GLADING WINS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22481, 10 November 1947, Page 6

GLADING WINS

N.Z. OPEN TITLE

A. MURRAY SECOND

THIRD PLACE TO WEIR

(P.A.) NEW PLYMOUTH, Nov. 10. R. IT. Glading (Titirangi) retained the New Zealand open golt championship when the event was concluded at the Ngamotu links, New Plymouth, or. Saturday.

He failed to reproduce the splendid form that had given him an eightstroke lead at the end of the second round, and when the field went out for the last round on Saturday afternoon his advantage had been whittled down to two strokes by the Titirangi professional Alex Murray Murray slumped In the last round and Glading finished three strokes ahead with the professional J Weir (Grange), third one stroke behind Murray Aggregate lor Foui Rounds

The scores on Saturday and the aggregates for the four rounds were, asterisk indicating professional:— R. H. Glading (.Titirangi; 77, 76. 291; •A. Munay (Titirangi; 70, 77. 294; *J. Weir (Grange; 7b, 73, 295; R S. Brown (.Northern Victoria; 70. 74, 295; ’A. J. Shaw (Miramar; 74, 73, 296, W. E. Jones (Taumarunui; 72, 76, 299. B. M. Silk (Wanganui; 72, 77, 300, A. E. Guy (.Akarana; 77, 75, 302. D. L. Woon (Marlborough) 79, 75, 304; *J. Larnbie (unattached) 72, 81, 304; J. Jeffrey (New Plymouth; 79, 76, 305, W. A. Edgar (Commonwealth, Victoria; 73, 79, 305; J. Holden (New Plymouth) 74, 77, 306; W. G. Horne (Wellington) 67, 68, 306; A. Colledge (Yuronghilly, Queensland) 75, 77, 306; B. Bamfield (i\ew Plymouth) 76, 80, 306; i. A. Ewan (Hutt) 77, 80, 307; *J. Galloway (unattached) 75, 78, 309; *B. Smith, jun. (Invercargill) 76, 78, 309; A. R- Kitto (Wanganui; 75, 80, 309. N. H. Amon (Manawatu) 83, 76, 310; T. Jeffery (New Plymouth) 79, 89, 311; *W. Allbon (unattached) 77, 75, 312; W. B. Reiliy (Hutt) 76, 79, 313; H. A. Black (Miramar) 80, 74, 313; T. J. Jones (Taumarunui) 78, 76, 313; *J D. McIntosh (unattached) 80, 76, 314; K. D. Pix (Royal Fremantle) 79, 76, 315; G. 315; G. P. Roberts (Hutt) 82, 78, 315. Five Players Score 321

D. V- Sutherland (New Plymouth) 80, 78, 316; L. Black (Hutt) 76, 81, 317; S. G. Thomson (Auckland) 76, 82, 317; R. C. Wills (Stratford) 79, 79, 317; F. C. Hutchinson (Wanganui; 78, 83, 317; D. A. Stevens (Miramar) 81, 82, 318; T. Thomson (Stratford) 79, 79, 318; H. W. Rogers (Invercargill) 81, 80, 318; *T. S. Galloway (Rotorua) 76, 88, 318. *G, W. Ritchie (New Plymouth) 81, 82, 319; H. J. Longstaff (Hastings) 79, 80, 320; J. Winterburn (Otaki) 79, 84, 320; K. Glendinning (Manawatu) 78, 74, 320; F. J. Parkinson (Manakau) 84, 79, 321; L. R. Curtis (New Plymouth) 79, 81, 321; *N. H. Fuller (unattached) 79, 83, 321; A. H. Boyd (Otago) 80, 83, 321; *A. H. Dyke (Maraenui) 74, 88, 321; V. A. Jones (New Plymouth) 85, 77, 321; J, S. Hamilton-Gibbs (Nelson) 77, 83, 321.

C. L. Winsor (Royal Adelaide) 83, 79, 322; *J. K. Waiti (Auckland) 80, 80, 323; K. W. Stephen (Miramar) 83, 81, 324; *R. C. Butters (Paraparaumu) 79, 81, 324; J. Q. Casey (Hamilton) 85, 81, 325; C. J. Ward (Christchurch) 85, 79, 325; D. C. Collins (Wellington) 84, 83, 326; R. Dally (Hutt) 86, 80, 326; D. C. Bennie (St. Clair) 85, 82, 328; V. Henderson (Shannon) 85, 88, 330. E. G. Kerr (Timaru) 86, 88, 332; G. L. Barker (Hutt) 83, 88, 332; *J. Watt (unattached) 81, 92, 335. • Five players with an aggregate of 321 tied for the last place among the 32 to qualify for the amateur championship. Hamilton - Gibbs withdrew and as a result of the play-off over 18 holes among the remaining four Parkinson qualified. Waite, Butlers and Watt were included in the draw for the third and fourth rounds of the open tc provide a field of 16 for the professional championship.