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Taranaki Daily News, 17 April 1922, Page 8

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THE TEAMS’ MATCH. Eight teams competed in the teams’ match, which was won by Palmerston North No. 1. The best scores were:— Palmerston North No. 1 (Ekstedt, Sim, A. Seifert, and W. Seifert.) 703 New Plymouth No. 1 (Chong, Butcher, Robertshaw, Johns) 712 New Plymouth No. 2 (Mackay, Hasell, Gudgeon, Wade)' 712 Eltham (Ross, Stewart, J. Quin, L. Quin) " :!s Other teams which competed were: Hawera, Wanganui, Palmerston North No. 2 and Waitara. MORNING MEDAL MATCH. The morning medal match was won by. T V. Mackay (New Plymouth). The best scores are :

TARANAKI TOURNAMENT, FIRST DAY'S PLAY. THE DRAW FOR TO-DAY. The annual Taranaki championship meeting opened on the New Plymouth Club's links at Waiwakaiho on Saturday. The links were in splendid order and fine weather was only broken by a few showers in the afternoon. The number of competitors was a record, 73 men playing. Play on Saturday was confined to the qualifying round of the championship over 36 holes, one round being played in the morning and the other in the afternoon. In conjunction with this, medal matches were played, trophies being given for the best nett score in each medal round. A trophy was also awarded for the best total gross score of the two rounds, while the day’s score also counted in the teams' match. The sixteen to qualify for the championship were headed by E. A. Ekstedt (Palmerston North), who returned an excellent card of 163, while the highest score to qualify was 181. The morning medal match was won by T. V. Mackay (New Plymouth) with 81—5 —76, and the afternoon medal match went to J. E. Winter (Stratford) with 87— 12—75. The trophy for the best gross score for the two rounds of 36 holes was won by E. A. Ekstedt (Palmerston North) with 79, 84, a total of 163. Palmerston North No. 1 team won the teams’ match. The best putting card returned during the day was 15, by W. B. Glasgow (Waitara). This morning the second round of the championship will be played, and for those not engaged in the championship there will be a bogey handicap. In the afternoon the third round of the championship will be decided, with a* medal match for otters. Details of Saturday’s play are:— THE CHAMPIONSHIP. The following 16 qualified for the championship :

DRAW FOR TO-DAY. The following is the draw and times of starting for to-day's matches. 8.15 ll.36.—Stichbury and Glasgow. 8.20 and 11.35.—Rapley and Johns. 8.25 and 11.40. —L. Quin and A. Seifert. 8.30 and 11.45.—Harold and Butcher. 8.35 and 11.50. —Robertshaw and Ekstedt. 8.40 and 11.55.—Gudgeon and rnarazyn. 8.45 and noon. —W. Seifert and Dr. Wright. 8.50 and 12.5. —Mackay and P. Wright. The above are the championship matches. Winners play together as per the draw, while losers in each match pair off for the medal match In the afternoon. 8.45 and 12.9.—-Chong and Sim. 8.58 and 12.13.—J. Quin and Harrison. 9.2 and 12.17. —Young and Pryde. 9.0 and 12.21.—Bevan and Fitzherbert. 9.10 and 12.25.—Wade and H. Elliott. 9.14 and 12.29.—Weston and Johnston. 9.18 and 12.33.—F0w1er and Grey. 9.22 and 12.37.—Ha5e1l and Hayhurst. 9.26 and 12.41.—V. Elliott and Anderson.i 9.30 and 12.45. —Austin and Sutton. 9.34 and 12.49.—Steeds and O'Carroll. 9.38 and 12.53.—McQuade and Kendrick. 9.42 and 12.57.—'8r00me and Winter. 9.46 and 1.1. —Verry and Carthew. 9.50 and I.s.—Crapper and McKay. 9.54 and 1.9.—T. ITomson and Dr. Wilson. 9.58 and I.l3.—Cooke and' W D. Rosa. 10.2 and 1.17. —Stewart and Jago. 10.6 and I.2l.—Smyth and Prichard. 10.10 and 1-25. —Turrell and Dr. Webster. 10.14 and I.29.—'Renner ana rutler. 10.18 and I.33.—Fletcher and Robertson. 10.22 and I.37—Avery and Jaggs. 10.26 and I.4l.—Sutherland and Burgess. 10.30 and I.4s.—Pullen and Bloxaun. 10.34 and I.49.—Moodie and Hutchings. 10.3&—Giblin and Blennerhassett. 1.53. —Giblin and Blundell. 10.42 and I.s7.—Turnbull and Dalgleish. 10.46 and 2.l.—Silk and Marshall. —46.50 and 2.5.—M00re and Alleman. 10.54 and 2.9. —Pearless and Monteith. 10.58 and 2.l3.—Qullliam and Stephenson. 11.2 and 2.l7.—Papps and Etherington. U.S.—Lee and Miles (bogey match only). 11.10 and 2.2l.—Darlow and Ross. 11.14 and 2.2s.—Williams and H. Thomson. 11.18 and 2.29. —Burke and Campbell. STARTING TIMES TO-MORROW. To-<morrow the semi-finals of the championship will start at 8.30 a.m., followed immediately by the four-ball match. Players, after arranging their own partners and opponents, should apply to the starter for cards, and will be sent off in the order ot application. The championship final will start at noon, followed by the players in the bogey match. The order of play in this match will be arranged in the same way as in the four-ball match, players being permitted to I choose their own opponents.

A. E. Ekstedt (Palmerston N.) 79—84—163 P. Wright (Stratford) 84—83—167 T. V. Mackay (N.P.) 81—87—168 W. Seifert (Palmerston N.) .. 86—85—171 Dr. Wright (Napier) 91—83—174 J. Harold (Wanganui) 87—87—174 F. S. Johns (N.P.) 82—92—174 G. Gudgeon (Inglewood) ...... 88—88—176 D. H. Butcher (N.P.) .....— 91 —86 —17i W. H. Robertshaw (N.P.) .... 94—83—177 A. Seifert (Palmerston N.) .... 91—87—178 W. O’Callaghan (Hawera) 92—86—178 N. J. Stttchbury (Palmerston N.) 89—90—179 G. N. Pharazyn (W'elhngton) . . 88—92—180 S. Rapley (Palmerston N.) . — 92—88—180 L. Quin (Eltbam) 87—94—181 As W. O’Callaghan cannot play to-day he has withdrawn from the championship, and the seventeenth player on the ist therefore qualifies. This is W. B. Glasgow (Walters), whose score was 91—91—182.

are :— T. V. Mackay (N.P.) .... 81— 5—76 A. A. Stewart (Eltham) ... .... 89—12—77 F. S. Johns (N.P.) .... 82— 4—78 L. J. Verry (Wanganui) . .... 93—15—78 A. E. Ekstedt (Palmerston N.) 79—sei—79 A. S. Hasell (N.P.) .... 90—10—80 Dr. Wilson (Wanganui) ... .... 92—12—80 AFTERNOON MEDAL MATCH. The afternoon medal match was won by J. E. Winter (Stratford). The best scores are: — J. E. Winter (Stratford) . .... 87—12—75 W. H. Robertshaw (N.P.) . .... 83— 4—79 Dr. Wright (Napier) .... 83— 4—79 P. Wright (Stratford) .... 83— 3—80