THE GOLF CHAM NSHIP.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 17 September 1909, Page 1

THE GOLF CHAM NSHIP.

CUnited Pbess Absociation.) * | AUCKLAND/ Thursday. I The weather held good for the fourth"; day's play of the New Zealand golf ' [ championships. There was nothing particularly exciting in tho matches decid- j cd. The programme, consisted of tho ' second round of match play for the New Zealand amateur championship, the semifinal of the professional match, and four, j tomes and bogey handicap. 1 The winners of the amateur chair.- | pionship round was fairly well defined ' before the players went out. and as no gr-at surprises were recorded the games i'id not attract much attention. The most interesting match was that between •J. C. Bidwell and Colonel Tuson. Tl:e fortunes of play alternated in this match. Colonel Tuson was one up going out, but at the 14th hole Bidwill , was two up. Colonel Tuson ' wjbj tho , next two, and the game was all Iquaio fat the 16th hole. Bidwell won tha ■ next two, thus winning tho match by two up. Another close game was that between Colbeck and Nettleton. The latter was two up with four holes to g», but lost them in succession, and was thus beaten ;by two up. , . ' Duncan was putting up a fine round when he beat Sams this morning. He went out in 39, five Etrokes better than the bogey score, and did six holes of the home journey in 24, seven better than bogey. Oil several occasions this woek , he has done the last three in IJ, so thatthere was a probability that he conld have put up a 76 round. Harold defeated Holmes at the 18th hole by a putt. ""' * ! The professional matches, excited very ; little interest, F. G. Hood beating D. Hood by three up and- one to, play; J. Clements beating G. Martin by five "up and four to play. Clements and F. G. Hood will meet in the final of the professional match on Saturday morning. ..-;. The foursomes bogey handicap was won by Denny and Forbes,- of Diioiidin, from a handicap of seven; A. Dunc-fti. and Abbott, cf Wellington, being' second \vi,th two up on boijey fitm fl pYv three handicap. Suttoii (Waitemata) and Thomson (Taranaki) were third, with one. up on bogey with a ten. handicap*