WOMEN'S GOLF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22707, 21 October 1935, Page 6

WOMEN'S GOLF

BRITAIN v. NEW ZEALAND LOCAL PLAYERS' GOOD SHOWING (Peu United Press Association) WELLINGTON, October 19. A match between a New Zealand team and the visiting British women golfers wag played at Miramar to-day. Half a gale was blowing, with some very strong gusts, providing a great test of control of the ball. The quality of the golf played in both matches was very good under the conditions, and the New Zealand players did very well to lose one match 2 and 1 and square the other in the Foursomes. In the Singles the English ladies succeeded in three of their matches, and in the fourth Mrs Greenlees and Miss Horwell finished all square. THE FOURSOMES In the opening match of the Foursomes Miss Anderson, who was not at home on the green, missed a two-footer for a win at the first, which was halved in s's. The second was halved in 6's, and the third was halved in s's, after Mies Kay had negotiated a stymie by screwing the ball round from 10 inches away and dropping in at the back of the hole. The fourth was also halved in 4's. At the fifth hole Miss Anderson was on the green in 2, but the New Zealand players were in trouble all through, and only reached the green in 4, the hole being conceded to Britain. Mrs FullertonSmith sank a nine-foot putt to halve the sixth in 4's. Britain took the seventh hole in sto C. Two long drives and two confident approaches to the back of the green saw a half in 4 at the eighth, while excellent play resulted in another half at the ninth, New Zealand being then 2 down. The New Zealanders lost the tenth, which the British players took in 4 to 5. Both sides missed long putts at the eleventh, which was halved in 4's. Then the New Zealanders won three holes in a row, the twelfth being conceded when Britain took 3 to reach the short green. Mrs Fullerton-Smith was well on in 2 at the thirteenth, Miss Kay laid the third shot dead, and New Zealand took the hole in 4. A beautiful tee shot at the fourteenth by Mrs Fullerton-Smith laid the ball nine feet from the pin, while Britain approached too strongly, and New Zealand squared the game, taking the hole in 3 to 4. At the fifttenth the New Zealanders encountered trouble, and took 5 to reach the green, when the hole was conceded, New Zealand again being 1 down. The sixteenth was another tragedy for the New Zealanders, while the British players emerged .from difficulties with success. Miss Anderson played out of a bunker and Britain took the hole in five, being dormie two. The seventeenth hole was halved, the match thus resulting in Britain's two up and one to play. After an exciting and varied game in which the issue wag always in doubt, Misses Horwell and Fleming finished all square with the British pair. Miss Wade failed to sink a four-foot putt for a four at the first hole, but Britain took the hole in five against New Zealand's six. A stroke of luck attended the New Zealanders at the second hole. Miss Fleming's putt hung on the lip of the hole and was blown in by a sudden gust of wind for three just as Mrs Greenlees was about to take her putt—all square. The third hole was halved in fours and the fourth was taken by the New Zealanders in four to five, making them one up. A half in four resulted at the fifth. At the short sixth Miss Wade was short of the green, and Miss Fleming was through. Miss Fleming sank a beautiful putt for three, New Zealand then being two up. The New Zealanders took seven for the next hole and the British women won it in six. The eighth hole was also taken by Britain by four to five. Miss Horwell topped her drive at the ninth, and Britain took the hole by five to six, turning one up. At the tenth Mies Wade topped her drive, but a beautiful wood shot by Mrs Greenlees made up the distance. Miss Wade failed to sink her putt, and the New Zealanders took the hole five to six, once more squaring the game. The British pair took the eleventh five to four, and also the next with a similar score. The New Zealand pair won the thirteenth in three to four, Miss Horwell sinking a 35-foot iron shot from the edge of the green. The fourteenth also went to the New Zealanders, and the game was once more squared. The New Zealanders went to one up at the fifteenth, the Biitish pair striking trouble with bunkers and taking seven against their opponents' five. Uncertain putting by the New Zealanders gave ihe sixteenth to the British pair. At the seventeenth the New Zealanders were blinkered and lost the hole six to seven. They were more consistent at the last hole, which they took six to seven and the match ended all square. THE SINGLES MATCHES In the Singles matches Mrs Walker outplayed Mrs Fullerton-Smith, her long drives and wonderful iron shots being features of her game that won the admiration of the large'crowd. Mrs Ful-lerton-Smith began well, holding Mrs Walker for the.first half-dozen holes, but lapsed into errors of direction and length, and her putting was poor. She missed several reasonable putts. Mrs Walker puttted brilliantly, and was wonderfully accurate with high pitched shots to the green. Miss Anderson was more accurate in every respect than Miss Kay, though sometimes there was little to choose between the drives of both players. Miss Anderson was deadly with her irons and around the green, and she putted better than Miss Kay, who also found trouble in several bunkers. Mrs Greenless and Miss Horwell finished all square. The New Zealander played more accurate golf from the tees and got longer drives, but Mrs Greenles3 recovered brilliantly and putted strongly, holing several long ones. The game was closely fought all, the way, Miss Horwell coming out with an enhanced reputation. Miss Pam Barton outdrove Miss W. Barns-Graham, but found herself frequently in the long grass. From there, her recoveries were invariably remarkable. Miss Barns-Graham played more accurately from tee to green, and while her putting was fair, it was not up to the standard of that of Miss Barton, who once negotiated a stymie to maintain a lead of 1 up. On the whole, Miss BarnsGraham played splendid golf, and was unlucky not to have won. On the other hand, Miss Barton deserves the greatest credit for the wonderful way she effected recoveries from very difficult positions. Time after time it seemed that Miss Barns-Graham was safe for a hole, but invariably Miss Barton recovered to win the hole or get a half. The following are the results (the names of the British players being given first) : FOURSOMES. Mrs Walker and Miss J. Anderson beat Mrs Fullerton-Smith and Miss 0. Kay 2 and 1. Mrs Greenlees and Miss Wade and Misses Horwell and Fleming all square. SINGLIS3. Mrs Walker beat Mrs Fullerton-Smith 6 and 5. Miss J. Anderson beat Miss 0. Kay 5 and 3. Miss Pam Barton beat Miss BarnsGraham 1 up. Miss Greenlees and Miss Horwell all square.