GOLF.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17284, 24 October 1921, Page 10

GOLF.

END OF CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY. SIME AMATEUR CHAMPION. Douglas wins professional MATCH. The- concluding day of the New ZeaAnd championships on Saturday produced tome iirst-cl.i's golf. In the morning he sun shone brightly and there wn». tcarcc-ly a breath of wind. The course was at its' beet. A large crowd was present-to-follow the finals of the An:«-tr-nr Cli.'iiiipior.diip and the Professionals' In the amnieiir event A. Sime, Grevmo-ill, in defeating .1. Ij. Black, of Mult, played practically without a mistake in the first round, lie v. as never down on bogey and was i:p ;;i the first, yecorid. fifth, eleventh, fourtsenth ami fifteenth holes. His putting v as at time." magnificent and it was in I his branch of tlu; game that Black failed. Black was rather inclined lo slice :•): times. hill when ho bit straight he •icnerallv outdrove Sime. In the second lound, Siine, playing safety with a start"i' 6 lip did not play such attractive golf. Black pleased his supporters by winning tho lirst holo in good style, also the third, hut Sime's lead proved too big a hurdle to surmount, added to which was his steady play, so that Black was able to win only one otln"hole —Mairehau—at. which Sime hod come to grief in the morning. Sime in i lie morning did the best round for an amateur since the new lay out of the course and it is considered that the only amateur in tho Dominion to-day who might have beaten him is last- rear's champion, S. Morpeth, of Hamilton, who was unfortunately unable to attend lo defend hi? title. Some nice- golf was sppii in the final of the Professionals' match between E. S. Douglas (Miramar) and E. J. Moss (Auckland). In the morning Tound Douglas's putting was a long way short of his üßual form, but in other respects he played well. Moss was at his best in the short game, his approaching and putting being very good, in the afternoon round Douglas outdrove Moss in the average about 40 ' yards. His masliie shots, however, -were "indecisive and he lost more than one holo in consequence. At the same time "no or two of his mashies were excellently played. Moss's short game was again a strong feature of liis play, and d uring the day he successfully negotiated six stymies. On tho other hand Douglas's putting was below the standard he set in the Open Championship. . Tilth regard to tho course it is the opinion of visitors, both professional and amateur, that all things considered there is none better in the Dominion to-day, ihanks to the work put into it by the club's -professional and caretaker R. C. Butters.

N.Z. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP.

'FINAL. OVER 36 HOLES. A. G> Sime" (Greymouth) beat J. L. Black (Hvfct), 5 up and 4 to play. . ' Following are details of the play : Pirst Sound. . First Hole.—Both were.on the green in ohe;' Sime holed a beautiful 12 foot ' putt for 2. Sime 1 up. ■ '^cond.—Bothjdrove well. Sime pull- ;« 1 second.,to the left;. Black was on the green an three, Sime being to -the left. Sime ' putted three feet past the hole, Black- putting short. The hole was halved in 5. : ■

