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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22447, 17 December 1934, Page 5

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OTAGO CLUB DR K. ROSS WINS CHAMPIONSHIP. The Otago Uhib’s Championship was brought to a cornclusiou with the playing of the final between K. Ross and J. R. Laidlaw. _ In Hie morning round Ross started off steadily to finish the first nine holes in 37 to ibis opponent’s 40, leaving him 2 up on Hie conclusion of the first half. The second half, with the exception of the eleventh; hole, which was won by Ross, resulted in a succession-of halves. Ross had taken 73 to Laidlaw’s 77 in the morning rosnd, and Ross was S up. The second round saw both players out in 35. Ross won the second, making him 4 up at this stage, but Laidlaw immediately won the third, bringing it back to 3 up. The fourth hole was halved in 2’s. Laidlaw won Hie fifth in 4 to 5, and was then 2 down. Ross holed his mashie shot from about 60 yards at “ The Glen ” for a 2, and followed this up by holing his putt at the tehth for 2, making him 4 up. Laidlaw won “Tipperary” with 5 to 6 and then fcillowed two halved holes. Laidlaw missed his tee shot at “ Roy’s ” and took 5 to this hole. Ross was short, but placed his approach nicely, and, holing his putt for a 3, won this hole, making him dormie 4. The match finished on the fifteenth green, ■where both players took 5. The scores were as follows:'— First Round.—Ross —4, 5,3, 3, 5. 4,5, 4,4, 3,4, 4, 5. 4, 4, 4,4, 4—73; Laidlaw—4, 4,4, 5,3, 4,5, 4, 5, 3,5, 4,5, 4. 4, 4,4, 4—77.

Second Half.—Ross—s, 4,5, 2,5, 4, 4,4, 2,2, 6,4, 5,3, 5; Laidlaw—s, 5,3, 2, 4, 4,4, 4, 4, 4,5, 4, 5, 5, 5. The match finished in Ross’s favour by 4 up and 3 to play. Ross hag now secured his thirteenth win in the Club Championship, commencing exactly 20 years ago with his first win in 1014. He also won in 1915, IS2O. 1923. 1924. 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, and 1933. It has not fallen to the lot of any member of the club to beat Ross in the final, as during the 20 years lie has been beaten only on three occasions. Laidlaw dj<i not play as steadily in the club championship matches as he did during the Easter tournament, when he beat Ross over IS holes in the semi-final and wont on to win the final of the Championship of Otago very decisively. The semj-final matches of th e Balmacewen Cup were also played. P. S. Anderson had the better of the luck and managed to beat W; D. Taylor 3 and 2. In the other match it looked as if R. D. B. Paterson would be the -winner when he was 3 jjp and 4 to play, but J. N. Lemon played doggedly to finish all square at the eighteenth and win the nineteenth and the match. The final between P. 5. Anderson and J. N. Lemon will be played on Tuesday evening.

ST. CLAIR CLUB Favourable weather conditions prevailed for Saturday’s bogey handicap in which L. T. M'Connack led the field and won the senior event with a score of 5 up, E. H. M'Arthur securing first place in junior section with a score of 3 up. The following were the best cards returned:— Seniors. —-Xi. T. M'Connack (8) 5 up, W. X. fiafiterthwaite (5) 1 down. F. Sherriff Co> 2 down, S. Goldsmid (9) 2 down. J. J2. Matheson (1) 3 down. H. A. Gamble (3) 3 down, j. A. Templeton (9) 3 dowa. J. E. Macassey (9) 3 down. juniors ("Handicap 14 and over). — E. H. M'Arthur (12j 3 up, J. W. Bain (11) all atinare, W. '3. Mitson (11) all square, S. Hitchcock (11) all square, J. H. Redmond (18) ail square, W. G. Kindley (11) 1 down, G. N. Fahey (16) 1 down.