SHAW LEADS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 238, 8 October 1934, Page 8

SHAW LEADS.

OPEN GOLF TITLE.

HQRTON SLIPS BACK.

TCOK EIGHT AT THE NINTH

BRILLIANT ROUND BY KURU.

(By Telegraph.—Special Reporter.) WAXGAXUI, this day. When the first of the two last round® of the open golf championship began this morning, again in beautiful weather, the issue appeared to have been narrowed down to A. J. Shaw, T. H. Horton, G. Watt and X". Bell. This afternoon a victory for Shaw seemed assured. The first of this quartet to get away was the 22-year-old professional Watt, and he had overtaken two of Shaw's lead of four strokes when each had played six holes. This position held to the turn, but the leader then began a brilliant run of 3, 4, 3, 3, and was again four strokes ahead of his younj rival when he drove from the fourteenth. Both made mistakes in the crucial last few holes, and finished in 73, Shaw thus retaining his lead. Watt Starts Well. When George Watt holed a IG-footer at the first hole, and another useful one at the third, he started an excellent outward run, and reached the turn in 34. At the sixth he holed another long putt for a birdie 3, and at three subsequent holes his approach putts were bold and true, ensuring the four. This 34 out equalled the previous best effort of Shaw. Coming home Watt made no mistake until the fourteenth. When he went on to this tee he was three under fours, though he had to make a spectacular recovery from the rough above the green to obtain a 4 at the thirteenth. His next tee shot was hooked out of bounds, but he was still equal to bogey 5, and had a chance of a round of 70, but he made mistakes at three of the last four holes, and completed the last two holes in 5 and 0. His tally was 73. Shaw's first half of the morning round was a succession of fours, the three at short fifth having eluded him when he missed a 3ft putt. He was out in 30. His first three came at the short hole coining home, followed by a birdie 4 at Long Tom. The orthodox 3 at the next short hole was followed by a brilliant 3 at the thirteenth, against bogey 4. He was now in the same position as Watt, three under fours, but he also slipped into errors, losing a stroke at French Pass, a short hole, where he was bunkered. Ho took three putts on the seventeenth green for a (i. The last five holes were done in 5, 4, 5. 0, 4, and the homeward journey thus took 37, a total of 73. Kuru Out in 33. While attention had been focused on the leaders in tlie open, the Waipukurau Maori, Kuru. came in ahead of them with a 71. He had a wonderful chance of breaking the course record, for he went out in 33, the best of the tournament, but he took 38 going home. Horton's chance vanished this morning in consequence of a disastrous ninth hole, at which he took 8. He found a bunker and played 3 before he recovered, and his discomfiture was completed when lie needed three putts. He was out in 42 and back in 3G for a round of 78. He thus dropped back into third place, with Silk, seven strokes behind the leader. Moss Improved. E. .T. Moss gave a much better display this morning, and slipped only one stroke going out, three putts on the ninth green for a 5, making him 37. He was paired with Silk, who had an unlucky start, his second shot trickling through the green into a bunker, and a 0 resulting. Over the last nine holes the pair played stroke for stroke throughout, obtaininsr the same figures at all, for a tally of 72. Guy, a rugged long-hitter, had a} great clianee of returning the best card of the tournament, on which possession of the •Tellicoe Cup is decided, when he wanted the orthodox 4 at the final hole home for a 70. He slinped a stroke there, to tie with Kuru for the best of the morning. Mortland Round in 70. After several players had had visions of a course record, 70. looming vividly, only to fade in the final stages, J. P Mortland, the young Taihape player, accomplished the feat. He looked 'ike going even one better, for he wanted the four at the filial hole Tor a 09. The bunker claimed his second shot, and a putt for 4 hung on the lip. He marred liis outward round with a toe shot out of bounds at the ninth, but he went out in 30 and back in 34, and is now leading for the Jellieoe Cup. C. Clements played a sterling round of 72, and W. Campbell, a professional making his debut in the New Zealand championships, produced liis second 74.

