GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Northern Advocate, 7 November 1932, Page 6

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

N.Z. OPEN TITLE SHAW WINS AGAIN. DUNCAN RUNNER-UP. (Special to “Northern Advocate.") TRENTHAM, This Day. The New Zealand open golf championship was won at Ilcrctaunga on Saturday afternoon by A. J. Shaw, last year’.s champion.

Shaw played his best game of the championship, when he returned a card of 71 in the' final round on Saturday afternoon. His nearest opponents were Arthur Duncan and Douglas, but as Shaw wont out in 33, Duncan in 38 and Douglas 39, they had little possibility of overtaking him. Shaw’s aggregate for the four rounds was 289, an average of 72.5 a round, the scratch score or the course being 72. Third round results: —

A. G. Sime 71, A. J. Shaw 72, J. A. Clements 74, D, C. Collins 7->, T. S. Galloway 70, R. Wagg (amateur champion) 70, J. P. Hornabrook 77, T. H. Horton 78, J. Forrest 78, G. W. Ritchie 78, E. M. Silk 78, B. V. Wright 78, Geo. Watt 79, R. T. Tosswill SO, C. W. Woodroffc 82, J. R. Galloway 82, J. W. Ross 82, K. Ross 84, C. A. Seymour 84, E. A. Dalton 80.

E. S. Douglas 72, A. D. S. Duncan 73, T. R. McGregor 75, E. Branch 76, A. E. Ekstedt 78, .1. P. Mortland 80, H. A. Black 81, James Watt 81, E. J. Moss 82, J. C. Bidwill 82, B. J. Smith sen., 85, W. O’Callaghan 86, - J. Millard 73, J. W. Mclntosh 74, J. L. Black 75, C. C. Clements 75, N. H. Fuller 78,-A. IT. Dyke SO, B. J. Smith, jun., 82, A. H. Warren 84, D. O. Whyte 85, R. Fox 87, G. W. Melam 87, K. C. Ward 88, J. M. Gibb 90.

The Play Described. The first pair to tee off at 0 o’clock comprised C. A. Seymour and J. A. Clements. -Shaw left with D. C. Collins —the former Dominion Cricket captain—twenty minutes later. Arthur Duncan (who was only a stroke behind Shaw yesterday, despite the fact that ho is over 60) did not get away until 10.15, his partner being C. H. Stephenson. E. J. Moss and H. A. Black, who tied for third place on Friday, went out at 10 o’clock and 10.25 respectively', the former with J. P. Mortland (Taihape), who did so well in the amateur championship at Shirley in October last year, and the latter with G. W. Melvin.

Shaw strengthened his position by another solid round of 72. He made the outward journey in 35, stopping on the lip of the fifth hole for a two, and getting an "eagle’’ 3 at the seventh (a bogey 5 and par 4 hole). Two beautiful woods at the eighth (536 yds), the longest hole nn the course, left him 50yds from the pin, and lulling an lift putt too he got a "birdie" 4. At the first three holes coming home lie was a bit strong with seconds, but retrieved with one putt, except at the eleventh. At the thirteenth ho slipped a stroke, and made his score one over fours. His putting let him down at the next two holes (bogey threes) and he took 4 at each. "Chipping" dead at the sixteenth Shaw obtained a three. Ho missed the opportunity of scoring another three at the eighteenth by failing to hole a 3ft putt, but completed the round in even fours. His tally- for throe rounds is 2 IS.

The early- players had all the best of the conditions, as the wind increased at times to the force of a gale, accompanied by- rain. Shaw was one of the fortunate ones, and also Sy-me, whose 7.1 is likely- to bo the best of the morning, tieing with Harold Black and Bilk (71 on Friday) for the best round of the meeting to date.

Third Place To Douglas.

