ON THE LINKS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 144, 8 September 1927, Page 9

ON THE LINKS

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E. C.. ROBIESON.

FIXTURES | September 2 to September 10.—N*ew i men's championships <at Hamil- 1 tC Week preceding, New Zealand ciiam- ; ntoiships. Manawatu tournaijnent. 1 Septenber 24-27. —Glendowbe open tournßS«pteriber 27-30.“ Napier tournament. September 29.—New Zealand ladies* v air .pionshi’>s at Palm.'raton North.

fa n r r. h °T hitS u alm u OSt lf not «»<■>*« rar as Tareha, but who hit* tion I ten Wlth Unvarying direction. 1 suspect Grey of trying to keep up with Morpeth. Anyhow, 1- e spent much of the dav n the rough, and was eight down in -he mormnE', and was eventually elimto go 4 Wnlle there were still ten holes Morpeth played magnificent golf, as e has done ever since Saturday, and miftw C ' vas e '; cn four » for 26 holes, omitting one where he picked up a buried tee shot. ‘ DUNCAN FINISHES BADLY T ‘ '^ e a ma snificent ~f h L a 5t nSt but he appeared to b_ physically unable to face the strain and m the afternoon was playing strokes that were anything but the smooth, well-balanced efforts that nm-e the adrairation of golfers for m ° l ® V n a quarter of a century, starting out one down in the afterbe caught Sime playing "sillies” It} 3 shcirt Fame, and by the 6th as three up. Then Duncan took a seven at the long hole. Sime narrowly missed a three at the Bth and got a perfect four. Duncan pulled his tee shot into the rough, hit his second 50 yards, then to ind I halved e it laid hIS third St ° ne dead - However, those two holes were tfie beginning of the end, for in the next ?ight holes Sime won sufficient to finish off the match 3 and 2 and th ! ordinary playins anything out of the To-day is an off day, an open medal competition and the driving competition being the only fixtures. Friday ',' u th . e amateur semi-finals and die professional final.