SUMMER GOLF

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 80, 29 December 1920, Page 6

SUMMER GOLF

A. DUNCAN WINS WELLINGTON TOURNEY CLOSE GAME OVER EIGHTEEN HOLES Tho Wellington Golf Club's summer tourney cam., to an end yesterday on the Heretaunga links, the victory'in the men's championship going to A. Duncan, after an interesting match with Douglas Whytc Tho game was played over eighteen 'holes, being won by one up at the eighteenth. Duncan did not commence in hie usual style, and for the, first few holes his younger opponent played consistently w.dl, one of his achievements being a remarknbly fine putt from the edge of tho third green, which gave liim the hole in two. But the more experienced plajvr found his form quickly, and although ivhyto played'pluckily and well, the accuracy for which Duncan is famed—dospite the failure of several of his newlyncquired "crash" shots—was not lacking, and consistency gave him mnliy advantages. The younger man, however, played with cleverness, and several of' his drives were very tine. He had the misfortune to get into difficulties occasionally, and at the ninth had consistent bad luck in having to lose strokes. The match was an engrossing one, although tho putting, with tlfe exception, of two line shots by Whyte, was not sood. A fairly heavy wind did much fo 'tamper the players. Duncan's driving was very fine, and at time? his shots w-n'o splendid. The concluding stage's gave the younger golfer chances to rerover lost ground, and this he did at De fifteenth and seventeenth holes, allowing 'Vis-opponent: to win only by tho narrow margin of one hole. Details of the stiokes and holes are as follow:— — OUT. Tsuncan-5, 5,'4, : 5. 3, 4, 4, 5, 4—39. W'hyte~s, 4, 2, G, 3, 5, 4, 7-30" ' •Denotes one hole abandoned.' IN. Dunean-5, 6, C, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5-36* Whyte—s. B, 6, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5-41. •Denotes one liole abandoned. The totals lor the eighteen holes were— Duncan 77 and Whytc 80, one hole being abandoned in each case, • Tho hogey for the course is"-as follows :-Out: 4, 5, 3, 4, 3, 5, 5, G, 4. In: 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 3, i, 5, 5. The distance out is 2766 yards, and in 2357 yards.

'- 1 THE GAME. The players were all square at th« second and Whyte was one up at the third. Duncan won the fourth and squared .matters,, end the fifth was halved in bogey. After a good go for the sixth Duncan was again or.e up, the next being halved in four. At the eighth Whyce took two more strokes than his opponent, and nt the turning point he gave np.the hole after a d*al of trouble, lending Duncan three up nt the nmth, and two up on bogey. The tenth was halved in five, the eleventh in six, and the twelfth in six. The thirteenth fell to Whyte with a good four, Duncan giving up after some trouble off the tninvay. Whyte found a bunker at the next, and the score was again three up to Duncan, being reduced to two up when he w»s beaten for the fifteenth. The sixteenth was halved in five, making thegame dormv two. At the seventeenth Duncan, missed his drive and could not wm, tail„rc to make good with a short putt leaying the game dormy one in Duncan, favour. The eighteenth was halved in five, and the game stood one up to Doncan nt the last hole. . Duncan had beaten Whyte previous./ at the Easter tourney.

OTHER MATCHES. In the semi-final for the championship Douglas Whyte teat 0. A. boymoui 3 up and 2 to play, and A. Duncan be.* It. 0 Chcsney 3 up and 1 to play. - The bogey handicap resulted as lot °K 0. nnlcs (handicap 9), 4 up.

H. 0. Leese ls)j 4 up. J. L. Black (1), 2 up. A. Duncan (owe 2), 1 up.

•K. Stcwurt (6), 1 up- - • A. K Whyto (6), 1 up. EO. Clwsney (2),-all square. C. Louisspn (7), 1 down-