NATIONAL MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 68, 17 September 1936, Page 27

NATIONAL MEETING

SHAW IN FORM

All eyes will be on the Open and Amateur next month at New Plymouth, where there should be some arresting golf on a course which is a good test. There will be many to dispute the Open with A. J. Shaw, and some of them will no doubt go very closfc to 1 his aggregate; but, judging by last Sunday's game between Shaw and R. C. Butters and J. Shelly and N. H. Puller at Miramar, they will have to play well up to their best. Shaw Butters won 1 up, the quality pt the golf of the other pair being ' easily assessed by 4he fact that Shaw did a 68 and Butters a 70. Shaw's card read: Out: 445342435 34 In: 433435444 34 The 5 at the third was caused by an out-of-bounds shot, but Shaw's putting was deadly. Butters was 35 each way. Of the amateurs the title holder, J. P. Hornabrook, is likely tO: prove hard for aspirants.. He will very likely take a small but potent force with him from Palmerston North. The amateur contingent from Wellington promises to be a strong one. From Miramar H. A. Black, C. E. Hollis, J. R. Smith, L. Seifert, jun., and J. Shelly propose to go. There is a doubt about K. Jeffery who, though he is playing the soundest golf, as was shown in his match with S. M. Watson in the Wellington-Miramar inter-club matchyis-troubled by a slight nervousness in the address, which he may easily overcome in the intervening month. The Wairarapa will provide its usual quota of golfers who come well up in the Open. Hutt is contributing B. M. Silk, J. L. Black, and G. TPhrd on present advices. The Hutt journey on October. 24, " 25, and 26 ' wm prevent several players from going ib New Plymouth. There is nothing definite from the Wellington Club jjßt, and the only ones who are likely to g6 are S. M. Watson and P. G. Whitcombe. J. B. Graham is unlikely to.compete, owing to his examinations in the following morrth. W. J. Davidge is a probable competitor from Shandon. From Christchurch C. J. Ward is" a probable competitor who should go far in the Amateur. ( Wanganui and New Plymouth itself will put in some very fine players, and it may be expected in view of the short distance to the meeting that Auckland, so often missing from South Island tourneys, will put in a challenging team from a big reserve of excellent players. Hawke's Bay and i Poverty Bay generally provide finished players. ■ ! The maximum handicap for any event is 8, and:it .is.anticipated there will be about 140 entries. ;