On the Links

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7847, 8 July 1911, Page 15

On the Links

The Wellington Club has o. oleek comSetition down, for decision toay.

Tho Hutt Club intends holding a bogey competition this afternoon on the Hutt links. Good entries have been received for the event.

The Manawarhi Club goes to Wanganui to-day to play the riversiders. There is a good deal of friendly rivalry between the clubs and a keen match is expected. Miss Dorothy Campbell bas accomplished a wonderful feat by winning within twelve months the championship of the United Kingdom, the , United States, and Canada.

In tho ,£IOO challenge match between Sherlock and Jack White the former won no less than 14 tip and 12 to play, one of the biggest defeats on ■ record in a match of this description. G. Pharaxyn, captain of the Napier touring team, is known to the Hawke's Bay natives as "Jack Johnson" from his hard hitting powers. Ho is an exceptionally long driver and plays a fine all-round game.

After the large amount of rain which fell during the week golfers were fortunate to have perfect weather on Saturday and as a result the games were; much enjoyed for the several links weie in surprisingly good order.

As an instance that Vardon's weakest play is on the green it may be mentioned that, when winning the Bramshot Cup in magnificent ’ stylo with scores of 74 and 72, ho missed a four feet putt for a 69 on the last green and then took two more to hole out.

A somewhat curious incident occurred on the Hufct jjoif links on Saturday. At the eighth hole there is a stop-bank which is protected by a barbed wire fence. A player thriving to clear it sent his ball dead on to the point of a barb, the force being sufficient to leave the ball, which was accurately pierced in the centre, impaled on the barb. In 1991 Dr Wilson presented a trophy, known as the Wilson Cup, to bo competed for by clubs in the North Island. Manawatu were tho first holders, but, after winning against Wanganui and Dannoyirko, lost tho cup to Napier, who held It against all comers up to last Saturday. Then, waiving tho condition that the competition should take place on the links of tho holders, Napiei went to Palmerston, but were defeated by 6 games to 3. ,

In tho British ladies’ championship Miss V. Pooley, tho British Columbian representative, was defeated in tho fourth round in a most sensational manner. She turned in 42 and, winning the tenth, was 6 up and 8 to go. Then she seemed to go to pieces Miss Thompson, of Yorkshire, winning seven holes in succession amid great excitement. Playing for a safe half at the 18th the Eng-

lish lady pulled the game out of the firo in great style.

Wednesday's match between Wellington and Napier on the Heretaunga links took place in fine weather and proved interesting, although tho visitors were rather over-matched. They were handicapped by the loss of their strongest player, Karupo Tareha, who had injured his hand with a motor, and from the fact that two or three of the touring team had to return home after the match against Manawatru. In winning by 5 games to 2 tho local men did about what was expected of them, and there can be -no doubt it would take a good team to lower their colours. Miss C. Heitch, the young Silloth golfer, accomplished a brilliant performance at Portrush in the 18 holes stroke competition which always precedes the beginning of the ladies’ championship. Tho course had been specially rearranged for the meeting, and shortened from 6200yds to 5346yd5, hut Miss Leitch's winning return of 74 is as good a feat as has ever been achieved by a lady golfer. During tho greater part of tho day Miss Mather, a semi-finalist in the championship at Sf. Andrew's three years ago, looked like being the winner with a card of 78. Without making any serious mistakes Miss Dorothy Campbell was driving so indifferently that she required 87 for the round. Miss Bavenscroft, the winner of the stroke competition at Westward Ho 1 last year, was one of _the three players who tied for third place with 81. The other two were Miss Grant Suttie, the present champion, and Miss D. Steely a Yorkshire player. Playing off the ties for third, fourth, and un. places later in the day, over seven holes, Miss Grant Suttie won with a score of 30, Miss Itavenscroft and Miss St3el tying with 31.

Tho finish of tho British open chamjjionship must have proved very exciting when Harry. Vardon tied with Arnau<i Massey, the great French player, with scores of 303, liilton and Herd being only a stroke more, with Braid and Bay another point farther back. In playing off the tie Vardon appears to -have won easily doing 35 holes in 143 strokes, while Massey retired, with . 148 for 34 holes. It is evident that Vardon has returned to'his very best form, which* means that his putting has improved for he was never much, off his game in tho country. This is borne out by tho '"Field" of May 13th, which says: “Harry Vardon is in: particularly line form just now. Last week ho won the Tooting Be© Cup at Banstead Downs, and on Wednesday he added to his collection of plate the Bramshot Cup, presented by Hr Gordon Watney,

The nineteenth ladies’ championship concluded on May , lath, at Portrush, when in the final round, Miss Dorothy Campbell defeated Miss. Violet Hezlet by 3 up and 2 to play. If;, was followed by close on three thousand spectators. The first three holes were halved in 5 6 3, and Hiss Hezlet took the lead on the fourth,- whore the Scottish lady was always - short, as tho result of missing ner drive. Two halved holes followed, and Miss Campbell got square at the seventh, where sho ran an approach putt to within a- couple of inches of the hole. She took the lead at the next, but lost it again at the ninth. The Scottish lady took tho tenth hole in 4 to 6, and never afterwards was down. Miss Hezlet plaved loosely coming in, missing a couple of drives and not placing with the same accuracy on the green. She might have brought tho match beyond the sixteenth green, but for being laid a dead stvmie.