Ladies’ Golf Championship

Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 221, 21 September 1934, Page 6

Ladies’ Golf Championship

Inter Island Match Again Won by the North

MISS KAY BEATS MISS GAISFORD

Per Press dissociation

AUCKLAND, Last Night.

The annual New Zealand ladies’golf .mpionship tournament was commenced at the TitirangL links to-day in beautifully line weather. The course and greens were fast. The main contest to-day was that between teams representing the North and South Islands, the former winning for the fifth year in succession by livu matches to three. Although the play of Misses Kay and Gaisford was not up to championship standard, the contest between tho pair was keen and interesting. Miss Kay was twice three up, but Miss Gaisford squared tho match at tho 17th, only to play the last badly and lose by one. Results: — Mrs Dodgshun. (Dunedin) beat Miss P. Helean (Wanganui), 3 and 2. Miss, V. Fleming (Christchurch) bear. Miss W. Barns-Grahnm (Gisborne), 1 up. Miss O. Stevens (North Shore) beat Miss B. Rutherford (Christchurch), 4 and 3. Miss E. Culling (Auckland) beat Mrs McCarthy (Dunedin), 2 and 1. Miss M. Stevens (North Shore) beat Miss J. Stevenson (Christchurch), 5 and 3. Mrs D. Stout (Wellington) beat Miss B. Holmes (Christchurch), 2 and 1. Mrs G. F. Ferguson (Auckland) beat Miss Turton (Nelson), 5 and 4, Miss O. Kay (Dunedin) beat Miss B. Gaisford (Martou), 1 up. Miss Barns-Graliam’s 75 The outstanding feature of the play was an afternoon round of 75 by Miss W. Barns-Graham, of Gisborne. This established a new record for the course, the previous figures of 76 standing to the credit of Miss O. Kay. Miss Barns-Graham had given evidence in her morning inter-island match that she was in good form byregistering three birdies, but she was far more consistent in the afternoon. Miss Barns-Graham is the first player to equal the ladies’ scratch score for the course. She was one over to the turn, but. came home one under the scratch score, picking up a stroke at the long .17th. Her card read: — Out: 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 4 4—3 S. In: 5355 34 4 4 4—37. Another Good Card

Miss O. Stevens followed up her morning success by returning an afternoon card of SO, going out in 39 and returning in 4.1. Miss Gaisford scratched for the bogey handicap to rest, for the championship play, while Miss Kay toreun her card, her figures being disappointing.

The members of the Australian team did not perform up to expectations, ar, least two of them, Miss J. Hammond and Mrs Robinson, the captain, returning the poor cards of 9 down aud 7 down respectively.

Miss Macleod was 2 down and Miss Bailey and Miss Lasccllss each three down. The visitors appeared to be unable accurately and consistently to gauge the strength of the fast greens. Miss Hammond, for instance, played an excellent long game, but, her approaching and putting were weak. “News of the World” Tourney SECOND AND THIRD ROUNDS. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copy right. LONDON, Wept. 19. In the News of tho World golf tournament second round results were:— Burton defeated Hodson, 1 up; Oke defeated Lacey, 5 and 4; C. Whitcomba

defeated Beck, G and 5; Easterbrook defeated Kenyon, 2 and I; Davies defeated Mitchell at the 22nd; R. Whitcombo defeated Faulkner, 3 aud 2; Havers defeated Weston, at tho 21st; Martin defeated Green, 1 up; Robson defeated Bradbeer, 3 aud 2; .Smith defeated Taggart, I up; Busson defeated Jarman, 3 and 1; Chevalier defeated Scugcr, 5 and 4; Pierpont defeated Scymout, 3 and 1.

In the third round C. Whitcombe defeated Buckle, I up; Havers defeated Easterbrook, 3 and 2; B. Whitcombs defeated Burton, 3 and 1; Busson defeated Oke, 3 and 2; Co:; defeated Martin. 4 and 3; Davies defeated Robson, 5 arid 4; Chevalier defeated Smith at tho 19th; Pierpont defeated Moffat, 5 and 4.