PROFESSIONAL GOLF
-Own Correapondent.)
Guy Wins After Thrilling Fight With Ajlbon PLAY AT MANAWATU
(By Telegraph-
PALMERSTON . N.,. This . Day. By the time they had started on the last nine holes of the 72-hole test for the South ' Hawke 's Bay provincial championship, the feature event at the professional tournament, the cbampionship had resolved itself into a frantic struggle between the "youngsters" A. E. Guy and W. Allbon, ands the final stages were watched with interest by a large gallery. AUbon gradually reduced the -lead and they were level with three holes still to play. Guy regained his lead at the riext hole and increased it to 2, at the following one. Ha then drove the home green 275 •yardls. ...away and nppeared to have cJinched.his hold on the championship, but Allbon followed suit.with another gloripns drive. Puttfng first, Allbon just ■ missed the eagle 2 whicE would haye given him another chanCe for Guy was .well away froni' the flag. Gny putted dead and the championship was his with an aggregate, of 291. It. was a .thrilling. finish an.dr Allbon,. who was five under -fours and seven nnder seratch for his final Tounda, had failed by two strokes. The weather was again ideal and the course a credit to the club. The leading . aggregates are as underj— SOUTH HAWKE 'S BAY PEOVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP Prizes inclnding £75 cash. A'. E. Gny - 78 68 75 70—291 W. Allbon ...... 80 74 68 71—293 C. C. Clements .... 72 79 73 71 — 295 J. D. Mclntosh. ... 75 74 73 76—298 J. Lambie 72 79 73 77—301 E. J. Motes 79 77 73 76 — 305 T. S. Galloway ..., 78 74' 77 76—305 BEOMFOED STABLEFORD HANDIGAP ' First £12, 2nd £7, 3rd £4, 4th £2. W. Allbon (Gisborne) ...u. 41 pts.— 1 K. Williams (Christchurch) 41 pts. — 2 R. C. Butters (Miramar) ..40 pts. — 3 E. J. Moss (Auckland) ... 38 pts. — 4 NOETH 'BRITISH MEDAL ^ HANDICAP FiiSt prize £12, 2nd £7, 3rd £4, 4th £2. A'. Murray (nnattached) ....... 71 — 1 John Watt (Wellington) 71 — 2 A. E. Guy (N.Z. Golf Council) 72—3 C. C. Clements (Russley) 73 — 4
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 38, 1 March 1937, Page 9
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