Golf

Victoria failed to retain the Golf title which she won at Wellington last year, but took second place to the home team. Otago. Three of the team qualified to compete in the NZU championships. They were Pete Carver (162). Barry Boon (166) and Brian Bennett (163). Bennett, playing very steadily, won his first round match but was eliminated in the next. Boon and Carver both went through to the semi-finals, where Carver won his way into his second NZU final, but Boon, not playing to his true form, threw away several opportunities and lost his match 1 down.

The final between Peter Carver, the holder, and Tracy of AUC was a great contest in which Carver just had the edge on his opponent and won an exciting game. The umpires who is the professional to the Otago Golf Club, expressed the view after the match that both players would go a long way in golf and that their game would not have disgraced an International competition. The overall standard at the Tournament was surprisingly high, considering the wet conditions underfoot.

Boon and Carver were selected to represent NZU against Otago and Carver was awarded the high honour of an NZU Blue, his second in two years.