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Taranaki Daily News, 19 April 1922, Page 6

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TARANAKI TOURNAMENT. 1 THE FINAL DAY’S PLAY. t CHAMPIONSHIP TO J. HAROLD. Conclusion in the Taranaki golf championship on the New Plymouth ’ links was readied yesterday afternoon, when the final of the championship was ' won by J. Harold (Wanganui), who 1 defeated G. N. Pharazyn (Wellington) * by one up on the nineteenth green. The > weather was dull and a fairly strong ’ wind blew across the links from tn® ? breakwater. 1 The chief interest yesterday was in 1 the championship. The four left in to ’ contest the semi-finals in the morning * were F. S. Johns (New Plymouth) and Harold, and T. V. Mackay (New Plyr mouth) and Pharazyn, and the outcome * of their meeting was the defeat of the 5 two New' Plymouth men, leaving Harold and Pharazyn to meet in the final. Harold’s victory over Johns was clear- ’ : cut, the New Plymouth man being > ; seven down and six, but Mackay’s game I was more closely contested, the Wel- * lington player winning by 2 up. The » l final was an excellent match and pro-. vided a keen game to the nineteenth* * green, where victory rested on a putt. * The goodly number who followed The I game were provided with splendid golf, ‘ j and at the conclusion Harold’s victory 3 was warmly applauded. While the ’ championship was being decided there were two handicap matches, auid the * putting green was occupied throughout the day. 1 The tournament was very successful. 3 There were record entries, fine weather prevailed, and good golf was playea. The management was thorough, and (there was no hitch in the arrangements. 1 Mr. D. H. Butcher and Mr. J. Austin were responsible for the organisation, Mr. H. Dempsey made an excellent starter, and valuable assistance was given by Mr. T. P. Anderson and others. Before calling upon the president, W. C. Weston (club captain) voicebf the appreciation of the New Plymouth Club at the support accorded the tour- ’ nament, and congratulated the winner and runner-up of the championship match, mentioning that this was the second occasion on which Mr. Harold had won the championship. , Dr. Walker, before presenting the f prizes, expressed pleasure at the fine representation of North Island players i who had entered in the tournament. | He recalled that 25 years ago the club I had only a 9-hole course at Moturoa. I Now they had advanced to a stage when the membership totalled 120 men and 90 ladies. The tournament had produced golf of a very good standard, and he congratulated Mr. Harold on his fine win. Messrs. Harold and Pharazyn briefly returned thanks, the latter congratulating the club on the delightful sea-side links they possessed. Both speakers said they would carry away with them the very pleasantest recollections of the New Plymouth tournament. The prize list is as follows: Championship.—J. Harold (Wanganui) ; G. Pharazyn (Wellington) run-ner-up. Teams’ match.—Palmerston North No. 1. Best gross score in qualifying rounds. —A. E. Ekstedt (Palmerston North). i Medal match, Saturday morning.— | T. V. Mackay (New Plymouth). Medal match, Saturday afternoon.— I J. E. Winter (Stratford). I Bogey match, Monday.—-G. M. Chong ! (New Plymouth) 1, D. H. McKay (Wa- ; nganui) 2. 1 Medal match, Monday. — ; W. J. Hutch- ! ings (New Plymouth) 1, A. S. Hasell j (New Plymouth) 2. Four-ball bogey match, Tuesday.—P. i G. Miles and V. J. Stichbury (Feilding) I L Bogey match, Tuesday. —F. G. Bevan (Wanganui), and D. H. McKay (Wanganui) equal. Putting prizes were won by Mrs. Nicholson, Mrs. M. Gray, Mrs. Silk, AV. B. Glasgow, L. Quin, and P. Wright. Details of yesterday’s play: THE CHAMPIONSHIP. Semi-Finals. J. Harold (Wanganui) beat F. S. Johns (New Plymouth), 7 up and 6. G. N. Pharazyn (Wellington) beat T. V. Mackay (New Plymouth), 2 up. The Final. The weather was dull as the finalists, Harold and Pharazyn, went out shortly after noon, and remained over- , cast throughout the course of play. A stiff breakwater wind swept across the links, the players rarely having this behind them. Nevertheless, the game proved well worthy of championship play, and it was not till an extra hole had been played that the game went in 1 Harold’s favour by his winning the 19th. Both men played a steady game, invariably driving well, though the putting was at times weak, yet on some occasions brilliant. An indication of the evenness of play may be gauged from the fact that 12 of the 19 holes were halved. Harold is a well-known Wanganui player, and has held a prominent position in the golfing world for many years. His win proved very popular, and he was accorded an ovation when he won the 19th hole and the championship with a pretty four. Both players started cautiously, halv- { ing the first hole in five. The next hole ‘ was also halved in five after Harold , had just missed with his four. Harold ■ and Pharazyn both drove well at the I third hole, Harold’s ball lying to the right and Pharazyn’s falling slightly short of the green. Both holed in four. Pharazyn’s first at the next sailed beautifully, Harold's shot skimming the hill. Pharazyn was close up to the centre with his fourth, with Harold on the edge of the green. A long putt by Harold narrowly missed, and Pharazyn was not quite up with a fairly easy shot, the hole being halved in six, j with both still all square. Play at the ] fifth hole was again even, both being in handy positions with their thirds. 1 Pharazyn was inches away with his i next, while Harold’s shot "lingered on the edge of the hole, which was halved five. The first “let-up” of the match oc2uri>ed at the sixth hole. Both were on the green with their thirds. Pharazyn was very close with his next, but bis opponent’s fourth, a pretty shot, •found the hole, leaving Harold one up. in a bad position with j

