GOLF

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18799, 28 August 1924, Page 12

GOLF

SOUTH AUCKLAND MEETING. THE CHAMPIONSHIP DRAWtfu [BX TELEOBATH.—OWN CO3IBISFONDKKT.} - • HAMILTON. Wednesday. The South Auckland golf championships trill be played on Saturday. Monday, and j Tuesday. Both amateur and professional titles will be competed for. and the meeting ' is expected to be the largest held at the ; >. St. Andrew"© link* since the New Zealand championships were held there some years ago. The majority of the players who are_ to eompeta here have entered for the championship, to bo played at Auckland at the Ju»ijmning of September, and the performances put up in Hamilton should oe followed . with keen interest in view of. that. The - links are in first-glass condition. The following is the draw for the professional championship i[Bß' holes, stroke), ■-.-..■.-. on Friday:—Moss Wid Shaw. Hood and Mcintosh, Richie and Blair, Forrest and Watt, Butters and Clements. The professional modal handicap (13 holes) will he played on . : Saturday. The draw is: Clements and Hood, Mos6 and Blair. Wait and Richie, .' Butters and Forrest, Shaw and Mcintosh, The professionals will, start from the first tee, at 9 a.m., the pairs following at fourminute intervals. The following paint irill start at No. 7 tee at 9 o'clock:—Bond and Morpeth. F. .' Western and Waley, J. Pomoroy and Woreley, O. I/illey and Seifert. The draw for the South Auckland chain- , pionship (88 holes) and events Noa. I and i« 2, is as follows:—Goss and Wagg. Rev. ' George and Bale, W. Bull *nd T. Hbrton, O'Callaghan and Gardner, Ralph and Kirk, Hussey and H, Gillies,. O, Wilson and t>. ■■'.••'.■V Harding. Goulding and'Forbes, 0. F. Bond .v and S. Morpeth. S. Ellia and Robinson. M. » Wells and Tate, Beeehoy and McFarane, .;. Bray and Rees, Halligan and MoFsrlane, * ':■'■■■■• ger and A, Gillies, Simpson and Wi?Ja>iP.- --,<!• Western and J. Saws«rs, Vickar* and "?? Rutherford. Dr. Blundell and Hocken, F. r Western and .Worsley. 1). Hay and Psriii. Raven and Nicoll, J« Pomeroy and Woraleyf' O. Lilley and Seifert. Ejjglestone and A. N. Other. j .-••'"; VICTORIAN AMATEUR CHAMPION .' .WHETTON WINS' &GAIN. -' For tbe fifth time in siz yoars, Ivo Whit- . r ton, the amateur champion of Australia, has won the Victorian State, title, beating 'v, in the final on August 20 E. <*. Sclipp (last years* runner-up), by 3 up and 3, after an indifferent exhibition by both players. Tremendous interest was uaken ■: in the game, and 500 followed the play. Sclagp was 1 up at the ninth, but he became wild with all clubs coming home, and be went in to lunch 3 down. The afternoon's pl&y showed little improvement, but Whittoii was the steadier, and* he seettted to have the match in hand when ho took the "rushes'' ' '- : hole and became sup and 7to play. Sclapp now maje a fine spurt, and, taking threw . holett in suocession. stomed to have a fair chance of squaring the gam*, out he gofe into trouble with a hooked approach, which ■'■'■■: fell foul of the wattles td nhe left of the green, and he could only get a half. He just missed his putt for a two af j the 16th hole, ,-- and thematoh was over.