N.Z. GOLF TOURNEY

Evening Star, Issue 21845, 8 October 1934, Page 3

N.Z. GOLF TOURNEY

SHAW'S SENSATIONAL ROUND i HORNE LEADS THE AMATEURS RESULTS OF SECOND ROUND PLAY U’i;u United Press Association.] WANGANUf, October 0. Jn perfect spring weather, with an almost complete absence of wind, the second round of the New Zealand open golf championship was played at Belmont to-day. The professional, A. J. Shaw, who heads the held, is playing sensational golf, and his consistency places him in a strong position. All those with 1(35 or under will play in the third and fourth rounds on Monday. With two of the four rounds of the open completed, the professional, A. J. Khaw, heads the hold, and appears likely to add another open victory, making his sixth in the last nine years. Shaw on Saturday turned on sensational golf, and only needed a bogey 4 at the last hole to break the official course record of 70. But the luck was against him, and ho carded his first G of the tournament, turning what looked like a certain GO into 71. Nevertheless, tin's was the best score of the day, and two better than Shaw’s round of the previous day. Shaw was 4 under fours when ho reached the seventh, but there he overran with an Bft putt, and missed the return, taking 5. At the ninth he was too strong with a chip shot from the bunker, and another 5 went down, making his outward journey 34. He was returning in great style until the eighteenth, where he pulled his drive into the rough, and then,placed an iron •shot, to the green pin high,.hut in (he hunker to the right. His third hit the lip of the hunker and rolled hack, and a poor fourth stopped 10ft from (he pin. He missed his putt, and was down for 6. Shaw's card rend : Out: 4, 3. 4. 3, 3. 3, o, 4, 5—34. In; 3, 4. 3, 5. 4,3, 5,4, 0 —37. Last year's winner of the open. F. 3. Moss (Auckland!, who was only one stroke behind I lie best score yesterday, faded out of the picture to-day when ho put in a card of 80. He commenced with a (!, and took 40 going out. and his homeward journey ol 40 included five s’s. Three amateurs returned cards of 73 —namely, Horton, Silk, and Sime. Although Harold Black’s 72 on the first day stands as the host amateur effort during the present tournament, with 73 on both days Horton is playing consistently, while Sime improved five strokes to return a 73. Going out in even fours, which included birdies, at the sixth and seventh, he dropped strokes at the last two holes after getting another birdie at the sixteenth. Horton’s round was marked by a number of sensational putts. At the first he put down a 20-footcr, and at the second he sank one from 16ft out. At the sixth he was misled by the fast green and took three putts; hut on the seventh down went another 20ft putt. At the ninth he was in a bunker with his second, hut chipped out to the pin to hole in four. At the eleventh a 15ft putt was sunk for four. _ Three putts at the fifteenth resulted in a 4 being carded, one over par. Horton played steadily over the remainder of the ionrney, and his card read : Out: 4, 5. 4. 4. 3,5, 4,4, 4—37. In: 3,4, 4,3, 5,4, 5,4, 4—36. Silk improved on his first day’s score of 7G by three strokes returning a card of 73, which included a G at the seventh, where he had been unfortunate on the first day. He was in the rough to the left with his drive and had a tight lin with his second. He sank some excellent putts, a 15-footer going down at the eighth, and an 18-footer at the ninth. At the thirteenth he was two under fours, but took five at Encampment and one over par at the short fifteenth. A tight downhill lie at the seventeenth caused him to push his second out, and he chipped up too far, his two putts giving him a five. It was bettor golf than on the opening day, his card reading; Out: 5. 4,4, 4, 3. 4,6, 3, 3-36. In :3. 4,3, 4,5, 4,5, 5, 4—37. H. A. Black, who with Silk and Horton is one of the first three amateurs on the present list, went out in brilliant fashion in 36, but at tbe turn he took three putts from just off the edge of the green, the 4 bein'g one over par. The next hole of 460yds was a bad one, his drive being in the rough, and three putts being necessary. A hooked second at Encampment and a short tee shot to the green at French Pass were responsible for . slipping strokes, but at the last he made a brilliant recovery from a bunker, where ho chipped up to within 4ft of tbe pin and sank his putt. His card read: Out: 4,4, 4,4, 3,4, 5,4, 4—36, fn : 4,6, 3,4, 5,4, 5,5, 4—40. The second best card of the day was returned bv Norrie Bell, the North Shore professional, who put in a 72. He started seratchily, taking 5 at the first after being on in 2 agd over-run-ning his approach putt. At the second he was short with his approach putt, hut from then ou lie made few mistakes. Ho missed tiro short putts, but a feature of his play was his brilliant chip shots to the pin. G. Watt, the young Masterton professional, who has been chosen to go to the Melbourne Centenary, would have been into tbe sixties bad his nerve been steadier. Ho threw away a number of golden chances through lack of a steady hand on the greens. He was out in 38 and homo in 36. his card of 74 showing (he same total as ou the previous day. 3. P. Horna brook improved two strokes on his first day’s card of 76. Ho played orthodox golf over the first live holes, but missed a 2ft putt at the sixtli. Tlie remainder of the journey nut was done in fours. At Fong Tom bo fell into errors, booking bis tee shot into the rough, and then failing with a wood from a bad lie. Ho was short with his third, chipped on with hisfourth, and was down in six. At Bunkers Hill be dropped a stroke when bis second, a long iron, ran 30vds through the green, tbe bole costing him five. A well-played iron at the seventeenth gave him a nice three, and the last was done in a bogey four. Hoin.ibrook’s figures were; Out: 4. 4. 4,4, 4. 5. 4,4, 4—37. lu: 4. 6,3, 4,5, 3,5, 3. 4—37. O. Clements, the Harewood professional, did not reproduce bis first day’s form. Ho made a poor start and only got, one par figure in the first six boles. After that lie settled down and played good golf, notcliing an: eagle three at the .seventh, where he was on with brs iron, and sank a ]oft putt. He bad another good three from a 15ft putt at the thirteenth.

