GOLF TOURNAMENT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 303, 16 September 1920, Page 6

GOLF TOURNAMENT

CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY

AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL MATCHES

Br Telegraph—Prewi Association. Hamilton, September 15. The New Zealand golf championship tourney was continued to-day undov idea -nnditions-a clear sky and a steady cool wind from the south. 4 . Kirkwood-went out in the morniii" with Moss, the Auckland professional. He oncnod ud brilliantly, hut dropped n stroke at each of the following holes. completing the first half in 36. lie opened un th" second lmlf. 3-3-4-4-3-4. and it looked as though he was about to create a new record for the course, but bad putting spoiled the sixteenth and seventeenth, and he found rough with the drive at the eighteenth, taking 5 at each ho'e. and flninhii'.? in 73.

The match. M'Ewan v. Brook?, was very exciting. The latter played a splendid lons tame, and was two un at the turn. The next two were halved. M'Ewan won the t-velf"< with 4. and the next was halved. Both were r.ear the pin at the tricky fourteenth. M'Ewan-lowered the nutt for two. and Brooks just lipped the hole. Brooke won the fifteenth with a brilliant 4. and M'Ewan evened by takir, : > the. sixteenth. 410 yards, iii 3. Brooks just touched the hole. but. failed to oven. The next two were halved, M'Ewan thus winning ! un. ,

East, the Australian, was 4 up on Blair at the turn. Then Blair won two holes, and halved two, and reduced him Dormcy two. East won the sixteenth, and won 3 and 1.

M'OoTmiclc was 3 down, and l 5 toilay on Lock, but won the next three holes, and t-kirnr the Hitcenth, 410 vards. in 4 took the lead. He squared the next two and won 1 un. , ' TTnmnfcrevs (Christ-liurchl nut un the best performance in the first round of the amateurs, beating Hex George at the twentieth after an exciting match.

Dr. Boss went out in 37 against i. Harold, and was o"e over fours at the thirteenth, where the game ended. The Mayor is declaring a public holiday on Friday morning for the nrofeseional match, Australia v. New Zealand, when Klrkwood and Fast will be pitted against Douglas and lies.

The teams' match for the Ororke Vase was. won by Auckland, with Wangauui 3 points off.

The second bogey match resulted:—J. B. V'E'-nn (5* T>. n Whyt» C\ 0 Seymour (5), 2 up, Bice (6), A. E. Whyte .(6). and 0. Saunders \l). 1 up, 0. J. Wilson (3), all square.

PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. The professional championship firut round resulted:—Kirkwood (Victoria), heat Moss (Auckland*. 7 tip and 5 to nlny: M'Ewan (WnllvWop) beat Brooks fJfatt.l. 1 up; East (N.S.W.) beat Blair'Auckland). 2 and 1; M'Cormick (Waihi) beat lock IWancnnutl. 1 un: Douglas (Mlramir.l won from Martin (Auckland!, and Clemento (M'an3watu) won from Hood (Napier) by default. Ilea (Shirley) and Butters (Chriftchurch) had bye".. Tn tho second round to-morrow the nlay will be:—lies ■ v. Douglas, Kirkwood \. Clements, M'Ewan v. East. M'Cormick v, Butters.

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. . The amateur chamnionshin. first round, resulted:—]!. B. Lnsk (Auckland) beat G. Saunders (Wanganui), 3 up anis 2 to "lay; J. I. Black (Wellington) beat J. Banks .(Cambridse). 3 and 2: T. H. Ilorton (Masterton) beat D. 0. White (Christchurch!, 2 and 1: H. Crosse.(Napier) beat R.'lVybourne (Waverley). 3 and 2; S. Morneth (Hamilton) beat K. Cadwell (Cambridge). 3 and 1; 0. A. Seymour (Christchurch) heat P. (;. I'ryer (Nanicr). 3 Pnd l;, Dr. Roil (Dunedin) beat J. Harold (Wanganui), 6 and 6; J. Gosn (Wanganui) beat A. Clouston (ilirainar),' 4 nad 2: W. A.'itumphrcys (Christchurch) Iftat Hex Geertrc (llaunga.kiekie) at the twentieth hole: It. 0. C'heesney (Hutt) beat A. Kkrted 'Palmerr.ton North), 1 m>: 0. Bidwell b"at li. D. Wright (Mauneakickie). 1 un: D. -M'Cormick (Auckland) beat 0. B. Wright (Dunedin), 2 and 1: B. Hicksou (Mauneakickie) beat 0. Clements (Pnlmcrston North), 3 and 2; A. Duncan (Wellington) beat J. Kenny (To Arolia), 9 anil 8: J. B. M'Ewnn (Wellinirton) beat E. Bainger (Auckland), 2 up: J. Forbes (Tokoraaru Bay) beat E. Emit (Kelson), 4 and 3. , The se.-oi'd round amateur draw for tomorrow , is:—l.usk v. Black, Ilorton Crosse v. Goes, Bidwill v. Che.sney, Eoes v. M'Cormick, Htckuon v. A. Duncan, M'Evfan v. Forbes. .