DUNK COASTS HOME, BEATS NAGLE BY 5

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30607, 25 November 1964, Page 19

DUNK COASTS HOME, BEATS NAGLE BY 5

(New Zealand Press Association)

PALMERSTON NORTH, November 24.

The Australian professional, F. W. Dunk, with rounds today of 67 (six under) and 73, for a total of 274, beat the New Zealand Open champion, K. D. G. Nagle, by five strokes, to win the £2OO first prize in the Metalcraft 72-hole tournament at the Hokowhitu course.

After his recordbreaking second round of 65 on Monday, at no time did Dunk look as though he would be overtaken. However, had Nagle been able to

cope with the greens he Mould have put more pressure on the M’inner.

In the final round Dunk appeared content to play for par figures and take the birdies if they came. He did not drive well and had a busy afternoon among the trees. However, his amazing powers of recovery usually saw him return par figures on these occasions. Putts Stayed Out Nagle played immaculate golf to the greens, but the putts he found so easy to sink at Shirley, would not fall today. It was not an exciting finish to a tournament which had produced a new course record and so many fine rounds in the sixties. At the end of the third round Dunk had a sevenstroke lead on Nagle. He dropped a stroke at the second hole and from then on the margin fluctuated between six and seven until the last hole, when Dunk three-

putted, and the final winning figure dropped to five. Dunk, still playing power golf, had trouble with some of his drives and his hooking left him with sojne problems on both the fifth, sixth and seventh holes.

Recovered Strongly However, with fine recoveries on the fifth and sixth he still returned birdies for these holes. But on the seventh he could only chip back on to the fairway, and had to be content with a bogey. He dropped a stroke at the 200-yard par-three seventh hole, but a birdie three on the ninth brought him back to one under. He was level again when he dropped another at the tenth, but a birdie on the fifteenth put him one under. The fourteenth was a chapter of accidents for Dunk. His drive hit a tree and fell back into the rough, and his second was sliced under another tree. But he made the green with his third and took two putts for a regulation five. In his morning round Dunk went out in a four-under 33 and returned in a two-under 34. His power golf produced some of the longest drives ever seen at the Hokowhitu course. Eagle At Longest A birdie on the second hole i was the start of some wonder-

ful golf. An eagle at the longest hole on the course, the 520-yard fourth, and birdies at the sixth, seventh and ninth holes gave him the best outward half for the morning round. Coming home, he had birdies at the twelfth and fifteenth.

Nagle once again delighted the large gallery with his fine golf and delightful temperament. Had he been able to produce his true putting form he could doubtless have drawn closer to Dunk. He covered the first half in one under, recording a birdie at the fifth and par figures for the remaining eight holes. An inward half of 35, with a fine birdie three at the seventeenth hole, gave him a twounder round of 71.

After dropping a stroke at the third hole in his morning round, Nagle returned birdies at the fourth, fifth and sixth holes for an outward 35. He had another 35 for the second half, with birdies at the fifteenth and seventeenth and a one-over at the tenth. S. African Third

The young South African, C. Amm, finished third, on 282, with rounds of 67 and 70 today, while the New Zealand Open runner-up. F. Phillips, was fourth on 283. scoring 69 and 70 today. R. R. Newdick, of Auckland, was the top New Zealander, sharing fifth place with the American, R. Howell. Newdick, 74 in the morning, maintained his challenge with consistent golf to complete his fourth round in 72, for a total of 284. He dropped a stroke at the first hole in the afternoon and made amends with a birdie at the fourth. He went one under at the long fifth with another fine birdie, but dropped a stroke at the short seventh to be level again. He remained all square until the eleventh where he went one over with a four but was square again at the fourteenth with a birdie four. He remained in that position until the final hole where a birdie gave him a one-under-par round. Equal To Best

C. Legrange (South Africa) finishing with a 70 for a total of 285, played well again in the afternoon. His morning round of 67 was equal to the best of the day. Legrange began with five fours, those at the fourth and fifth being birdies. He was par for the remaining holes to be out in 35. He dropped shots at the tenth and the eleventh, but was able to gain one back at the long fourteenth. An eagle three at the fifteenth put him one under the card again and he kept to par for the remaining holes. The leading amateur was H. R. Carver (Wanganui) with a total of 297. He played soundly throughout the four rounds. His fourth round of 75 included halves of 41 and 34.

The prize-money was divided as follows:—£200, F. W. Dunk; £l5O. K. D. G. Nagle; £lOO, C. Amm: £BO. F. Phillips: £6O each. R. Howell and R. Newdick: £47 10s each. C. Legrange and G. Wolstenholme; £4O. P. W. Thomson: £35. C. Johnston; £3O each, W. Godfrey and M. Wolveridge; £25 each. L. Thomas and W. Gale: £2O each, E. Ball and B. Franklin; £l5 each, D. Hutchinson and T. Brady.