GOLF MISS TAAFFE AND MRS SMITH WIN FOURSOMES CUPS

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 October 1948, Page 8

GOLF MISS TAAFFE AND MRS SMITH WIN FOURSOMES CUPS

Miss M. Taaffe and Mrs Allan Smith, with a net- aggregate of 226 for three rounds, won the competition for the Robertson-Neville Foursomes Cups, the final round of which was played by the Greymouth Women’s ooii Club at Kaiata on Saturday. Miss Blair and Mrs. Thorpy, with 229, were run-ners-up, and Miss Deere and Mrs. Heaphy, 234, were next. After two rounds Miss Blair and Mrs Thorpy had a lead of seven strokes on the field, but Miss Taaffe and Mrs Smith returned an excellent card on Saturday, 98-27-71, beating the former pair by three strokes. Other scores in the third round were:—

Mrs Chivers and Mrs Meldrum 100-27-73; Mrs Hooper and Miss HayMacKenzie 93-18-75; Miss Deere and Mrs Heaphy 103-24-79; Miss Blair arid Mis Thorpy 101-20-81; Mrs McCarthy and Mrs Batty 105-24-81. The C division will play a flag match over 13 holes at Kaiata on Wednesday. The draw is as follows:—

Mrs Stopforth and Mrs Rutter; Miss McDonnell and Mrs Thompson; Mrs Cowie and Mrs McNulty; Mrs McIntyre and Mrs Jefcoate; Mrs Stewart and Mrs Parfitt; Mrs James and Mrs Stirton; Mrs Nixon and Mrs Crookes. ■

Players in the club championships, the Omoio Cup competition and in Mrs McCarthy’s foursomes competition are reminded that the finals of these matches must be played by October 23. The following reductions in handicaps have been announced: — Miss Blair from 17 to 15; Miss Taaffe from 19 to 18; Mrs Mardon from 26 to 23.