THREE ON 72

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30936, 17 December 1965, Page 19

THREE ON 72

F. M. Conallin, only 19, the new Templeton professional, K. D. Foxton, and a young Auckland amateur, R. D. Gillespie, were one under par. Conallin was long and straight off the tees, although he, too, is very lightly built. A two-over at the fifth spoiled a really fine round. Foxton rarely missed a green, and on a course with which he is thoroughly familiar, he looked a form player. Gillespie, a member of Auckland’s Freyberg Rose Bowl team, made a very good impression. He is on a golfing holiday and this is his fourth tournament in the circuit In the others he has been third amateur twice, fourth once. He has a fine style, a most pleasant temperament and he is extremely accurate. Charles Struggles

R. E. Clements pleased his many friends with his scratch 73, and with him was A K. Hynd, of Russley, who was out in 35 and two under with only five holes to play.

the ball bouncing backwards Charles, with birdies at the

sesond and fifth, made a good start and he was still two under at the turn. His 5-iron at the fifth was a magnificent blow, defeating the strong wind and leaving him three feet from the hole.

His troubles really began at the twelfth, where his second failed to draw properly and bunkered him. At the thirteenth a well-hit tee shot again failed to draw, and the ball went deep into the trees. He struggled for his par figures for the rest of the round, but he is sufficiently well placed for a return to his best form to take him to the top. D. J. Sullivan, yet another young Australian, made some errors in Judging distance but looked a fine prospect, and his brother, J. J. Sullivan, has a lovely style. He was one over, 74, but there were half a dozen birdie putts which missed by millimetres. With him were C. Amm, the South African, who hit prodigious distances but whose judgment of length was occasionally at fault, and P. J. Amost, a Christchurch amateur, who played excellent golf for his 74, which included a dismal 6 at the last hole.

Sight-Seeing It was most unexpected that the day should end with 20 players ahead of Nagle. He was not in full control of his clubs at any stage, and only one of his class could perform so indifferently and still score 76. “Well, we’ve seen a bit of country today,” said Nagle, as he addressed his ball, deep in rough beside the fourteenth fairway. But there will be plenty of loyal ones to see a bit of Nagle today. He drew a large part of the gallery of 1200 yesterday; and it is unlikely that he will disappoint them a second time.