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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 664, 17 October 1933, Page 5

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MOSS SCORES A FINAL VICTORY FROM DOUGLAS > A CLOSE BATTLE I k;

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Auckland, Mq'ridayV . E, J. Moss (Auckland), was 74 aird E. S. Dougla's (Balmacewan), 78 .at the end of the first eighteen hotes in the replay (36 holes) for the open golf title, dn which they tied on Tuesday with 300 each. There was a stiff southerly blowing and the course provided a hector test of golf to-day than last week. v ■ Douglas went astray with his firlt ' tee shot, and Moss was two strokds to the good. There was no change till th'e fifth, where Douglas missed. A six-footer and Moss iricreased his lead toi three. Moss had a life at the tenth wheji his hall appeared certain to ro'll into" trouhle, but rolled back to the edge pf the green and rested p:n high. Douglas took five arid Moss increa'sed his lead to four. _ , . . The remaining- holes wete halved; Douglas had a chance ti regalri' it " stroke on tbe last green, where b'dth were on the terrace below the piri with their second. Moss, playifrg" first, was still short of the -hole after two putts and took. fiye. Douglas made exactly the sarife error, however, arid also took .fiye. When seven holes of the afterrioriS round had been, played Moss was leading by eight. , ^-Douglas made fatal errqrs at two one-|shot holes, findirig bnr.kers at both. One cost him five against Moss' three. - At the fifth Moss ran do.wn a serisational putt of 35 feet and was seven to the good. - . .. ... ; » " Douglas got one back at the sixth with four lo five, biit slipped, two at the seventh. The game finally ended: Moss; i46; Douglas, 155.