SILK BEATEN IN FIRST ROUND OF MATCH PLAY BY ROBERTS, OF HUTT

Wanganui Chronicle, 5 October 1946, Page 6

SILK BEATEN IN FIRST ROUND OF MATCH PLAY BY ROBERTS, OF HUTT

WANGANUI GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS

MATCH WENT TO TWENTY-SECOND HOLE

The feature yesterday of the first round of match play for the Wanganiii Amateur Golf Championship, was the defeat of B. M. Silk (Wanganui), who in the qualifying round on Thursday broke the Belmont course record. After a ne k-and-neck tussle the whole way. G. Roberts, of the Hutt Golf Club, won the match, one up at the 22nd hole.

Other players who. on the completion of the day’s play still reamed thei- postions, were: K. Ilendinning (Manawatu), \V. I'.. Tones (Taumarunui), and A. R. Kitto (Castleeliff). After halving the first hole Silk ifid Roberts entered upon a grim tussle, first one and then the other gaining a lead. On the second green Roberts holed a 15ft. putt for a birdie 3. The third hole »va* squared in a sensational man ner. Roberts’ second left him a foot from the hole, but Silk, with * 15ft. putt, cannoned off Roberts’ ball to halve the hole in 3. The fourth and fifth holes were ial”ed in par figures, and Silk squared on the sixth with a four. The seventh, eighth and ninth ,vere all halved, the seventh with airdie fours, and the other two in aar fours, making both players iquare at the turn, both registerng 35 strokes—two under the rtandard scratch scores for the vav out.

The tenth was halved in four ami on the eleventh. Roberts played a beautiful pitch for his third, winning the hole in a birdie 4. Silk, with a brilliant iron to the green, squared again with a birdie 2, but at the teenth lipped the hole with a 3ft. putt to allow Roberts to go 1 ut>. Again on the next hole. Silk lipped the cup but both players finished with a bogie 3. Roberts bunkered a: the fifteenth and Silk. with a beautiful spoon to the green, won the hole 3-4 to again square. Silk holed a 7ft. putt past a half stymie on the sixteenth and won in 4 to go 1 up. Roberts played a beautiful wood at the seventeenth after a short drive, and Silk also played an excellent iron in his second, the hole being halved in 4. When 1 up, Silk bunkered on the last hole and Roberts‘squared by winning the Hole 4-5.

SQUARE AT THE EIGHTEENTH From the turn both players came home in 37, making a total of 72 each after the eighteenth hole. The first three holes on the commencement of the second time round were halved, the ninteenth in birdie 4, and the other two m five and four, respectively. From the twenty-second tee, both drove well, but Silk duffed his shot and failed to reach

the green while Roberts’ second tell nicely on the green. Both missed long putts—Silk by only a fraction with his fourth —and Roberts went on to win 4-5. Roberts' card showed as follows:

The result of yesterday’s matches were as follows: WANGANUI CHAMPIONSHIP Fibst round of match play: B. M. Silk beat W. G. Fisher, 7 and 6; G Roberts beat Leo Whetton, 6 and 5; F. H. Hutchison beat W. P. Reilly, 4 and 3;*K. Glendining beat B. Davidson, 2 and 1; W. E. Jones beat H. L Cave, 6 and 4; J. B. Tunnell beat. T. Casey, 3 and 1: C. L. Cut field beat N. Amon, 4 and 3; A. R. Kitto beat I. Manley, 6 and 5. Second round. G. Roberts beat B. M. Silk, 1 up at the 22nd.; K. Glendining beat F. C. Hutchison, 2 and 1, W. E. Jones bf.at J. B. Tunnell, 2 and 1; A. R. Kitto beat C. L. Cut field, 6 and 4. BELMONT HANDICAP First round: W. H. Dillicar beat E. Moss, 2 and 1; J. T. Rowe beat L. A. Wilson, 3 and 2; B. Bidwell beat E. W. Donovan, 2 and 1; W. K. Creighton beat P. Whiteman, 2 and 1; J. Wilson beat H. D. Barber, 2 and 1; J. F. Collins beat B. E. Marshall, 1 up; D. C. Cotyins beat J. N. Barber, 2 and 1; H, Symes beat Laurie Whetton, 1 up. Second round: J. T. Rowe beat W. H. Dillicar; B. Bidwell beat W. K. Creighton; J. F. Collins beat J. Wilson; H. Symes beat D. C. Collins. BALGOWNIE HANDICAP First round: R. S. Ward beat K. Brooks, 2 and 1; R. Kendall beat 1. Saunders, 2 up: R. Orman heat A. McKenzie, 4 and 3; H. Cox beat H. Brodie, 4 and 3; R. S. Mcßae beat S. C/ichton, 6 and 5; R. Carew beat W. Dyer, 4 and 2; A. Kellick beat F. J Currie, 3 and 2- C. Dashfield beat D. Murgatroyd. 2 wid 1.

