GOLF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 233, 1 October 1929, Page 3

GOLF

AT BELMONT fKKS FOURSOMES PLAY YESTERDAY’S RESULTS DRAW FOB TODAY’S BOUNDS With all the strain of the , open championship behind them and the play for the amateur and professional titles still to come, golfers were able to relax a little at Belmont yesterday,. and the day was devoted to foursomes play. The amateur foursomes and the professional foursomes were decided, while the handicap foursomes also occupied attention. The weather was again all that could be desired, and even though the wind found some players unable to negotiate some of the holes with safety, fgr on the high tees it was inclined to pull up the drives; still it had compensations at other holes where it assisted to carry tho drives and enabled the better golfers to sport a change of clubs for their seconds. In the afternoon the wind, which had been a light westerly, freshened, but the weather was still as fine as could be desired. * The draw for the foursomes yesterday was really good, and the scores were as good as anyone could expect, showing that most of the visitors have managed to learn a lot about the peculiarities of tho Belmont course. In only one instance were big figures carded, this being the case when Moss and Pass achieved a 9 at Bunker’s Hill. The Amateur Winners. In the amateur foursomes the Patea player, W. B. Beilly, partnered with B. J. Smith, Jun., brought in cards of 79 and 75, giving them an aggregate of 154, which was better than the 156 that G. M. Chong and P. Grey achieved with 76 and 80. H. L. Black and his brother, J. L. Black, put in 78 and 79, totalling 157, end the next best was the 158 eent in by J. Goss and Sloan Morpeth with two 79’a After doing 79 in the morning, in the afternoon Reilly started off with a nice 4 at the first. Smith was short with his second at tho next and they carded 5. Following up with pretty figures the outward journey took the following:— 4’5443544 4—37. At the Slope 4 went down and another at Long Tom, Beilly placing a great iron shot on the green. The next four holes took 3 4 4 3, leaving them with three fours required for a 71, but the golf deteriorated and they came home over the last three holes to cost 5 5 6.

A really decent card put in by P. Grey and G. M. uhong in the morning read as follows: Out: 34653445 4—37 In: 34364554 5—39 Partnered with Kapi Tareha, T. Kuru found form and was generally showing up better than Kapi. He is a powerful chap, and as he started playing golf less than two years ago he must be accounted to have made good progress. Though the pair took 86 in the afternoon, the morning card is worth reproducing: — Out: 54434544 4—37 In: 45365344 5—39 In the morning Dale and Mangan sent in a 77, though the afternoon card was 86. The 77 was compiled as follows:: — Out: 45442555 5—39 In: 4444 5444 5—38 In the morning D. O. Whyte and A. D. S. Duncan went out in 41, but came back in 38, made up as follows: 45445344 5—38. In the afternoon they improved on this up to the twelfth, but after that they did not hold the improvement. At the first a putt for a 3 was recorded in tho second round by Morpeth and Goss, and when they followed it up with a- 3 at the second they attracted attention. Morpeth found the bunker at the sixth and Goss did not get out. Morpeth saved the situation, and they carded 5. At the seventh Morpeth was short with his approach, and at the ninth he pulled out of bounds for the hole to cost 6. The Slope was done in 5, and after that bunkers were found by the pair. J. L. Black and H. A. Black were not too good at putting and wasted strokes around the green, but they returned 78. With the Professionals, • The professionals foursomes was won by F. Butter, of Auckland, and N. H. Fuller, of Hawera, and they really earned tho title when they returned the splendid cards of 74 and 73, giving them an aggregate of 156. Fuller is only a young player who has been engaged as professional by the South Taranaki Golf Association, and he learnt as a caddie, working under Moss. His partner in the foursome, Butter, has not been in the Dominion very long. In the morning Butter and Fuller went out in a steady 39, but they started to come in brilliantly, slipping at the finish for the return journey to read: —3 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 5—35. They reached the turn in the afternoon with ■37, the outstanding incident being Butter’s feat in holing a 20ft putt for 3 at (Seaview. Coming in they started off well. At the twelfth Fuller made a particularly brilliant chip from a difficult position to a foot from the hole. Rutter miftsed a putt of less than a foot for 4 at Atma. Ho followed this up with a magnificent tee shot of over 300 yards at EncanSßment. Fuller laid his iron shot six feet! from the pin and Butter holed an (eagle three. At French Pass Fuller tjlaced his tee shot 9ft from the pin, Slutter lipping the cup for the hole to; cost three. At Bunker’s Hill they took a chip and two putts after Fuller lad reached just short of the green with a fine iron second. The round was finished in five and four for the card to raad as follows: 35353355 4—36. An attractive card v as turned in for the morning round by Bell and Ritchie. It was thus:— / Out: 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 4—37 In: 4 5 3 4 4 5 5 4—38 C. C. Clements aip Ross did even cards of 81 both mori|iing and afternoon, and this in spitto of the fact that Ross twisted his foot an the morning.

