GOLF.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 146, 22 June 1931, Page 7

GOLF.

BLACK BEATS FAWCETT IN DOGGED STRUGGLE. (United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) SYDNEY, June 21. There were two surprises in the first day’s match play for the State golf title. W. Dobson defeated S. Keane three up and two to play, and the New Zealander, Black, disposed of the title holder, C. Fawcett, two up, after a particularly dogged uphill fight. Fawcett, playing superb golf, reached the turn three up with fours at the fifteenth and sixteenth holes (par 5). Black squared the match and then holed out from outside the green at the. seventeenth, for three, taking the lead. The New Zealander was nicely on the green in two at the last hole, and won the match. AN AMERICAN TITLE. NEW YORK, June 20. At Dayton, Ohio, Dudley won the Western Open Golf Championship with 280.^ Walter Hagen was second with 284. At the end of the second round Dudley, with 139, led Von Elm, 142, and Hagen, 143. VISIT TO AMBERLEY. A party of Christchurch golfers, comprising six men and two ladies, visited Amberley during the week-end and engaged in a series of games, occupying the full day, with some of the members of the Amberley Golf Club. All the tourists were members of the Russley Club, but it was a private and unofficial trip. The visitors report a very enjoyable outing and pleasant games. The nine-hole course is in excellent order, the_ well-grassed turf providing perfect fairways. The course adjoins the road, but viewed from there its charms cannot be fully appreciated. At the back of the comparatively level terrace running parallel to the road there is a deep drop to a big basin of undulating ground. There are not many made bunkers, but the country provides its share of natural difficulties. The Russley visitors were entertained at afternoon tea by the Amberley ladies, whose thoughtfulness was much appreciated. The trip was so full of pleasure that it is likely to be repeated. For an enjoyable day’s golf, away from the city, Amberley provides an ideal outing, while the good sports of the local club can be relied on to try the visitors out, apart from giving them a hearty welcome.