LOCKE’S THIRD TITLE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23656, 14 November 1938, Page 6

LOCKE’S THIRD TITLE

WINNER OF NEW ZEALAND OPEN B. J. SMITH, JUN., LOSES ADVANTAGE A. GIBBS FIRST OF AMATEURS The Open Golf Championship of New Zealand was added to the Irish and South African Open titles, already in his keeping, by A. D. (“Bobby”) Locke, the 20-year-old South African, at Balmacewen on Saturday. His aggregate for the four rounds was 288, three strokes better than that of B. J. Smith, jun., and A. J. Shaw, while the young Otago amateur, A. Gibbs, and the 24-year-old I. A. Ewen, Hutt Club champion and Cambridge Blue, were each a stroke further away in fourth and fifth positions respectively. W. B. Reilly, the former Otago player who now represents the Shandon Club, A. Murray, and the youthful North Island amateur champion, P. G. F. Smith, were together in sixth place with aggregates of 294. B. J. Smith, jun., held his one-stroke lead from Locke over the third round in the morning, but in the afternoon he had a bad card for the first nine holes and returned a round of 76. Locke, who was followed by a gallery of nearly 2000, bigger probably than any gallery on Balmacewen other than that drawn by Gene Sarazen, did two rounds on Saturday of 72. He played some magnificent golf, and with a shade more luck with many of his putts, would have played into the sixties in each round. A. J. Shaw’s 70 in the afternoon was the best card of the day, but he had taken 77 in his third round. Gibbs won the honour of leading the amateurs, playing very consistent golf in rounds of 72, 73, 74 and 73, but Ewen could not maintain the brilliancy of his second round 68, and finished with rounds of 76 and 78. , Apart from the winning of the Open by Locke, the feature of the championship was the sensational collapse of the defender of the title, J. P. Hornabrook. He barely managed to qualify for the Open, and his aggregate of 320 was not good enough for him to qualify for the Amateur championship. His rounds were 78,86, 79 and 77,* and his played golf many steps removed from the standard of which he has proved himself capable. A. D. S. Duncan, the Wellington veteran, was another prominent competitor who failed to qualify for the Amateur championship. Conditions were good on Saturday, the rain overnight clearing away and leaving the greens tricky again over the early stages, but the course was favourable for good scoring when it dried out. The tournament will be continued until Friday of this week, and to-day’s programme comprises the first two rounds of the Amateur and Professional championship foursomes and an Amateur Handicap foursome. LOCKE WINS BY THREE STROKES Locke’s aggregate represented even fours. His first round of 75 was not his form, his second round of 69 was fine golf, and in his last two rounds with a little luck his score would have been into the sixties and perhaps sensational in the fullest sense. His win with three strokes in hand was a comfortable one. Certainly it bore out his opinion given before the tournament that probably the winning aggregate would not need to be much below 290. The full results of the Open were as follows: First Second Third Fourth Round. Round. Round Round. Total.

S. E. Field (Otago), whose scores for the first three rounds were 80, 79 and 80, and J. Shelly (Miramar), whose scores were 82, 76 and 81, were disqualified for playing the wrong ball. •Denotes a professional.