In the morning Norrie W. Ritchie went out in 37 home in 38. The card read flWfollows: Out: 43544544 4—3)7 In: 45344455 4—38 The handicap foursomes resulted in a tie between Totty and Hounjell and McNiven and J. Quin. Professional Foursomes.

The second round of the amateur championship will start at 12.32 p.m. and the players will follow in five-min-ute intervals. As tho last pair in the first bogey handicap start at 11.58 a.m. post entries for at least five pairs can be accepted this morning. This match is over 18 holes only. The first bogey handicap will be played in conjunction with the first round of tho amateur championship. Players who aro competing in the first round of the amateur championship and who have entered for all events are entitled to record their cards for the first bogey handicap match.

PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY. The tournament will be continued to-day, the professionals’ championship, first round, being played over 36 holes, while tho first and second rounds of the amateur championship, each over 18 holes, will also claim attention. The first bogey handicap, over 18 holes, will bo played this morning. The draw for to-day follows: — Amateur Bogey Handicap a.m. 8.30 B. O. Gardner v. J. D. Lawrence. 8.34 H. Lightband V. R. Kissling. 8.39 Saunders v. F. C. Fryer. 8.43 A. S. Hassall v. F. Quin. 8.48—W. O’Callaghan v. R. McNiven. 8.52—5. Powdrell v. A. Stewart. Amateur Championship First Round (18 holes) 9.O—T. H. Horton v. C. A. Seymour. 9.5 A. E. Ekstedt v. L. Seifert, Jnr. 9.10 — H. A. Black v. J. Harold 9.15 — J Quin v. J, L. Black, 9.20 H. P. Dale v. A. E. Conway. 0.25—K. C. Ward v. C. N. Armstrong. 9.30 A. g'. Sime v. Rana Wagg. 9.35 A’ B. Blank v. B M. Silk. 9.40 S. Morpeth v. W. B. Reilly. 9.45 — P. Grey v. D O. Whyte. 9.50—D. C. Collins’V. T. S. Park. 9.55—J. Mangan v. E. M. Macfarlano. 10.0—Kapi Tareha v. N. Louisson. 10.5 F. Huggins v. B, J. Smith, Jnr. 10.10 — J. Goss v. L. Ckthro. 10.15 L. Quin v. A. I>. S. Duncan. Profesional Cliamplonsh'p First Round (36 holes) 10.20 — A. J. Shaw v. T S. Galloway. 10.25—J, ID. Mclntosh j-.'c. C. Clements 10.30 E. S. Douglas V. J. A. Clements 10.35 F.’ Butter v. E.|J. Moss. Amateur Bogey Handicap 10.43 — G. Richmond v.,IT. S. Harrison. 10.47—R. O. Chesney V C. E. Howden. 10 52—G. M. Chong v. R. T. Tosswill. 10.56—L. J. Le Cren v. J. P. Aldred. 11.0 —F. 8. Parkes v. 4 N. Pharazyn 11.5 F. G. Beaven v. A. N. Goulding. 11 9—R. D. Harding v. J. Jamieson. 11.14—M. M. Earle v. Ji G. Dick: 11.18—C. C. Holmes v. H. Macfarlane. 11.23—W. T. Harman r, J. H. Dean. 11.27 —K. W. Robinson V. E. Fair. 11.32 —A. J.. Craigheac v. J. Mortland 11.36 — H. J. Grieve v. F. Wagstaff. 11.41—L. Bassett v. F. Wood. 11.45 — L D. Hurst v. S'. Totty. 11.49 —T. Kuru v. W. Ji|nts. 11.54—A. F. Woollams v. G. Broadhead i 11.58 —J. Graham v 1.l J. Pumphrey.

