GOLF SILK STILL IN CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MELBOURNE

Grey River Argus, 14 October 1948, Page 5

GOLF SILK STILL IN CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MELBOURNE

(Rec. 1 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Oct. 13. Thirty-seven points of rain in less than two hours this morning washed out play in the fourth round of the Australian amateur golf championship at the Metropolitan links. Twelve third round matches were completed before the downpour and B M Silk, th e only New Zealander left in the tournament, was again successful. He , defeated E. D. Morton 6 and 5. Eight fourth round matches were in progress when heavy rain set in, and all had to be called off. The cancellation was the first in the history of the Australian Golf Union. When the Uunion’s Match Committee decided to abandon play for the day two representatives were sent by car to the sixth green and the players were called off as they came through. Some had gained an advantage of one or two holes over their opponents, but all agreed with the committee’s decision.

Most of the fourth round players used seven irons or other lifting clubs to putt on the flooded greens, but all attempts to control the roll of the ball proved ineffective. One pair halved a hole aftei* each had taken five putts on a green inundated by flowing water.

SILK EQUIPPED The most interesting third round performances were those of who is considered one ot the bestequipped players at the meeting; A H. Colledge, of Queensland, who had the best round of the day; and Peter Toodgood, the young Tasmanian who meets Silk to-morrow. Judging by the manner in which Silk and Toogood won to-day’s matches, either could reach the final. Silk is at the peak of his form, and against Morton had an outward score of 37 to be six up. Silk said, on his return to the club house, that he was especially pleased with his wood shots, both when hitting Into the wind, and across the wind. He finished one under par for 13 holes. Drawn against K. Jamieson, one of the tallest and longest hitting players in Australia, the diminutive . Toogood again demonstrated his ability to fight back. \He was rather uncertain over the first nine holes, and at the turn, was two down, but from then on, played par golf to be square at the 14th. Handling the strong wind more successfully than his opponent., he won the 15th, and then outhit Jamieson into the teeth of the wind for another win at the 18th. Scores were:— Third round: B. M. Silk defeated E. D. Morton 6 and 5; P. A. Toogood defeated K. Jamieson 2 up; K. D. Pix defeated T. Garrett 3 and 2; H. R. Pyne defeated G. Gow-Gates 2 up; A,. H. Colledge defeated G. A. Brown 5 and 4: E. J. Willing defeated F. G. Hosking 4 and 3; F. W. Gluth defeated J. A. Lombard 2 and 1; E. V. Kimber defeated R. G. Williams 6 and 5: A. J. King defeated R. W. Turner 2 un; P. Heard defeated T. H. Killock 4 and 3; E. F. Wishart defeated J. E. Wilmot 2 up; R. Howarth defeated J. A. Bult 1 up.