PROMINENT GOLFERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21403, 30 January 1933, Page 12

PROMINENT GOLFERS

ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED FORMER NEW ZEALANDER .An engagement of interest In golfers is lluil of Mr. Sloan Morpeth, youngest son of (lie fate Mr. 11. I). Morpeth and Mrs. Morpeth, <ii' W'ailli and Wanganui, and Miss J lelainc Clairo (Susan), second daughter of (ho laic Mr. .Alfred Tolhnrst, and Mis. Tollmrst, of Shirley, St.. Kilda, Melbourne,. 't he. engagement was announced in Melbourne, on Friday. Miss Susan Tollmrst holds a very strong position among I lie first women golfers of the. world. She, has twice held the Australian ladies' championship. She visited England last year and competed in the English ladies' championship. In it she defeated .Miss Van Wie, who won the American ladies' championship a few months ago. She also defeated Miss Diana Fishwick, the well-known English exchampion. Miss Tolhnrst was defeated in the semi-finals by Mrs. Clark, of Hampshire.

Mr. Morpeth left. New Zealand for Australia in 1030 to take up the position of secretary-manager of the Commonwealth Coif Club in Melbourne. In addition, he recently became secretary of the Australian Clolf Union. Before leaving New Zealand Mr* Morpeth was winner of the New Zealand open championship, was three times amateur champion, and was the winner of the Jellicoe Handicap at Hamilton. While on a visit to Australia prior to taking up the position ho holds ho won the Victorian State championship find was runner-up for the Australian amateur championship.

Miss Tolhnrst visited New Zealand last year on her way to England, and spent a few days in Auckland playing on the Auckland links.