ENGLISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21465, 6 May 1935, Page 16

ENGLISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

FIDDIAN BEATEN BY WOOLLAM

POOR STANDARD OF PLAY

(UUITZD F/EEB3 JLE6OCU.TIOK—BST EUBCTBIO TELBORAPD—COP'S RIGHT.) (Received May 5, 8.20 p.m.) LONDON, May 4. The Anal of the English amateur golf championship was won by John Woollam, who beat Eric Fiddian, 2 up and 1. Fiddian was 3 up on Woollam after the morning round. Woollam, Lunt, Fiddian, and Cra-dock-Hartopp had won in the quarterfinal round, and in the semi-finals Woollam beat Lunt, 5 up and 4, and Fiddian beat Cradock-Hartopp, 4 up and 2. The play in the final was the worst for many years. It was played in a high wind, but even so the figures were surprisingly bad. Fiddian won a three-hole lead In the first round, with 81 to Woollam's 87. Neither was able to keep cut of the rough. Woollam recovered in the second round and turned all square with 38 to Fiddian's 40. He took the lead for the first time at the fourteenth. Fiddian won the English amateur championship in 1932. and reached the quarter-finals in 1933 He wrs also runner-up in the British amateur championship in 1932. and in the following year, when he was beaten in the final of the Irish open amateur championshic he did two holes each in one stroke, one In the morning round and one in the afternoon round. Woo'lam won the English amateur championship in 1933. and was a semifinalist in the Irish open amateur championship in the same year. He has also held the Swiss open amateur championship (1933 and 1934), and the Holland amateur championship (1934). Each lias represented England in international matches, and Fiddian played in, the Walker Cup matches in 1932 and 1934.

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP OF OTAGO

(fxxss association ts&zgkau.) DUNEDTN, May -t The Otago women's golf championship was resumed to-day. Results:— SECOND ROUTED Miss Fleming beat Mrs Taylor, 5 and 3. Mrs Carr beat Mrs Scott, 7 and S. Miss Rutherford beat Mrs McCarthy, G and 5. Mrs Dodgshun beat Mrs Gibson, 7 and 5. Two Canterbury players, Miss B. Rutherford and Miss V. Fleming, and two Otago players, Mrs Dodgshun and Mrs Carr, will contest the semi-finals. ASHBURTON CLUB Senior and junior bogey matches were played by members of the Ashburton Golf Club on Saturday. The senior event was won by H. N. Lewis with 2 up, while A. Lane headed the junior list being all square. The best cards were as follows:

The medal match played yesterday was won by C. J. Bonnington with a score of 82—9—73. The following is the draw for an extra score by unqualified members of the women's section of the Ashburton Golf Club to be played to-mor-row:—Mrs H. G. Ferrier and Mrs L. A. Charles; Mrs G. H. Nicoll 3nd Miss B. Muirhead; Mrs C. M. Innes and Miss H. Harper; Mrs A. Horsey and Miss P. Bushell; Mrs D. J. Morrow and Mrs J. R. Weils; Mrs R. D. Cochrane and Mrs A. Clarke; Mrs L. E. Carter and Miss N. Bonifant; Miss B. Morrow and scorer.

KAIAPOI CLUB At the Kaiapoi links on Saturday afternoon the May medal match was played in conjunction with the first round of the Papprill Rose Bow] competition. The following were the best cards returned: —

CANTERBURY COLLEGE CLUB A meeting of the Canterbury College Students' Golf Club was held recently. The selection of a representative team of eight to meet an Otago University team next term was discussed, but no decision was made. Officers elected for the ensuing year were:—Club captain, Mr I. M. Godby; secretary, Mr R. W. Kinross White; committee, Miss Gertrude Brown and Mr D. A. Hudson.

SENIOR H. N. Lewis . 2 up C. J. Bennington . 1 up E. A. Cockroft . 1 down I M. Hamilton ,. . 2 down R. B. Lambert . 2 down J. W. Keig . 2 down O. Gass . 3 down L. C. Nash . 3 down J. T. Smith . 3 down W. . P. Anderson .. . 3 down JUN I OR A. Lane . all square J. Lane 1 down G. I. Miller . 1 down A. Sutherland . 2 down R. Shearman . 3 down

Gross ;. Hep. Net. G. Brown .. 90 20 70 R. D. Evans .. 80 9 71 A. N. MacKay ,. 95 24 71 R H. Reid .. 90 18 72 T. C. Butcher .. 87 14 73 V Sheehy .. 97 24 73 L. B. Evans .. 85 10 75 H R. Aspinall .. 82 6 76 N. S. Wyber .. 89 12 77 A. W. Leithead .. 88 10 78 R. Fisher .. 95 16 79