GOLF.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 6 September 1927, Page 5

GOLF.

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIP, TO-DAY’S PLAY. Hamilton, Sept. 6. The New Zealand golf champion ships were continued this morning. After rain overnight the weathtr is still threatening and showery. The second round of the amateur and the semi-final or the professional championships are being played. The semi-final of the professional championship on the first 18 holes resulted: R. C. Butters up on J. R Galloway; J. Mclntosh 2 up on E. J. Mosh, The second round of the amateur championship on the first 18 holes resulted: R. Wagg and M. Duncan, all square; T. H. Horton and J. Goss all square: S -Morpeth 6 up on H. W. Hidmarsh; R. M. George 2 up on J. Grey: A. Sime 5 up on J. L. Black'; N. Bell 4 up on 1). Grant; A Duncan 1 up on 11. B. Lusk; G. F. Colbeck 7 up on W. G. Ralph. Among the professionals the surprise was that R C. Butters was 7 up on J. R. Galloway. Galloway is playing an entirely different game from what he played yesterday, while Butters is playing very steadily and putting very well. ■Mclntosh took the first hole and increased to 3 up at sixth position. He maintained to the turn. Mears reduced the lead to 1 up but McIntosh regained with a good two at the 14th and maintained the lead. The golf of Raua Wagg and Morgan Duncan, the two Wellingtonians, was what you would eve in a friendly club game.

Goss and Horton are fighting hard with good golf. Both tooff 75. Sime is repeating hi s game of 1921 against Black, playing with the utmost confidence with a 73 round. N. Bell produced hi B fourth 76, and but for slipping a few putts Grant would have been closer as h 6 too is playing well. The veterans Duncan and Lusk are having a close game. But for tFe latter being out of bounds at the 18th thev would have been all square. It is now raining hard.