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Taranaki Daily News, 16 September 1922, Page 5

GOLF.

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE AMATEUR SEMI-FINAI/ DUNCAN AND HORTON IN FINAL. By Telegraph.—Press Associatlvn. Palmerston N., Last Night. There was splendid weather to-day for the semi-finals of the amateur and professional golf championships between Duncan and Sime und Bidwili and Horton (amateurs), and Ham and Blair and Shaw and Butters (professionals). Duncan proved the winner all through, Sime having all the bad luck going out. There was a large following on the course. Duncan won the first two holes and Sirne the fourth. The fifth was halved. Duncan won the sixth and the seventh was halved. The eighth went to Duncan, who also took the ninth with a beautiful 18 ft. putt in 3, or 2 under bogey. At the tenth Duncan liqlded in 4. Sime's first aad second left him in a bad lie. He made a good recovery to the green, but lipped the hole, and Duncan was 5 up. After the eleventh Duncan was 6 up, Duncan holing again ia 4. Each took 3 for the twelfth, Duncan just missing a 4 ft. putt for a 2. Duncan secured ths next with a perfect 5, but last the . fourteenth through faulty putting. Sime won the fifteenth with an 8 ft. putt. After the sixteenth Duncan was 6 up, Sime taking 3 putts, after driving from the tee to the green. Sim took the next in 4, Duncan being badly bunkered. Both drove well on the home stretch. Sime's approaches were short and Duncan won tho hole 3—5 and completed the round in 73, equal to his record for the tourna-i ment on Thursday. With six down, the afternoon prospects w«re not bright for Sime. His opponent was again unbeatable, and the game finished at the turn, leaving Duncan 9 up and 8. The nineteenth and three succeeding holes were halved. The most spectacular shot of the match was at the twentieth, when Duncan was bunkered and Sime was on the green. The former lifted well to the green and haired. At the twentyfourth Sime had a bad lie. An excellent approach almost holed in 2, but Duncan won 3—4, making him 7 up. The twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth were halved. Duncan was 7 up at the twenty-seventh and also at the twenty-* eighth, gaining victory b up and 8. The Horton-Bidwill match produced good golf! throughout. Horton had the advantage in iron work and his driving was long and straight, but Bidwill played masterly chip shot*. In th® first round Horton was 1 up, 77 to 78, They were all square for the first four holes of the second round. Horton’s short putt cost him the twenty-third, but he took the twenty-fourth. Horton also took the next In 3, and also the twenty-sixth, and won th® twenty-seventh in 4. After good putting the twenty-eighth was halved. Horton won the twenty-ninth, but lost the thirtieth. Bldwill succumbed to a bunker at the thirty-first. Horton’s good iron shot retrieved a bad lie at the thirty-second, but with a good chip shot Bldwlll halved. Horton was now dormy 4. This was too much for Bidwill, and the game ended 3 up and 2 in favor of Horton. The morning game between Ham and Blair, which ended all square, was not brilliant, both taking 80. In the afternoon, however. Ham established a good lead, winning 6 up and 5. In the first round of the match between Shaw and Butters the former had the advantage 3 up, and the final resulted In ■ win for him, 5 up and 4. Great interest is being taken in a match arranged for the week-end between the ten leading lady players of the Dominion and the leading amateurs at the present tournament. Although similar matches have been played ta England, this is an innovation in New Zealand golf. From the fact that- the ladies' championship is being played at Wanganui next week, it has been found possible to get the very best players on each side. NEW PLYMOUTH CLUB. The match for the juvenile players was concluded on Thursday afternoon, the results being: First Round.—Griffin (scr.) beat Walker (12), 2 and 1; Weston (9) beat Mac Diarmid (18), 5 and 3. Final.—Griffin (scr.) beat Weston (9), 3 and In the captain v. secretary match, to be played this afternoon, the following sides have been picked: Weston plays Austin, Elliott plays Johns, Hasel! plays Thomson, M'Quade plays Smythe, G. Grey plays Renner, Griffin plays Johnson, Avery plays Andrews, Burgess plays Marshall, Bloxham plays Broome, Laurie plays Dalgleish, Jackson plays Burke, Wiliams playa McGill, Worsley plays McNeill, Crimp playa D. Hutchen. Late entries will be received at the clubhouse and opponents arranged. A four-ball bogey match for ladies is to b< played on Tuesday. Entries close to-day. STRATFORD CLUB. A mixed foursome match was played on the Stratford golf links on Thursday, the scores being:R. B. Anderson and Mrs. Glasgow, total 94, handicap 16, net 78. L. R. Curtis and Mrs. Copping, 102—20—82. F. Jefferies and Mrs. Howard, 98—16—82. D. Glasgow and Mrs. Curtis, 102—19—88. J. Salmon and Mrs. Lyons, 103—20 83. J. Winter and Miss Curtis, 100—17—83. H. Burmester and Mrs. Budge, 102—18—84. 11. D. Hill and Mrs. Richards, 104—20—84. E. Ruthcrfurd and Mrs. Malone, 10,5 —20—85. D. Malone aud Mrs. Burmester, 104—16—88. S. Spence and Miss A. Sangster, 106—16—90. J. Lyons and Miss Hodgins, 114—22—92. A. W. Budge and Mrs. Rutherfurd, 116-h 20—96. P. *<urphy and Mrs. Boon, 136—22—114.