GOLF CONTESTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23145, 17 September 1938, Page 25

GOLF CONTESTS

S LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP 3 NORTH AUCKLAND TITLE SUCCESS OF MISS J. STEWART [nV TELEGRAPH —OWN correspondent] i* WHANG ARET, Friday t The North Auckland ladies' golf I championship tournament was con- - eluded at tho Mount Denby links to--0 day, tho tide being won by Miss Jean Stewart (Whangarei). Miss Stewart u played consistently throughout the tournament. In the final Miss Stewart beat Miss Steele ; (Whangarei), 0 and 5. Owing lo rain Inst ' night and showery conditions to-day the links • were not in such good order as on tho previous two days. Miss Stewart took the lead at tho second with a 5 and increased it at the third with ; another 5. Miss Steele was finding difficulty 1 in settling down and Miss Stewart increased . her lead to three at the fourth. Bogey figures In 4 al tho fifth left her ■! up. At the sixth Miss Steele carded a birdio >1 to reduce the leatl. Miss Stewart's approach ran through the green at, tho seventh and was unplayable, so that she conceded tho hole. The eighth was halved in five and Miss Stewart carded bogey figures at tho ninth to lenvo her 3 up at (lie turn. Tho tenth was halved in orthodox figures, 1 but at tho 3 Ith a putting lapso cost Miss Steele tho hole, and Miss Sewart was now 4 uji. Miss Stewart won tho 12th in four to - fivo, and tho match finished at the next holo, • where Miss Stewart carded a three. The Semi-finals i Tho semi-finals resulted as follows: > Miss Stewart (Whangarei) beat Mrs. Day ( (Hamilton), 3 and 2. Miss Steele (Whangarei) beat Miss Stevens (North Shore), 1 up. Miss Stewart, this year's champion, had | her first lessons in golf during the season, in 11)30 she beat Mrs. J. M. Wilson, | of Middlemore, for the North Auckland title. Miss Stewart last year went through to tlie final of the championship, only io lose on the JWth to Miss O. Stevens (North Shore). She is also Ibis year's champion of the Whangarei Ladies' Golf Club, gaining this position for tho first tunc. Cup to Mrs. Birnie The Mount Denby Cup went to Mr?. Birnie (Whangarei), who in the final beat Mrs. : Ward (Whangarei), 1 up. 'ibis was a closelycontested match, going to the 18th, which i Mrs. Birnie secured. Mrs. Ward was con- i ceding tlireo to her opponent. Tho semi-finals of this competition re- ! suited:—Mrs. Ward (Whangarei) beat Mrs. McQuinn ( Dargaville), 1 and 3; Mrs. Birnie (Whangarei) beat Mrs. Thomas (Okaihau), 3 and i>. Mrs. Stead and Mrs. Aiken, with a card of 02, 'Jl—oß, wop the Canadian foursome played to-day. Other good cards were:—Mrs. : Robertson and Mrs. Beattie, !»(>. 18—7'J; Miss Rish worth and Mrs. Nelson, 01, ]B—73; Mrs. Milne and Mrs. Nolan, SCJ, 17—75. j AKARANA LADIES' CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS DECIDED The final of the senior championship com- I petition of the Akarana Ladies' Golf Club was decided yesterday over 30 holes. The ; winner was Mrs. E. Philip, who beat Mrs. I L. F. Faram, and The bogey match i played in conjunction was also won by Mrs. Philip ,with a card of -I down. The junior championship resulted in a win for Mrs. W. J. McAllen, who defeated I Mrs. G. A. Ashley, 1 up. Mrs. Ashley and ! Miss Kirk tied. 7 down, in tho junior bo.sey j contest plaj'ed in conjunction, Mrs. Asfciey ! being successful on the recount INTER-CLUB MATCH TE PUKE LADIES BEATEN ; [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] TE PUKE, Friday j ' An inter-club four-ball best-ball match j i played yesterday between members of the j Mount Mannganui Ladies' Golf Club and j the Tc Puke Ladies' Club on the Pncngaroa | ' links, Tc Puke, resulted in a win for Mount i

Maiinganui by six games (o one, with one all square. Results were as follows, Mount MaunK<mm players taking 1 precedence:—Mrs. Heath and Mrs, Sanders beat Mrs. ,J. Percy and Mrs. A. Fox, I up; Misses I'ownsend and Will lis bent Mrs. Polls ami Mrs. AVilliams, I tip; Mrs. lo vey and Mrs. Laurences beat Mrs. McJnlosh and Miss Conway, 1 up; Mrs. Dnvics and Miss O'Grady'and Mrs. Ball and Mrs. Mark, all square"; Mrs. Gnrick and Mrs. lies beat Mrs, Ilargreavcs and Mrs. Bayliss, .'5 and 'J; Mrs. Brays haw and Miss Barker beat Mrs. Reynolds and Miss Kcclcton, I up; Mrs. Le Cren and Miss Duiiiblrton beat Mrs. Wilson and Miss X. McDowell, up; Mrs. Riddell and Miss F. McDowell lost to Miss Conway and Miss T, Biddcll, 1 and 5. . LADIES' TOURNAMENT i Lrrtoii oi'jt own correspondent] ' PUKEKOHE, Friday In the opeti tournament for lady golfers, held on the Pukekoho course yesterday, Miss Walters, of Papakura, won tho prize for the best gross score over J 8 holes. ( 'I be best net score in the senior div ; sion , was returned by Miss L. Poller, Pukeknhe, while Miss Perkins. Pukekohe, won the inter- ; media to division. In tho junior division Miss j Gamble, I'apaknra, won from Mrs. Weston, Pukekohe, on llio count-back. 'I ho winners of a Canadian foursomes ma leh were Mrs. French and Miss "W'alker, of Papakura, who beat Mrs. Estall and Mrs. Mills, of Pukekohe, on the count-back. PLAY AT OPOTIKI [ny TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] OPOTIKI. Friday The mid-week competition played by members of the Opofiki Golf Club was won by It. Anderson, who carried the Hag to the 10th green. Other good scores were:—C Thompson, 88, .1.7—71 j C. Morris, 87, 14—73j J. Clark. 01, 21—73; J. Morgan. 88, 1-I—7l, The second round of the senior championship resulted;—G. Fox beat Cullen, L. Davies beat Black, P. Fox beat Morgan, M. Kidd beat Duff. WAIMANA CHAMPIONSHIPS [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] OPOTIKI, Friday | The finals of the senior and junior cham- ! pionships of tho Waimana Golf Club re- j suited as follows:—Senior: C. J. Menges 1 beat C. N. Menges. Junior: D. Woolfield | j beat B. White. J PORTLAND CLUB | [I)T TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] WHANGAREI. Friday j Results of the first round of (he Portland I Golf C.lnb championships were:—Men: L. I i Chilman beat S. Xaylor, 7 and 0; H. Atkins i heal R. Wilson, I up; A. Whitham beat D. i 1 Dalbeth, 2 and I ; T. Curran beat F. Cox, ' 1 up. Ladies: Mrs. P. Colvin beat Mrs. W. Lnptoo, !) and S; Mrs. F. Cox beat Mrs. R. McLaren, 8 and 6; Mrs. L. Chilman beat Mrs. T. Curran, 3 and 1.