SINGLES EVENTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22853, 7 October 1937, Page 14

SINGLES EVENTS

MEETING OF CHAMPIONS HOME PLAYERS SUPERIOR ONLY ONE LOSS SUSTAINED [by telegraph—own correspondent] HASTINGS, Wednesday The singles matches in the 'J asman Cup competition saw tho meeting of the leading players in Australia and New Zealand, several of whom have won major honours in their respective countries.

In her singles game with Miss Kernot, tho Australian champion, Mrs. Holli.s had a rather easy win by five and four, and held tho upper hand throughout. After the fourth hole Mrs. Hollis had a lead of two up, having won tho second and fourth holes and halved the first and third. The fifth she also won by holing a 60ft. run-in shot, while she had similar good fortune at tho sixth, where she holed out from a distance of 30ft. Halves at tho seventh, eighth and ninth holes made her four up at the turn. Mrs. Hollis had another win at tho 10th, after which halves were scored at the remaining holes to the 14th, whero the match ended with Mrs. Hollis tho winner by five and four. Mrs. Morpeth's Victory

To make up for Miss Kernot's heavy defeat, Mrs. Morpeth had matters nearly all her own way against Miss Betts, who substituted for Miss Horwell. Miss Betts was unable to find her feet over tho first nine holes, at which stage she was four down. However she played better over the remaining half and had reduced the margin to one down at the 15th. A half at tho 16th left Mrs. Morpeth one up, but tho 17th went to the Australian by three to four. Tho match finished there with the Australian the winner by. two and one. Mrs. Fullerton-Smith, in her match against Miss Tolhurst, ,was two up at tho fifth and had increased that lead to four up at the ninth. She played the first half particularly well, her medal figures being 38 against Miss Tolhurst's 43. However, Miss Tolhurst won the next four holes in a row, making the match square at the 13th. Mrs. Fullerton-Smith won tho 14th by four to three and, with the remainder all being halved, tbo New Zealander won, ono up. A Dour Struggle The contest between Miss Helean and Miss Hutton was a very dour struggle. The first hole went to Miss Helean, tho second and third to Miss Hutton and the fourth to Miss Helean, making the score all square. Tho New Zealander was one up after the next, but the lead was taken from her at the sixth. Three halves followed in fours, sixes and fives respectively. Miss Hutton lost tho 10th to be ono down,, but, by winning the next, she squared the game once more. Wins at the 12th and 13th put Miss Helean two up, but she lost the short 14th, where tho Australian put her tee shot three feet from the pin to enable her to get a two. Miss Helean won the loth in four to five, making her two up and the game finished at tho 16th, where both ait their seconds out of bounds, but iss Helean prevailed in six to seven.

THE NEXT CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT AT NEW PLYMOUTH [BY TELEGBArH PBES3 ASSOCIATION] NAPIEB, "Wednesday A decision to hold the next championship meeting at New Plymouth was made at the meeting of delegates to the New Zealand Ladies' Golf Union. The delegates also decided that in future tho venue of the championships should be chosen by the executive council, and as at present tho championships should be held in the South Island every third year. The election of officers, resulted:— Patroness, Mrs. H. C. Mellsop (Rotorua); president, Mrs. T. D. M. Stout (Wellington); executive council, Mrs. J. C. Finlay (Auckland), Mrs. G. Kelly (Hawke's Bay), Mrs. L. Seifert (Manawatu), Mrs. £. G. Kerr (South Canterbury and North Otago), Mrs. F. G. Hall-Jones (Otago and Southland), Miss L. Lucas (Nelson, West Coast, Marlborough).