GOLF

Otago Witness, Issue 3870, 15 May 1928, Page 55

GOLF

ST. CLAIR CLUB.

The first round of match play in the St. Clair Club Championship resulted as follows:— C. B. Wight beat S. Field, 5 up and 4 to play. W. M’Ghie beat G. Forbes, 2 and 1. A. Laing beat J. W. Edgar, 1 up at the nineteenth. J. E. Matheson beat 11. Chapman, 3 and 2. H. Stevens beat H. Hooper, 3 and 2. L. Humphreys beat L. Walker, 4 and 2. W. Clayton beat F. Drake, 6 and 5. —Junior Cup.— H. Skinner beat G. L. Robertson, 5 and 3. E. Davis beat J. Fahey, 3 and 2. W. M'Kenzie beat K. Jenkins, 9 and 7. F. Duthie beat J. Sherriff, 1 up. A. I. W. Wood beat J. Anderson, 7 and 5. J. E. Macassey beat E. Lucock. 6 and 4. J. Hart beat L. E. Routledge, 6 and 5. OTAGO CLUB. The first round of the championship was played on the Balmacewan links on Saturday afternoon. The matches resulted as follows: —- S. C. Colbeck beat D. M. Irvine, 4 and 3. V. E. Galway beat H. A. Salmon, 2 and 1. G. F. Barnett beat J. Spence, 7 and 6. W. G. Wight beat A. N. Ilaggitt at the nineteenth. J. W. Trewern beat E. J. Hocking, 5 and 3. G. C. Henderson beat W. E. Gregory, 6 and 5. D. H. Butcher beat J. R. Laidlaw, 8 and 6. K. Roes beat E. A. Reed, 3 and 2. The matches played in the first round of the Balmacewan Cup resulted as follows: —■ B. C. Ilaggitt beat 11. K. Pacey, 7 and 6. G. 11. Whitcombe beat L. Douglas, 1 up. F. Halsted beat A. L. Shield, 1 up. J. Evans beat J. C. Shand, 2 up. NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL. WELLINGTON, May 8. The monthly meeting of the New Zealand Golf Council was held on Monday. With regard to subscriptions which will become payable by clubs for the coming financial year, it was resolved that the council’s interpretation of the subscription rule is that the levy is applicable only to ordinary members, and those, with midweek or limited rights, and does not apply to non-playing members, honorary members, country members, or junior members when the last-named class pay a reduced rate of subscription. The following new clubs, which had made application, were elected members of the association: —Awatere Golf Club, Seddon; Buller Golf Club, Westport; and Burnside Golf Club, Te Kuiti. The elections bring the total number of clubs in the association to 141. Dates of forthcoming tournaments that have been advised to the secretary are as follow: —Hastings. June 2,4, and 5; Masterton, June 2,4, and 5; Dannevirke, August 9, 10, 11; Rotorua, Ahgust 28 to 30 (ladies), August 31 to September 1 (men); North Otago (Oamaru), October 22; Hamilton (South Auckland championship), October 4,5, and 6; New Zealand championship tournament (Dunedin), October 10 to 20; Manawatu, October 22, 23, and 24; Seafield (Wanganui), October 20, 22, and 23. The Secretary reported that, in response to his letter to Mr C. 11. Redhead, inquiring upon what terms he would undertake the fixing of all the scratch scores, Hr Redhead immediately teJeand wrote to the effect that he

