Good rounds by N.Z. golfers

Press, 21 November 1981, Page 6

Good rounds by N.Z. golfers

NZPA-Reuter Melbourne I’he veteran, Bob Charles, was keeping New Zealand hopes alive after the second round of the Australian Open golf championship at Victoria Golf Club in Melbourne yesterday. Charles, the 1963 British Open winner, came right back into the picture yesterday with a one under par round of 71. This helped him retrieve some of the first day's lost ground, when he shot a two over par 74. Although Charles is still one over the card for the two rounds, he is still in the firing line with two rounds remaining. John Lister, who was promin-

ent in the recent Australian? P.G.A. championship ai Kovar Melbourne, also made up some? ground yesterday with a par -2 to be oh 148. and well inside lhe cut off point. Stuart Reese (New Zealand'? shared the 148 mark with Lister; but lost ground yesterday. Placing in the group" behind Charles, he had a mixed front nine wmeh included two birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey to be out in 38. He lost a further stroke on the home nine when he bogeyed two holes and birdied another Richard Coombes followed Thursday's 77 with 74 yesterday to finish on 151. close to me cutoff point.