LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 245, 15 October 1926, Page 5

LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP.

BEGUN AT BALMACEWAN. FIRST ROUND RESULTS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, this day. The first round of the ladies' golf championship of New Zealand was played at the Balmacewan links this morning in fine weather. The course is drying quickly and improving, and the greens should be at their best by Monday or Tuesday. Results: — Miss Kay (St. Clnir) beat Mrs. Preston (Avondale) 6 up and 4 to play. Miss Pumphrey (Christchurch) beat Mrs. C. Jones (Invercargill) 1 up. Mrs. S. (1. Kerr (Timaru) beat Mrs. R. Orbell (North Otago) 5 up and ;i to play. SOUTH BEATS NORTH. THE AUCKLAND PLAYERS. DUNEDIX, this day. | In the inter-island match, won by the I South by 5 matches to 3, at the golf championship, Auckland was represented by Miss Payton. Miss Snodgrass (Rotorua). Miss Culling, and Miss topper. The match between Mrs. Dodgshun (New Zealand champion) and Miss Payton resulted in good golf throughout. After halving the first two holes. Miss Payton came i up at the fifth. Mrs. DodgSihun won the seventh (4 and 5), and became square at the turn. The tenth Mrs. Dodgshun approached out for a half in 3. The next three holes went to Miss I'aton, including a 3 at "McGlashan's," making her 3 up and o to ,20. The next three were halved, the match going to Miss Payton, 3 up and 2. I An interesting game resulted between Miss Culling and Miss Acheson (Nelson), Miss Culling winning ± up and 1 to play, i Miss Acheson took the 1 first two holes, ! and the next two were halved. Miss Culling won "the terrace.'' Miss Acheson taking the next, leaving her etiil i up. • Miss Culling won the nexi two, leaving them all square at the turn. The follow- , ing two were halved. Miss Culling wininiug "McUlaehan's" in 3. The next four

~m, holes resulted in two wins each, leaving""; the pair all square with 3 to go. Miss Culling won "the hawthorn." and finished off the match with a very fine 2. .Miss Snodgrass lost to Miss Kay (St. Clair), 5 up and 3 to play. ' _\liss Copper lost to Mrs. Humphrey (Christchurch), ti up and 4 to play. Other results in the inter-Island mak-i were: — : Miss S. Watson (Manawatu) loet to . Miss D. L'hrystall (Christchurch) 7 up and ti. Mrt". Russel Grace (Wanganui) lost to Miss M. Stevens (Otagol, 3 up and 2. Mrs. H. Collinson (Manawatu) lost to Mrs. McCarthy (Otago), .=> up and 4. Miss X. Jervis (Lower Hurt) defeated Mrs. R. Orbell (North Otago), 1 up.