Third. —Black's drive found the rough, on. tho fairway. Sime's secv ond/was pulled to the Mt of the green, ; flack's being short but on the fairway. Blacky thira was close to the hole, Sirae's on the green. Sime missed a six foot'puity and: Black j>layed similar.•lyfthe hole being halved in 5. V Fourth.;—Sime pulled on to the rough, ; ; just: missing. a bunker. _ Black was on tHiTfairway. Siine was still in the rough -jfith 1 his second. btit his third was four j feet shorfc-of the hole.- Black's third | ; was'thtfte feet short of the hole. Sime • won: 4 to 5." ' j : Eiftlu—Both drove well,, and Black s | smjnd, was just short of a bunker. Sime, from' the edge of the green, over-ran the also did Black: The hole was halred-sin 4. \ , . v ■■ -Sixth.—Both played beautiful tee shots," Blade lying dead on . the green " ; «ijblx -his - second. : Sime overran the i 'OT€ien. His" next struck an obstruction ■ waa diverted from the hole, which • was halved in 4. . Seventh.—This was halved in 3. / Eighth.—Both tee, shots were good. ■ Suite Black Jetting a , .bad lie in the' rough. Sime .played a beauty on, to the green, Black hitting the bank in, front of the green. Black's 5 fourth overran the hole and < . Siine's was short.. v - Black missing a abort: putt by thifeei inches, Sime holed andiron bv 5 to Siine 8 up. ' Ninth.7-lßoth drives, were on the fairway, although Black's was sliced to the ' edge if it. . . Blacky second was short, but Sime played a - beautiful stroke. " Black's third was' .to the left of, the gr&n,Sime going 12 'feet past the hole. Sime went oufin two putts and ~won -.'5,t0 6. Sime 4 up. I Tenth.—After a good tee . shot, ferae • Hooked - int<r trouble to the loft of the Aeen -but making a good recovery he readied the green in three. Black was ' on thei' green in two/ but he overran Ins third." getting the fourth however, with a short' putt, and winning 4 to 5. Sime Eleventh.—Black sliced off the fairway and Sime got up just short of the green- - Black's second got to the edge of the green, while Sime's ran up close • : - Will© *!»« h ® ,e - '• Black missed a ■putt anil Sime holing with a four foot . put was .down in 3 to 4. Sime 4 up. . Twelfth^ —Sime's drive was the bet-:^ri!btLt;Ws,second-,failed.to., reach the " •'Msfck '"got'ori vlns' third ■falling short by -a; foot. Sime" overran •Vwitii <ni9 fourth," and the hole, went to . Sime, 35up. ■ V v ,' ; ' ' -ISurteenth. —At this' short" hole both missed* holing theferstyonds ; byj inches., "The hole was halved '.in 3. -"* J ! Jloutfeenth.— drive / lay • on right of t*hd fairway, J and" Sime 9 .in the long grass just over the edge of 'tKn _fe.irwa.y- He played, a beautiful aeoontl,'and was on'the green with his 'third, asfalso was Black. Sime holed ■ with a 6-foot putt. Black missing. Sime four up. —Both were on the green an' 2. Sime placed his third 3 feet off the hole. Blacsk holed with an 8-foot • IWtt, and w»>n 3 to 4. Sime 3 up. v The eecand ahots were herflt on the green, Sime just missing »20-foot putt by inches. Blade missed a down-hill .putt, and again ai short 1 pott, Sime winning 4 to 5. Sime 4 up. ; '-Seventeenth. —Suae found the green, ( 'Black 1 overrunning it, and duffing his stfeoad He made a great effort -tot recover, just missing a putt from 3'feefc outside the green. Sime went down' in 3.' Sime 5 up. —Black's second went -■. iusfcovei' -the green, Sime's being nicely; on it. Black missed two putts, i Sune" a • third stroke from 12 feet just failed ; to. reach'.; the hole. Ho wontdown in 4, and this won the first round • with ft of.'6. up'. </ '• : bogey, bej 1 iiw. .giwrk; . parentheses^—Outs;l (4) 4, (5), 4, (4) 4, (8jr.3,, (5) 0,X5) 6; total, 37, In:.(5) <S)i 3, (6) 4; t<xti] + 35. Total for ... •

Second Round. First hole. —Sime was short- with 2 j putts, and. playing steadily, Black was | nut in 3. Sime o up. | Second hole. —Black's second just got ! clear of the bunker, and his third was ' .in'st shcrt of' the long grass. His fourtlrliit the back of the green. Sime was just short of the green with his third, and nearly holed out with his j next. Black putied down hill, the bail ] stopping 3 indies short. Both bali> I being within six inches of the hole at i j tho fifth shot—too elo.* for a st-ynr.o i to be allowed —and it was mutually I agreed to halve. } Third.—Black was on the green j ! with his second, Sime slicing into a ! bunker, his next shot falling short. | Black's third left him a 3-foot- putt, • which he turned to advantage, wini nine; •! to o. Sine 4 up. Fourth.—Both seconds reached the ! i'i'c« n. mid the third-, wero each 3 feet short oi Ihe ho 1 ". Sime missed . riir- uexi. nv.d Black also missing, was ; ftvmiwl.' marine hhot- was a , failure. and the i;->ie tiji- won by Sime ; t.y .1 to (i. Sime, •> u;>. ■ 'I- ifl)i. —Sime duffed hi> se. ond. Black i the green The hols was i ha':-. I'd in j S'xih --Both holed mil- in 4. \ <cvi'iitli.— Halved in 3. Kiirhti;.—-Smie sliced to t ! ne joii 'in. • and B'iifk just cleared n bnnkrr. >-imo ! hooked again, and Black playing snort j tho holo was halved in <3. ! Ninth.- -Sime found a- blinker with. ! Jiis second. h:it cleared just shuri. ot; t ti:>• green wiL/i his, next- .Black s tl-.iycl ' overran the bole, which was again : halved, this time in 5. \ Tenth.—Black's eeeond was en t!is i green. Sime's lying in the rough. Sime j lifted his third to within six feet of the | hole, Black nutting bis down with a j beautiful fix-toot pntt w winning the hole by 3 to 4. Sime 4 up. Eleventh. —Both went down in two I putts, the hole being halved in 4. ' Twelfth.. —Black's drive was sliced j into the loug'h, r.nd he reached the ! «m<n in '3. Snne played hi:, second | safely short- of the creek. Tho hole j was halved in 3. j Thii-ti-i'nth.—Sime lipped the hole i with his second Halved in 3. j Fourteenth- —Sinn: played a beautiful second, which nut him within three jeft of the hole. Black's second was just I over the. green. Sime holed out in 4 j to -j, thus winning fiio mat-ell and the j championship with a score of o up and 4 to play.

