TWO BEST CARDS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21764, 2 April 1934, Page 11

TWO BEST CARDS

DOBSON AND HORTON SOME DISAPPOINTING SCORES THREE VISITORS ELIMINATED 1 lio scoring all round in tho two qualifying rounds for tho championship was somewhat disappointing. This fact may bo confirmed by a glance at tho cards, which show that only throe players, Dobson, Edmonds and Ralph, broke SO in each of the two rounds. Dobson returned the best morning card, of 74. He was one under bogey at the third, but dropped a stroke at the ninth, being out in 37 and thus equalling the scratch score, lie came home in one better than bogey. He gained a stroke at tlm tenth, but dropped it again at the next —the Itedan. He negotiated the Wrecker in one under scratch figures, and then completed the course evenly. 1J is card read as follows: — Out: 4 4 4 3 5 5 3 4 5—37 In: 4454 34 4 5 4—37 Dobson did not sustain his effort in the second rour.d. He hooked a number of his tee shots on the way out, with the result that his card showed 41 at the turn. An eagle 3 at the 17th was counterbalanced by a 5 at the short 13th, enabling him to finish the homeward journey in bogey figures. Recovery by Horton Horton disappointed very much in his morning ro'ind, but he played more in keeping with his reputation during the afternoon, when lie handed iti a I card equal to that of Dobson in the morning. He covered each half in 37. [Recording par figures at the first four boles, Horton was one under at the fifth and sixth, equalled bogey at the next, but then lost a stroke at each of the two succeeding holes. He continued to play sound golf on the way home, gaining strokes at the 10th, 13th, 14th an:l 17th, and losing one at each of the 11th, 15th and -16 th. Horton's card read as follows: Out: 4 4 5 3 4 4 3 5 5—37 In: 4 4 5 4 2 5 5 4 4—37 Edmonds, who finished second on the list to Dobson, played very evenly over the morning round, doing 38 each way. He was one over bogey on the way out and one under when returning. With scores oi 40 and 39 in the afternoon he showed himself to be a consistent performer, if lacking brilliancy, and he negotiated the most difficult holes in bogey figures or under. -MacEwan in Form MacEwan, of Middlemore, produced his best form in the mornm~ round, finishing one stroke behind the leader. He did the outward journey in 38, losing strokes at the third, fourth and sixth, but recovering one at the fifth and seventh. He came home well, doing the first three holes equal to bogey. Getting thro igh the Wrecker one under, he loosed like recording excellent figures. .To loss a stroke at the next hole, , however, but regained it at the 17th :o score 37. He did not do so well in the afternoon, a six at Temptation assisting to increase his figures to 42 for the homeward half. Had he puttel better MacEwan would have been netrer the leader. Silk and I'uwald ultimately registered the same score. Silk went out in 36 in the morning anci appeared likely to banc in a good card, but lie crashed badly at the Wrecker on the N way home, the hole costing him ,8, and extending; his return half to 44." In the afternoon he took 40 to reach the turn, but he retrieved his position a good deal o:i the way back to record 37, including a splendid 3 at the 17th. There was nothing outstanding in Ituwald's morning round, but he improved three strokes in the afternoon, when he was one over bogev in each half.

Ralph wen; out well in the morning to reach the turn in 36, but he slumped subsequently. He was two over at the short A4th and finished with -12. His afternoor: round was characterised bv steady pisy, and his card read one above his pre-luncheon effort. Moore Records Best Half Menzies, who was partnered by MoCrystal in tie morning, emulated the Titirangi phyer's deeds by reaching the turn in 36. However, he was unable to keep pace with McCrystal from then on, and a 41 rather spoiled a promising card. His afternoon performance was not quite in keeping with his earlier effort. Moore was one of several players whose second round was a big improvement upon the first. The latter was anything bur. a striking performance, but after lunch Moore gained the distinction of being the only competitor to reach the turn in 35. He was two under at the third, and recorded bogey figures at all the other holes. He did not maintair this form, however, and two extra strokes at the Redan assisted to increase his total for the second half i;o 41. Some indifferent putting made Lusk'a morning round rather expensive, but he did bettor at his second attempt. He was oik under at the first two holes, but l?st the advantage at the fourth. Thereafter he registered bogey figures to the turn, only to lose two strokes on the way back. Abbott j: laved two very steady rounds in wiieh there was <a difference of but one stroke, whereas BarnsGraham, wjo had the same total, showed a dis parity of three. In his morning -round • the last-named went out in 37 an 1 was equalling bogey right np to the last three holes, at each of which he dropped a stroke, and thus his card suf'ered materially. George lisplayed his customary steadiness >ver both rounds, while Lucas and Pluinley returned similar figures in tie reverse order. For one so comparatively new to the game, Lucas did remarkably well to place himself in the company of the 15 much more seasoned players. Players Who Slumped Coltman s morning round augured well, but an afternoon slump saw him actually the last to qualify on figures. He started ofl proinisiivly In the morning by doing the first hole one under bogey, and then lie dropped strokes at. the second and seventh to bo one over at the turn. He lost another stroke on the way home, otherwise he was always round about bogey figures. McCrystal and Bartlcct were both high up on the list at the end of the morning round, each ha\ing recorded 7(3. The first-named played sound outward golf, the only occasion he was over bogey figures being at the fifth, where he took six. His inward effort was not quite so consistent, as he was two over.

Bartleet dropped n stroke on the way out, being over at the first and seventh holes, hut regaining one at the fourth. He lost two strokes at Temptation on the return, and then staged a line recovery by picking up one at each of flie two succeeding hole-.. He was unlucky on (he last green, as his second failed by an inch or so to reach the top terrace, and. then he putted from IBl'fc.. the ball just; grazing the lip of the cup. Apperl.v, captain of the Kirk-Win-deyer Gup team, was in bed the previous day. suffering from a slight attack of influenza, and this affected his play. The warm conditions, however, apparently improved him, as he nlavod more in keeping with his form in the afternoon. Me went out in M 6, a finelyplayed sixth enabling him to record a three, or two under bogey. He was two over 011 the return journey, which made him 40.