GOLF TOURNAMENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 755, 30 August 1929, Page 11

GOLF TOURNAMENT

FINALS AT ROTORUA (From Our Oicn Correspondent) ROTORUA, Today. In wonderful weather* the semi-finals of the Rotorua Golf Championship and Thermal Cup were played yesterday. Some excellent exhibitions of golf were witnessed by the large followings. The best game of the championship semi-finals was that between Rex George and Seifert. Both were playing good, consistent golf. Once more the variety of the greens seemed to baffle the. players, though the putting of Seifert showed improvement. The match was all square at the turn. At the long 10th George played a perfect birdie 4 to win the hole, and his opponent, hitting his drive out of bounds at the 11th, conceded George another win. Holes were halved till the 15th, when George added another win with another birdie. The 16th was halved and George by more consistent play won 3 and 2. Long driving and comparatively poor putting were the features of Morrico v. (TCallaghan. The local player, Morrice, however, was too steady and accurate for his opponent and he won comfortably by 6 and 4. In the Thermal Cup Rainger and Goss had a great fight. Good golf was played by both players, and as the result shows was in doubt till the 20th. Western was far too * steady for Bartleet, winning comfortably by 5 and 4. The finals of both events will be played over 36 holes today, together with the semi-finals and finals of the Dominion Veterans’ Cup. Very close and exciting matches are predicted, no great odds being offered any player TODAY’S PLAY The Rotorua Golf Championships were continued this morning-. The results of the morning round are as follow: Open Championship.—Morrice and Rex George were all square. Bad putting was a characteristic of the match. George made a wonderful recovery at the sixteenth. He drove into a deep mudhole, but played an excellent shot and halved the hole, bogey four. Thermal Cup.—Western and Goss, all square. Both sank very long putts at two holes, each to win. Veterans’ Semi-final.—Maingay beat Austin, 2 and 1; Trice beat Corrigan, 2 and 1. All finals were completed today. The golfing weather was ideal, there being no sun or wind. GOLF AT WAIUKU 'WAIUKU, Today. Six players from the Akarana Ladies’ Golf Club played against the \\ aiuku Club on Thursday, the result being a win for Waiuku by four matches to one, one game being all square. The results are as follow (Waiuku players being mentioned first):—Miss Muir and Mrs. McCarthy, all square; Airs. Forbes beat Miss Cox, 7 and 6; Miss Neil beat Mrs. Preston, 6 and 5; Mrs. Ohlson beat Miss Bygate, o and 4; Miss. Arkle lost to Mrs. Sutton, 2 down and 1; Mrs Harkness beat Miss Hodge, 5 and 4. WAIPA TEAM (From Our Own Correspondent) WAIPA, Today. The \\ aipa Rugby Union lias decided to postpone the cup fixtures for Saturday next, and the senior representative match, Taupiri versus Waipa, will bo played at Te Awamutu. Following is the "Waipa team: —C. Pollard, G. Ticklepennv, H. Bennett. H. White, E. Bell, H. Wilkes, P. Fowler, L. Kay, E. Holmes. W. Pollard, Goble’ Edwards, Elliott, B. Quin, Cairns, Thomson.