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•it i . r > • . • ' ^ » HAZARDS GOLFING SOCIETY PRESS NOTICES PHOTOGRAPHS RESULTS. ETC. APRIL 1936 TO C , 5- A B D I R S T V W X J Y.I 1 Z ' ' wpti.gg "KINGSWOOD," Telephone: HENDON AVENUE, FlNCHLEY 1479. FiNCHLEY, N. 3. 2nd April, 1936. GOLFING SOCIETY Dear The Inaugural Meeting of the New Golfing Society will take place at the Moor Park Club, Rickmansworth (Tel. Rickmansworth 26) on Tuesday, April 28th. 1936. The Provisional Committee wish to extend to you a cordial invitation to attend. There will be an 18-hole Medal Competition on the High Course in the morning from 9.30 onwards to be followed by Foursomes on the East Course in the afternoon—both Competitions from Handicap. The First General Meeting of the New Society to formulate the Rules and transact any other business, will be held in the Clubhouse at the termination of the Competitions at approximately 5.15 p.m. For the Provisional Committee, AUSTIN F. CARRIS. : • _— "KINGSWOOD," Telephone : HENDON AVENUE, FlNCHLEY 1479. FlNCHLEY. N. 3. 2nd April, 1936. GOLFING SOCIETY Dear The Inaugural Meeting of the New Golfing Society will take place at the Moor Park Club, Rickmansworth (Tel. Rickmansworth 26) on Tuesday, April 28th. 1936. The Provisional Committee wish to extend to you a cordial invitation to attend. There will be an 18-hole Medal Competition on the High Course in the morning from 9.30 onwards to be followed by Foursomes on the East Course in the afternoon—both Competitions from Handicap. The First General Meeting of the New Society to formulate the Rules and transact any other business, will be held in the Clubhouse at the termination of the Competitions at approximately 5.15 p.m. For the Provisional Committee, AUSTIN F. CARRIS. HAZARDS GOLFING SOCIETY HAZARDS G.S. WINNERS Fifty members of the Hazards Golfing 1 Results in the second meetine of the newly- £?lfln« Societ;y a* Addingtcm were: Society took part in a meeting on the 18 Holes Stroke New course): C. M Fowler (Pinch: an HAZARDS GOLFING SOCIETY course of the Sandy Lodge Club, last <* A. P Hamblv (GoSd- SI Jess 18—73. tied. Pourball cSmpetitSn week. (Old course : A Merlon Jones (Hadley and No golfing society has better caught the spirit of golf 5; E/ Carns (Sunmngdale) tied with S. H R H. F. Edwards, of Coombe Hill, won or more clearly expresses the meaning of all sport than the eighteen holes stroke competition with a return of 86 - 11 = 75. Col. E. the Hazards, formed by a few real sportsmen, with Mr. J. H. Haughton (Sandy Lodge), with Austin Carris as their indefatigable President, to promote 79 - 3 = 76, taking second prize after GOLF ITEMS JUNE 1936 a tie with P. B. Lucas, the Cambridge A. F. Carris (Moor Park), 8, won the stroke friendship and good fellowship and to give its members competition of the Hazards G.S. at Wentworth University captain, who returned 74 + 2 ; with 69. an opportunity of experiencing the delights of playing on = 76. Lucas's 74 was the best scratch strange courses, and owing its name to the genius of Mrs. score. Flying Officer J. H. Neal (Moor * . Park), the Royal Air Force open Cham- HAZARDS G.S. Hambly, the wife of one of the original members. The pion, took the award for the best first A Sherriff (Porters Park) (9) won the 18 holes nine holes with 35 + i = 35J, while stroke event of the Hazards G.S., at Ashridee with Society devotes all surplus funds to charity, and that the 71 net. H. E. Carris (Sunningdale). 79 less 6— P. B. Lucas secured the prize for the was second. The first nine holes was won bv idea and thought behind its creation was right is proved W'_, S^lnpcr (Moor Park). 40 less 51/2—341A best last nine holes with 37 + 1 = 38. and the last by Merton A. Jones (Hadley WoodT' 43 less 5—38. Pourball v. Bogey: P s PhvsiVk by the fact that the Society, yet to enjoy its first birthday, P. H. Neal (Moor Park) (4) and H. F. (Moor Park) and L. W. Barras (Ilford 1 won after Edwards (Coombe Hill) (11) won the a ile„at„5 up wlth H- F- Edwards (Coombe Hill) is already full and flourishing. and E. Q. Michelsen (Coombe Hill). >vuumoe am> eleven holes bogey foursomes after a tie, Last week the Hazards gave their first dinner and dance at all square, with A. Howes (North Middlesex) (2) and Eric H. Chambers at the Savoy Hotel, and although we have been to many HAZARDS G.S. such affairs, never have we enjoyed ourselves more. The (Beaconsfield) (scratch) and