Second round: R. Kendall beat R. S. Ward, 1 up at the 20th.; R. Orman beat H. Cox. 2 and 1; R. S. Mcßae beat R. Carew. 1 up at the 20th.; C. Dashfiefiid beat A. Kellick, 3 and 2. SEAVIEW HANDICAP First round: N. Freeman beat K. James, 3 and 2; W. G. Johnstone beat B. Mclntyre, 1 up; R. F. Scott beat E. Cordingley, 1 up at the 19th.; E. Ogier beat R. J. Gordon, 3 and 2; H. E. Hynes beat W. Kendrick, 1 up; D. Murchie beat A. T. Hunter, 4 and 3; D. Howden beat K. B. Lockett, 2 up; L. H. Aitken beat R. G. Salmond, 4 and 2.

Second round; N. Freeman beat W. Johnstone, 3 and 2; R. F. Scott beat E. Ogier, 1 up; A. E. Hynes beat D. Murchie, 4 and 3; L. H. Aitken beat D. Howden, 5 and 4. TERAWHITI HANDICAP First round: S. Powdrell beat O. Olliver by default; J. N. Earle beat L. M. Grierson, 3 and 2; O. Coupland beat G. O’Halloran, 3 and 2; H. W. Collier beat R. D. Spencer, 6 and 5, D. T. Allen beat R. G. Mills. 1 up at the 20th.; ’N. Barkman beat H. 1-1. Collins, 1 up; E. D. Cameron beat J. E. Marshall by default. Second round: S. Powdrell beat J. N. Earle, 5 and 4; H. W. Collier beai O. Coupland, 2 and 1; F. Freeman beat D. T. Allan. 2 and 1; E. D. Cameron beat N. Barkman, 1 up. | In the morning bogey match the best cards returned were those of C. L. Cutiield (5 up) and J. Wilson (1 up) in the first division; while in the second division E. D. Cameron (4 vp) and R. Osman (3 up) were the best.

The first division of the afternoon stableford bogey resulted; B. Davidson 43 and A. R. Kitto 39. Second division: R. J. Gordon 39, H. W. Collier 35. DRAW FOR TO-DAY The draw, with starting timgs, for to-day’s play is as follows: STROKE HANDICAP 8.5 am.: J. N. Barber, A. D. Barber, F. J. Currie. 8.10:0. Coupland. F. Melody, R. Carew 8.15: W. Kendrick, C. Smith, J. E. Marshall. 8.20: K. B. Lockett, H. Brodie, E. Moss. 8.25: K. G. Salmond, J. Earle. L. M. Gieson. 8.30: W. K. Crighton, W. G. Fisher, A. McKenzie. TERAWHITI HANDICAP 8.35: S. Powdrell v. H. W. Collier. 8.40: F. Freeman v. E. D. Cameron. SEAVIEW HANDICAP 8.45: N. Freeman v. R. F. Scott. 8.50: A. E. Hynes v. L. H. Aitken. BALGOWNIE HANDICAP 8 55: R. Kendall v. R. Osman. 9 am.: R. S. Mcßae v. C. Dashfield. BELMONT HANDICAP 9.5: J. Rowe v. B. Bidwell. 9.10: J. F. Collier v. H. Symes. WANGANUI AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP j 9.15: G. Roberts v. K. Glendenning. 19.20: W. R. Jones v. A R. Kitto. STROKE HANDICAP 9.25: S. Crichton. D. L. Howden, K-. Brooks. 9.30: E. Ogier. C. L. Cutfield. H. Cox. 9.35; a. Killick. L. Wilson. H. Collins. 9.40: D Murgatroyd. W. B. Reilly. W. Dillicar. 9.45: B. M. Silk. I. Manley. D. C. Collins. 9.50: D. T. Allen, R. Skinner, N. Barkman. 9 55: P. Whiteman. J. Wilson, Whetton. 10 am.: T. Cave. J. Tunnell, H. B Cave. 10.5: E. Cordingley. W. Dyer, B. Davidson. 10.10: R .J. Gordon, K. Janies, R. C. Ward. 10.15: B E. Marshall. B. Mclntyre. Leo Whet ton. Anyone who wishes to play in th-'* morning round will be matched at the club house. The four-ball bogey match will follow on after the last of the players in the Stroke Match have started. STARTING TIMES FOR FINALS The finals will start as under:— Terawhiti Handicap: 12.45 p.m. Seaview Handicap: 12 50 p.m. Ealgownie Handicap: 12.55 p.m. Belmont Handicap: 1 p.m. Wanganui Amateur Championship: 1.10 p.m.

Out: 5 3 3 4 3 5 4 4 4—35 In: 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 4 4-37 Second Round: 4 5 4 4—17 Silks score was: Out: 5 4343444 4—35 In: 4 5 255344 5—37 Second Round: 4 5 4 5—18