GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 183, 5 August 1925, Page 9

GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

SEMI-FINAU PIAYED.

MISSES KAY AND CULLING FOR

FINAL.

The semi-finals of the Auckland provincial ladies golf championship played on the Titirangi links this morning produced the most interesting play of the tourney. Both games were full of interest with honours constantly changing and the issue in both cases was notde- ,- cided until the eighteenth hole. The standard of golf, brilliant at times, was on the whole good. As the result of this morning's games Miss Culling and Miss Kay are left to decide the final to-morrow afternoon. The Semi-Finals. The young Whangarei player, Miss Kay, showed considerable gameness in her match with Miss Upton, and pulled the game out of the fire at the right end. Miss Upton was two up at the fourteenth hole and as the next was halved her victory seemed fairly certain. However, she topped her drive at the next tee and her young opponent, driving beautifully, was all square when they drove off for the final hole. Miss Upton got into the ditch and this practically decided the game against her. Miss Upton won the first hole and halved the next, but Miss Kay got one up by winning the next two. Then, however, she played erratically, going out of bounds at the fifth, giving up the sixth, and also playing pooriy at the seventh, leaving Miss Upton two up. Miss Kay settled down and won the next two holes and got into the lead at the tenth. The next was won by Miss Upton, and the game was all equare. Miss Kay got into the bunker at the next and lost the hole, and missing a. long put at the thirteenth, the hole was halved. A fine mashie shot materially helped Miss Upton to win the fourteenth and she was two up. In the final three holes her driving was poor and when square at the penultimate hole, she spoilt her chance by driving into the ditch at the last.

Miss Culling won the first hole, ana though Miss Macfarlane got into the rough at the second, she won the hole in 5. A good putt by Miss Culling won her the next hole, but she sliced a drive at the fourth, and the game was all square again. Each won another hole, but at the seventh a good drive by Mies Maofariane hit a tree, and this misfortune cost her the hole, Miss Culling being one up. The eighth hole was evenly disputed, but Miss Macfarlane won in 4, but she was two down again when Miss Culling won the ninth and tenth. Miss Macfarlane gave her opponent a chance at the next, being short with her second, but the hole "was halved. The twelfth Miss Culling lost from the tee, and the game was all square again at the thirteenth. Miss Culling got the lead again at the next in 5 —6, but fortune alternated, and , at the seventeenth the game was all square. Miss Macfarlane made several bad strokes at the final hole, and Miss Culling won the match. The final will commence at 1 p.m. tomorrow. Miss Payton, who was unexpectedly defeated in the first round of the championship, showed *what an excellent player she is by putting up a ladies' record for the course during the playing of the senior medal competition. She did the course of 18 holes in 82. Her card read. Out, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 3, 6, 5, 4— 41; in, 6, 3, 5, 6, 5, 2, 5, 5, 4—41. Bogey for the course is 79, 38 out and 41 in. Medal Handicap. The senior medal handicap competition was won by Miss Payton. The best cards were:—Miss Payton, 82—2—80; Mrs. Alison, 95—12—83; Miss Culling, 92—9—83; Miss Hamlin, 100—16—84; Miss Ridings, 102—17—85; Mrs. Marshall, 95—8—87; Miss T. Bayly, 97—9 —88. The junior medal handicap was won by Mrs. Reid. The best cards were: Mr 3. Reid, 111—30—81; Mrs. Finlay 103—21—82; Miss Hill, 105—22—83: Miss McCabe, 109—25—84; Miss D Stewart, 114—28—86! Mrs. Grant, 110 —24—86; Miss C. Bayly, 110—24—86; Miss M. Fouhy, 114—28—86. A putting competition drew a large number of competitors, and Mrs. Banister was responsible for the best performance.

GLENDOWIE CLUB V. AUCKLAND.

A match between Glendowie and Auckland teams will be played at Glendowie links on Saturday. The players are (Auckland names first) :—D. MacCormick plays F. Trice, E. B. Brown plays R. C. Colling, W. G. Borrie plays G. L. Goodwin, T. BloomfleW plays w\ Hawkins, C. M. Gordon plays C. Allcott. Ross Martin plays J. J. Scholium, H. Garland plays R. R. Klssllnp, W. N. Abbott plays A. Duthle. The second round of the Junior championship will be played, also the bogey handicap postponed from July 25, chooee own partners, (