a Cambridge A record entry of 50 players took out University pair P. B. Lucas (plus 2) and speeches delivered by Mr. Alfred Hawes, the Captain, and cards in the meeting of the Hazards Golfing G. H. Dixon (3). The ties were decided Society at Sunningdale yesterday. G. G M. Mr. Austin Carris for the Society, by Mr. Claude Hornby on the last nine holes. Coombe Hill is Bennett Secretary of the Sunnningdale the venue of the next meeting, to be Club, won the Captain's Prize with 73 less 2 and Major Percy Burton (who told a couple of excellent —71. L. W. Barras (Ilford) was runner-up held on Tuesday, January 12. , with 84 less 12—72, P. J. Hanscombe (Hen- negro stories extremely well) for the Ladies and Guests, don) won the best first nine holes with 41 less 4£—36}, and the award for the second were all good, the dinner was excellent, the band and nine went to F. S. Physick (Moor Park) the cabaret first class—in short we spent a really mer HAZARDS SOCIETY MEETING with 42 less 4—38. after a tie. W. R. Skinner j G. H. Dixon, of Cambridge University, (Moor Park) and L. W. Barras (Ilford) won evening. playing from a handicap of 3, was suc- the bogey foursomes 2 up. cessful with a total of 39 points in the 18 holes points scoring competition held yester- day by the Hazards Golfing Society at Coombe Hill. B. D. Carris (Sunningdale) (6) took • eteG'R aPH. (,Reprinted from " What We Think," GOLF ILLUSTRATE! Golf second place after a tie with F. W. Bristow March 13th, 1937.) (Moor Park) (9) and E. Michelsen (Coombe 'VARSITY PLAYER'S SUCCESS Hill) (15), each of whom had a total of 36 I points. K. A. Layton-Bennett (Hadley Wood) Several members of the Oxford and Cam- bridge teams competed at the Hazards G.S. (14) won the prize for the best first nine meeting on the Porters Park Club's course, holes with 20+. and W. R. Skinner (Moor Radlett, yesterday. Park) (10), with 19 points, had the best total R. N. Bond (Oxford University) (3) won over the iast nine holes. the 18-holes bogey competition after a tie at A foursomes competition, over 13 holes, one up, with R. Maudling (Oxford University) ended in favour of Lieutenant-Commander (3) and F. B. AMpass (Hadley Wood) (2). P. L. Frampton (Berkshire) (14) and C. A. 1938 P. B. Lucas,. the Cambridge captain and GOLF ILLUSTRATED 99 Bolton (Effingham Manor) (18), with Walker Cup international, playing from plus 2 two, returned one down. 63 I0 3=52'.«. \C\3i. R. Maudling won the prize for the best first nine holes with five up, Gordon Dixon (Cam- bridge University) (3) gaining the award for the best second nine holes with one up. A. R. Lovelock (5), the Moor Park secre- POINTING AT PEOPLE tary, and K. C. Fraser (Moor Park) (8) won HAZARDS G.S. the stroke foursomes with 73 7-8, Lucas and A. W. Fielder (Finchley) (9) was the winner Dixon being second with 77 5-f by P. B. LUCAS in the Senior Division with a net score of 78 in the stroke round held by the Hazards Golfing Society at Walton Heath (old course) HEN this appears in print, I will be yesterday. R. F. B. O'Callaghan (Wentworth) J W happy 1 am now. There are one thousand He's another reason why the Hazards (18) was successful with 75 net in the Junior i in the United States heading for the sun things to do. This column to be has (have?) made these rapid strides. Division (handicaps of 10 and over). The and warmth of Florida. On the other written a week in advance. All my He is one of those fellows who can get Captain's Prize was won by L. W. Barras hand, if the Queen Mary sinks in mid- engagements for the next six weeks to along with anyone and who can make (llford) (12) with a total of 152 for 36 holes. ocean, I shall probably have reached a He had a return of 72 at Sunningdale last be cancelled. My passport to be everyone get on with everyone else, and October and had a card of 80 at Walton land equally famous for its warmth. visad (there's no verb "to visa," but that that's not easy. He has done a great Heath yesterday. Which statement provides you with doesn't matter). Packing to be deal at the H.A.C., is President of the The prize for the best score for the last nine ample scope for wisecracking at my ex- done. Shaving soap to be bought. North Middlesex Golf Club, runs the Old holes was won by F. W. Bristow (Moor Park) 1 pense. I know I'm a child, but it's fun to be Millhillian Golfing Society, and among with 42-4}=37}.
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