GOLF TOURNEY

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 91, 14 October 1914, Page 4

GOLF TOURNEY

DOUGLAS RETAINS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP DUNCAN HEADING THE AMATEURS. (IT TBLIQRAFB— MIESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, 13th October. The New Zealand Golf Championship Meeting was continued at Middlemore to-day in fine, but windy, weather. The greens were very fast and upset the form of most of the players. Features of the day were Duncan's fine form of the morning, and his failure in the afternoon when the Open Championship seemed within his grasp. Clements' s failure in the morning lost him a chance. Champion E. S. Douglas retained the title. The first and second qualifying rounds of the Amateur' Championship and the O'Rorke Inter-club Challenge Vase were also played. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. Complete scores for the Open Championship are as follow, the conditions stipulating best of four rounds of medal : —

O'RORKE CHALLENGE VASE. The inter-club match for the O'Rorke Challenge Vase resulted : — Auckland A, 356 j Wellington, 356; Wanganui, 357; | Auckland B, 358 ; Auckland D, 358 ; Cambridge, 362; Auckland C, 365 -, Maungakiekie, 366. The tie between Wellington and Auckland will probably be played en Friday. A reference to the figures of last year's Open Championship, played at Dunedin, is rather interesting. Douglas then won the championship with a total score of 305, his cards for the four rounds being 77, 71, 79, and 78; A. D. S. Duncan, with scores of 83, 78, 76, and 77, took 314 ; whilst the figures of B. B. Wood (present holder of the Amateur Championship) were 88, 84, 77, and 82, a total of 331. LADIES' GAMES \ (IT TBLSGRAPH— PRESS ASSOCIATION.) DUNEDIN, 13th October. The ladies' golf championship meeting to-day was continued in the best of weather. The course and greens were excellent. The Ladies' Golf Union Challenge Bowl Match resulted in a win for Miss Forbes (Otago). gioss 90, handicap 21, net 69 ; Miss Theomin (Otago) was second, with gross 88, handicap 12, net 76. The play in this match was splendid, the highest net score being 98. .Most of the cards were in the eighties. The best gross score, which also takes a prize, was that of Miss Woods (Chnstchurch), 87, 5, 82. The Mellsop Medal Aggregate Cup goes to Miss Wright (Timaru), with rounds of 92, 94, and 88, total 274 ; Miss L. Brandon (Wellington) is next best with 97, 97, and 92, total 286.

The following thirty-two qualified for match play :—: — A. D. S. Duncan, Wellington 75 85 160 S. Morpeth, Waihl ... 83 82 165 W. B. Colbeck, Auckland 87 80 167 J. Harold, Wanganni ... 83 84 167 B. B. Wood, Christchurch 86 83 169 F. C. Fryer, Auckland ... 85 84 169 J. B. Lusk, Auckland ... 86 88 174 J. C. Burns, Auckland ... 86 88 174 R. L. D. Kidston, Wellington 90 85 175 D.'MacCormack, Auckland 87 89 176 S. Turner, Hutfc 87 89 176 N. P. Green, Maungakeikei 90 87 177 H. E. Troutbeck, Wellington — — 177 J. Foss, Wang&nui ... 86 91 177 G. Foote, Auckland ... 89 89 178 H. C. Tonks, Auakland ... 91 88 179 J. Banks, Cambridge ... 90 89 179 C. F. Gardner, Maunga* keikei 90 89 179 L. C. Hales, Wellington... 89 91 180 W. S. Ralph, Auckland... 88 92 180 A. Seifert, Manawatu ... 83 98 181 A. M. Clark, Auckland... 94 87 181 H. Gillies, Hamilton ... 92 89 181 J. Sharland, Auckland ... 85 96 181 F. G. Binney, Auckland... 88 94' 182 F. Ross, Auckland ... 94 88 182 A. W. Cloueton, Waitemata 90 92 182 R. M. George, Maungakiekie 91 91 182 G.,H. Fell, Wellington ... 93 91 184 A. H. Nicholl, Cambridge 94 90 184 Cards were also returned by A. M. Howden, Waitemata, 85-100—185; E. Hickson, Maungakiekie, 91-94 — 185; D. Hay, Auckland, 93-94—187; P. Balgarnie, Waiteraata, 93-95—189; P. T. Upton, Auckland, 95-93—188; H. Horton, Auckland, 99-90 — 189 ; K. Duncan, Wellington, 94-95—189; E. A. Dargaville, Auckland, 98-95—193; M. Wells, Cambridge, 100-94—194; F. Kelly, Auckland, 97-97—194; H. M. Thomson, Inglewood, 97-108—205.

E. S. Douglas ... 85 73 77 78 313 A. Di S. Duncan ... 79 76 75 85 315 J. A. Clements ... 76 77 84 79 316 W. lies 80 81 83 80 324 F. G. Hood ... 78 84 81 82 325 S. Morpeth' ... 80 82 83 82 327 T. Harold ... 84 83 83 84 334 J. M'Cormick ... 83 83 87 84 337 W. B. Colbeck ... 88 82 87 80 337 J. W. Watt ... 76 89 86 88 339 B. B. Wood ;.. 89 83 86 83 341 D. Hood ... „.. 81 84 89 88 342 W. M'Ewan *.. 84 89 83 87 343 H. Gillies 83 82 92 89 346 N. P. Green *.. 83 86 90 87 346 H. R. Blair ... 90 88 85 83 346 J. C. Burns >.. 92 82 86 88 348 J. B. Lusk ... 87 88 86 88 349 J. Goss ... t .. 86 87 86 91 350 F. C. Fryer „. 89 93 85 84 351 W. S. Ralph ... 93 79 88 92 352 Q. Forrest „ . 90 83 95 86 354 S. Turner ... .... 92 87 87 89 355 H. C. Tonks „. 85 91 91 88 356 L. C. Hales ... 87 90 89 91 357 G. Foote ... ... 90 89 89 89 357 A. W. Clouston ... 82 94 90 92 358 C. F. Gardner ... 91 89 90 •89 359 A. Seifert ... 92 .89- 83 98 362 H. G. Stringer „, 91 90 90 92 363 A. M. Clark ... 87 95 94 87 363 E. Hkkson „. 88 90 91 94 363 R. O. Gardner ... 90 92 88 94 364 K. Duncan „.. 92 86 94 95 367 P. Ross ... '».. 91 94- 94 88 367 P. Balgarnie „.. 91 89 93 95 368 A. M. Howden ... 97 87 85 100 369 F. Kelly ... „.. 87 88 97 97 6oa D. Hay 93 90 93 94 370 P. T. Upton „.. 93 96 95 93 377 M. Wells ... „.. 89 97 100 94 380 A. H. Nicoll ».. 103 98 94 90 385 B. M. Thomson ... 99 99 97 108 403