AMATEUR GOLF

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21807, 23 May 1934, Page 11

AMATEUR GOLF

THE BRITISH TITLE RESULTS IN FIRST ROUND DUNLAP'S NARROW ESCAPE MORELAND DEFEATS OUIMET By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON. May 2L In the British amateur golf championship at the Prestwiek course tho first, round winners include the following:— Moreland defeated Ouiinet (Unil.f l States), 1 up; Fischer (United States') defeated Graham-Patrick, 4 and 3; McLean defeated Cowan, 2 and 1; Jes«u Guilford defeated Howell, 2 and 1; Tollev defeated McMaster, 3 and 1; J. Wallace defeated Chandler-Regan, 4 and 3; Wethered defeated H. McGloin, junr., 5 and 4; Westland (United States) defeated R. Harris, at the twenty-first; William Breault defeated Hamilton-Gibbs, 5 and 4: Dunlap (United States) defeated Paken-ham-Walsh, at the twenty-second; D. H. R. Martin defeated Marston (United States), 2 and 1; A. J. Peech defeated VanarsdaJe, 4 and 3; Fiddian defeated Stark, 4 and 3; Torrance defeated Rutherford, 2 and 1; Mcßuvie defeated Liddell, 4 and 3; Dr. CarewNott (Australia) defeated J. Woollam, at the nineteenth; Little (United States) defeated Ripley, 3 and 1; Lunt . defeated Jaines McKay, 2 and 1. The most amazing match was that ending in the victory of Dunlap, the United States champion, who played! a dozen holes indifferently. His oppo-' nent, Pakenham-Walsh, ex-champion oi. India and an Oxford blue, reached the comfortable position of dorniy five. At this stage the gallery of 5000 spectators expected the match to end at every hole, but Pakenham-Walsh had such an attack of nerves that he missed a short putt for victory at nearly every green, while Dunlap found the top of his form, and played the last nine holes of the match in par figures. Moreland only just defeated Ouimet, the United States ex-amateur champion and Walker Cup captain, who was three up at the turn. Moreland's round of 72 was the best of the day. Woollam never found his normal form against Carew-Nott in a match much hampered by the crowds. Woollam lost bv taking three putts at the twentysecond after Carew-Nott had pitched dead from the bunker.

kirk-windeyer cup

MELBOURNE CENTENARY A VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY [by TKLTKGIIAPH —OWN* CORRESPONDENT J WELLINGTON, Tuesday The suggestion has been made unofficially that the next Kirk-Windeyer Golf Cup contest should be staged at Melbourne during the Centenary celebrations, and it has been proposed that New Zealand should send a team. It would certainly be anticipating the regular date for the next contest to hold it during the celebrations, but it is pointed out that there will be a gathering of golfers at Melbourne such ns has never been seen previously. Jt is pointed out further that, not only would each State probably have sufficient representatives there to provide teams, but that if New Zealand agreed and made the contest certain, an opportunity also of testing the golf standard of Australia and New Zealand against that of Great Britain, which will undoubtedly be sending across some front-rank amateurs, would be well worth while. Against these arguments, it has been suggested that the New Zealand leading amateurs would have just been put to the expense of their own national championship meeting in October, and might find the trip to Melbourne too much of a financial hurdle. Judging from comments in the Australian press from time to time, New South Wales, the prime mover in the KirkWindeyer Cup contest, is not quite so keen on the fixture as it was, and ii, as may be possible, the Victorian Golf Association interests itself in promoting the next contest to coincide with the Melbourne Centenary, it may give this valuable contest a new lease of life.

The benefit of the experience co members of the New Zealand team would be incalculable, as they would have an opportunity of studying the world's best golfers, including the Americans, at first hand. While it might be difficult for some of the members of previous teams to obtain leave from business to attend both fixtures, there could probably bo found four who could go to both, among them Horton, Silk, Hornabrook and M. If,. Moore. The last-named has turned iu such consistently good cards that he would be worth a place. Whether H. A. Black would be sufficiently recovered to take a place in the team is uncertain, but, like some other front-rankers, he might prefer to make the Australian trip and drop the possibilities of local honours. The matter is so far quite unofficial and the result of deliberations will be eagerly awaited.