TWO PL A YING FIRST TIME FOR N.Z.

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31052, 6 May 1966, Page 15

TWO PL A YING FIRST TIME FOR N.Z.

(New Zealand Press Association) NELSON. The national match-play champion, Miss G. Taylor, of New Plymouth, and the runner-up, Miss H. Booth, of Gisborne, have been selected in the New Zealand women’s golf team to challenge Australia for the Tasman Cup in August.

They are the only new internationals among the five players chosen to compete in Victoria.

The others are Mrs P. Bull (Otago), Miss J. Butler (Auckland) and Miss N. White (Auckland). The team was announced after the end of the Russell Grace tournament in Nelson yesterday. The non-playing captain will be Mrs J. E. S. Greenall, of Timaru. The reserves are Miss W. Bryant (Te Awamatu) and Miss J. Hanratty (Wellington.

The three players to compete in the world series in Mexico will be announced in the first week of June.. From Seventh to First Thames Valley-Bay of Plenty made a startling advance from seventh last year to win the Russell Grace tournament.

Wins in three matches in the final round against Manawatu-Wanganui were enough to keep it comfortably clear of Auckland, which was also runner-up last year. The consistent Thames Valley-Bay of Plenty team won 22 of its 30 matches during the three days. Final placings on points average were:

Thames Valley-Bay of Plenty, 3.7, 1; Auckland, 3.3, 2; Wellington, 3.1, 3; Canterbury, 3,4; South Canterbury, 2.9, 5; Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay, 2.7, 6; Otago and Taranaki, 2.3 (equal) 7; WaikatoKing Country, 2.25, 9; Southland and Northland, 2.2 (equal) 10; Nelson-West Coast-Marlborough and Mana-watu-Wanganui, 1, (equal) 12. The most surprising decline was by ManawatuWanganui, from third last year to share last place with the home team, with five wins. Miss Booth, the lanky young Gisborne girl, suffered her only loss to Miss Hanratty, 2 and 1. Results:— WELLINGTON 3, OTAGO 2 Miss J. Hanratty lost to Mrs I. Bull, 4 and 3; Miss M. Winterburn beat Miss W. Dillon, 1 up; Miss H. Peters beat Miss P. Whitaker, 7 and 5; Miss E. McKenzie beat Mrs R. Cameron, 1 up; Mrs J. Wallace lost to Miss C. Ready, 3 and 1. HAWKE’S BAY-POVERTY BAY 4, NORTHLAND 1 Miss H. Booth beat Mrs M. Going, 3 and 2; Miss K. Adsett beat Mrs J. Stubbs, 1 up; Mrs P. August beat Mrs L. Penny, 4 and 2; Miss P. Power beat Miss V. Nixon, 6 and 4: Mrs A. Lahmert lost to Mrs J. Sellars, 4 and 3. AUCKLAND 2, CANTERBURY 3 Miss N. White beat Miss S

Grigg, 1 up: Miss J. Butler beat Miss C. Sullivan, 3 and 2: Miss E. Steel lost to Miss E. Ensor. 3 and 2: Miss S. Herring lost to Mrs J. Lees. 3 and 2; Mrs J. Siburn lost to Miss S. Boag. 1 up. WAIKATO-KING COUNTRY 2j. SOUTH CANTERBURY 2) Miss W. Bryant lost to Mtss B. Stafford, 2 up; Mrs N. Robinson halved with Mrs D. Hayman; Mrs B. Middleton beat Miss M. Mackay. 6 and 5: Miss J. Scown lost to Mrs T. Lister. 5 and 4; Miss M. Beverley beat Miss B. Langley, 1 up. THAMES VALLEY-BAY OF PLENTY 3. TARANAKI 2 Miss U. Wickham beat Miss G. Taylor, 3 and 2: Mrs F. Lee lost to Mrs M. Sykes, 3 and 1; Miss P. Wilson beat Mrs J. Ancell, 3 and 2; Mrs F. McDowell beat Mrs R. Nowell, 2 and 1: Mrs P. Copestake lost to Mrs M. O'Keefe. 3 and 1 MANAWATU-WANGANUI 1), SOUTHLAND 3) Mrs D. Henderson lost to Mrs N. Cullen, 7 and 6: Mrs R. Laugesen beat Mrs J. Thomas, 1 up; Mrs H Hirst lost to Mrs A. Lawrie, 3 and 2; Mrs A. Turner halved with Mrs N. Hawkes; Mrs R. Moheky lost to Mrs G Hodge, 1 up. WELLINGTON 4, HAWKE’S BAYPOVERTY BAY 1 Miss Booth lost to Miss Hanratty, 2 and 1; Mrs Adsett lost to Miss Winterburn, 1 up; Mrs August lost to Miss Peters, 3 and 2; Miss Power beat Miss McKenzie, 4 and 3; Mrs Lahmert iost to Mrs Wallace, 7 and 6. OTAGO 3, NELSON-WEST COASTMARLBOROUGH 2 Mrs Bull beat Mrs R. Intermann, 7 and 6; Miss Dillon beat Mrs B. Mills, 1 up; Mrs Whitaker lost to Mrs W. Anderson. 3 and 2; Mrs Cameron beat Mrs Crossman, 2 and 1: Miss Ready lost to Mrs Stenhouse, « and 5. SOUTH CANTERBURY 4. NORTHLAND 1 Miss Stafford beat Mrs Going, 2 and 1; Mrs Hayman beat Mrs Stubbs, 4 and 3; Miss Mackay beat Mrs Penny, 6 and 4; Mrs Lister lost to Miss Nixon, 2 up; Miss Langley beat Mrs Sellars. 3 and 1. WAIKATO-KING COUNTRY 1), AUCKLAND 3} Miss Bryant halved with Mtss White; Mrs Robinson lost to Miss Butler, 2 and 1; Mrs Middleton beat Mrs Steel, 5 and 4; Miss Scown lost to Miss Herring, 7 and 6; Miss Beverley lost to Mrs Siburn, 4 and 2.

THAMES VALLEY-BAY OF PLENTY 3, MANAWATUWANGANUI 2 Miss Wickham beat Mrs Henderson, 2 and 1: Mrs Lee beai Mrs Laugesen, 1 up; Miss Wilson lost to Mrs Hirst, 1 up: Mrs McDowell beat Mrs Turner. 4 and 3: Mrs Copestake lost to Mrs Moheky, 2 and 1.

CANTERBURY 31, SOUTHLAND 2| Miss Grigg beat Mrs Cullen. 3 and 2; Miss Sullivan beat Mrs Thomas. 1 up; Miss Ensor halved with Mrs Lawrie: Mrs Lees beat Mrs Hawkes, 4 and 2: Miss Boag lost to Mrs Hodge. 1 up