GOLF IN AUSTRALIA.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 206, 1 September 1936, Page 13

GOLF IN AUSTRALIA.

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP.

N.Z. PLAYERS IN SEMI-FINALS,

MISS KAY AND MRS. FULLERTONSMITH. • United Press Association.—Copyright. ADELAIDE, August 31. Ihe quarter-finals of the women 's golf championship of Australia to-day were lavoured by brilliant sunshine and excellent conditions

-two New Zealanders, Miss Oliver Kay and Mrs. Fullerton-Smith won their matches, but the third New Zealand survivor of the lirst round of match play, iMiss V. Fleming, suffered defeat. I'ollowing are the results: — Miss Kay (New Zealand) beat Mrs. McJvenzie (Victoria), 2 and 1. Mrs. Fullerton-Sinith (New Zealand) beat Mrs. Britten-Jones (South Australia), -* and :>.

Miss Hutton (Victoria) boat Miss Fleming (New Zealand), 1 up. Mrs. isegus (Western Australia) beat Mrs. Clements (New South Wales), 2 and

Mrs. McKenzic played a solid game, but Miss Kay always had a little in hand. The Isew Zealander's long game was good, especially her drives, but she was unlucky on some of the greens. Putts of 7ft and under repeatedly hit the back of the cup and stayed out or ran past. Miss Kay went out in 42 and was 1 up. She lost the next two but won three of the succeeding four and clinched the match when she won the seventeenth in ipar live. Miss Fleming won the first two holes with stymies, but three putts at the fourth made her only 1 up. She turned for home 3 up. Miss Hutton then began a devastating run, winning five holes in succession.

Miss Fleming took the fifteenth with a beautiful birdie four and squared the match at the short sixteenth. The next was halved, but the Victorian took the match with a par four at the last hole when Miss Fleming duffed her iron second.

Mrs. Fullerton-Smitli went out in 42. The only bad hole that fell to her lot was the third, where she drove into sand and took seven, thus losing her hold. Otherwise she was in fine form.

The New Zcalander turned 3 up. She took the tenth but lofet the next two through weak seconds. She made a magnificent recovery at the "dog-leg" thirteenth where she pulled her drive into sand. It was a good lie and she played her wood to reach the green. She putted short, leaving herself a down-liill putt from 12 feet and sank it for a win.

Mrs. Fullerton-Smith aiso won the next, although both played badly, and then halved the fifteenth for the match. She appeared to be a little nervous after the turn. I

The greatest surprise of the day was the defeat of Mrs. Clements, the only Australian woman on scratch, by Sirs. Negus. The winner's golf was not good, but Mrs. Clements' play was appalling. She took 51 out and was 4 down. Her chip shots were extremely weak.

Mrs. Clements began to play better on the home run after losing the tenth, but was too far behind, although she won three holes in succession and stymied Mrs. Negus at the sixteenth from IS inches when Mrs. Negus was dormie three. A halved seventeenth ended the match. lii the semi-finals to-morrow Mrs. Ful-lerton-Smith will meet Mrs. Negus and Miss Kay will meet Miss Hutton. Mrs. Fullerton-Smith should beat Mrs. Negus, but Miss Kay will have to be at her best > to beat Miss'Hutton, who is the most improved golfer in Victoria this season. Missj Kay and Mrs. Fullerton-Smith are' expected to fight out the final. j