THE TASMAN CUP

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 68, 17 September 1936, Page 27

THE TASMAN CUP

WOMEN'S TEAM RETURNS

AUSTRALIAN TOUR

Although the New Zealand women's team that visited Australia to regain the Tasman Cup failed in the primary object of their tour all the members are confident of doing better next time; which is one of the most comforting features of golf—one can always do better next time. In any case the capture of the Australian women's championship by Miss Oliver Kay added lustre to the tour. Miss Kay said when she returned on the Marama on Monday that she was not playing particularly well m the early stages of the meeting, but she came on to form later on It was unfortunate that neither Miss Horwcll noi Miss Fleming could strike form, although towards the end of the tournament they showed signs of returning to their game The 'tour had been very valuable from the point of view of the> experience gained, said Miss Kay Even though they had not Won the cup they would all profit very considerably from the tour, especially the younger players. As regards the Australian courses, Miss Kay thought'that they were on the whole more difficult than the New Zealand ones, although not very much so. They were longer, for one thing, and more stiffly bunkered. New Zealand links, however, could compare favourablysWith them The general standard of play there was by no means higher than that m New Zealand, and she hoped that next year when the Australians came here we would be more successful. The 1 outstanding Australian player was Miss Nell Hutton, who was a young player of considerable promise., The last meeting had been her first experience of-championship play, and she was a steady player with occasional flashes of brilliance There is one aspect of the visit that can bear emphasis for the sake of those who are suffering from an inferiority complex as regards women's golf in this country as a result of the tour of the English women's team last year: the "all-New Zealand final" in the championship. If New Zealand women golfers can reach the final of the Australian championships, we need not fear that our standard of play here is too low; low it may be in comparison with Britain, but we can at least hold our own with players in other Dominions.,