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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 9 April 1934, Page 6

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KIRK-WINDEYER CUP PLAY IN THE SINGLES (By Telegraph—Press Association) AUCKLAND, 7lh April The Kirk-Win.lever go!: lest was continued under ideal conditions at Middlemore links and a large attendance is certain this afternoon. The AucKhinder Monzics, who replaced Silk thoroughly justified his selection. In the morning round with lluwahl he was given confidence by securing a lead of 2 up at tho tenth, and his golf thereafter was practically faultless. Rmvald fell into errors with both iron and driver, and Monzics won five of the last eight holes He came homo ■ n 35—the. scratch score —and his round of 74 was one over the scratch for the course. llornabrook was at the top of his form and completed his round in the same figure as Monzics—74—-which he might, have improved but for an occasional error with his putter Appcrlov won only one hole—tho third. He unaccountably missed two simple putts in the early part of the game, but Hornabrook with an almost, unblemished performance had his measuie for the remainder of ilie morning's play. Tll the singles, (lie position after .18 holes, was:—Dobson and Horton all «quarc: Menz.ies seven up on. Rnwnld ; llornabrook six up on Apperley; Hughes two up on Wright. In the match between Hughes and Wright the visitor was generally in a winning position after the sixth hole, from which, point- he played scarcely one weak shot. His putting was excellent and outclassed Wright’s and his shots to Ihe short hole's were admirably controlled. Wright was perhaps not at his best and on the greens was not timing his pulls as well as usual. He was hilling long am! powerful ire shots, hut the visitor niatches him in this department. Tt was sounder putting that gave Hughes a lead of 2 up The game between Dobson and Ilortnn was notable in the early stages for poo: green work by both. Two outstanding holes were played by Dobson—the sixth and llio seventh: lie sank 12 and 20 foot putts for ‘'birdie", three and two rasper' ively. Horton’s iron work was the ad mi rat ion of the. gallery, his sliots being in oerfeet line with tho ling all the, morning. Dobson from 1111tor the pines on the 16th played a spectacular hole, getting his four Iron) a bunker. Tliere was not much between the two and all-square fairly redacted play in the morning WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT CANTERBURY TITLE (By Telegraph—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, 6th April. The women’s golf tournament was continued to-day. Although the weather was perfect and the course easy, the standard of play wys disappointing. In the championship mutch play rounds results were:—Miss K. Johnston beat Miss J. Stevenson. 6 and 4. Semifinal : Miss Fleming beat Miss Jolmston, 2 and 1: Miss White Parsons beat Miss Loughnan, 6 and 5. Tlie final will bo played to-morrow morning. CD I! iSTCIIURCII, 7th April. In the final of the Canterbury ladies’ golf championship. Miss V. Fleming beat Miss E. White-Parsons, 3 and 2.

PROFESSIONAL GAMES

• ROEHAMPTON TOURNEY (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON. 6th April. In the first round of tho match play m tlie Roehamptoi! £2OO profesional goif tournament, results included : —Perry beat Twine, 3 and 2; Lacey beat Mitchell, 2 and 1; Cotton beat Holland, 4 and 3; Davies beat Curtis, 4 and 3; King beat Saynor, 2 up. In the second round, Perry beat Denny, 1 up,; Lacey beat Cotton at the nineteenth; R. A. Vv4iitcom.be beat Davies, 6 and 4; Kenyon beat King, 4 and 2. DEFEAT OF KING LONDON, 6th April. Roehampton provided great thrills. The biggest surprise was the defeat of King, tlie hero of the qualifying stages. •In tiie morning he had an astonishing victory. Ho was two down at the eighth and then had a marvellous finish, the figures for the last nine holes being 2,3, 3,4, 2,5, 4,3, 3, which is six under bogey But in the second round King crashed badly. He was four down at the tinii in i'oity-two, and never again found touch. Lacev bad a, great day. He defeated Mitchell in the morning and Cotton in the afternoon after a desperate affair ending at nineteenth. Lacey is on 0 of the new school and a long hitter. He recorded a number if colossal drives with a steel-shafted driver, the head of which is made ot aspecial kind of metal. One diive was 275 yards against a stiff wind. WON BY WHITCOMBE LONDON, 7th April. Tll the golf semi-finals Lacey heat lkjrry 3-2 ; Wliitcombe beat Kenyon, 4-2. In the final Wliitcombe beat Lacey 7-2. Roehampton, tlie first important professional golf tournament of the season, finished as it began, with remarkable figures. Wliitcombo took an early lead in tins final and turned 3 up with a score of 37 to 40, and made certain of the match by winning tlie next four in 2.3, 3, 3. to Lacey's 4,4, 4. -4.