LADIES' GOLF

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 82, 3 October 1929, Page 20

LADIES' GOLF

MISS KAY SUPERB

PLAY UT SEMI-FINALS

(By Telegraph.—Press Association ) CHRISTCHURCH, 2nd October. The semi-finals of the New Zealand ladies' golf championship were played at Shirley links to-day. The weather was clear and fine, except for a fairly strong easterly wind, which blew for the greater part of the day. Conditions otherwise were excellent. To-day's matches were those between. Miss Oliver Kay (St. Clair, Dunedm) and Miss Chrystall (Christ church) .and ■ Mrs, Dodgshun O ago)' against Miss O. Steven's (Otago) Ali4 ' W beat Miss Chrystall, 8 up md 6 to play; and Mrs. Dodgshun beat Miss Stevens, 4 up and;2'to play. The final between Miss Kav and Mr« Dodgshun will be played to-morrow over 30 holes. ; Miss Kay's golf was superb in every way, and although Miss Chrystall was not on her best game, and had a little the worse of the luck, she could not have held the brilliant young winner in any event Going out Miss Kay beat bogey at two holes, and was beaten by bogey at one, and her score over the first half equalled the bogey count. Only three more holes required to be played after the turn, and her score for them was one under the bogey total.-. Her outward journey, which included five at the short third hole, was sparkling golf in every way. MRS. DODGSHUN'S WIN. Miss Stevens failed to reproduce the form she showed in earlier rounds until after the turn had been reached. At this point she was 5 down, and the position was hopeless against such a steady performer as Mrs. Dodgshun. The latter's driving was better than her opponent's, though., neither was consistent on the tee, and her .putting and approach work were superior. /Miss Stevens made a very gallant'attempt to pull the game out of the fire. At."Land's End" she missed an eigh^een-inch. putt for a win, and at "The' Pines" she was stymied after playing well to the green.' The tee shots at the first hole gave Miss Stevens a decided advantage, but the players halved the hole in 6's. After two fine drives at the second,' and a deadly approach by Miss Stevens, Mrs. Dodgshun put down a great putt.and they halved in 4; Mrs. Dodgshun won the third with a good 3, and. at the next hole -both players got into trouble all the way and halved in 7's. Miss Stevens was short with her iron after a good tee shot at the fifth, and.had a 25ft putt for a half, Mrs. Dodgshun being dead with 3. She failed, and Mrs. Dodgshuu took the hole, 4-5, making her 2 up. The sixth went to Mrfe.- Dodgshun, 5-6. After a half at the seventh excess of care put Miss Stevens into the creek at "Terra Nova," while Mrs. Dodgshun played excellent- golfv giving her the hole with a good 4. Mrs.. ;Dodgßhun was 4 up at this point. A poor approach and difficult putt ctost Miss Stevens the next hole also, and she was 4 down at the turn.

At the next hole Miss Stevens resistered her first win in the match, getting on the green v ith a wonderful wood shot. She won the hole 5-6. The eleventh was halved and at tbe twelfth a stymie cost Miss Stevens the hole. After fluffing her tee shot on to the face of the hill at "Old Nick," Miss Stevens played a marvellous approach to within' four feet of the pin with ; her mashie niblick, eventually winning the hole 3-4. Mrs. Dodgshun was 4 up here, with 5 to play. With a sft putt the next hole was won by Miss Stevens, 4-5. Steady play on both sides resulted in a half at the fifteenth, 3-3, making Mrs. Dodgshun dormie 3. Good play at the next hole won Mrs. Dodgshun the match, 4 up and 2 to play. The prize for the second bogey handicap was won in the first division by Miss Betty Rutherford, 1 down; Mrs. Wooding, 2 clown, was second.

Mrs. Wooding won the Rattray Cup for the best aggregate in the two bogey matches, her score being 3 down. A tie in the Innes Cup teams' match between Christchureh A and Auckland A was played off to-day and won by Auckland A. Details are: Auckland (Miss Payton SS, Miss Culling 85, Miss Rathbono 84, Mrs. R. L. Wilson S6), total 343; Christchureh A (Miss Chrystall S4, Miss Beadel S«, Miss Cracroft Wilson 87, Mrs Godby SS). total 345.