golf.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 219, 13 September 1923, Page 8

golf.

1 SOUTH AUCKLAND TOURNEY. ! • BELI.. AND GEORGE IX FINALS. [ ; (From Our Own Correspondent.) ■' ! HAMILTON. Wednesday. *• , The semi-finals of the South Auckland golf championship were played this afteiN 3 noon at bt. Andrew's, and a very keen game took plnce between Lusk and Georm. 1 the lattor winning 2 up. Lusk was not 3 slaving anything like his usual form. Bell played a steady, consistent game against , Hawkins, winning comfortably by 8 and .7. 'itie final will be over 36 tola - ' to-morrow. A le-hole medal handicap was also a played, and three tied, which will b< 3 settled to-morrow over six holes. Thty 1 were Gardiner, Gunsou and Stalker, 7J 1 ■ each - - ! B£LL PLATS GEORGE. i : r ALL SQUARE AT THE EIGHTEENTH. 1 ' (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent) 3 I HAMILTON, this day. t : For the South Auckland golf finals tat r wi-HthiT w:is g.torl. While mm fell during the uight. the morning was tine, and the J links in great condition. Messrs. Bell and 1 George played wonderful golf, ending at , the lhtli hole all square. ' At the first hole both landed on the ' 1 green. George being three feet from tij j l>lll, ami Bell six. Georse noSerl in two. At -t the second Bell out-drove George, while his \ third overran the green. Bell with his second pushed into an unplayable position, t picking up, and George holed in five. At f the third George first went to the rongh, while Hell pulled on the number two fair- " way. landing on the edge of the green , with his second. George sliced his second, a landing on the green with his third. Bell's approach went IS inches from the pin. 1 George's putt overran. Bell holing in four. At the fourth Bell outdrove George again, whose second ball landed on the green. Hell pulled his second short and George's ' putt went down, winning the hole hi 4, t George - up. I At the fifth Bell get a fine drive away, George pushing out and getting into tie ' rough. Bell's second was 10ft from the t pin and George's approach went through 3 the green, the hole being halved in 4. At The sixth George hit a nicely placed 3 drive. Bell half topping his and placing his - second on the green. George doing the same, - halving the hole in four. s ' At the seventh both placed well down the " fairway with good drives. George finding 5 a bunker, his third being short. Bell flayed - a good second but pulling slightly with the a third he found the rough off the green, George going through. Bell's approach wts 3 . two feet from the pin. holing in 6 to 7. j Georgi' 1 ur>. r I At the eo-'hth both weat well down the ' ' fairway with cood drive's. George was on - the green with his second. Bell being short 1 also with his approach. George playsd a dead, winning the hole four to five. At c j the uinth Bell's drive went over the bank j and George found a bunker on the fair--1 j way. His second went over the limit, 3 I while Bell pushed to a tricky approach. -, . Both played perfeer approaches. Bell two i feet and George eighteen inches from the : , pin. Bell missing his putt. The hole was r I halved at thp tpnth. Bell played a good ! iron shot, but fell short, and missing a i j five foot putt, half in four. At the eleventh ' both had good drives, George hooking with ' I his iron to the left of the green. Bell 3 : reaching the gr«?n. George played his ap- .' nroach twenty feet short, and Bell lay-' t dead, winning four to Sve. George one up. i At the twelfth, both players hit out L ' freely against a strong wind. Bell falling : c , sht>rt with his second. George went out v . jto right, and his approach was dead, the i hoY l.eina halved in four. I At the thirteenth George topped his tee - shot. Bell being well down the fairway, i. i and George playing a safe second on to the fairway. Bell, half topping his approach, " rau through 20 feet. Bell won in five— j I all square. At the fourteenth Bell laudttl : lon the pri-en. George failing to get up with „ his secoud oa the edge of the green, his , putt being short, Bell just lipping the hole '« with a len foot putt—Bell one up. At 0 the fifteenth both drove well down the a fairway, hut both topped their seconds and both were short on the green with the approach. Both then had two pretty api- proaoh putts. 801 l missing an eighteen inch t Putt, and losing the hole —all square. At the sixteenth George hooked nis drive. Bell ! playing a perfect drive. George played his '- second >>n tt> the rough, but made a won* .- the pin. Bell's approiich was strong, 20ft ! from the pin. and the hole was halved in ■ II fives—all square. At the seventeenth both j r drove wall, with B.>ll topping his swond c and landing short with his third. George !>laypd a good second within three yards of • the jn-ecn. George won the hule five and II six—George one up. s At the eighteenth both drives go* thf balls well away, and George played 1 L beauty with his iron, 801 l reaching the I II green. 801 l made the best approach, two c feet off the pin and won the hole in four— • all square. The tie in the eishteen hole competition n was played this morning. 11. B. LihS c defeated .1. Brown, 'J down. „ The game between Gardiner, Gunson and ; Stalker." over six holes was won uy Gμ- ; 1 son 4 up. c MORRINSVILLE CHAMPIONS. *j I By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) ! I MORRIXSVILLE, Wednesday. I I In the linal for the Morrinsville Golt \ I riiibs men's championship. Mr. F. SeiSert j heat Mr. N. A. Noakes. . 1 In the ladies' tinal. Miss V. Clifford beat _ i ..Irs. j. T. Ryan. ; LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP. c J CHRIKTCHT-RCH WINS TEAMS MATCH. c I . (By Tele-.-raph.— Press Association.) ; <■ i NEI.SiiN. Wednesday. s I The Ia,H TO - poif .onmament for the N>* 4 i Zealand ehamplonship was iiintinued tnu I afteriinoti in line weather. ~ '- In the play-off for se.-,.nrt prize in th» t r..<;.r. B,,«l match. Miss White Parsons, Id?.. 1!I_M. | )Oat Miss Hr.nvster. 106. 16- ---* l>o. . ! t The nonnellv Cup resiilierl in a tie : . hnireon Mrs. lianks. Miss Gray and MrsGreo,]. si net. , , • Miss I'aytuu won the Mellsop Cup »J 11 tbo hpst three mpdal ronnda c>72). M>ss ,j <.racroft Wilson was secoutl with 274. ana Miss Vigor Brown third with 281. rA ■ The teams match resulted: Christchiircn n A. 369. i: weerport 401 2. Auckland. I 401. 3: Mlramar, 405: Nelson. 40S. J THE SEMI-FINALS. _ ! (By Telegraph.—rress Association.) I ' NKIiSOX. ibis dayr Th- golf timrnamon; n- .-nutinned this II ir.nrninjr in tin.- weather The semi-nnaH c of the < hiimpiouslii:. rosu'lted: .„ I Miss Watson heal MR- Ai'hi'son. 3BM •; a-ndt- V,? " r Brown brat M 1" BeadEl i