GOLF

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18528, 15 October 1934, Page 4

GOLF

POVERTY BAY CHAMPION BARRY BEATS KAHEENBERG EVENTFUL FINAL HOUND This season's Poverty Bay Golf Club’s championship was won on hiatnrday by D. Barry, who defeated F- Kaldenberg, 2 and 1. The final round in the afternoon was eventful and full of interest. Kahlenberg finished the morning round three down, but sprung a surprise by winning the first three holes in the afternoon, thus eliminating his deficiency. Barry recovered, however, and won the fourth and sixth, at which he was two up, retaining this lead until the tenth hole. Kahlcnbcrg won both the tenth and the eleventh, at which they were all square. Barry got ahead at the twelfth, Kahlen berg squared at the fifteenth, but Barry took the sixteenth and the seventeenth, and won the. match.

In the morning's round, Barry got into this long grass at the sixth, and took eight shots. Kahlenberg’s putting lost him many chances. In the afternoon both played some good tee shots, Barry particularly getting u. good length. Putting on the part of both players was erratic, both missing some close putts, yet at other times holing fro-m well out. Kaldenberg made two splendid recoveries in the homeward journey to halve the holes.

The scores are shown in the following tables: —

Although Barry had a two holes’ advantage. with one to play, Kahlenberg did both rounds in fewer strokes than his opponent. Kahlcnberg’s ' morning score was 86 against the champion’s 87. while in the afternoon Kahlenberg had an advantage of-two strokes, 82 against 84. KAMI, UN BE-KG'S EARLY FORM From tho first in the afternoon, Kahlenberg drove off the fairway into the rough, put his third into a bunker, and was on to the green in five. Barry drove well, put his third past the green, and lost two shots in getting on to the green. Both missed easy putts, and Kahlenberg won the hole, 7 —9. Both played good tee shots to within Bft. to 10ft. of the second hole, and Kahlenberg holed in 3. After fair drives up the third fairway, both played short with their seconds, Kahlenberg being well up with his third, Barry lost a penalty stroke when addressing the ball for his third stroke, the ball moving from position. Kahlenberg won the bole in five and squared. Barry took seven.

Kahlenberg drove into a bunker from the fourth tee, and was on the green in three. Barry put his bail past the green with his first stroke, and holed in three, his opponent taking five. BARRY'S RECOVERY From the fifth tee, Barry sliced off on to the eighth fairway. Kahlenbcrg got a goßd drive, and was on tlie green with Ins second, 4ft. from the pin. Barry was short, of the green with his second, and his third grazed the hole. Kahlenbcrg missed the putt, and the hole was halved in four. Barry won the sixth hole in 'five, putting him two up. after making a good drive. Kahlenberg drove his first out of hounds. Both drove' exceptionally long balls from the seventh tee, nad both were on the green in two. The hole was halved in four. A long drive took Barry into the first, fairway off the eighth tee. With their seconds, both were just short of the green, and both approaches went past the pin. The hole was halved in five. In driving along the ninth fairway, Barry pulled Ins ball into the plantation to the left of the green, and lost a penalty shot, getting to the green in three. Kahlenberg's first went out of bounds, bo played bis second on to the green. In putting up, Barry laid his opponent a stymie, winch Kahlenberg was unable to negotiate, and the hole was halved. ABE KQIMHK AT FIFTEENTH Approaching the tenth hole, both seconds were on the edge of the green. Barry took three putts, and Kahlenberg won in lour, making him only one down. They were all square after the eleventh hole, after both driving short to the green, and weak putting. Both deo.ve to t lie left of tile twelfth fairway, and both played 1 poor seconds. Kahlenberg’s third was short of ’ the green to the left, and Barry’s approach shot went through the green, but a splendid fourth left Barry’s ball on the lip of the hole, which lie won in five, patting him one up. From the thirteenth tee, both drove into the rough to the left of the fairway. Kahlenberg’s second shot still stayed in the rough, and Barry’s was just on the edge of the green. Kahlenberg found the green with his third, and holed with a long putt, halving it, in four.

