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Taranaki Daily News, 23 May 1921, Page 5

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KIRKWOOD’S FINE PLAY. SECOND TO MITCHELL. By Telegraph.—Prew Assn. —Copyrlfht. London, May 20. Kirkwood, in the first round of the competition proper, maintained h!a consistency. Hi* 39 out was made up of four fives, four fours, and one three, while his home round of 34 was made up of five fours, three threes, and one five. He had three putts at the first, second and thirteenth greens; otherwise tla

play was uniformly excellent right tiirough. He only found the bunkers and rough twice, recovering well. East qualified after replay with nine others for the last three places.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received May 21, 5.10 p.m. London, May 20. Kirkwood attracted an increased crowd of spectators. In the second round he went out in 38 with three fives, five fours, and one three, getting home in 34—-seven fours and two threes. His play in every department was almost monotonously faultless, except at the sixteenth hole, when a. 250 yards drive found a bunker, leaving a four-foot putt. He was unlucky at the eighteenth green by lipping the hole. , Received May 22, 5.5 p.m. London, May 21. Kirkwood did the third round in 72, and the final in 78. The tournament resulted: — Mitchell 293, wins the cup and £130; Kirkwood 295, wins £80; Massey 296, Herd, Leach, and Havers 2»9; Duncan, Ray and Ockenden 301; Vardon and Taylor 302; Braid 304.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NEW PLYMOUTH CLUB. A bogey handicap for Mr. C. H. Weston's trophy was frlayed on the New Plymouth Club's links on Saturday, and resulted in * win for W. H Quickfall, 3 up on bogey. The best scores were: W. H. Quickfall (14), 3 ui>. W. H. Robertshaw (3), 1 up J. Austin (8), all square. D. H. Butcher (3), 1 down F. S. Johns (3), 1 down. A. Bewley (3), 3 down. S. Burgess (11), 2 down.