GOLF.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 108, 23 September 1912, Page 5

GOLF.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, List Night,

The golf links ut Heretaunga, which wore covered with water on Friday, dried up sufficiently on Saturday to permit of the championship tournament 'being continued. The professional match was won by Butters. In the semi-final of the amateur championship Wood defeated K. Duncan eMily, and Harold Wright defeated Arthur Duncan. Wright and Wood will contest the final on Monday. The following are the scores:— AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. THIRD ROUND. A. Duncan beat Harold, 3 up and 1 to play. K. Duncan beat 11. Gillies, 7 up and 6 to play. H. Wright beat A. N. Kennedy, 3 up and 2 to play. B. B. Wood beat Goss, 3 up and 1 to play. SEMI-FINAL. B. B. Wood (Christclrarc'h) beat A. Duncan (Wellington), 2 up and 1 to play, PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. SEMI-FINAL.

Simpson beat MeEwan, 1 up. Butters beat Hood, 1 up. FINAL. Butters (Christehurch) beat Simpson (Miramar), 4 up and 2 to play. NEW PLYMOUTH CLUB. On Saturday a match was played between teams picked by the president and acting-captain. Results, the president's team being mentioned first in each case: F. B. Johns 1, v. W.-C. Weston 0. H. H. Ward 1, v. E. Bary 0. C. H. Weston 1, v. J. Paton 0. E. Bavlv 0, v. J. W. Haslam 1 up. S. J. Smith 0, v. D. Hutchen, 0. A. Standish O, v. Arch. Evans 1. K. B. Bain 1. v. G. S. Millar 0. A. Coxhead 0. v. B. Burgess 1. W H. Stow 0, v. H. R. Bloxam O. C. D. Brown 0, v. G. T. Robson 1. Heavy showers fell during the afternoon, which militated against good play; otherwise the course was in good order, the strong wind drying the wet grass very quickly. The match ended all square, the majority of the games being very exciting. TARAHUA CLUB. The following were the best cards handed in for the ladies' handicap medal match on Saturday afternoon:— Miss Somervell 107 20 87 Miss Gilbert 100 20 89 Miss E. 0 Putt 94 3 91