LADIES' GOLF.

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 84, 6 October 1922, Page 11

LADIES' GOLF.

HEEETAUNGA CHAMPIONSHIPS

FIRST ROUND CONCLUDED.

The championsliip tournament of the Wellington Ladies' Golf Club was continued under practically ideal conditions at tho Heretatrnga links yesterday afternoon. The wind, which affected the play in the later stages'of the morning, continued with varying strength during the afternoon, bnt had ceased to bo so troublesome by the time the afternoon play was well started. Having got o^er the trying qualifying round, the player? commenced to show better golf. Some of the players settled down to such an extent during the afternoon that the question that raised itself was the advisability of limiting the qualifying rounds m these tournaments to eighteen holes, as was the case yesterday. Players are keyed up to such an extent that they invariably do not make a good shewing in one round, and many of them consider that the better proposition would be to have, a thirty.shc hole qualifying round- In several eases yesterday, junior players, secured better scores than those who are considered amqngst the best players. In the afternoon ill the bogey handicap the card? showed that some much better scores were put u.p than those which had qualified in the morning. Only a few, however, handed in their cards after the afternoon's play, and many of the more experienced playors wero completely off then 1 games. The average was between five and eight down on bogey. In the first round of the championship some excellent games resulted, and one or two of tttem went over the eighteen holes, at the conxpletion of which the players were all square. The best strokes during the afternoon were undoubtedly on' tho' putting green, which speaks Well for tie condition of the greens,. apart from a high standard in thin department amongst the players; The wind upset many of, the, longer drivers! and the final resting place of a long high drive was very mvich a matter for conjecture. The first rounpl of thie championship resulted: —

Miss B.ea,d,el defeated. Miss Brandon 4 up and 3 to play,. ajEter being al} square at the tarn. The match between Miss Withera an4 Mjss Bell' went to the 20th. hole, when Mass Bell secured the decision. The winner was 3 down at the turn. She regained the holes, and the players were all square at the 18th. The 19th was halved, and the game went to Miss Bell at the 20th, where Miss Withers drova her ball out of bounds

Mrs. Spiers defeated Miss M'Cliire 5 up and 4 to play. This was rather a surprise, but Miss M'Clure did not re; tain her morning's form.

Miss Mantel defeated Miss West % up at the nineteenth. It was a splendid, game, in which Miss West, until yesteiv day a junior, played good golf. She vvas 3 down at the turn, and lost the match on a putt at tho 19th.

Mrs. Orbell defeated Mrs. Grace 5, up and 4.

Mrs: Collinson defeated'Mrs. M'Carthy 2up and 1. The players kept very neat each oth,er throughout, and both, cards read 88 at the finish.

Miss Watson defeated Mrs. Mnrphy 4 up and 3.

Miss Snodgrass, after a splendid disi play pf puttingj' defeated Miss Wheeler, 7 up and S.

BOGEY HANDICAP.

The bogey handicap in the'afternoon saw the following cards handed in:—

rhere were over seventy competin tors. i

Mrs. Gardiner ._ 1 up Mrs. Henry '. .■: 1 down Mrs- Bell ..__ , 3 down iMrs, Lees „'••-*. 3 down Mjss Crsinbyill ..... 4 down Mrs. Spiers 4 down Miss Macfarlano 4 down Miss Snodgrass J\.. 5 down Mrs. Acheson " . 5 down Mrs. Murphy 5 down n Mrs. CoDinson 5 down Mrs. M'Carthy „.........,.., 5 down Mrs. Hardy 6 down Mrs. C. Wilson 6 down Mrs- I?:!Petrie ..,„ 7 down Miss Whyler 7 down Miss S. Duncan ...._^.. 8 down Mrs. Weston ..„ 8 down Miss Harley ..;„..,, „ 9"down