Uiinu Wao". the pi’C'scnl, holder of the oiiuik’iir title, was attain off his sin mo. ret u mi no ;ui SI. ami narnnvlv esenpiim elimipaliim. 'I lie 11111110 .Marion onmieiii'. A. Ful-lerton-,Smith, trim surprised by turning

in a 73 on the first day, crashed badly, and took 87. \Y. G. Horne, a twcnty-year-okl Hntt player, who on the first day led the field for amateurs only with a score of 75, slipped five strokes to-day, but still leads the list in the amateur section. Another youthful player, \ r . B. Haworth (Wanganui), who has shown very good form this year, and won the Wanganui provincial championship, disappointed on Friday with an 84, which he improved to 78 to-day. Ho was out in 41 and homo in 31. The veteran Wanganui player. .1. Saunders, had the costly distinction of a holc-iii-ono at the short fifth. Following arc the scores at the end of the second round, professionals being indicated by an asterisk; —• OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.

£ S O , 5 Jo X‘?-i r*i *A. .). Shaw (uual141 tachcd) 73 71 — T. H. Horton (Mas- • 146 tcrton) 73 73 *— *X. Bell (North Shore) 74--72 — 146 Ml. Walt (Masterton) 71 74 — MS H. A. Black (MiraMS mar) 72 76 — B. M. Silk (Wan-1-19 ganui) 76 73 — J. P. Homabrook 150 (.Masterton) 76 74 — *C. C. Clements (Harc150 wfcod) 73 77 — A. G. Si me (Otago) 78 73 — 151 *F. Rutter (Gletulowie) 76 75 78 — 151 ' L. Seifert (Miramar) 73 — 151 'T. S. Galloway 152 (Manngakickic) *H. R. Blair (Christ77 75 — church) 78 71 — 152 J. L. Black (Hntt) ... 70 76 — 152 1. Maccwan (Auck153 land) ... 79 74 — D. R. I’harazyu 153 (Wanganui) 77 70 — *W. Campbell (unat153 tached) 79 74 — *E. .1. .Moss (Auckland) 73 SO — 153 A. B. Barns-Graham (Titirangi) ... 75 79 — 154 .1. Goss (Wanganui) 81 74 — 155 *N. H. Puller (Hntt) 80 75 — 155 155 *E. S. Douglas (Otago) 78 77 — 0. .1. Ward (Christ150 church) ... KajJi Taro ha (Waipu80 76 — 77 156 kurau) 79 — D. C. Collins (Wai156 rarapa) 78 78 — A. K. Guy (Manaivatu) 78 78 — 156 I, Saunders (Wanganui) 77 79 — 150 *B. Strathmore (un157 attached ) 81 76 — L. T. Quin (Eltham) 81 76 — 157 ,]. P. Mortland (Tai157 hape) ... 75 82 — F. Quin (New Ply74 158 mouth) 84 — *.). R. Galloway 158 (Mauawatu) 81 77 — *.l. D. MMntosh (unat73 tached) 80 — 158 158 *.l. Forrest (Avondale) 79 79 — *J. A. Clements (Hagley) 79 79 — 158 K. Boss (Otago) 77 81 — 158 L. Cathro (Castlecliff) ■■■ 77 81 — .158 E. L. Bartleet (Auck158 land) ... 76 82 — F. W. Huggins (Nel159 son) 81 78 — *A. Murray (Auckland 80 79 159 Aero) — A. E. Ekstedt (Manawatu) 76 83 — 159 J. .Jeffries' (Marlbor78 160 ough) ...> 82 — H. P. Wills (Eltham) 81 79 — 160 H. J. Hape (Dannc160 virkc) 81 79 — H. P. Dale (Eltham) so SO — 160 160 *L. B. Rhodes (Levin) 77 83 — A. Fullerton - Smith 160 (Marten) 77 83 — 11. G. Davies (Napier) 85 76 — 1G1 E. L. Abbott (Eltham) ... •_ 82 79 — 161 *F. Branch (Wanga161 nui) SO 81 —. F. C. Hutchison 161 (Wanganui) 79 82 — 11. D. Brinsden (Titi161 rangi) 78 83 — M. Moore (Titalii) ... 