FINE GOLF WIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22247, 23 October 1935, Page 15

FINE GOLF WIN

MISS KAY'S- SUCCESS DEFEAT OF MISS P. BARTON CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURE MATCH GOES TO 20TH GREEN [by telegraph—OWN* correspondent] WELLINGTON, Tuesday The outstanding feature of the play in the quarter-finals of the New Zealand women's championship tournament to-day was the marathon tussle between Miss Oliver Kay (Hawera) and Miss Pamela Barton, the youthful Royal Mid-Surrey player, who has been runner-up for the British women's open championship for the last two years. Miss Kay won at the 20th and is the only New Zealand player left in the championship. Details of to-day's matches are:— CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER-FINALS Miss P. Wade (Britain) beat Mrs. W. Greenlees (Britain), 3 and 2, Miss J. Anderson (Britain) beat Miss P. Helean, 4 and 2. Mrs. J. B. Walker (Britain) beat Miss V. Fleming, 5 and 3. Misa 0. Kay beat Miss P. &arton (Britain), at the 20th. The semi-finals will be played tomorrow, Sirs. Walker meeting Miss Kay and Miss Wade opposing Miss Anderson. Hopes are being entertained that the final will bo an international one. Since arriving in the Dominion Miss Barton has had extreme difficulty in controlling her abnormally long hitting, and slices and hooks have troubled her greatly. To-day.she was in trouble early, hooking her drive off the second tee out of bounds and having to play her third off the tee. To add to her tribulations, she found a bunker near the green and took 7 for the hole. Miss Kay, who was playing confidently and well, became 2 up with a birdie 4 to 5. Run of Brilliant Play Miss Barton plays her irons beautifully, and not only dropped her tee shot on the centre of the fifth green, but laid her opponent a stymie, and the hole went to Miss Barton in 3 to 4. Miss Kay became 2 up again by sinking a 30-foot putt for a birdie 4 at the 6ixth. The players haired the seventh (444 yards) in correct fives, and then both played brilliant golf to halve the 498yard eighth in birdie 4. Fine driTes were followed b,y equally good brassie seconds. Miss Kav pitched her iron third 12ft. from the pin, but Miss Barton got inside this by 7ft. Miss Kay ran down the 12-foot putt, and Miss Barton followed suit.

Hearty applause from a large gallery greeted this brilliant display. Miss Barton made the better pitch atithe short ninth and won it in 3 to 4. Miss Kay went out in 37 to lead 1 *up at the turn, while Miss Barton took 39. Miss Kay became 2 up again when Miss- Barton found a bunker with her second at the tenth. The English girl showed how she can hit by being in the centre of the 11th green (346 yards) with a drive and an iron, and took*." the hole in 4 to 5. The next two holes were halved and Miss Barton then squared the match by taking the short 14th in 3 to 4. Visits to Bunkers Miss Kay reversed these figures at the short 15th, and they halved the next two holes, in spite of the fact that Miss Barton visited bunkers at each. A glorious birdie 4 at the home hole enabled Miss Barton to square the match. Miss Kay did the home journey in 40, which gave her 77 for the round, while Miss Barton came in in 39. giving her a 78 lor the full course. Miss Barton's second found a bunker at the 19th, but she "pitched her chip shot 6ft. from the pin. Miss Kav ran . down a 20-foot putt for a 4, and Bliss Barton sank hers for a half. Tragedy lay in wait for Miss Barton at the 20tli. A long drive was trapped by a bunker, and she dug out of fchis, only to find another sand pit. Miss Kav landed a firm brassio second near the green, and took the match by running down a brilliant 15ft. putt for a win in 4 to 5. Miss Anderson's Success One of the most interesting personalities at the tournament is the youthful Scots representative in the British team, Miss Josie Anderson, who proved too good for. Miss P. Helean (Wanganui) by 4 and 2. Miss Anderson is proving herself one of the most brilliant players at the tournament. To-day Miss Anderson annexed the Mellsop Cup, which goes to the player returning the best gross scores in the Coronation match, the L.G.U. bowl and the Donnelly Cup competitions. Her scores were 75, 72 and 79, which pave her an aggregate of 226. Mrs. Greenlees (Britain) came second with 234, and Mrs. Walker (Britain) third with 23(1. Miss Oliver Kay, who has won this cup for the past six years, had to be content with fourth place with an aggregate of 240. Miss Wade (Britain) eliminated her team mate, Mrs, Greenlees, to-day by 3 and 2. Miss Wade went out in 37 to Mrs. Greenlees' 39, and was 2 up at the turn. t Mrs. Walker, the Irish representative in the British team, defeated Miss Valmai Fleming (Christchurch) by 5 and 3. Mrs. Walker was out in 37, to be 3 up at the turn. Miss Fleming appeared nervous and started off very wildly. f TEAMS' MATCH The teams' match was won by Manawatu with a score of 340 (Miss Helean 87, Mrs. Cook 87, Mrs. Fullerton-Smith 80. Mrs. Young 86). Other scores were:—Auckland, 346; Canterbury B. 351; Hawke's Bay, 353; Nelson-West Coast, 357; Wellington C, 358; Manawatn C, 361; Tare- B naki, 372; Wellington D, 377. Wj AUCKLANB 'lj PO3UC LISRART M