ENTHUSIASTIC GALLERY

was short with his putts. He caught a lot of trouble going out, although he played the first five holes well in bogey figures. He lost a stroke at the sixth, where he hit a perfect tee shot but took a brassie instead of an iron for his second and did not clear the hill, and lost another at the seventh. At the Glen he put a ball out of bounds and took a 6,. two over, to run up 40 for the first nine holes. He got one stroke back at Tipperary, sinking a 10-foot putt, but lost it again at the fourteenth. He was still rather short with his putts. Another stroke was lost with a bad 5 at the fifteenth, but he chipped a lovely 2 at the sixteenth. Smith played a fine recovery from the back of the seventeenth green for his 4, and on the last green went boldly for an eagle 3 but could get only a birdie 4. He played to a better round than a 76, and with any sort of luck would have started well with 3’s at the second and third. Shaw’s Best Round Shaw lost his chance of collecting another Open title with his morning round of 77. It was an erratic round, and he was hitting neither his tee shots nor his approaches with his customary smoothness. He was one over at each of the first two holes, missing a twofooter on the second green, and lost another stroke at the seventh to be out in 39. A 4 at the tenth was a bad start , home, but birdies at the fourteenth and eighteenth offset a patchy 4 at the short sixteenth, and brought him home in 38. He played much better to form in the afternoon, and his 70 was the best round of the day. Again, however, he started with a 5, but the remainder of the first nine holes were played beautifully. Birdies at the third end fifth took him out in 35. He repeated his morning 4 at the tenth, but for the rest of the way home found his real touch and played brilliant golf. He picked up strokes at the thirteenth and fourteenth, kst one again at the sixteenth, and finished the day with an eagle 3 at the eighteenth. It was a fine second half of 35. A continuation of that form will help to make the Professional championship extremely interesting. Fine Performance by Gibbs A. Gibbs, the brilliant young Otago amateur, completed four rounds of very steady golf to win the Bledisloe Cup for the best aggregate gained by an amateur player. His cards of 72, 73, 74, 73, represented very sound performances, his aggregate of 292 being only four below that achieved by Locke, and one below those of B. J. Smith, jun., and Shaw. In his third round he was out in 38, securing bogey figures at all the holes except the fourth and seventh, where his putting cost him strokes, but he was better in the second half, which he did in eight bogeys and a birdie. In his final round of par 73, he again lost two strokes in the outward journey, dropping putts at the first and eighth, but in the second half he turned on masterly golf to be home in 35, his figures including birdies at the fourteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth. It is unfortunate that he will be unable to compete in the Amateur Championship on account of University examinations. He is obviously playing at the top of his form at the present time, .and would have been well in the hunt. Ewen Wins Jellicoe Cup I, A. Ewen, who won the Jellicoe Cup for the best single round of the championship with a spectacular card of 68, turned on third and fourth rounds of 75 and 73 to finish in fifth place with an aggregate of 293. In the morning round he went out in 38, doing rather poorly at the fourth and sixth, where he missed putts, but equalled par on the homeward journey, a 6 and 5 at the eleventh and twelfth being compensated for by birdies at the thirteenth and fourteenth. His afternoon round started off with a 37 for the first half, par figures being secured at all holes except the eighth, where he missed a long putt, and he was home in 36, s’s at the fifteenth and seventeenth spoiling what would otherwise have been an excellent second half. He played confidently and firmly throughout both rounds, and was never off the fairway, his only signs of weakness being shown on the greens. Reilly Plays Steadily W. B. Reilly, of Shandon. played steady golf over the final rounds and brought in two cards of 75, which, with two previous rounds of 72 each, gave him an aggregate of 294. His morning round on Saturday started off rather patchily with a 6 at the second and a 4 at the fourth, but a birdie 3 at the seventh gave him a first half of 38. He was home in 37, holing a long putt for a birdie 3 at the fourteenth, but losing a stroke at the seventeenth, where he was off the line with his second. He turned on a good 35 for the first nine holes of the afternoon round, birdies at the third and fourth enabling him to overcome the handicap of a missed putt at the first, but he weakened on the homeward trip when he lost strokes at the eleventh, fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth. Good Final Rounds Alex Murray, the Titirangi professional who won the Open in 1935, completed the third and fourth rounds with good cards of 72 and 73, and his aggregate of 294 placed him sixth, equal with Reilly and P. G. F. Smith. He did the first nine holes of the morning round in par 36, which included a missed putt on the first green, and a birdie 4 at the fifth. He came home in the same number of strokes, birdies at the thirteenth, fourteenth and eighteenth giving him an advantage of one stroke under par after he had missed putts at the tenth and seventeenth. In the first half of his afternoon round he again went out in 36, which consisted of an unbroken string of bogeys, while birdies at the thirteenth and fourteenth, missed putts at the fifteenth and sixteenth, and five bogeys gave him another par for the second half. His only weakness during the day was in his putting, the remainder of his game being very accurate. An Erratic Finish If P. G. F. Smith, the Akarana amateur, had maintained the form which enabled him to turn in scores of 71 and 73 in the first and second rounds, he would have been well up in the first group of competitors, but he was inclined to be erratic over the last two rounds and could only return cards of 75 each, giving him an aggregate of 294. He went well oft the tee, but his seconds occasionally got him into trouble, and he was also a trifle shaky on the greens. He did the first nine holes of the morning round in a poor 39. but retrieved his position to some extent in the second half which lie did in 36, three birdies contributing to his recovery. In the fourth round he was out in 36. but lost touch on four of the holes coming home, an eagle at the fourteenth being the only really good performance of the round.