78 83 — 161 P. Whitcombe (Wel161 lington) 76 85 — V. B. Haworth (Wan162 ganui) ..._ ...... 84 78 — *J. Gambia (Now Ply162 mouth) 80 82 — *J. R. Campbell 162 (Otago) W. T. Kuru (Wai79 83 — 1G2 pukurau) 77 85 — J. A. Sconler (Otago) 83 80 —. 163 liana Wagg (Hntt) 82 81 — 163 F. C. Fryer (Napier) 85 79 — 164 T. Morpeth (Titirangi) 24 80 — 164 *G. W. Ritchie (Strat164 ford) SI 83 — L. H. Trent (Nelson) ’J. Watt (Wellington) 81 SO 83 84 1G4 164 A. H. Warren (Wai165 rarapa) 85 80 — C. H. Stephenson 80 165 (Fitzroy) ... ... ... 85 — *11. C. Butters (Miramar) 84 81 165 'J. Mowat (Poverty 165 Bay) . 82 S3 — *A. j. Branch (Wan165 ganui) 80 85 — J. G. Bi dwell (Wairarapa) ... 80 85 — 165 tt . O’Callaghan (Ha166 wera) 86 so — S. S. Wilson (Auck167 land) 89 78 — R. G. Hayward (Shan167 non) 86 81 — J. M. Hussey (Wanga84 S3 167 nui) — H. E. Trout beck (Na169 170 pier) E. G. Tallis (Titirangi) 88 88 81 82 *11. V. ■ Fox (unat85 170 tached) 85 —. *L. G. Ross (Nelson) 84 86 — 170 R. A. Boon (Now Ply170 mouth) 82 88 — T. R. M‘Gregor 171 (Hntt) 87 84 — L. '13. Gibson (Eltham) 81 87 — 171 ‘J. W. Boss (Hanmer Springs) 81 90 — 171 IV. H. Fuller (Ureuui) 84 90 — 171 T. Louisson (Manawatu) 88 89 — 179 J. Slid ley (Miramar) 85 92 — 177 "T. tV. Green (Golf 92 17S Association) 86 — H. Brasch (Otago) 93 37 — ISO L. B. Curtis (New 183 Plymouth 95 SS — J. N. Anderson (11a186 wera) 92 94 — AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. The following arc the scores of those players who have entered for the Aniateur Championship only ; tV. G. Horne (Hult) 75 so — 155 J. B. Wilson (Hast156 r , iugs) 77 79 — S. Powdrell (ttauga100 imi) ... ... ... 82 78 — •T. Wilson (Casticclill) 81 SO — 101 L. B. tVi.lson (Wanga163 nui) ... 82 81 — K. S. Glcndining 163 _ (Mauawatu) 71 82 — N. H. Anion (Bangi166 tikei) S3 83 — C. E. Treadwell 167 (Wanganui) ... .... SC SI —

R. R Carr (TiU167 167 vangi) SO — Roi. Goss (Soalicld) 80 8-< A. C. Ashford (Wan1G9 gamii) S3 SG A. K. Smith (Greyimuilh) .••• 90 -SO 170 W. G. Fisher (HnU) S7 80 — 170 J. J. Pease (Hawcra) 89 SG — 175 P. F. England (Scafiokf) 89 86 — 175 I. Orr (St. Clair) ... 88 89 — 177 J. T. Maeneil (Castlecliff) - 91 86 — 177 H. B. Stra tin ore (Mornington 87 92 — 179 I. Y. 0. Duncan 184 (Manor Park) 96 88 — THE O’RORKE VASE. The Teams Match for tlie O’Rorkc Vase resulted as follows:—Wanganui A (B.'M. Silk 72, \ . B. Haworth 78, J. Goss 74, 308 F. C. Hutchison 82) ... ... Xajiicr (F. C. Fryer 79, H. G. Davies 76, H. E. Troutbecb 81, U. R. Pharazyn 7G) ... 312 Hutt' (Rana Wagg 81, J. L. Black 70. W. G. Horne 80, W. G. 320 Fisher 83) Otago (K. Ross 81. H. Braseh 87. A. G. Si me 73, J. Scouler 80) ... ... ••• ... ••• 321 Wanganui B (I. Saunders 79, J. M. Hussey 83, C. F. Treadwell -321 81, S. Powclrell 78) Eltham (H. P. Hale SO, L. T. Guinn 76, H. P. Wills 79. L. 322 B. Gibson 87) Titirangi (H. H. Briusdcn 83, A. H. Barns-Graham 79, E. G. Tallis 82, T. Morpeth 80) ... 324