PROFESSIONAL MATCH.

PINAL OVER 36 HOLES. E. S. Douglas (Miramar) beat E. JMoss ■.Auckland), 2 up. First Bound. Play up to the sixth hoi© was of an uninteresting character. Sixth.—Both drove well, and played prc,ttv mashie 6iiots. Douglas went down with ~ib tivelvc-foot putt, Moss ''halving with liini. Seventh. —Douglas was through the green with, liis first-• Moss lay about 34ft from the pin. Douglas's putt took him about Bft to the other side of tihe pin. Moss laid his-"second dead, and won tlu hole. 3-4, Douglas missing, hia putt. Moss 1 up. Eighth;— Mews was on the bank with his second, while Douglas was just on the green. Mo9s holed a sft putt, and the hole -was halved in o. Ninth.—Douglas hooked his drive into the rough, but recovered _ splendidly, and had the better position for his third. Moss's third was a pretty Shot, and lay two feet from the pin. Douglas responded with a still better shot, and fot within six inches of the hole. Moss ipped it, and Douglas won, 4-5; all, square, each with a. score, of 39. Tenth.' —Douglas again hooked liis ball into, the rough. Moss was well down the fairway, and,with his second; tried to carry the- ditclwi but landed on the near side of it. Douglas had a lucky shot out of the rouglh which car-, ried him over the ditch. Moss's third was a pretty one, but Douglas beat it. Moss holed out, and the hole was,halved in 4. ' : Eleventh.—Two good drives. Douglas laid Moss n stymie, but he negotiated it prettily, although he just failed to hole out. Apparently Douglas found ' the green sticky, as he failed to hole out with his two succeeding putts; Moss 1 up. _ ■ Twelfth.—Douglas's was the better second, but too far to the left. He foiled out nicely in 4-5, all square. Thirteenth—Halved in three. Fourteenth.—Douglas got the green with his second. Moss's aproach was good. Douglas won 4-5, and became 1 U P-; Fifteenth. —The hole was-halved in 4. Sixteenth.—Both got the green with their seconds. Moss lipped the hole with his third, and both did it in 4. Seventeenth.^— Douglas got the green. An unlucky tick sent Moss's ball into the rough, but he made a good recovery. Douglas missed a 2, resting on the lip of the,hole, and laying Moss a half stymie. Moss negotiated it sensationally, and halved in 3. Eighteenth.—Douglas got the green with his second. Moss approached well, but missed his fourth, and laid Douglas :i dead stymie. The hole was halved in 5. Douglas won. 1 up. Scores.—Douglas 74, Moss 75. . Second Bound. First hole—A long putt fron Moss the hole in 2 to 3; all square. Secomd. —Douglas foozled his second. Both spiced their thirds into the rough just under the hill. Moss was well on the green with his fourth, and Douglas was again shoit. Moss won 6-7.. Moss 1 up. Third. —Douglas drove a long one, and was nicely on with his second. He holed out 4-5; all square. Fourth.—Halved in 4. I Fifth.—Halved in 5.

