GOLF.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 4 September 1915, Page 3

GOLF.

The final for the handicap championship was decided on Thursday, when O'Callaghan beat Turner, who gave his opponent one stroke. The gam© was very close for the first nine holes, when O'Callaghan struck his best form and winning .several holes in succession, wound" up by scoring a victory four up and two to play.

P. D. McCord. formerly a member of the New Plymouth Club, was third dn a medal handicap at Fishermen's Bend Courst (Melbourne) with a score of 88, nett 76. 0. Damman, with 81, had the best gross score.

An open all-day tournament was held at Shirley on Friday, in response to an appeal from the Ladies' Golf Union in England. The proceeds will be devoted to assisting a hospital in Serbia, built in memory of Miss Neill Fraser, a prominent English playev, who fell a virtim to typhus while nursing in that country. Miss Vera Ramsay, a youthful English lady golfer, recently won the championship of Boston, defeating in the final round by 7 up and 6 Miss Margaret Curtis, who has thrice won the Women's Championship of the United States. Miss Ramsay has often done duty with the Surrey County team. She has been looked upon for some time as a most promising player, and last year survived to the fourth round of the Ladies' Championship, after having beaten in one, round Miss M. Harrison, the crack Irish player.