GOLF.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 6, 19 October 1935, Page 2

GOLF.

FERRIER’S GREAT FORM. SYDNEY, October 18. Playing in the Lakes Club open golf championship to-day Jim Fenner returned a card of 68, which is four under par, and one stroke worse than the course record established by the American, Craig Wood, last year. S. Bolger won the championship with an aggregate of 141. Ferrier was second with 142, and W. Bolger and A. Waterson equal tim’d with scores of 145.

PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. MURRAY’S THIRD WIN. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Golf of a standard rarely if ever equalled in a New Zealand championship was produced in the final of the professional championship ever 36 holes yesterday, A. Murray (Auckland), who has already won the open and professional foursomes championships, gained the triple crown by beating A.

J. Shaw (unattached), the title-holder, 2 up and 1 to play. Details of play yesterday were:— Amateur Championship. Semi-finals. B. M. Silk (Hdtt) beat T. B. Ferguson (Otago) at the forty-first. J. P. Hornabrcok (Masterton) beat J. L. Black (Hutt), 5 and 3. Professional Championship. Final. A. Murray (unattached) heat A. J. Shaw (unattached), 2 and 1. New Zealand Plate. Quarter-finals. C. J. Ward beat J. Galloway, 2 and 1. > A. G. Sime beat J. Goss at the nineteenth. Semi-finals. J. P. Mortland beat B. G. Thomson, 1 up. Ward beat Sime, 2 up. Stroke Handicap. Gross. Hep.-Net. S. McKay 76 6 70 J. R. Hobbs 73 3 70 G. L. Wynyard ... 78 7 71 McKay was declared the winner on a count back Long Driving. Best Single Drive, C. J. Ward (Christchurch), 255yds 2ft Bin ••• 1 Dr. S. H. Gibbs (Nelson), 247yds Ift 3in ... ... ... ... 2 Aggregate Best Two out of Four Drives. C. J. Ward (Christchurch), 255yds 2ft Sin and 242yds Bin 1 J. P. Mortland (Taihape), 242yds 3ft and 238yds Ift .... ... 2