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Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 29 August 1929, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. MORPETH IN THE FINAL. (Uuited Press Association—By Electric Telegrapl [ Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) 1 ADELAIDE, Aug. 28. ' Sloan -Morpeth defeated Apperley S up and 7 t-o play in the Australian ama-i t four golf championship. Morpeth and Ryan play the final. Clem Hill, the famou's international cricketer, refereed the Morpetk-Apper. ley match. The former was three uj at the end of the morning, the line driving and clever iron play of both compensating for weak putting. , Appearley was one up at the turn, Morpeth missing a two-foot putt at the sixteenth. The next was 1 neatly halved in threes. Apperley hit a magnificent mashic eight feet from the pin, missing th( putt. Morpeth holed a six-footer. Morpeth got home in 35 strokes and round in 7G, Apperley taking SO. Taking the twenty-first with a birdie three, Morpeth was four up at the t/wenty-fourth -and six up at the twenty-eight. The game then took a sensational turn. Apperley duffed his drive in the drain, was short on the second from tiie stance on the footbridge and then laid a screaming brassie on the green almost 300 yards away and holed a 36ft putt in par four. Morpeth followed with a long drive and a straight second and put down a 12-footer for a birdie three. Apperley missed a short putit. at the twenty-ninth, Morpeth -winning the match eight and seven. Ryan beat Hattersley one up.. Amongst the professionals Bissett beat Thomson two and one; 'Stewart beat James eight and seven. The final will be played on Saturday. THE ROTORUA TOURNEY:, (By Telegraph-Press Association) ROTORUA, Aug. 28. The Rotorua golf tournament was continued in glorious weather. ‘"7 Those qualifying for the semi-finals of the championship are Seifert junr. (Manawatu), Rex George (Auckland); Morrcie (Rotorua), O’Callaghan (Hawera). The semi-finals of the Thermal Springs Cup for the second 16 will be contested by Western (Auckland), Bartlett (Auckland), Goss (Wanganui); and Rainger (Auckland). Seifert, a youth of 17, was monumentally steady, his cards being 74’s. The chances of Mbrrice are fancied. The best round of the tournament was 68 by Rex George. Goss, in the second division, returned a card of 72 under difficult conditions. The bogey handicap was tied between Blnnclell (9). Te Awamutu, anc Rex George (3), Auckland, with five up on ■ the colonel. HAWERA DEFEATS MANAIA. A team of Manaia golfers visitec Hawera yesterday, the visitors being defeated in all games. The results are: Champion and Robb heat Bole anc Vine, 9 and 8. ! Pease and Hunt beat Burke anc Henwood, 7 and 6. Blair and Wilson beat McDonald anc Ryan, 3 and 2. Cox and Vinnicombe beat McLeoc and Armitage, 4 and 2.