GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 90, 13 October 1914, Page 2

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

OPENING ROUNDS AT AUCKLAND (BY TELEGRAPH,—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) » AUCKLAND, 12th October. The New Zealand golf championship meeting was commenced at Middlemore links to-day, when. the. first and second rounds of the open championship were played. The weather was ideal for play, when the first pair started, shortly after 9 o’clock, but towards 11 o’clock the wind increased and brought up rain, which continued to fall in driving showers for about two hours. The greens had been fast for the past week, and low scoring resulted in the practice,' but today’s rain changed the conditions, and upset some of the players’ form. Details of the play are as follow

In the first round cards were returned by J. Sharland (Auckland), 83 ; R. Kidston (Wellington), 88; F. Binney (Auckland), 91 ; s C. Loch (New Plymouth, professional), 91; R. George (Maungakiekie), 94; and H. .E. Troutbeck (Wellington), 99. These players did not return card# for the second round.

LADIES’ TOURNEY DUNEDIN, 12th October. .At the ladies’ golf meeting to-day in the handicap bogey match, Miss Wood (2 down) was first in the handicap 15 and under, and Miss Harris came second. In the handicaps over 15, Miss Forties. (2 down) was first, and Miss Roberts (5 down) second.

First Second , round, round. Tl. J. A. Clements, Christchurch (professional) ... A. D. S. Duncan, Welling76 77 153 ton ... 79 76 155 E. S. Douglas, Wanganui (prof.) ... ..." ... 85 73 158 W. Iles, Christchurch (prof.) . ,;u E. S. Hood, Uteckland 80 81' 161 ‘ (prof.) ... ... 78 84 162 S. Morpeth, Waihi 80 82 162 H. Stewart, Napier (prof.) D. Hood, Christchurch 82 81 163 Hamilton .... 81 83 84 82 165 165 J. Watt, Wellington (prof.) J. M'Cormick, Wellington 76 89 165 (prof.) ... 83 83 166 J. Harold, Wanganui 84 83 167 N. P. Green, Maungakiekie 83 86 169 W. B. Colbeck, Auckland 88 82 170 B. B. Wood, Christchurch 89 83 172 W. S. Ralph, Auckland . W. M'Ewan, 93 79 172 (prof-) . , L. Seifert, Manawatu 84 89 173 84 89 173 J. Goss, Wanganui G. Forrest, Invercargill 86 87 173 A. Houston, Waitemata 90 82 83 92 173 174 J. C. Bu'rns, Auckland .. 92 82174 F. Kelly, . Auckland 87 88 175 J. B. Lusk, Auckland 87 .88 175 F. Seifert, Hamilton 87 .89 176 EL C. Tonks, Auckland .... 86 91 177 L. C. Hales, Wellington 87 90 177 E Hickson, Maungakiekie H. R. Blair, Maungakiekie 88 90 178 (prof.) 90 88 178 K. Duncan, Wellington ... 92 86 178 G. Foote, Auckland 90 89 179 N. Bell, Manawatu (prof.) 89 90 179 S. Turner, Hutt 92 87 179 P. Balgarnie, Waitemata 91 89 180 H. Stringer, Auckland ... 91 90 181 A. Seifert, Manawatu 92 89 181 A. M. Clark, Auckland ... 87 95 182 F. C. Fryer, Auckland ... R. 0. Gardner, Maunga89 93 182 kiekie ... ... ... 90 92 182 C. F. Gardner, Maungakiekie .." ... .... 93 89 182 D. Hay, Auckland 93 90 ' 183 H. Svmonds, Waitemata' ... A. M. HowdOn,.'Waitemata 91 93 184 97 87 184 F. Ross, Auckland . ... 91 94 185 N, Wells, Cambridge 89 97 186 P. T. Upton,. Auckland ... 93 96 189 H. M. Thomson, Inglewood. 99 99 198 A. H. Nicoll. Cambridge . 103 98 201