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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 69, Issue 40, 26 November 1948, Page 2

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MURRAY WINS TITLE RECOVERY AGAINST SHAW (P.A.) DUNEDIN, November 25. After being four holes down on the morning round, A. J. Murray made a spectacular recovery to win the New Zealand professional golf championship, 1 up, from A. J. Shaw, at Balmacewen to-day. A gallery of about 1000 spectatoi-s followed the afternoon round. Murray thus won his third title of this tournament. There were. no surprises in the third round of the amateur championship, although the young New r , Plymouth player, B. Bamfield, pressed B. M. Silk hard. To-morrow Silk will meet R. H. Glading and W. G. I-lorne will meet A. Gibbs (who heat Woon, 3 and 2, today). 1 Results to-day were: — , Professional Championship Final A. J. Murray (Titirangi) beat A. J. Shaw (Miramar), 1 up. Amateur Championship Third Round B. M. Silk (Wanganui) beat B. Banifield (New Plymouth), 1 up; W. G. Horne (Wellington) beat T. C. Tyrrell (Otago), 4 and 3; R. H. Glading (Titirangi) beat A. R. Kitto (Castlecliff), 2 and 1; A. Gibbs (Otago) beat D. L. Woon (Christchurch), 3 and 2. New Zealand Plate First Round C. J. Ward (Christchurch) beat C. W. Caldwell (Christchurch), 6 and 4; T.' P. Jones (Taumarunui) beat W. E. Jones (Taumarunui), 1 up; F. W. Dixon (Otago) beat W. C. Crisp, by default; C. W. Romeril (Otago) beat J. A. Scouler (Otago), 1 up; T. B. Ferguson (Otago) beat I. McLennan (Alexandra), 6 and 4; J. L. R. Mackay (Tirnaru) beat A. P. W. Church (Shandon), 4 and 3; E. G. Kerr (Timaru) beat J. L. Black (Hutt), 1 up; J. N. Lemon (Otago) beat N. H. North (Otago), 4 and 3. \ , Second Round Ward beat Jones, 1 up; Dixon beat Romeril, 6 and 5; Ferguson beat Mackay, A and 3; Lemon beat Kerr, 2 up. ASHBURTON CLUB A stableford bogey match will be played by members of the Ashburton Golf Club to-morrow.