Golf

Playing on its home course at Balmacewen Otago convincingly won the golf championship with a total of 872. Second was last year's winners Victoria on 906 and third Canterbury 954. Totals for the other universities were Massey 961, Auckland 966 and Lincoln 1015.

Otago's number one player was G. E. Clarke who this year was selected for the second time to represent New Zealand in the Sloan-Morpeth trophy match, held annually between Australia and New-Zealand. Another prominent member was Paul Adams who now has three NZU golf blues, is considered to be one of the best lefthanders in the country and has now won the match-play title at tournament three years in a row. He is also a Southland Freyberg Rosebowl rep.

For the four rounds Otago's totals were 227, 216, 206 and 223 while the Vic reps scored 233, 232, 227 and 214, Rodney Barltrop was the top Vic individual turning in rounds of 73, 76, 72 and 65. This last round by Barltrop equalled the record which Clarke (Otago) had set in the third round for the new layout at Balmacewen. This was six under par. Clarke's other three rounds were 77, 68 and 71. Adams the number two for Otago carded rounds of 74, 73, 69 and 72.

Victoria's other reps Drury, Billington and Grayson carded best individual rounds of 80, 74 and 75 respectively.

Clarke defeated Barltrop 3 and 2 in the final of the matchplay golf championships. Clarke's 31 on the way out included an eagle at the first and three birdies after 9 holes. He was 3 under the card and 6 up on Barltrop. He needed only 13 putts in the 9 holes. Rodney Barltrop fought back to be only 2 under before the 15th but Clarke won the match on the 16th with a par.