GOLF.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20484, 10 December 1934, Page 13

GOLF.

American Establishes Course Record. PLAY IN AUSTRALIA. United Press Assn.-Ey Eleetris SYDNEY. DettmlJer 9. The Lakes open golf championship was won by Craig Wood (U.S.A.), who 111 the lasi round established a course record of 67. five under par. Other noteworthy rounds were tho.se of Shute and Laffoon of 68. W Bolger. Australian open champion, who was cole ider yesterday, disappointed to-day. Perrier gained the honour of being the leading amateur. The leading scores

Russiey Club. The summer competitions were continued over the week-end in beautiful weather. The fast course and the excellent greens made scoring easy and some phenomenal cards were returned. Results:— FOUR-BALL BOGEY—A. M. Fowler (6) and J. L. Barriball (9) 9 up, E. C. Tipping (12> and J. V. Glasson (12) <5 up, H. L. B 1 am ires (10) and R. B. JSm-ythe (10) 5 up. A. L. Smith (13) and C. V. Glasson (IS) 3 up, H. F. Pen lington (6) and G. T. Alley (5) 4 up, A. P. O’Callaghan (8) and J. W. Logan (7) 4 j up, J. E. Hamilton (S) and C. 11. Johnstone (8) 4 up, .1. Binsted (8) and H. A. Penn (11) 4 up, G. L. OHalloran (10) and J. R. Crawshaw (11) 4 up, G. M. Hall (11) and F. V. Turner (13) 4 up, J. P. Gilmour (3) and J. R. Stevenson (7) 3 up, P. Wynn-Williams (6) and D. B. Anderson (9) 3 up, G. L. Wynyard (7) and R. A. Wit brock (12) 3 up, R. V. White (9) and V. R. J. Hean (17) 3 up. F- W. Hobbs (10) and M. Armstrong (11) 2 up. F. C. Fairelough (10) and H. P. V. Brown (14) 2 up. CANADIAN FOURSOME STROKE.

! I Russley Ladies’ Club. The final competition for 1934, a bisque bogey match, will b’e played on Thursday, players to arrange partners. The flag match was won by Miss L. Gates. Christchurch Club. The Randolph Cup will be played for at Shirley next Saturday. This competition is open to members of affiliated j clubs in Canterbury whose handicaps do , not exceed 16. Entries close with the i secretary to-morrow. (This applies to i in'embers as well as to non-members). Sarazen at Wellington. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON. December 9. j Sarazen appeared in an exhibition j match at the Hutt links to-day Partnered by Sliaw. Saraj-en defeated thte 'Vellington professionals. R. c. Butters 1 anf * N. Fuller, one up. Goorl golf was ; seen in this match, each player re- | cording 72. In singles in the affernobn ! Sarazen beat Shaw three and one, going j out in 36 and returning in 35. Another Record. I _ WANGANUI, December 9. < Gene Sarazen broke the official record , for the Belmont «*ourse on Saturday when the crack American golfer was i matched in a four ball with the New : Zealand open and professional cham- ; pion, A. J. Shaw, the pair playing | against the New Zealand amateur i champion. B. M. Silk, and the runnerup. .1. P. Mortland. Sarazen, who dominated the game, went round in €S two strokes better than tlie course record, and that in spite of the fact that the ground was hard an d drv. making it very difficult to judge the strength of approach shots. FurtherSarassen a complete stranger to the course. If is journey out in 33 included three birdies and an eagle three at the seventh, and l.v» came home in par figures, except for a birdie three at the seventeenth. The match actuallv fin,shod nt the fifteenth, where the proI “ 5 «nd Of the other I n|o>ers S ' i' returned tile beet card. He did the eighteen holes in 77.

K. Iiirffoon (U.S.A.) I). Shute < U.S.A.) J 2 -? 7 nil! 75-69 2S3 Ferrier (N.S.W.) .. 73-79 73 ?i:?S 78-75 i 301 V 72 ' 7S 77-74 301 W. Bolgfr (N.S.W.) ir.ii !°oi

Gross Hep Net P. Wynn-Williams and J. R. Crawshaw ..76 12 64 J. V. Glasson and G. W. Russell 84 16 68 C. V. Glasson and J. S. Hiddleston .... 91 22 69 A. E. Aokroyd and G. M. Hall S3 13 70 JI- Armstrong: and F. W. Hobbs S3 14 71 R- B. Smvthe and F. Armstrong: 88 15 73 O. H. Burns and D. S. Anderson 87 12 75 N. r>. Bowman and R. A. Bagshaw 92 17 75