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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 194, 14 August 1920, Page 18

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(By '-"NUFILKT:.") Entries for the senior championship of the Auckland Golf Club were very goowl indeed, and a<3 the number to qualify 1 was thi-3 time redr.ced to eight much ■ ini-er<>st was taken in the re<u!t. I The heavy rain on the previous d-sy! made the course somewhat damp, and considering the lack of run c:n the ball | the low scoring must be considered veryl good. In the morning ,T. B. he-aded the list with a splendid 77. With the excr-p----xion of the irth hole, .whic'.i took him 8. hie golf was right up to championship form. The next best card.* to the lca:!-er were 82s by U. O. -Macfarlanc and K. Rainger. The former's effort wa<3 especially good. Another player to do well j vraa N. Macintosh with an 83. The next best cards were Ralph and Waller E6's,| Urey 87, and A. MeClark, Dr. Macky, and Hickaon. 88*. This meant that ten competitors had cards of under 90. and the question war=, would W. B, Co.beck. '.)'), and H. O. Gardner and 1). I with STs do go-oi scores in the afternoon! and manage to qualify? Colbeck was inj early with an S3, elWly followed by lliettson iwirh &j, lrraking them equal! with 173. Next came 1). MacCormx-k i with a. card that eventually proved the best card <rf the aftern-o-ou. viz.. SI, no lees than ten better than his morning round, and making hhn a splendid I recovery. Lusk again did well, and with an S2 made his total lai>. Things were! still interesting when Wtuler S4. Haiiiger! So. and Ralph S6 returned, in-iking them ; 170. Iti7. and 17ti respectirely. as this j gave five players -with 172 or better, and Colbeck and ificksun v.ifcli 17S's. The question now was, -would 1). Maefarlanc ajid ilclntosh do better than 1)1, and leave the 173"s to p!ay o ir for eighth place? Macfarlane made it still more ,'n-i torciting by returning a 91, making Lie total also '173. AH hrt-eres't now centred , on iklntosii. He ha..; bad very litle practice of latj». an.l c-iis made it morel doubtful whether lie would succeed. I Mnc-h to tho relief of Mat-farlanc. C-.il-! beck, and Ilickeon the best Mclmoeh I vould do was a in, thus making has total 174. The next best totals were P. lirey,] A. Clark, a::d R. 0. Gardner with 175. i The latter, who was champion last sea-! son, made a goo-1 recovery in the after-' noon, but it was not quite (food enough, i Dr. llacky, one of (lie junior division who tried eonolueion with tb« seniors,; played a goixl round of SS in tno morn-' ing. but fail-ed badly in the afternoon, j Tiie thia.l of the Captain's Prize at .Itiddlomcrre between A. C'arr (12) and K. Hk-kson ,S) proved intercatihg. Aft.-r a ga.mo in which bolft players Vvith t-ho ext-eptiou or" three holes played steady golf, H.ic"Ki=on was si.-.vessful Dy :! up and '2 to play. The first four holts were halved after bosh players open-ing rather nervounlv. At tlie fifth, where Carr hivl his second stroke. Carr recovered woll from a weak drive by placing a goo I third well on the green. Hick son played a nice liaffy for his second, hut found it buried just outside the green, and Carr won without fihe aid of his handicap. : making him 1 up. The game -vv;:s squared at the sixth. Hk-kson lioVrjg a long pint. The next two iioies w:r;> halved in 3's an-,1 4's. Carr nvaVlnrr a I splendid recovery at the eighth after putting hi* drive'in the hi il.nv. TT'eksr.n' took the leatl at the turn by winning -h-c ninth with two gtrokes io L-.pare, anl in- ! creased bis lead io •". by w.:nn:mr t-:e tenth and eleventh. A ivce approach followed by a. truwl putt gave I'arr a win at the twelfth. The next three helos ■.vrre halved, I'arr taking advantage of hi* final srtrr&e ar i.i'.e fourteen!! , , the g.ime being then Hickson -± up ;>;;d .", to play. Carr wiw just outside t!\o grppn with h:s Hvnr.d at the .-■ixteenth. v,!iii-t HSckson. whii fit? aid of a. good drhe and a mid-iron, ivjc? niopTv in. and mi!v re<]uiring two putts won tl>e mutch, as before stati-d, ;> ivy find - to p' : :M-. Tho winner was round in S4 io hi- iir-i'i<-ne[!*',i 01. ; .T. iB. !,usk was .•r«*rK)r»=ri.ble f.ir a per:r-rt t~ > at the six'.h I-iilo. '.«:', var-ls. at Mid'dletn-OTE' last wp-ok. Plny'ln" a half iron shot fc-r hi; fecun-i the hall w.rfh porf-.n ' ,-ir.nl;: 'i and r'Hlr-d v.p rn:l drcjiprd in'o I',e iiole v.iih the pin ,-fil! in. liuek I- playing in <pl'>ndi.i Form ju i at prr.-cnt. and his chances of wraninff the rhampionsliip o f the Au.kuui I Club n.ppear very tosv. The Auckland C3ur> profewicnal, K. Moee, was certainly very unlucky, meeting with an accident last ivecJ<-pnd, 3<< ■••H irritir'.rs he rox-eived may prevent him from T>ein<r a* his host at. the torbhcominj; chnmpi-onfihip meeting at U ii- to be hoped that he win soon be aWe to resume hi-; duties at Midd lorn ore. and be little the worse for his misfortune. The !ina.l nf the .luni-or C%a.mDirm-.!i. : n of the .AtH-kland Olub tatwrcit G. M \u' r :ind Dr. PairolrMip-'n did not prov,. a .s close a mat.-h as wan an't.icipa-ted. Th,> fivrmrr playrr ?oon rstaMished a lead, and hold it all the way, finally winnin?! 4 up and 3 to play. The winner shrrwo<i espeuiaHy goixl form f-or a junior, and Should continue to improve, as ho has a free etyle.

A large number of members of the Maunpa-kiekie Club journeyed out to their new eourec at New Lynn rm Paturrlav, a special bnjrey match for r. trophy presented by V. F. Crardner bewg the attraction. The winner proved ; ( , :he If. V. .loyoe. who lln'. -.■(■•! !up on :im ■'Colonc'." The fhr.rr.f.nn-hip ffng advanced another ftage 1.. = ; we. k. V. Trice eaiu=ing scmew'.iat of a surprise, "ny ■ scoring an ejisy win aca-inst tnat nr.----1 mising young player I!. I). Wr.jrlu. Tr.c former was in very gnn 1 form, but us ! opponent has played better gamp.,. K. j-Oorge now ;;:f-et- C. F. Cardm-r. the winner pijyin.? V. Trice in tho final. I The programmes for the -an 1 yip ' tournament t.i be held on the Ma'injwkiekie bink« on Augi=.«t -'!, -T. and 2s are ] nfi •■' avai!a.hle. and intending rompetU jrs are reminded that onirics clo.-e with t , .;.. jepcrct-ary on Aujriift -" a: ■"' P- ln - '■ jiroL'r.-unme inchiiir-s ti.e Maunsrakiek.i I, „■',. •.,■:,•(■:! fi-r :■>■ iiiat'-:i )■■■'•;■ " r hand'leaps, three medal liand:<:aps. l»o boany vnn.iirnps, an.l a four-ball be<t-bail '■■■■'•j'-y