GOLF CONTESTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23471, 7 October 1939, Page 17

GOLF CONTESTS

AUCKLAND LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES TWO ROUNDS DECIDED The first and second rounds of the championship nnd handicap matches were played at Middlemore yesterday by members of the Auckland Ladies' Golf Club. The results were as follows: — Senior Championship.—First round: Mrs. W. S. Ralph beat Mrs. A. M. Grant,' 6 and 5« Mrs. J. S. Colegrove. beat Mrs. G. R. Buttle, 3 and 1; Mrs. S. S. Wilson bent Miss R. Roberton, 5 and 4; Mrs. M. Benjamin beat Miss Is. Noakcs, 1 up; Mrs. J. M. Wilson beat Miss C. Rainger, 6 and •J; Mrs. H. R. Hughes boat Mrs. G. Pickthall, 2 up; Mrs.' R. G. Rainger beat Miss G; Buddie, 2 up; Mrs. G. E l . Ferguson won by default from Mrs. E. B. Brown. Second Round.—Mrs. J. S. Cologrove beat Mrs. W. S. Ralph, 3 and 2; Mrs. M. Benjamin boat Mrs. S. S. Wilson, 3 and X; Mrs. H. R. Hughes boat Mrs. J. M. Wilson, 2 and 1; Mrs. G. F. Ferguson beat Mrs. R. G. Rainger, 7 and G Junior Championship.—First round: Mrs. K. B. Myers boat Mrs. F. Macky, 4 and 2; Mrs. C. Ring beat Miss S. Mahoney, J up; Miss D. Wootton beat Miss E. Fair, 1 up; Mrs. J. Hellaby boat Mrs. G. J. S. Fisher, 3 nnd 1; Miss M. Savage beat Mrs. J. F. Wright, G and 4; Mistf M. Graham beat Miss B. Nolan, 1 up; Mrs. E. P. Nealo beat Mrs.. E. W. Friedlander, 7 and 5; Mrs. R. P. Towle won by default from Mrs. G. K. Mathieson. Second Round. —Mrs. C. Ring beat Mrs. Iv. B. Myers, 2 and 1; Mrs. .T. Hellaby beat Miss D. Wootton, 1 up; Miss Savago beat Miss M. Graham, 3 and J; Mrs. R. P. Towlo beat Mrs. E. P. Neale, ."> and 4. Handicap Group.—First round: Miss E. White beat Mrs. G. R. Nolan, 3 and 1; Mrs. R. L. McNiven won by default from Mrs. C. H. Knight; Mrs. F. G. 'Lintott beat Miss B. George. 1 up; Mrs. A. A. Martin beat Mrs. R. D. Wright, 7 nnd G; Mrs. R. J. Bartlo won by default from Mrs. R. G. Bennett; Miss P. Wootton beat Mrs. H. W. Wilson. 3 and t; Mrs. T. A. H. Oliphant won by default from Mrs. C. J. Green; Mrs. B. Kingston won by default from Miss C. Wells. Second Round.—Miss E. White beat Mrs. McNiven, G and 5; Mrs. Lintott beat Mrs. Martin, 2 and 1; Miss P. Wootton beat Mrs. Bartle, 4 and 3; Mrs. Oliphant beat Mrs. Kingston, 1 up. Championship Flight.—Mrs. Grant beat Mrs. Buttle, 2 and 1; Miss Roberton beat Miss Noakcs, 4 nnd 3; Mrs. Picktlmll beat Miss Rainger, 1 up; Miss G. Buddie won by default from Mrs. E. B. Brown. Junior Championship Flight. Miss Mahoney beat Mrs. Macky, 5 and 4; Miss Fair beat Mrs. Fisher, 3 and 2; Miss Nolan beat Mrs. J. F. Wright, 3 and 2; .Mrs. Friedlander won by default from Mrs. Mathieson.

