GOLF TOURNEY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 June 1939, Page 6

GOLF TOURNEY

WAIRARAPA CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST J. P HORNABROOK DEFEATS TITLE HOLDER. TUSSLE IN QUARTER-FINALS. Sixteen of the eighty odd competitors qualified for the Wairarapa golf championship which is at present taking place on the Masterton Club’s links. On Saturday the qualifying round was completed and yesterday the quarter-finals were commenced. Considerable interest was shown in the match between T. H. Horton, the defending champion, and J. P. Hornabrook, a strong contender. At the eighteenth hole the score stood all square but on the next hole Horton just missed with a long putt and Hornabrook was the winner. Details are as follows:— Qualifying Round. Those who qualified were: A. R. Kitto 70, G. Falloon 75, T. H. Horton, N. H. Amon 76, R. E. Kitto 77, O’Reilly 78, Hornabrook, E. Henderson, R. B. Cameron 79, D. J. Oliver, J. B. McPherson, W. G. Martin 80, J. D. Palairet, D. Graham, E. B. Booth 81, A. Saunders 82. - Other scores were: C. Faulknor, N. F. Blundell, H. L. Esau, T. W. Horton, A. W. Kitto 82, R. McKenzie, I. Saunders, R. Plummer, F. J. Miller, B. Kiernan 83, A. Drew, L. Connolly, F. R. Tatham, J. T. Pike 84, W. E. Holdgate, J. Coom, R. Marsack 85, G. Brown, J. V. Gordon, A. R. Todd, C. Torr, N. H. James, G. S. Grylls 86, R. Falloon, D. H. Stratton, W. H. Percy, E. R. Maunsell, J. Donald, R. Bassett 87, N. G. Whiteman, R. Baker, M. Falloon, H. P. Hugo, S. A. Mannering, J. C. ’ Broad, J. Thorton 88, R. Boys, D. Herbert, R. Page 89, R. G. Mackay 90, S. R. Divers, D. McKenzie 91, E. L. Nitz, A. F. Charleson, A. F. Stewart 92, J. C. Bee, C. C. Marsack, H. Paku, D. Fairey, W. H. Saunders, J. E. Falloon 93, M. Paku 94, J. McDougall 95, G. R. Booth 96, G. M. Ross, A. P. Hornblow, W. Batty, W. H. Kummer 97, J. F. Walls, G. J. Joy 98, W. J. Hodges, F. C. Stowell 99. P. Marsack 102, G. W. Sellar 110. Wairarapa Championship. First round. —A. R. Kitto beat R. B. Cameron, 2 and 1; R. F. Kitto beat Palairet, 3 and 2; Hornabrook beat Booth, 4 and 3; Horton beat McPherson, 7 and 5; Amon beat Martin, 2 up; Henderson beat Saunders, 1 up at the 20th; Graham beat O’Reilly, 1 up at the 24th; G. Falloon beat Oliver, 5 and 3. Quarter-finals. —A. R. Kitto beat R. F. Kitto, 3 and 2; Hornabrook beat Horton, 1 up at the 19th; Henderson beat Amon, 1 up at the 20th; Falloon beat Graham, 1 up. Saturday medal match.—G. Falloon, 75-8-67; O’Reily, 78-10-68. Sunday Stableford: L. Connolly, 39; A. R. Kitto, 36. Medal Handicap: H. Nitz, 67; A. R. Todd, 68. .Semi-Final. J. P. Hornabrook beat A. R. Kitto, 5 and 4. E. Henderson beat G. Falloon, 2 and I. Hornabrook and Henderson will contest the final this afternoon over eighteen holes, THE FINAL / WON BY J. P. HORNABROOK, In the final, J. P. Hornabrook beat E. 5 and 4. j MAHUNGA CLUB. COMPETITIONS DURING WEEKEND Competitions played by the Mahunga Golf Club during the weekend resulted as follow: — ■ Stableford competition: R. Hendry 39, D. A. Hunn 37, J. Sievers 36, L. Roach 36, A. H. Ward, I. I. McGregor 35. Ladies’ medal round: Miss N. Horneman, 101-36-65; Miss F. Polson, 89-18-71; Mrs A. H. Ward, 91-19-72; Miss D. M. Short, 108-36-72. Medal round: M. McFarlane 65, L. Roach 67, A. H. Ward 67, H. Hill and W. Orange 69. Bogey round: M. Thornton 5 up; R. B. Hendry 3 up, J. V. Greer 3 up, M. Martin 1 up. TODAY'S PLAY. A medal round was played this morning the result being as follow (net scores): I. Jones 67, B. McPherson 68, D. A. Hunn 68, W. Boyce 69. RIVERSIDE GAMES.

A fourball stroke round played by members of the Riverside Golf Club on Saturday resulted: Ladies, Mrs Baker and Miss I. Gadsby; men, S. G. Wyatt and J. C. Skeet.