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Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1931, Page 11

VICTORIAN GOLF TITLE

DEFEAT OF SLOAN MORPETH. Sloan Morpeth, tlfe ex-New Zealand golf champion, reached the quarter-final of the Victorian amateur championship early this month. Commenting upon his defeat in this round by Dalrymple, a Melbourne writer eaid:— The match in which Dalrymple - de« feated Morpeth at the 37th was a great 6 tru ffgie, out of which the Commonwealth Club player might have emerged with the laurels only for weakness on the greens. Dalrymple, with a first round of 77, stood one up at lunch time, and he was still one up at the 27th, each having 41 for the out journey. All square was called when Dalrymple bunkered his 13th tee shot, but Morpeth, missing a tiny putt at the 15th, fell behind again, only to lead once more by virtue of a superb, iron to within 4ft. of the next flag. Then he missed a ridiculously easy putt after hitting two "screamers” to the 17th and approaching well. Good drives to the home hole were followed by seconds which clearly showed how the strain was telling. Dalrymple topped his and the other was sliced to thp vicinity of the flagstaff away on the ' right. Morpeth made a good recovery to ,the green, but. Dalrymple was through with jiis pitch into long grass, but from there his beautifully controlled chip almost holed out. Morpeth now had a KJ-footer for the •match, but he missed it and away they went to the 37th. Dalrymple had the better drive, .and, ; following it : choice little ehip, the hQ.ip VL his , with a three. Morpeth was"sfibrt .with his .' t jj7|itch and took'three i, p’itfsJ. < v‘ A - i, ’ ! ‘ y ...