OBJECT LESSONS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22240, 15 October 1935, Page 12

OBJECT LESSONS

BRILLIANT PLAYERS

PUTTING ONLY WEAKNESS NORTH ISLANDERS NERVOUS It was really in the singles matches that the visiting players displayed their suporority in nil-round golf, and their style, aggressiveness and all-round ability and confidence made a great impression upon the "crowd which followed the individual contests. Their only apparent weaknesses were in their putting. Mrs. Walker, leading player in the tisiting team, played really wonderful golf, apart f rom the fact that she threeputted on some of the greens. Her driving. particularly into the wind, and her iron play to the greens was perhaps the host Hunt has been seen by a lady player in Auckland.

Miss Anderson was almost on a par with Mrs. Walker regarding the strength and general accuracy of her play. Her all-round exhibition was greatly admired. Much interest centred in the appearance of Miss Pamela Barton, who took part in the singles only. A lot of her play was uncertain, as she cut several of her shots into the wind. However, she displayed great concentration and showed herself to be a very freo hitter. Miss Wade's Pivot Miss Wade played in the morning foursomes o:nly, and her exhibition was very impressive.' Her full pivot gave her immense power, and it would not be surprising to find players belonging to local clubs adopting her stylo in the near future. Mrs. Greenlees played throughout the day with extreme steadiness. She proved herself a very seasoned performer and played all her shots with equal precision.

Without detracting in any dogreo trom the merit of the British team's win, it must bo stated that the North Island players did not perform up to expectations. They were nervous and failed to produce the gQlf of which they ji,re capable. They failed unaccountably with comparatively easy shots. Indication of Power Mrs>. Walker's drive of over 200 yards tit tho first tee in the teeth of the strong gale gave the crowd an indication of her power Bind class. That she lost tho hole to a live was accasioned by tho fact that her putt over-ran. A long tee shot at the second gave Mrs. Walker a birdie three, which squared the match. A badly shanked chip shot cost the visitor the third, but she was square again at the fifth with a perfect four. Three putts by Miss Barns Graham gave her opponent the seventh and the lead was increased at the next when Mrs. Walker followed a glorious drive into the wind with a firm iron shot, which enabled her to hole out in 3. Woafc putting cost Miss Barns Graham another two holes, but she won tho 12th when her opponent putted weakly. Another beautiful drive into tho wind at the 14th, enabled Mrs. Walker to reach tho green with an iron and she won the hole to become dormy four. The end came at tho 15th, where a half occurred.

Holes Forfeited Miss Helean started well against Miss Anderson, as; after the first was halved in fours, she won the next two, tho third after topping her drive and when her opponent required three puttsi. The North Islander missed a chance of :a half at the fourth, however, when a three-foot putt lipped the cup, and the visitor squared the match at the fifth after both had .encountered hazards. Miss Anderson here holed a twelve-foot putt. Miss Helean then struck a succession of difficulties. She drove her teo shot from the sixth into the Tamaki and eventually forfeited the hole. Weak plav cost"Miss Helean the seventh, and another forfeiture on her behalf occurred at the eighth. A visit to the tiger country at the ninth gave her opponent a lead of 4 up. Halves followed "at the next two holes, Miss Anderson's concession at tho 11th being a generous one. The Wanganui player gave evidenc<» of her real ability at the 12th, where she won in a brilliant three, a drive, iron and long putt. This was her last good effort, however, and the match ended on the 14th. Interest in Miss Barton

The meeting of Miss Barton and Mrs. Deighton attracted a large section of the gallery who were'anxious to see the brilliant young English girl playing her first round on the course. Both got uninspiring sixes at the first, and, when* Mrs. Deighton recovered from a bunker and holed a 20-foot putt for a four on the second, she became 1 up. Unlucky to catch the tip of a branch at the third she lost her advantage, and become 1 down at the fourth. A good recovery from the gully at the fifth enabled Mrs. Deighton to halve in fives. At the next Miss Barton drove nearly to the first bunker and won easily in four, her opponent having incurred a penalty, while a fine three at the seventh, and a brilliant approach from outside at the eighth gave both these holes to the visitor. A 25-foot putt at the long ninth gavo Mrs. Deighton a four and she turned 3 down. At the next two holes .Miss Barton lost touch, missing an easy putt on the tenth and lifting her head for her approach at the next to lose both Both got great drives against a strong wind at the 12th, but Mrs. Deighton's approach was pushed out, while her opponent was pin high and had no difficulty in getting a four. A stymie at tho next robbed Miss Barton of a win, but, when Mrs. Deiuhton visited a series of bunkers at tho 14th, the visitor became 3 up, with 4 to play At tho 15th the Titiranizi player elected to use a wood for a long second and found trouble, losing her ball and giving up the holo. Almost Perfect Golf In the fourth singles match Mrs. Barker was unfortunate in finding Miss Greenlees at the very top of her form and was not able to halve a hole. The visitor was playing every club perfectly and had no luck in reaching the turn in 3P, which included a visit to a bunker and to the gully in front of the fifth green. These mistakes cost her two extra strokes, but at each her opponent was unable to take any advantage The end came at the tenth where Miss Greenlees, after being off the green with a tee shot, approached brilliantly and got a three, having played ten holes of almost perfect golf. The members of tho British team left by the limited express last evening for Wellington, where they will participate in the New Zealand championships commencing on Thursday. Their only test match will be played against New Zealand at Heretaunga on .Saturday.