The Scores. The scores at the conclusion of the third round of the open championship follow, professionals being denoted by an asterisk: — *A. J. Shaw 73, 71, 73—217 *G. Watt 74, 74, 73—22! *N. Bell 74, 72, 75—221 *C. C. Clements 73, 77, 72—222 T. H. Horton 73, 73, 78—221 B. M. Silk 76, 73, 75—224 *E. <T. Moss 73, 80, 72 —225 *F. Rutter 76, 75, 74—225 *W. Campbell 79, 74, 74—227 J. P. Mortland 75, 82, 70—227 A. E. Guv 78, 78, 71—227 *N. H. Fuller SO, 75, 73—228 L. Seifert 73, 78, 77—228 Kapi Tareha 79, 77, 72 —228 A. B. Barns Graham ... 75, 79, 75—229 *T. S. Galloway 77, 75, 77—229 A. G. Sime 78, 73, 78—229 *J. D. Mcintosh 80, 78, 72—230 *H. R. Blair 78. 74, 78—230 ■T. L. Black 76, 76, 78—230 C. J. Ward 80, 76, 75—231 H. A. Black 72, 76, 84—232 lan Mae # Ewan 79, 74, 79—232 W. T. Kuru 77, 85, 71—233 H. P. Dale 80, 80, 74—234 V. B. Haworth 84, 78, 74—236 F. W. Huggins 81, 78, 77—236 F. Quin 84, 74, 78—236 *J. A. Clements 79, 79, 75—236 *E. S. Douglas 78, 77, 82—237 Imlay Saunders 77, 79, 81 —2i>7 L. Cathro 77, 81, 80—238 L. T. Quin 81, 76, 81—238 H J. Hape 81, 79, 78—238 I *A. Murray 80, 79, 80—239 ,T. Jeffries 82, 78, 79—239 D. C. Collins 78, 78, 53—239 E. L. Bartleet 76, 82, 82—240 M. Moore 78, S3, 79—240 F. E. Hutchison 79, 82, 79—240 E. L. Abbott. S3, 78, 79—240 H. D. Brinsden 7S, S3, 79—240 A. Fullerton-Smith ~r . 73, 87, 81 —241

.T. C. Bklwill SO, S3, 75—243 '"L. B. Rhodes 77, S3, 83—243 V. Weir 83, 80, 80—243 L'- C. Fryer 85, 79, 80—244 ®F. Branch 80, SI, 83—244 Raiia Wagg 82, 81, 81—241 Ft. G. Dnvies 85, 76, 83—244 H. P. Wills 81, 79, 85-245 L. H. Tren 81, 83, 81—243 C. H. Stephenson 85, 80, 81—240 *<T. Mowat 82, 83, 51—240 i: K. C. . Butters S4, 81, S2 24* *J. Watt 80, S4 , 85—249 !J. Morpeth S4, SO, 90—254 PREVIOUS WINNERS. Tie at Titirangi, 1933. The winners of the Xew Zealand open : golf championship since its constitution i have been:—1907 (18 holes). —A. D. S. Duncan, score 150. 190S and 1909 (30 holes). —J. A. ■ Clements, 333 and 324. i 1910 and 1911.—A. D. S. Duncan, 295 [ and 319. 1912. —J. A. Clements, 321. 1913 and 1914. —E. S. Douslas, 303 and ' 313. , 1915-1918.—Xot plaved. owing to war s 191!). —K. S. DougM-. 327. I 1920.—. T. H. Kirk wood, 304. > 1921— E. S. Douglas, 302. l 1922 and 1923. —A. Brooks, 308 and i 312. 1 1924.— E. .T. Moss. 301. 1925. —E. M. Macfarlane, 30S. 192<">.—A. J. Shaw, 307. s 1927.— E. J. Moss, 300. 1928.—Sloan Morpeth, 303. 1929-30-31 -32.—A. J. Shaw, 299, 284, 287 and 259. 1933. —E. .T. Moss, after a play-oJT over 1 If! holes with E. S. Douglas, 140 to 155. : They had tied at Titirangi with 300, i beating Shaw's 304.