GOLF

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19888, 18 May 1936, Page 2

GOLF

CAMBRIDGE ACHIEVEMENT OOURBK REOORD BROKEN. CAMBRIDGE, Monday. During the week the course record of the Cambridge Golf Club was unofficially broken by J. Banks, who returned the excellent score of 72 for 18 holes. The record-breaking round was made during a four-ball game with L. H. Haworth. R. S. Alford and R. Nickle but. not being a club match, cannot be recognised officially. The official record of 73 was established by Alford in May last year, he^ having reduced an earlier record of 74 held by himself and also 11. N. Freeman and R. L. Ingham. Ranks has not been playing serious golf for several seasons, but in 1927 he won the senior championship of the club and last year secured the premier men’s title of the Wairakau Club at. Hora Tlora. He had a fine record in match play, particularly during the earlier years of the Cambridge Club. Excellent approaches and putting were features of his round. Ranks played consistently good golf and was beaten by bogey only on four occasions. while he secured “birdies” at the 12th. 16th and 18th holes. The remaining 12 holes were played in bogey. His card reads as follows, bogey figures being given In parentheses: —• . ... Out: i (4). 5 (5). 3 (8). 4(4). 5 (4). 4 (4). 4 (4). 3 (3), 5 (4) — total. 37 (35). , , In: 5 (4). 4 (4). 4 (5), 4 4 5 (4). 3 (3). 3 (4), 3 (3), 4 (5) total, 35 (36). LADIES' QOLF. CAMBRIDGE CLUB. Following la the draw for tbe monthly botes match to be played by members or the Cambridge Ladles' Golf Club on NVednesday: —.Mrs K. Browne v. Mrs H. L. Nixon. Miss C. llewett v. Miss J. Watt. Mrs F. KlngsTord v. Mrs W. J- Ward, Mrs J. Banks v. Miss I. Garland, Miss J. Thompson v. Mrs K. Wilkinson. Mrs H. N. Freeman v. Mrs D. Hastte, Miss J. Brewer v. Miss E. Robinson, Mrs H. Clavton v. Mrs A. J Law. Mrs W. U. Garrard v. another. Miss R. S. Alford v. Mrs G. Watson, Miss F. v. Mrs A. 11. Nicoll. Mrs Hulme v. Mrs W. Robinson, Miss B. Lee v. Mrs May, Mrs V. Hollis v. Miss R. Souter, Miss J. layers v. Mrs A. N. Macky, Mrs Whewell v. Mrs H. Crowther, Miss N. Butler v. Miss J. Priestley. Miss G. Brown v. Mrs G. Vosper, Mrs K. Butler v. Mrs A. L. Allen, Miss B. Whewell v. Miss B. White, Miss D. Drake v. Miss it. cox. Mrs W. Munroe v. Miss J. Felsst, Miss U. Speight v. another.

The best scores returned In a bogey match of 86 holes for Mr A. Wilkinson’s trophy were as Tollows:—Miss J. Felsst, ll down; Miss N. Butler, Miss J. Watt, 13 down.