PHENOMENAL GOLF

Evening Star, Issue 20149, 13 April 1929, Page 17

PHENOMENAL GOLF

MISS KAY RETAINS LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP FIHAI AT BALMACEWEH A fitting climax to a highly successful tournament was staged at the Halniacewen Links tin’s morning, when some phenomenal golf was witnessed in the final of the ladies’ open championship of Otago, in which Miss 0. -Kay, the brilliant St. Clair player, retained her title against the Otago Chib s representative, Mrs H. Doclgshun, a former champion and cx-New Zealand titleholder, the match finishing at the fourteenth green in Miss Kay s favour, 6 and 4. ' . Conditions this morning were good, although the weather was a trine on the warm side. The fairways were perfect despite the dew in the early morning, and the greens were running well, as could be seen by the putts that were holed.

Mrs Dodgshun and Miss Kay met recently in the final of the Canterbury ladies’ ‘championship, the latter emerging victorious. Last year, in the Otago final, Miss Kay won on the nineteenth green. Both players have taken part in two strenuous tournaments, and Miss Kay being a younger and stronger player the strain has told less upon her than on hor opponent. From start to finish to-day Miss Kay played superb golf in every department of the game, her form being so magnificent that it will ho surprising indeed if she fails to be a formidable, opponent in the final of the New Zealand ladies’ championship this year. The St. Clair player s driving and putting alike were excellent. ler golf being almost IniiltIcss. Perhaps she had the little bit of luck that was going, which compensated for the very Icw .slips she may have made.

Miss Kay’s outward halt vend ns follows:—'!, 3,3, 3,4, 4,4, 5, 4-3-1. Against this remarkable golf Mrs Dodgslnm was not in form, and did not play her usual, easy game. The ox-champion failed mostly with her drive, her putting being C|iiito good. The success of the tournament must, in a large measure, be ascribed to the excellent work that has been carried out by Miss E. M. Hart, secretary of the Otago Ladies' Golf Club, whoso arrangements and organisation have left nothing to bo desired.

PLAY DETAILED

A largo gallery assembled f.t the first tec and followed the players around in what proved to be one ot the best golfing treats seen in Dunedin for years. Miss Kay hit a beautiful drive straight down the middle of the fairway at the Creek. Mrs Dodgshuu topping hers, with the result that she just got over the ditch. Mrs Doclgshuu temped her second, and sliced her third, Miss Kay lotting a low second from a hanging lie on to the green. Airs Dodgshuu approached strongly with, her fourth, Aliss Kay overrunning with tier third by three yards. She holed out in 4, making her 1 up. From the second tee both hit, good drives. Miss Kay’s being slightly in front. Mrs Dodgshuu was short witli her second, Miss Kay playing a good pitch 3yds from the pin. The titleholder lioled a beautiful 3. taking the hole, which made her 2 up. Playing from Goodwins both hit nice drives, Miss Kay’s cliglitly to the right of the green. Mrs Dodgshuu was to the left, which gave her a ditlicult approach. Mrs Dodgshuu overran tlio green with her approacn, getting into the hunker. Miss Kay pitched short, : and Airs Dodgshuu played a beautiful ehi ,i shot out of the bunker, almost laying it dead, but it was of no avail, as Aliss Kay holed the Jong putt for 3. whim gave her another win. Miss Kay 3 up. At the short fourth, Mbs Kay laid her tee shot 6ft from the pin. Airs Dodgshun’s being 12ft away. Doth laid their putts dead, amt a half in 3’s resulted.

Both hit long drives from the fifth tec, with -Miss' Kay's lying 15yds in front. -Mrs Dodgslnm placed a nice hrassie lift from the pin and Aliss Kay did the. same with an iron. Tills was a perfect half in 4’s. Aliss Kay still 3 up. Airs Dodgshnn Mas steadying down somewhat, and both players hit long halls from the .sixth tee, Aliss Kay again outdriving her opponent by a jV’iv yards. Both played good approaches of the same class, and both laid their thirds dead for a half in -I’s.

Miss Kay hit another long ball straight .down the centre at the seventh, but Mrs Dodgshun did not finite connect, and pulled her’s to the left a bit. Mrs Doclgshun played a beautiful brassic on to the green, l*Jft from the flag. Miss Kay pitcehd strong and overran the green down the hank at (lie other side. She pitched short- with her third and Mrs Doclgshun laid her third dead. .Miss Kay, however, again sank a good putt, and the hole was halved in ■(. Miss Kay got a long drive away at Monastery. Mrs Dndg.slnm topped Iter’s, and again missed her second, pushing it into the rough. She did not get out: with her third, and Miss Kay made her first . mistake, pulling her hrassie. The champion was a hit lucky in not getting the banker, lying vety handy to the green. Mrs Dodg.slittn overran the green down the bank at the back with Iter fourth. Miss Kay laying her third a yard from the Hag. This was Miss Kay’s hole in -3 to 6, making her 4 up. A grim struggle ensued at the Glen, where both placed their drives well, Miss Kay’-s being 30yds in front. Mrs Dodgshun played a nice pitch, Oft from the Hag, and Miss Kay half-topped her mashie, being lucky to run on to rite green. Miss Kay made a valiant attempt to sink a long putt, lying on the lip of the hole. Mrs Dodgshun did likewise, and the hole was halved in 4’s. Miss Kay being 4 up at the turn. Both plavcd good irons from the ice at the tenth, Miss Kay being Bft from the pin, and Miss Dodgshun 12ft. Mrs Dodgshun putted short. Miss Kay lipped the hole, and a half in 3 resulted.

Mrs Dodgshun did not appear to he 100 happy with her wood, and cracked badly ,at Tipperary, which Miss Kay won in a nice b, making her 5 up. Miss Kay was getting a remarkabh length oft' (he tee, and she hit anothm long ball at the twelfth. Mrs Dodgslum hit a inedinin drive, though ;.h waved a goad iron lor her seconder the left side of the green. Miss overran with her mashio, and bath laid their thirds dead, the hole being halved in 4. ’

At Manuka Miss Kay experienced no trouble in getting over the hill, making a long straight drive., Mrs, Dodgshun bit her. drive on to the '.ace of the hill and sliced her second. Miss Kay placed her iron for her second to the left-hand side of the green, and Mrs Dodgshun recovered well jrom the rough, but had a hit of had luck, hei ball running back down the lull. However, she placed her fourth almost dead with a beautiful pilch. Miss Kay putted short and missed her fourth, Mrs Dodgshun holing a good putt. ‘.I he hole

was halved in s’s, which left the match dornue. Doth were short with their lee shots at Roy's. Miss Kay played a beautdui pitch and run 211 from the pin, Mrs Dodgshun leaving herself a oft putt, which she missed,' Miss Kay taking the hole in 3 ami the match also, (5 and 4. Result: Miss 0. Kay (St. Clair) beat Mrs H. Dodgshun (Otago), (i and 4.

PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS The list of previous champions is as fellows : 190 S.—Miss K. Rattray. 1909. —Mrs Fergus, 1910. —Miss W. S. Scott. 1911. —Miss Gould. 1912. —Mrs Ward. 1 Ol;i.—Mr■; Ward. 1914.—Mrs Ronald Orbell. 191b.—Airs .1. A. Cook. 1920.—Airs Ronald Orbell. 1922. Mrs J A. Cook. 1923. Airs H. Dodgshun. 1924. —Airs H. Dodgshun. 192b.—Airs H. Dodgshun. 1926. —Alrk 11. Dodgshun. 1927. Miss W. J). APCanhv. 1028.—Miss O. Kav.