BRILLIANT GOLF

Northern Advocate, 19 October 1935, Page 8

BRILLIANT GOLF

ALEX. MURRAY AGAIN PROFESSIONAL TITLE WON j SHAW DETHRONED. \ [Per Press Association. — Copyright.l CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. ' AFTER holding the professional golf championship since 1931, Andy Shaw has been dethroned by Alex Murray, who completed ; a phenomenal week’s golf with the finest round ever seen at > Shirley. i ' in the 36th hole final Murray was " 3 down after the 18th, but he covered. ’ the first nine in the afternoon in 32 to square, and went on to win 2 and i 1. He completed the x-ound in 67, 1 equal to the course record held by ■ Shaw. : For the afternoon battle, the gals lery numbered well over 1000, and it 5 was treated to brilliant golf. Shaw i was played to par, but the new open r champion regained all his brilliance in his approaching and putting. ; Murray i morning round, but a number of ■ professionals expressed the view that he I would do much better when pressed, and this proved to be true. The . young Aucklander did not make a c mistake in the" afternoon. He was only > once over bogey when he over-ran ; the hole trying for a “birdie” 3 at t the twelfth, and he required putts, r Otherwise he had bogeys and six “birdies.” He went out in 32, returning xn ’ 35, as the round was played out. r Shaw was out in 35 and home in F 37. At the first in the afternoon MurC ray regained a hole, for Shaw was : bunkered with his second, taking five. » . The next ’was halved, but Shaw took L the third with an Bft putt for 2. Murray made no mistake with a 1 “birdie” 4 at the long fourth, where 5 Shaw needed 5. Both had “birdie” 4s at the fifth. 1 Murray at the sixth hit a magnificent 7 iron 10ft from the pin and holed for a “birdie” 3 and a win, making Shaw J only 1 up. “ Murray played magnificently from * here on and annexed the champion- ; ship. - Murray at the tournament has 1 won all three championships for which he entered, and Shaw, who won alb last year, was runnerup, on each occasion this year. During the week Murray proved himself to be the best iron player 6t the meeting, while, his driving was equal to any. Shaw played steady golf, but could not reach the brilliance of his younger opponent. Incidentally, with the strain of big golf, Murray, who is usually only 9.5, has lost half-a-stone in weight. The figures for the afternoon round of the professional event, were: Murray: 443443442 (32); 3 445343444 (35). . Shaw: 5 42544443 (35); \ 544344544 (37), ! THE AMATEURS. I RESULTS OF SEMI-FINALS. The semi-finals of the amateur golf I championship of New Zealand were played over 36 holes and resulted; B. M. Silk (Hutt) beat T. B. Fer- „ guson (Otago), at the 41st. ' J. P. Hornabrook (Masterton) beat ‘ J. L, Black (Hutt), 5 and 3. 1 N.Z. PLATE ! [Per Press Association. — Copyright . 3 . CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. In the quarter-finals of the New ’ Zealand Plate, played in conjunction ! with the New. Zealand golf champion- . ships, the results were as follows: — ; C. J. Ward (Christchurch) beat G. Gal- | loway (Rangiora), 2 and 1; A. G. Syme [ (Otago) beat J. Goss (Wanganui), at ; the 19th. Semi-fingjs: J. T. Mortland (Taihape) beat B, G, Thomson (Auckland), 1 up; Ward beat Syme, 2, up. Stroke Handicap.—S. McKay (El- ■ tham), 766 —70; J. R. Hobbs (Napier), ’ 733 —70. McKay was declared the 1 winner on the count back. Long driving.—Best single drive, C. J. Ward (Christchurch), 255 yards 2ft. Bin., 1; S. H. Gibbs (Nelson), 247yds. Ift. 3in., 2. Best two out of four drives: C. J. Ward (Christchurch), 255 yds. 2ft. Sin. and 242yds. Oft. Bin., 1; J P. Mortland (Taihape), 242yds. 3ft. and 238yds. Ift., 2.