GOLF.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 229, 24 September 1920, Page 6

GOLF.

LABIES , CHAMPIONSHIP, HAMILTON MEETING. SEMI-FINALS. 'HAMILTON. Thursday. The semi-flnale for the ladies' golf championship were played tils afternoon. Although the weather was line a stiff southwesterly wind made some of the long holes rather dlfßriilr. In this rwpert the long 7t!i (dl 4 yurddj was almost unreacbable in four shots.

Ciiriouslv enough, the finalists in the Auckland club championship, Mrs. Dargaville and Miss M. Pavton, and Mrs. Peake and Miss Hally, .of tbe Cambridge Club, met once again. in each case the previous winner once again scored a victory. Miss M. Pavton again scored by steady, consistent golf, rarely making a mistake through the green, but occasionally being guilty of taking three putts on the green. The first (hole was halved lv four, but Miss Payion 'won the se-ond and third by bogey figures ."> nr.il 4. At the fourth Mrs. Dargavllle holed a long putt for a win in 4, aud following this up with a well-played 4 at the fifth, brought t.'ie game to all squpare again. At the sixth both found the bunkers in their approaches, but got well nut with their thirds. Miss Pavton. however, required three putts and Mrs. Dargaville became 1 up. The long seventh found Mrs. Dargavllle one stroke behind her opponent right up to Ihe green, but by two good putts she secured a half. Miss Payton played belter golf up to the eighth green, but she required throe putts to her opponent's one, and a.-aln ihe hole wns halved. Mis* Paytori played the ninth In fine style and secured a win with a 4. thus making the game all square nt the turn. Mrs. Dargavllle's golf now be-nine siniewhat unsteady. whereas her opponent played splendidly nnd rang on three 4's, and Mrs. Dargavllle getting Into the bunker wiih her second at the thirteenth. Miss Payton became 4 up. This lead w;>s reduced by Mrs. Dargavllle getting n good 3 at the short fourteenth. The fifteenth wns halved In 6 after Indifferent

golf, but the Auckland champion laid her third dead at the sixteenth, and gettin-g her 4. won a good match 4 up and 2 to play. ~ Miss Daily's win was by a very cl/se nmlgin, the match only being woti on the lust green after a very exciting contest.

Mrs. I'eake opened with a 4 at the first, nnd this was ioo,i en.n-.-'h. as Ml"* Hailv fulled to cet clear of trouble. The Cambridge champion, however, then put In a :--rcat sp:in. and with 4. S, 4. 4 was 3 up at the fifth. Very good golf. The sixth found both In tro-iile, and It wns eventunllv halved In G's. .Mrs. Penke notched a win nt fie seventh, and following this up with a 4 nnd a 5 nt th" eivhth unci ninth respectively, brousrht the match to all square at rbe t'-rn. The following three holes were halved in .Vs. but nt the tMrteenth '.Mrs. Peake required 6. nnd >!i»s illally beanie 1 up A rl-e 3 nt the short fourteenth gave Miss Daily another win. making her 2 nn. Mrs. Peake won the fifteenth with a wellplayeil 5, and following this up with another "i nt the sixteenth, the match was once again all square with two holes to play, Ti,e ..-event H>-th «< well played by both, and n half In .' resulted. Going "to the last Jiole Ml>s IHally wai in trouhle with her second, but recovering splendldlv laid her ball dead for n 4. an.: Mrs. Peake fallliur to hob- her long putt, a very exciting finish resulted in Miss I.'.illvs favour. 1 up The final will be played between Miss M. Payton and Mis* Hailv on iFriday afternoon, ami a close contest Is expected. Miss !':iyio-i proceeds ou to Christchurch to compete in the New Zealand ladles'

championship, which commences on Wed nesdny next on the Shirley links.

Ml-* Lever was successful iv the medal handicap this morning. In the afternoon Ihc match wns a hogey, and In this Miss Hally finished 1 up.