GOLFING.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 October 1925, Page 1

GOLFING.

[ iiv ti-'.i.Kt;it.\i’ll rr.it rur.ss ASsoi:t.viio.\.j LONDON. Sept. 10. By mi event helming majority, lite IJiivtil ;in< 1 Aneient Club t'l Si- Andrew 's rejected llic proposal "i i'-t nil.' t.jimil l1< c ilia! at die next 1 1 : i i'll amateur open r-li ain jiio 1 1 all il' a C-.u,-ei.'i- mill lighter ball til die Aineri'iii type should lie compulsory. Tile committee considers die '.r.'W ball by curtailing the length ol die. drive, would plaee a premium upon d.e quality ol die Stroke rat her tban dbi altce, (I recnwood, in the “Daily I :ojrralT* expresses the opinion dial ft w jll us men desire a. change, but die struggling mass ol' long luiinlieap nu n lint! golf exuseprat illg enough already. Dni of lot) present at St. Andrews < uly a ihevil voted for the proposal. IX SKMI-I'TXAI.S. < ii it is’i t ii i'ttt'H. o. i. t. Ideal golfing weather pro-, ailed tor i lie .-nil innat ion of tie- I oiiniainenl today. when the senii-iinais of the professional champion-hip and a slrolohandicap tor anialeiir.s were played, '('hero was also a driving eompet iI ion. In die scmi-tinal- lor tie 1 pr'lc-sinn-el eliatnnionsliip. If. -1 Mo-s heal .1. Mel h 1 iisii and I. 11. 1C Ida i r heal I) J. Still w I up :u die dSlli hole. In die Slroke 11 alldiea p. 1.. ll('amphell was tir--i with ,and 1.. -1 ■ Temple second w itli . I. The open driving competition (bosi average. I drives', resnlled : AV. IDlehie ■_>t;|, | : 1,. T. Qnin “AS. 'J ;!• . ('. I'rycr 1. M .

I! (' Kirk's speeial pl'i/.e lor alt individual drive was <■' AV. Itilehie. with •JliH yards. Kapi laivlui rjlo) vards) was second. The' 'professional champion-hip advanc'd a Stage further to-day. Moss heal Mclntosh and Blair Unit Shaw. In dm morning. Mo-.s "as -J up. am Blair was L> down. Moss retained and increased the lead, and lie won on the rldth green. Blair made up Ills leeway, and. alter a diiigdoug battle, only got his nose in front at the ttStli hole. Moss and Blair meet in the iimil tomorrow. When a very (lose game is

promised. The local pro.. Blair, played a remarkable steady game, making lew mi-takes. ID- approaching and putting especially in die afternoon play, were verv .mod. lie played a sensational Shoi from the hank of the hunker at the Kith hole this afternoon. suatelitug what looked like a loss to a halt, and ,t onlv repaired an inch m- two more to eive iiim a win. The only time Blair was ill) was when he won the match at the iIS ill hole. This was the game of the tournament. Mo-s was .mod in all departments ol the. game, save lor Ids put dug in which, at present, he is very much n, Mclntosh wa.- getting length, hut .u direct ion. Ills iron work was very good |,m. like Moss. Ids putting was weak. Mclntosh is a brilliant player, hut temperamental. and this is against him. Shaw played hi- usually sound gang and cannot hlame hi- deteat to an' mistakes on hi- part. Urn he can mi tribute it to the til'.- 1 class 1 "' v.nd-totdists ta the championships. A. Duncan. A. K. t'mway. T. H. Horton at.d Dr Hess, -v-ted to-day.