GOLF.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 7 April 1926, Page 10

GOLF.

PI,AY AT NEW PLYMOUTH. By Telegraph — Ptpss A ssocintion NEAV PLYMOUTH, April 6. In the final of the golf championship L. Quin heat Chong 3 and 1. NELSON CHA3I PIONSHIP. Hr Teleurapli—Pros* Association. NELSON, .April 6. The iiitcrprovinciul golf championship extended over the holidays, under fine weather conditions, and concluded today; when the final was won by (J. Richmond (Nelson), who defeated Evans (Huft) 7 and 5. The winner played tine golf. AT WELLINGTON. •uoimpossy KSOJJ —tjUiMSatyj, .{g WELLINGTON, April 6. Some exeeelleiiL golf was witnessed at the Hei'ctaunga links to-day, when A. JO. Conway defeated A. D. S. Duncan in the final for tlio Wellington provincial championship. in the semifinal Duncan beat' Parker, 3 up and 2. A. JO. Conway and T. Horton were all square, at tlio eighteenth hole; at the nineteenth Conway gob the hole in 4-5, and won the final. Duncan .missed ■some apparently easy shots, his putting not being up to form At fifteen, Conway was 5 up and three.

H. J. Shanis won the bogey competition.

TARANAK t TO URN AMENT. By Telegraph—Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, April G. The Taranaki championship golf tournament was concluded on tlio New Plymouth Club’s ' links, to-day in ideal weather. Hie championship was annexed by. L. T. Quin (E'ltlmm), who defeated G. 31. Chong (New Plymouth), 3 up and 1. Quin’s steadiness won the game for him. Other results of to-day’s play ''wAIYYAKAIHO HANDICAP—S. F. Shcanffs (Wanganui) 4 (handicap 4); runner-up, C. Gilbert (Wanganui), handicap 3. THIRD 'MEDAL HANDICAP.— Senior: E. J. Williams (Mkinganui). Junior: C. Morgan (New Plymouth). TWO-BALL BOGEY— G. . W. Houghton (New Plymouth). FOUR-BALL BOGEY.—J. 3lcNeill and C. Morgan (New Plymouth). For breaking the amateur links record of 75, previously held by A. Seifert (Palmerston North), P. Grey (New Plymouth), who did 73 in tho qualifying round, gained a special trophy. — wnaa?ag.i Mmaamm