GOLF.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 161, 9 July 1910, Page 9

GOLF.

AUCKLAND LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP. WON BY MISS B. MARTIN. The final of the provincial championship of the Auckland Ladles' Golf Club was played at the lllddlemore LlDks, Otahuhu, yesterday afternoon, when Miss E. Martin met and defeated Mlbh E. Gorrle by 4 up and 3 to play. With the exception of one shower, the weather was favourable. Miss Martin, after being a trifle nervous at the start, settled down to her game, and played much steadier and stronger than her opponent, her driving being especially brilliant. She was very unlucky at the first two or three holes In missing easy putts through mud on her. ball. Miss Gorrie was brilliant at times, but did not. play with her usual freedom, her driving Iα particular being patchy. Miss Martin did the fifteen holes in 89, Miss Gorrie taking 07. The result was received without any demonstration, which Is In marked contrast with the enthusiasm shown in other games when a championship final Is decided. / The tie In the medal competition between Miss W. Cotter and Miss J. Richmond, was won by the former by 90 to 04. During the afternoon the prizes won were presented by Mrs. E. D. O'Korke. Particulars of play are: — Miss Gorrie started off with a good drive, and was on the green with her first, but Miss Martin made a poor stroke, and got in. to the fence, bat made a good recovery, reaching, the green with her third stroke. Miss Gorrie. played steadily, winning the hole In three. Miss Gorrie got down to the right with her drive for the second hole, Miss Martin playing a nice straight ball. Miss Gorrie was a bit strong with her second, bat Miss Martin missing an easy putt, the hole was halved In five. . - ■ ■ . Miss Gorrie 1 up. ■■•'■ ■'- Both drove well to the third hole, and •their seconds were also good. Neither reached the ditch with their third, Miss Martin reaching the green with her fourth; Miss Gorrie reaching it in five. Miss Martin was close to the hole with her fifth, but missed another easy putt, the hole being halved in seven. The drives to the fourth hole were good. Miss Gorrie just over-ran the green with her second, Miss Martin's shot having a similar fate. Miss Gorrie's third was too strong. Miss Martin missed another easy short pntt, and the hole was halved in five, leaving Hiss* Gorrie still 1 up. : Miss Gorrie sot into difficulties with her drive for the fifth hole, Miss Martin reachIng the green, eventually winning the hole In four. All square at the fifth. .Miss Martin just cleared the creek with her drive to the sixth, Miss Gdrrie striking the bank, and rolling back, taking seven to hole out, Miss Martin winning in five, making her 1 up. Miss Martin drove splendidly for the seventh, but Miss . Gorrie ■ was again weak. Miss Martin was on the edge of the green with her third, and Miss Gorrie with her fourth. Miss Gorrie tooK seven to hole. Miss Martiii winning in 6, making her 2 up. A strong head wind hampered both ladies in their drive to the eighth, Mies Gorrie getting .away to the right, MUs Martin .winning la eight to Mies Gorrle'a

Miss Martin 3 up. > ■ Mies Martin reached the green on the - ■ ninth in lour, Miss Gorrie reaching it-.in the same number* Miss Gorrie winning the 1 hole In 6 to Miss Martin's 7, making tlie • ! score Miss Martin' 2 up, with half the game gone. ....-,.■ ' The tenth hole was, halved in four, after ' both being to the left with their first. . Miss Gorrie found the hedge going to 5 I the eleventh, Miss Martin's drive being ' : perfect. Miss Gorrie played; a good second i out of the ditch, over-ran the green with • her fourth, Miss Martin reaching It ■in " ■ three, winning. the hole by perfect golf ■ i In- five. Miss Martin 3 up. Both' drove over, the hedge to the > twelfth, but Miss Martin got Into the creek with her second, and Miss Gorrie won in 7, leaving Miss Martin 2 up. ,-■■" The thirteenth hole was halved In six, Miss Martin winning the fourteenth by sto 6, making her 3 up. Miss Gorrie had the worst of the luck at the fifteenth, ' getting up against the gate with her third, ! and into the ditch with her fourth, and I Miss Martin, holing out in five, won the ; championship by 4up and 3to play. •

" WAIRARAPA V. NAPIER. I

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) ■■'- NAPIBE, Friday. , Teams representing the "Wairarapa - andKapler Golf Clubs played a match to-day for the Wilson cup. Napier, who are the holders, won by five games to two.