Golf COMMANDING ADVANTAGE

NZ Truth, Issue 1239, 29 August 1929, Page 17

Golf COMMANDING ADVANTAGE

Then Morpeth Slips DotbnHill (Froni "N.Z., Truth's" Golf Correspondent.) . Sloan Morpeth, has. given New Zealand golfers their" share of thrills .this past two: weeks. Leading the field m the Australian open at half-way made them all happy at.the 19th. THEN the final and tragic day, after scores of 73 and 79, Sloan lost touch m the bad conditions and. ran. up an 86.and 85 to .drop to tenth position m the list. The event went to Ivo "Whitton, who' is the Arthur Duncan of Australia. Sloan made a gallant fight and, aa a golfer knows,..it v. requires very little to turn a 78 into an 86. Shaw and Mcintosh were' disappointing and never were- m the hunt'from the first round. '.- 0 . \ The visit will do good for golf and the New. Zealanders mayVlnduce some of the cracks to travel back with* them and play.ln,.our meeting .at Belmont. B. "V. "Wright -was .on top "at Highfield. iiiniHiiniiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ■TO return .a card of 5..vp 'on bogey ■'.-*" on a course such as St. Andrews In winter is ,a feat. It is easily the best performance of the week and W., D.. Ross is, to be congratulated on. it and also for holing an "eagle" two at the .2nd—some 430 yds. iiiMiMiiMiiiiniiiiiiiiiniMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillllil