MISS OLIVER KAY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22065, 22 September 1933, Page 4

MISS OLIVER KAY

RETURN FROM VICTORIOUS TRIP

Fresh from her victorious trip to Australia, during which she won the Australian Women’s Golf Championship and 'also the Mixed Foursomes with J. Ferrier, Miss Oliver' Kay arrived back in Dunedin yesterday afternoon, accompanied by her mother, who had gone to Wellington to meet her. There was a large gathering of women golfers and friends of Miss Kay on the station, and when she alighted from the train a garland of flowers was thrown round her neck, and many other bouquets were presented to her)

Responding to the greetings of her friends Miss Kay expressed her pleasure at being back in Dunedin, after which those who had gathered to meet her joined enthusiastically in singing “ For She’s a Jolly Good Fellow.”

The Melbourne Age, in its comments upon the final round for the Australian Championship, said: “ With a display of golf that has rarely been excelled in Vic-

toria Miss O. Kay, the New Zealand player, won the Women’s Championship of Australia. Her victory over the Sydney player, Miss Hammond, was scarcely in doubt at any stage. Miss Kay, the only player in Australia or New Zealand rated at plus two, proved her greatness in the gale yesterday more convincingly than when she was putting up record low scores to lead the qualifying rounds, last week. Her smooth working, rhythmic game functioned yesterday as though there was no wind at all, and occasionally she sliced or pulled cleverly to get run or check on a ball. The nuances of the game are hers as well as tlie cardinal virtue of soundness. Her progress towards a final victory over 36 holes of 9 up and 8 to play had the stamp of inevitability about it. Here are some progress scores. At the end of the first nine she was 2 up; after 18 she was 5 up. A further nine in the afternoon left her leading by eight holes. She won 12 holes, and would have won at least four more had her short putting been equal to the rest of her game. Miss Hammond won only three holes, one in each nine. Miss Hammond can play better than She did yesterday, but it is doubtful if she or anyone else in Australia could defeat Miss Kay except occasionally.