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Greymouth Evening Star, 8 September 1934, Page 12

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GREY LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP. The Greymouth Golf Club’s new links at Kaiata were in good order for the final of the Ladies’ Championship, played yesterday, between Mrs J. W. Hannan and Miss N. Tennent. It proved an interesting contest, and the result was in doubt until the final putt, on the 19th green, where Miss Tennent sank a remarkable stroke to win the 1934 championship. She previously held the title in 1932 —at that time also winning on the 19th green. Following is a description of the match: — No. 1. —Mrs Hannan won the toss, but pulled her drive and put 2nd out of bounds. Miss Tennent played a fair drive and a good straight second. A good third and fourth saw her dead, leaving only a short putt for 5. Mrs Hannan took 4 to reach the green and holed in 6 to 5. Miss Tennent 1 up. Nd. 2.—Two fair drives, Miss Tennent’s slightly longer, but she sliced her second. Mrs Hannan’s second was short of the green. One approach and two putts each saw the hole halved in 5. Miss Tennent 1 up. No. 3.—Miss Tennent duffed her drive and also second. Mrs Hannan sent away a good length drive to left and put her second on green, giving her two putts for a. win in 4—all square. , No. 4.—Two good drives out to the right. Mrs Hannan’s long second shot was through the green, but she got a good approach back. Miss Tennent took 4 to reach green and Mrs Hannan Avon in bogey, 4 xo 6.—Mrs Hannan 1 up. No. s.—Again good drives, Miss Tennent’s longer, and good seconds. Mrs Hannan’s third over-ran the green, Miss Tennent’s being short. A nice approach left Miss Tennent with only a 3ft putt which she sank for a 5 to 6—all square. No. 6.—Miss Tennent had a slight advantage with her drive at this long hole, and both players sent away good brassies. Miss Tennent’s third was pushed to the rough at right of green. Mrs Hannan was: just short with her fourth, and the hole was halved in 6. —All square. No. 7.—Good drives and second shots. Mrs Hannan sliced her approach, Miss Tennent being on the green in 3. Mrs Hannan put her fourth on and Miss Tennent putted short for 4, and was stymied for her fifth. She missed her putt for 6 and Mrs Hannan 'Sinking her sixth won the hole, 6to 7. Mrs Hannan 1 up. No. B.—Both good drives, Miss Tennent sending away a long straight second. Mrs Hannan found the rough with second and was just short with third, Miss Tennent being on in 3. Too strong putting by Miss Tennent gave Mrs Hannan a half in 6. Mrs Hannan 1 up. No. 9. —The tee shots were both over the green, and each approach was somewhat weak. However, both players sank long putts for a half in 3. Mrs Hannan 1 up at turn. Scores: Mrs Hannan 46, Miss Tennent 48. No. 10.—Good drives and seconds, an equal distance from the green. Miss Tennent topped her third which ran to the edge of the gren. Mrs Hannan played short, but put up a good fourth. Half in 5. Mrs. Hannan 1 up. No. 11.—Both drives were pushed out. to right of green. Good approaches on, but Miss Tennent was half-stymied. Mrs Hannan had two putts for a half in 4. Mrs Hannan 1 up. No. 12.—Mrs Hannan pulled her drive, Miss Tennent’s being a long straight brill. Good seco'nds. Mrs Hannan’s third was to the right short of green, Mrs Tennent pin high to the left. Both on green in 4. Mrs Hannan putted too strongly and Miss Tennent though well up, missed her putt. The hole was halved in 6. Mrs Hannan 1 up. No. 13.—An excellent drive by Mrs Hannan found the green, Miss Tennent being short. Mrs Hannan putted firmly well up to the hole. Miss Tennent took 3 to reach the green and Mrs Hannan had an easy win in bogey, 3 to 5. Mrs Hannan 2 up. No. 14.—Both played good drives and Mrs Hannan sent away a. groat second just short of the green. From a, downhill lie Miss Tennent topped her second, nut her third through the green, and was on in 4. Although just short, for two. bad approaching and putting by Mrs Hannan lost what appeared to be an easy win for her. - Miss Tennent won in 6 to 7. —Mrs Hannan 1 up. No. 15.—Again good drives and seconds; Mrs Hannan’s approach was to the right and Miss Tennent’s on the edge of green. An approach by Mrs Hannan and two putts each saw Miss Tennent win in 5 to 6 to square the match.

