GOLF SURPRISES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20095, 15 November 1939, Page 3

GOLF SURPRISES

NATIONAL TOURNEY

TITLE-HOLDER BEATEN

GUY ELIMINATED MURRAY'S SPARKLING 67 (Pur Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Many surprising results appeared on the score board at the end of the first day's play in the first and second rounds of the amateur and professional golf championships at Miramar, where the New Zealand tournament entered its final stage. "Pax” Smith, the holder of the amateur title, was eliminated by the Rangimarie Club champion, J. Nash,

in t'ne first round, and A. Guy, Poverty Bay, who was expected to do well •among the professionals, was beaten by* W. Allbon, 1 up. The day provided many highlights. Murray broke the record for the present tournament with G 7 in the first round of the professional title, in which lie beat Weir at the nineteenth. Murray was out in 83 and home in 34, his card including five threes in a row.

The Taihape amateur, Mortland, produced his best form in the first round when he returned a brilliant G 8 to defeat Dixon. St. Clair, G and 5. He went out in 34 with an eagle three at the third (456yd5.). In the afternoon. against Glendinning (Manawatu), Mortland lost touch and, although little separated the players for the greater part of the round, Glendinning was too steady.

Stuart Taylor, who plays on a two handicap at the Hull club, provided one of the first-round upsets by eliminating George Roberts 4 and 3. Taylor went out in 35 and, with a sensational. string of five threes, was home iii 33. Taylor made several costly mistakes in his second-round game against R. F. Kilto, Wanganui, whose steadiness gave him victory. "Pax" Smith was 1 down at the turn and 3 down at the eleventh. He had three putts at the twelfth for a half and holed a 10-footer at the thirteenth to reduce the lead to two. There were fives at the fourteenth tor a half and Smith needed an eightfoot putt at the fifteenth for an eagle three, bid he missed and the hole was halved. He won the sixteenth in three to be 1 down. Nash went on to finish 2 ujo and 1.

Ilornabrook’s Victories Hornabrook finished the day with victories over Sime and Jeffery. The latter took a nice 70 to eliminate E. Henderson, but in the second round against the open champion Hornabrook was just a little 100 strong for him and he finished 4 and 2.

Reilly, out in 36, was all square at the turn, but despite birdies at the sixth and seventeenth, could not overcome R. Kitto's good putting, which gave him victory 2 and 1. Reilly was hitting a good ball, but Killo was sinking them better. Kitto continued on his winning way in the afternoon to beat Taylor 1 up. Kitto see-sawed over most of the round, but eventually it was again his putting and playing his seconds to the green over the last nine that drew him against Glading I to-day. The latter had somewhat of an advantage through his longer experience in big golf. After overcoming strong opposition in Doneghue, A. Kitto went on in the afternoon to eliminate Holland from the second round. He was 3 down at the fourth and 2 down at the turn. After see-saw play they were square at the sixteenth, but Holland, with three putts at the seventeenth, was 1 1 down. Kitto's second from the right hit a mound and shot right into a bunker. He exploded to 12ft. off the cup and then holed out for the match. Tunnel!, after being 1 down at the turn in the second round, hit his drive at Hie tenth out of bounds for six. He was all square at the twelfth and seventeenth. Tunnell was hitting well off the tee and his chips landed fairly close. Silk’s Putting Day Silk had a good putting day and was approaching with a variety of good shots. He had a good morning round of 35 to turn 3 lip on Shelly. In the afternoon ho was stymied at the eleventh, which he lost, but he won the next five out of six to take the match 2 and 1. The second round match between Murray and James Galloway produced a dramatic finish at the nineteenth, where Murray sank a 30ft. putt for a win. Galloway played sound golf throughout, particularly over the first nine holes, which he covered in 34 to stand 2 up. Murray squared the match at the fourteenth, where Galloway's second found the bunker and. after exploding out, he was left with a 30ft. putt. Murray look the lead at the fifteenth, Galloway failing to negotiate a stymie. The next was halved

in threes and, at the seventeenth, a superbly-judged second left Galloway live feet from the pin. He sank the putt for a birdie three. At the home hole Galloway failed to reach the green with his second, but he putted with characteristic confidence to run down a six-footer. Murray pulled his second into the bunker alongside the green at the nineteenth and Galloway was short with his brassie, but he played a nice approach just off the green to within six feet of the pin. After exploding out, Murray was left with a 30ft. putt, but after carefully studying the line he sank it. Galloway putted too strongly and the ball ran round the hole.

Stern Tussle Another stern tussle was that between Allbon and George Watt. Allbon was 1 up at the turn, having covered the outward journey in 34 despite a penalty of two. He maintained this lead until .the sixteenth, where the match was squared. Watt was in tiro drain at the seventeenth after an unlucky kick off the fairway. Refusing to concede a penalty, he blasted out of the mud and water but just failed to sink a 10ft. putt for a half. The home hole was halved, leaving Allbon 1 up.

An amusing episode enlivened the proceedings in the Plate competition eliminating round. Two players drove off, but on arrival at the end of their drives, which happened to be nearly together, they found both balls had been stolen, by small boys, according to nearby spectators. Under the rules the players dropped as near as they could to the place where they had previously landed. Progress results are:— AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Second Round ,T. P. Hornabrook d. Jeffery, 4 and 2. j. Nash d. K. Smith, 2 up. R. Kitto d. Taylor, 1 up. Glading cl. L. Quinn. 3 and 1. Glendinning d. Morlland, 3 and 2. A. Kitto cl. Holland, 1 up. Tunnell d. li. Black, 1 up. B. Silk d. P. Quinn, 2 and 1. PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Second Round

B. Slrutmore d. J. D. Mclntosh, 6 and 6.

W. Allbon cl. George Watt, 1 up. A. Murray d. James Galloway at the 19 th.

T. Galloway d. A. J. Shaw at the 19th. The draw for to-day is:—

Amateurs. —Hornabrook v. Nash; R Kitto v. Glading; Glendinning v. A Kitto; Tunnell v. Silk. Professionals. —B. Stratmore v. T. Galloway; Allbon v. Murray.