ihis first, getting into the bunker below' the seventh, whilst the Wellington man landed on the green. Pharazyn’s next shot travelled too far, and hi ; third also missed. Harold benefited by his opponent’s lost opportunity; and the hole was halved in four, leaving Harold still one up. Pharazyn, with a fine stroke, outdrove the Wanganui player at the eighth hole. Both men’s fourth lay in handy positions, but Harold’s next did not quite reach the hble, which Pharazyn won with his fifth, making the ; score all square at the eighth hole. Both men were short of the green with their seconds at the ninth, but were |in handy positions with their thirds, both making good running putts ajid > holing in four. Play Coming in. Both balls sailed well over the ridge approaching the tenth, which was halved in four. Pharazyn’s first at the eleventh hole was a magnificent drive in the teeth of the wind. Harold’s drive had length, but it was pulled off the direct line. | The Wellington' man played a pretty second, and his chances of winning the hole looked bright, but owing to weak, short work, it was not till he had ( played his fourth that he found him- ; self in a favorable position. Harold j played his fifth from the edge of the i green, and, with the best putt during ‘ the course of the play to this point, holed nicely. Pharazyn’s fifth, a fairly easy shot, lingered on the lip of the * hole, but did not fall in. Horold was thus one up at the eleventh. It illustrated how steady play can be beaten by weakness on the green. At the next hole both were handy to the green with their firsts. Pharazyn was slightly wide with his second, • while Harold’s skipped over the hole. ■ Both found the hole with their third, ! leaving Harold still one up. ; Good initial drives were made by : both men approaching the thirteenth, ■ but Pharazyn’s second landed in the I rushes. Harold’s second was well up : and came to rest in clear coifntry. A splendid recovery was made by Pharazyn, who, from the rough, found the green, being up with Harold, whose third landed on the edge of the green. Both holed in two more strokes, making the score at this stage Harold one ■ up and five to play. ’ The Wellington player outdrove his opponent considerably at the next, Harold landing in the rushes, whilst his second was still short. Pharazyn’s sec- : ond was dead, and he holed in three, i Harold did not play out the hole. The ' score at the 14th was all square and j four to play. Both drove well approaching the next j I hole, especially Pharazyn, and both i ! men’s thirds were on the edge of the I j green, though both took six shots to j : hole, leaving the score still all square ; i with three to play. ’ Both men found the green of the sixi teenth hole with their first shots, and j • the hole was halved in three, the play- . ■ ers being all square with two holes to I j play. ; Pharazyn’s first approaching the next ! | was a fine, straight drive, but Harold’s ; j shot, though also good, went to the ‘ I left. The Wellington man’s third was ; t short, stopping close to the green, by { which shot Harold was close up to the i hole. Pharazyn’s fourth was handy, } but Harold’s corresponding stroke found the hole, making the game dormy one in favour of Harold.

Approaching the last hole Pharazyn sent a splendid ball well down the fairway, while Harold’s drive was also a good one. Pharazyn’s second was a pretty shot, rising beautifully and dropping on top of the hill short of the green. Harold’s second was not sent I awav cleanly, and his third was short of Pharazyn’s second. Pharazyn travelled through the green with his third, but he found the hole with his fourth from outside the green. Harold was still a fair distance away. This made the game all square at the end of the 18th ho'le, so the players proceeded to the 19th. Pharazyn’s drive was a good, long ball, but he sliced it, and it landed on the line of the next hole. Harold was fairly straight with his first, and his second came to rest on the verge of the green. Pharazyn’s second travelled through the green. Harold’s next was dead, and then Pharazyn took a long putt from outside the green, the ball going dead straight, but having too much pace on, and it skipped the hole. His fourth also missed. Harold, who had taken up a handy position, made no mistake with his fourth, the ball dropping into the hole and winning for him the championship, after a steady and keenly contested game, with the score one up at the 19th hole. Mr. W. C. Weston was the umpfre. PREVIOUS WINNERS. Previous winners of the Taranaki championship are: 1906 — J. C. Burns (Auckland). 1907 — A. Duncan (Wellington). 1908— R. G. Scott (New Plymouth). 1909 G. Saunders (Wanganui). 1910— J. Harold (Wanganui). 1911— G. Saunders (Wanganui). 1912 W. B. Colbeek (Auckland). 1913 ; B. L. Taylor (Miramar). 1914 L. Seifert (Palmerston N.). 1915 J. F. Ritchie (Stratford). 1916 — L. Climie (Lower Hutt). 1918— F. S. Johns (New Plymouth). 1919 H. L- Young (Palmerston N.). 1920 G. Gudgeon (Inglewood). 1921 — A. Seifert (Palmerston N.). FOUR-BALL BOGEY HANDICAP. | The four-ball bogey handicap was won by Miles and Stichbury, who won a. play-off after drawing with Dr. Wright and P. Wright. Their cards were 6 up. The best cards were: Miles and Stichbury, ?> up. Dr. Wright and P. Wright. 6 up. Renner and Sutherland. 5 up. Sutton and Fletcher. 5 up. Bevan and McKay, 5 up. BOGEY HANDICAP. The bogey handicap, played in the * afternoon, resulted in a tie, F. G. Bevan (Wanganui) and D. H. McKay (Wanganui) each being 2up The next best score was that of S. W. Rapley I (Palmerston North) 1 up. AUCKLAND CHAMPIONSHIP. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Auckland provincial golf championship was won by G. R. D. Wright

(Maungakiekie), who defeated H. B. Lusk (Auckland) in the final one up. WELLINGTON CHAMPIONSHIP. Wellington, Last Night. Arthur Duncan won the provincial golf championship. He met Tucker in the final and beat him easily five up «nd four to play. Other winners are: 36 hole handicap, R. 0. Chesney; medal handicap, W. Kirker; bogey handicaps, V. Ward and C. Griffiths; four-ball handicap, V. and J. Ward.