Barry drove a beautiful'ball on to the bill just short of the fourteenth greenKahlenbcrg found the rough level with the green, well to the left, and his second was just short Of the green, but he holed in four with a long putt, halving the hole. 1 <

Kahloubcrg made the game all square at the fifteenth hole. He got a good length with his drive, whereas Barry was short, and with au iron shot put his second into the rough just short of the bunker. Kahlenbcrg also used an iron for his second, and went on to the green, and holed in five. THE FINISH.' Harry retained the lead at, the sixteenth. Both hit good' shots, Kalilcn-

berg’s being the nearer to the green. Both approach shots were short, and Kahlenberg’s third was also short,* Barry holed in four. The match was decided on the seventeenth. Both got.on to the green in two, and both were short with their first putts, and Barry won in five. At the close of play, the cup was presented to the winner by tin: president, Mr. E. M. Hutchinson, who congratulated Barry on his win, saying that he was a young player with much promise, and should do well in outside competitions with a little more improvement in his putting. His driving was as good as wished for. The president also acted as referee during the afternoon round, the club captain, Mr. It. U. Burke, taking that duty iu the morning. OTHER COMPETITIONS Two other finals were decided on Saturday. Cl. Caldwell won the Ormond Scratch 1 Cup by defeating C. K. Lowe 5 unci 4. Caldwell, with a score of 81, was six up,on 1 ho. first 18 holes, and retained a comfortable lead throughout the afternoon’s round. The Hutchinson Cup final will be played between G. C. Clifton and C. C. Holding, while for the Bree Cup final, J. Bain meets G;. T. Bull. In tile Keri'idge- Trophy competition, section winners were G. M. Dodgshun, K. Mclldowic, R. Barker and J. Bain. One of. the semi-finals went to the twenty-second hole, at which Dodgsluin (handicap 4J defeated Mclldowic. (13). In the other semi-final, Barker (17) beat Bain (24), 3 and 1. • The course will be officially closed for the season . after next Saturday, when a mixed Canadian Foursome will he played, while in addition a driving competition will be contested in two sections, one for players with handicaps of 12 and under and the other for those with higher handicaps.

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIP

SILK WINS FINAL BEATS MORTLAND 5 AND 1 (Per Pross Association.) WANGANUI, last Right, After a keen contest, the Wajnganui player B. Silk won the final of tho New Zealand amateur gtolf championship, & and 4. At the turn, both .morning and afternoon, the pair were all square, but Silk put in a phenomenal run from 27 to win live holes in a row, the match ending on the thirty-second green. , Silk’s figures over the last five holes were 3,4, 3,4, 4. which included two birdies. The journey out in the afternoon provided an interesting tussle, Silk going out in 39 and Mortland in 38, and turning for home all square. Silk then put m a magnificent run of 3,4, 3,4, 4, taking each of five holes and winning tho match 5 up and 4. In the latter part of the journey, Silk played more confidently with his irons and his figures could easily have been better if several long putts which missed bv the narrowest of margins had fallen in. The nineteenth was halved in bogey fours, but Mortland squared the match at the twentieth by making the best recovery from a bunker and sinking a good, putt for a win iu four. _ The next two were halved in regulation fours, although Mortland had to make a second attempt to get up tlie hill at the dress circle. Silk took the lead again at the short hole, where Mortland failed to find the green with his tee shot. The match was squared once more at the twentyseventh, Mortland playing a beautiful iron for bis second on to the green and Silk, playing his third across a hunker and failing "’with a long putt. For a second time, the pair turned for home all square but Silk proceeded to put the issue beyond doubt by winning the next five in a row, the match finishing at the thirty-second hole, where Silk sank a 10ft. putt for a birdie four. lie also got a birdie four at Long'Tom. . At the conclusion of the match, Silk was chaired by (lie boys of his old school, the Wanganui Collegiate School. Longest individual drive.—A. Murray, 273yds. Rest aggregate of two drives. —A. Guy, 542vds.

MORNING ROUND Out In Hole Kahl. Barry Hole Kahl. Barry 1 6 6 10 5 5 2 5 4 11 4 3 3 6 5 12 4 5 4 5 4 13 5 5 5 5 5 14 4 4 6 4 8 15 4 6 7 4 4 16 5 4 8 5 5 17 6 6 9 5 4 18 4 4 45 , 45 41 42 AFTERNOON ROUND Out In Hole Kulil. Barry Hole Kahl. Barry 1 7 9 10 4 5 2 3 7 11 4 5 3 5 7 12 6 5 4 5 3 13 4 4 5 4 414 4 4 6 6 5 15 5 6 7 4 4 16 5 4 8 5 5 17 6 5 9 5 5 44 46 38 38