ANOTHER WIN FOR “EVEN FOURS” LOCKE HAS BRILLIANT PATCHES Although Shaw’s 70 was the lowest score of the day, there was much of interest in the final stages of the Open. The popularity and the respect for his golf which Locke has won in the Dominion were illustrated by the interest taken in his play throughout the tournament. It reached its zenith on Saturday, and the gallery which followed him and B. M. Silk, defender of the amateur title, in the afternoon particularly, was so big that it inconvenienced seriously a number of other competitors. There were several instances of balls striking spectators to the detriment of players’ scores. Public interest generally _ was high, and Locke’s win was given an enthusiastic reception. Great Putting His two 72’s in the final rounds represented excellent golf, with some purple patches and a lot of bad luck on the greens. Throughout the day he opened up the greens beautifully, although he was still short with many approaches. It was the wonderful accuracy of his approach putts that compensated for the slight disappointment in his game in this respect. His morning round was a succession of short approaches and beautifully-judged long putts that just failed to go down. No fewer than eight of these 15 feet and 20 feet putts baulked at the cup when they looked almost certain to go in. He did not have all of the bad luck in this direction, however. His partner, Silk, played splendid golf through the green, but again could not sink many putts from reasonable distances. Locke started by seeing a 45-foot putt on the first green for a birdie 3 go in and out of the cup, but he got his birdie at the second with a five-foot putt, and added a sound bogey 4 at the third and a 3 at the short fourth. Again at the sixth, the South African’s 18-foot putt for birdie figures lipped the cup. Neither he nor Silk played the seventh well, but each got his 4’s. Locke played a perfect chip on to the eighth green after a short approach. leaving himself a putt of barely six inches. For a third time in the tournament, he caught the bunker in front and to the right of the green at the Glen, but sank a 12-footer for his 4 and watched Silk miss another five-footer for his bogey. Bad Luck on Greens More bunker trouble cost Locke a stroke at the short tenth, and at the long eleventh his 20-foot putt for a birdie 4 ran in and out of the hole. An extraordinary run of bad luck on the greens was robbing both Locke and Silk of fine figures. Locke missed an eight-foot putt for a birdie 3 at the fourteenth, and on the fifteenth green his two-foot putt for a birdie 3 did not go down. This bad luck was dogging him, and on the sixteenth green, a 15-foot putt for a birdie 2 ran round the edge of the hole. He made a beautiful recovery from the rough at the seventeenth, but a missed five-foot putt cost him a birdie 3. He scored a birdie 4 at the last hole, but the round of 72 was not good enough to overhaul the one-stroke lead of B. J. Smith, jun., who also was round in 72. Locke was out in 35 in the morning round and home in 37, and in the afternoon he took 34 on the way out and came home in 38. He dropped a stroke at the first hole after lunch, being well short with his approach and short again with his putt. The second was a good 4, and the gallery had its first thrill at the third. A lovely tee shot was pin high but a good 20 feet out, but his putt did not look like missing and an eagle 2 appeared on his card. A good 3 at the fourth, where he was still short with his tee shot, was followed by a beautifully-hit brassie second to the fifth green, and a firm approach putt which left him with a birom 4. The sixth was a sound 4, and at the seventh the South African played another brilliant