BELOW FORM

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 50, 27 August 1938, Page 9

BELOW FORM

NEW ZEALAND TEAMS

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S GOLF FOURSOMES

SYDNEY, August 26. Playing very consistent golf, Miss Sydney-Jones and Miss V. Ebert won the Australian women's foursomes championship today. Strong New Zealand combinations, comprising Mrs. Fullerton-Smith and Miss P. Helean and Miss J. Horwell and Miss Fleming, played below form. Miss Sydney-Jones and Miss Ebert had scores of 81 and 85 (166). Mrs. Fullerton-Smith and Miss Helean, with 82 and 87 (169), were runners-up. Miss Horwell and Miss Fleming, with 84 and 87 (171), were fifth. Other New Zealanders' scores were as follows: —Miss Illston and Miss Crowe, 84, 89; Miss Williams and Miss Crombie, 89, 87; Miss Hornabrook and Miss Bell, 86, 91; Miss Mcßae and Miss Sale, 90, 95; Miss Rutherford and Miss Cameron, 94, 94. WEAK PUTTING. Mrs. Fullerton-Smith and Miss Helean, after a birdie 3 at the first hole in the morning round, took four putts at the second, and thereafter [ putted without confidence and were | otherwise unsteady. In the afternoon round Miss Helean was completely out of touch, slicing her woods and irons and generally giving Mrs. FullertonSmith poor support. Miss Fleming and Miss Horwell began badly in the first round, being out in 43, 7 over par, but they improved coming home to be in third position. Their afternoon round was marred by very weak putting. Miss Fleming, who hitherto has been brilliant on the greens, missed several putts of two feet and less. The New Zealander Miss Illston and the 17-year-old Miss Crowe, of Sydney, playing with a 10 handicap, won the 18-hole stroke handicap, played in conjunction with the first round of the championship, with a net of 74. Miss Rutherford, who was granted permission to play in waterproof slacks on Monday because of the pouring rain, created a surprise by appearing similarly dressed today when brilliant sunshine prevailed.