AT HERETAUNGA

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 94, 22 April 1933, Page 6

AT HERETAUNGA

PARKER VERY STEADY

J. E. Parker (Wellington), who headed the qualifying list with 77, 78 —155, is right back ou his ganio as a golfer, though he finds time for other sports in the summer,' and played most consistently throughout. W. G. Fisher, the secretary of the' Hutt, Club, who is one of the deadliest putters in his club, ;iiid plays a very nioe long game, was net at all at his best against Parker, who had his only large margined win, ."> and 4, against him. Parker went out in 38 against E. S. Toogood (,WelHiigton) in the second round, but, after fuogood madu, a luess of. the seventh, was only square at $he turn, Toogood .putting on six fuurs in a row. The i game w!as all square at the fifteenth. Parker took Longuet to the nineteenth ; the following morning. This was a match which provided the best golf of ' the touracy, and the most interesting match, both returning 74's. NOTES ON PLAYERS. .T. V. Hornabrook (Mastcrton), thye holder, was not at his best. There .was not the snap and certainty in his long game that won him the title, and when loss of direction through tho fairways was not troubling him his putter let him down. Two steady rounds of 78 gave him second place on tho qualifying list, but, though ho had an easy victory over D. M. Young, he went down to Cook after a generally unconvincing display. A. D. S. Duncan, the Wellington veteran, played some good golf in patches, but wa's not consistent,^ either on fairways or greens, and after putting out H. K. Adamson, who was 2 up on him at the turn, 2 and 1, and J. W. Ward 5 and 4, went down to W. K. Cook (Hutt). Cook did not qualify very high up the >]MV^r^j#;^4i^ilte-i (Wellington) i 7 -dtii $, ijJfel^rMteook^ anetfli and f^;l);V:"S.-:l)ini.c»fi':-^iiifjb-:3".-,- Q: <J^Longuct(We!liiigtbn), the provincial champion, played very fine golf throughout. He qualified third on the list, beat a steady player and long hitter in tho first round "in. H. E. H. Aplin (Miramar), put put E. O. Hales in the second round,J. B;"Parker in thrtsemifinal, and Co6lc> who: squared the match j at the twelfth, mthe final. A veterari'vWellington player, K. D. touncan, I6st the play-off- for sixteenth place in the championship. :H. A. =Black (Miramax) hnd little! difficul'tyin disppsiJig of J. L. Black i in -the. final of tMe Shandon Club's j Easter championship1. Harold has been playing reiharkably well lately, snd if he improves this winter, will be hard to beat.