Golf Tourney

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 269, 14 April 1914, Page 7

Golf Tourney

A CIiEAT SUCCESS. SATURDAY'S PLAY. The Xew Plymouth Golf Club's ninth annual tournament opened on Saturday. Entries, wliile not quite as good as last year's, which were a record, were numerous, and included players from all ovev the province and from as far south as Wellington. Considering that this year Auckland is also holding a tournament, the entries must be considered satisfactory. Since Last year considerable improvements have been made to the links, the fairway having been cleared and the putting greens improved. Competitors are unanimous in their praise not only of the links and their appointments, but also of the general arrangements for the tournament, which are capably supervised by the lion, secretary, .Mr. J. Paton.

The weather on Saturday was not ideal, a drizzling rain at times making matters unpleasant, but not being sufli-. cient to interfere with play. The quality of the play was not such as might have been expected for the standard of some of the players engaged, but it is, of course, early in the season. The best rounds were put up by L. Seifert (82), G. R. Wright (88) and A* Seifert (two 89's). Last year 210 qualified for the championship, but this year 200 was cut out. The best gross score for the thirty-six holes was 174, as against 180 last year. The handicap was annexed by G. E. Wright, with a net score of 159. Eight teams entered for the Teams Match, and four completed the course, Palmerston North winning comfortably. In the championship qualifying round, seven of those who qualified last year again made good, including the runner, up of last year (D. l'ryde, ®f FeiMing). i Saturday's results: —■

MEDAL HANDICAP. Medal Handicap of 30 holes. —First price, trophy valued £2 2s; second prize, trophy valued £1 Is. The best sixteen gross sepres in this competition also qualified for the championship. Gross hep. net 0.11. Wright > 177 18 159 A. de B. Brandon 191 24 167 L. Seifert 174 4 170 A. Seifert 172 8 170 G. E. Jago 204 32 172 K. B. Bain 208 30 172 W. D. Ross 195 22 173 P. D. McCord 184 10 174 Ekstedt 196 2-2 174 W. Callaghan 186 10 178 E. H. Baily 192 16 170 P. G. Parkes 196 20 176 Jas. Kenny 204 28 176 V. Elliott 208 32 176 A.. E. Surrey 216 40 176 D.. Pryde 182 4 178 I'S. Smith m J# 178 E. S. Bayley 209 30 179 G. Pott 219 40 1711 \ A. Stewart 202 22 ISO \\. L. Kitzherbert 206 20 ISO G. Gudgeon 197 lo I.SI V. S. .lohns 194 12 182 H- KHintt 199 1(» 183 Guy .lolirison *O3 20 183 T. V. Maekay 203 20 183 W. I'. Nicoll 211 2S 183 -M. W. Higginson 200 10 184 W. (:. Weston 195 lo IS3 Cwil Wright oyj Ja m If. .1. -VI. Tliomson 207 20 IS7 w - P»ton 21 (! 28 18S S. I\ liuvgess 2Ki 2S ISB ('• !''• Perston <>(},3 ]c Chalmers "29 34 195 P. Pric-liaril <224 2(f 204 F - 242 38 206 D - s .™o 04.1 3(j 20S THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

The following sixteen qualified (or the elmmpionsliip:— 1,. Scifert 174 gross. (J. Ji. Wright, 177, A. Seifcrt .178, D. L'rvi'c IS2. P. 1). McCord 184, W. Callahan 186, A. (If I!. JJrandon 1!>1, E. H. ISaily 11)2, I''. S. .Johns 194, S. Smith 104, W, D. Ross 105 W. C. Weston 196, F. S. Parkes 19(i, Kkstcdt l!)(i, (J. Cudgcon 197. and II Elliott 1!I9. TEAMS MATCH. The teams match resulted as follows: Palmcrston North (A. Seifert, L. 'jScifert, Kkstcdt and I'itzherbert), 1754 gross, 094 net 1 -lew Plvniduth A (F. S. Johns. W. C. Weston, P. D. MeCord and' E. H. Hailv), 71)5 gross, 717 net 2 Wellington (Higginson, Erandon, •lohnson, Paton), 810 gross, 7"22 net 3 ■Kltliam (Ross, Syme, Stewart, Chalmers). S7D gross, 750 net 4 llawcra Inglewood, and New Plymouth 1! and (.' competed, but did not linisli. YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Weather conditions were much improved for the second day's play, and consequently -an enjoyable day was spent by both players and spectators, of whom quite a number were present. Two rounds of Die amateur championship were got off. In the semi-finals, which will be played this morning, there now remain E. Kkstcdt and Ij. Seifert, of Palmerston North, and P. D. McCord and S. Smith, of New Plymouth. The results' of yesterday's matches were as follows:

- AMATEI'II CIFA.MI'KINSiUr. First Hound — S. Smith beat (I. B. Wright. 4 up and 3 to play. li. Neil'ert heat i'". iS. Johns, 5 up and 4. F. S, I'arkes beat (I. dudgeon, 4 lip nmL 2. K. Kksledt boat R. 11. T.aily, 1. up. 11. ICHintl beat D. Prvde, 1 up. I'. J). Mct'ord beat A. di' Jj. 3 up and 2. W. I). Jioss lioiit W. C. Woston, 1 up. A. Soifcrl beat \V. O'Callayliai;, 4 up *nd 2. Second Round— K. Kkstedt beat. W. J). I'oss, up mid •">. I'. I). Met'nil! beat K S. i'ai'kc- 5 up nud ii. ' Seifert beat 11. S. Elliott. 0 uu slid "). 1 f\ Smith beat A. Scifort v 3 up and 2. UOCKY HANDICAP. Handicap, of IS boles. —First prize. Iruphy. valued £2 2s; second, trophy, valued .CI Is. (iny Johnson (hep. S). 2 down. M. W. .1. I). Hunter (II), 4 down. ./at-. Kenny (11/, 5 down. W. I'. Xieoll (II), (i down. il KDAIj IIANDTC Al\ Medal llamlieap. of eighteen" holes.--Firsl prize, trophy, valnt'd £2 2s; second. trophy, valueil ,£1 )«. tiroes hep. net • I. I). Hunter u., 15 7s (lily Johnston Nil 10 70 W. S. C. I'aton >)-, ]4 SI (I. <l. K- -lajro PS 10 S2 I). I'ryde 85 2 S3 . F. S. Johns 89 G 83 H. J. M. Thomson 94 10 34

G. l'erston 94 8 88 A. de B. Brandon ........ 88 12 86 Jas. Kenny 101 14 87 11. R. Bloxam 108 20 88 A. E. Surrey 108 20 8S W. O'Callaghan 94 5 89 S. F. Burgess 103 14 89 V. Elliott 105 16 89 A. 11. Steeds . 102 12 90 Marriott 110 20 90