si&ond and sank a 15-foot putt for a birdie 3. He was back to a short approach at the eighth, and missed a three-foot putt for a bogey 4. His approach a f the Glen was short, but kept out of trouble this time, and a good 4 made him two under for a most interesting nine holes. Silk, still missing putts which at any other time he would have sunk, was out in 37. A firm 18-foot putt which gave him a birdie 3 at the third was his only outstanding achievement with his putter. Another Brilliant Putt Although in his third round, Locke went within a foot of holing his tee shot at the tenth, in both of the final rounds he caught a bunker and lost a stroke there. In the afternoon he was back in the hunker to the right of the green and took two putts His third at Tipperary gave him some more bunker experience, and he lost another stroke. McGla.shan’s was well played, and at the thirteenth one lost stroke was picked up. The crowd was given another thrill at the fourteenth. Locke found a hanging lie in a bunker and took two to get out, but then proceeded to sink a perfect 20-foot putt for his 4. The next two holes were played in regulation figures, but a 2-foot putt at the Gums did not go in. and a 5 was the result That stroke was made up on the eighteenth green, and when Locke came in with an aggregate of 288, he had the title won unless Ewen could reproduce his second round brilliance and bring home a card of 68 for a tie. The Wellington amateur could not do better than a 73. however. Silk has been suffering a strange lapse of form on the greens. Normally he is an extremely consistent performer with his putter, and after playing fine golf through the green and pitching beautifully-judged approaches handy to the pin, it was most disappointing to see him miss so many putts of five and six feet. Disastrous Nine Holes Basil Smith, jun., played such good golf ip the morning round that he had to be given a great chance of heading Locke off for the title. He found some trouble over the first nine holes, appearing to be forcing a little, and was also having no luck at all on the greens. He dropped a stroke at the third but had nine bogeys and was out in one over par. He lost another stroke at the long sixth but played fine birdies at the thirteenth and fourteenth and picked up another one at the eighteenth. His 72 was a round that would have been appreciably reduced if he had had some of the “ breaks.”

It was a very similar story in the afternoon. The Invercargill professional was hitting very long balls and was accurate to the greens but

Guy Lapses A. E. Guy, the long-hitting Poverty Bay professional, after a pood round of 72 in the morning, had bad luck in the afternoon and could do no better than a 78. His approaches were inclined to go off the line, and his putting was far from accurate. His aggregate was 295, which placed him ninth. E. S. Douglas, last year’s professional champion, also lost many strokes on the greens, his final rounds of 75 each giving him a total of 296. After his excellent score of 70 in the second round, D. C. Bennie, the St. Clair player, slipped back in the third and fourth rounds, which he did in 76 in each case. He was always straight off the tee, but his approaches frequently went off the line. T, B. Ferguson came with a late run, turning in cards of 72 and 71 for the final rounds, but he was heavily handicapped by scores of 76 and 78 in the opening rounds and finished in twelfth place. His morning round on Saturday was a particularly fine effort, consisting of 17 bogeys and one birdie, and in the afternoon round he lost one hole, and got a birdie and an eagle. Hornabrook Fails to Qualify J. P. Hornabrook, last year’s amateur champion, continued to 1 roduce poor form, his final rounds being 79 and 77, and he failed to qualify for the Amateur championship. A. D. S. Duncan, the Wellington amateur, who is playing in his 40th tournament, was also badly off his game, and could do nothing right on the greens. He, too, failed to qualify for the Amateur championship. AMATEUR FOURSOMES DRAW FOR TO-DAY The draw for the Amateur Foursomes to-day is as follows: — FIRST ROUND 9.30--R. B. Carr and P. F. Francis and D. A. Ferguson and T. C. Tyrrell. 