Revell Goes To Pieces In Last Round

Chronicle (Levin), 15 September 1949, Page 9

Revell Goes To Pieces In Last Round

HASTINGS, Sept. 14. The 30-years-old Whangarei professional, James Galloway, won the 1949 New Zealand open golf championship at the Bridge Pa links, Hastings, this afternoon, with a record aggregate oi 283. His total was one stroke hetter than the previous record of 284 estahlished at Manawatu in 1930 by A. J. Shaw. ■mere was a thriiiing finish to the open this afternoon, K-. H. Glading and L'. B. Johnston failing by one stroke to tie with the winner. Johnston 's aggregate of 284 was the best for an amateur. G. E. Kevell, who led after two rounds but slipped back under pressure, won the Jellicoe Cup for the best round of the open. His 66 on the first day won him the trophy. Tremendous galleries followed the fortunes this afternoon of the seven amateurs and professionals who were in the running at the end of the third round. The position then was that J.Holden, R. H. Glading and L. B. Johnston headed the field with aggregates of 212, after third rounds of 71, 73 and 71 respectively, and I. A. Ewen and James Galloway with 213. A. J. Shaw 214 and D. L. Woon 215 were within challenging distanee. Shaw carded another 72 to give him an aggregate of 286. Woon carded a 71 for an aggregate of 286. Johnston and Glading shot two rounds of 72 for aggregates of 284. Holden dropped two strokes to 73 and 285 and Ewen dropped two strokes to 74 and 287. Galloway, of course, shot 70 and the winning 283. James Galloway was going exceedingly well this morning to reaeh the turn in 34 and he maintained his form to the 16th where he took four and then three putted at the 17th to finish with a 72 for an aggregate of 213. Instead of a three, Ewen was unlucky to strike trouble at %he 8th where he carded six and then followed with a inissed short putt at the 9th which gave him 38 for the outward journey. He came home brilliantly in 34, however, to give him a particularly well earned 73. Excellent Start James Galloway started 'brilliantly 011 the final round. He was out in 33 which ineluded four birdies. Coming home he dropped a stroke at the 10th vrhen he was short of the green with his second. He put his tee shot into a bunker at the left of the green at the short 16th, chipped out to 15 feet past the pin and took two putts to hole out. At the 18th, after a perfect drive, he cut his second into a manuka bush on the right of the green but the ball bounced a few feet clear. He put his chip dead but failed to hole a four foot putt and carded a five for a 70. Throughout the day Galloway was perfectly relaxect and played sdme beautifiil shots. Even on— the- '18th green inthe afternoon with a tremendous gallery watching him and lcnovving full well that the open depended on his handling of a somewhat delicate situation brought about by his ball liitting the bush, he was the essence of calmness. Ewen was out in .35 but came liome in 39. He was in the trees at the 17th after being bunkered at the 16th and dropped strokes at both holes. L. B. Johnston went out in 34 in the morning 1'ound after three putting at the 1st but his second lialf was not so sound, taking 37 for a 71. He three putted on the 14th and at the 17th played a bad iron shot, missing the now normal birdie for this hole and earding a five. R. H. Glading who shot 70 yesterday, was not so eonsistent this morning, going out in 39 after three putting at the 5th and 8th and being bunkered at the 9th where he took four instead of three. Coming . home he made amends somewhat with a brilliant 34 to give him a 73. Gallery for Glading Hundreds were following Glading and his partner, L. B. Johnston, in ' the afternoon. From the very first tliey appeared to be the greatest threat to Galloway. They both went out in 36. Johnston had dropped a stroke when he was through the back of the green at the 6th but his birdie four at the first and an eagle three at the 7th, turned him in 36. Glading shot a birdie at the first and followed it with a straight run of eight bogeys. Both obtained orthodox fours at the 10th and 11th but Johnston took five at the four bogey 12th, after three putting. However, he made it up at the 17th where he took four after pulling his second into the rough. Glading carded a bogey at every hole on the homeward journey. He was lucky at the 17th, however, topping his second but recovering brilliantly with an approaeh five feet from the pin. His putt went in and out of the hole. Almost every other top-liner but Glading has carded a birdie during the last foui rounds at the 17th. On the 18th green both had short approaches and oue putt for a tie in the open but nerves took charge and chips were palpablv short and neither of the long putts went down. J. Holden (New Plymouth) whose golf has been notable all through, wern out this morning in a brilliant 33 after earding an eagle three at the 7th where he sank an eight foot putt after a beautiful second. He was bunkered at the 12th and took five and found further trouble at the ISth where he took a six, eompleting in 3S and a 71. Holden went out in bogey 37 this afternoon and came home in 36. This was not good enongii to bring him closer than within three strokes of the winner. His unluckiest. hole was the short 5th where he had to play from under the lip of a bunker. Ee required two to get- out and carded i five. He was in a bunker again at die 13th for only the second time during ;he whole of the open play. Kevell Meets Trouble ¥he sensatioji of the morning was the

