WOMEN'S GOLF

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 113, 15 May 1934, Page 9

WOMEN'S GOLF

NEW ZEALAND SUCCESS

BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP

STRIKING-, VICTORIES

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LONDON, May 14.

In the British Women's Golf Championship in the first round Mrs. Holm defeated Miss Kay, 6 and o.

Miss Gaisford defeated Mrs. Garon, 1 up.

Mrs. Jaeobsen defeated Miss M. Oour-

lay, one up,

Mrs. Jacobsen's victory was the real sensation. She merely entered as an adventure, while holidaying with her husband and daughter. Miss Gourlay played really badly, though one up at the eighth. She took 46 for the last 9, compared with Mrs. Jaeobsen's 45.

Miss Kay was bewildered by the storm and unfamiliar conditions. Mrs. Holm, used to wind-swept courses;1 dominated the play and lost' only the twelfth' hole when she missed a short putt for a half.

Miss Gaisfora had a rare fight. Though Mrs. Garon played indifferently, and sacrificed a fine chance at the fifteenth, 'taking three putts, she-ap-proached the eighteenth all square, but pushed her .second into the rough, pitched too strongly to the green, and lost the match.

First-round winners include Miss Diana Fishwick,-champion in 1930, Miss Wanda Morgan, runner-up in 1931, Misses Joy Winn, Gunzbourg, and Grace Amory (American).

Form has evidently played an important part in the fortunes of Kevr Zealand 'a representatives in the British Women's Open Championship. Miss 0. Kay cannot Have been playing quite up to form, while Miss Gourlay was certainly not, after having led the qualifying round with 152, including a course record of 74. Mrs. Jacobsen (formerly Miss Vivian Upham, of Miramar) was not playing well enough in the first round to encourage high hopes for her further progress; but if she develops the form which made her the Miramar Club champion in 1927, and the draw is kind, luck, may be with her. As will be seen from the following records, all three of the English first round opponents are distinguished players. Miss Gaisford's defeat of the redoubtable Mrs. Garon by the narrow margin must have provided one of the best matches of the round.

Miss Mary Gourlay won the English ladies' championship in 1926 and 1929, was runner-up in 1931, and was a semifinalist in 1921, 1922, 1925, and 1928; was a semi-finalist in the British ladies' open championship in 1924 and 1931, and reached the fifth round in 1927 and 1929; has represented England six times since 1927, Great Britain against France in 1931 and 1932, and Great Britain against U.S.A. in 1932. She has won the French open championship three times, and was runnerup in 1932. She was Surrey champion four times, Belgian open champion twice, and was Swedish champion in 1932.

Mrs. M. It. Garon is an Essex player of note, having won the Essex ladies' championship in 1924-25-27-28-29-30; runner-up British ladies' championship 1926, and French championship 1928; won German championship 1931; played internationally for England from 1927 to 1931 inclusive, and for Britain against France in 1931.

Mrs. A. M. Holm is a well-known Scottish golfer, who won the Scottish ladies' championship in 1930 and 1932 and was a semi-finalist in 1929. Mrs. Holm also won the Lanarkshire county championship in 1925, 1929, and 1932"; was runner-up in the West of Scotland championship 1928, and a semi-finalist in 1929 and 1932; was semi-finalist in the Swedish open championship in 1932; represented Scotland interriationallv 1932.

Mrs. Holm was put out in the first round of the British ladies' open by Miss A. M. Orcutt 3 and 2 in 1930, in which year there were no qualifying rounds. In 1931 she did not participate. In 1932 she qualified with So. 81 —166, and .was put out in the first round. In 1933 her qualifying rounds were 86, 78—154, and she was beaten in the first round by Mrs. I. G. Leete (Royal Salisbury) 3 and 2. Mrs. Holm is 27 years of age. .