GOLF

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 8, 4 October 1919, Page 10

GOLF

LADIES' TOURNAMENT

CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS

liy Tele-iranll-Prcix Aiioclitlon. Auckland, October 3. The semi-finals of the New Zealand Ladies' Golf Championship were played at Middlemore to-day. Steady ram tel,l tivvugliout, making the conditions very dimcull.

In the first game -Miss Wright (Timaru) defeated Mrs. Dargaville (Auckland). Hoth players gave a good exhibition of golf in tuis match, notwithstanding the wet. Alias Wright, who has played consistently good golf throughout the meeting, continued her pertoruiauco to-day, and played a very steady game. Mrs. Dargaville was alsu playing well at times, but missed several good chances of winning u Hole from her opponent. Both got away good drives at the first. Mrs, j/argaviile found the bunker with her second, but recovered well. M.iss Wright's second was a trille strong, and they liaivwl the hole in live, At the second both were on the . green in three, and taking two putts each again halved m live. 'I hey were but.) near the green with their Heconds at tho Ijiird, but Mrs. Durgavillo's third was short. Miss Wright holed a beautiful I2tt. putt lor ■ tour to her opponent's live, making her one up. They both drove well at tim fourth, but Mrs. Dargaville rent' her second into the creek, and picked up with the penalty, Her fourth went into the rusnes, nnu she abandoned the hole. Miss Wright was close to the green with her second. Miss Wright, in up. At the tilth they again druve gooil balls. Miss Wright played rather, tar to the lelt with her second, and Mrs. Dargavilio was short of tne green with her third. Tho latter had a chance here to win a hole, out,they halved in six. tjuing to Uie sixth both were near the edge of the green with tueir seconds,, md Airs. Dargaville ran her third close to tno fence, out missed u short putt lor four. Miss Wright also 'fuiie.d m her putt, and they halved in five. Miss Wright, still play ing steady and consistent goii, was near tlie edge of the green witn her drive ,at the seventh. Mrs. JJargavilie went into tno Tamaki. She dropped another ban, and also played that into the Tamaki, leaving Uer opponent three up. At. tlie eighth Miss Wright was ciose to the green with her drive. Both were wide of the pin with their'second, but Mrs. Uargaviile holed a. titt. putt and went out in three to Miss "Wright's four. Miss W right, two up. .Miss Wright outdrove her opponent at the ninth, Mrs. Uarguville being just at the halfway bunker with her second. Miss Wright had rather a long carry for the third, and played short, -Mrs. Dargaville was snort ot the green with her fourth. They halved the hole in six, Miss Wright being two up at the turn. At the tenth Miss Wright played her ball nicely on the green. Mrs. Dargaville struck bunker on the left, and her ball rolled down among the rushes. It was quite playable, nowever, and she played her second on the green. Her opponent holed out in four, Mrs. Dargaville taking live. Miss 'Wright, three up. At the eleventh buth gut good drives, and played snort with tueir second, Mies Wrignt narrowly missing the Tamaki. Miss \\rights, third, ran through- the green into the bunker. She holed out m fix-. Her opponent failed to make good he. advantage, and they halved he hole. The twelfth was, halved in well-Played touiu. At the thirteenth Miss Wright with a good drive an IS U.-Sid lwh of the green. Mrs. Dargaville's second went into the gaily, and her third just reached the top and rolled back, bho abandoned the hole, thus making M* Wright four up.. At the fourteenth .Miss •right got away a good drive, and » beautiful second right on to ho edge ot the irreen. Mrs. Dargaville did not get away a good ball from the tee and failed with he? second. Miss Wright played a perfect approach, and holed out m foul, Si her opponent's five. She thus won the match, five up and.four to play. Miss Gambrill (Mirnuiar) defeated Miss Pavton'(Auckland), four up and three, to nlaV This mutch was characterised by a splendid exhibition of long: driving on the part of tho Minimal' player, Miss Gambrill. Both got away good drives at the first, but Miss Gaiubnll outplayed her opponent and won tho hole m five, to Miss Pavton's six. They again drove well at the second, and were on the green in three, but each took three putts and halved the hole in six- Playing to the third, Miss Gambrill was mi the edga of the green with her second. Miss Payton took three to reach tho green and three more to hole out, while the Mira-o mar player went down in five, making her two up. Both were on the green in three at the fourth, and they halved tho hole in five. At the fifth, Miss Gam. brill out-drove her opponent considerably, and was on the green in three. Her fourth overran the hole, Miss Paytous fourth stopped within a few feet of tho pin and they halved a woll-played five. Going to the sixth, both drove well, and . their third shots were closo to tho pin. Miss Gambrill missed her putt, however, while tho Auckland player was mora successful and holed in four, to her opponent's five. Miss Gambrill one up. Both wore on the green at the seventh, 'but Miss' Gambrill's shot was rather strong. She made no mistake, however, and holed out in three. Her opponent was also equal to the occasion in a well-played three, halving the hole. The Miramar player drove a magnificent ball at the eighth and reached the green. Her second was rather strong, but she holed a long putt for three to her opponent's four, making her two up. Going to the ninth Miss Gambrill again out-drove her opponent, but the latter came to light with a good second. .Miss Gambrill hit her second too low, but tho ball managed to ( ,iear the bunKer. Her next shot went into the rushes and she had to drop, with a penalty. Miss Pavton was on tho green with her fourth, and went out in six, to her opponent's seven, leaving the latter one up at the turn. At the tenth Miss Payroll got into the bunker on the far side of the green with her drive, while Miss Gambrill played her ball within ten feet of the pin. Miss Payton got well out' with her second, but missed a fairly long putt for three. Her opponent rainmoil down her putt and won the hole in a good three, making her two up at. thi eleventh. Miss Gambrill again drove a long ball and plnce'd. her second nicely on the green. Miss Payton was short with Jior second, but placed her third on lli'o green. Miss Gambrill failed in her putting-, and they halved the hole in five. Goiiig to the twelfth, both were on the green in two and they halved in well-played fours, At the thirteenth Miss- Payton was on tho green with her second, 'but failed to hole her mitt and they halved in five. It took Miss Pay. ton three to reach the green at the fourteenth, while Miss Gambrill was on with her second. She took three putts and won Ihe hole in live, to her opponent'* six,'making her three up, Miss Gambrill was on the'green in threo at th« fifteenth and holed in Iwo putts, winning the hole in five, to her opponent's six" the match ending four up and three to play in favour of Miss Gnmbrill.

