GLADING RETAINS TITLE

Chronicle (Levin), 10 November 1947, Page 7

GLADING RETAINS TITLE

OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP " NEW PLYMOUTH Nov. 9. lt. H. Glading (Titirangi) retained the New Zealand Open Golf Cliampionship wlien the event was concluded at the Ngamotu links,. New Plymouth, on {Saturday. He failed to reproduce tlie splendid form that had given liim an eight-stroke lead at the end of the seeond round and wheu tlie field went out for the' last. round on Baturday aftcrnoon his advantage had beeu whittled down to two strokes by the Titirangi professional, Alex Murray. Murray slumped in the last round and Glading finislied three strokes aheo.il with J. Weir, the Grange professional, third, one stroke behind Murray. The scores on Saturday and tlie aggregatos for the four rounds were (asterik indicating professional) : — R. II. Glading (Titirangi) 77 — 7(5 — 291 "A. Murray (Titirangi) .. 70 — 77 — 294 *J. Weir (Grange) .. .. 7(5 — 73 — 295 K. S. Brown (Northern Victoria) 70 — 74 — 295 ¥A. J. Shaw (.Miramar) . 74 — 73 — 29(5 W. E. Jones (Taumarunui) 72 — 7(5 — 299 B. M. Silk (Wanganui) 72—77—300 5A. E. Guv (Akarana) .. 77 — 7* — 302 D. L. * Woon (Marlborough) 79 — 75 — 304 *J. Lambie (unattac'hed) 72 — .Sl — 304 J. Jell'ery (New Plymouth .i 79 — 7 (i — 305 W. A. Edgar (Commonwealth, Victoria) . 73 — 79 — 305 J. Ilolden (New Plymouth) 74 — 77 — 30(5 W. G. Home ( Wellington) (57— (58— 30C A. t'olledge (Yuranghilly, Queenshuid ) .. 75 — 77 — 30l D. Hamfonl (New I'lymouth) 7(5 — 80—30(5 I. A. Eweu (llutt) .. .. 77 — 80 — 307 "J. Galloway (uniittaehed) 75 — 78 — 309 :B, Smitli, Jur (Invercargill 7(5—78 — 309 A. R. Kitto (Wanganui) 75 — 80— 399 N. II. Amon (Manawatu) 83 — 7(5 — 31(i T. Jeft'erv (New Plymouth) 79 — S9 — 311 SW. Allbou ( unatlachvd ) 77 — 75 — 31. W. B. Koilly (llutt) . .. 7(5—79—31. II. A. Blaek (Miramar) . S(I — 74- — -313 T. P. Jones ( Taumarunui ) 7S — 7(5 — 313 *J. D. Mclntosh (tui- ' at.tached) 80—7(5 — 315 Iv. 1). Pix (Royal, Freimiutle) 79 — 7(5 — 315 G. P. Roberts (ilutti .. 82 — 78 — 315 D. V. Sutlierland (New Plyinouth) 80— 78- -31 •"> L. Blaek (llutt) 7(5 — 8] — .317 S. G. Thomson ( Auckland 1 70 — 83 — 317 R. C. Wills (Stratford) . 79 — 79 — 311 I'. P. Hutchinson (Wanganui) 78 — 83 — 317 D. A. Stevens (Miramar) 81 — 82—318 T. Thomson (Stratford) 79 — 79 — 318 H. W. Rogers (Invercargill) 81—89 — 31> *T. S. Gallowav (Rolorua) 7(5—88 — 33* *G. W. Ritehie (New Plyinouth) 81 82 — 31! ti. J. Longhlall' (Hastings; 79 — 80 — 321 J. Wintcrliurn (Otaki) .. 79 — 84 — 32( K. Glemlinning (Manawatu 1 78 — 8 1 — 32( F. J. Parkinsou (Aluuakau i 84—79 — 32 ! L. R. ('urtis (Now Plymouth) 79—81—32.1 "X- ti., Fuller (.unattacli- • j ed )•: . . 79—83 — 2,2? A! H;. JjBoyd "(Ctagoi .. 80 — 83 — 321 *A. ILV Uyke ';( .Maraenui ) 74—88 — 321 V. A. Jones ,-(New l'ly- ; moutlij . 8:5—77 — 321 J. S. Hamilton Gibbs (NeJsoni 77 — 83 — 321 0. L. Winsor (Royal, Adelaide) 83—79 — 322 *J. K. Waiti! (Auckland) 80 — 80 — 32.5 Iv. W. Slephen l Miramar) 83 — 81 — 324 !,R. k ('. Butlers (Paraparaumu) 79 — s] — 321 J. Q. Casey (Hamilton) 8 5 — 81 — 325 C. .1. Ward (('Iiristchurch) 85 — 79 — 505 D. 0. Collins (Wellington) .. 84 — s3 — 2,20 R. Dalley (Hutt) .. .. 8(5 — 80 — 32)5 D. C. Bennie (St. Clair) 85 — 82 — 328 5'. Henderson (Sharidon) 85 — 88 — 3.",0 E. (4. Kerr (Timaru) .. 8(5 — s.\ — 2.32 Ct. 1.. Barker (llutt i .. 8,3 — 88 — 2.32 *J. Watt (nnattached 1 .. 8l — 92 — 335 l Five plavors with an aggregnte o: 321 tied for last piave among tlie 32 to qualify for tlie amateur elianipiou ship. Hamilton Gibbs witlidrew and as a result of the plavolV nver 18 lioles imong the reijuuining four, Parkinsou qualified. Waite. Butters and Watt were in-. •■luded in the draw for tlie third and fonrth rounds of the open to provide ;i lield oi 1.(5 for ihe professional championsliip. Australians Beaten by Taranaki Teant Produeing splendid golf tlie Taranaki team of four players beat the Austra lian team by three games to none with one all square at the Ngamotu link- ( New Plyniouth ) today. The games be tween R. S. Brown and D. V. Suthei land and Iv. I). 1'ix and J. .Telferv were eonifortable wins for Taranaki, init W . A. Fdgar-J. Ilolden and A. Colledge T. Jeilery games went to the last green. The higlilight of ihe day was Colledge V great recovery to square his gaiiie wite T. Jefl'rey aftoi being four dowu wilh seven lioles to play. Colledg' demonstrated lliat he possesses a grea: (iglitiug teinperameut for Jeli'ery's 34 out to stand four up would have dis couraged most playeis. Kesults (Australians meutioned lirst'i : R. S. .Brown lost to D. V. Sutlierland 4 and 3. W. A. Edgar lost to J. Ilolden 2 down. A. Colledge all square witli T. J. Jeiferv. K. D. Pix lost to J. Jeffery 5 and 4.