FAULTLESS GOLF

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 205, 30 September 1929, Page 4

FAULTLESS GOLF

Special to Telegraph.

NAPIER PROFESSIONAL PRAISED AT WANGANUI.., IvAPI TAREHA SURPRISES.

WANGANUI, This day. Playing faultless golf, the popular professional of the Napier Club, A. J. Shaw, in the first day's play of the New Zealand golf championship yesterday established ' a four-strokes lead over his nearest neighbour, T. H. Horton, of Masterton, who is defending liis amatenr title. Sloan Morpetli, who is defending nis title as open champion, is twelve strokes beliind Shaw. Sliaw played wonderful golf. His morning round was : Out : 455 4 4545 4—40 In: 3 5 3 4 4 3 5 5 4—36 In the afternoon his figures were: Out : 6 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4—37 In: 25455445 4—38 The standard scratch score of the course is : Out : 5 4 443545 4—38 In: 35355354 4—37 Except that in the morning he was unlucky in missing a short putt for 75, and in the afternoon he took a six at the first by getting into a bunker, he played faultless golf. For some curious reason the first hole presented difficulties to a large number. It is played from near the club liouse, which is situated on the rise. It was surprising how many liooked their tee shot into a bunker to the left of the fairway. J. D. Mclntosh, indeed, started his morning round by pulling his shot much further round still, so that he had to play it from the number two fairway. His partner, A. D. S. Duncan, was one of those who found the bunker. Shaw played long drives straight down the fairways. Without taking risks he played liis npproaoh shots to be on the green, ^.and liis approach putts were always up to make missincr the second putt nlmost inipossible. All the time the elements had to he reckoned witli and his jndgment was never at fault. KAPI GIVES UP "SCREAMERS."* Kapi Tareha surprised everyone by tlie control and moderation of his shots. Kapi 110 longer hits sereamers. He still drives a long hall, but his maiu aiin is to get control of direction. While he strove for th:t to-day he was not always successful, due mainly to tlie fact that he did not make enough allowances for the wind. But he always succecded in getting out of his troubles magnificently, going for liis shot fearlessly. Once when he was in the long grnss off tho fairway, he, to th© surprise of everybody, took liis driver. Away went the ball as from a tee. His most sorious hlemish was n seven. Ho got into a hole and tried to get out witli his nihlick. Tlie ball went straight up in the air and back into tho hole again. His short game was excellent. and liis; putting very seldom at fault. He was very nearly up and within inches of the hole. Two or tliree times he was unlucky not to hole the long putts. He is still taking irons where others take their wooden cluhs.