GOLF CHAMPIONS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21765, 3 April 1934, Page 11

GOLF CHAMPIONS

PROVINCIAL TITLE SEMI-FINALS TO-DAY DOBSON TO MEET HORTON RALPH OPPOSES MacEWAN The annual Auckland provincial gol-i' championship tournament was continued at the Titirangi Club's links yesterday in beautifully fine weather. Two rounds of match play were decided in both the provincial championship and handicap events, and at the end of the day the following semi-finalists were left in t<? participate in to-day's championship play: W. R. Dobson, New -South Wales. T. H. Horton, Mastcrton. 1. MacEwaif, Auckland. W. S. Ralph, Auckland. A feature of the morning's play was a brilliant effort by 13. 11. Menzies. of the 3liddleii}or! Club, who recorded 33 for the last nine holes of his morning round. This was no fewer than five under the scratch score for the course. Menzies' inward figures were:—4, 3, 5, 5, 2, 4, 3, 4, 3. Ho picked up his ball at the fourth and his total for the other 17 ljobs was 68. The first round thrills were provided bv succeeding pairs, A. B. BarnsGraham and B. M. Silk reaching the 24th green before the firstnamed prevailed. F. W. Lucas unexpectedly extended I. MacEwan to the full. the Jastnamed being unable to claim victory until the 20th hole had been decided. Semi-final Matches Only one second round match went beyond the 18th hole, that being in the encounter between MacEwan and Ruwald, the Australian being eliminated at the 19th. Dobson, therefore, is. the only New South Wales player remaining in, and his semi-final match this with Horton should bo well worth seeing. Both have been playing good golf throughout the tournament. In the other semi-final Ralph opposes his clubmate, MacEwan. Following were the results of yesterday's championship matches: —• First Round W. R. Dobson, New South Wales, beat J. M. Coitman, Titirangi, 6 and 4. B. H. Menzies, Auckland, beat M. Moore, Titahi, 3 and 2. T. H. Horton, Masterton, beat R. M. George, Manngakiekie, 3 and 2. A. B. Barns-Graham, Gisborne, beat B. M. Silk, Wangaiuii, at the 24th. I. MacEwan, Auckland, beat F. W. Lucas, Titirangi, at the 20th C. C. Ruwald, New South Wales, beat W. N. Abbott, Auckland, 5 and 4. W- S. Ralph, Auckland, beat H. B. Lusk, Auckland, 2 and 1. H. Plumley, Auckland, beat R. F. Edmonds, Hamilton, 3 and 2. Sf.cond Round Dobson beat Menzies, 3 and 2. Horton beat Barns-Graham, 6 and 4. MacEwan beat Ruwald, at the 19th. Ralph beat Plumley, 2 up. Provincial Handicap Following were the results of matches played in the provincial handicap competition:— First Round J. L. G. Carnachan beat J. H. Earle. 2 up. F. Trice beat G. Biss, 5 and 4. S. T. Gaskin beat R. 11. McCrystaL C and 5. .. H. D. Brinsden beat 0. J. Wilson, I up. J. H. Young beat H. P. Dale, 2 up. E. L. Bartleet beat E. G. Tallis, 4 and 3. A. M. Colliding won from T. Morpeth by default. T. E. Clark beat A. K. Hawley, 2 and 1. • \ Skcond Round Carnachan- beat Trice, 5 and 4. Brinsden beat Gaskin. 1 up. Bartleet beat Young, 3 and 2. C'lark beat Goulding, 4 and 3. Bogey and Medal Handicaps In the morning bogey handicap J. Murray and B. G. Thomson returned the same score, but Murray won on the last nine holes. The best carcLs were: —J. Murray, 1 up; B. G. Thomson, 1 up; E. L. Bartleet, all square; R. J. Graham, all square; S. T. Gaskin. all square; A. V. Peace, 1 down; J. Earle, 1 down; C. G. Fisher, 1 down; R. K. Rainger, 1 down. Following were the best scores returned in the medal handicap played in the afternoon: —13. G. Thomson, 76, 4 —72; jD. A. Daere, 84, 11—73; A. J. Good, 80. 7—73; R. D. Hard-, ing, 82, 8—74; C. A. Jarmaii. 86, 12 — 74; J. Murrav, 80. 5—75; F. W. Lucas. 81, 6—75; ;,J. Eccles, 88, 12—76. ■ PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY The tournament will be concluded today, the semi-finals of both the provincial championship and handicap taking place this morning when a bogey handicap also will be played. The championship and handicap finals will be decided in the afternoon, with a four-ball bogey handicap for other players. The championship final will commence shortly after one o'clock. The following are the draw and starting times: —8.40, L. Knight v. R. O. Gardner; '8.44, R. J. Graham v. T. Morpeth; 8.48, T. Goudie v. C. S. O. Woods; 8.52, G. 31. White v. W. J. A. Thomson; 8.56, H. M. Rogerson v. R. D. Harding; 9, J. Glanvillo v. A H. Kirker; 9.4, J. H. Earle v. C. R ; McCullougli; 9.8, H. B. Lusk v. b. W. Lucas; 9.12, L. F. I'arani v. S. G. Cooper; 9.16. C. A. Stevenson v. W. F. Green bank; 9.20, D. A. Dacre v. .J A. Patcrson; 9.24, J. Eccles v. C. Cammick; 9.35, W. R. Dobson v. I H. Horton; 9.45, I. MacEwan v. \Y. S Ralph; 9.55, J. L. G. Carnachan v. 11. 1). Brinsden; 10, E. L. Bartleet v. T. E. Clark; 10.4. O. J. Wilson v. J. H. Young; 10.8, O. Wolfgramm v. A. B. .Joplin; -10.12. O. W. Bamfield v. J. Earle; 10.16, H. F. Buckley v. E G. Tallis; 10.20. 11. P. Dale v. A. J3. Barns Graham: 10.24, R. F. Edmonds v. A. M. Goulding; 10.28, R. R. McCrystal v. C. Bailey.; 10.32. A. W. Short v. V. L. Baker; '10.36, A. Santlel v. B. G. Thomson. - ' OTAGO SEMI-FINALS PLAYED WIGHT AND LAJDLAW LEFT IN [BV TELKGHAI'II I'RESS ASSOCIATION] L UNEDIN, Monday The semi-finals of the Otago amateur golf championship were played on the Balmacewan links this morning between W. G. Wight and T. B. Ferguson and J R, LaicUaw and K. Ross. Wight and Ferguson were fairly evenly matched, but the latter was inclined to be erratic, especiallv off the tee, and Wight, who played a very steadv game, won at the seventeenth by 2 md 1. / Laidlaw sprang a surprise by defeating Ross by the comfortable margin of 4 and 3 His outward journey produced such fine figures that he turned for home 4 up. His total for the first nine holes was 33, or three under par. Ross failed to show his usual steadiness, especially in his short game and took only one hole of 15 played. The final'between Laidlaw and Wight will be played over 36 holes to-morrow.