GOLF.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 220, 14 September 1923, Page 3

GOLF.

LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP. i PLAY IX SEMI-FINALS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.! NELSON, Thnrsda.v. The golf tournament for the New Zea- . lanel ladies' championship was continued this morning in line weather. The semifinals of the championship resulted :—Miss Watson bent Mlss Acheson, ;! and 2; Miss Visor Brown heat Miss Beadcl. 2 and 1. The resnli leaves Miss Visor P.rown (Napier) and Miss Watson (Palmersten .North! to fighl out the finish over ;IG holes to-morrow. The- outstanding feature of the meet Ihe of Misses Brown anil Beadcl was the ma;ntficent driving, especially of the firstnanied. Miss Beadcl was slightly better at approaching and also on the greens. Miss I Brown lost two or three holes by Indifferent putting, being one up at the turn. Five holes were halved, but the rnrds show nothing outstanding. Miss Brown did the ! nrst half in 4G (bogey o7) and Miss Bead el \\n 4S. I In the other semi-final. Miss Acheson drove the longer ball, but Miss Watson was superior in the short game. The pnt- ! ting was indifferent. Both tool; 40 in the tirst half, and the seven holey in the second hall' cost MiSs Acheson :>!) ami Miss Watson 35. Miss flrn.v (Nelson! won the plav-olr for the Ilc.iinelly Cup. and also woo the Kcceenel division prize. Mrs. Ore-en (Nelson I won that in the lirst division. The second hng.-v handicap was won by Miss Beadcl (Christchnrch), 2 down. She also won the ltattra.v Cup for the best aggregate hi the two hogey matches. Miss Cray won the prize in the second division. '1 down. Results in the bogey match are as follows :— First Division-Miss Beadel, -J down : Miss Bell. .1 down: Mrs. Spiers. 11 down: Mrs. Cock. 7 down: Miss Cooper, li down. Miss Culling. !i down: Mrs. Collinson. r, down ; Miss Di.von, 5 down : Miss Sno.i grass. (1 down; Mrs. Slack, d down: Miss Seed. 8 down: Miss Ward, s down: Mrs. Urnce. 7 down: Mrs. Puinphrey, ,N down; I Miss Watson. 5 down. Second I>iv!sieen : ! Miss Ciray. - down. Several cards vc-re not handed in. CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL. eßy Telegraph.— Press Association! . XF.I.SON. this day. I The linal of the golf championship I between Miss Vigor P.rown (NapierI and ! Miss Watson l Palmeraton North i com- , iuencecl this morning in beautiful weather. iAt the end of the- lirst round Miss Watson i was one up.