GOLF

Southland Times, Issue 20617, 16 October 1928, Page 8

GOLF

PLAY AT DUNEDIN CHAMPIONSHIP FOUR- • SOMES CONCLUDED OTAGO PLAYERS WIN AMATEUR EVENT (Per United Press Association.) Dunedin, October 15. After a week-end of hail and rain there was an improvement in the weather when play in the golf championship was resumed to-day. It was showery all day, but there was no wind. The fairways and greens were all improved by the rain and to-day players played with more confidence. It was a quiet 'day. The championships foursomes for both amateurs and professionals was the programme. The Otago players, K. Ross and C. B. Wight, scored a popular win in the, amateurs and A. J. Shaw and J. A. Clements in the professionals. The scores averaged as follows:

A foursome is always a hard game and the scores returned by the five leading pairs of amateurs and the three leading pairs of professionals were very creditable, reflecting a high standard of golf. To equal par as the Galloways did in their first round was a classy performance as was that of the Black Brothers, who were only one over par. The above-mentioned playerg slipped strokes in the afternoon, really playing too carefully. Interest is increasing in the amateur championships. Dr. Ross and Sloan Morpeth are equal favourites and justifiably so, as in their play there is little if anything between them and the doctor has a perfect local knowledge to assist against Morpeth’s brilliance. Horton and Sime are equal second favourites, and close on them is Goss. Mclntosh and Shaw are equal favourites among the professionals. With no further rain and a still day to-morrow, there should be -a display of golf in keeping with the

Amateurs. K. Ross and C. B. Wight .. 77 77 154 S. Morpeth and M. Macbeth 77 79 156 J. L. Black and H. A. Black 75 82 157 A. G. Sime and B. V. Wright 78 80 158 J. G. Dick and S. C. Colbeck 83 77 160 T. H. Horton and T. C. Fryer C. A. Seymour and E. J. 82 79 161 Pumphrey 80 81 161 E. Macfarlane and H. W. Macfarlane 81 81 162 G. Cuthbertson and W. Wight 80 84 164 J. Goss and J. M. Hussey 80 86 166 D. Grant and L. -H. Campbell W. B. Reilly and G. P. Rob83 83 166 erts 81 86 167 G. F. Barnett and D. H. Butcher 84 83 167 W. Clayton and J. A. Mangan C. T. Irvine and J. R. Laid86 81 167 law 85 83 .168 J. G. D. Duncan and M. Duncan 85 83 168 J. Millard and V. E. Galway 82 87 169 R. L. Fisher and H. Brasch 82 88 170 H. P. Dale and G. Richmond 84 86 170 J. W. Trewern and J. Spence H. C. Stevens and J. D. 86 85 171* Matheson 88 85 173 A. N. Haggitt and G. Henderson 89 87 176 S. Turner and C. H. Stephen93 83 176 J. Ward and R. E. Tolhurst 90 87 177 R. Wagg and N. Louisson .. A. R. Blank and W. P. An89 89 178 derson 88 90 178 N. S. Hawkes and N. H. Marshall 90 91 181 J. D. Lawrence and W. D. Wood 97 86 183 Professional. A. J. Shaw and J. A. Clements 75 77 152 J. R. Galloway and T. Galloway 74 82 156 R. 0. Butters and J. D. MeIntosh 81 78 159 E. G. Douglas and B. J. Smith 82 80 162 H. R. Blair and A. G. Ritchie 82 80 162 L. Ross and J. W. Ross . . 83 80 163 G. Forrest and J. Forrest .. 82 84 166 F. Branch and R. Fox . . .. 86 83 169 J. Lambie and G. W. Melvin 85 87 172 H. McDougall and W. Kay 91 92 183