GOLF.

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 17, 21 January 1924, Page 18

GOLF.

WELLINGTON CLUB'S CHAM

PIONSHI

A. D. S. DUNCAN BEATS

4. DUNCAN,

The name of Duncan was again to the fore yesterday, when two of the, name decided the final of the Wellington 'Golf Club's championship over 36 holes. Conditions were ideal, and the links were in splendid condition. The finalists were A D. S. Duncan and his nephew, John Duncan, both of whom were in the final stages of several events during the past season. A. Duncan had won his right to be a finalist by defeating Colonel Chesney, while J. Duncan, per medium of two 73's, had disposed of J. T. Tucker. Neither of the players *vere on their best behaviour in the first round, but the scoring was up to average championship standard. In the afternoon the play was of much the same order, good mingled with poor. The feature was J. Duncan's driving. He was invariably longest off the tee, but he suffered from faults common to big hitters. A. Duncan graudaully established a lead to win by 4 and 3. Play over the first nine rounds was very even, with little that was brilliant. The turn was reached with the players all square, .but a poor second by John Duncan gave his opponent' a chance for a win, which he took. Two nice halves in fours followed, but the thirteenth saw both in the plantation. Both just got out and both were short with their thirds. John Duncan was again short and lipped for a half, Arthur jDuncan sinking his putt for a win. A. Duncan was on the green at tlie fourteenth; while J. Duncan was near No. 1 ladies', tee box, to be woefully short with his next, and to then sink a 35-foot putt for a half. His luck continued and, after taking two to" get on the green at the fifteenth, he laid a stymie with his third, and a half followed. A. • Duncan got on the bunker bank to the left with his next tee shot, and put his second in the bunker near the green, from which he- putted out to lose in five against four. J. Duncan took the seventeenth, and squared the match with a perfect three (bogey four). J. Duncan was particularly wild with his next tee shot, slicing into a bank behind the thirteenth green, while A Duncan was in the rough to the right. A pretty third enabled A. Duncan to get an easy four, and he went to lunch one up. J. Duncan had nevertheless done a 76 against a 78. On opening in the afternoon J. Duncan took the first hole in 3 to 4, in perfect golf. A. Duncan lipping for a 3. J. Duncan took the'second in 4, A. Duncan bunkering his second. J Duncan approach-pntted weakly at tlie short hole, and the match was all square again. A. Duncan kept' in with the help of the fence at the fourth, while 0. Duncan hit a tree and came back, losing the hole in 6 to 4. A3 against a 4 at the next squared the match again. Three halves in s's followed, then one in 3. Two good drives went away at the tenth. .A. Duncan scuffled his second and was short, but holed his mashie run-up for a win in 3 to 4. A. Duncan became 2up at the next in a nice 4. J. Duncan was wild with his drive, and played a poor approach. The twelfth was'halved in 5, and A. Duncan became 3 up at the next. At this stage lie was playing his mashie approaches with the touch of a master. A half followed in 4, J. Duncan leaving a half stymie with his approach putt. : The end came at the next, the short fifteenth. A. Duncan was up the bank behind the green, and J. Duncan bunkered. The latter played out weakly and left himself a long putt, which he failed to -sink, A. Duncan taking the hole and match, 4 up and 3 to play. A. Duncan's afternoon round was 74 while J. Duncan took 79. '