9.35. —R. H. Menzies and J. H. McDougall and J. A. Scouler and J. A. Dunning. 9.40. —J. L. Blair and J. W. Jackson and M. T. Houlihan and G. A. Ussher. 9.45. W. B. Reilly and R. G. Holland and D. B. Stratmore and P. Quinn. 9.50. —D. C. Bennie and W. W. Clayton and J, D. Nash and J. B. Tunnell. 9.55. —R. B. Caulton and D. S. McLean and T. B. Ferguson and B. V. Wright. 10.—A. R. Kitto and R. F. Kitto and R. H. Glading and P. G. F. Smith. 10.5. —I. R. P. Douglas and J. T. Dodgshun and J. E. Matheson and A. Lawrence. 10.10. A. G. Sime and K. Ross and A. D. S. Duncan and D. C. Collins. 10.15. —A. Thom and J. W. Mclntosh and J. P. Mortland and J. Shelly. 10.20. —I. A. Ewen and J, R. Laidlaw and D. H. Butcher and W. D. Wood. 10.25. W. H. Dillicar and J. E. Nicolaus and H. W, Rogers and F. H. Hughes. 10.30. —J. N. Sams and A. H. Boyd and S. E. Field and J. G. Dick. 10.35. —R. Deacon and F. W. Dixon and R. Hay McKenzie and M. J. Wilson. • 10.40.—8. M. Slik and J. P. Hornabrodk and H. J. Pollock and A. Lucas. SECOND ROUND 1. R. B. Carr and P. F. Francis and D. A. Ferguson and T. C. Tyrrell. 1.5. —B. H. Menzies and J. H. McDougall and J. A. Scouler and J. A. Dunning. 1.10. —J. L. Blair and J. W. Jackson and M. T. Houlihan and G. A. Ussher. 1.15. W. B. Reilly and R. G. Holland and D. B. Stratmore and P. Quinn. 1.20. —D. C. Bennie and W. W. Clayton and J. D. Nash and J. B Tunnell. 1.25. —R. B. Caulton and D. S. McLean and T. B. Ferguson and B V. Wright. 1.30. J. R. Callender and F. S. Avent and B. Kiernan* and J. A. McLennan. 1.35. A. R. Kitto and R. F. Kitto and R. H. Glading and P. G. F. Smith. 1.40. —I. R. P. Douglas and J. T. Dodgshun and J. E. Matheson and A. Lawrence. 1.45. —A. G. Sime and K. Ross and A. D. S. Duncan and D. C. Collins. 1.50. —A. Thom and J. W. Mclntosh and J. P. Mortland and J. Shelly. 1.55. —I. A. Ewen and J. R. Laidlaw and D. H. Butcher and W. D. Wood. 2, —W. H. Dillicar and J. E. Nicolaus and H. W. Rogers and F. H. Hughes. 2.5. —J. N. Sams and A. H. Boyd and S. E. Field and J. G. Dick. 2.10. —R. Deacon and F. W. Dixon and R. Hay McKenzie and M. J. Wilson. 2.15. B. M. Silk and J. P. Horaabrook and H. J. Pollock and A. Lucas. PROFESSIONAL FOURSOMES The draw for the professional foursomes chamoionship to-day is as follows: — 8 First Round 8.30 a.m.—J. Forrest and H. R. Blair and A. Murray and A. J. Shaw. 8.35. A. E. Guy and T. S. Galloway and N. H. Fuller and K. C. Williams. 8.40 —A. Dyke and J. Lambie and E. S. Douglas and C. Sherriff. 8.45. —B. J. Smith, jun., and C. C. Clements and G. Watt and John Watt. 8.50. —James Watt and R. C. Butters and J. Galloway and H. McDougall. 8.55. —D. M. Boyd and J. A. Clements and G. W. Melvin and B. J. Smith, sen. 9. —C. Bryant and R. K. Fowler and J. S. Park and A. J. Black. Second Round 12 noon. —J. Forrest and H. R. Blair and A, Murray and A. J. Shaw. 12.5 p.m.—A. E. Guy and T. S Galloway and N. H. Fuller and K. C. Williams. 12.10 —A. Dyke and J. Lambie and E. S, Douglas and C. Sherriff. 12.15. —-B. J. Smith, jun., and C. C. Clements and G. Watt and John Watt. 12.20. —James Watt and R. C. Butters and J. Galloway and H. McDougall. 12.25. —D. M. Boyd and J. A. Clements and G. W. Melvin and B. J. Smith, sen. 12.30. —C. Bryant and R. K. Fowler and J. S. Park and A. J. Black.

