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Greymouth Evening Star, 7 September 1938, Page 11

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WOMEN IN AUSTRALIA. [per press association.) WELLINGTON, September 7. The opinion that the standard of women’s golf in Australia" is at present'very high, and'there are in the Commonwealth", a number of most’promising young players, was expressed by Mrs Guy Williams, captainnianager of the New Zealand women’s team, which was recently over-there. Mrs Williams returned to-day by the Maunganiii, accompanied by Misses Hornabrook, Buchanan and Collins, having ' remained behind in Sydney after the playing members returned' to New Zealand. 1 While gratified at the New Zealand 4ea&/fidvih’g v retained the Tasman Cup, it was disappointing, said. Mrs Williams, -that they did not do better in the open championships. IL was rather difficult to become accustomed to the different light on Australian courses, and it appeared as though the New Zealand 'teams required a ■Hftle lorigerrtliah a week to accustom themselves to the new conditions and recover from the crossing before commencing 'competition play. She felt that' the experience gained by members of the New Zealand team and’ the players who accompanied it, had been most valuable, and would be reflected in their play.

’ The trip had been most successful in every way, and she could not speak too highly of the splendid hospitality extended to them by the Australian hosts. In this respect they owed a particular debt of gratitude to Miss U. Clift, president of the New South Wales’ Ladies’ Golf Union, and of the Australian Ladies’ Golf Union.