GOLF TITLES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 10, 5 October 1937, Page 7

GOLF TITLES

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Amateur and Professional Championships FIRST-ROUND RESULTS

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HAMILTON, This Day. Mateh play in the New Zealand golf tournament commenced to-day at St. Andrew's, when the first two rounds. lor the amateur attd professional championships were played. The weather was again overcast in the forenoon, witli a gusty westerly wind, raaking conditious fuirly difficult. The links were again in perfect order, with the greens and iairways very fast. Overcoming the formidable opposition of the promising young profes-si-ral, N. H. Fuller, E. J. Moss indi.cafccJ to-day that he wi'-i b' one of the »*cing contenders for the profesr sional championship, His victory, 3 and 2, was never in doubt, but Moss did not play his best golf, however. ihe strain was never really on, and had it been neeessary he could probably liave done better with his irons on tbe fairway. His tee work was good, while on the green he was in good form, Fuller has played gjood goli throughout the tournament, but his form was not as good as generally anticipated. Leading all the way, B. J. Smith, jnr., finished 4 up with 3 to play when he met J. A. Clements this morning). When the first two holes were completed Smith was two up, and at the fourth the score was unchanged, the players halving the next two in bogey figures. A beautiful approach shot by Smith was not taken advantage of when he lipped the hole. He took tlie seventh with a three, and at the turn was three up. The return journey saw Smith lHCrease his lead, "and at the eleventh he was five up, having holed the tenth in three and the eleventh in four. He was stymied at the twelfth for four, and lost the fourteenth when he failed to liole a fairly easy putt, but took the fifteenth after his second shot fell nine feet short of the flag, Clements, who had been fighting back hard, lost , his chaftce when he was bunkered at this hole. Tlfat tremendous drive that has become associated with the name of A. E. Guy was a littie rough to-day, with the result that the likeliest of the young professioqals did not perform brilliantly in the first round of the championship. However, he defeated G-. W. Ritcliie, commanding the game throughout after losing the first hole. Guy went out in 38, His game was fairly sound throughout, with the exception of a' lapse on three greens, wbero he needed three puttB to find the cup.

Even Pegglng. Even pegging throughout uiarked the niatch betwcen E. S. Douglas and A. Dyke. On the outward jouritey Douglas was 2 up, and was pluying steadier golf, However, coming home Dyke had the ultimate winner well in check, and at the fourteentb he Was one up. A series of halves ended at the ,17th., when Douglas holed for a birdie tbree witb a cbip shot off the green, this making lionours even. Dyke bunkered rt the 18th., whicb was wou by Douglas. A sensation came in the lirst round when the ti tio holdor, C. C. Clements, was put into tho gallery for the.rest of (the series by Norrie Bell, Nortli ISlioie professional, who fiashed back to lorm after mediocre dispiays in the o] en, Th0 defeat, however, was no '.eiicction on the title-holder, but rather a brilliant aehievoment by Bell, for his golf was great throughout, and many of the holes were won in eagle iigures. Clements' golf was not good over the lirst nine holes, but he came back to it well when his opponent^ lead was too big a hurdle. It was' Clements' shots to the pin that let him ilown, and his mashie niblick did not push iar enoilgh, repeatedly leaving Jum with difficult putts. Bell had an advantage with local knowledge, but his victory was really the result of great improvement around the carpet and on the green itself. He playcll his best golf of the tournament so far. Bell searled off with a birdie to win the iirst liole, but Clements won the next With an eagle three. Bogey figures v. ere halved at tLe third, but Bell holed m an eagle to wiu the fourth. At the tuni Bell was, three up after going out in 37, one under seratch. Bogey figures enabied the pair to halve the next four hcies. Bell won at the 17th after a great game. Details of Elay PROFESSIONAL E. J. Moss beat N. Fuller 3 and 2 A. E. Guy beat G. Ritchie, 4 and 3. B. J. Smith, jnr., beat J. A. Clements, 4 and 3. J-. Weir beat J. Mclntosh, 4 and 2. E. Douglas beat A. Dyke, 1 up. T. Galloway beat F. Brancli, 6 and 4. N. Bell beta O. G. Clements, 3 and 1. A. Shaw beat J. Lambie, 2 and 1. AMATEUR J. P. Hornabrook beat j. Mortland, 1 up. B. G. Thomson beat K. Ward, 5 and 4. A. Duncan beat H. Dale, 4 and 2. T. Horton beat H. Brinsden, 4 and 3. J. L. Black beat H. A. Black, 1 up at the 19th. A. R, Kitto beat J. Young, 6 and 5. A. Sime beat F. McDonald, 4 aud 2. R". Kitto beat P. Smith, 5 and 3. B. Silk beat H. Longstaff, 4 and 3. R. Holland beat J. Logan, 4 and 3. J. Ewen boat A. Blank, 4 and 2. J. Hobbs beat G. Roberts, 3 an3d 2. W. Horne beat S. Cooper, 3 and 1. B. Menzies beat P. Peacock, ] up at the 19th. K. Ross won by det'ault from M. Moore. U. W, HaUersby' beat K. Ulndtug,' i and 3. j