OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Taranaki Daily News, 5 November 1932, Page 4

OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

FIRST TWO ROUNDS PLAYED

A. j. SHAW LEAbs A. buNCAN.

Advantage with early play

By Telegraph.'-f’ress Association.

Wellington, Last Night. Two of the four rounds of golf Which to-day arid to-morrow decide the open chrimp'ibiirihip of New Zealand ; lirive been played-at Heretaiingai A. J- Shaw heads the list with 146. Conditions Were similar to those of yesterday, there being sunny weather with a north-west breeze; which iriade the greens distinctly fist; ' There was a big run on the fairways and some long hitting was being indulged in, particularly by the. younger players. The e/iecth-tors in general this rnornihg followed the professional Sttriw, who lias Held' the title iii the past two years arid who whs paired with Dr. Ross; 9hdw finished up with 74 and. Ross ivith 78. Ross played better than this figifre, but put two balls into the riVer, idfibe? one into a naxbUß'li. anu fobk thr'eri -putts bn one ■ greeh. Shaw, drove magnificently. He approached well, but could ■ not Sink the simplest putts, missing a three-footer on the iir£tj & on ‘ th& seeohdy a tWo4ooter riff the third arid ea&yones 'on the eighth dftd ninth. He took throe putts at the 13th. _ .•• .. Arthur Dunbari still stands as a p'layet Who, besides Shaw, is w-orth.. following for golf’s sake, . This morning, he Ws as good as ever, and in. the earlv stages gave promise of rivriii breaking 70. ’He finished With’72. Thb quality of the golf' was shbwn by'the fact that he secured a. perfectly played four ah tlje-second,-, fallowed by a. beautiful tee Shot tat the- third; which made a two possible. He failed to sink hiS butt. HW. wds- on iff two arid pitting frif three at: the foiirth. He Was again on at the fifth and putting from the edge Of the green and was bn the bdge of the grfeen dt the sixth; at Which point his actual figures were two under fours. His complete card Was: Out—--5 4 333455 3—35. In—s 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 5—37; ■ . . The best nine holes of the morning was H-. A. Black’s outward- journby of 33. He remained steady arid finished with a .round equalling that. of ..Silk. His 71 was made .up as follows: Oiit-j--■1 4 2-1 3 2 4 a,. 3.. 5 5 4 3 S. |35. ' ®b’. ffrith, the teb, by a hook at the 16th, and in drying to beach' the green in. w6 overran-ft. itfe made .aniterids. by - sinking a l«ft. putt for three at the. 17th. ■ ; AFTERNOON’S PLAY. , The wihd increased considerably during the afternrion and playihg conditioirn afteri-2-o’clock Were mueh mrine difficult, the Airly 'part rif the field thus having ah-advantage. Silk, Fuller,. RoCS and ShAw completed the ' second rouiid befri'te '3 d’clofek.- Silk' Boss bbth fell away ffbiri their 'morning form, Silk ..requiring.7B Arid Ross going to 81. ’ ' ? Shaw played well and finished'm 72.‘ Hie card read: Out—s 5 3 5 44 3 5 4: In—3 4 & 5 g 3’4.5 4. Reveling a fine steady gime,- Shaw had the gallery, but A. D. S.-Duncan was not forgotten arid his position; on the course could readily be placed. He did not disappoint his following, despite a lapse at the thir4 Wheh hb .failed: to tecoVef ■frbm a blinker and .took five against the moffiirig’B.-three. ' He was out ..in 3S. He did the tenth in four and the eleventh in a brilliant three, following a fine Second bit io the gfeefi with a lon®- putt which he downed with certainty. He finished with 75, giving him an aggregate only A stroke behind flaw’s. His card read: Out—--5 4 3 5 2 5,6.5 3., In—4 3 5 5 4 3 4 4 5. The Six ht the seventh was unlucky, the ball bounding from the Slope of the bank and ovet-rurinittg the gfeen into the rough. The bigge&t score recorded on any one hole was a nine by H._ Blair at the long eighth, -where 7 he hooked ms drive between- trees and took ,three to regain the ffeirWay. This was in the second rriiifid; which oobt him 82- Rutter, whose firfit shot in the morning Opened the eVerit—and did so by going out of bounds from a. big hoOk—did 6 o-obd 712 in the afternoon. Hm card wa*S: Orit—4 5 3 5 3 5 4 -5. 3. In 445 3 4 § : 3 4 5i Moss followed his morning 72 tfith steady J? .aftbrnoOn arid finished with 76,. an aggregate twb behind ‘ ShaW ‘' sixes Spoiled H. A. Blacks second round.. At the fourth he . bunkered hie second from the rough and took three phtts on the green. He over-ran . the. eighth green m his second from' the' rough. At the tenth he was short but Was on thri green in throe, after which ,he took three fffittS. -He was out m 39 and back in-38; for M to-equal Mobs’ aggro-; gate Horton ■■was .out in. 343. ■ His dnvq caught the- trees at'the ertek at the tenth, the fell • dropping under the awing bridge, and' tho hole cost six. The C ’l3th also ' took; Six. He finished With 3 4 5 5 -4*

SCORES FOR TWO ROUNDS. Following are the complete scores in ;

the fir&t and second round:-- .<»»■) H. A. Black »....* Silk ..... • . . ....•• •♦•• • Douglas (pro.) Rutter (pro.) Fuller (-pro.) • 71—77—148 715— 716— 75—15T 78—75—153 75 —’7'8 —15'3 Dyke (pro.) T. S. Gall&way (pro.) .. 70—78—154 72—82—154 75—SO—155 70—76—1'55 Ritchie (pro.) ........... 76—77—155 SI—’156 ’Ci/Qlnmente (pro.) - ...i.s J. A. Clemente (pro.),.... .Wagg” ..*••• - J. 1). G. ' Duncan ........ M. D. McIntosh-(pro.). .. Sttatmore , (pro.) ........ Wright ............... J. D., Black .. • •»• • Sime- ; .(pro;) ........... HurSt ........ 78 —76 ; ~156 7880—77—157 • 70—ddTi ■ ,74—83—157 8075“—S3 —-158 75_S3—158 Si—7<)_ 160 70-81—160 J. ft.'GallovVay (pro.) Villa - • • '■ • • • •• • • • • s 77—83—160 TosaVifill • • • •< ••'••• • • ;-$2—79—161 78—83—161 79—82—161 Warfen .♦ Blair (pro.) ....<.. Blank 4 • • • 80—81—161 80-82—162 82—80—162 163 j. Watt (pro.) .......... Whyte ...... ....... McGregor 83—80—163 70-^84—1&3 82— 83— 86—79—165 83—82—165 Bnrridge (pro.)82—83—165 87-78—165 Woodriffe (pro.) ......... L. G. Ross (pro.) ........ 81-85—166 8 6 —•81 —16 ( 85—$2—167 81—86—167 Seymour J. W; Ross (pro.) 86—82—168 84—85—169

85—8-1—169 Bidwill .... 82—8-8—170 Stephenson B. J. Smith Melvin (pro MacDougall Dolph ..... Dalt'dh (pro (pro.) ..*... (prb.) ...... •) (pro.) . .) .......... 85—87—172 83— 4 73 04==^0— 84— <92—176 Gibb (pro.) '93—