LADY GOLFERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22850, 4 October 1937, Page 15

LADY GOLFERS

NEW ZEALAND TOURNEY RESULTS IN SECOND ROUND MISS B. KERNOT ELIMINATED TITLEHOLDER ALSO DEFEATED [by telegraph—OWN" correspondent] NAPIER, Saturday Three members of the visiting Australian ladies' golf team, Miss. E. M. Hutton, Miss S. Tolhurst and Mrs. Sloan Morpeth, won their games in the second round of the New Zealand ladies' amateur golf championship played at Waiohiki yesterday. Miss B. Kernot, holder of the Australian title, lost her game to a fellow-member of the team.

Miss P. Helean, Hastings, had a comparatively easy win over Mrs. J. M. Wilson, Auckland. Miss E. WhiteParsons, last year's champion, was easily defeated by Miss < J. Horwell, Timaru. Mrs. G. Hollis, ex-champion, also had an easy win. The weather was ideal for play, details of which are as follows: —

Mrs. G. Hollis, Hawera, beat Mrs. H. E. Newton, Wanganui, 4 and 3. Mrs. D. Chrisp, Poverty Bay, beat Mrs. Jcrrat, Maungakiekie, 3 and 2. Miss M. Beadel, Christchurch, beat Mrs. H. Dodgshun, Otago, 3 and 2. Miss E. M. Hutton, Australia, beat M iss B. Kernot, Australia, 1 up. Mrs. R. S. Fullerton-Smith, Marton, beat Miss J. Duncan, Wanganui,

2 and 1. Miss J. Horwell, Timaru, beat Miss E. White-Parsons, Christchurch, 5

and 3. n Miss .T. Betts, Nelson, beat Mrs. N. S Hawkes, Timaru, 3 and 2. Mrs. A. C. McKillop, Christchurch

beat Miss S. Smith, Napier, 3

and 2. Miss S. Tolhurst, Australia, beat Mrs. F. McEadyen, Poverty Bay, 6 and 4. Miss C. Wilson, Rangitikei, beat Miss Seifert, Manawatu, 4 and 3.

Miss E. M. Upton, Auckland, beat Mrs Foreman, Mi ramar, 4 and 3.

Mrs. D. Wilson, Hutt, beat Mrs. Slater, Hutt, 4 and 3. Mrs. J. M. Alison, Titirangi, beat Miss V. Fleming, Christchurch, 2 and 1. Mrs. S. Morpeth, Australia, beat Miss A. Orniond, Nanier, 3 and 2. Mrs. D. Stout, Wellington, beat Miss J. Hornabrook, Mastc-rton, 5 and 4. Miss P. Helean, Hastings, beat Mrs. J. M. Wilson, Auckland, 6 and 5. ! THE STAR ATTRACTION MATCH BETWEEN VISITORS SUCCESS FOR MISS HUTTON [by TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] v. NAPIER, Saturday The match between Miss Kernot and Miss Hutton was the star attraction of the day. The first three holes were halved in o, 4, 5. At the fourth Miss Hutton lay three inches from the hole with her second and Miss Kernot, in playing the hole, knocked her opponent's ball in to give her a 2 and a win. The fifth was'also won by Miss Hutton in 3 to 5, Miss Kernot finding a bunker with her second. The next three holes were halved in 4, 3, 5, but Miss Hutton took the ninth in 4 to 6 to stand 3 up at the turn. The 10th also went to Miss Hutton in 4 to 5. This was followed by two halves in 5 and 4, making Miss Hutton 4 up and 6 to play. Miss Kernot then made a marvellous recovery, win-

ning four holes in a row to square the match at the 16th. At the 17th Miss Kernot found a sand bunker with her tee shot, while Miss Hutton was on top of the green at the back. She putted first to within 30 inches of the hole. Miss Kernot played a full explosion shot from the bunker to within three feet of the pin 'and both putted out for threes.

