AUSTRALIAN OPEN GOLF

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22196, 13 September 1937, Page 10

AUSTRALIAN OPEN GOLF

Championship Won By G. Naismith THREE PLAYERS TIE FOR SECOND PLACE (OSITED PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPyRIOHT.I (Received September 12, 9.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, September 12. G. Naismith, the young Victorian professional, won the Australian open golf championship by one stroke from three other players. Naismith played very steadily throughout. Davies finished boforc Naismith, but McKay and Walker, playing together, were the last pair in. They both needed birdie threes at the hint hole to tie with Naismith. McKay's putt was two ieet short, but Walker's 15-foot putt stopped on the lip of the hole. Von Nida, who was level with Naismith at the end of the third round, started his final round in great style. He was out in par figures, but on the homeward journev he putted badly. Ferrier's last two rounds were full of wild shots. Rufuy Stewart, who was leading after 36 holes, tired badly to-day. He finished with a total of 309. A surprising feature of the championship was that from 165 players only one, Davies, returned a score below par. Scores: —

1st and 2nd 3rd 41h rds. rd. rd. TI. *G. Naismith (Vic.) 151 74 74 299 D. J. Davies (N.S.W.) 157 70 73 300 T. S. McKay (N.S.W.) 151 75 74 300 ♦O. Walker (Q'd.) 153 74 73 302 +N. G. von Nida (N.S.W.) 152 73 77 302 *W. Campbell (N.S.W.) 151 76 78 305 ♦A. Toogood (Tas.) 157 77 7* 305 *W. Holder ' (N.S.W.) 152 70 78 30C J. Ferrier (N.S.W.) 140 78 80 307 *T. D. Bourko (N.S.W.) 154 77 76 307 *E. Cremin (N.S.W.) 159 77 71 307 *W. J. Bolger . (N.S.W.) 160 74 73 307 *A. Thomson (N.S.W.) 157 73 77 307 ♦Denotes professional