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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 116, 19 May 1933, Page 11

GOLF.

ROTORUA TOURNAMENT. GREAT GAME IN THE FINAL. DRAMATIC FINISH AND STYMIE. The Rotorua ladies' golf tburnament concluded yesterday afternoon in brilliant weather. The final of the championship between Miss Snodgrass (Itotoruu) and Mrs. J. M. Wilson (Auckland) produced an exciting game, the decision not being reached until the eighteenth hole. The local player held the advantage till the thirteenth, where she was dormy 4. Mrs. W iison then made a sensational recovery, taking the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth, and narrowly mlsseil squaring the match at the eighteenth. Miss Snodgrass was thus the victor, 1 up. The first hole saw both players careful and taking no chances, the hole being halved in sixes. The second found Miss Snodgrass in trouble, finding the bunker on the left of the green, Mrs. Wilson taking the hole, 3—6 The third was halved in fours, but the fourth the local player took in 5—6, squaring the match. At the fifth both players failed badly, the hole being halved in sevens. The short sixth was halved in threes, and the seventh in sixes, but at the eighth Miss Snodgrass again took the lead, winning the hole s—o. Mrs. Wilson was in difficulties at the ninth, taking 3 to reach the green and 3 putts, her opponent winning the hole o—o, to be The tenth saw Miss Snodgrass increase her lead, playing a perfect approach, and with one putt taking the hole o—o. lhe eleventh was halved in 5, but at the twelfth the local player again scored, Mrs. ilson failing to sink an easy putt. I his left Snodgrass 4 up. The elbow was halved in 5 and the fourteenth in 3. 'A dramatic change then came over the came. Mrs. Wilson playing superb golf to score at the fifteenth in --3, the sixteen h in 5, after her opponent had driven into the timber at the lake side, and failed to recover, and the seventeenth, aftei \liss Snodgrass was on the lip oi the hole in 2. With Miss Snodgrass now only 1 up excitement ran high at the eighteenth, where with her putt Mrs, Wilson laid her opponent a stymie, which, however, Miss Snodgrass negotiated amidst great applause, winning the hole and match. At the conclusion both players were accorded a great ovation.

MANUKAU LADIES' CLUB. Draw for match to be played to-morrow hv members of the Mnnukau Ladies Golf Club ■ Miss Gilmore v. Miss Watson, Mibs Searle v. Miss Barnard, Mrs.. Lanigun v. Miss McDonald,' Miss Cunham v. Miss Kobinson, Miss de Carteret v. Miss The best scores returned in.the last match were :—Mrs. Hushton, 83—8—70 , Mrs. Barnard, 97—24 —73 ; Mrs. 1 arker, feams match against the Clevedon Ladies' Club will be plajcU to ' mo P!' °' Manukau, starting at 1 P-m- Partner will be drawn at the clubhouse.

MAUNGAKIEKIE LADIES' CLUB. member? C1 The V plny-off o'f the' tie "Hje recent C Ml^8 B B. l^rneßt b was e woii^bA^'the t Jns'^'nanißd. The C grade match, which was to hnin been played next week, has been postponed until the following week. 1 artncrs will b<drawn.

AKARANA LADIES' CLUB. rtrnw for flag match to be playedl by members of the Akarana Indies GolfClid, to-morrow:—Miss G. Smith v. ansa i\. Hickman, Miss Connett v. Miss Deacon, Miss Neville v. Miss Wright Miss Farvin v Miss Niccols. Miss T-.ee Shea v. MisJohnston", Miss Conplnnd v. Miss Menzles, Miss Cooper v. Miss Dowdcn, Miss Hughes i- Miss Brown, Miss Cullan v. Miss Bass. Miss Webber v. Miss* Prideaux, Miss Cowan v! Miss Shepherd. Miss Jenks v. Miss Farrow, Miss Roberts v. Miss Wn e ht.

PAPAKURA CLUB. r Hon"will r b°e U plaved men": bers of the Papnkura Golf Club. The draw B°r°ebner- 6 McLean a" Robbing 'v. McT onnan v. Kretsehmar. »; Miller. T. MeMmnaia y wi]soll Elliott v. Cross.

CLEVEDON CLUB. Members to represent the Clevedon Golf Cl Tlt M-gnJan :-L UfcDow,'Southerill, Browne, O'Donnell, Henderson, Couldr.v, SilK.