GOLF

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 212, 4 June 1929, Page 6

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WAIRARAPA CHAMPIONSHIP HORTON BEATS WAGG IN FINAL ... . Masterton, June 3. There were several fine performances at Lansdowne ’ Links to-day when the annual championship tournament of the Masterton Golf Olubtconcluded. , Ideal weather prevailed once again, and the links were in splendid order. Playing in the semi-finals, of Wairarapa championship, R. Wagg (Lower Hutt) beat J. Hornabrook (Masterton), 4 and 3, while Horton (Masterton) beat Campbell Heard (Masterton), 5 and 4. In the semi-finals of the Wairarapa Handicap,'Brown beat Blundell, 4 and 3, and Bennett beat Shearer, 1 up. The Group Handicap semi-finals resultedxin Collie beating Percy, 2 and 1, and Fletcher gaining victory over Taverner, 3 and 1. . All the finals were contested in the afternoon, and that of the championship was attended by a fair gathering of onlookers. The final results are as folWairarapa Championship. —T. H. Horton beat R. Wagg, 1 up (on the eighteenth h °Wairarapa Handicap.—Bennett beat Brown, 1 up. Group Handicap.—-Fletcher beat Collie, .2 and 1.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL. Tn the championship match the first five holes were halved, each being done in bogey, but at the sixth Horton took the lead, Wagg missing two putts in succession. All the holes up to this had been done in bogey, both Horton and Wagg displaying steadiness in driving and in approaching, but their putting was rather weak. Horton landed next to the pm with his second •at the seventh green, Wagg being some twelve feet away, and needing two putts to Horton’s one. Horton thus won the hole. At the eighth hole both were on the green with their drives, WaRS driving to better position. However, Wagg was stymied, and the hole was halved in four (one over bogey). Both the ninth and the tenth were halved in five (bogey), and at the eleventh Wagg missed a chance to make up the leeway when he missed a short putt after haying taken three to get near the pin. The hole was halved in five. Wagg displayed weak putting on the twelfth green, and m this department of the game Horton was,, so far, superior. The hole was halved in six (two over bogey), and again owing to weak putting, the thirteenth hole was halved in four (one over bogey). Wagg secured his first win on the fourteenth creen. The fifteenth, green saw Wagg come all square. Both the driving and approaching was good as displayed by both players, but when they got to the green their strokes were poorer, Horton being slightly superior. Wagg took four for this hole and Horton five, bogey being four Horton regained his lead at the sixteenth hole, Wagg getting in the rough With his drive, but making a good recovery. Both took two to get on the> green, and Horton was nearly stymied. Horton took four to hole out and Wagg five, boaey being four. The seventeenth hole was halved in four, and both players Zrted well on the; final green, their drives, specially, being good. Wagg lipped the hole with a long putt, enabling Horton to halve the hole, and run out the victor, one up. . Following the match the various prizes won during the tournament . were presented by the club president, Mr. H. G. William's.

