GOLF

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21908, 8 October 1936, Page 15

GOLF

NX championships at NEW PLYMOUTH

NINETY-FIVE NOMINATIONS Received

(?*>•■ association t*l*obam.) xt. PLYMOUTH, October 7. nominations have 5o far IS** 1 received for the New Zealand xr^™ ampio S? hip * which wil * open at New Plymouth on October 22. Most of the leading players have already en- . t it is expected 'that when entries close to-morrow night the number will be greatly increased.

NORTH CANTERBURY CHAMPIONSHIP

ANOTHER WIN FOR MISS

FLEMING

Miss Valmai Fleming added to her long list of championship titles yesterday when she won the North Canterbury ladies’ championship at Harewood with the comfortable margin of 11 strokes from the runner-up, Miss Helen Buchanan, a young and rapidly-improving Shirley player, who has been very prominent in her club this season. Conditions for play yesterday were excellent and the scores were much better than on the previous day. Miss Fleming, - who took 84 for, the first round on Tuesday, was 77 for the second round yesterday; Miss Buchanan was 90 for the first round and 82 for the second, and Mrs A. McKillop, who was 92 for the first round, ran into third place with 83 yesterday. Miss Fleming won the North Canterbury title once previously—in 1933. In 1994 Miss Edna White-Parsons was the winner, and she retained the title last year.

The junior championship was won by Mrs W. O. Gray, of Hororata, who In the second round improved 10 strokes on her score of the previous day, when, with a score of 101, she occupied the position

of sixth equal. Miss Nancy Frater, who led in the first round with a score of 98, was 95 yesterday, giving her a total of 193. one stroke behind Mrs Gray. In the handicap match, Miss R. Cracroft Wilson and Miss M. Grennell tied in the silver medal division and Miss Grennell won on a count back. Mrs Gray won in the junior medal division with a net score of 69 and reduced her handicap. Miss G. Williams also reduced her handicap. There were 12 entries for the teams match for the Bridge Cup, which was w«jn by the Shirley A team, with the Port Levy team, second. The fourball match was won by Misses M. and L. Grennell. of Port Levy, with a score of 5 up, and the putting competition was won by Mrs A. R. Blank. The prizes were presented by Mr A. R. Blank, president of the Harewood Golf Club. The following are the details;— CHAMPIONSHIP MUa V. Fleming ..84 77 161 Miss H. Buchanan .. 90 82 172 Mrs A, McKillop ..92 83 175 Miss R. Cracroft Wilson 93 87 180 Mrs W. Toomey 88 02 180 Miss M. Ward ..95 89 184 Miss E. White-Parsons .. 93 90 185 Mrs T. Armstrong .. 94 93 187 JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Mrs W. O. Gray •. 101 91 192 Miss N. Frater .98 95 193 Mrs A. Gecides - .. 99 93 194 Miss D. Anderson . ■ 101 96 197 Miss Barbara Coop . 103 95 198 Miss M. Garbutt .. 99 99 198 STROKE HANDICAP Seniors—Miss R. Cracroft Wilson, gross 87, handicap 13, net 74; Miss M. Grennell 92, 18—74; Miss V. Fleming 77. 2—75; Miss H. Buchanan 82, 7—75; Mrs A. McKillop 83. 6—77; Mrs J. H. Stringer 95, 18—75; lyripp M. Ward 89, 12—77; Miss E. Edmonds 92, 14 —78: Miss W. Robertson 93, 15—78; Mrs T. Armstrong 93, 14 —79; Miss -P. Clowes 94, 15—79; Mrs A. D. Cordner 90. 16—79- Miss L. Grennell 95, 10—79: Mrs W. Stone 95. 16—79: Miss M. Wake 9G, 17 79, Juniors —Mrs W. O. Gray 91, 22 69: Miss G. Williams 100, 29—71; Miss N. Buchanan 97 24—73; Mrs G. Hamilton 104, 31—73; Miss M. E. Holmes 99, 25—74; Mrs A. Geddes 95. 21—74. BRIDGE CUP Teams’ Match— Shirley A (Miss Fleming 77, 2—75; Miss H. Buchanan 82, 7—75; Miss N. Frater 95, 19—76; Miss J. Whitcombe 104. 25—79: total net 305), 1; Port Levy (Miss L. Grennell 95. 16 —79; Miss M. Grennell 92, 18—74; Mrs N. Wilson 113. 27—88; Miss G. Williams 100. 29—71: total 310), 2: Shirley C. 312. 3; Hororata, 31d 4; Harewood A. 316. and Harewood B 316 (equal) 5. FOURBALL BOGEY HANDICAP Misses M. and L. Grennell 5 up, Mrs T, Armstrong and Mrs J. D. Carl 2 up. Miss D. Bruce and Mrs N. S. Crammond 1 up. Misses J. Stevenson and H. Buchanan 1 up, Misses M and G. Wilson 1 up, Misses E Nutt and S. Manchester 1 up. Misses N Buchanan and J. Whitcombe 1 up, Misses E. Whlta-Parsons and V. Fleming square. Miss M. Ward and Mrs W. Toomey square. Miss E. Edmonds and Mrs A. T. Bell square. Miss L. Johnstone and Mrs M. Stedman square, Mrs J. C. Cullman and Miss M. E. Holmes 1 down. RICHMOND HILL CLUB A match for unearned handicap players was won by Mrs G. McKay and a handicap for A grade players by Mr® hj. C. King. 91 gross, 17 handicap, 74 net, and for B grade players by Miss E. A. Bell, 111 gross. S 3 handicap, 78 net. CHRISTCHURCH LADIES’ CLUB Flag matches were played by members of the Christchurch Ladies' Golf Club yesterday. Miss M. Beadel won m the silver division and Mrs E. C. Frater in the bronze division. In each case the nag was taken to the seventeenth green.