CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22392, 13 October 1934, Page 12

CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF

SHAW WINS PROFESSIONAL MORTLAND AND SILK IN AMATEUR FINAL (Per United Press Association) WANGANUI, October 12. There Were two decisive victories in the amateur semi-finals at the New Zealand golf championship tournament at Belmont to-day. The young Taihapc player, J. P. Mortland, put out the local man, L. Cathro, 8 and G, and the Wauganui player,' B. M, Silk, defeated the Auelilander, L. Macewan, 7 and 6. Mortland is playing .perfect golf, and may be described as'the find of the tournament. The weather was overcast, but perfect for golf. Results;— AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS. B. M. Silk won from I. Macewan, 7 and 6. J. P. Mortland won from L. Cathro, 8 and 6. PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL. A. J. Shaw won from E. S. Douglas at the thirty-seventh. NEW ZEALAND PLATE SEMI-FINALS. A. E. Guy won from C. J. Ward, 1 up. K. Ross won from W. T. Kuril, 1 up. FINAL. A. E. Guy won from K. Ross, 4 and 3. AMATEUR STROKE HANDICAP

NOTES ON THE PLAY SHAW FINISHES STRONGLY \ DOUGLAS MISSES OPPORTUNITIES (Per United Press Association) WANGANUI, October 12. Shaw and Douglas started off on their morning round' by halving the first hole in perfect 4's. A half in 4 was recorded at the second and also at the third. '.Playing to the fourth, Shaw hooked his drive into the rough. A good recovery enabled him to win the hole 4 to 5, to be 1 up. At the short fifth Shaw failed to'reach the green with his tee shot, and was short with his-chip up shot. Douglas taking the hole 3 to 4 —all square. The sixth was halved in 4's. At the next Shawwas almost stymied, but he made no mistake, to win the hole 3 to 4, making him 1 un. Shaw also won the eighth, 4 to 5, where Douglas hooked his iron second into the long grass—Shaw 2 up. At the ninth Shaw sliced his tee shot into "tiger" country. Douglas, with a good drive and a great second shot, won the hole 4 to 5, Shaw -being 1 .up at the turn, going out in even 4's, Douglas taking 37.' At the tenth hole Douglas got one back, winning the hole 2 to 3 to square the game. Douglas, who was driving with better direction, won the eleventh 4 to C, making him 1 up. The twelfth was halved in 4's,. also the thirteenth, where Shaw lipped the hole for a win, Douglas was sftill 1 up. Douglas took the fourteenth in 4 to 5, and the fifteenth in 3 to 4, to be 3 up. Shaw got one back at the next, winning 4 to 5. He also won the "seventeenth, 4 to 5. Douglas took the eighteenth, where Shaw a four-foot putt for a half. Douglas was 2 up at lunch.

In the afternoon, Shaw had wiped out his deficit when three holes had been played, squaring at Dress Circle" with a birdie 3 after a beautiful niasly.e second to the pin. Shaw was 1 up at the twentysecond, when Douglas missed a short putt, but the Otago man took the short hole when Shaw went over the bank, Dougles being able to take two safe putts round a stymie. At the thirty-fifth Doughs whs on the hill with a hooked second, but ho made a good recovery down on to the green and halved in 5. At the next Shaw got into trouble on the left with his drive, and was not out properly with his second, but Douglas was nicely on in 2 and took the hole, making him ln'p, Douglas followed this' up with a winning 4 at the twenty-seventh, where Shaw was bunkered, and Douglas Was nicely on with his second, making Douglas 2 up at the turn. After being in a bunker with his tee shot and through the green with bis second, Douglas was' lucky to halve' the next in 4, Shaw missing a five-foot putt. Loug Tom was halved in birdie 4's, and Douglas took Terawhiti to become 3 up when Shaw took three putts. With only six holes to go, Douglas was in a very secure position, but he then forgot alii he ever knew about putting and laterally gave the next two holes away to go to French. Pass 1 up. There he put his tee shot three feet from the pin to take the, hole with a nice 2; but Shaw negotiated a stymie at Bunkers Hill to win in 4. Two beautiful iron seconds on the green at the thirty-fifth saw the hole halved in 4's. Douglas was in a bunker'with his second at thw last green, but he got out well from a very difficult lie to finish near the pin for what seemed a certain 4, which would have halved the hole and won the match, but he missed an easy putt, and the game went to the thirty-seventh. There Douglas missed a similar putt for a half, and the match went to Shaw, who was down in a birdie 4. CATHRO v. MORTLAND The Cathro-Mortland match opened with a half at the first, but Cathro collected the. second with a 4. Mortlaud sank a nice six-footer at the fourth, and also added another with a good 3 at the next. The sixth was halved. Then Mortland sent down a great 20-footer tor a win at. the seventh. lie ran down another good one for a win at the ninth, to stand 3 ! up at the turn. . Cathro then had a bad spasm of three puttings, and Mortland, playing in inspired fashion, won four of the next five holes. French Pass was halved. Mortland increased his lead to 8 when he won the sixteenth. Cathro, however, collected the seventeenth and halved the eighteenth, leaving Mortland 7 "P at lunch. Going out in the afternoon with a margin of seven against him, Cathro bad a very difficult task to face. Mortland was playing almost flawless golf, and, although at the twenty-fourth Cathro had reduced the margin to 5, Mortland. took the next with an eagle 3. Cathro won the twenty-seventh with ,a bogey 4, but was then 6 down at the turn. Short with his second and third at Long Tom, Cathro became 7 dowu again, and the match finished at the next, Terawhiti, where Mortlaud was nicely on with his tee shot and Cathro was in a bunker. Cathro was not so sure of bis woods to-day, and, as usual, his putting was weak. SILK v. MACEWAN Macewan won the first hole against Silk with a 4. but struck trouble at the next, where Silk squared the game. The third was halved, and then Silk, reeling oil par figures, won the next six holes in a row, to stand 6 up at the turn. Macewan then found his game, and a beautiful run of 3, 4,3, 4 saw him recover four successive holes. This reduced the margin to 1 when Silk pulled his tec shot into the trees at the fifteenth. The next was halved in perfect 4's, but a weak second cost Macewan the seventeenth. The eighteenth was halved, leaving Silk 2 up ut lunch. Macewan played better golf against Silk in the afternoon, and when tjnee holes had been accounted for had squared the match. The next nine holes, however, were played well by Silk, who did them in 3 under 4's to win the game 7 and 6. After a perfect brassie into the middle of the green at the twenty-fifth, Silk sank a 25ft putt for an eagle 3, and he lipped the hole for another eagle 3 at the twenty-ninth, laying Macewan a dead stymie and becoming dortny 7. The end came at the thirtieth, for, after Macewan had nearly sunk a 30ft putt for a birdie 2, Silk made no mistake in leaving himself a ]2in putt for a half, which gave him the match. NEW ZEALAND PLATE After defeating Ward 2 up in the semi; final, Guy went on to win the final of

the New Zealand Plate 4 and 3, the other finalist being Ross, who had accounted for W, Kuru in the morning, 1 up. it was an interesting match from the outset, in spite of the fact that Guy won by a convincing margin.

R. B. Can- .. .. 78 7 - - 71 Kapi Tareha .. 76 3 - - 73 N, H. Anion .. 81 8 - - 73