Golf Tourney

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 233, 14 September 1922, Page 4

Golf Tourney

TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS. AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL. PROGRESS OF THE PLAY. Palmerston, Sept. 13. The amateur and professional golf championships were opened to-day and will conclude to-morrow. The weather was fine in the morning, but there were showers in the afternoon. There were some close finishes and many surprises. AMATEUR RESULTS. Sime beat Wright, 6 and 5. Black beat Wilson, 5 and 4. Dr. Williams lieat Wight, 1 up. Duncan beat Collins. 2 and 1. Bid will beat Morpeth. 4 And 2. ' Crosse beat Conway, 6 and 4. Ekstedt beat Balneavis, 5 and 4. Horton beat Goss, 12 and 11. PROFESSIONALS. Blair beat McCormick. 3 and 2. Ham beat Clements. 6 and 5. Shaw beat Brooke, 2 and 1. Butters beat Moss, 1 and 2. In the morning round of the amateurs Wilson was 1 up on Black, but broke up in the afternoon. Sime finished 2 up at the 18th and increased the lead in the afternoon. Wright was 2 up at the 18th, but was 1 down at the 36th. The Duncan-Collins match excised most interest, but was not particularly brilliant golf. Duncan was 1 up at the 9th and 2 up at the 13th. Ekstedt was all square with Balneavis in the morning, but outclassed the latter in the afternoon. Bidwell had no difficulty in beating Morpeth. Crosse walked away with Conway. Horton, who has much improved, thoroughly beat Goss. THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS. 106 COMPETITORS. (Special to “Tribune.”) Palmerston N., Sept. 13. Dull weather, with occasional showers, prevailed on the* third day of the golf championship, when the first and second rounds of the amateur championship and bogey handicap were played concurrently. One hundred and six plavers entered for the handicap, but despite the increased number of players on the course and improved weather, the general atmosphere was quieter after the excitement of the open championship and qualifying rounds. Players settled down earnestly for remaining championships to-day. Play was reduced from sixteen players to eight in the 36-hole bogey play. Probably the best battle was between A. Duncan and D. C. Collins (Wairarapa), who were all square at the eighteenth hole at the end of the morning’s play. This match attracted many onlookers. Playing evenly all holes were halved up to the 24th. where Duncan was one up at the twenty-sixth and*Collins five. The approach and putting made all square. Collins was apparently cool, Duncan was snowing strain. At the twenty-seventh Duncan was again one up. The twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth and thirtieth were halved, Duncan recovering his poise and Collins beginning to show distress. At the thirtyfirst Duncan gave a stymie to Collins, who, attempting to negotiate, touched, making Duncan 2 up. The thirtysecond and thirty-third were halved. At the thirty-fourth Duncan drove a beautiful shot on to the green. Collins equalled and again was stymied, making Duncan dormy two. The thirty-fifth was halved. Bidwill and Morpeth were also all square at the eighteenth, both scoring 77. Morneth was obviously suffering from lack of practice. In the afternoon Bidwill, playing like a wizard, outplayed Morpeth all the way, winning 4 up and 2 to play. Bidwill lost the twenty-eighth through his club accidentally Touching the grass in a bunker when one up, and a stroke ahead. It is remarkable that the same thing happened to this player when playing this hole in similar conditions last year. In the afternoon round Bidwill’s score outward was 36 and Morpeth’s 37, Bidwill averaging all fours throughout the round, with 2 at the thirty-fourth, when 3 up and 2 to play. Horton, playing Goss, was 8 up at tho 18th, completing the morning round in 76. In the afternoon round he wanted four for 36 and won 36 holes. 12 up and 11 to play. Horton is regarded as in the running for the championship if he maintains his standard of play. O. J. Wilson was one up at the eighteenth on Black, but went down in the afternoon round with Black 5 up and 4 to play. Another pair all square at the eighteenth were Ekstedt and Balneavis, Ekstedt winning 5 up and 4 to play in the afternoon round. Remaining in the amateur championship are Black. Sime. Dr. Williams. A. Duncan, Bidwill and Crosse (who defeated Conway 6 and 4), Horton and Ekstedt. THE PROFESSIONALS. In the) professionals, at the eighteenth, McCormick was three up on Blair. In the afternoon the position was reversed, Blair winning 3 and 2. Ham was 2 up at the eighteenth on Clements, who won 6 and 5; Shaw 0 up on Brooks and won 2 and 1; Butters was 3 up on Moss and won 2 and 1 • Brooks pulled back to 1 up and 3 to go and won tho 34th. Shaw being dormv 2. The 35th was halved. This was a hard battle. In his game Butters holed four fine putts, one of 14 feet, and at the 25th holed after negotiating a twelve foot stymie. PUTTING COMPETITION. In yesterdav’s nutting competition P E ' Blundell and J. K Tucker tied with 16. In the play-off Tucker won. BEST CARD PRIZE. / The president's prize for the best card in the qualifying rounds was won by Black 74, Duncan 75 and Ham 75. (Continued on Page 5.