WANGANUI CLUBS’ MATCHES . ' Wanganui, June 3. Wanganui-golf clubs played matches with outside clubs to-day which resulted as follow■ WANGANUI V. FEILDING.' Four-ball (Wanganui, players r“ ell ' tioned first in each instance): J. M. Hussey and F. S. Parkes beat Girton and Stichbury, R. L. McNiven and E.- N. Armstrong beat Carmine and Fair, W, 8. Scannell and D. Meldrum beat Graham and Gieson, R. A. Flower and B. Haworth beat Seifert and Fawcett, J. B. Jaek and. J. M. Saunders halved with Hare-and Carthew, H. Christie and N. G. Armstrong beat Harding and McLean, E. Poynter and F. Melody beat Mason and Pettigrew, P. G. Jackson and D. L. Bly th beat Atkinson and.R. Harding; F. J. Hill and A. B. Wilson beat Hunger and Hassell. . Pairs (Wanganui players • mentioned first); J. M. Hussey beat Girton, F. S, Parkes beat Stichbury, R. L.. McNiven lost to Carmine, C. N. Armstrong beat Fair, W. S. Scannell lost to Graham, D. Meldrum lost to Gieson, R. A. Howie beat Seifert, B. Haworth beat Fawcett, J. B. Jack lost to Hare, J. M. Saunder beat Carthew, H. Christie beat Hardjng, N. G. Armstrong beat McLean, E. Poyn'ter beat Mason, F. Melody beat Pettigrew. P. G. Jackson beat Atkinson, D. L. Blyth beat R. Harding, F. Hill beat Hunger, A. B. Wilson beat Hassell. Totals.—Four-ball: Wauganui, 6; Feilding, 2. One half pairs: Wanganui, 14; Feilding, 4. WANGANUI V. MARTON. ' Four-mall (Wanganui players mentioned first). —J. Harold and F. C. Hutchison halved with Fenwick and Christensen, B. M. Silk and F. G. Beaven won from A. Fullerton-Smith and G.' Bevan, 15. Murchio and R. Hewat won from Go.ver and Andersen, G. N. Deighton and W. A. Darcy won from Aynsley-Murray and Haise, R. H. Clay and M. Hunter lost to McKenzie and Collier, A. Haworth and W. H. Swanger won from Deck and Gair, A. O. Russell and A. Woollams won from Stanford and Marshall, F. J. Jacobs and E. Cutfield won from Bown and Hunt, A. T. Hunter and G. Payne won from Church and Holderway. H. R. Jones and W. J. Robertson won from Sladden and Kingdom. R. Robson and P. Higginbottom won from Coleman and W. Ful-lerton-Smith.

Pairs (Wanganui players mentioned first). —J. Goss lost to Fenwick, J. Harold won from Christensen, B. M. Silk yon .from A. Fullerton-Smith. F. 8. Beaven won from G. Bevan, D. Murchie won from Gover, R. Hewat won from Anderson, G. H. Deighton won from AynsleyMurray, W. H. Darcy won from Haise, R. H. Clay lost to McKenzie, M. Hunter won from Collier. A. Haworth won froin Deck, W. H. Swanger won from Gair, A. Woollams won from Marshall, F. J. Jacobs won from Brown, E. Cutfield won from Hunt, A. T. Hunter won from Church. G. Payne won from Holflerwa'y, 11, R. Jones won from Sladden. W. J. Robertson won from Kingdom, R. Robson lost tn Coleman, P, Higginbottem won from W. Fullerton-Smith. Totals.—Four Ball: Wancanui 9, Marton 1; one half. Pairs: Wanganui 18, Marton 3. Grand totals: Wanganui 47, Visitors 10; two halves.

CASTLECLIFF v. TAIHAPE.

Castlacliff and Taihape met at Tailinpe in the four-ball matches. Castlccliffi won four games and Taihape won two. and one was halved. In the pairs Castlecliff won three, Taihrtpe”won two, and two were halved. .

CASTLECUTFF v, RANGITIKEI. Playing at, .Castiecliff against the home players, Rangitikei won two of the four-, ball games, lost three, and halved one. Of the pairs Rangitikei won six, Castlecliff four, and two were drawn. - WILSON CUP. . Palmerston North, .Tune 3. A party of twenty-one Hokowhitu players paid a visit to Napier at the week-end, the first twelve going to play for the Wilson Cup. The home team, however, won by eight games to four. The games resulted as follow i-—A. E. Ekstedt

beat G. Saunders, W. A. Keeling lost to 11. E. Crosse, H. H. Hutchison beat F. C. Fryer, L. Seifert, juu. lost to H. S. Budd, Alf. Seifert lost to E. C. Smith, H. Blyth beat H. Davies, S. W. Rapley lost to John Tareha, R. G. Moore lost to M. R. M. Turnbull, Dr. Ward lost to A. E. Lawry, W. L. Fitzlierbert lost to' A. A. Sinclair, C. G. Moore tied with N P. Green, C. R. Upham tied with R. W. Dalgleish. In the inter-club fixture Napier secured 15 games and Manawatu six, and in the four-ball, Napier won seven and Manawatu four.