At the 18th Miss Kernot drove a beautiful straight ball, while Miss Hutton's was slightly to the left, but 20 yards longer. Miss Kernot found a bunker again short of the green, but

was once more well out and on the green for 3. Miss Hutton made no mistake, landing on the green with her second well up to the pin and she holed out in 4. Miss Kernot required two nutts and so the match ended on the last green with Miss Hutton one up. Mi ss Hutton was out in 35 and home in 40, making her 75 for the round. Miss^Kernot was out in 40 and home in 3 7—"-77 for the round. Miss Tolhurst had an easy win over her opponent, Miss McEadyen. She won the first three holes to lose the

fourth, where she three-putted. A win in 4 to 5 and a half in fives followed. Miss Tolhurst three-putted again at the seventh for Miss McEadyen to win in 3. The eighth was* won by Miss Tolhurst and the ninth was halved. Miss Tolhurst won the next two holes in 4 and 5, only to once more three-putt at the 12th, which she lost. The l*3th and 14th went to Miss Tolhurst in 4 and a 3 to finish tho match.

Miss P. Helean won her match with Mrs. Wilson by. a good margin. Miss Helean won the first hole in 5 to 6 after negotiating a dead stymie with her niblick, but she lost the next. The third was halved and each won holes successively to the seventh. From then onward Miss Helean won six holes in a row to finish the match at the 13th.

Mrs. Alison made the best of her early opportunities and was four up after the first eight holes in her match against Miss V. Fleming, a low handicap player from Christchurch. Miss Fleming fought back and retrieved three holes before the 15th was reached. Mrs. Alison was rather fortunate in halving the loth after paying a visit

to the rough, but she made 110 mistake at either of the next two holes. The 16th was halved in 5 and at the 17th Mrs. Alison secured a well-played three. Miss Fleming overshot the mark with her approach and the match finished in Mrs. Alison's favour, 2 and 1. Mrs. Hollis was one up at the turn on Mrs. Newton. She was two up at the eighth, but got under a fence with her second approaehin»; the ninth and this cost her two strokes to got clear and seven for the hole. Mrs. Hollis played steadily in the second half to finish the match at the 15th.

Miss Beadel reached the turn 3 up on Mrs. Dodgshun and, continuing with steady play, she won bv the same margin at the 16th, 3 and 2.

FOURSOMES MATCHES VICTORY FOR AUSTRALIANS [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] NAPIER, Sunday The championship foursomes golf tourney was played in excellent weather before a big gallery. The Australians, Miss B. Kernot and Miss E. M. Hutton, filled first place with a gross 79, and Miss S. Tolhurst and her sister, Mrs. Sloan Morpeth, were second.' In the handicap foursomes Miss K. O'Sullivan and Miss Meuli, Hawera, on a handicap of 14, returned 84, giving them the best net score of 70. Mrs. Kuropa Tareha and Miss T.> Tarelia were second with 88, 13 —75.

The standard of plav was not so high | as 011 previous days, all the competitors feeling the strain of continuous play. The best scores in the champion event were:—Miss B. Kernot and Miss E. M. Hutton, 79; Mrs. Sloan Morpeth and Miss Tolhurst. 80; Miss H. Buchanan and Miss White-Parsons, 83; Miss K. O'Sullivan and Miss J. Meuli, 84; Mrs. G. Hollis and Mrs. FullertonSmith, 86; Miss J. Horwell and Miss V. Fleming, 86; Miss Chrisp and Miss Slater, 86. Scores in the handicap foursomes were:—Miss K. O'Sullivan and Miss Meuli, 84, 14— Miss Tareha and Mrs. Tareha, 88, 13—75; Miss B. Kernot and Miss Hutton, 79, 3 —76; Mrs. elton-Hogp: and Mrs. Green, 88, 12—76; Miss Buchanan and Miss White-Parsons, 83, 7—76. DRAW FOR THIRD ROUND CONTESTS THIS MORNING [from our own correspondent] NAPIER, Sunday The draw for the third round of the amateur championship to be played tomorrow morning is as follows: —Mrs. G. Hollis v Mrs. D. Chrisp, Miss M. Beadel v Miss E. M. Hutton, Mrs. Fullerton-Smith v Miss J. Horwell, Miss J. Betts v Mrs. A. McKillop, Miss S. Tolhurst v Miss C. Wilson, Miss E. M. Upton r Mrs. D. Wilson, Mrs. .T. M. Alison v Mrs. S. Morpeth, Mrs. D. Stout v Miss P. Helean.