complete disintegration of G. E. Kevell who led at the end of the secpnd round with 137. He was not really in mueh trouble until the 9th where he took four after being bunkered from the tee. He was out in, one under bogey, a 36, but at the 10th his worries really commeneed and as had been anticipated, the tremendous strain of endeavouring to hold his two stroke lead before a very large gallery, found chinks in his armour. At this hole he sliced into the trees, failed to chip out on to the fairway and put his third into the bunker on the it>ft of the green. He eipioded brilliaa'iv to within three ie-.-t of the pin but, mis^ed the putt to card a six. At the lHh Ue three putted and at the 12th hooked his drive under a tree but recovered well only to miss a two foot putt tor a four. Kevell seemed completely to go to pieces from th's tlage onwards anl his driving was all at sea, He took a five at the four bogey 14th, dropped an other stroke at the 16th pnd then f0"k six at the 17th to complete the homeward run in 43 and his round in 79. Kevell went from bad to worse in the last round, earding an 82. In his own words, the occasion was too much for him hut no one who watched his sctntillating first round of 66 which is xikely to stand for many years as an all time low for the open, will aever fo-get his cheerful disregard for waste of time or ceremony and his- brilliance when on his game. Both A. J. Shaw and D; L. Woon were losing strokes on the greens. In the morning Shaw completed the outward journey in 34 but he dropped oue at the 10th and Woon did iikewise. Woon was out in 36 and came home in 37 but Shaw made more errors to carl a 38 to give him a 72 and an aggregate of 214. Woon, who has been remarkably eonsistent throughout the tournament but without that ounce of luek which pulls seoring down into the 60 Js, carded a superb 71 after a 73 in the morning. He was out in 36 and home in 35. His four rounds of 71, 71, 73 and 71 contained some of the finest golf of the open. J. L. Weir with 72, 72, 72 and 74 was also remarkably eonsistent. Splendid First Showing J. P. Coilins, the young Wanganui player who has been produeing' great golf for his first open, also carded a 71 this afternoon. Coilins was out in 37 but his homeward run was that of a champion. He carded six fours, a two, a three and a five for a 34. Coilins can congratulate himself on his splendid showing in the open and he must be regarded as oue of the finds of the tournament. The holder of the amateur title, A. Gibbs, who carded 71 this morning after a good 70 in the second round, seored a 74 this afternoon. He was out in 35 but dropped three strokes on the last nine. Neveltheless his play during the open has suggested that he should be at his best for the inatch play commencing tomorrow. His putting, which is. usually, very sound, was just a shade out of toueh but his lapses in this direction were by no means frequent. D. V. Sutherland carded 75 tliis morning but chopped four strokes oii that figure this afternoon. Another vast improvement was noted in the play of the Christchurch amateur, C. J. Ward, who shot a 71 this afternoon. There was little wrong with the goif of either Ward or Sutherland. C. A. S. Smith, who carded a 70 and a 74 in the first two rounds, went the way of most flesh at the 6th when he put his drive out of bounds. He added a novel touch, however, when he sent two more to foliow it and eventually carded a wholesome 10. J. P. Hornabrook showed a flash of his fornier brilliance with a well hit 71 this morning but he faded again in the afternoon to 75. He is definitely out of touch and wiil have to improve substantially the general run of his play if he wants to reach the final stages of the amateur play. S. G. Jones, the Hastings player who carded 69 in the third round, shot a 73 this afternoon. He played some brillianr golf during the open and for one of the players with the least of big tournament experience, his elfort was inost gratifying. A. K. ixitto, Wanganui, was playing consistenly good goif throughout the j inorning round to go out in 35 and come j home in 37 for a 72. His partner, the '! youthful Auckland professional, S. C. I Greathead, was away badly with a hook j at the first and eventually took six. He j did not completely regain toueh on the outward journey, eompleting this hait' in 3S. Coming home he was fairly steady to shoot 37 and make his totaJ 75. This afternoon he dropped three J strokes for a 75 but he was a little un- j lucky at times. i