GOLF CHAMPION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 413, 3 November 1930, Page 8

GOLF CHAMPION

N.Z. AMATEUR TITLE HAROLD BLACK’S VICTORY JACK AGAIN DEFEATED uninteresting final I I'er Press Association. I PALMERSTON N., Nov. I. An idea! golfing day was provided for the final of the New’ Zealand amateur championship at the Hokowhitu links to-day and there was a large ‘gallery ” to see the two brothers J. L. Black and H- A. Black, dispute the issue. As a result, Harold Black holds the title. Jack seems destined not to win the championship. In ten years he has reached the semi-finals on eight occasions. while four times he has been one of the final Of the two brothers Jack was mure fancied than Harold the majority of the critics overlooking the latter’s convincing wins in the eliminating rounds. Predictions were astray, Harold playing the sounder golf for a comfortable win 6 up and four to play. In the morning round poor golf, more like club golf than the championship final was provided but in the afternoon there was a better display. Jack drew first blood at the second, Harold missing an easy putt. Jack did the same at the next hole to square the game. The fifth was a poor hole, halved in 6. At the sixth Harold got in running water in a bunker, enabling them to halve in 4. The seventh and ninth were halved. Jack had come out in 41 ami Harold in 40 —Harold 1 up.

Jack squared the game at the tenth Harold missing an easy putt. The 11th. 12th and 13th. were halved. At the 14th Jack was in a bunker and failing to get out. lost to Harold in 4—Harold 2 up. Jack won the 15th- in a good 4 and Harold the 16th- sinking a long putt, lack over-ran his approach putt and also the return at the 17th. and Harold won in 4. The 18th was halved in 4, leaving Harold 3 up. Jack had gone round in 79 and Harold in 76. Jack was bunkered at the 19th. and Harold took the hole in 4 —Harold 4 up. The 20th. was halved in 4. Harold sank a good putt at the 21st for a 3 to win—Harold 5 up. Jack was obviously slipping and Harold was playing confidently. Jack, pulling his drive at the 22ndtook 4 to Harold's 3 —Harold 6 up. Both played the 23rd badly, requiring 6. A stymie cost Harold the hole at the 24th-. which Jack took in 5 to Harold-s 6—Harold 5 up. The 25th- was halved in 5 at the 26th., both were bunkered but Harold made the better recovery to win in 4 Harold 6 up. Harold met another stymie at the 27th. taking 4 to Jack's 3. The 28th. was halved in 4, as also were the 29th and 30th. while the 31st. was halved in 3 and the 32nd. in 5. Harold was now dormy. He was bunkered at 33rd. but recovered well. Jack was bad on the green. Harold winning in 4 and taking the championship 6 up and 4On the day's play the better man won. Jack was all astray in his short work and on the greens. It is the first occasion on which Harold has ever beaten Jack in the final of a club or any other thampionship-