TROPHIES PRESENTED

LOCKE. PRAISES COURSE As the winner of the Open Championship, A. D. Locke, of South Africa, was leaving _ for the north the following day, it was decided by the committee that the trophies won on Saturday should be presented that afternoon. Presenting Locke with the trophies he had won in annexing the Open Championship, Mr G. R. Ritchie, president of the Otago Golf _ Club, congratulated him on his victory. They had a kindly feeling towards South Africa. Mr Ritchie said. South Africa had wrested the Rugby supremacy away from New Zealand and now Bobbv Locke had taken away the golf supremacy. Mr Ritchie expressed the hope that Locke had enjoyed his stay in New Zealand and would take away pleasant memories of his stay. He also wished him every success for the future. Mr G. O. Sutton, secretary of the New Zealand Golf Council, on behalf of a number of golfers, presented the new Open Champion with a silver plaque with an embossed map of New Zealand on it.

Locke, in his acknowledgement of the gift and of the trophies, said that although the course was short in yardage this was made up for by the hills, so that the course provided a good test for every golfer. He thanked everyone for their kindness to him. GOLF IN NEW ZEALAND LOCKE FAVOURABLY IMPRESSED “ SHOULD SEND A TEAM TO ENGLAND ” “I would like to say how impressed I am with the standard of golf in Dunedin,” said Bobby Locke, in accepting his trophies from Mr G. R. Ritchie at the conclusion of play on Saturday afternoon. “It seems to me that the sportsmen of New Zealand do not realise what a high standard of < play prevails throughout the Dominion. “ I would like to see New Zealand send a team of two amateurs and two professionals to England and show them how it is done out here,” he said. “ I am quite sure the New Zealanders could hold their own with the best English golfers and even beat them. The English players are not as good as they are cracked up to be, and their fame is largely built up through publicity.” Mr Locke concluded by thanking New Zealand golfers for their great kindness to hjm. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW FOR FIRST ROUND The following is the draw for the first round of the Amateur championship:— I. A. Ewen plays K. Ross. H. W. Rogers plays B. M. Silk. D. C. Collins plays R. F. Kitto. B. H. Menzies plays D. C. Bennie. J. E. Matheson plays A. Lawrence. J. W, Logan plays J. P. Mortland. B. V. Wright plays R. G. Holland. F. W. Dixon plays P. G. F, Smith. T. B. Ferguson plays H. J. Pollock. J. W, Jackson plays A. G. Sime. G. A. Ussher plays J. L. Blair. B. W. Caulton plays J. B. Tunnell. 