GOLF.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 17 April 1925, Page 8

GOLF.

OPENING OF SEASON. To-morrow "(Saturday) will be a very interesting day to- local golfeis, because it will see the opening of the season on the- new Hawer.ai golf links on the Turutur.u Road. Play wil! commence at 1.30 p.m, with a mixed four-ball bogey competition. Aiembers who have been out this week report that most of the course is in capital order, the fairways generally being very good and clean. if the weather is good, the afternoon will be most enjoyable. It isi hoped that- as many as can will be present so a.s to give the new season a good opening. Ladies are asked to bring a basket. New members aie coming in, and the following have joined the club : Messrs Hart, H. Dickie, C. Dickie, P. Bond and M. C. Brown.

LADIES’ GOLF. TA R ANAKI TOURNAAIFNT. BAD AYEATHER CONDITIONS. Tt was unfortunate that the fine weather of the last few days broke for Hip opening of the Taranaki ladies’ golJ tournament yesterday. There was a cold cross wind with intermittent showers and conditions were therefore most unfavourable. Despite this many good score cards were returned from among the thirtyfive who played in the qualifying round for tiie championship. 'The best cards \Ytie returned by Mrs Mac Diarmid (New Plymouth) 94 and Mrs Co linson (Palmerston North) 95. Miss L. Quin (Eltham) also qualified, securing seventh place. The scores of those qualifying were: — Mrs Mac Diarmid (New Plymouth! 94 Airs Collingson (Palmerston North) 95 Miss Ro lo (New Plymouth) 98 Mrs Grace (Wanganui) 99 Vliss Dell (New Plymouth) ... ... 166 M iss Bremer (New Plymouth) ... 161 Aliss 1,. Quin (Elthamj 102 For ...(lie eighth position Airs Broderick (Wanganui) .-.nd Airs Curtis (Stratford 1 tied with 103. and in a play-off over the lifts two holes Mrs Broderick well. The medal handicap, which was played in coni,motion with the qualifying omul, was won hv Aliss Hollo (New .* ymoiitiO with a card of 98 —l7—Bl, he n.nn r-uu he.ng Aliss Bremer, also of New PL mouth, 161—19—82. , All's _ bristle of Maimni, was third in the c.unp.-liLion lor best medal round. In the first round of file championship the results were as fojow: Airs Broderick heat Airs AlacDiaimid, 2 up and 1. Airs Grace beat Aliss Dell, 7 up and G. Miss Hollo beat Aliss Bremer, 2 up and 1. Afis Collinson beat Aliss L. Quin, 5 1 p and 3. A liogie hand‘can fur other competitors w"’s also played during the afternoon, Airs Christie, with a handicap of 17. winning with a’l square The draw in the championship finals to-day will he: Mrs Grace v. Aliss Polio, and Airs Broderick v. Airs Collinson.