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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 201, 26 August 1939, Page 21

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ROTORUA FINAL.

GLADING VICTORIOUS.

M. D. CARR BEATEN, 6 AND 4. THERMAL CUP TO BATEMAN. (By Telegraph—Special to "Star.") ROTORUA, Fuiday. After leading two up in the morning round, R. H. Glading (the Hamilton holder of th e title) yesterday beat M. D. C'arr (Rotorua), 6 and 4. in the 36-holc final of the Rotorna Golf Club's open amateur championship. H .T. Batcman (Tauranga) won the handicap event, tbo Thermal Cup. in which the marein of victoiv over H. B. Lusk (Auckland) in the final was 2 and

Had Malcolm Carr got the reward of iKs more accurate play in the first two holes of the second round he would have earned the contest further than the fourteenth hole of the round, where it ended W { • i ,' ar '' n K six up, to retain the title which he won last year when lie defeated -tl. i>.

(jlading was the most impressive player at the tournament. He impressed even more than Pax Smith (Xew Zealand amateur champion), and 1). H. Graham (-North Isjand champion) by bis ofl'ortlese style, his demeanour and his resourcefulness m recovering from difficulties

Carr, though so soundly defeated, made a splendid final of it; and it was not until the homeward part of the second round that his defeat was apparent. Two down in the morning he might easily have got square at the next two in the afternoon, hail not Glading holed a putt from the edge of the green after being bunkered at the first, and again at the next Carr played both holes soundly to get the 4 and 3.

The Ttotorua player took the third deservedly, with a 3; Glading hooking his tee shot down the bank.

There was no change until Glading took the long seventh with a birdie 4. He increased his lead to three up at the oneshot ninth, where Carr pushed his tee shot into trouble.

The eleventh was the worst played hole of the match, both requiring sixes. Then Glading gave his opponent no further chances, winning the next three holes and the match (i and 4. In tlie Thermal Cup Lusk failed to hold his morning advantage of two up over Batcman, and was beaten by the Tauranga player on the thirty-fifth green. The results were: — Open Championship.—Final: R. Glading (Hamilton) beat M. D. Carr (Rotorua), 6 and 4. Thermal Cup.—Final: H. J. Bateman (Tauranga) beat H. B. Lusk (Auckland), 2 and 1. flight A.—A. Sinclair (Napier) beat F. V. Mathers (Te Aroha), 1 up.

Fliglit 13.—i). W. Law (Kaikohe) beat A. Bullen. 5 and 4.

I'light C.—T. McElro.v (Rotorua) beat C. E. Howden (Waiuku), 2 and 1. Might D.—R. I). Wright (Auckland) beat Haworth (Cambridge). 2 and 1. !• light E.—l). H. Graham (Wellington) beat S. E. Carr (Rotorua). 2 and 1.

Flight F. —W. .Sparks (Te Puke) beat R. G. Tappenden (Auckland), 2 and 1.