1 R. H. Glading plays A. R. Kitto. J. H, McDougall plays J. A. Scouler. A. Lucas plays D. A. Ferguson. R. B. Carr plays W. B. Reilly. PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP A. J. Shaw plays N. H. Fuller. G. Watt plays E. S. Douglas. H. R. Blair plays J. Galloway. R. C. Butters plays A. Murray. A. E. Guy plays T. S. Galloway. J. Lambie plays R. K. Fowler. A. Dyke plays C. Sherriff. C. C. Clements plays B. J. Smith, jun. EXHIBITION MATCH LOCKE DEFEATS MdNTOSH (Per United Press Association ) WELLINGTON. Nov. 13, Fresh from his triumph in the New Zealand Open Championship, Bobby Locke, who arrived at Wellington to-day by plane from Dunedin, beat J. D. Mclntosh six up and four in an exhibition match over 18 holes at the Miramar links. Locke ( covered the course in 72, two under the standard scratch score. But for lapses ai the ninth and 18th holes, which cost him four strokes over bogey, Locke’s display was brilliant, completely overshadowing that of Mclntosh, whose performance was none the less praiseworthy. He was right off the line with his putting in the early stages, but finished strongly. Locke did the outward journey in 35, and took 37 for the last nine. He did the full 18 in even 4’s. WEEK-END TOURNAMENT ST. CLAIR CLUB’S FIXTURE The tournament played on the St. Clair golf course during the weekend attracted an entry of 120. The weather was ideal and the course was in perfect order. All the visiting professionals competed for prizes presented by Messrs John Dewar and Sons and augmented by the club. The first event was a Single Stableford Bogey Competition, followed by a Stroke Match on handicap. Some very good golf was witnessed, and in the Stroke Match B. J. Smith, jun., A. J. Shaw, and A. Murray all returned gross scores of 71 (73 par), while A. E. Guy completed the first half in 32, but failed to maintain this form in the second half. At the conclusion of the tournament, Mr A. C. Hanlon (president) expressed the club’s appreciation of the support given to the event by the visiting professionals and other players, and presented the prizes to the winners of the various events. The best cards returned were as follows;—

Stableford Bogey Professional Section. —G. Watt 37—2—39. R. C. Butters 36—2—38. A. Dyke 37—1—38, A. E. Guy 37—scr—37, T. S. Galloway 34—2—36, W. H. Fuller 35—1—36. C. C. Clements 35—1—36. Amateur Section. —G. Falvey 34—5—39, G. N. Kemp 30—9—39, J. E Macassey 30—9—39, N. W. Skinner 24—14—38, L. E. Routledge 30—8—38, W. McGhie 28—9—37, J. T. Craig 22—14—36, A. B. Watt. 29—7—36, H. A. Gamble 31—5—36, H. S. Ross 27—9—36, A. Kidd 28—8 —36, G. F. Cardno 25—11—36, J. E. Matheson 35—1—36.

Stroke Handicap Professional Section.—A. Murray 71—scr—71, John Watt 78—7—71, B. J. Smith, jun. 71—1—72, A. J. Shaw 71—1—72, K. Williams 81— 8— N. H. Fuller 74—1—73, J. Lambie 74—1—73, H. R. Blair 76 3—73. Amateur Section.—E. A. Calton 85—18—67, J. T. Craig 86—18—68, A. G. Jeavons 83—14—69, W. McGhie 81—12—69, H. E. Skinner 89—18—71, G. N. Kemp 83—12—71, D. T. Poole 81—10—71, L. E. Routledge 81—10—71, A. B. Watt 81— 9 J.’ Falvey 78—6—72.

