Auckland Golfer Trounces Bogey

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 57, 30 May 1927, Page 12

Auckland Golfer Trounces Bogey

H. B. LUSK’S GREAT SCORE DETAILS OF PERFORMANCE On Thursday afternoon Mr. H. E Lusk, partnered by Miss M. Payton, established something that must approach a world record for any golf course (says the Rotorua “Chronicle"). He cut twelve off the bogey of ibt course and seven off the absolute par. He opened with four at the Ist, taking the statutory two putts at the second He found a bunker, chipped to the pii and holed in three. At the third h« put his drive to the pin, holing in tw« with a long putt. At the 4th (389yds' his second looked into the hole and went down in three. The long stk was done in five, a slight error in approach costing him a win on bogey At the 6th he got a sitting two, followed up at the 7th by sinking a chip approach for 3. The difficult summit, his second is the green, his putt failed to hold the cup, but he registered a four. The 9th was taken in three. Scoreout, 2S. Starting home the long tenth hoie was lipped for a four, taking fke. The 11th, four, 12 th and 13th, short holes were made in three and the 14th yds) and 15th (419yds) in ths same, his second lying dead in each case to the putter. The 16th saw his firs: mistake. A chip blissed direction and three putts made him exceed boget