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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 286, 14 September 1933, Page 2

GOLF.

DOMINION WOMEN'S TOUR. "WONDERFUL AND SUCCESSFUL" SYDNEY, September 13. Mrs Guy Williams, captain and manager of the New Zealand women's golf team, in an interview, said the team had had a wonderful and most successful time in Melbourne and Sydney. It would leave behind many warm friends whose hospitality had been overwhelming. The team was proud to ' take away the Tasman Cup.

• "We feel that these contests are most beneficial and will be an incentive to the younger players to improve their play and aim to represent their country against the sister Dominion. We have been r privileged to see some of the best goll in the Southern Hemisphere. We shall never forget it. I must admit that we have nothing to equal the championship courses in this country." AUSTRALIAN TITLES. AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL. MELBOURNE, September 13. The semi-final rounds over thirty-six holes of both the professional and amateur golf championships were played to-day on the Royal Melbourne links. Results:— Amateurs. W. L. Hope (Vic) defeated Jim Ferrier (N.S.W.), 5 and 3. A. W.Jackson (Vic.) defeated H. L. Williams (Vic), 1, up. Professionals. A. Spence (Vic.) defeated 0. Gray (N.S.W.), 4 and 3. V. S. Richardson (N.S.W.) defeated M. L. Kelly (N.S.W.), open champion, 5 and 4

ASH BURTON COLF CLUB. DRAW FOR MEDAL MATCH. The following is the draw for the second qualifying round of the Senior and Junior Championship, in conjunction with a Medal Match, to be played on Saturday next: — W. Hedges and C, A. Cuff, G. B. Williams and H. A. Vezey, V. W. Russell and C. J. Bonnington, E, A. Cockroft and W. P. Anderson, J. T. Smith and R. B. Lambert, R. Macgregor and I. M. Hamilton, R. H. Clark and S. J. Thomas, R. W. Grand D. A. Lawson, W. J. Minogue and H. G. Ferrier, &. H. Truman and L. A. Charles, W. H. Amos and 0. Moller, H. E. Bonnington and T. W. R. Gudsell, E. Brophy and L. J. Watt, F. P. Fogarty and J. Tansley, N. F. Pattlo and J. W. Keig, C. B. Gass and A. Lane. H. W. Bowden and M. Macmillan, F. W. Watt and J. ' Bathgate, J. Connor and L. B. Mace, D. M. Miller and J. Rooney, A. Bruce and F. L. Smith. COWLISHAW CUP. The Cowlisliaw Cup golf competition, in which several members, of the women's section of the Ashburton Golf Club are taking part, was to have been played at the Shirley. Links (Christchurch) yesterday but has been postponed til! September 27THE RAKAIA CLUB. The following matches for the Miss B. Holmes Challenge Cup have been played by the Rakaia Galt ! Club:—'o. C. Holmes and Mrs Nelson beat J.-S. Connolly and Miss Ethel Richards; W. .L Harrison and Miss B. Richards beat T. A. Richards and Miss G. Harrison; F. Alexander and Mrs Richards beats H. A. Smiths and Miss B. Richards; P. J. Hanrahan and Mrs Cordncr boat. R. A. Oakley and Miss H. Langley. The following is the draw for the first round of the club championship, which must be played l on or before Saturday, September 23: —IP. J. Hanrahan v. J. Langley; J. S. Connolly v. H. A. Harrison ; C, O. Holmes v. W.'L. Harrison ; L. 0. Oakley v. F. Alexander. The second round must bo played on or before Saturday, September 30. The following is the draw for a stroke competition to count for the C. C. Holmes Challenge Cup Ringer, to be played on Saturday:—o. C. Holmes v. L. 0. Oaklev; T. A. Richards v. J. Ley ; P. J. "Hanrahan v. J. S. Connolly ; H. A. Harrison v. R. A. Oaklev.; W. L. Harrison v. H. A. Smith; F. Alexander v. T. Connolly. The following will play against Ashburton during the week-end l :—P. J. Hanrahan, J. S. Connolly, C. C. Holmes, L. 0. Oakley, H. A. Harrison, W. L. Harrison, J. Langley, R. A. Oakley, Miss B. Holmes, Mrs Richards, Mrs Nelson, Misses Harrison and H. Lochhead and Mrs J. Langley. The September L.G.U. medal match , will 1)0 played on Saturday. The oralis as follows: Miss H. Langley v. Mrs Richards, Miss O. Richards v. Mrs Nelson, Miss L. Muckle v. Miss B. Richards, Miss G. Harrison v. Miss E.

Richards, M*lss H. Lochhead v. Mrs Langley. The 0 grade will play a stroke competition: Miss Lambie v. Miss Haslett; Miss Wilson y. Miss Millar; Miss Tully v. Miss Stewart; Miss L. Richards v. Mrs Blackley; Mrs Alexander v. Mrs Harrison.