THE SEMI-FINALS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 311, 26 August 1932, Page 6

THE SEMI-FINALS

FRYER v*. WliuLJAMS The opening of the match found Fryer doniinating the game, his opponeul being uncertain and wcak. Fryer with birtue 3, took the lirst, to his opponent's 6. The second was halved u: four's. Fryer put a magnificent. iron to Uie green, Wiliiams finding the right hand bunker off the wood. Fryer fcok the hole 3 to 4. Fryer, 2 up. At thc +'ourth, Wiliiams was wide on the 5th fairway, and his third found the back bunker. Fryer's seeond was in the wing bunker, his chip was short, and putt aiso. A neat stymie robbed him of the win, the hole being halved in 6. Fryer, 2 up. Splendid driving at the Crossing, put the players in command of the green, but f ryer pulled his iron into tlm right guardmg bunker nnd his cpponent was short. Fryer's chip out was j.'vHteet, but he misseil an easy putt, the hole being halved in bogey 5. At the short 6-h, Fryer sunlr a two to Wiliiams' three. Fryer, 3 up. The 7th was halved in uneventful 5's. At the Slh, a iine putt by Frj er gave him the hole in 4, his opponent i'ailing to conneet. At the 9th, ihe Manawata player lay 12 i'eet off titi pin and Fryer lay in the pumice bunker t'vom wnieii ne i'mled to recover — picking up. Fryer 3 up a+ tiu Lurn. A handsorne 1 to Wiliiams at the 10th reduoed the L-ad to two, Fryer gettir.g the bunker. Wiliiams, playing with confLIeme, took the 11th and 12th in l'ours, to ' his opponent's 5, squaring the match. Wiliiams missed a great opportunity at the 13th, taking three putts, Fryer over-hitting his second from a difficult lie in the rough. Game aii square. The 14th was halved in 3's. At the loth, Fryer assumed command by a 40 foct putt. giving liim the hole in 2. Wii.i? .!. missed his two "»,y lnciits. Fryer 1 iu: A . the 1 Gth. F-yer put up a magmfiet- V. drive to the centre of the fairway, his second lying ten feet from the pin. Wiliiams went down the bank, and his second lost distanee through striking a limb of a wattle tree. His third found the green too late and a stymie lailed to give him the advantage gained by his opponent. At the 17th, the match ended. Wiliiams jur-t missed hoiing his putt and Fryer closert the matter by sink.ng the half at 3's, winning 2 and 1. Tallis Defcats Goss Play in the Tallis -Goss semi-tinal was i'ollowed by a large gallery, particularlv when the game was carried to the 19th. At the first tee, both got their drives away, and seconds saw them on the green, both sinking for birdie, tliree. The Playground was halved also in 4's and at Majuba, Tallis scorcd another birdlo l hree, Goss doing it in bogey. It was exhileraling golf. Tallis slipped badly at the Road getting bunkered, but holed out in six, Goss again being down in bogey. Another six to Tallis at the Crossing, saw him one down, Goss keeping level with the Colonel in five. The Drop saw both On the spot with threes, the hole being halved. A four to Goss at the Westward Ho gave him two ahead, his opponent sinking in five and Goss was again one up on bogey. At the Summit, Tallis picked up a bit of leeway doing it in bogey, Goss needing a five Goss won the ninth in bog^y, and finished at the turn with one up anc'-j a score of 37 to Tallis's 38. Both struck trouble at the tenth whcre Tallis won with a Six, Goss taking 7. Tallis drew ah-sad at the Sentinel with a birdie to Goss's bogey 5. Th3 next was halved in fours, and Tallis took the next with bogey 4 to Goss's 5. The Inlet saw a sensational "eagle" by Goss who holed his second, Tallis taking two putts The Crater was halved in threes and Goss won the Lake with four to Tallis's 5-. Tallis got Ariki in three, to Goss's 4, and they were all square with a hole to go. Tallis found the green with his second, Goss j going into the left-hand bunker. Tallis | took three putts, Goss geting up to j halve after negotiating a stymie. Goss ■ sent away a lovely drive at the nine- . teenth, Tallis having to drop out from a slice, Botji found the bunkers with ,

the next, Goss hopping from the first to the second on the left. Tallis was well up, but missed an easy putt, Goss, however, putted worse. Tallis sunk and won, one up. Tallis: Out, 3, 4, 3, 6, 6, 3, 5, 4, 4—38. In 6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 5—38. Total, 76. Goss: Out, 3, 4, 6, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3 —37. In, 7, 5, 4, 5, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5—39. Total, 76. At the nineteenth, Goss took seven and Tallis six.