DECIDED ON LAST GREEN

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 87, 12 April 1940, Page 10

DECIDED ON LAST GREEN

MAUNGAKIEKIE PAIR WIN N.Z. FOURSOMES TITLE AFTER BIG LEAD AT HALF-WAY.

i Thoujrh it was a login? etrugslc for practically all the match, Mrs. O. F. Ferjfueon and Mrs. J. M. Wilson (Auckland) made a panic bid to recapture the New Zealand ladies' autumn foursomes handicap title, which they had wen eight years apo— the last occasion on which it was played in Auckland. In Miss A. Grove and Miss K. Sehnaiier, of Maungakiekie, who defeated diem on the eighteenth green, 1 np, they met two sound players, to whom the tank of giving seven strokes was too a hurdle.

Considering lh.it the winners played the first n|ne holes in 41, and received four of their strokes, it ie not surprising that , they obtained a (Miinmaiidiiig lead of 4 up. They sot the H:vt advantage with the three at the short rhird hole, where Mists Sehnaiier holed a putt of nlniin kift. vStrokes at the sixth, seventh and ninth were all turiu-d to advantajr.'. and fhis increased tihe lead to four at the turn

I he Maimjiakiekie pair played the tenth hole, poorly, comedinji it alter playing .six shots to their opponents' rhroe. The slu.it eleventh was poorlv played, ami the Auckland pair were eonceeiled it. ton.. The rmir came back to the 'attack 'by taking the short t-vvelfth wirh a 2 and they K ot th-ir lead back to four apain witih a Htruke at the thirteenth.

Then the fide turned in favour of the Auckhllideiw. who won three hole* on end Miss Schnauer hwing the stroke at tire fitteenth, when die put her tee shot over the fence on the right. The sixteenth was won by tihe An-klanders in consequence of a. fine chip -bv Ms. Wilson.

Now one down with two holes to plnv. the Auckland pair had a chance to siiuare the mutch on the seventeenth where Mr- Wilson played her second to within six feet of the pin. Mrs. Keriruson narrowly failed to hole a birdie .-> mid the hole was halved in 4. When the last 1, was halved in 5 Miss Shove and Miss Schllilner were the winners of a mated which had unite an interest in-,' finish.

The Flight Final. All four players in the final or tlio fli-lit liandicap pliiyeil g 1 in natcln-s Mrs Alison aiHl Mix. Whale were the xfemHer .ill the way ihruiiKli. ami Were superior on the uTcrns. Mrs. Finlay and Mrs. Wilson appeared tired alter three diiys , play ami althounh both played some excellent' shois! they were inconsistent, their seennds lieins fri'ipienily short or aslray. In spile of r< fvlnjr tlir.'.- strokes in i lie fir*t half the losers were 2 down at the turn, anil they never aflerward drew level. Mrs Miso'n and Mrs. Whale won 4 and J.

„ A '"'," r """ ,1 ~r S1 was play..,! by Mrs. «. .N. .hiruhsen. Ki-iniii-ra. anil Mr< " \ It AMxitt to win the handicap medal. Tilt" previous tiny they liad won the hogev wiih a card of L> up. Tlie Ix-st cards in tlir' i l.il event were: -Mrs. .l.ic.iliscii a nil Mrs Ahbotr. SI- 14- f>7: Miss l> Ijnnb ",,i H i Mrs. .1. B. Cilnmre. Mauni.-aki.kii- S4 - IT, - «!•: Mrs. <;. It. Until,. ,im| Miss \ Mact'lirinick (A in-kin ml I. S«- 14- 7_> • Mrs I» MnCrunc ami Mrs. l> ]{. (iiirninl (M.i iiir'i-kii-kiel, S« -in 7:.: Mrs. K. l?r 1 alul Mrs. E. Stokoe, Orakei, ill- -jo—74

KM OUT HANDICAP. Semi-finals. —Mrs. .7. M. Alison (C) and Mrs. R. S. Whale CM. Tltlranifi. beat Mrs 11. V. .Tolinxton (7). Maiiiiiniki.-kie. ami Mrs. J. M. McKenzie (ii). Mirnmar :: and 1: Mrs. .]. C. Kinl.i.v (Hi a.i,| Mrs. K I. Wilson (13). Tltlrnngl, beat Mrs. A. H oT/cary (17). Tlliriingi. and Miss I, I.in as (12). NVlson, 1 Hμ at the nineteenth.

