Auckland Leads In Women’s Tourney

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30156, 13 June 1963, Page 5

Auckland Leads In Women’s Tourney

(Neto Zealand Press Association) PALMERSTON NORTH, June 12. Auckland gained two more overwhelming victories today, beating the combined NelsonWest Coast-Marlborough side and Otago by the same margin of 6-0, and took the lead in the women’s interprovincial golf tournament for the Russell Grace Cup at Palmerston North.

Thames Valley-Bay of Plenty is second, Waikato-King Country third, and Taranaki fourth. These four teams are unbeaten.

Thames Valley-Bay of Plenty had a stern tussle with last year's winner. South Canterbury, and won narrowly, 3i-2J. This match featured a fine game between the only women scratch players in New Zealand, Miss U. Wickham and Miss B. A. Stafford, of Timaru. Miss Stafford won the last hole to square the match.

Canterbury’s hopes of winning the championship disappeared when the team was heavily beaten, 5-1, by Mana-watu-Wanganui in the morning, and was held to a 3-3 draw by Hawke’s BayPoverty Bay in the afternoon. There are four players who have yet to lose a match— Miss Wickham, Miss S. Grigg (Canterbury), Miss N. White (Auckland) and the New Zealand champion. Miss P. Harrison (Waikato-King Country). THIRD ROUND Auckland 6. Nelson-West CoastMarlborough V Mrs J. P. Watson beat Mrs T. MacDonald, 5 and 3; Miss G. Bawden beat Mrs B. Mills. 7 and 5; Miss S. Glendinning beat Mrs J. Jones, 6 and 4; Miss A. Laing beat Mrs R. Mace, 6 and 5; Mrs B. J. Steel beat Mrs G. Crossman, 6 and 5; Miss N. White beat Mrs R. Interman, 6 and 5. Otago 4. Northland 2 Mrs J. Gilkinson lost to Mrs Smith. 2 and 1; Miss W. Dillon beat Mrs Stubbs, 3 and 1; Mrs J. Purvis beat Mrs Bainbridge, 4 and 3; Mrs W. S. Conroy beat Mrs Thomas 6 and 5; Mrs R. P. Latimer lost to Mrs Going. 3 and 1; Mrs E. Harris beat Mrs Worker, 3 and 2. Thames Valley-Bay of Plenty 5, Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay 1 Mrs S. McDowell beat Miss H. Booth. 2 up; Mrs F. Lee lost to Miss P. Power, 3 and 1; Mrs J. Kidd beat Miss G. Greenwood, 4 and 3; Mrs E. Johnson beat Mrs J. Mullany. 2 and 1: Miss J. Butler beat Mrs K. Adsett, 4 and 3; Miss U. Wickham beat Mrs P. August, 2 and 1. Waikato-King Country 6, Wellington 0 Miss D, Peters beat Miss A. Burrell, 4 and 2; Mrs P. MacDiarmid beat Miss J. Hanratty, 7 and 6; Miss M. Beverley beat Miss E. McKenzie, 2 up; Mrs H. Robinson beat Miss H. Peters. 3 and 1; Mrs R. Middieton beat Miss M. Winterburn, 3 and 2; Miss P. Harrison beat Miss P. Bull, 2 and 1. Manawatu-Wanganui 5, Canterbury 1 Miss G. Turner beat Mrs H.| Currey, 4 and 3: Mrs J. Farley i beat Mrs A. I. Charles. 2 and' 1; Mrs R. Henderson beat Mrs l J. Lees. 2 up; Mrs R. Laugeseni beat Miss B. Murray, 2 and 1; i Miss A. Nash beat Miss L. Hil- : lis. 3 and 2; Mrs J. Mangan lost to Miss S. Grigg 3 and 2. South Canterbury 5, Southland I Miss B Taylor beat Mrs R F. Cochrane. 4 and 2; Miss M. E. Adam beat Mrs T. Jeffrey. 2i and 1; Mrs T. G. Lester beat: Mrs A. Laurie. 4 and 3; Miss B. Langley beat Mrs H. Piper. I 4 and 3; Miss M. M. Kennard i beat Mrs J. Thomas. 4 and 3: Miss B. A. Stafford lost to Mrs I N. Cullen. 4 and 3. Taranaki had a bye. FOURTH ROUND Taranaki 44, Northland 14 Mrs M. Sykes lost to Mrs Smith. 3 and 2; Mrs P. Johnston beat Mrs Stubbs, 3 and 1; Mrs J. H. Ancel) beat Mrs Bainbridge. 4 and 3; Mrs T. B. Appleyard beat Mrs Thomas. 4 and 3; Mrs H. Trass and Mrs Going, all square; Mrs M. O’Keeffe beat Mrs M. Rishworth, 5 and 4. Wellington 5, Nelson-West Coast-Marlborough 1 Miss Burrell lost to Mrs Macdonald. 3 and 1; Miss Hanratty beat Mrs Mills. 4 and 3; Miss McKenzie beat Mrs Jones. 6 and 5; Miss Peters beat Mrs Mace. 4 and 3; Miss Winterburn beat I Mrs Crossman, 4 and 3; Miss; Bull beat Mrs Interman, 5 and: 3. Waikato-King Country 4, Manawatu-Wanganui 2 Miss Peters beat Miss Tur-: ner, 1 up; Mrs Macdiamid beat ( Mrs Farley, 3 and 2; Miss Beverley lost to Mrs Henderson. 5 and 3; Mrs Robinson beat Mrs Laugesen, 4 and 3; Mrs Middleton lost to Miss Nash, 2 up; Miss Harrison beat Mrs Mangan, 1 up.

Auckland 6, Otago Q Mrs Watson beat Mrs Gilkin-: son. 5 and 4; Mrs Bawden beat| Miss Dillon. 6 and 5; Miss Glendinning beat Mrs Purvis. 3 and 1; Miss Laing beat Mrs Conroy,. 7 and 6; Mrs Steel beat Mrs Latimer. 6 and 5; Miss White beat. Mrs Harris. 4 and 3. Hawke's*Bay-Poverty Bay 3, Canterbury 3 Miss H. Booth beat Mrs H

Currey. 7 and 6; Miss Power; beat Mrs Charles, 2 up; Miss! Greenwood lost to Mrs Lees. 2 and 1; Mrs Mullany and Miss Murray, all square; Mrs Adsett! lost to Miss Hillis, 1 up; Mrs! August and Miss Grigg, all; square.

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Mrs McDowell beat Mrs Greenall, 4 and 3; Mrs Lee lost to Mrs Adam, 5 and 4; Mrs Kidd beat Mrs Lister. 4 and 3; Mrs Johnson lost to Miss Langley, 1 up; Miss Butler beat Miss Kennard. 4 and 3; Miss Wickham and Mrs Stafford, all square.