NATIONAL GOLF TITLES

Evening Star, Issue 23421, 11 November 1939, Page 12

NATIONAL GOLF TITLES

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP IMPROVED CONDITIONS AT MIRAMAR [Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, November 11. Conditions were moro favourable for good scoring in tho New Zealand open golf championship at Miramar this morning, the half-galo of yesterday having decreased considerably. Sixty players with the best aggregates in the first and second rounds and those who tied for sixtieth place are playing in the third and fourth rounds to-day. Public interest in the tournament- has quickened and when M'lntosh who, with A. R. Kitto, lends the field started out this morning with lan Bwen, a fairly large gallery watched his play. Among those in early, T. S. Galloway, the Rotorua professional, handed in a good card of 74 (scratch for the course). He took 37 both ways, and notched fine birdie 4’s at the long tenth and eleventh holes. W. J. Davidge, who plays off scratch at Titirangi, had a steady round of 75 —out in 38, including a 6 at the ninth (bogey 4), he returned regulation figures on the inward journey. Apart from lapses at the fourth and fourteenth greens, where he took three putts, C. C. Clements, tho Auckland professional, played well to record 75. Another player who showed improved form to-day was R. G. Holland (Waiwetu), who turned on a well-deserved 75. Scores:—

WOMEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP MRS H. DODGSHUN RETAINS TITLE Producing steady golf of the class that has brought to her Dominion and provincial titles, Mrs H. Dodgshun easily retained the Otago Women’s Golf Club title in her match against Mrs Lawless at Balmacewen this morning. She won handsomely, 6 and 4, and throughout was not pushed. The course was at its very best, the fairways and greens being in practically the same condition as when the New Zealand) men’s championships were contested there the same time last year. Though Mrs Lawless attempted bravely to take every opportunity of pushing Mrs Dodgshun, it was an uphill fight all the way, for in the first place she was handicapped through her opponent’s superior matcbcraft and wide experience. In the circumstances Mrs Lawless played as well as she was allowed to, it being apparent after the first few holes what would be the result of her unequal struggle. Incidentally, it was rather a pity that, following the qualifying rounds, the final Ivas not between Miss Shand and Mrs Dodgshun, as in the semi-final game Miss Shand, easily the most promising player in the province, and one who is a real golf enthusiast, was not drawn to contest the final with Mrs Dodgshun in the final, as she held the champion to a 2-up defeat in the semi-final game yesterday afternoon that was the highlight of the tournament. Mrs Lawless was approaching the greens with deadly accuracy over the first few holes, the first two being halved. Mrs Dodgshun won the third, and the fourth was halved in good 4’s. The first of the only two holes won by Mrs Lawless was the sixth, and then Mrs Dodgshun won the nest three, making her 4 up at the end of the first half, which she played in 41. The short tenth was halved in regulation 4’s, and Mre Dodgshun won Tipperary in _6. M'Glashan’s she also won with a nice 4. Mrs Lawless won the thirteenth, and her loss of the fourteenth gave Mrs Dodgshun the match. The other semi-final match yesterday afternoon between Mrs Lawless and Miss Elliott resulted in the former winning 4 and 3. The final of the B Grade Challenge Bowl was also played this morning, and Mrs Barr beat Mrs Breeze, 2 up. These two senior plavers were evenly matched, and, though Mrs Barr was 2 up at the fourteenth, and her opponent was not in the lend throughout, they_ produced golf that was very interesting. The <?ein ; -finnla yesterdav afternoon resulted in Mrs Breeze defeating Miss North. 3 and 2. and Mrs Barr beating Mrs Sime, 4 and 3. EX-KAISER'S SONS TWO DETAINED BY GESTAPO LONDON, November 10. The Paris radio states that Prince August Wilhelm, the former Kaiser’s fourth son, ns well as the Crown Prince, was detained by the Gestapo a fortnight ago after a Royalist demonstration in front of his home.

I. A. Ewen ... , 69—226 *A. E. Guy .. 71—227 *James M. Galloway . 72—230 •W. Allbon .. 73—236 *John Tiambie ... • •• • .. 73—236 •A. J. Shawl ... ««• » . 74—227 J. P. Mortland . 74—233 *T. S. Galloway ... • . 74—239 *J. D. M'Intosh ... • . 74—223 J. Jeffery ... .. 74—234 *K. C. Clements ... . ., 75—237 W. Davidge ... ♦ • .. 75—238 R. Holland ... .. 75—239 *A. Dyke .. 75—238 H. A. Black ... .. 75—235 *B. Stratmoro ... ... • . 76—236 K. Glendinning ... • .. 76—237 *N H Fuller ... ... . 76—241 A. Whitefield ... ... •« . 76—233 *E. S. Douglas ... ... . 76—235 Pax Smith ... . 77—236 I. Oromb ... • .. 77—240 *J. A. Clements ... • . 77—237 A. Sime ... i . 78—239 D. H. Graham ... » . 78—234 S. Taylor ... . ,. 78—242 J. Morrison ... ... • ,. 79—242 K. J. Smith ... ... •• . 80—238 *R. Butters ... . 80—242 *D. Boyd . 80—242 A. Doneghue ... . 80—241 M Mooro ... • ,. 81—244 P. Quinn ... ... ... • .. 81—245 B. Pumphrey ... . 81—244 E. Fletcher ... . 81—246 F. Dixon ... .. 82—245 *P. Maughan ... . 82—243 *A. Sheriff ,. 82—242 J. Nash . 82—245 E. Moriarty ... , 82—247 •Robert Jackson ,. 83—247 H. M'Lean ... • .. 83—248 J. Shelly . 83—244 L. Watson . 83—244