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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17607, 24 October 1931, Page 8

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SHAW’S EASY VICTORY SHOW'S m&r VICTORY AMATEUR FESTAL REACHED ,\MATY\' y d (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, last night. The ,spth^'gn«lsv ,pf’ifnpteur } golf f<?ssi(inat'blu£m|}idnsllip l Werb ’• Mjibd day. The weather was fine, but in the afternoon a brisk south-west breeze sprang up, which added to the players’ difficulties. k Y Shaw overwhelmed his oppohent,' and won the professional championship by a largo margin. Duncan and Wagg entered the amateur final. Duncan beat his man very easily, but Wagg was taken to the thirty-seventh green. Following are the details:— ~ •. • .. Amateur ‘ championship: 'Serhf-finals :4R. Wagg heat J. P. Mortlandj 1 up,at the 37th; A. D. S. Duncan beat S. C> Colbeck, 9 tip and 8., j i, ■ : .. ■’ f Professional * jph'aTnpidiilnip U A. ‘ J. Shaw Fompt v JSt-pj). and ,10, y . Four bhil bogey:'handicap,—U.. P. Parkinson And ! %[; B. .\Scstt 9 L. Schofield arid J., Dolph 8 u fip,t K. . Rous and G. L. Roberts. 7 up. \ '. U I Long drlyipg competition.— A. A. Boon, 310,yards.' ' ~ i; - 5 • Aggregate,' 'cohipetitJjiiv'Xbv' best two drives.—,]. A: 'Clements, 294 ya»‘ds A|id 295 yawls, total, 589 yards,, Boon was second with yards'"KncJ yards, totql 'SBO yarda'l.’,’ , r ;