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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21627, 23 April 1932, Page 19

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OTAGO LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP f MISS KAY AND MISS RUTHERFORD THE FINALISTS The Otago Ladies’ Open Golf Championship was advanced another stage on the Buhnaccwen links yesterday afternoon in threatening and showery weather. Im the afternoon matches Mrs Dodgshun was eliminated by Miss Kay after a very close contest, and Miss Rutherford boat Mrs Taylor. The final will, therefore, be fought out by Miss Kay and Miss Rutherford this morning. During the day a bogey match was hold, Mrs M'Carthy winning the A Grade competition with the good score of 1 down. The B Grade contest resulted in a tie between Miss Smellie and Miss Young, each returning a card of 3 down. On the count over the last nine holes, however, Miss Smellie was declared the winner.

SECOND CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND. As was anticipated Miss Kay experienced little difficulty in defeating Miss Kyle, tlie match concluding on the twelfth green. - Miss Kay went out in 3!) and turned for home 5 up. The Mount was halved in threes and then Miss Kay took the eleventh and twelfth and the match 7 and 0. Miss Rutherford and Mrs Carr fought out a fairly closely contested match which went to the seventeenth green before Miss Rutherford gained the verdict by 3 and 1. Miss Rutherford went out in 41 and was 3 up at the turn, Airs Carr taking 44 for the first nine holes. The tenth was won by Miss Rutherford in a good 2, and Mrs Carr took the eleventh, thirteenth and fifteenth, reducing Miss Rutherford’s lead to 1 up. Miss Rutherford then took the sixteenth and seventeenth and the match 3 and ). Mrs Dodgshun showed a return to her usual form in her match with Mrs Gamble, which she won 4 and 2. Both played steady golf, but Mrs Dodgshun took three Holes in the first half in 1 under, par figures and turned 2 up. The next three holes were halved, and Mrs Dodgshun won Manuka in 0 to 7. Mrs Gamble recovered a hole at Roy’s, which she look with a good 2 to Mrs Dodgshun’s 3. Mrs Dodgshun then won the fifteenth and sixteenth and the match, 4 and 2. After a poor start in her match with Mrs Taylor, Mrs M'Carthy styged an excellent recovery and it was npt until the last green that Mrs Taylor secured a •victory by 1 up. Mrs M'Carthy pulled four drives badly in the first six holes, Mrs Taylor being 3 up at the seventh. The next three Tiolc.s were halved, and Mrs M'Carthy took Tipperary in 5 to 0. A half at M'Glashan’s was followed by another win for Mrs M'Carthy at the thirteenth. The struggle then continued^ until the eighteenth' green, where Mrs Taylor secured the victory by the narrow margin of one hole. THE SEMI-FINALS.

Mips lyiy and Mrs Dodgshun. who m past years have almost invariably fought out tire final of the championship, met in the semi-final and provided one of the liardest-fought matches of the tournament. Mrs Dodgshun was inclined to be a trifle erratic olf the tee, but her short game was very accurate, although on one or two occasions she missed fairly easy putts. Miss Kay drove a very long ball olf the tee, but her approaching was occasionally weak. The game went to the eighteenth green, where Miss Kay won, 1 up. The first four holes were halved, but at the fifth Mrs Dodgshun duffed her drive badly and took 4 to reach the green. Miss'Kay played a beautiful second on to the green and took the hole in 4to 0. At the sixth Mrs Dodgshun put her second into a bunker' to the left of the green, and Miss Kay took the hole in 4 to 5. Mrs Dodgshun just misse'd a long putt from the corner of the seventh green for a 3, and the hole was halved in fours. At the eighth Miss Kay pulled her second to the edge of the rough, whilst Mrs Dodgshun duffed her second, the hole being halved in fives.- Mrs Dodgshun won the Glen when Miss Kay missed a four-foot putt for a-half in fours, and Miss Kay turned for home 1 up. At the short tenth Mrs Dedgslnm squared the match after Miss Kay had found a bunker at the back of the green with her tee shot, Mrs Dodgshun sinking her third. At Tipperary Miss Kay hit a very long drive over the terrace, Mrs Dodgshun being very short off the tee, and taking five to reach the green. Miss Kay was in a handy position with her fourth and sank her putt for a win in 5 to 6. M'Glasham was halved in fours and Manuka was halved in fives, Miss Kay sinking a long putt after lofting her tee shot and duffing her third. At the fourteenth Miss Kay's putt for a 3 stopped on the edge of the hole, and Mrs Dodgshun squared the match with a win in 3 to 4.

