LADIES' GOLF.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 184, 6 August 1925, Page 9

LADIES' GOLF.

ON THE TITIRANGI LINKS.

FESAL OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP.

MISS KAY WINS THREE UP AND

ONE' TO PLAY'

The rain had cleared off and the final between Miss E. Culling and Miss O. Kay was commenced before a large and interested attendance. Miss Henderson caddied for Miss Culling, and Miss Payton for Miss Kay. The referee was Mr. Ward. Miss Culling drove straight and true, but her opponent lifted the ball beautifully and slightly further, and lay well on the green with her second, while Miss Culling was Bhort. Miss Kay won in 4—5. At the second hole, long one, both again drove excellently, while there was little to chose between their iron shots. Miss Culling overran the hole with her third, but holed with a splendid putt in four, her opponent taking five. Both holea were made in bogey. Miss Culling topped her iron shot,' while Miss Kay's was also a poor one and the balls lay at three yards of each other. The third shot got both on the green at equal distances from the hole. Mies Kay won it in 4 to 5, and was one up. The fourth hole was the shortest but one, and saw Miss Culling just on the green with her drive, Miss Kay being on the edge, but Bhe was only eighteen inches away from the flag with her putt, her opponent being a yard away. Both missed, and the hole was halved.

The fifth hole was the longest of the 18, a distance of 400 yards, bogey being five. Miss Kay's drive was better than her opponent's, who duffed her seqond and drove the third out of bounds, and being penalised she picked up and was on the green in 5, Miss Kay being there in 3 and holing in 4. Miss Culling mißsed her sixth—Miss Kay 2 up. The sixth hole was a mashie shot, Miss Kay going too far and losing the hole in 4—3. Mies Kay one-up. The seventh, a troublesome hole. Miss Kay took care to evade former mistakes of going into the ditch at the seventh by driving short, but topped her second, while Miss Culling did likewise. Miss Culling was in the ditch laying a penalty, a fourth'taking her back into the ditch again, and it took two more strokes to get out of trouble. Miss Kay Was also in trouble in the rough, but got out in 5. Miss Kay's mashie stroke waß the better, and she was again 2 up.

At this stage heavy rain began to fall.

Better putting enabled Miss Culling to win the eighth, and she reduced the lead by 1. Miss Kay drove brilliantly to the ninth, and was on the green in 3, but Miss Culling holed with a splendid putt from the edge of the green, and halved tbe hole.

Both rises to ihe tenth were good, but Miss Kay got on the green with a splendid iron, Mies Culling being a little short. The hole was halved in 5.

Both got into tbe rough at the eleventh, Miss Kay recovering better than her opponent, and nearly holed a beautiful putt from the edge, but Miss Culling also putted well, and the hole was halved in 4.

They were all square at the twelfth. Miss Kay'got into the bunker, but recovered brilliantly, and in four both were near at the finish. Miss Kay missed her putt and lost the hole, now making the game all square at the twelfth.

Play was poor to the thirteenth, and it took each four to reach the green. Miss Kay got in the lead again by better putting. She nearly holed with her third at the fourteenth and, swerving round behind the tin, won. 4—5. Mies Kay was now 2 up with 4 te go, and was in a fairly comfortable position. Miss Curling won the 15th by a splendid drive and fine putt, leaving Miss Kay one dp.

The Whangarei player increased her lead to two up at the 16th, where she was dormy two.

Miss Culling had to win the 17th or lose the match, and though she made a game attempt, she was beaten on the green, and Miss Kay won the match three up and one to play.