LADIES’ GOLF TOURNAMENT

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 11, 7 October 1927, Page 13

LADIES’ GOLF TOURNAMENT

MRS. COLLINSON WINS DOMNION CH IMP.ONSHIP MISS CULLING’S GRIM FIGHT PLAYS WITHOUT ANY LUCK Dominion Special Service. Palmerston North, October S, After six days’ play the New Zealand ladies’ golf championships were concluded to-day, when Mrs. H. Collinson, champion of the Manawatu Club, by defeating Miss E. Culling, of Auckland, 2 and 1, over Jiirty-six holes, won for herself the Dominion title. During the tournament Mrs. Collinson has acquired a reputation as a particularly plucky and determined player. Mrs. Collinson played particularly well in the morning round, and established a lead of six up. Miss Culling played much better in the afternoon. Mrs. Collinson’s victory was an exceptionally popular one, and there is no doubt that the better player won. The weather conditions were, on the whole, good, although at times a strong wind proved rather trouble'some. No rain fell, however, and it is an interesting fact that this tournament was the first in the Dominion, either for men or women, which was not interrupted on at least one day by rain.

Another pleasing feature of this year s tournament was the excellent management maintained throughout, while all those who took part agree that the course was in a really fine condition. This last feature reflects much credit on the green’s committee and upon the club’s professional (J. R. Galloway). During to-day’s match a large crowd of spectators followed the finalists round the course, every stroke being watched with interest. The Match. Miss Culling had the honour of the first tee. Both dispatched good drives and were on in two, but Mis Cull id's third was too strong and her opponent’s too short, tho hole being halved in bogey (4) Going to the second hole. Miss Culling outdrove Mrs. Collinson, who pulled her drive and landed in the rough. She recovered with her second, which got her to the green. The Auckland lady played a well judged second, lying her ball within a yard of the pin. A short approach by Mrs. Collinson and a bad putt gave Miss Culling the hole in I—s. Miss Culling one up. Good Putting. Mis sCulling again outdrove the Manawatu lady at tho third but both were short with their second, and Miss Culling played a good approach and sank her first nutt after overrunning the pin. Mrs. Collinson holed a long putt to halve in fours. Miss Culling one up. Miss Culling went through the green with her tee shot which Mrs. Collinson landed' on the green. After Miss Culling had played too strong an approach the Manawatu lady had bad luck in not sinking a 30 foot putt. , The ball- ran right over tho hole but failed to drop into the tin. Miss Culling took two putts to hole out. Mrs. Collinson sank her first. All square. Good Recovery. Equal drives marked the start of plav in the fourth but Miss Culling’s second found tho top of a bunker. She duffed her third and took four to reach the green. Mrs. Collinson’s third got her ■ to the edge of the green, where she approached over strongly. Miss Culling’s first putt grazed the edge of the tin but she sank her second. Mrs. Collinson took 2 to halve in bogey. All square. Mrs. Collinson Leads. Mrs. Collinson outdrove Miss Culling, who sliced her drive into the rough. Using her spoon she got out only to laud in a bunker. Her fourth got her to the green, where, after a short approach, she sank in 6. Airs. Collinson wag on in 2, and after a short approach and wasted putt sank in bogey (5) to tako the hole and stand 1 up. Alts. Collinson got a beautiful drive away at Riverside, outdriving Miss Culling, who lifted her foot at the critical moment and spoilt her drive. Mrs. Collinson’s third ran through the green while Miss Culling’s third brought her to the edge of the green. Approaching too strongly she required two putts to sink. Mrs. Collinson approached safely and sank her first putt to take the hole 5—6 and stand 2 up. At Monros (eighth) Mrs. Collinson was on with her tee shot, with Miss Culling further back. Both approaches were short. Miss Culling failed to find the tin with her first putt, as also did the Manawatu champion. Both succeeded with their next putt and halved in bogey. Mrs. Collinson 2 up. Mrs. Collinson Three Up. Mrs. Collinson 1 played a pretty teo shot at Eden Hall, stopping within four yards of the pin. Miss Culling’s first was deflected by the wind, and her approach ran through. Her putt was short, and Mrs. Collinson played safely, laying her first putt dead and sinking her second to take the hole in bogey. Mrs. Collinson 3 up. Both were on the tenth green in 2. Mrs. Collinson’s approach was a beauty and she sank her first putt. Miss Culling’s approach was short, but she holed out a good putt to halve in bogey. Mrs Collinson, 3 up. Out of Bounds. Two good drives were dispatched to Land’s End, but Miss Culling dropped a stroke by sending her second out of bounds. She then used her spoon, and her third terminated in the rough close to the 'green, where she played her iron badly and took another to reach the green. Mrs. Collinson also left the fairway with her second, but got to the green with a good approach. Miss Culling missed three putts and picked up to give Mrs. Collinson the hole. Mrs. Collinson 4 up. Miss Cullingis Bad Putting. Mrs. Collinson got bunkered with her tee shot, but her niblick lifted her on to the green. Miss Culling was on the edge of the green with her first. Her S approach was short, and she took two itts to sink to halve in 1 over bogey, rs. Collinson 4 up. Mrs. Collinson Lucky. After Mrs. Collinson had sent a good drive away, Miss Culling pulled her ball into the bunker Recovering well with her second, she used her spoon in brilliant style to reach' the edge of the green and to be on in 4. Mrs. Collinson duffed her third but was on in 4. Miss Culling approached dead, and Mrs. Collinson’s putt cannon-1 off her ball into the tin, to give Mrs.. Collinson the lead 5 up. Both got good drives away to the fourteenth hole. Mrs. Collinson got into trouble at the bunker with tier second, but chipped out nicely to get on to the green with Miss Culling in 2. 'An approtch and .two putts apiece were taken to halve in bogey. Mrs. Collinson 5 up. Mrs. Collinson Increases Her Lead. At Barraud’s Mrs. Collinson was or with her second, while Miss Culling took 3 to get on Mrs. Collisonpla.ved for safety and played her approach dead, sinking her putt to hole out in 4. Miss Culling required an approach and two putts, thereby losing the hole to Mrs. Collinson, who stood 6 up. Mrs. Collinson’s long drive landed m the rough, but she got to tho edge of the green with her second. Miss Gulling struck trouble here. Her low drive struck a mound which partially stopped the flight of the ball. Her third had her bunkered, but with a well judged stroke she played her ball to within a vard of the pin from where she sank her first putt. Mrs. Collinson 6 up. Two good drives were sent down to the 17th hole. Miss Culling was off the feirway with her second but reached

