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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21162, 12 May 1934, Page 17

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AMERICAN TEAM'S TOUR FIRST GAMES TO BE IN MELBOURNE i:niti;d rur.ss association- -dy electuic TEi.EOR.irH coryninßT.) (■Received May 11, 10.40 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 11. A cable message has been received ; ' from the United States Professional Golfers' Association saying that the American golfers who arc to tour New Zealand, Australia, Japan, and the Philippines are unable to leave before October 16. Their first games in Australia will be at the Melbourne Centenary meeting in November. RUSSLEY LADIES' CLUB The following were the best scores in the Ladies' Golf Union medal match played at Russley yesterday:— SENIOR DIVISION Gross. Hep. Net. Miss C. Penn .. 93 12 81 Mrs A. Wellwood ..99 18 81 Miss G. M. Cotton ..94 11 83 Miss V. Fleming .. 87 4 83 JUNIOR DIVISION Gross. Hep. Net Mrs J. Templin ..100 20 80 Mrs J. Blyth .. 102 22 80 Miss Y. Baxter .. 101 19 82 Mrs Copper .. 116 34 82 Entries for the open tournament to be played on May 17, 18, and 19 close to-day. RICHMOND HILL CLUB The drying influence of the sun and wind has benefited the Richmond Hill course to such an extent that the scheduled matches will be held this afternoon. They are a post entry stroke handicap and a stroke handicap for 24 handicap players. RANGIORA LADIES' CLUB In the May Ladies' Golf Union and club medal competition played on Thursday at the Rangiora Ladies' Club's links the winners of the senior division was Miss I. Glasgow (14), with a net score of 82. In the junior division Mrs Godfrey (26), with a net score of 74, was the winner. AMURI LADIES' CLUB The following is the draw for the bogey match to be played by members of the Amuri Ladies' Golf Club:— Mrs D. Sterritt v. Miss Dunn, Miss N. White v. Mrs W. B. McMillan, Miss F. Mockett v. Mrs E. B. Moore, Mrs Mills v. Miss S. Crossley, Mrs Wade v. Miss J. Rogers, Miss Simpson v. Miss E. D. Robinson, Mrs I. Rennie v. Mrs S. H. Davison, Mrs H. Rogers v. Miss B. White, Mrs S. Heard v. Miss F. Davies, Miss E. Moore v. Miss Tomkins, Mrs R. C. Bean v. Mrs C. R. Hosking, Mrs W. D. Jelfs v. Mrs L. R. C. Macfarlane, Miss J. Pettigrew v. Mrs G. Edgar Jones, Miss Atkinson v. Miss Mulcock, Mrs E. Robson v. Mrs F. Davison, Miss M. Hiatt v. Miss McRae, Mrs E. Rutherford v. Mrs M. Bethell, Mrs G. L.' Rutherford v. Miss C. Boag, Mrs H. Searle v. Mrs J. L. Macfarlane, Miss K. Polhill v. Miss A. Duncan, Mrs Watkins v. Mrs D. C. Macfarlane, Miss M. Boag v. Mrs G. Reid, Miss Chamberlain v. Mrs C. Deans, Miss G. Boag v. scorer. . ASHBURTON CLUB The Ashburton Golf Club will be represented by the following players in its match with the Harewood Club at Christchurch during the weekend:—J. T. Smith, W. Anderson, E. A. Cockroft, C. J. Bonnington, W. Hedges, B. McSherry, I. M. Hamilton, J. W. IKeig, R. J. Tucker, T. Forrest, R. W. \Oatt 8. B. Lambert

KAIAPOI LADIES' CLUB The Ladies' Golf Union medal match which was to have been played last Tuesday afternoon, has been postponed until Tuesday, May 22. A Canadian foursome for a trophy presented by Mrs Hammer, will be played next Tuesday. The following is the draw:—Mrs W. Paton and Mrs E. J. Corcoran, Mrs H. R. Aspinall and Mrs R. J. Smith, Mrs J. Johnston and Miss M. Jones, Miss M. Stark and Miss R. Mcintosh, Miss G. Martyn and Mrs L. B. Evans, Mrs H. Rinaldi and Miss M. Rinaldi, Miss D. Horrell and Mrs G. Hammer, Mrs G. Edwards and Miss M. Stewart, Miss J". Stark and Miss A. Young. Non-handicap players—Mrs Wright and Miss Horrell, Mrs Barnes and Miss Thomas, Miss Mcllree and Mrs Miller, Miss Barnes and Mrs G. Wylie, Mrs G. Aitken and Mrs T. Adams, Miss C. Reid and Miss Evans, Mrs Archbold and Mrs A. Blakeley.