WOMEN’S GOLF

Evening Star, Issue 23100, 28 October 1938, Page 3

WOMEN’S GOLF

WELLINGTON CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE TO YOUNG WANGANUI PLAYER [Per United Press Association.! WELLINGTON, October 27. A new woman golfer came into the front rank to-day when Miss Patsy Bell the 20-vear-o!d Wanganui player, annexed the Wellington women’s provincial championship on the Heretaunga links by defeating Miss 1). A. Croinbie (AVellingtou), 2 and 1 in the semi-final, and going on in the afternoon in the heavy rain to take the championship by defeating the experienced Miss Vulmal Fleming (Christchurch), 4 and 2, in the final. Miss Dell learned her golf with the Seafiekl Club (Wanganui), and came into prominence last week by taking Miss J. Hor well (Timaru) to the twentieth green in the third round of the New Zealand women’s championship at New Plymouth. Driving a long ball and keeping good direction with her woods and irons, the Wanganui girl is verv sound in her short play. Her greatest strength, however, lies in her deadlv putting. In this department deliberation pays her. as she rarely misses anything up to six feet. It was an outstanding performance to beat three New Zealand representatives Miss Honvell, Miss Croinbie, and' Miss Fleming in succession to take the title.