the green with her third. Mrs. Collinson took one less but approached too strongly and took two putts to hole out. Miss Culling followed her approach by sinking in 4 to take the holo 4—5. Mrs. Collinson 5 up. Good drives by both ladies wore spoilt by indifferent seconds. Mrs. Collinson pulled her shot. Miss Culling duffed hep’s badly but played an excellent ' third on to tho green. Mrs. Collinson again used her niblick to get on in 3, her ball winding within a few feet of the pin, and she sank her first putt. Miss Culling took two more to holo out lyid at tho end of tho first 18 holos Mrs. Collinson stood G up. Afternoon Round. The second round commenced well. Both wore on the green with their seconds, but indifferent putting saw Miss Culling holo out in bogey to reduce her deficiency to 5 down. Fives halved the 20th hole. Both were on in 2. and playing short approaches sank their second putts. Airs. Collinson 5 up. Miss Culling Playing Well. Even drives were sent down to the 21st holo and were followed by excellent seconds. Miss Culling’s, however, landed in a bunker, but a pretty third got her into tho green, and a bright putt saw her sink. Mrs. Collinson approached too strongly and Miss Culling further reduced her deficiency. Mrs. Collinson 4 up. Mrs. Collinson was short with her tee shot at tho -2nd bole, but played a good appoach on. Miss Culling was on in I. Her second grazed the hole and she won in 3—4. Mrs. CoHinson 3 up. Both were in a natural bunker at Strang's. Mrs. Collinson’s third was too short and Alias Culling’s too strong. Three more strokes apiece halved tho hole in G’s. ALrs. Collinson 3 up. The twenty-fourth’ hole went to Mrs. Collinson. Both reached the greon in 3, but Airs. Collinson sank her first putt to win the holo 5—6. Mrs. Collinson 4 up. Miss Culling was on the next green in 2 against Mrs. Collinson’s 2 anil ■ lay her approach dead, to sink her first putt. Mrs. Collinson’s approach was short, and two putts were taken to find the cup, the hole thus going to tho Auckland lady, who then stood 3 down. Mrs. Collinson Only 2 Up. . Aliss Culling reached Monro’s with hor tee shot. Mrs. Collinson was short with her first and ran through with her second. Aliss Culling approached well to sink in 3. one under bogey, Airs. Collinson holing in 4. Mrs. Collinson 2 up. Both reached tho green at Eden with their tee shots. Aliss Culling laid dead with her approach shot and sank in 3. Mrs. Collinson followed suit to halve in bogey. Mrs. Collinson 2 up. Bad Luck Dogs Miss Culling. Aliss Culling drove a long ball to tho twenty-eighth hole, and although Airs. Collinson duffed her’s, she was on with Miss Culling in 2. Mrs. Collinson’s approach overran tho pin and her putt lay dead. Miss Culling had two strokes in hand for a win and 3 for a halve, but she elected to attempt to holo out instead of playing safe. Her third shot knocked ALrs. Collinson’s ball into the hole and Aliss Culling sank her second putt to halve in 4’s. Mrs. Collinson 2 up. Mrs. Collinson 1 Up. Miss Culling duffed her second badly at Land's End, tho ball scarcely travelling more than 50 yards. Mrs. Collinson sliced her second, and, going over the green with her third, had a bad lie for her approach, which was short. Aliss Culling was on with her third and holed out a long putt to take tho hole 4—G. Airs. Collinson 1 up. Driving to the thirtieth, Miss Culling got bunkered with her tee shot and followed with two indifferent strokes, which gave Mrs. Collinson the hole in 4 —6. Mrs. Collinson 2 up. At tho thirtieth s's halved the hole, where both took 3. Mrs. Collinson got into the rough at the thirty-second and made her position worse by duffing her second and overrunning with her third. Aliss Culling was on in 2, but after playing a good approach she failed to sink ner putt, enabling Mrs. Collinson to halve in bogey. Mrs. Collinson 2 up. Mrs. Collinson duffed her drive at tho next hole, got into the rough with her second, and pulled her third, taking 4 to reach the green. Miss Culling got two good drives and laid her ball dead with a long approach shot, to sink in I under bogey. Mrs. Collinson required one more to find tho cup, and her lead was reduced to 1 up. Both players drove well to butts, and were just short with their seconds. Miss Culling approached too strongly, but laid her fourth dead and sank tho putt in 5. Airs. Collinson also took 5. Airs. Collinson 1 up. The last hole played was the thirtyfifth, which was commenced by good drives. Miss Culling’s second was short and approaching too strongly she took 5 to holo out. Mrs. Collinson was on with her second, played a good approach, and sank in bogey to take the hole and match 2 and 1.

