Golf Club

Although not as numerous as in previous years the club is very active. Club days are enthusiastically supported and provide good opportunity for Varsity golfers to get together. However, the committee will probably have to give serious thought to the continuing use of Tui Glen course at Wainui-omata. For, although the Tui Glen members have been very kind in allowing the Varsity club to use their course, the distance is proving too far for most students and interest in these club days has definitely waned.

A recent club day at Manor Park was quite well supported and future club activities may be held in the more central courses. At the recent club day the top scorer was the consistent Peter Rankin (78). Other scores included Tony White (82) Dave McKegg (84) and Richard Tuckey (84).

Although the club days provide good fellowship, the club's leading golfers seek competition on a higher plane by competing for local club teams in the Arthur Duncan competition. They are Stewart Crombie (Heretaunga), Tom Gault (Paraparaumu) Peter Rankin (Miramar). Rankin recently achieved distinction by returning the best score of all the players and. with Stewart Crombie he was selected for the Wellington provincial team which played Hawke's Bay last week-end. Amongst a rather mediocre team effort their records were most impressive and this reflects a pleasingly high standard of golf at Vic at the moment, a fact which is borne out by Vic's tournament record in recent years. The last three teams competitions have been won by Vic and the individual title has gone to Slew Crombie (1960), and Pete Rankin (1961), who will be defending his title this year.

An added attraction at this year's tournament will be the appearance of an Aussie University team, who will be later touring N.Z. and are due to play a match against Vic in the late August holidays.