•A. D. Locke (South Africa) .. 75 69 72 72 77 74 75 72 — 288 76 — 291 70 — 291 # B. J. Smith, jun. (Invercargill) 72 71 72 73 68 •A. J. Shaw (unattached) .. A. Gibbs (Otago) .... .. 72 72 77 72 77 73 — 292 73 — 293 I. A. Ewen (Hutt) .. .. •• W. B. Reilly (Shandon) .. .. 72 72 73 70 71 70 78 75 72 73 72 74 71 76 77 78 80 78 75 72 75 — 294 73 — 294 ♦A. Murray (Titirangi) .. •• 75 72 75 75 294 P. G, F. Smith (Akarana) .. *A. E. Guy (Poverty Bay) 71 75 75 75 76 73 76 75 79 77 76 72 77 76 77 71 78 — 295 75 — 296 *E. S. Douglas (Otago) .. .. D. C. Bennie (St. Clair) .. T. B. Ferguson (Otago) .. .. G. A. Ussher (Timaru) .. .. *A. Dyke (Maraenui) B. M. Silk (Wanganui) .. .. R. H, Glading (Hamilton) J, P, Mortland (Taihape) *J. Galloway (Whangarei) .. .. *J. Lambie (Hastings) .. .. «N. H. Fuller (unattached) A. Lucas (Otago) *C. C. Clements (Maungakiekie) J. A. Scouler (Otago) .. .. 76 72 76 71 75 74 73 76 74 74 77 71 80 76 — 297 71 — 297 74 — 298 79 — 298 75 — 298 73 — 298 74 — 298 77 — 300 78 — 300 73 — 301 72 — 303 76 — 304 76 — 305 75 — 305 75 — 305 B. V, Wright (Otago) ., .. A. G. Sime (Otago) 81 75 74 79 75 76 D. C. Collins (Wairarapa) .. 72 77 80 76 — 305 *R. C. Butters (Miramar) .. J. E. Matheson (Invercargill) .. 80 76 75 75 78 78 74 — 307 78 — 307 75 — 307 80 — 308 79 — 308 75 — 309 79 — 309 79 — 310 77 — 310 75 — 310 77 —.311 73 — 311 76 — 311 84 — 311 81 — 312 75 — 312 78 — 314 78 — 315 75 — 316 80 — 316 77 — 316 80 — 317 86 — 317 80 — 317 84 — 318 76 — 318 81 — 319 81 — 319 80 — 319 78 — 320 77 — 320 77 — 320 85 — 321 82 — 322 *T. S. Galloway (Rotorua) K. Ross (Otago) • • J. B. Tunnell (Rangimarie) .. R, B. Carr (Titirangi) .. .. J. S. Park (Shandon) .. .. 83 77 80 75 74 75 75 74 78 , 77 74 76 75 81 79 B. H. Menzies (Auckland) .. H. J. Pollock (Otago) .. .. F. W. Dixon (St. Clair) .. .. J. L. Blair (Harewood) ., .. A. R. Kitto (Wanganui) .. .. J. W. Logan (Russley) .. .. *G. Watt (Wanganui) C. SherrifE (Otago) 77 81 79 80 75 79 77 77 77 75 76 78 76 78 72 75 77 77 80 76 87 78 78 79 H. W. Rogers (Invercargill) .. *H. R. Blair (Christchurch) D. A. Ferguson (Otago) .. .. 76 77 70 82 79 80 75 78 79 80 78 79 79 80 82 83 80 84 78 77 84 R. Hay McKenzie (Westport) J. W. Jackson (Avondale) R. G. Holland (Masterton) .. R. F. Kitto (Wanganui) .. .. A. Lawrence (St. Clair) ., .. J. H. McDougall (Otago) .. .. 83 78 76 79 76 74 B. W. Caulton (Rangimarie) .. *R. K. Fowler (North Otago) .. B. Kiernan (Greytown) .. .. J, W. McIntosh (Otago) .. J. N. Sams (Otago) P. Quinn (Akarana) .. .. •• J. P. Hornabrook (Masterton) J. D. Nash (Rangimarie) .. .. 78 82 81 79 82 86 78 79 76 77 78 77 73 77 86 82 83 79 82 84 79 79 82 M. J. Wilson (North Otago) .. 83 73 80 A. D. S. Duncan (Wellington) 80 81 79 D. B. Stratmore (Mornington) 80 80 81 81 — 322 *J. Forrest (Avondale) .. .. SI 80 82 79 — 322 J. E. Nicolaus (Shandon) ,. .. 85 80 78 82 — 323 T. C. Tyrrell (Otago) .. .. 78 81 84 81 — 324 D. H. Butcher (Christchurch) 83 78 83 SI 325 J. A. McLennan (Alexandra) . . 74 81 86 86 — 327 *D. E. Milliner (St. Clair) .. .. 80 80 83 84 — 327 D. S. McLean (St. Clair) .. .. 81 78 80 89 — 328 C. Bryant (Hanmer Springs) .. 82 79 83 84 — 328 W. D. Wood (Christchurch) .. 82 79 85 83 — 329 A. N. Haggitt (Otago) 78 85 86 82 — 331 A. Thom (Invercargill) 77 86 83 86 — 332 P. F. Francis (Rangimarie) 82 80 86 $5 — 333 J. T. Dodgshun (Otago) . ... 84 79 86 84 — 333 *G. W. Melvin (Hamilton) 82 83 84 85 — 334 F. H. Hughes (Invercargill) . , 85 80 84 86 — 335 D. J. Oliver (Waiwetu) .. .. 85 76 91 86 — 338