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES

After the completion of the championship Mrs. B. C. Mellsop, of Rotorua, president of the Ladies’ Golf Union, presented tho trophies to the winners of tho various events as follow:— New Zealand ladies championship, Mrs. 11. Collinson (Manawatu); runnerup, Miss E. Culling (Auckland). Coronation Medal, Mrs. D. Stout (Wellington); runner-up, Miss Nan Oughton (Invercargill). Best gross scoro in Coronation Medal, Miss O. Kay (St. Clair. Dunedin), 77. Bogey handicap, for those with handicap of 9 and under, Miss S. Acheson (Nelson); over - 9. Mrs. W. D. Cooke (Wellington). Ladies’ Golf Union’s challenge bowl and replica, Miss G. Sicfort (Manawatu); runner-up, Mrs. J. A. Harris. Best gross scoro in Ladies’ Golf Union’s match, Aliss G. Sicfert (Manawatu), 78. Donnelly Cup, Mrs. I’. SiTti (Manawatu); runner-up, Miss B. Gaisiord (Marton). ’ Best gross score. Miss O. Kay (St. Clair, Dunedin), 75. Provincial teams’ match, Auckland A (Miss Pavton, Mrs. It. S. Deigh'ton, Miss E. Culling, and Mias D. Horton). Second handicap bogey for players with handicaps up to 9, Misa E. A-

Parsons (Amberley); ten and over, Miss M. Napier (Titirangi). Rattray Cup, Mrs. F. Woollams (IVangauui). The four-ball bogey, which was played to-day, resulted in a tie between Aliss Al. White (Napier), Miss Haise (Marton). Aliss White Parsons (Canterbury), and Miss B. Gould (Christchurch). WANGANUI CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING ROUND Dominion Special Service. Wanganui, October 6. Perfect weather greeted the opening of tho 1927 Wanganui Golf Club championships on the Belmont links tins morning. Record entries have been received, competitors being present irom outside clubs ranging from Christchurch in tho south to Hamilton in the north. Among the prominent competitors are J. C. Bidwell (Featnerston), winner of last year’s championship .1. Quin and It. Dale (Elthain), J. Duncan (Wellington), Rana Wagg (Hutt). C A C. Seymour aud G. Richmond (Nelson), S. Ropata (Takapau), h. Knight (Danuevirkc) P. Gray and G. At. Chong (New Plymouth). I. lie greens are in perfect order, reflecting great credit on those responsible for their upkeep. The following were tho leading scores in the first qualifying round of the championship: IT. P. Dah>, i-; J. Goss, 71; F- C Hutchison, <6; C •Richmond. 76; J. C. Bidwell, <6; YY. O’Callaghan, 77; C. A. C. Seyinoui, n, U G. Williams 77: R. McNiven. <8; Cathro, 78; J Harrison. 78: .T. Graham, 78; Rana Wagg. 78; F. Powdrell, <9; S Ilonata 79; G. AL Symes, i 9. Tho above qualified for the amateur championship. , . Tho best card in the first round of tho championship was returned by IL P. Dale, of Eltham, namely, a card of 72 It read:— Ont: 443425514 —3;> In: 253141474—37 The Eltham player had bad In™ « the seventeenth hole (Cabbago Tree Hill), whore he got into tho lupins with Ins drive, and it cost him 2 to get out.