FEATURES OF GAMES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21924, 6 October 1934, Page 16

FEATURES OF GAMES

SHAW'S STEADY PLAY BARNS-GRAHAM'S ROUND AUCKLANDERS PRAISE GREENS ["BY TELKCRAPH —OWN OOKRESI'ON»ENT.) WANGANUI. Friday Five- times winner of tho open championship in tho last eight years, A. J. Shaw played steadily and was only one over fours for tho round. Poor approach putting at the second and third holes resulted in fours being carded. His. five at the fourth was rather lucky for his second was down the bank. Shaw reached the turn in 37, hut marred the 13th with three putts, and then took five at the 14th, whclro he misjudged an iron shot. He was through the green at French Pass and took two putts, a four going down. A bnd lie at the 18th cost a five, one over par. Shaw's card read: — Out: 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4—36 In: 3 4 3 5 5 4 4 4 5—37 The young Mart on player, A. 1' uller-tqn-Smith, created a surpriso when he came in with a 73, and that including two sixes. Kana Wagg Of! Form The Mastorton amateur, J. P. Hornabrook, dropped a couple of strokes going out, ti:kiug 39, and when French Pass cost him a four, he was onii over par for the return, tho round being 76. Rana Wagg, a former amateur champion, performed indifferently, taking 62. Even fours going out and one over fours coming home featured L. Seifert's card, which was as follows: —Out: 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4—36. In: 3, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 4, 4 —4/. total, <3. Rather scratchy golf was played by J. L. Black, who has several times been a contestant in the concluding stages of the amateur championship, but has yet to win the title. His putting was not up to his usual standard. The youthful W. G. Home, from the Hutt Club, who entered for tho amateur only, put up a meritorious performance with 75. As he went away with the late starters and experienced all the worst of the wind at the back of the course, there was a good deal of merit in his card, which was only two strokes behind the leading professionals. If he maintains this form, more will be heard of him before the tournament concludes. T. H„ Horton's Two Lapses

T. H. Horton's card was marred by two sixes ai; the second and seventh respectively. His tee shot was under tho hill at the second and he took four to get on. Wh'tin on the edge of the green in two at the seventh he lifted his head and the penalty was a six, one over bogey. His return was done in one under fours, reading 3, 5, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4. C. C. Clements (Harewood) was another among the 73 s. He was going well until the sixth, where ha was bunkered with his second and was too strong with his third. He took three more to go down. Among the Auckland amateurs A. Barns-Graham returned the best card with a total of 75. He played steady golf, but met with some trouble at tho sixth,' where he was short with his mashie approach shot, the hole costing him five. The seventh and eighth proved troublesome.' However, ho later made amends;, particularly at tho 17th, where his mashie second was six feet from the pin and his third went down for a "birdie" three.

H. D. Brinsden (Titirangi) came in with a 78. He was going well until the last few holes, on which ho missed [Several short putts. Brinsden's card read: —Out: 4, 4, 4, 6, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 37; in, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 41. An Unlucky Player With a six at the seventh, where his second was in a bad lie and his next right through tho green, jB. M. Silk played sound golf to return 76. At th© third he was at the back of the green with his second, and missed a oft. putt to card a five. Hi? was putting well, bub with marked bad luck, his ball lipping the hole on five occasions. At Bunker's Hill he just failed to sink a 9ft. putt for four, which would have made his return journey :in even fours. Tho Aucklanders were loud in their praise of tho greenn, but found the fairways very difficult on account of tho close lies, brassio shots frequently finding them in trouble.