would be pleased to undertake the work, and would make no charge. The Secretary reported that excellent work is being done this year by the association’s professionals, both John Lambie and James Watt being completely booked up to the middle of August, with every probability of further bookings to the end of the golf season in the country clubs. SOUTH CANTERBURY TOURNAMENT. TIMARU, May 9. The South Canterbury ladies’ open golf championship was commenced at Highfield links to-day with 60 competitors from Wellington to Otago. The weather was fine but the links were on the heavy side. The first qualifying round of the championship medal match and a Canadian foursome were played to-day. The best six cards in the qualifying round championship were: Mrs Templer (Waimate) {52, Miss Gould (Christchurch) 88, Mrs Kerr (Timaru) 88, Miss Kay (Dunedin) 89, Miss M. Tizard (Timaru) 91, Mrs M'Carthy 92. , May 10. Ine second qualifying round of the Ladies’ Open Championship was played this morning. The best scores were* — Miss Kay 84, Miss Parsons 86, Mrs M'Carthy 88, Airs Kerr 188, Mrs Templar 91, Miss Beadel 91, Miss Pringle 91, Mrs Bannerman 93, Miss Gould 94. The following qualified for match play:—Mrs Templar 173, Miss Kay 173, Mrs Kerr 176,. Miss Parsons 179, Mrs M'Carthy 180, Miss Gould 182, Miss Pringle 183, Miss Beadel 188. The first round resulted:—Miss Kay beat Miss Beadel, 6 up and 5 to play; Mrs Kerr beat Miss Gould, 3 up and 2 to play; Miss Parsons beat Mrs M Carthy, 2 up and 1 to play; Mrs Templar beat Miss Pringle, 3 up and 2 to play. 1 T „ May 11. In the South Canterbury ladies’ championship, the semi-final resulted: Miss Kay (Dunedin) beat Mrs Kerr (limaru), 4 up and 3 to play. Mrs Templer (Waimate) beat Miss 1 arsons (Amberley!, 3 up and 2 to play. SOUTH CANTERBURY LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP. * May 12. The final round of the South Canter bury Ladies’ Open Championship resulted in a win for Miss Oliver Kay (Dunedin), who beat Mrs Templar (Waimate), 2 up and 1 to play. The Highfield Trophy was won by Miss Lawlor (Christchurch), who defeated Mrs W. A. Scott (Timaru), 4 and 2. BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. LONDON, May 7. At St. George’s course, Sandwich, in the qualifyng round of the golf chaihpionshp, the New Zealander, G. F. Gunson, partnered the former Cambi-idge captain, Rex Hartley, and was steady for the first five holes, but thereafter did badly, and did not return his card. May 8. The leaders at the end of the second qualifying round in the open golf championship were: —Jurado 144, Jully 147, Hodson 148, Duncan 150, Davies 151, Barnes and Rufus Stewart 152, Compston, Hagen, J. Bradbeer, R. A. Whitcombe, Robson and Massey 153, Mitchell, Barber, Braid 154, Boomer 155. Others included G. A. Whitcombe, Havers and Armour 156, Herd and Gadd 157, Ray 158, Vardon and Wethered 159, R. 11. Taylor 163, Michael Scott 165. Scores not exceeding 162 qualified. The 112 entrants who qualified include Sarazen 152 and Helborn 154. RUGBY, May 11. Archie Compston made a magnificent fight to recover the open golf championship for Great Britain at Sandwich The American, Walter Hagen, however, won with 292, Gene Sarazen (United States) being second. LONDON, May 11. Hagen (United States) with 292, won the Open Golf Championship of Britain. The leaders in the third round were Hagen 220, Juradu (Argentine), and Sarazen (United States) 221, Compston (England) 222, Stewart (South Australia) 236. May 11. Walter Hagen’s lion-heartedness gave him his third British championship after a neck-and-neck struggle, in which Sarazen, Jurado, and Comptson kept in the running till the last round. The young Argentinian surprised everyone in the earlier rounds. He is of slight build, and of the graceful type, but he found the gruelling ordeal in the fourth round fatal, and lost all chance when he took 41 for the first half of the last round. Compston, Britain’s greatest hope, lost his chance at the third hole in the last round, with a fearful 7. His drives went into the bunker there, and, disregarding safety as the first rule, he tried a forcing long shot, with the result that he pushed the ball further into the sand. He had a dreadful 5 at tne short sixth, but in the remainder of the round showed wonderful courageous golf. All the week the Britishers hoped against hope that Mitchell and Duncan would have an inspired round and come to the front, but neither could keep out of trouble. There was fine weather throughout, hut a strong and often bitterly cold wind. Large crowds followed the players. The Duke of York on Thursday walked round a good way with Mitchell, and to-day the Prince of Wales, after playing an early morning round at Prince’s Courts with Wethered, the Hon. Michael Scott, and Major Lees, mingled freely with the gallery in the afternoon. He was not generally recognised. Later he presented the prizes. Hagen said he had never won a championship with less confidence. He

scarcely felt the master of any club in his bag, and was surprised that he did so well. The fact that he knew the course well was a great help. The Daily Express, in an editorial, says: “ Golfers the world over must do homage to Hagen, who, except possibly for Bobby Jones, must be reckoned the world’s greatest tournament golfer. Hagen’s vistory is particularly meritorious after suffering such a drubbing by Compston, which would have shaken the nerves of anyone with less persistence and will win. AMERICAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. NEW YORK, May 9. News from Chicago states that Rufus Stewart will represent Australia at the national open golf championship, beginning at Olympis Fields on June 21.-