GOLF CHAMPIONS

Evening Star, Issue 21541, 13 October 1933, Page 12

GOLF CHAMPIONS

MEN’S TOURNEY HEARING THE END [Pek United Pkess Association.) AUCKLAND. October 13. The golf championships were continued in warm weather and under ideal conditions generally. At the end of the first section of eighteen holes the positions were: — AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. —Semi-finals, — H. A. Black (Miramar) 2 up on J. H. Young (Titirangi). B. L. Wright (Otago) 9 up on K. Ross (Otago). PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. —Final.— A. J. Shaw (unattached) 5 up on A. 11. Dyke (Lower Hutt). NOTES ON THE PLAY. Shaw, professional champion for two years, this morning paved the way for his third victory by gaining a lead of five up over Dyke. An even more commanding lead was obtained in one of the amateur semi-finals by Wright, who played a splendid round of 73, to be no less than 9 up over his clubmate, Ross. Though 2 down to Black, the 1930 champion, the Titirangi youth, Young, may retrieve the position this afternoon, and the second round of this game is expected to provide the main interest for a large gallery. Shaw took the lead at the fifth, and was 2 up at tho turn, Coming home Dyke holed a 20ft putt at the fourteenth. Shaw retaliated at the fifteenth, where he holed one of 25ft, and was 3 up again. Dyke had bad luck at the sixteenth, where, after pla.ying a better second, his putt for 3 stopped on the lip. At the seventeenth Shaw just reached the edge of tho green with a full brassie for his second shot. Dyke pulled his and just missed the rough. He had to approach over the bunkers, and took 6 for the bole, which Shaw won in 5. At the last hole of the round Shaw missed a 3 by a fraction, but finished with the substantial lead of ,5 up. Though Wright played sound golf, his round being equivalent to 73, his apparently unassailable lead was made easy to obtain because Ross was hitting his seconds very badly, and his putting was indifferent. He was not the shadow of the Ross who eliminated Honiabrook yesterday. He won only one hole, the sixth, where Wright had a bad lie, and took six. Black got a useful lead of 4 up on Young in the first nine holes, but Young made a great fight coming homo. Black had slightly the better of the luck, but illustrated his ability to retrieve difficult situations. The tenth was halved, and Young, retrieving his tee shot from a bunker.' won the eleventh in three. The next was halved in five. At “ Tho Wrecker,'’ Black got in the ditch with his tec shot, and eventually picked up. Young was now 2 down, but lost the fourteenth when he failed to hole a four-foot putt. Both were astray with their drives at tho fifteenth, but Young’s ball luckily bounced on to the fairway. He won the hole in four. The next was halved in four, but Black won the seventeenth with a better approach. However, at the eighteenth, Young got four to his opponent’s five, and was 2 down at lunch. WOMEN'S TOURNEY [Per United Press Association.] WANGANUI, October 13. In the first round of the ladies’ championship— Miss Hansen beat Miss Acheson I up. Miss Hclean beat Miss MTvenzie 8 and 7. Mrs Johnston beat Miss Griffin by default. Mrs G. Williams beat Miss Gambrill 3 and 2.

Miss Harkness beat Mrs F. Foreman 2 up. Mrs Macfarlane beat Mrs B. Wilson 1 up at the 19th. Miss Rathbone beat Mrs Ferguson 1 up. Mrs Newton beat Miss Bell 6 and 5. Miss B. Gaisford beat Miss Beadle o and 3. Miss Fleming beat Mrs Gilbert 7 and 0. Miss White-Parsons beat Mrs Russell 7 and 6. Mrs Collinson beat Miss Hammond i and 6. Mrs Kerr beat Mrs Cook 1 up. Mrs Robertson beat Mrs Farr 4 and 3. Mrs Stout beat Miss Burgess 6 and 5. Mrs J. M. Wilson boat Miss Dixon 3 and 1. Miss Holmes beat Miss Quarterman 4 and 1. Mrs Grace beat Miss Honvell 2 and Mrs McCarthy beat Mrs Birch 2 and Miss Rutherford beat Mrs Hannan 1 up at the 19th. • Mrs Roper beat Mrs Jennings 3 and 2. Mrs Blair beat Miss James 2 and 1. Miss Grace beat Miss Smart 4 and Miss C. Wilson beat Mrs Hosking by default. . „ . , Miss 0. Kay beat Miss 0. Smith 4 and 3. , Miss K. Johnston beat Miss Ward, 1 up. . Mrs Thompson beat Miss Quinn, J and 1. . Miss Ormong beat Mrs Curtis, 4 and 3 NOTES ON THE PLAY.

There was ideal weather for the first round of the women’s golf championships. Though Miss Helciui (Castlo* cliff) did not play so brilliantly as yesterday, when she registered the best score* of the day, sho defeated Miss M'Konzie (Rangitikei), 8 and 7. Miss Hanson (Miramar) and Miss Achcson (Nelson) had a close struggle, the former winning, 1 up. Airs Maciarlano won from Airs Wilson (Hutt), the match going to the fifteenth Mrs Macfarlano winning 1 up. Airs WhiteParsons (Christchurch) had an easy win from Airs Russell (New Plymouth), the game ending at the twelfth. Airs Guy Williams, a former New Zealand titleholder, displayed good form to bent Miss Gambrill (Miramar), 3 up and 3. The holes were taken in rotation till the tenth, which was the first hole to be halved. Miss B. Gaisford (Marton) and Aliss Beadle (Christchurch) halved tho first four holes. Miss Gaisford was 2 up at the turn. She conceded the next to end in the bunker, but eventually won tho match at tho fifteenth. Mrs Kerr (Timaru) had an extremely close gaum with Mrs Cooke (of Castled!!!), winning at the last hole. Aliss 0. Kay had an easy win from Miss O. Smith, 4 and 3.