GOLF.

Otago Witness, Issue 2690, 4 October 1905, Page 63

GOLF.

! GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP TOURKA* HENT. AUCKLAND, September 22. The New Zealand Amateur Golf Championship was decided to-day. The results of previous rounds had left Arthur Duncan (of Wellington, who held the championship of New Zealand three years prior to 1904) to play off the final with his younger brother, Kenneth Duncan. The final consisted of two rounds of an 18-bole course, and after a fairly interesting game the championship was again won by Arthur Duncan, the game being decided at the thirty-second hole, when the ex-cham-pion was 5 up and 4 to play. The day wa3 ; oold and showery, with a somewhat trying j wind, and in the circumstances it is not sur- \ prising that play Was hardly up to New Zealand championship form. Both players showed frequent weaknesses on the greens, ! and were occasionally loose in their approaching, neith-eo: being apparently in tip-top form. The spectators, however, were treated to a j ! good all-round exhibition of golf, and the loser, though playing an uphill game, stuck pluckily to his task, and made the game interesting throughout. The game was practi- j cally won in the first round, the winner only holding his own in the second, and but for the j i unexpected collapse of the younger player at j the tail -end of the first round the champion •would no doubt have had hardet work to win back the honour of golf champion of New j j Zealand, which he now carries for the fourth year. The following are the scores: — First Round. A Duncan: Out— 4, 5, 4, 5, 6, 4, 5, 4, 5; — total 42. In— s, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, s;— total 42. ' K. Duncan: Out— s, 4, 4, 7, 4, 6, 5, 5, 6:— total 46. In— s, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 6, 5, 7;— total 44. Second Bound. A. Duncan: Out— 6, 6, 3, 6, 4, 5, 5, 4, 6; — total 45. In— 6, 6, 5, 4, 4;— total 25. K. Duncan: Out— s, 5, 4, 6, 4, 5, 6, 4, 6; — total 45. In— 7, 4, 3, 4, s;— total 23. ! September 24. i At the golf tournament, the Foursomes - ! Match, upoai the issue of which depends the I award of the interclub challenge vase, was , pla3'.ed, and at the end of the round it was ; I found that there ooxiples had tied with 2 down each — Pearce and Reid (Wellington), ! Lusk and Lusk. and Burns and BanifoTd J 1 (Auckland). As there was no time to play j off both medal and foursomes it was agreed | that the latter match be decided in favour of : which of the above three coupes brought in j 1 the best scores m the Medal Handicap. Pearce and Reid and Bums and Baanford brought in the same sec-rce, and Imsk ' brothers won Ly one stioke. Bidwell won j the Medal Handicap from scratch with 83. | The annual meeting o£ the Golf Coxincil i was held. It was proposed from the Wel- | lingtOii Club that the conditions of the chain- j ! pionship should be altogether rescinded, and j ! the matter left in the hands of the council. Mr T. Goaild (representing the Wellington j Olub and also the Hutt Golf Club, the oiigmal senior club) moved accordingly Mr Fisher (representing the Otago Golf Club) said las club would agree to this coursa provided it were made part of the constitution that the championship be held alternately in the Nortih and South Islands. He moved an amendment to that effect, and it was carried The constitution was accordingly amended in that direction, and senior clubs thereupon i handed back the championship cup without ' any other condition. Originally there weic ! four senior clubs which bad handed over the cup to the council on certain other conditions. Chri i stchnrch i\as fixed upon for next year's tournament.

September 25.

The golf putting competition was won by W. B. Colbeck with a score of 34 for 18 holes. C. Weston (New Plymouth) and J. H. Gillies

(Auckland) were second, with 35 each; O'Korke third. For the' inter-club challenge vase teams of four Auckland, Wellington, and Napier players competed. The vase was won by Wellington. Scores: Wellington — A. Duncan 87, K. Duncan 95, W. Reid 90, A. S. Pearce 95;— total, 3G7. Auckland— W. B. Colbeck 88, J- C. Burns 91, H. T Gillies 95 W. N. Heather 97;— total, 371. Kapier— K. Tareiia 91, H. Kawhi 97, F. Gordon 105, W. G. Wood 99;— total, 392. In the Teams Match North v. South Island. South beat North by 1 spot— 377 to 378. (From Ovs Own Co-respondent.) AUCKLAND, September 22. The Amateur Golf Championship of New Zealaoid finished on the Auckland Golf Links to-da3' in showery, cold weather, with a high, wind, which made brilliant scoring impossible. The final was between Arthur Duncan (of Wellington) and his younger brother, Kenneth Duncan. Arthur Duncan won the first hole, and never let his brother into the lead. At the fifth hole the game wa.s all squai-t. but tun ing for horniD m the first round Arthur was 3 up. This was pulled down to 1 by the lime the fourteenth was reached, but then Kenneth, who had been playing a plucky up-hill game, collapsed and lost 4 holes in succession, the first round finishing with Arthur 5 up. Kenneth started well m the second round, and brought down his brother's lead to 3, but at the turn for home ho w£>s again 5 behind, and at the thirty-second hole the championship was won by Arthur Duncan, who stood 5 up and 4 to play.