SEMI-FINALS OF CHAMPIONSHIP PROVIDES CLOSE FINISHES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 603, 7 August 1933, Page 6

SEMI-FINALS OF CHAMPIONSHIP PROVIDES CLOSE FINISHES

The semi-finals of the Rotorua Golf Club championship were played on Saturday under fair conditions. A high wind in the early stages made for high scores, but the standard of play was good and results were not appreciably affeeted. In the championship S. E. Carr defeated Spedding, junior, 3 — 1, and P. A. Kusabs defeated Pott by the narrow margin of a putt. In the Carr-Spedding match the turn was made at evens, Carr then taking the tenth and eleventh. Spedding recovered one at the Taupo Road. The elbow was halved and the inlet was also halved. At the crater Spedding missed a two-foot putt for a half. The sixteenth was halved and Carr was dormy two. Winning the seventeenth. Carr won the match. The Kusabs-Pott game was keenly contested, the margin between the players never exceeding two. Kusabs was one up at the turn. He took two's at the sixth and fourteenth. The total scores were Kusabs 79, Pott 80. Second Division In the second division semi-final, Monk beat W. E. Anderson one up. Monk was one down at the turn, but took the lead at the thirteenth. Witk varying fortune the match went to the sixteenth when the winner was dormy two. Losing the seventeenth the play went to the eighteenth which was halved, leaving Monk the winner. Hamilton defeated J. Speer 4 and 2." The winner is a much improved player and the final should be interesting, both players being on the same mark in handicap matches. In the bogey match some excellent cards were returned. The four best were Young (13/10), all square with a net score of 66; R. C. Smith (5/4) 68; A. Ford (13/10) 68; P. A. Kusabs (13/10), 66. Open Tournament i The open tournament which commences on the 29th, promises well. Already the list is almost full. The leading entrants are, O. Callaghan (Hawera), handicap 1; H. B. Lusk (Auckland), 1; F. C. Hutchinson (Wanganui), 1; H. G. Davis (Hastings), 2; F. C. Fryer (Napier), 2; Troutbeck (Napier), 2; S. E. Carr (Rotorua), 3; A. A. Sinclair (Napier) 4; Ne.vil Parker (Gisborne), 4; G. Tallis (Titirangi), 4; M. D. Carr (Rotorua), 4; A. B. Barnes-Graham (Hastings), 4; Dr. C. R. Wright (Napier), 5; Bruce Jenkins (Gisborne), 5. Besides these there is prospects of the inclusion of Ross and other notable figures in the golfing world. N.Z. Veterans' Tournament Over thirty entries have been received for the veterans' tournament, a fixture that is becoming increasingly popular. A past winner, the popular "Jacky" Hughes, will be among the contestants and others who, though old in years are still wise in golf, have sent in their names. Played on handicap every entrant has a good sporting chance. Ladies' Championship Again Miss Snodgrass has her name enrolled on the honours board of the club champions by defeating Mrs. La Trobe Hill one up. The winner, who entered the finals by defeating Mrs. Butler on the nineteenth in the semifinal, had to play every hole all the way to win. At no time did the difference exceed one. Mrs. Hill stuck to her opponent with invincible pluck and tenacity, only losing by the putt on the eighteenth. It was one of the best contested matches seen in Rotorua championships.