BRITISH AMATEUR GOLF

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22430, 28 May 1936, Page 11

BRITISH AMATEUR GOLF

PLAY IN CHAMPIONSHIP FERRIER IN EXCELLENT FORM (Received May 27, 7.5 p.m.) LONDON. May 26 In the second round of the British amateur golf championship James Ferrier (Australia) defeated Francis Fran : cis, 4 and 3. Ferrier outdrove his opponent and his putting was generally perfect. He had three "birdies" on the home run, all the result of sinking putts of about 30ft. Ferrier's score (out, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 8, 5; in, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3) was four under fours when the match ended at the 15th hole, and on continuing the round he finished with 3, 4, 4, making a total of 68. Jack McLean, who has been three times Scottish, champion, from 1933 to 1935, defeated a former holder of the title, John de Forest, 3 and 2. In the second round M. Dykes (Scotland) defeated R. Locke (South Africa), 1 up. Dykes is a Scottish Rugby International. Locke, who was outdriven throughout, failed to live up to his reputation. Tweddell defeated Rissik, 2 and 1; Crawley defeated J. Brown (United States), 4 and 3; Torrance defeated Fogg, 4 and 3; Smyth defeated Hon. Michael Scott, 2 and 1; Wethered defeated Bloomer, 4 and 3; Thompson defeated Brock, 7 and 5. Ferrier now is favourite for the title. The golfing writer of- the Times says Ferrier obviously is a most effective, though not a pretty, golfer." Nevertheless " handsome is as handsome does. He played unbeatable golf.

James Ferrier's brilliant round of <8 equals the St. Andrews amateur record, which is held by tt. T. ("Bobby' ) Jones. It is interesting to note that in the first round of the 1927 British open championship, when Jones established the record, he went out in 6Z and came home in 36, whereas Ferrier had halves of 36 and 32. The excellence of Ferner s figures mav be better judged by a comparison with the distances and the par of the St. Andrews course, which are as follows:—

The defeat of a number of f*ood players, some of whom are past titleholders, will no doubt revive the arguments regarding the unfairness of lohole matches. The defeat of A. D. Lowfce, open and amateur champion ot South Africa, is an instance of how a player can be eliminated by an inferior one over 18 holes.

Holes Yards Par Holes Yards Par 1 . . 365 4 10 . . 312 4 2 . . 402 4 11 . . 164 3 3 . . 356 4 12 . . 318 4 4 .. 427 4 13 . . 410 4 5.. . 533 5 14 . . 527 5 6 . • 367 4 15 . . 409 4 7 . . 352 4 16 .. 348 4 8 . . 150 3 17 . . 467 6 9 . . 306 4 18 . . 364 4 3258 36' 3319 37