The Archive · 1939

U.S.S. Canopus Win Golfing Honours

Shanghai, May 30.

In the Team Competition for Service men sponsored py the Navy "Y" and played at the Hungiao Golf Club, the USS. Canopus finished way in the ead with 42 points, just 14 points ahead of the 4th U.S. Marines who laced second. A S-man team re presented each mit and they teed: off in threesomes, playing match play 205 for two rounds of 18 holes. The Scoring was on the basis of 59,1 for each 18.

"Zak and Oleary turned in the best scores of the day, Zaz getting an 80 fon the first round and 4 on the Second, for a (oral of 104 for 36 holes. Oleary' scored an 81 and. 86, for a total of 167, just 3. strokes behind the lender. For a time it looked as the rain would wash out the day's golf, but the men started tecing off soon after 8 o'clock in a steady drizzle and. finished the 36 holes playing over a wel, heavy course. The scores that were turned in were good considering the conditions The "results of team competition were as follow:

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