DOMINION AMATEUR GOLF

Taranaki Daily News, 10 November 1932, Page 9

DOMINION AMATEUR GOLF

3RD. ROUND AT HERETAUNQA

FINE GAMES IN IDEAL CONDITIONS.

NO PLAY BY THE PROFESSIONALS.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. ■ Wellington, Last Night. Conditions for . the New Zealand golf championships at Heretaunga to-day j were ideal. It was an off day for the professionals. The third round of the amateur contest was.played. _ Wagg had no difficulty in -disposing ot Silk after getting a morning lead of six holes. He became dormy at the eighth in the afternoon and won 9 and 7. Parker, who went out 4 up on Whyte, just managed to retain his advantage and finished 1 up. .. J. L. Black, square with Reilly in the morning, turned on great golf to trounce him in the afternoon. Black was one over threes at the sixth and four under fours at the 11th, where he won 8 and 7. No one could have withstood Black’s onslaught. . Collins, two tip on Fryer in the morn., tng, went on to win 6 and 5. Three other matches provided great finishes. The Ross v. Sime game wa» a marathon destined to be historic in the . records of the tournament; Duncan Suffered a lapse and had to turn on his most brilliant golf to. dispose of Smith. Cook turned the tables on Goss in the last' stages.' Goss set out m the afternoon. 4 up and *kept in. front to fee 14th. Cook then turned on 3,3, 3, 4 to square at the 18th,.'and by a fine three, at ths extra hole, the 37th of the match, he outed Goss to meet Horton to-morrow. Going out 3 . up, Duncan increased his hold on the game to five up at Hie eighth. Smith now steadied. Duncan feU away,.and through various lapses eofijoined with Smith’s improved form lost all his advantage and the match W as square at the 16th, which Smita halved with a pitch over Duncans ball nVter riving himself a stymie close to tfe ciS GoFng to the 17th Dunean’s drive was in the'rough and his second S a bunker to the left of the green. Smith was neatly on fee green. chip out was loft, away, but he holed his putt to halve in 4. - Both were shor with their seconds to the 18th. Both nitehed. up too strongly and. a half Suited in fives. The match was thus square at the '36th'hole. The 3<th.and 38th were great holes, the first bemg halved 'in 3 and Duncan winning the second with the same figure. Both were on the green at the first with their seconds, Dunean 15ft. short of th®.P“ Smith 20ft.-past. Smiths ball hesuated on the lip but fell in. Duncan also holed. Smith had no chance at the next, . can following up two green (404 yards) by sending down another great putt.- Smith had the satisfaction of having’his colours lowered by Duncan at his best. . . ■ The Ross v. Sime match provided wonderful golf. Ross set .out : \- Boon two up. Sim® squared at the seventh and was 2 up at the nng, ■owing partly to Ross’ : lapses, on the green! but mainly, to his own bnlliance. Sime went to three up at the tenth by a brilliant chip which found dhe cup from 'a bunker for a three. Ross won the 11th, where Sime’s second failed to find the green. A magnificent iron to fep pin gave Roes the following hole wife a brilliant three. The ,13th- was,halved in fives,' fee 14th in threes and'the loth in fours; - ; both -missing short putts. Ross - squared ; the ■ ma jch - at-the ~ where • Sime’® •- drive' was bunkered. last two holes were .halved in regulation figures and? four extra holes were required to decidelfee issue. The first was halved in bogey fours and the second in fives (bogey four). Both tee shots at the short feird were too strong. Sime sank an Bft.putt for a half in three. At fee fourth both seconds were short, The approaches good but Sime missed a sfit. putt and Ross holed in four,‘ ending a classic struggle. ■Result*are: — -

Wagg beat. Silk 9 and 7. Parker beat Whyto 1 up. Dr. Ross beat Sime at tte 4XMh. A. D. S. Duncan beat B. J. Smith, iun., at the 38th. . ' . Cook beat Goss' at the 37th. Horton beat H. A. Black 3 and J. L. Black beat Reilly 8 and 7. ColHns beat Fryer 6 and 5.

The amateur bogey handicap to-day was won-by W. E. 0. Gregory, 3 up. P, W Blundell was second with 1 up. A. ti. Warren and V. A. Ward returned 1 cards of all square.