EASTER GOLF

Evening Star, Issue 20138, 1 April 1929, Page 3

EASTER GOLF

OTAGO AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS COUNTRY PLAYER IN SEMI-FINALS 'The second round of the Otago fern- golf championship was played at Balmaeewen on Sat.urd.iy altenioon, and, although the sanies were not quite so evenly contested as. those ot tno first round in the morning, sonic veb' interesting rounds were witnessed. I lie championship participants veye comfortably established in the dun house, when the heaviest rain of the altenioon came on, but the players in the lunrliall bogey handicap were delayed by the shower. The following; are the results of the second round in the amateur championship : W. Clayton beat S. C. Colbeck, 2 and 1!. V. Wright beat W. G. Wight, 3 and 2. (.1. F. Barnett heat J. W. Trewern, 5 and 4. J. A. McLennan boat J. Mangan, 4 up. W. Cl. Wight and Wright each drove well away from the first tec. and halved the hole in 4. Wright approached the second pin in deadly Bullion, and holed bis putt lor 3. Having taken this hole, ho drove to within about 3yds ot the third bole, scored a neat and was 2 up. Wight took the short third in 2. but. Wright retaliated by winning the next three boles. Fvcutaally Wright, was Jolt with four boles to the good. Two halves in 3 and 5 respectively followed. Then Wight recovered a, bole with a 4 at the twelfth. The thirteenth was halved in 5, and Wight secured a nice 3 at the touncentli. leaving vho score 2 up in Wright's favour. Wight was shaky at Iho fifteenth, which was won by Wright in o. Tlio latter was then dorinie 3. The sixteenth was halved in 4, and Wright was the winner. 3 up and 2 to play. It seemed a pity (hat the two connIry players, Mangan (Lnr.isden) and AFLcnnaa (.Roxburgh) should have been drawn against each oilier so early, for one good ir.au had to go sooner than bo deserved. Mangan .just missed putt for 3 at th® first hole, which was halved in i. Another half was scored at the second, but Mangan drew first blood with a 3 at the third Another three at the shore fourth mane Mangan 2 up. MT ennan who aas driving a long ball, then rallied, took the next two holes, and made; it, all square. Mangan won tlie seventh ami the eighth and ninth were halved, leaving Mangan 1 up at the turn. W r ith a neat 3 at the tenth .Mangan again took his lead of two holes, but M’Leunan won Tipperary in o. At the twelfth, however, he hooked his drive and landed into trouble, and Mangan won in 1. The thirteenth was halved in o, bur MT .Gillian collected the fourteenth with a 3, his ball flitting a tree and bouncing out into the lainvay. ile. ran up very close to the pin, and just missed a. 2. In a heavy shower the players halved the next hole in b. Two halves in four followed. Mangan topped his drive at the last hole, and M'Lcnnaii, winning it in 5, look the match 1 up. In the game between Hr Harnett and Trewern, Trewcru took the bad at the lirst hole, but at the end of the third the "score was ail square. A series of halves followed until the sixth was reached. This was won by Barnett in 3. Trewern brought the score to ail ■square at the seventh, but fell away at the eighth. The ninth was halved, thus making Barnett 2 up at the turn. On the journey homo Barnett won the long hole in 5 to his opponent’s Ci, and the twelfth Mas halved in 4. Barnett took the thirteenth in 5 and finished the match at Boy’s, ivhicli he won in 4.

Colbeek won the lir.-.t hole from Clayton in u, and a hall’ in 6 was recorded at Uic second. Clayton brought tin.! score to all sipiarc with a -i at tin' third, ami at tin? sixth sank a, good putt to win with aJ. .Missed ’ put is cost both players a stroke at the seventh, and further bad putting on the part of Colbeek allowed Clayton to win ihe next two holes in A and •!. At the turn he was A up. The tenth was halved in -I- after indiflerent putting oit each side. and Clayton won the lone hole in A. Colbeek ledcerncd himself hy taking the next in I, hot, at .Manuka he fluffed his drive and found it impossible to make amends. Roy’s was lialvd in to make Clayton dormie I. Colbeek not two holes baek with a couple of -I’.s, but at the seventeenth Clayton got a half in 1, and was left a winner 2 and 1. BOGEY HANDICAP. In the morning the bogey handicap was won hy W. E. Gregory (S> with a, score of M up. The runner-up was J. R. Burt (.9), 1 down. EOER-BALE J 1 AN OK AR. A four-hail bogey handicap was played in the alternoon. the winners being J. I). Diclc (’J) ami •!. R. Raid* law (A), I) up. The best. car<is wen’ .). I). Dick (2) and J. R. I.aidlaw (A). (i up. 0. 11. Rums (9) and J. A. Paterson (11) A up. I). 11. Butcher 1/2) ami C. B. Wight (plus 2), 1 up. J. R. I! 11 1he-rford (9) and B. C- Maggit t (()). ‘I up.