CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19460, 16 October 1926, Page 17

CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF.

|! DOMINION OPEN TITLE. THE: FIRST TWO ROUNDS. DR. ROSS LEADS THE FIELD. SIME AND DOBSON SECOND. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Friday. The weather was fine for the opening cf the thirtieth annual New Zealand golf championship meeting at Miramar links to day. There was a full complement of en :ries—eighty—and as this includes se -eral prominent Australian golfers, including Hector Morrison, amateur champion of New South Wales, additional interest is added to the meeting. With few exceptions all the leading amateurs ot New Zealand are competing and there is a full list from the professional ranks playing. ['laving conditions were of the best. There was a good light and a gentle southerly breeze, consequently some good cards were returned. The result of to-day's play leaves Dr. Ross (Dunedin) in the lead for the open championship by three strokes. Details are as follows :

To-day's play places Dr. Ken Ross, of Dunedin, at the head of the list, a position well deserved by his two rounds of 74 each of very fine golf. A. G. Sim>; never looked like being far behind. He put, lip excellent golf generally. His putting was deadly accurate. \V. R. Dobson, of Concord, Sydney, repeated the golf he produced when he won the Canterbury amateur championship at the Easter tournament of the Christchruch Golf Club.

The hero of many championships, Arthur Duncan, is well up, and played two consistent rounds. E. J. Moss missed putts in the morning round and spoiled his afternoon round by taking two sixes to finish. T. H. Horton obviously played too carefully in the morning, but improved in the afternoon, and but for striking trouble at the ninth he might easily have reduced his score bv two strokes. A. J. Shaw spoiled his chance of an excellent morning round by taking a six and a five at the first two holes and also a seven at the seventh.

Kapi Tareha played two good rounds, a blemish in the morning round being a seven at Xo. 1. In the afternoon his putting was sensational and he holed five successive threes at 30. 31, 12, 33 and 14.

E. M. Macfarlano did not appear to let himself out in the morning, returning an 80. However, in the afternoon he improved and with two holes to play he wanted five and four for 72. At the seventeenth he had the makings of a four, but the hall was lying iri a cavity on the green and he took five. At the eighteenth he struck trouble. After a good drive the ball lay so that an iron club was necessary. He unfortunately sliced and the hole cost him seven. H. J. Shanks and L. Seifert both owe their position to two rounds of steady play. Hector Morrison, as was expected, is well up, and but for taking seven at the third and six at the seventh in the morning, a_nd also taking eight it the seventh in the afternoon, would havo been further up. Goss played well in the morning round excepting two sevens. H. R. Blair slipped five putts in the morning round. J. Mcintosh was all astray in the morning in direction and distance. J. C. Bidwill did not produce his .Wanganui form. Dr. Ross' card read: — Morning. —Out: 5, 4, 7, 3, 4 } 3, 5, 4, 5 —4O. Tn: 4, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4. 4, 4, 5—34 74. Afternoon.—Out: 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 2, 5, 4, 5—38. In: 4, 3, 4, 4, 3. 5, 4, 5, 4—36. To-morrow the third and fourth rounds of ;~fche open championship will be played and; there should be some excellent golf, especially as there are indications of the weather remaining. fine*

1st 2nd • Rd. Rd. Tl. K. Ross 74 74 143 A- G. Sime 75 76 151 [VV. R. Dohson (Australia 76 75 151 A. D. S. Duncan . . 76 78 154 E. .J. -Moss 76 78 .154 T. H. Hoiton . . 78 76 154 A. J. Shaw 76 78 154 K. Tareha 79 76 155 E. .M. Macfarlane 80 75 155 L. Seifert 78 77 155 H. Morrison (Australia) 77 79 156 J-J. J. Shanks 78 78 156 J. H. Prako 81 75 156 J. B. Parker . . 78 79 157 J. Goss 78 80 158 H. R. Blair 79 79 153 J. A. Clements 80 79 159 G. n. Forrest 80 79 159 J. Mcintosh 83 76 159 H. A. Black ... 79 81 160 R. 0. Butters . . 79 81 160 M. H. Duncan 84 77 181 L. T. Quin 83 78 161 B. V. Wricrht 80 81 161 J. L- Black 82 80 162 N. Bell 82 80 162 R. Wagg . . 81 81 162 A. E. Conway . . 82 81 163 T. Galloway 82 81 163 J. M. Hussey 8? 81 163 A. D. Morris 81 82 .163 M. Macbeth 82 81 163 L. Ross 80 83 163 J- T. Tucker 78 85 163 P. Grey 80 84 164 D. Grant 81 83 164 F- Quin 83 81 164 F. Branch 82 83 165 J. R. Galloway 80 85 165 -G. W. Ritchie 84 81 165 H. W. Macfarlane . . 84 81 165 C. C. Clements . . 84 82 166 J. Forrest . . . 87 79 366 L. D. Hurst . . . 84 82 Ibo D. Whyte . 85 81 166 P. S. Jones (Australia) . 80 86 166 H. ]'. Dale 87 80 167 J. L. I'etley 79 88 167 H. R. Balneavis . . . 87 81 168 D. C. Collins . . 85 83 168 G. W. McRae 84 84 168 R. 0. Cbesney . . 86 83 lc>9 G. Jf. Dodgshun . . . 88 81 169 J. Duncan 85 84 169 R. 0. Gardner . . 83 86 169 VV. O'Callaghan . 85 84 169 H. E. Alpin 89 81 170 N. S. Collie (Australia) 87 83 170 H. E. Cresse 86 84 170 K. D. Duncan . , 87 83 170 F. Fryer . i 85 85 170 J. Harrison 83 87 170 J. McCormick . . 84 86 170 A. A. Stichbury . . . 81 39 170 0. J. Wilson 83 87 170 J. W. Ross 83 87 170 •J. C. Bidwill . . 89 82 171 L. H. Campbell 82 89 171 A. J. Quin . 84 87 171 C. Riddell 87 84 171 A. R. Blank . . 85 87 172 J. N. Miller (Australia) 87 85 172 W. P. McCarthy . . . 87 85 172 N. H. Bull 87 87 174 ■f. Lamhie 86 88 174 J. Harold 89 8o 175 E H. Liddle 88 89 177 C. A. Seymour . . 91 86 177 L. Speedy 94 85 179 H. Green 93 88 181