At Spion Kop Airs Dodgshun duffed her drive very badly and took four to reach the green, Miss Kay- sinking a long putt to win in 5 to 0. The sixteenth was halved in fives after Miss Kay had missed a fairly easy putt for a 4. and the seventeenth was halved in threes. Miss Kay dormie 1. At.the last hole Miss Kay mishit her second and was short with her third. Mrs Dodgshun was on in 3, but after a poor approach Miss Kay sank a long putt for a-half in fives and took the match I'up. Miss Kay went round in 7!) and Mrs Dodgshun in 80.

Mrs Taylor put up a very game fight against a more experienced opponent in her match with Miss Rutherford, and her defeat by 3 and 2 was by no means a disgrace. The first hole was halved in fives, and Miss Rutherford took the second in 4 to 5. At the third both got into trouble and could only get sixes. Miss Rutherford skied her tee shot at the short fourth and fell short, but a beautiful 30-foot putt enabled her to halve in 3. The fifth was won by Miss Rutherford in 5 to 6, after Mrs Taylor had topped her second badly. Miss Rutherford also took the sixth in 5 to 6 after Mrs Taylor had been short with most of her shots. Both were on the seventh green in 2, but Mrs Taylor took three putts and gave Miss Rutherford the hole in 4 to 5. Miss Rutherford 4 up. The eighth was a very poor hole, Mrs Taylor winning in seven after Miss Rutherford had wasted three shots in getting out of the rough, into which she had hooked her second. Miss Rutherford was in further trouble at the

Glen, where she sent her tee shot flying into the corse. She played her third from tlie tee, and Mrs Taylpr, playing steady golf, won in 5, making Miss Rutherford 2 up at the turn. Bojtli were sho,rt from the tee at the tenth, which was halved in fours. Miss Rutherford hit a long drive at Tipperary, but found a bad lie at the foot of the terrace, and took four to reach the green. Mrs Taylor, playing sound golf, won the hole in 6 to 7, Miss Rutherford missing a short putt. Miss Rutherford 1 up. The match was halved at M'Glashans, where Mrs Taylor sank a lon# putt fop a win. in 4 to 5. At the thirteenth Miss Rutherford was on the green in 4 and won in 0, Mrs Taylor missing a short putt for a half. The fourteenth was halved in fours after Miss Rutherford had chipped nicely out of the rough with her second. Miss Rutherford won Spioq Kop in 5, after Mrs Taylor had .been very short with her tee shot. At the sixteenth both drove well, but Miss Rutherford, after finding the edge of tlie green with a nice second, sank a splendid 45ft putt for a win in 3, taking the match, 3 and 2.

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. Second Hound. Miss Kay boat Miss Kyle, 7 and (i, Mrs Dodgsliun beat Mrs Gamble, i and 2. Miss Rutherford beat Mrs Carr, 3 and 1

Mrs Taylor beat Mrs McCarthy, 1 up.

Semi-final. Miss Kay beat Kirs Dodgshun, 1 up. Miss Kutheri'ord boat Mrs Taylor, 3 ; UHI “ TO-DAY’S PLAY.

The final bf the Ladies’ Open Chainpionship, between Miss Kay and .Miss Kuthcr.ford, will commence at 1) o’clock this morning.