GOLF IN AUSTRALIA

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 208, 1 August 1928, Page 7

GOLF IN AUSTRALIA

TOURNAMENT AT ROSE BAY.

NEW ZEALANDERS PARTICIPATING. MISS 0. KAY CREATES INTEREST. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received August 1, 11.5 a.m. SYDNEY, Aug. 1. The ladies’ golf club competition at the Rose Bay links opened in glorious weather. Two Victorian players, Miss Mona McLeod, the Australian champion, and Mrs Alex Russell, gave fine exhibitions. This pair were leading at the end of the first round of the competition, which was stroke play over 36 holes, on scratch. Miss Olive Kay, the New Zealand champion, who created great interest, hardly did herself justice on the first day, but some of her short approaches were very fine. Miss MacLeod and Mrs Russell at tho end of the first round were each 84; Mis® Kay was 93. Mrs Russell triumphed at the end of tho second day, winning the cup with 84-80-164. Miss MacLeod was second with 84-8-166. Mrs Morgan, of New South Wales, was third with 87-84-171. Miss Kay’s score was 93-83-176. The latter played a vastly improved game owing to greater familiarity with the links, lier long hitting causing admiration. Her approaching was much more accurate than on the first day. She, however, found tho light different from New Zealand. OTHER NEW ZEALANDERS. Miss Payton, of Rotorua, New Zealand, scored 93-91-184. Miss Snodgrass, of Nelson, New Zealand, scored 102-96-198 in the golf cups. In the stroke handicap. 18 boles, which was won by Miss Wynter, Mrs Shailer-Weston, of AVellington, scored 97-4-93 and Miss Payton 93-1-92.