The Ladies' Golf Pnion Challcneo Bowl was won liy Miss N. MacCormick Auckland), 93, 15, 78. His* Gambrill (Mii'nmar) was second, 88,8, 80. Miss V. X. Wi'.ishl (Tinmru), S(J, 1, 85, ami Mrs. Mack (Hamilton), 80. 1, 82, tied fur the Imit qiws score. An additional lime resulted m a lie between Mis? J| flmklcton (Auckland).' 107, 25, 82. and Miss M. Cameron (Auckland), 104, 22, The M'u:«o|) -Cuji f or (|, O i lf , s . cr0 c 8 i-wmwlf -cores in the Coronation Meda.l P;.ii«»lly Cup ;,,„! (inlf Union (.liallpii-o. |'(, w " resulted in a tie ),p----rivppn Mist 11. v. Wriu-hr (TimanO. the •v.Kci't h01d",., MB, .-.nil Mii-s'M. Vavlon "•'ik'nnd), ?"«. Tin- p'ay-nft ~f tj 10 .(•;„ f,; r N( , rnml ~.„,.„ I" )■!•" fir.sl l-nir,. v ,„ 0 f,,1, 1„,|,«-op n . \r ra . Mi.rclihank-i (M'ellinpl'm) and .Mi-s Onl;|n>; f AHcliliMid) ignited in a win for Hi'-" Waller. U.DIW ({(i],F'U.XIOX. Auckland, (Mnber :). 'i ; V X"\v Zealand I/idips' Co!! Union met N'-nijilil am! divided Ilia: Hie >v.« i-r,">..|)' w -ii!t« be h,.!d „t '"•|insf..|iiii":;i. It v.'fts.ilp'ciilcd that t-lia:r:ii:ms!ii|) w«;. ings be allocated in future iu tlio jiropnrtlU!.. ot tw> In |-:,„ >V r ;„ Islail'cl n::(l •■>ne to the South Ulnnd.