HOW THEY PLAYED

Taupo Times, Volume 20, Issue 1, 7 January 1971, Page 12

HOW THEY PLAYED

FIRST NINE No. 1 — 195 yards, par 3 Lister won the toss for the honour and smacked a four iron to within 15 feet of the pin. Charles, with a similar club, finished 24 feet away, putted dead and was down in three. Lister made his downhill putt for a birdie. No. 2 — 349 yards, par 4 Lister drove long and straight but Charles' ball struck a tree and rebounded into the fairway. His approach rolled off the green to the right and his chip was too strong. Lister, on in two, slotted his 20 footer for a birdie and Charles two putted to drop a shot. No. 3 — 334 yards, par 4 Lister smacked a three wood over the left side pine trees and finished within 40 yards of the green. Charles, much shorter and right, wedged to within two feet, Lister to three feet, and they sank their putts for birdies. No. 4 — 530 yards, par 5 Lister cut his drive into the rough and behind a huge tree. He chipped out after Charles, left and shorter, had played two to the mouth of the green. Lister's approach was too strong, so was his chip and he three putted from 25 feet for a two over seven. Charles putted in from 10 feet for a birdie. No. 5 — 370 yards, par 4 They were both on for two but missed similar length 15 foot putts for birdies and halved in par. No. 6 — 153 yards, par 3 ( Charles was on but well short of the pin, while Lister found the trees to the right of the green and chipped short, Charles just missed his 30 footer for a birdie and Lister dropped a shot to the card by two putting from 10 feet. No. 7 — 436 yards, par 4 Charles drove to the left of the fairway. Lister was in the rough and under a tree, from which he had to chip out into the fairway. Charles was left of the green, chipped short and missed a putt for par and dropped a shot. Lister put his third shot on the green from well out and salvaged a par with a good putt. No. 8 — 335 yards, par 4 Lister smacked a huge drive straight down the middle and Charles, though shorter, was also in good shape. Lister sank his putt from 15 feet. Charles, on the back apron of the green, chipped past

but made the return putt for a par four. No. 9 — 320 yards, par 4 Lister, blocked out by a tree left and short of the green, chipped short but had a tap in for his four. Charles, six feet from the pin for two, never looked like missing his birdie putt. Charles: 353443543 — 34 Lister: 233744434 - 34 SECOND NINE No. 10 — 181 yards, par 3 Lister was a tap short of making two from 26 feet but Charles, on a similar line from 18 feet, made his birdie. No. 1 1 — 339 yards, par 4 Approaches, that finished short following good drives, and two putts each, saw them down in regulation figures. No. 12 — 542 yards, par 5 Charles was down the middle but Lister cut his tee shot and finished in the rough among the pine trees. He played a magnificent recovery shot through and over the trees and got down in par. Charles hit a brilliant wood shot to finish a chip away from the temporary green, chipped up and dropped his putt for another birdie. No. 13 — 335 yards, par 4 Charles made his third birdie in four holes while Lister, after striking a massive iron shot from the tee, failed to find the elevated green and had to be content with a par. No. 14 — 341 yards, par 4 Charles was at the front of the green, Lister at the back, but their birdie putts slid past the hole and both made par. No. 15 — 502 yards, par 5 Charles' four wood second was green high but left. Lister drove more than 300 yards, but his lofted second was through to the right. Charles chipped on and made a birdie from 12 feet, Lister's approach ran past the pin but he got down from four feet. No. 16 — 151 yards, par 3 Charles was on, Lister short, but they both made par. No. 17 — 131 yards, par 3 Charles putted uphill fro'm about 20 feet for his birdie after Lister had made three. No. 18 — 510 yards, par 5 Charles was straight down the

middle. Lister's drive cut into the pines but rebounded into the fairway. He hit a long iron to the base of the green while Charles, with a wood, cut the corner too fine and still had a long way to go. He was off target and left himself with a difficult downhill five-footer for par after chipping short. Lister was up in three and down for par. Charles salvaged a par as his tenderly hit putt dropped in the side door. Charles: 244344325- 31 Lister: 345444335 - 35