LADIES' GOLF

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22859, 14 October 1937, Page 16

LADIES' GOLF

THE WELLINGTON TITLE AUSTRALIAN PLAYERS SEMI-FINAL CONTESTANTS [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Wednesday The weather was overcast with a cool southerly breeze for tho Wellington provincial ladies' golf championship, which was continued at Hcretaunga today. After play in the first and second rounds two Australians, Mrs. Sloan Morpeth and Miss B. Cheney, and two New Zealandcrs, Miss V. Fleming and Mrs. McKillop, emerged for tho semifinals. The Australians will meet in the semi-finals. The results of the rounds to-day were as follows:—First round: Miss V. Fleming (Christchureh) beat Mrs. E. M. Hunt (Wellington), 2 up; Miss S. Tolhurst (Australia) beat Mrs. Slater (Hutt), 5 and 3; Mrs. McKillop (Christchureh) beat Miss H. Buchanan (Christchureh), at the 19th; Miss E. M. Hutton (Australia*) beat Miss J. Williams (Wellington), 9 and 7; Mrs. Sloan Morpeth (Australia) beat Mrs. A. Martin (Martinborough), 3 and 2; Miss B. Kernot (Australia) beat Miss L. Wray (Australia), 1 up; Mrs. Guy Williams (Wellington) beat Mrs. Latham (Hutt), 3 and 2; Miss B. Cheney (Australia) beat Mrs. WcltonHogg (Wellington), 2 up. Second round: Miss Fleming beat Miss Tolhurst, 3 and 2; Mrs. MeKiliop beat Miss Hutton, 2 and 1; Mrs. Morpeth beat Miss Kernot, 1 up; Miss Cheney beat Mrs. Guy Williams, 5 and 4.

One of the closest match.es of tho first round was between the Australians, Misses Wray and Kernot. Each was in difficulties to start with, but recovered well, Miss Kernot playing some wonderful wood shots. Miss Tolhurst was in her best form to defeat Mrs. Slater. The Christchurch duel between Mrs. McKillop and Miss Buchanan was a battle royal. Good putting brought victory to .Mrs. McKillop. Miss Cheney eliminated Mrs. Wcl ton-Hogg after a steady game, the former playing with more assurance. Miss Hutton piped a merry tune for Miss Joan Williams. She played faultless golf. Mrs. Guy Williams proved she is still in the front rank of Now Zealand women players. Mrs. Sloan Morpeth had to give of her best to beat Mrs. A. Martin. Miss Fleming conquered her hard task of defeating Miss Shirley Tolhurst. There were patches of faulty play in the match, especially in tho outward journey, but Miss Fleming made up for her mistakes by great putting. Mrs. McKillop outplayed Miss Hutton, and showed fine confidence in all her strokes. Mrs. Morpeth and Miss Kernot fought a hard duel, and there was little between them tho whole way. Neither was very much at home in the greens. Miss Cheney improved her golf when she met Mrs. Guy Williams, and went ahead steadily with longer and in or o powerful drives.