \. Miss IT. Hardley, Mi's Gold water v. Mrs. 1 Grant, Miss Thompson v Mrs. Mclndoe. I A C grade match will be hold on Thin «- AKARANA DRAW The following players w ill represent tha Akarana Ladies’ Golt Club in an interclub match against the Waitemata Indies' Club at Akarana tomorrow: Miss Davi ach, Mrs. McCartliy, Mrs. Gilmore, Mrs. Preston. Miss T. Cock, Mrs. Rowntree, Miss Miller, Miss Young, Miss M. Pee*, Miss Smith, Airs. Cock. Mrs. Sutton. GLENDOWIE LADIES’ CLUB Members of the Glendowle Ladies* Goif Club will play an inter-club match with the Papakura Ladies’ Club at Glendowie cn Wednesday. The eclectic match for Mrs. McMillan's trophy was won by Miss Colebrook, with a card. 101, 36—65. Other cards were Miss Brookfield. S 7. 21—66 Miss Lawrence, 92, Miss W. Hintz, 99, 30—69; Miss Mark wick, 97. 28—69. A match for C grade players, over 12 holes, and a Ladies’ Golf Union match will be played on Wednesday week. PUPUKE DRAW Following is the draw for the second round of the eclectic match for Walker and Hall’s trophy, to be played by members of the Pupuke Ladles’ Golf Club Mrs. G. Gold water v. Miss B. O’Neill, Mrs. Bowden v. Miss Harty, Miss A. O'Xeill v. Miss L. Dunnet, Mrs. Davidson v. Mrs. Tysoe, Mrs. Blomfield v. Mv. . Clark, Mrs. Rutherfoi'd v. Mrs. Mowbray, Mrs. Fraer v. Mrs. Leighton, Mr.-. Herbert v. Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Weller v. Mrs. Quick, Mrs. Williamson v Mrs Kensington. Mrs. Allen v. Miss J. Parker. Mr*. Chisholm v. Miss Lorie. Mrs. Foote v. Mrs. Howe. Mrs. Scurr v Mrs. Atwood. Following is the draw for the C grade match to be played on Thursday next for Miss I. Wight's trophy:—Mrs. Samson v. Mrs. Baxter, Mrs. Scales v. Miss Gillet. Miss Blomfield v. Miss Gudgeon, Miss Mills v. Mrs. Winter, Mrs. Holl v. Mias Jackson, Mrs. Short, v. Mrs. Chambers.