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Lummis Returns to Rep. Golf

Hard-hitting Graeme Lummis, runner-up in the 1969 New Zealand plate, returned to representative golf in the hot seat of the Combined Nelson-Marlborough-Buller-Westland team in the South Island provincial championship at Nelson.

Lummis made a fair job of his unenviable role as No.1 in an inexperienced side. He beat Otago's B. E. Newall, to reverse the result of the 1969 Plate final, 3 and 2, and then accounted for Southland's J. Vear, 4 and 3. His losses were to Canterbury's Bruce Taylor 2 down and international Ross Murray, Mid-South Canterbury, 4 and 3. Otago, led by international Geoff Clarke, retained its championship from Canterbury by half a point.

Final points were: Otago 3½, Canterbury 3, Mid-South Canterbury 2, Southland, 1½, Combined 0. Ideal conditions prevailed and the course gave competitors a thorough testing.

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A large gallery followed the Lummis-Murray encounter. Nelson's top player, Lummis, is at the right

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Graeme Lummis had a rough time in his match against Ross Murray and had to adopt an awkward pose to play an equally awkward shot on this steep bank

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A powerful drive rockets down the fairway and Lummis watches its progress, satisfied

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Ross Murray improved as the tournament progressed. He lost, after a bad start, to Geoff Clarke, 4 and 3, but won his other matches

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Bill Rainbird, Combined No.2, driving

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Geoff Clarke, Otago No. 1, is all concentration as he putts

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Graeme Daines, Combined, lines one up

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Combined players, Mike Thompson and Ted Taylor, study the green

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Youngest member of the Combined side was Marlborough's Alan Williams

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Mike Thompson had his ball land close to the trees but got out okay