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Grey River Argus, 12 February 1938, Page 10

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N.Z. PROFESSIONALS Championship Tourney [Per Press Association.] INVERCARGILL, February 11. The annual tournament of the Professional Golfers’ Association was begun on the Invercargill Golf Club’s finks at Otatara to-day in ideal weather. The course, which measures 3000 yards was, on acocunt of a long spel of dry weather, playing short, long drives getting from 280 to 320 and 330 yards from the tee. When playing with a light south-easterly oreeze, several drove the length of the tenth green (286 yards), and at the second green, (339 yards), A. Guy was slightly past the green with his drive. . , . * . In the morning, which was hot and calm, a stableford handicap was played, and in the afternoon, which was a trifle cooler, a bogey handicap was decided. The net scores in thetwo rounds counted for the Bromford Cup. , , To-morrow the first and second rounds of the Southland Provincial (Professional Championship will be decided, and the following day the third ’nd fourth rounds are to be played The scores this morning were very mod, including three 70’s and three 7(’s, but in the afternoon, majority of the competitors dropped up » five and six strokes on the hills. The morning round’s most impressive mlf was played by J- Smith Junr. (Invercargill) who had two rounds of 71’ A Murray (Auckland) who had 71 and 72; A. Guy (Dannevirvke) who was round in 70, and 73; and E. S Douglas (Dunedin). Whose scores were 74 and 70. Douglas began by duffing his first drive, but played brilliantly for the next 16 holes. At the last he took 5 against par 4. The best cards to-day were:— Stableford Handicap: H. R. Blair (Christchurch) 41, T. S. Galloway (Auckland) 41, J. Dambie (Hastings) 41, A. Guy (Dannevirke) 40, C. w. Clements (Christchurch) 40, B. J. Smith Junr (Invercargill) 39, A Murray (Auckland) 39, J. Forrest (Christchurch 38, W. Allbon 38. The tee was decided on the afternoon round, Lambie being the winner. Bogey Handicap—E. S. Douglas (Dunedin) 4 up; B. J. Smith Junr 3. up- ’ A. Murray 1 up; A. Guy all square; G. W. McEwin (Hamilton) all square; C. Sherriff (Dunedin) 1 down- T. S. Galloway 1 down, J. A. Clements (Christchurch) 1 dow °- Bromford Cup Handicap (best two net scores)—T. S.. Galloway 68-72-141- H R- Blair 68 —74 —142, J. For rSt 71-71-142; B. J. Smith Junr, 71—71—142; A. Guy 70—73— 143, I. Lambie 69-74-143: A Murray 71 —72—143; E. S. Douglas 72—70—144, C. C. Clements 70—77—147;. J. K Galloway 74-74-148; W Allbon 72 -76—148; J. A. Clements 74—76— 150.