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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 254, 20 July 1908, Page 7

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AMATWTIR CHAiMPIOiNBHII' WON 13Y . . ' PEAIIUE. " (nX-. TELEGRAPH—rRESS ASSOCIATION—COPritIGHT.) . / (Kec. July 19, 10.3 a.m.) . Sydney, July 18. The golf amateur championship of Australia was won by C. Pearce (Tasmania), who in the final defeated Christoc (New South Wales) by ten up and eight to play. ■ THE CHAMPION'S PLAY. The winner, it would seem, is not B. Pearce, but .Clyde Pearce, another'Tasmanian player. As previously stated; he won tho amateur cham- ■' pionsliip, and lias, now added the; open cham-. > pionjship (open to professionals) to his triumphs. . lief erring to Ms play. at tho opening of tho championship, 'the "Sydney Morning- Herald'' says:—"lt is tho easiest thing in the world for a bad stroko to land a player into trouble whioh might cost several strokes to get out of, end spoil a winning chance; Mr. Clyde Pearce, however, exhibited such splendid confidence, With complete absence of fluke yesterday, thai ! given even a moderate share of luck, it seems unnecessary to look beyond, him for the open ; champion for 1908. In the morning ho went ; cut in.27, and returned in 38, and ho repeated ' the performance in the afternoon, which convoys aa excellent idea of his consistency. His 1 driving was perfcct, and lie never missed a ', putt. From,start to fiiiish it was solid golfr there was not a flaw in it, 1 and his putting was full of confidence and judgment, and he was '■ straight all the time. If he : pitched on tho ! green lie would hole out;' 'In both rounds he ~ took tho fourth hole in : three, and in. tho V afternoon lie secured the fifteenth in a beauI tiful four. i ' ' "Mr. A. Duncan (New(Zealand),-who is running, second with a total of .157, had a fine '• round in tho morning, ie which ho equalled : the previous best, 76, but in the afternoon he | was five strokes worse, bo had no fower f han i four siws. .Though.playing well in tho rnora'l ing, he appeared to feol the of tho |; occasion, and took ratliocj'moro time than usual ,■ in summing up the position, which w«3, ■ of j courso, awkward. for tn-?so who were following. .. He has shown Mich fine; form sinco he arrived l' f; f om New. Zealand tlut it is quite (in tho t'ards for him to do better than 76, and much better 3 than 81. And it is' he! Mr. Clydo Pearce has r most fo fear, though Soutar (a professional) / inay shake both of them up beforo it is all over." . .. j • l Has it ever occurred to you that tho Red I Dot Professional Ball is the best ball on tho ' 'markot. Pearce, tho (Australasian Champion, t plays with one, and won the champiohship with it. Buy one to-day; it must improve 1 yonr. play. They will not crack or burst. Ask for tho Red' Dot Professional' Golf Ball. ■ . . I " CBOO

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