FERRIER WINS GOLF FINAL

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 286, 30 August 1935, Page 7

FERRIER WINS GOLF FINAL

Defeat of Hattersley

VERY KEEN STRUGGLE AT ADELAIDE

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.

(Received August 29. 10.55 n.m.) Adelaide, August 29.

Ferrier (New South Wales), to-day won the Australian amateur golf championship at Seaton, defeating H. Hi-ttersley (New South Wales), 2 and 1 after the keenest struggle, in which there was Utile between the pair. Tin final of the professional championship will be played to-morrow. NEW COURSE RECORD Miss Barton at Melbourne (Received August. 29, 10.55 p.m.) Melbourne, August 29. Miss Pam Barton, Britain’s 19-year-old golfer, who was out of form yesterday, struck good form in the second qualifying round of the women’s golf championship to-day. when she clipped a stroke off the course record established yesterday by Miss Mona McLeod (Victoria). Miss Barton played spectacular golf, and covered the course in 78. In the two qualifying rounds British players filled the first four places among .the sixteen qualifiers for the match play over IS holes beginning to-morrow. Leading scores in the qualifying rounds are: Miss Anderson 82-79-161 Miss Wade 81-81-162 Miss Barton 85-78-163 Mrs. Walker .... 83-80-163 Mrs. Morpeth (Victoria) .. 84-83-167 Mrs. Greenlees (Britain) ... 86-82-168 Miss McLeod (Victoria) .. 79-89-168 The defending champion, Mrs. Clive Robinson (New South Wales), with a score of 177, failed to qualify.