Sixth. —Douglas had a long drive, but was in the rough to the left of the fairway. Each of them was only on the brow of' the •"hill'at- die edge of the green with his second, "but ran down .very close. Moss won the hole 3-4; Moss 1 up. Seventh. —Moss over-drove, but Douglas was nicely on the green. With lus first putt Douglas lay within three feet of the hole. Moss putted to >a slightly better position 011 ! he other side of the Tiole. , The hole was halved in 3. Eighth.—Moss topped his second-Bad-ly. Douglas rail 'up nicely with his third. Moss's fourth lay about six feet from the hole, and Douglas's over-ran. Moss played a stymie, but Douglas holed •nicely , and- won it 0-6; all" square. Ninth—F,rom the edge of the green: iMoss hit'to "within four feet of the nole. jDouglaS camp out of a bad position to the side to about three feet from the hole and holed a nice putt. Moss missed his. Douglas 1 up. . Tenth. —Good straight drives. Moss was short of the green with his second, and Douglas to the left. Douglas's next lay dead. Moss lipped the hole, and Douglas holed out 4-5. Douglas 2 up. Eleventh. —Both were short of. the green with their tee shots. Moss played an awkwardapproach well, but Douglas equalled it. Both misled their first putts, and they halved the hole in four. Twelfth.—Moss was just short of the green with his spoon shot. 6 Douglas's long drive was followed by a perfect iron to the green. Moss ran up well with his third. Douglas lipped the hole with his putt, and half stymied Moss. Moss holed beautifully,"halving in four. Thirteenth. —Moss ran down to a handy position with his second. Douglas got about six feet from the pin. Moss lipped, and Douglas over-ran, so that the hole was halved in four. Fourteenth.—Douglas, hitting for the green with; his iron, got into the bunker jbn\thfe right: JUoss ran down too strongly Douglas's recovery was sensational. "He hit hard "down into the sand, and lifted his ball so well that it lay dead, and he holed out in 4. Douglas 3 up. Fifteenth.—Mosa. played a good sec-' ond out of the -rough on to the green.

Douglas bettered the position with his second but putted poorly, and lost the hole 5-4. Douglas 2 up. Sixteenth.—Douglas duffed his shot badly into the long grass beneath the tee, and from there got- into a bunker l'ot far away. Moss s tee-shot was a ■ fairly long one, and he got on to the | green with his .second. This was Douglas's worst hole, as he took six to Moss's four. Douglas 1 up. Seventeenth. —Moss was a litt.e short and Douglas rather to the right of the green. Moss just misserl a two and tne hole was halved in three. Douglas dormy one. Eighteenth.—Douglas sent down a great drive. His second was a lieautirul r.iashie to a yard from the pin. oS * was in the far corner, and Douglas holed in three, and Moss was down in four. Douglas game, two up. PROFESSIONALS' CONSOLATION BOGEY. The scores in this match were Clements (i v.]). Bat tars 3 down. Forrest 4 down. B'air v down. BOGEY HANDICAP. M. H. Godby and 1?. Banker hav;v tied 'for second place with a scoreof" 2 uii in the Bogey Handicap on Wndncvidav, they played off on tie prarrice green. Uainger winning on ttie 'last putt. PRESENTATION OP PRIZES. •U the conclusion of the plav the club captain, Mr C. J- Ronaldson. congratulated the winners, who were presented with their prizes by Mrs John Montgomery, wife of the president of the Christchurch Club. Mr ». B-Colbe-k, of Auckland,' returned thanks on behalf of the visitors for the kindness and courtesies extended to them by the .Christchurch Club paving a tribute to the secretarv ' Mr "Denys Hoare, for the manner in which lie had conducted the meeting and to U. C. Butters for his work in" bringing die links up to such a satisfactory condition Mr J. Montgomery replied on be.uilf of the club, and thanked the visitors for their attendance. The prize list- was as follows Amateur Championship of New Zealand: A. G. Sime (Greymouth); runnerup, J. L. Black (Hutt). _ Open Championship of New Zealand.: E. S. Douglas (302) I, E. J. Moss (311) 2, A. Brooks ('3131 3. Bogey Handicap: H. E. Crosse (Napier)l; runner-up, R. Rainger. Four-ball Bogey Handicap: 1. HHorton (Masterton), and L. A. Taylor (Christchurch). _ , ' Stroke Handicap: B. C. 72 net (Christchurch). 1: runner-up, D Hay, 74 net (Hamilton). Inter-club Challenge Cup: Christchurch No. 1 team (B. B. Wood, H \V . Macfarlane C. A. Seymour, and J. C. Templer). Professional Match: E. S. Douglas (Miramar); runner-up, E. J. Moss (Auckland). Professionals' Foursome: DougLas and Clements (11 up), Blair and Horton Consolation Match : ,T. A. Clemente (Napier).' 2up (72), 1; R. C. Butters (Clu'istchurch), 3 down, 2. The winners were all heartily applauded on receiving their prizes, and a particularly warm reception, was given to the amateur champion, those present sin'ging "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow," and cheering him. j