Handicap Group Flight.—Mrs. Nolan won by default from Mrs. Knight; Mrs. 11. D. Wright beat Miss George, 3 and 2; Mrs. H. W. Wilson beat Mrs. Bennett, 3 and 1; Mrs. Green won by default from Miss Wells; Mrs. Ivirkcr won by default from Mrs. Watson:' Mrs. A. I. Johns beat Miss M. Stevenson, 5 and 4; Mrs. H. R. Kirker beat Mrs* Dunn, 5 and 'l. Hamilton. —FoUowiiiß were . the best cards returned in an L.G.U. medal round played bv members of the Hamilton Ladies' Golf Club: —Senior: Mrs. S. Bennett, SO, 14—72; Mrs. V. D. Edwards, 01. IS—73. Junior: Miss ,T. Endean, 3 01, 32—72; Mrs. Sole, 102, 30—72; Mrs. R. Signal, 98. 20—72. Miss Endean won on the count-back. The final of the match play competition for Mrs. O'Connor's trophy was won by Mrs. W. Cole, who beat Mrs. Grocott, -1 and 2. To Puko. —iA handicap singles tournament was held by the Te Puke Ladies' Golf Club at the club's links, Paengaroa. After an interesting tournament, Mrs. T. C. Mikkelsen and Airs. A. Ollivier met in the final, the former winning 3 up. In the C grade championship. tho semi-finals resulted: —Mrs. D. R. George defeated Mrs. D. N. Wilson, Mrs. T. IT. Tanner defeated Mrs. E. Hargreaves. Paeroa.—The semi-finals of tho Paeroa Ladies' Golf Club's handicap resulted as follows:—Mrs. Ripley beat Miss Archbald, 2 and 1; Miss Gibb beat Mrs. G. Bain. OPEN DAY AT ORAKEI THE DRAW FOR NEXT MONDAY A ladies' open day will be held at tho Orakei Lndies' Golf Club's course on Monday, commencing at 9 a.m., and other players following at four-minute intervals. The following draw has been arranged:— First Tee. —0 a.m.: Mrs. J. M. Allison v. Mrs. T. H. Wood, Mrs. G. Ferguson v. Miss F. Burgoyno, Mrs. N. Taylor v. Mrs. A. M. Grant. Mrs. DVAuthreau v. Miss E. White, Mrs. A. Abbott v. Miss A. Graham, Mrs. C. Ring v. Mrs. Campbell. Mrs. H. V. Johnston v. Mrs. M. White, Airs. McCrono v. Mrs. Pickthall, Mrs. J. M. Wilson v. Mrs. F. Ral>onc, Mrs. R. Rainger v. Mrs. J. C. Hill, Mrs. Shroff v. Miss J. Johnston, Mrs. J. Patorson v. Airs. G. M. Tilston, Mrs. R. L. Wilson v. Mrs. S. Keys, Mts. J. C. Green v. Mrs. Stokoe, Mrs. Grevatt v. Airs. J. Robson. 10 a.m.—Miss P. Moody v. Mrs. Hardley, Miss N. Self v. Miss Walters. Airs. Ivory v. Miss J. Walker, Mrs. G.'W. Jinman v. Airs. Heald, Airs. I. B. Stewart v. Mrs. McKelvey, Mrs. L. H. Norton v. Aliss Gray, Aliss R. Grevatt v. Airs. Kidd, Airs. Phillips v. Airs. P. Paterson, Airs. K. M. Pike v. Mrs. F. Breed, Mrs. A. Nicholls v. Aliss AI. Afason, Aliss I. James v. Afrs. Stafford, Airs. D. Reid v. Airs. E. Nicholls, Airs. C. S. Bray v. Airs. G. Warron, Airs. V. G. Davies v. Alis3 Gatehouse, Afrs. H. Bavago v. Airs. 11. V. MeGinley. Eighth Tee.—J> a.m.: Mrs. Bevan v. Airs. Attwood, Miss N. Stratton v. Aliss Woodford, Mrs. Harris v. Aliss E. Marshall, Mrs. Neallo v. Airs W. C. Leys, Miss A. Robb v. Mrs. Birch, Airs. D. Leys v. Miss Punch, Mrs. W. E. Cassells-Brown v. Mrs. N. E. Crimp, Airs. Zahara v. Mrs. E. Walker, Airs. Eyro v. Mrs. Bailey, Miss L. Hewitt v. Mrs. Doverson, Airs. Partridge v. Airs. Naylor.