Rangiora Ladies’ Club Titles

Press, Volume C, Issue 29633, 2 October 1961, Page 9

Rangiora Ladies’ Club Titles

Mrs R. G. Edwards won the senior title of the Rangiora Ladies’ Golf Club for the twenty-third time by beating Mrs A. C. Fraser 5 and 4 over 36 holes. Last year the title was won by Mrs E. W. Ryde, but before that Mrs Edward had scored 22 successive wins. Mrs G. Simpson won the junior title.

Results were:— Senior Championship.—First round: Mrs R. G. Edward beat Mrs A. P. Cotter, 7 and 6; Mrs A. W. Murphy beat Mrs L. J. Walker, 2 and 1; Mrs A. C. Fraser beat Mrs R. Rolton at the twentieth; Mrs J. Vallance beat Mrs N. W. Archer, 3 and 1. Semllfinal: Mrs Edwards beat Mrs Murphy, 4 and 3; Mrs Fraser beat Mrs Vallance, 2 and 1. Final (over 36 holes): Mrs R. G. Edwards beat Mrs A. C. Fraser. 5 and 4.

Junior.—Mrs G. Simpson beat Mrs H. Fowler, 1 up; Mrs H. Escott beat Mrs J. Boyce 3 and 2; Mrs B. Eder beat Sirs J. Hirst by default; Mrs R. A. Milne beat Mrs D. Gaffaney, 6 and 4. semi-final: Mrs Simpson beat Mrs Escott, 4 and 3; Mrs Eder beat Mrs Milne, 4 and 3. Final (over 36 holes): Mrs G. Simpson beat Mr s B. Eder. 7 and 6.

Betty Fraser Plate (on handicap).—First round; Mrs D. Milne beat Mrs E. Manson by default; Mrs M. Bell-Syer beat Mrs J. Moffat at the nineteenth; Mrs Abbott beat Mrs R. Blackmore; Mrs f . Tolmie beat Mrs J. Cox. 1 up; Mrs F. E. Leech beat Mrs

G. Turnbull, 6 and 4; Mrs W. Sandrey beat Mrs W. Frizzell; 5 and 4. Second round: Mrs D. Milne beat Mrs L. H. Leech, up; Mrs Abbott beat Mrs BellSyer, 4 and 3; Mrs Tolmie beat Mrs Dacombe by default; Mrs: Sandrey beat Mrs F. E. Leech, 3 and 2. Semi-final: Mrs Abbott beat Mrs D. Milne, 6 and 5; Mrs Sandrey beat Mrs Tolmie, 4 and 2. Final (over 18 boles): Mrs W. Sandrey beat Mrs A. W. Abbott, 1 up. Stableford (Mrs Archer's trophy).—Mrs D. Gaffaney 28 points, Mrs R. Rolton 27. Eclectic Match,—Silver: Mrs C. M. Turner, 43, 9—34; Mrs A. W. Murpfiy 43, 7-36; Mrs I t . P. Devlin 45, 3—37; Mrs E. Ryde. 45, 8—37. Bronze A: Mrs J. Moffat. 47, 12-35; Mrs W. Sandrey, 47, 12-35; Miss M. Trollope. 45. 16-35; Mrs R. L. Thompson, 51, 16—35. Bronze B: Mrs Diedrichs. 53 t 18-35: Mrs G. Vallance 55. 18—37; Mrs T. Bilbrough. 57, 18—39.