THE NEW CHAMPION. HIS CAREER

In the' pavilion of the Christcliurcli Club at the Shirloy links hangs a photograph of a group of golfers taken on the occasion of an inter-club match between the Otago and Christchurch Clubs at the Balmacewan links, Dunedin, in the year 1900. Among the group is a quietlooking little boy who acted as caddie that flay to W. Haxman, who- played at the meeting just concluded. The bov is Alexander G. Sime, who on Saturday won the Amateur Championship, of New Zealand. Mr Sime was born in Dunedin about 32 years ago, and was a pupil at the Kaikorai School. laving near the Balmacewan links, he soon aoquired & liking for _ th© gam© of £olfj and it was his delight to get a ma«nuka stick- and, using it as a club, endfebvour to play like the men he saw so often. He acquired a good, knowledge of the game by acting as a caddie, but did not take it up seriously until he joined the St. Clair Club in 1913. That he had golf in him he proved by winning the Club's Championship two yews later. Then, for a number of years, he did not handle a club. In consequence of the war he sold out his baker's and pastrycook's business in South Dunedin, and, being unfit for the trenchoS because of an accident that had occurred to him at Whar© Flat, Otago, he served on the hospital ship Maheno. In 1919 he went to Greymouth, and, joining the Greymouth Club, won tfie Club Championship that year and the two following. years, in the same years winning the "West Coast Championship. He came to Christchurch for a holiday after entering for the Championships, but he had no idea that he would attain tlh'e honour _that he won on Saturday His score In the Open' Championship was 84, 82, 81, 81, but ho really struck form on Wednesday agAinst G. Saunders, of Wanganui, the Manawatu champion, whom ho beat after a good fame by 1 up. He had a hard game on hursday with W. B. Colbeck, of Auckland, beating 'him at the 21st hole. Against ]>. McCormick, of Auckland, ho did the round on Friday in 77, and against C. Bid will, of Wairarapa, in the "semi-final on Friday, he won 2 up and 1 to play, with 77 for the round, Mr Sime is pleased at having been able to bring back the Amateur ChampionshiD to the South Island, and especially at having brought honour to the 'WestCCoastt t which has never held the) Championship before.

The usual Labour Day Handicap will be,played by the Christchurch. Club on tie Shirley liiiks to-day. KIRKWOOD TO PLAT IN N.Z. ' The Australian golf champion, J. H. KirJrivood. and J. V. East, his manager, who" arc returning by the'-Makura after an extended tour of England' and America, have just completed a series of exhibition matches in the United States and Canada, and when they arrive at Auckland this week they wilt play a number of exhibition matches through New Zealand before going oil to Australia, states the "Star." The first of these exhibitions will take place on the Titirangi links- In a letter to Mr G. L. Martin, an Auckland expert, Mr East writes "that they have had a very successful trip and a most enjoyable time. Referring to the Open Championship at St. Andrew's, in which. Kirk wood finished in eixth position, he says that his last round —score i 9 was marred by an unfortunate accident. Early in the round Kirkwood drove a ball into the crowd, knocking ono of the spectators unconscious. This, says Mr East, had the effect of upsetting Kirkwood sufficiently to interfere with his usual calm. It was the first time the writer had known Kirkwood to be affected by any accident on the links. PLAT INT ENGLAND. (By Cable—Pres# Association—Copyright.) -- (Australian and N.Z. C»ble Association.) LONDON, October 21. Mrs Leonard Martin, a prominent

New Zealand lady player, reached the semi-final in. the "Ladies 1 Field ! Golf Tournament. Later. Mrs Martin was defeated in the semifinal round.