GOLF.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 214, 6 September 1912, Page 7

GOLF.

MM'NOAKIBKirc -GOI/F OMIB. lieuvoeii :'.<> nnd 40 )»Jaerer& rnterad for ib.' medal handicap mutch on Wednesday. 4Lh September. The f<>lh>«rlnc ore the lic<l scores soul In:-. Miss Stnel* , 125—-SO: MJsa Holmes, 135— id— «V; 111*. Ridings. i:i3——o7: JMJ.sk Seolt, 88-97: Miss Yoorc, 131)• -MV-fW: Miss X. MncCornitck, US---IS—IOO. THE t.ADIBR , CHAMPIONSHIP. MISS (01,1,1NK VICTORIOUS. iLSy Telegraph.- I'rens Association.! NELBOX, Thursday. Tin- .Now Zealand ladles' golf rhuraplouflilp tt'Umaiuciii, which hit* occupied v work's lilny lit r&bnnunul links, mine to mi end thus morning with the playing of mc final of the ■■hn.iiiploiißhlp. Muss «Villina and Mibs I'enrce, both Wellington players, met in tin , tlual. mc re.suit provetl mi easy win for Mis* Collins. I in- ijiiuii! <<>uinjea<-f(i about jO a.m.. the links being In .splendid order. 'Itic weather conditions Were delightful. There was contsltlerahle excitement among the spectators when the. march conwneuced. lint this Hi-m----uitTi'd down when ii hud worn on a lktle. Popular opinion at the start was »iat Mies l'earee, who Is looked upon as the better golfer of the two—her handicap Is 1, comred with Mies Collins' 7—would win by a /air margin, hut the many supporters of Miss Pea ret 1 were doomed to disappointment. Miss l'ean-c us a nil' , showed a tr.liilin-ira of strain In bis limt rhcß, but She was obviously very worried f-ihty. niid It was the muse* of piittltiii he , . •■ .■..'loljoff her panic. Miss iv.ii,',.s i ... . .kej like Insine, nnd was illl.'ii I ,':. .nil holt- to t.ho last. She pia;-.ii v.. , < -<nitliienre Iα her lonp game which in., ii surprise nt the few minor mistakes slic inado. Miss J'earce, on tho other hand, was nigged nt the start, and could not pull Ue.rself tosether, althonirli she made a plucky recovery half-way through tl»e match. Some of her shots were badly topped, while the putting of both ladies was not up to the mark. Miss OotlinK secured the honour lit the first tee, and drove a good length bull. Mlrr Pearce oominenred with disaster, topping her drive and plajinj; •■■ poor second. Pollowing up thin advantage, Miss Collins won the hole In six. Both drives off tile second tee were good, but » poor hnusse; gave Miss Collins the advantage, ami she reached the green In three, well ahead of the other player, and then holed off in bogey (5). The score was then 2 up in Mise Collins' favour. Then Miss JPearee rallied, a succession of four halved holes being the result. Miss Pearce sliced her drive, hut missed the bunker, Miss Collins petting in II fair -ball. Miss I'emt-e's second flew I inly but the third was badly topped, although an iivrtirnte m:»ahie shot found the green In four. In the meantime Miss Collins reached the green in three, but threw away ii certain win for .1 half by taking three putts to go down. Both drives from the four tee. were slightly sliced, and Miss r-.-in.i- dnippeil Into a bunker, but got out and near the green In two more. Bad put ting reunited in the hole being halved In six. Both took the safe course to th« left to reach "Manuka.." and succeeded In clearing the fence. Miss Pearce's third shot was a long pntt, and grazed the lip of the bole. This was another half. Hiss Collins onblrove Mlks Pearre through the green towards the "Pot," but a Heat mashie shot iptvp Miss Pearce the advantage, and she played the odd on the preen, bat missed her putt, n .half rerouting. At "LJttlc Lighthouse" Miss Pearre played the best hole of the day. Botli drives travelled well, ami Miss Pearce approached to wfthin two feet of pin. poms otrt in. three, nnd winning the hi>le. The score was now 1 up. but at the •'Basin." iiKbooeli over the hit! in 2. Miss I f'cftrce made several mistakes In putting. ni:ri pirke.l ni) her hull, while Miss <Y>Uins beat hojrey In 4. At the ninth bole Miss Pearee got on the green with a beautiful drive and a brassey, and won the hole. The score, was now 1 up again. The eeetnid rnmid only went fonr holes, ofn*lch Hiss Colline won three, and one was halved. Miss Collins ihus won the match and the ehiMopionshlp by 5 up and 4 to piny. After the final presentation of prize? took place, most of the golfers left by the flttUqeflgmgflilWiiii ni.->4.atefor Welllngtbn.