While the leaders were doing their best to put themselves on a level with Budd, the latter. was playing 1 sterling game, although not one of his best performances, as he required! 40 on the outward half. From thi Point onwards he played beautifully until the 15th, fter which he was not so good and got two 6's into his score. However, as events proved, was safe, although by the narrow margin of one stroke, and he won the championship for the second year in succession, maintaining his restation of being the best medal player we have had for a long time here.
The position of the leaders was as follows:—
INW. Budd st 76 AER "Blinko 36 77-80 W. Kawasaki 83 78 79 for third place The cup for the best individual] score apart from the prize winners went to R. Akahoshi with the score of 76.
The other scores yesterday were follows, the total given being that for the four rounds:—
Sed Akahosht lard The others retired.
At the close of the competition Mr. R. G. MacDonald, President of the Golf Club, expressed the opinion that this was the finest open cham. pionship that they had seen, andj xtended a warm welcome to the visitors. Mrs. MacDonald thereafter presented the cups.
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