MURRAY BEST IN OPEN DAY TOURNEY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 190, 14 August 1939, Page 12

MURRAY BEST IN OPEN DAY TOURNEY.

SMITH SCORES BETTER TH4N PELHAII, A Murray, as was expectfKl, carried off the honours at the open day for professionals and amateurs at Maungakiekie yesterday, but two of the amateurs I* G F Smith (Akarana) and .7. Pelham. the outstaying player at the Hill, ran him fairly flosely. I lie conditions were difficult, a strong southerly wind being accompanied ■mi 1 ! I 1", storms. In the afternoon only It, holes were played, as the conditions had delayed the field. ~ round in the morning was pJnumti 7'J, wliifh was two strokes better "Hi" Murray, and three better than Smith. In tin- afternoon Murray played brilliantly 1 th *' , ' ntl " f the Hi hole* his score was Smith played weil for f>s, and in It" 1 t "" k " J ' after lllay "" t!le nino The results were :— Professional Kv. iits.-_s.-rn tch medal: A. MMfiav. ,4. 03 1.57 :E. ,1. Moss. Ml. «7— , 1,011 • 7S - "it— 147. Stableford : t«. . Melvin. Allbon was runner-uj». Amateur Kvents. — SrrarWi nietlai : I'. G. •- Smith. 7r., ivihain. 711. 70— I4_: .1. H. Young. 78. 00—144. Net medal: .1. Uo.\_. 14!t—1l>— 137 : j. Kiordan. 105— : Pelham, 14::—2— 110 ; I-\ Aldred. liio —1!0 -140. Stableford: .1. Pel*n. ;ili - 1 : >7 '■ 11• Roy. 30. r, —35 :j. Kior--11 34: !■'. Aldi.-d. 8—34. • •a.-.iail: A. .\l;t.;ay and 11. Kov. 0 up; J .Jiiirdan aim .1. .lerrntt. :: 1111.