GOLF

Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 October 1933, Page 6

GOLF

N.Z. TOURNEY. AUCKLAND, Friday. Considering there were a final, two semi-finals, and the play-off of a tie, it was only natural that there should be a record attendance for the 1933 New Zealand golf tournament at the Titirangi links to-day. Unfortunately, there was little excitement in two of the matches, A. J. Shaw having a comfortable win over A. H. Dyke in the final of the professional championship, while one of the semi-finals in the amateur championship between two Dunedin players, B. V. Wright and K. Ross, proved a runaway victory for the first-named. A large throng of spectators, however, obtained all the thrills they required in the other amateur semi-final between H. A. Black (Miramar) and J. H. Young, the 16-vear-old Titirangi player. The match went to the 36th hole, where Black won 1 up. The spectators swarmed on to the course after Young had won the 17th, and a few officials had a task in clearing a way for the players. Both were on the final green with their seconds. Young, whose ball was ten yards from the hole, had to sink his putt for a win. The spectators gasped when the ball stopped a foot short in a direct line. Black, whof was almost stymied, putted safely to the left for a certain half, which won him the _ most exciting encounter. The weather in the morning was like mid-summer, but was cloudy and dull in the afternoon. Details:—

Professional Championship Final. — A. J. Shaw (unattached) beat A. H. Dyke (Lower Hutt), 6 and 5. "Foursome Championship. —N. Bell (North Shore) and C. C. Clements (Christchurch) beat Blair (Christchurch) and Moss (Auckland), 72/74. Amateur Championship.—Semi-finals: Black (Miramar) beat Young (Titirangi), 1 up; Wright (Dunedin) beat Ross (Dunedin), 10 and 9. Driving Competition—Longest drive: Guy (Palmerston North), 301yds. 2ft., 1; Silk (Wanganui), 300yds., 2. Best aggregate: Silk, 293vds. Ift., and 300 yds., 593yds. Ift., 1; Guy, 301yds. 2ft. and 280yds., 581yds. 2ft., 2. (P.A.) LADIES’ TOURNAMENT. WANGANUI, Friday. A Coronation Medal match played this afternoon was won by Mrs Cook (Castlecliff) with a score of 76-4-72. Mrs Rota (Hawera) was runner-up with 83-9-74. Mrs Cook’s was the best gross score. Mrs Guy Williams, who has held the title in former years, displayed good form to beat Miss Gambrill (Miramar), 3 and 2, in the first round of the championship. The holes were taken in rotation till the tenth, which was the first to be halved. MASTERTON CLUB. A medal round was played on the Lansdownc links yesterday by lady members of the Masterton Golf Club. The results were as follow: —A Grade. — Mrs Steel, 87, 7, 80; Mrs Balfour, 98, 18, 80; Mrs Prior, 97, 16, 81; Miss Murray, 106, 16, 86. B Grade: Miss Lord, 101, 29, 72; Mrs Ninnes, 110, 36,. 74; Mrs Marks, 111, 36, 75; Miss Coom, 100, 24, 76; Mrs Major, 95, 19, 76; Miss M. Jury, 100, 23, 77; Miss Oates, 96, 19, 77; Miss Baigent, 120, 36, 84; Mrs Burridge, 122, 36, 86; Miss Garrick, 125, 36, 89.