GOLF CHAMPIONS

Evening Star, Issue 21255, 9 November 1932, Page 2

GOLF CHAMPIONS

NEW ZEALAND TOURNAMENT PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR EVENTS [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, November 8. Players at Heretaunga were severely tested all day by a strong westerly which came across the links in gusts. The greens were consequently very fast, tricky, and difficult to judge. MORNING PLAY. In his morning round J. A. Clements played well against Shaw. Stymies cost him two holes. Shaw’s round was about 75. Moss was particularly good in chip shots and putting. He got a 2 at the ninth. MTntosh kept steady, but came in 3 down. i Branch played sound golf throughout against C. C. Clements. He went round in 72, with a 2 at the sixteenth. Douglas was 3 up at the turn and 5 up at the twelfth, but lost two of his lead on Dyke to finish 3 up. Among the amateurs interest was shown in the match between the two youngsters, Moore (Titahi) and Silk (Wanganui). Silk was 2 up at the ninth, lost tho tenth in a bad 5, won the eleventh through Moore pulling his second shot right across the fairway and out of bounds. Silk lost the next two to be square, but won three of tho remaining holes. Both were rather wild at times with their long shots in the wind. Bartleet and Wagg went hole and hole to the ninth, where Bartleet pulled into the rough. Hampered by a big tree, he played left-handed with the back of Ills putter. Wagg took the hole, 4-5, to stand 1 up. The match was square again at tho twelfth. Wagg took tho thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixeenth in a string, Bartleet "taking three putts at the thirteenth, and Wagg getting a 2 at the fourteenth. Bartleet was short up at the others. Bartleet’s weakness throughout the round was being short with his iron shots. Ho did not take advantage of Wngg’s mistakes. Abbott gave Sime a hard match, putting remarkably well in the tricky conditions. He holed a beautiful mashie chip shot from 40yds for a 2 at the fifth. Simo kept very steady, and was 1 up at the turn and 2 up at the tenth ; but lost the next three. He won the fourteenth, stymieing his opponent, whoso tee shot for 2 at the fifteenth was over the road. Simo was 1 up. A. won the sixteenth, and the seventeenth was halved. Simo took the last to be 1 up. Dr Ross was going well. He was out in 37 and back in 35. His best hole was the seventeenth, done in 3. Seymour’s chief weakness was on the greens. Only one hole separated Wynne and Goss at the turn, the advantage being with Goss. Wynne played well coming in. They were square at the sixteenth. Wynne took the next two. A. D. S. Duncan went out in -36 and back in 38. Blank played steadily. He lost tiie eighteenth with a stymie. Petley at the seventh was 2 up on B. J. Smith, jun. Smith got a fine 4 with liis putt at the eighth. Thereafter it was level going. AFTERNOON PLAY. Nothing occurred in the professional matches in the afternoon to attract attention. Shaw, who increased his lead over J. A. Clements to 5 up at tho turn, had an admiring gallery, which afterwards attached itself in great measure to the amateur match between H. A. Black and Millard. This was the best match of the day. Millard, who was in form in the morning, had a lead of 1 after lunch. The first was halved, and a slice into a bunker cost Millard the second, making tho match square. The third . was halved, and at the fourth Black got down a seven-foot putt for a win in 4. Millard squared at the next by a fine recovery pitch from the rough. He lost the sixth on the green, took the seventh in 4, and halved the eighth and ninth, leaving the match all square at the turn. He saved the tentii with a pretty chip from trouble, but lost the eleventh, where lie was in difficulty all the way. The next two were halved." Black made himself more secure with a win at the fourteenth. He should have won the next also, but, strangely, missed a putt of inches. The match ended 2 and 1. Bartleet continued steady in the afternoon, but ids morning lapse undid him. It takes more than steadiness to wrest a lead of 4 up from a player of Wagg’s calibre. Sime went on in the afternoon in winning vein. He reached the turn in 36 to stand 5 up. Ho won the first in 4, halved the second in 5. the third in 3, the next two in 4 and 3, won the sixth in 4, halved the seventh in 5, and took tho eighth and ninth in 5 and 3. Ho won tlie tenth in 4, and halved the eleventh in 4. Abbott reduced the margin at the twelfth, but the next two wore halved, the game ending 5 and 4. During the day A. D. S. Duncan had four stymies to deal with, and he negotiated 'them all successfully. Blank s putting was poor, and his driving was not consistently good, but his recoveries wero first rate. At the thirteenth in the afternoon ho holed a 60yd approach for 3. Duncan’s golf was but average. His greatest superiority all day was in his putting; his chip shots were not functioning as well as usual. Though little noticed, Horton is playing fine all-round golf. His iron play is as brilliant as ever, and his wooden shots aro sound. Horton was round in 72 in the morning, and as good in the afternoon. Ho played a great iron to the pin at the sixth, hut missed a not difficult putt for 3. A fine shot was just through the seventh green, and he holed from the outside for 3. A slice cost him 6 at tho eighth—his only weak hole to that point. His iron shot to the eleventh was bunkered, hut this was the only flaw in an otherwise sound game. Reilly and J. D. G. Duncan were a level pair. It was anybody’s game, neither being at his best. Tho Goss-Wynne match was another in which the issue swung uncertainly throughout tho afternoon, Goss just managing to keep in front. Fryer and Mills played the only match which required an extra hole, Fryer, who was 2 up at lunch, needing it to finish in front. He was still 2 up at tho ninth in the afternoon, but Mills squared. Tho eighteenth was halved in 4. Botli wore on the green at tho extra hole with their seconds, but Mill needed throe putts. The day’s results were as follow; PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. SECOND ROUND. Shaw boat J. A. Clements, 7 and 5. Branch beat C. C. Clements, 9 and 8. Douglas heat Dyke, 5 and 4. Moss beat M'lntosh, 4 and 3. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. SECOND ROUND. Silk beat Mooro, 5 and 4. .Wagg beat Bartleet, 6 and 5.

Parker beat Hurst, 2 up. Dr Ross beat Seymour, 4 and 3, Whyte beat Thomas, 1 up. Sime beat Abbott, 5 and 4. A. D. S. Duncan beat Blank, 3 and 2. B. J. Smith, jun., beat Petley, 4 and 3. Cook beat Blundell, 3 and 2, Goss beat Wynne, 2 and 1. H. A. Black beat Millard, 1 up. Horton boat Huggins, 6 and 5. J. L. Black bent Wright, 7 and 6. Reilly beat J. G. D. Duncan, 1 up. Fryer beat Mills at the thirty-seventh. Collins beat M. H. Duncan, 6 and 5. An amateur stroke handicap match was won by W. G. Fisher with a score of 73—3—70. G. H. Scott was second with 83—10—73. ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL MEETING [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, November 9. At the annual meeting of delegates of the New Zealand Golf Association it was decided for the current year that a refund of 20 per cent, be made on all contributions. In moving the adoption of the annual report, the chairman (Sir Alex* ander Roberts) said that 200 clubs were affiliated to the association with a total membership of 17,315. The sitting council, comprising Sir Alexander Roberts, Messrs A. D. S. Duncan, W. E. A. Gill, W. A. Kiley, E. Page, J. H. Drake, and A. R. Sclanders, was re-elected. It was decided that it be a recommendation to the council to revert to qualifying rounds at the next New Zealand championships, 31 to qualify over 18-holo matches.