GOLF CONTEST

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11935, 16 September 1924, Page 3

GOLF CONTEST

WOMEN AGAINST MEN RESULT OF GAMES PLAYED AT MIDDLEMORE LINKS. PROFESSIONALS COMPETITION. T*iv* Press Association. AUCKLAND, September 15. Tlio animal golf fixture between teams of women and men was played at Middlemore during the week-end, tne result being a win for the men. who thus avenged the very severe defeat inflicted on them at Heretaunga last year. The men’s team was a very strong one, but a number of the women players were unable to make the trip to Auckland, and their team was slightly weaker than it might have lean, though all the players were prominent in golf tournaments last year-. Foursomes and singles were played. In the foursomes each side played on a handicap, the women’s handicaps being decided on their “par” and the men’s on “bogey.” The women played from their own tees, but went down so badly that in the singles which followed they were allowed a difference in handicap, plus two strokes. The Middlemore course favours women players very considerably from the tees compared with Heretaunga. FOURSOME MATCH. No. 1 match with foursomes was between Miss Eva Brown (Napier), and Mrs Slack (Thames) and L. Quin (Eltham) and J. Goss (Wanganuil. The men won by 3 up and 2 to play, after giving away two strokes. T. H. Horton (Masterton) and R. D. Wright (Auckland), giving away five strokes, beat Miss Payton (Auckland) and Mrs Blythe (Hamilton) by 5 up and 4 to play. Miss Acheson (Nelson) and Miss Snodgra6s (Rotorua) had a match with H. B. Luslc (Auckland) and R. M. George (M'ungakiekie) which finished in sensational scoring. The men-went out in 39, and finished the match with 2,4, 4,2, on the way home, against bogey, 3,4, S, 3, the men conceding five strokes. H. W. Macfarlane and C. A. Sey mour (Christchurch) went out in 39, and finished the round in 77, beating Miss Jervis and Mrs Wagg (Hutt) by 6 up and 5 to play, after conceding live strokes. There was a good match between Misses Bell (Wellington) and Cooper, who received five strokes .from A. D. S. Duncari (Wellington) and B. Colbeck (Auckland). .The women were beaten at the sixteenth green by 3 up and 2 to play. RESULT OF SINGLES. In the singles, Mias Brown beat L. Quin by 4up and 3to play. Miss Brown was 2 up in the first four holes, though Quin had l won the first. Quin was one up going to the ninth, which both played in perfect bogies. Miss Brown had a stroke, however, and won the hole. They turned for home all square, and Miss Brown 'bunkered her tee shot, losing the tenth; but won the next in a beautiful four and not re. quinng her stroke. Then she won the next three in 5,3, 4,5, respectively, having a i stroke to the good at the last mentioned hole, the fifteenth. Miss Payton also did an 84 against Horton, who went out in level 4’s, but had little advantage at the turn.- A oouple of loose holes at the end of the round and the fact that‘he took 4’e at all the short holes prevented him breaking 70. He played perfect golf otherwise than on the greens, and finished in 74. R. D. Wright was run into the severity of 81 by Mrs Blythe. Mrs Blythe played great golf, and) won by 3 up and 1 to play. Mias Acheson accounted for H. B. Lusk. On the run home she did the' last half in three over 4’s by excellent, golf, which gave her a win of 3 up and 2 to play. The most brilliant found of the. ladies was that by Miss Snodgrass against R. M. George. Unfortunately the latter did not finish out with his opponent, but sbo wanted two 4’s for 80, and was playing well enough to get them. Miss Snodgrass went out in five over 4’s, and took 30 for seven holes. Coming home she was dormy four, and won by 3 up and 2 to play. Macfarlane won from Miss Jervis by 3 up and 2 to play. Seymour won from Mrs Wagg by 4 up and 2 to play after interesting matches. Miss Bell beat A. D. S- Duncan by 4 up and " to play, playing good golf. She received nine strokes. ' Miss Cooper went down by one to R. C. Kirk, the match. fimVhing on th'e last green. The results were:— i Foursomes—Men), 5 wins ; singles, men 5 wins; women, 5 wins. ,' PROFESSIONALS BRIZE OOMPRTI TION. The professionals, visited the Titiraiigi links during the week-end and olayed a bogey handicap and a four-iball handicap for prizes presented by members of the Maungakiekie Club. The bogey match was won by E. J. Moss, of Auckland, who, playing from scratch, was 1 up. The other best scores were: (J. Mclntosh (scr), all square; H. R. Blair (1), 2 down; G. B. Forest (1), 3 down Moss’s medal round was JT6, the bogey for the course being 76. He played the first nine holes in 35, but spoiled what might have been a record round by taking 41 to come home. The four-ball handicap ■ resulted in a tie between Mclntosh, and Clements, and Butters and C. C. Clements, with 7 up. Butters wont round ; ri 75 and Mclntosh in 77