N.Z. runs hot

Press, 11 January 1984, Page 6

N.Z. runs hot

PA Dunedin A blistering second-round finish by the New Zealand golf team sent the Oklahoma University side reeling at the Chisholm Park links yesterday. The university team goes into today’s final round with a six-stroke lead, but it should have been a lot more. It led by 16 strokes with just five holes remaining. The New Zealand charge was led by the Canterbury amateur, Brent Paterson, who started in a disastrous fashion carding a four-over 38 for the front nine. However, he stormed home with five birdies for a five-under 32.

The best scores of the day were two-under-par 69s by Oklahoma’s Greg Turner and New Zealand’s Bob Charles.

Scores after the second round (lowest six scores n each round count towards team scores):

Oklahoma University 867 (439, 428); Greg Turner 141 (72, 69), Grant Waite 142 (70, 73), Andrew Magee 144 (74, 70), Mark Weibel 145 (74, 71), Todd Hamilton 147 (73, 74), Cliff Pierce 149 (76, 73), Phillip Aickin 149 (76, 73), Jim Begwin 151 (79, 72), Todd Mavis 152 (78, 74).

New Zealand 873 (443, 430); Bob Charles 142 (73, 69), Brent Paterson 142 (72, 70), Gary Radka 147 (70, 77), Jim Lapsley 148 (76, 72), Denis Clark 149 (76, 73), Richard Coombes 149 (76, 73) Terry Cochrane 150 (76, 74) John Williamson 150 (77, 73), Michael Atkinson 155 (82, 73).