Liz Douglas set for third national title

Press, 20 September 1980, Page 60

Liz Douglas set for third national title

PA Wanganui A sizzling three-under-par ■ 70 by the international , player, Liz Douglas, at the j testing Belmont course in Wanganui yesterday, has : rocketed the Invercargill ; woman into top contention for her third national | women’s stroke-play golf ; championship. Relishing the calmer condi- I tions, Mrs Douglas improved sharply on her first round 79 1 to post a most presentable 36-hole aggregate of 149 to share the halfway lead with a fellow New Zealand representative, Brenda Rhodes, of Te Puke. Miss Rhodes, aged 22, matched the course par of 73 on a second circuit to join Mrs Douglas in securing a one-stroke advantage over Jocelyn Glanfield, of Auckland.

Mrs Glanfield, aged 40, who is perhaps the biggest hitter in the 88-strong field, pieced together a second 75 to be still right in line for the Mellsop Cup, which narrowly eluded her in Dunedin last year. - The third place is shared by the Otago University student, Jan Scandrett, and Titirangi’s Sue Bunt, who made a smart forward move yesterday to cut nine shots off her opening round score with a splendid one-under-par 72. Alone in sixth place is Huapai’s Alison Hasey (78, 76—154) while the Manawatu veteran, Jean Whitehead, the winner of the stroke-play title on six previous occasions, is in seventh equal place with the Nelson teen-ager, Debbie Rendall, after a splendid second round of 75 for a 155 aggregate.

Winners of trophies yesterday were:—

Arthur Duncan Cun (best 36hole aggregate gross): L. Douglas on countback from B. Rhodes. L.G.U. Challenge Bowl (18-hole stroke handicap), S. Bunt. Innes Cup (inter-district teams’ stroke match), Auckland (C. Kingham, J. Glanfield, A. Hasey and K. Maxwell).' Junior Challenge Cup (best junior 36hole aggregate gross), J. Scandrett. H. R. Buchanan Trophy (best 36-hole aggregate net), J. Scandrett. Leading scores.—

149— L. Douglas (Invercargill), 79, 70; B. Rhodes (Te Fuke) 76, 73 150— J. Glanfield (North Shore) 75,<75. 153— J. Scandrett (Otago), 76, 77; S. Bunt (Titirangi) 81, 72. 154— A. Hasey (Huapai) 78, 76. 155— J. Whitehead . (Manawatu) 80, 75; D. Randell (Greenacres) 78. 77. 157— C. Kingham (The Grange) 86, 71. 158— A. Seed (Methven) 79, 79; K. Burns (Napier) 82. 76; J. Malcolm (Lochiel) 83, 75. 159— K. Maxwell (Manukau) 83, 76; H. Booth (Manor Park) 81, 78.