Douglas played another steady round and liis 72 leaves him in third place, as both Harold Black and Moss had poor rounds. Douglas was out in 37, with three fives, and threes at the oneshot holes. Coining home he picked up a stroke from bogey at the tenth and twelfth, and did not make a mistake till the fifteenth, the scene of his previous downfall. The wind made it extremely difficult to stop on this green, even with a niblick, and Douglas, being too strong, had to concede a penalty, but he got down with a chip and a putt for 4. A three at the sixteenth regained him the lost stroke; and after trickling into the seventeenth bunker with his second shot to take 5, he finished with a four. Moss, who commenced the third round two strokes behind Shaw, lost his chance this morning by playing a poor round of S2. His second shots to the green with the following wind were just too strong, and. he' had just the clement of ill-fortune for several to trickle over the back or side of the green into the bunker. He was out 'in 3!) with three fives. On reaching the fifteenth lie had had three more fives, and failing to reach the fifteenth green lie was trapped in a hazard, and did not recover with his second shot, taking a six. fie sliced his tee shot into a creek at (he sixteenth—another five—and also slipped another stroke at the eighteenth. He was home in 43. Pino Performance. Brilliant golf was played by Arthur Duncan, whose round in 73 maintained him in second place. Ho played the first nine holes in 3fi, which included no loss than five throes, at the second, third, fifth, seventh and ninth holes, two bogeys, two “birdies,’' and an “eagle” at the seventh (the 444yds*

hole bogey, with five). The long eighth cost him six when he was short with his approach. Coming homo he dropped a stroke at the eleventh and fifteenth, but regained one at the eighteenth with a perfect three. He was homo in 37. Cup and Vase. Moss did a tine concluding round of 70, 35 each way. His was a magnificent performance under the conditions, and it gained him, the Earl Jellicoe Cup for the best single round in the open championship. The challenge vase, presented by the late Dennis O’Rorko, for an inter-club teams match, decided in conjunction ivith the third round, was won by the Hutt Club with an aggregate of 310 (Fisher .82, Cook 77, McGregor 75, Wagg 76), Wanganui was the runnerup with 31S (Silk 7S, Reilly 78, Goss 87, M. H. Duncan 75). Other scores were:-—Wellington, 321; Wairarapa, Otago, and Christchurch, 327; Miramar, 333. Troutbeck and the two professionals, L G. Ross and Macdougall, did not return cards in the final round. The leading 16 professionals qualified for match play in the professional championship. Detailed Figures. Following were the complete scores: First Third Fourth

Day Round Round Tl. Shaw* 140 72 71 2S0 A. D. S. Duncan 147 73 74 204 Douglas* , ... 150 72 7(i 20S Moss* 14S S2 70 300 Millard 1:53 73 7S 304. Simo IdS 71 75 304 FI. A. Black 14S SI 70 305 Silk 140 7S 78 305 Ritchie* ir.5 7S 7.°* 300 C Clements* . . 150 75 70 307 McIntosh* Id 7 74 77 308 .T. L. Black ., 107 75 70 308 J. Clements* .. 150 74 ■80 310 Wright 157 7S 75 310 Collins 101 75 74 310 Dyke* 154 SO 7fi 310 T. Galloway* .. 154 70 SI 311 Fuller* J 51 7S 83 3,12 B. Smith Jur. . . 155 82 7 fi 3T3 Butters* 155 50 70 313 Stratmore* .... .157 ■SO 77 314 Huggins ion 7 fi 7S 314 Hornabrook 155 77 S3 5.15 Horton 153 7S 84 315 Branch 103 70 70 315 Reilly 150 7S 70 310 Wagg 157 70 S3 310 J Duncan 157 7S 82 317 Dr Boss 150 7S ' SO 317 Hurst 100 S2 75 317 Ekstedt 150 78 S3 317 G, Watt* , ... 158 70 , SO 317 3. Forrest* 105 78 70 310 Blair* 102 7S SO 320 Mortland .... 101 SO 70 320 McGregor .... 103 75 S3 r» ° i Lambie* 104 78 70 oo 1 Guy 105 70 7 V S •"». i r» Fryer 103 82 78 o „>.» .1 Galloway* too ■82 82 324 Posswill 101 SO 84 325 Whvte 103 85 77 325 Blank 102 83 81 320 Warren 101 S4 SI 320 0’Callaghan 100 SO 84 Ward 107 88 7 fi ,331 J. Watt' 103 81 87 33! WoodrnlYe* . . . 100 82 83 33T Pel lev too 80 77 Bid will 170 82 81 oof.7. W. Boss* . . 100 82 83 B, Smith* 173 85 70 o o-£ Seymour 1 OS 84 85 *r»r»7 Dolph 170 ■84 70 Burridge ■ .... 1 05 S8 87 340 Fox* 107 87 87 341 Stephenson* 1 72 01 82 345 Dalton' 170 80 81 340 Melvin* 174 S7 SS 310 Gibb* 1S2 00 02 3G * Denotes professional.