MURRAY WINS TITLE

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25662, 26 November 1948, Page 8

MURRAY WINS TITLE

GOLF

Recovery Against Shaw

NO SURPRISES IN AMATEUR (P.A.) DUNEDIN, November 25. After being four holes down on the morning round, A. J. Murray made a spectacular recovery to win the New Zealand professional golf championship. 1 up, from A. J. Shaw, atJßalmacewen to-day. A gallery of about“ 000 spectators followed the afternoon round. Murray thus won his third title of this tournament. There were no surprises in the third round of the amateur championship, although the young New Plymouth player, B. Bamfield, pressed B. M. Silk hard. Tomorrow Silk will meet R. H. Glading and W. G. Horne will’ meet A. Gibbs (who beat Woon, 3 and 2, to-day). Results to-day were:— PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

A. J. Murray (Titirangi) beat A. J. Shaw (Miramar), 1 up. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Third Round B. M. Silk (Wanganui) beat B. Bamfield (New Plymouth), 1 up. W. G. Horne (Wellington) beat T. C. Tyrrell (Otago), 4 and'3. R. H. Glading (Titirangi) beat A. R. Kitto (Castlecliff), 2 and 1. A. Gibbs, (Otago) beat D. L. Woon (Christchurch), 3 and 2. NEW ZEALAND PLATE First Round C. J. Ward (Christchurch) beat C. W. Caldwell (Christchurch), 6 and 4. T. P. Jones (Taumarunui) beat W. E. Jones (Taumarunui), 1 up. F. W. Dixon (Otago) beat W. C. Crisp, by default. C. W. Romeril (Otago) beat J. A. Scouler (Otago), 1 up. T. B. Ferguson (Otago) beat I. McLennan (Alexandra), 6 ,and 4. J. L. R. Mackay (Timaru) beat. A. P. W. . Church (Shandon), 4 and 3. E. G. Kerr (Timaru) beat J. L. BlacK (Hutt), 1 up. J. N. Lemon (Otago) beat N. H. North (Otago), 4 and 3. Second Round Ward beat Jones, 1 up. Dixon beat Romeril, 6 and 5. Ferguson beat Mackay. 4 and 3. Lemon beat Kerr, 2 up.