Final.— Mnsdanios Alison anil Wliilo lx*at Jlesilnmcs Finlay and Wilson, 4 mid MKDAT. POrRSOMKS. A medal foursomes handicap match resulted In a win for Mix. r. N. Jnohsvn Kemiiern. and .Mrs. A. K. Abl)otl. Aiickland. with a card of SI - 14-_r.7 Tin , next best cards were: Miss l>. I.amh and .Mrs. .1. IS. (iiliiinn'. MauiiinikU-kic. sn — It: —till;. .Mrs. <;. |J. KutrlT and Miss N. MacCiirinack. Auckland. ,si; — H—"2: Mrs I) MeCrnne and Mrs. l>. I{. Carranl Maunpakiekie. SS IS—73; Mrs. K. ltrw.l and Mrs. E. siokoo. (Jrakel, :>4 — 20—74.

REMUJERA OPEN DAT.

The first senior open tourney will lie hold nt Remuera <>n Monilay. play startinj; nt JUT.. Tln> draw is as follows :—

Mrs. F. H. Brown v. Mrs. H. 11. Brn.v. Mrs. R. S. I»oiirlilon v. Mrs. J. M. Wilson. Mrs. A. P.eattie. v. Mrs. Bannister. Mrs. .1. M. Alison v. -Mrs. l>. Rushton. Miss 1.. I.urns v. Mrs. C. Jnruhsnn Miss A. Hackott V. Mrs. J. ('. Kinlay. :Mrs. P. Andrew v. Mrs. W. S. Ralph. Mrs. I). (J. FiTirusson v. Mrs. C. T. KwKnn. Mrs. l>. MeCrone v. Mrs. .1. l'nttorson. Mrs. .1. Farliam v. Mrs. 1!. 1.. Wilson. Mrs. M. Pirkthall V. Mrs. F. Sturr. Miss X. W. Self v. Mrs. S. S.

Wilson. Miss C. Hninjrer v. Mrs. l>. (;. MneFarlane. Miss C. Wright V. Mrs. 11. T. (■runt, Mrs. S. A. IVznro v. Mrs. K. Xnpler. 111.1.-.: Mrs. M. H. Shroff v. Mrs. M. Curri". Mrs. F. Itrcwcr V. Miss Caillble. Miss l.umlon v Mrs. K. R. •Kuds.'o. Mrs. Wisnewsky v. Mrs. R. C. Hardley, Mrs. A. S. Johnston v. Mrs. H. J. Wily. Miss G. Kirk v. another. The draw for a junior open day to lie played on Tuesday, beginning "t BA~i a.m..

Miss A. Wallos v. AFrs. E. R. Morton. Miss (i. Madden v. Miss M. Suter. Mrs. A. H. Henderson V. Mrs. H. 1,. Itowden Mrs. R. I'orter v. Mrs. K. C. Williams. Mrs. I/. ISainsor v. Miss l>. Hinn, Mrs. ti. Morrison V. Miss SI. Kisslinu', Miss M. Rowley v. Miss M. KngUsli, Mrs. N. Henderson v. Miss I'. Walliue. Miss X. Mellsop v. Mrs. Cassels Brown. Miss 1». r.iscliotT v. Mrs. K. IMerpoint. Mrs. li. Walker V. Miss M. Brown, Miss M. Uiwhnff V. Miss I). <Jrove. Miss M. Adams v. Mrs. <'. A. Wyatt. 0.45: Mrs. C. Cordon v. Mrs. R. V,. 'Momtt. Mrs. IT. Preston v. Miss .1. Coakley, Mrs. 10. Walker v. Miss Porter. Mrs. I-. Joy v. Mrs. W. 11. McCork indole. Miss ('. Hin-h v. Mrs. X. Weir. Miss M. r.ir.-h v. Mrs. <;. Huston. Mrs. Xuylor v. Mrs. 1.. K. Cashinore. Mrs. K. ,\. Kirtlan v. Mrs. H. A. Cooper. Mrs. C. K. Smith v. Mrs. A. (i. Cooke. Miss R. «;illand*-rs v. Mrs. Kver. Miss M. Cillnnders v. Mrs. Windsor. Mrs. A. Tronsoii v. Mrs. B. M. Mavis. 10.4.".: Miss I). Ring v. Mrs .1 T Meiklejohn. Mrs. R. W. Woods v. Miss M. Cousins. Mrs. .1. X. Arnold v. .Mrs. K. Mrs. l>. 1,. ItiKlian V. Mrs. «J. H. Korsyth. Mrs. R. Fowler v. Mies. P. Kidd, Mrs. R. Wylde Brown v. Miss D. Badeley. Miss M. Liimli V. another.