No. 16.—0 f two good drives, Miss Tennent’s was slightly the better. Two more good balls each found Miss Tennent on edge of green and Mrs Hannan through. An approach by Mrs Hannan and two putts each gave Miss Tennent a win in 5 to 6—Miss Tennent 1 up. No. 17.—Miss Tennent’s tee shot, a nice length, was rather close to a tree. Mrs Hannan played safety to the right and put her second on green. Miss Tennent’s second, a well played ball, caught the foliage of the tree and dropped short, she thus taking 3 to reach the green. Mrs Hannan putted weakly and had to be content with a half in 5. Miss Tennent dormie one.

No. IS.—Mrs Hannan played this hole very well. Both players got good length with their drives, seconds and thirds, though Miss Tennent pushed her third out to the right. Mrs Hannan pitched a short approach to within two feet of the hole, Miss Tennent’s being too strong. A wellplayed bogey 5 to a 6 gave Mrs Hannan .a win to square the match at the ISth green. No. I.9.—Mrs Hannan’s drive was better, Miss Tennent topping hers, but recovered with a good second. Both found the green at opposite sides for 3, Miss Tennent being further from the hole. A true putt, although appearing to be too strong, struck the back of the cup and sensationally bouncing into the air, dropped into the hole for a birdie 4. Airs Hannan putted for 4 but took 5, Miss Tennent thus proving the winner 1 up at the 19th hole, after a very close game. Scores: Mrs Hannan, out 46, in 47 93. Miss Tennent, out 48, in 47—95.

N.Z. ASSN. DECISIONS. WELLINGTON, September 8 The New Zealand Golf Association has been tentatively approached by the Professional Golfers’ Association ot America, with a view to arranging a match against New Zealand, by a team of six which is being sent to Melbourne. The suggestion is that the team should be approached when

the Mariposa arrives at Auckland, and arrangements made for a visit to New Zealand, when it arrives at Wellington on December 10 on the way back to America. The Council has received an offer from Imlay and Gonville Saunders, of Wanganui, to donate a challenge cup or plate for permanent competition and has intimated a willingness to accept. The Chairman of the Golf Green Research Committee has outlined considerable expenditure which it considers necessary and the Council is sending a copy of the recommendations to clubs, with an indication that the matter of future policy will come up at the annual general meeting of delegates. In regard to the request -by the New "Zealand Professionals’ Association for financial assistance in connection with the New Zealand professionals’ visit to Melbourne, the Council resolved to reply it was not within the province of the Council to make donations of this nature, which should come from individual players, which it is understood are already being given effect to.

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S TITLE. SYDNEY, September *7. The first round of match play in the Australian Associates Golf Championship at the Royal Sydney Links, was played in perfect weather to-day, and provided thrilling golf. The titleholder, Miss Oliver Kay, of New Zealand, won at the 19th hole, beating Miss McKenzie (of Woodend, Victoria). Miss Gaisford (N.Z.) defeated Miss M. McLeod (Melbourne), 2 and 1; Miss Joan Hammond (N.S.W.) beat Mrs Clements (N.S.W.), two and one; Miss Tregloan (N.S.W.) beat Miss Millar (of Victoria), three and two; Miss McLeish beat Miss Buckle, six and five; Miss Lascelles (of Melbourne) beat Mrs T. McKay, two up; Mrs Russell (Mellbourne) beat Miss Wray, three and two; Mrs Olive Robinson beat beat Miss Ebert at the 21st hole. Miss Gaisford was two up at the conclusion of the first nine holes, and was dormie two at the sixteenth. The New Zealander pulled her tee shot to the side of the green at the short seventeenth, and Miss McLeod went through. After playing two more strokes, she gave the match to Miss Gaisford. The much-admired country player, Miss McKenzie, was at her best against Miss Kay. TJie former began with a birdie three; and she turned for home two up. The New Zealander had reduced her opponent’s lead to one at the fourteenth, and three putts cost Miss McKenzie the fifteenth hole. Miss Kay xvon the next, but the Victorian squared the match at the seventeenth, Avhere Miss Kay failed to sink a twofoot putt, which stopped on the edge of the tin. The eighteenth was halved in bogey fours, Miss Kay Avinning the nineteenth Avith a four to her opponent’s five.

J. Ferrier and Oliver Kay are defending their Australian mixed foursome title at Kensington, next Wednesday. PROFESSIONALS IN. FORM. LONDON, September 6. There has never been better scoring in a professional tournament, than that in the qualifying rounds for match play in the “News of the World” championship. The Oxhey course is over 6500 yards, with bogey 77 and par 75, but those equalling par in both rounds were hopelessly eliminated, only one aggregating 148 qualifield. Twenty-three qualified, including Knole, Park, Assistants, King, Mitchell, C. Whitcomb© 141, E. Wliitcombe, Lacey 143, Alliss 145, Havers, Ockenden 147. Those eliminated include Alfred Padgham, the winner in 1931, and Nolan, the Irish native champion.