GOLF.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 216, 11 September 1911, Page 8

GOLF.

NEW ZEALAND TOUR^IEST, THE PROFESSIONAL CHAMinov WON BX CLEHEJS I0X8B » DUNCAN WINS AMATEUR (By Telegraph.— Special to "Star,") WANGANOI. SatnM The New Zealand Golf ch,„ Meeting was brougut to a couclus^ loUßt 'P in beautuul weather, and thwe wi? iNa > attendance on the links. 11 ' u «« Chief interest; centred'ln tlio final, m which W. ilciSwac, oru„ :tlJl and J. A. Clements, of Cbristchurt.h play oit' over a 30-hole course. S ta,i ">» a splendid tussle. The mornine a«S. PWtM witn McEwan three down, teresting play, both men pla f il ° st > and well throughout. i n J % game the men gave another toe eii and a great crowd followed them™' 1 ' Clements eventually won with 'I to play. The winner was heartily »l n f s and AicEwan was also accorded a mZ ' applause. It was a capiui eoutS? 401 most stubbornly fought out in a tr,,.. „ JU4 ing spirit, Ue f P™tTHE AMATEUR FiJUL. The amateur final was regarded «, for Arthur Duncan, and tto oalv im° otal evinced In his game with SSffin to whether he would put u» i r-vopd i as he did, and a remarkable one. too t 4 morning round he showed and dia the course in 70, or 4 better Jf" it bad ever been done before, hi! 11 was brilliant, and he scarcely semblance of a mistake. At the end S course he was 10 up on hi s opponem „ ! won the first hole in 4, the seconn i and the third, with a wonderfully ii.? l screw, in a. The champion also L !' next, but the fifth was halved l" t ing to play in brilliant form, Duncan 2 ished the outward course in 33, bodL ! ■ taking 37, which is also a good perfornian™ DOdgshun was playing good and co:°S golf, but he was up against Duncan at very best, which means that he was latin cible, and it was enough to break the how of anyone who struck him in such form Fine straight drives were the feature if Duncan's play. 1

At the fourteenth, hole Dodgshun lost th» head of his brassie and got into bunker it the next Duncan was 9 up. At this staw 11; looked as though Duncan would do the round In 68, but he missed a couple of irate and thus lost the chance. He finished won derfully well. He got in a splendid drive for home, his • line being perfect, fib second landed three yards from the pin but with a great putt he holed In 3, anil his card read—4, 5, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3-33; B■> 4, 5, 3, 5, 5, «i—37: totfll, 70, ' '

In the afternoon Duncan did not show such brilliancy, probably because it, was not necessary. However, eight holes sufficed for him to win tlie game and the champion, ship, as he was then 11 up and 10 to play; Needless to say, he was accorded a hearty round of applause. His wonderful play has been the feature of the meeting, which has been a remarkably successful one and thoroughly enjoyable.

The weather, with the exception o( i, heavy shower on Tuesday, was lovely all through, and golfing enthusiasts will loot back on the Wanganui tournament as being the most enjoyable ever held in New Zealand. Many good judges, after seeing Duncan's play to-day, expressed the opinion that they ■would like to see him pitted against the best men in England or the world, Today's amateur final was the first of fire which H. B. Dusk failed to get into. Out of 26 holes played in the final Duncan only lost two. AUCKLAND GOLF CLUB. The first Totmd in the junior championship in connection with the Aucklatd Golf Club was played on the Middlemorc Part links. J. B. M.cFarlane beat F. Btaney 1 up, C. tt. Brown beat li. Allen 7—o, D. K. Da.wKC.a received a bye from 2. W. Hall, C. T. K&gswell beat H. MctajOTd 3—2, C. D. Matroney beat W. FatreSrogh 4-3. C Nathan beat James Frater 5-4, T. Hal beat John Fra.ter 6—5, S. Hanaa beat A. Fcrgusson 5—4:. -/ An impromptu medal handicap competition was also piayed, and was won by P. D. Kelly, with a net score of 81, C, Kettleton being second, -with 83.