PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS AT SHIRLEY

Chronicle (Levin), 22 February 1947, Page 2

PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS AT SHIRLEY

—Presa Association

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l ' H It I STO I IIJ R C H , Feb. 21. j A now course record of (57 wus estab j li.slied by N. 11. Fuller (Waitakiri)1 wlien the New Zealaiid Professional Golf As.sociation 's autumn tournament continued at Shirley today. Fuller was in brilliant form and although in the afternoon round he did 75, he led the ' field bv two strolvt's at the end of the j day. JL'he final two rounds of the Fanter- j bury professional ehainpionship will be | played toiuorrow. Conditious were perfect for golf — | practically no wind and ovefcast but a good light and greeus not as hard to handle as on the previous day. Fuller begau the moming round with a birdie at the first hole and turned for home' in fU, two umler par. A birdie at thetenth put him three under. Then he : had three i?uccessive birdies at the 13th.1 14th and 15th. He did par figures for1 the last three holes to liniAh the halr j in .Ti, four under par. The previous record of (5S for the leugthened course i was established by 1). Ij. Woon in December last yenr. I ti 1 A. ,!. Sliavv ' weut round in (i7 but the coui'se was shorter then, with the standard scratch j score 72 compared with the present 73. | The next best score of the day was 70 in the aftermn bv A. .Murray (unat - | tached, Auckland) who ciime home in j 34, three under par. Scores at the end of the first two! rounds were:— X. 11. Fuller (Waita ! ki ri ) Ti7 — 75 — 142, W. Allbon (unat : tached, Auckland) 72—72—144, A. J. ! Shaw (Hastings) 72 — 73 — 145, A. Mur-; ray (unattached, Auckland) 75 — 70 — ' 145. H. J. Smith (Invercargill) 75 — 71 — 146, J. D. Mclntosh (Wellington) 72 i — 74 — 146, T. S. Galloway ( Rotorua) ; 74 — 75 — 140, A: E. Guy (unattached,! Auckland) 77 — 73 — 150, J. Lamhiei (unattached, Wellington) 78 — 72 — 150, K. S. Douglas (Oamaru) 72 — -78 — 150. ( 'A. H. l)yke (Maraenui, Napier) 77 — ; 73 — 150, 11. R. Blair (Oliristchurcli ) 73: — 78 — 151, R. Jackson (unattached,: Auckland) >81—75 — 1 50; R. Hutters (unattached, Wellington) 80 — 77 — 157/ J. Forrest (Alanawatu) 76 — 82 — 158. G ' W. JVIelvin (Hamilton) 81 — 81 — 162, J.i C'leineiits (Avondale) 84 — 82 — 166.