AMATEUR GOLF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15613, 20 May 1914, Page 9

AMATEUR GOLF.

CHAMPIONSHIP BEGUN. Iv-;;,, 1 ■^•v;';;>';. -'':: Jv : v'■ '■: "■ ■'; -lr.o vV v y;??:f:■':,'?Kfe TRAVERS makes HIS EXIT. AUCKLANDER'S GOOD' WIN; OUIMET PLAYING -WELL.

.;!'; ;■, s " ~ I ■ , " .' : By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. , (Received May 19, 10.50; p.m.) ; London, May 19. The amateur golf : championshipopened at : Sandwich yesterday in brilliant Weather., The course was very:;,, ast, '•, and- the ;' greens, which had been well watered,"were easy.; ; The number of entries was 232, or no: fewer than 34 above the previous record. . ■::<■:'.,:■■■ : . . 'lit the first round H. H. Hilton beat; Boyd ;by tf'up; and •V;to - play /Robert Harris boat Crobmc; 7 and

5... , '•Palmer beat ■ Jerome D. . Trayers, four, times American ' champion, 2 up.' . ' „ .'The Hon; Michael ;; Scott (Australia),,, beat Brown 3. and : 2. ; ;' Ciianwick boat Knapp (America) s;and l ' 4. v '■

Redd beat Lassen, the 1908 champion, 4 and 2. ; ; ••'. Halo .(America) beat Whigham 5 and 4. '■. '.. ' , ■v ; Barker beat ,; Tcrrejv (Australia) 6 and 5. • C Evans (America) beat Granston 5 and 4. " Iyo 1 Whitton (Australia) beat Stewart 7 and 5.. , J;; Murray beat Inslee (America) 2 up.;■. : ; ■:'.::',.'. '•"' ■.'._"'.'.■:-;;../,./ . E, 0. Appcrly (Australia) 'beat Weaver 3 and 2. Gordon Lockhart beat Castle 2 and 1, ■

H. • Gillies,. the ex-Auckland player, beat Yeoman 8 and 7.

;:,- J, Graham beat Charles 5 and 4. F. Ouimet (America) beat MacGregor (Manila) 7 and 6. ' F., Herreshoff (America) beat St. John 4 and 3. ' '*' . v\'

Over 1000 people; followed Hilton's - and Palmer's : rounds.' The latter is Irish champion, and is aged 56. The; outward journey by Travers cost 44. At the turn Palmer and Travers were all square, Travers was 2 up-at:the 12th, while the score was all square again at the 16th. < ';Palmer took the : next two holes ard : won ; the f match. Travers played poor golf, arid was often bunkered. . -" \

A; big crowd followed Ouiraot, who played.steady golf,. .His approaches were' beautifully' judged.- ■

THE AMERICAN INVASION.

;. Exceptional interest', attaches : to ' this year's golf championship, as a number of first-class :, American players -',: have gone over to England. .to. see. if .they can I emulato the feat accomplished several years Ago? ' Travis. In the' first round* tliey have received one rebuff-by the defeat of Twlvers. who was ..locked upon as the likelieGt of all the visitors"' to reach the .'filial.' F. Hcrreshoff. who had an easy' Win, was the American representative in the final of the United Steles championship a year ago, when Hilton proved the winner; Phrmil's form has. been rather disappointing since he landed in England, but he made.no •mistakes in his' win'on 1 Monday.' Dr. Gillies, the. es-Aucklandct, is looked upon as a hot favourite (or this year's honour. J.'' Graham, the Royal Liverpool player,' ha« been looked upon as a possible champion for. several years past, but he; has so often deceived .his supporters that one is doubtful as to estimating his chances now.'