N.Z. GOLF

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 48, 19 October 1931, Page 4

N.Z. GOLF

^*1 » i. a ; i ' j Iw/m?4 1 PROFESSIONAL FOURSOMES FIRST RO.UND RESULTS ,t. , CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. The New Zealand Golf Tournament Was continued to-day under excellent oohditions, but the Weather was very hot.; The first round of tf*e professiotial f biir SOmes ehampionship • resulted i — A. J. Shaw.and J.. Watt? 7R. . . ; C. C. Clements and El S. Douglas, 74. H. R. Blair and E,. Bpanch, 77. H. F.ulier nnd A. Dyiqe, 77.- } J. A, piemeiits. and J. Lpmbie, 77. B. j. . SjyipJi asdd X !Rtowatf.F7§*. , . R. C. Butt'efs ahd J. C. Mclntosh, 80..,./ . ; . . .. . Gr. R. Forf.est and R Forrest, 81 ! R; Ros.s an.d J,i W- Rossj 8.2." . R. Goic and A. S. McCallum, 85. Amateur Foursomes The a.matepr ehampionship foursomes resulted:-— . . . First Rounl. Rlaok and Black, 72. - Rlank and Roswill, 73. • J. Miilard and K. Ward, -75. ■Lawrence and Jejffriesj 76. Keeling and Louisson, 76. Roberts and ColReck^ 77. Sime .and B. Smith, Junr., 77'. Sir .Cyfil t7ard and C. J, Ward, 77. Abernethy and H. MaoFarlahe, 78. Silk and Hornahrobk, 78. Arnould and W. Wood, 78. Morgan and Dougall, 781 D. Butcher and Sbouler, 7Br . A. D. Duncan and K. Ross, 79. : R. C. Harris and M., Johnston, 79. Bott and E. MacFarlane, 80. Bidwell and Coss, 80. Smith'and Strathmore, 82. D. Collihs and A. H. Warren, 82. Boon and Rutherford, 85. Though the general trend of scoring. was. not high, the leaders in the morning round played excellent , gojf. Shaw and Watt are leading in the professionals' event, with a fine card of 71. Shaw was again in splendid form, and Watt backed him up. well, being especially sound on and near the.green. . C. Clements and E. Douglas played steadily, for 74. In the amateurs. H. A. and J. L. Black handed in a 72 card, one stroke ahead of Blank and Tosswill.