Rutter and Fuller .. .. 74 73—147 Bell and Ritchie 75 81—156 Dykes and Clements ...» 79 78—157 McIntosh and Watt .. .. 79 79—158 Branch and Galloway .. 79 80—159 T. Galloway and Lambie 80 79—159 Butters and Pass 81 81—162 Ross and C. C. Clements 80 82—162 Douglas and Smith .. .. 81 81—162 Shaw and Mowat 78 85—163 Moss and Perry 83 85—168 Amateur Foursomes. Reilly and Smith Jnr. .. 79 75—154 Chong and Grey .. .. 76 80—156 H. A. and J. L. Black .. 78 79—157 Goss and Morpeth .. .. 79 79—158 Duncan and Whyte .. .. 78 80—159 Kapi Tareha and Kuru .. 76 86—162 Sime and Blank .. .. 81 81—162 Beaven and Cathro .. .. 78 84—162 Wagg and Conway .. .. 82 81—163 J. Quin and McNiven .. 78 85—163 Huggins and Richmond . 83 82—165 Dale and Mangan .. .. 77 89—166 Hurst and Ward .. .« . ■ 83 83—166 Ekstedt and Saunders .. 79 87—166 O’Callaghan - Stephenson 80 86—166 Hutchison and Collins .. 85 82—167 Handing and Gardner .. 83 84—167 Seymour and Pumphrey • 82 86—168 Lawrence and Tosswill .. 83 86—169 Fryer and Pharaayn .. 80 89—169 Parkes and Powdrell .. 84 8»—169 Armstrong and Silk 86 83—169 Horton and Jamieson .. 82 88—170 Lints and Seifert Jnr. .. 87 84—171 Goulding and Howdcn .. 82 92—174 H. and E. Macfarlane . 87 87—174 Stewart and L. Quin .. 86 89—175 92 84—176 Harold and Hussey .. .. 88 88—176 Le Cren and Mortland .. 87 90—177 Holmes and Chesney .. 91 86—177 Hassall and F. Quin .. 87 90—177 Meldrum and Harrison . 86 92—178 Robinson and Harman .. 88 91—179 Kissling and Aldred .... 87 93—180 Handicap Foursome®. Totty and Hounscll .. .. 87 15—72 McNiven and J. Quin .. 78 6—72 Kaoi Tareha and Kuru .. 76 3—73 Grey and Chong •• • • • • 76 3—73 Beaven and Cathro .. • • 78 5—73 Goulding and Howden .. 72 7—75 Reillv and Smith Jnr. .. 79 4—75 O'Callaghan - Stephenson 80 5—75 Dale and Mangan .. .. 77 2—75 Fryer and Pharazyn .. .. 80 4—76 Saunders and Ekstedt • • 79 2—77 79 2—77 Gardner and Harding .. 83 6—77 Parkes and Powdrell 84 6—78 Duncan and Whyte .. .. 79 1—78 83 4—79 Horton and Jamieson .. .. 82 3—79 96 17—79 Seymour and Pumphrey .. 8a 2—80 Blank and Sime .. • • • • 81 1—80 Silk and Armstrong .. .. 86 6—80 Meldrum and Harrison .. 86 6—80