GOLF.

Otago Witness, Issue 3526, 11 October 1921, Page 42

GOLF.

LADIES’ TOURNAMENT OPENED. WELLINGTON, October 5. The la-dies’ golf tournament opened 1 to-day at tliei Horetaunga Links in beautiful weather, with the course end the greens in perfect order, and arrangements excellent. The first and second rounds were played with leading exponents coming through well. In the morning a special first round was played in connection with group 1 <,GG entries'!, the competitors being Miss Mantel 1 ■Wellington) and Mrs Godby (Christchurch). Miss Mantel! won, 8 up and G to play, and Miss Ormond being scratched in the succeeding round Miss Mantel 1 had a walk-over into the third round. The second round was played in the afternoon, resulting as under:—Aiiss Nolan (Poverty Bay) beat Aiiss Green (Christchurch), 6 and 4; Mrs M‘Cartliy (St. Clair) beat Miss Don tier (Poverty Bay), 4 and 2; Mrs Marchbanks (Wellington) beat Airs Weston (n clbngton), 1 up; Mrs Williams (Master-ton) beat Aiiss Brewster (New Plymouth), 7 and 5, Airs APLean (Hawera) beat Aiiss CotteriH (Christchurch), 5 and 3; Aiiss Snodgrass (Westport) beat Miss Hehnore (Christchurch), 8 and 7; Mrs Doclgshun (Otago) beat Mrs Grace (Wanganui), 1 up; Alies Brandon (Wellington) beat Airs AVagg (Ilutt), 8 and 6; Airs Piers beat. Aiiss Flux, 5 and 4; Airs Symcs beat Aiiss Ward; Aiiss Johnston (Takapan) beat Airs Pottinger (Invercargill), 4 and 3; Mrs Or be 11 beat. Aiiss Gifford Aloore, 8 and 7; Aiiss Robic&on beat Airs Handyside, 8 and 6; Aiiss Gam brill (Aliramar) beat Aiiss Seed (Miramar), 8 and! 6; Aiiss Wright (Timaru) beat Airs Stringer (Feilding), 8 and 7; Airs Coll in-son beat Mrs Widdop, 3 and 2; Miss Mantell won from Aiiss Ormond (scratched); Airs Wilson beat Airs Cohn, 3 and 1; Aiiss Buckl beat Alias Aloore, 5 and 4; Aiiss Alison beat Miss Hardin, 6 and 4; Mrs A chics on beat Aiiss Petrie, 4 and 2; Miss Anderson beat Aiiss Lynsky, 5 and 4; Aiiss Bell beat Aiiss Rees, I) and 8; Airs Kerr (Timaru) beat Airs Donald (Christchurch), 1 up; Aiiss E. Brown beat Aiiss Jervis, 0 and 5; Airs Marshall beat Mrs Sice, 2 up; Aiiss Withers, beat Aiiss Darkness, 4 and 3; Airs Ahuphy beat Airs Kins scote, 4 and 2; Aiiss S. I’ayton (Auckland) In at Miss Beaded (Christchurch), 3 and

2; Airs Bidwill (Wairarapa) beat Airs Gavin (Now Plymouth), 3 and 2; Aiiss Watson (Alanawatu) beat Mrs Cook (Otago), 3 and 2; Miss M. Payton beat Mrs Tingey, 2 up. October 6. The third round, played to-day, resulted: Alr3 M’Carthy beat Aiiss Nolan, 7 up and o to play. Mrs Williams beat Mrs Mktrchbanks, 8 up and 7 to play. Aiiss Snodgrass beat Airs APLean, 6 up and 3 to play. Aiiss Brandon beat Airs Bodgsliun, 2 up and 1 to play. Airs Spiers beat Mrs Symes, 2 up and 1 to play. Airs R. Orbell beat Aiiss Johnston, 5 up and 3 to play. Aiiss Gambrill beat Alias Ilobieson, 4 up and 3 to play. Aiiss Wright bent Airs Collin&on, 5 tip and 3 to play. Airs V. Wilson beat Alias Mantel, 2 up and 1 to play. Aiiss Budd beat Alias Alison, 6 up and 4 to play. Aiiss Anderson beat Mrs Acbsson, 4 up and 3 to play. Aiiss Bell beat Airs Kerr, 5 up and 4 to play. Aiiss B. Brown beat Mrs Marshall, 7 up and 6 to- play. Airs Alurphy beat Aiiss Withers at the twentieth, hole. Ali&s S. Payton beat Airs Bidwill, 3 up and 2 to play. Aiiss Al. Payton beat Aiiss S. Watson at the nineteenth hole. October 7. The following are results of the fourth round of the New Zealand ladies’ golf championships, played on the Horetaunga Links to-day in fine, bracing weather: Airs Guy Williams (Alasterton) beat Mrs AFCartliy (St. Clair), 3 up and 1 to play. Aiiss Snodgrass (Westport) beat Aiiss Brandon (Wellington), 2 up and 1 to play. Airs Orbell (North Otago) beat Alls Spiers (Waiwetu), 2 up and 1. to play. Muss Wright (Timaru) beat Aiiss Gambrill (Miramar), 2 up and 1 to play. Miss Budd (Timaru) beat Airs "Wilson (Westport) at the nineteenth hole. Alias Bell (Wellington) beat Aiiss Anderson (Christchurch), 4 up and 2 to play. Mrs Murphy (Ilutt) beat Miss E. Brown (Napier) at the twenty-first- hole. Alias Al. Payton (Auckland) beat Miss S. Payton (Auckland), 4 up and 3 to play. Aiiss Hehnore won the first division of tho Bogey Handicap, 3 up, and Airs Webster .the second division, 3 down. For the Coronation Aleda.l, Aiiss Snodgrass (S 3-7-76) tied with Mrs Webster (94-18-78). Mrs Guy Williams won the prize for the best straight-out score, S2. October 9. The fifth round of the New Zealand Ladies’ Golf Championship at Heretaunga provided one of the most exciting matches ever played in the competition, the contest between Aiiss Al. Payton (Auckland) and Mrs Murphy (Ilutt). The conditions were not of tho best, as light rain fell throughout the morning and the links were heavy. Tho play, however, was excellent, and intensely interesting. Miss Payton was 2 up at tho eighth hole, after which the game became even more closely contested. Hole after hole was halved until the 17th, at which, amidst much excitement, the same result occurred. There had thus been nine successive holes halved, leaving Miss Payton 2 up and 1 to play. Altogether 15 of the 17 holes were halved. In the other three matches there were two comfortable wins by Airs Williams (Alasterton) and Aiiss Bell (Wellington). Between Aiiss Wright (Timaru) and Airs R. Orbell (North Otago), however, there was another very keen contest, Miss Wright finishing 2 up and 1 to play. The result of the fifth round was as follows: Airs G. Williams beat Aiiss Snodgrass 6 up and 5 to play. Aiiss Wright beat Airs R. Orbell 2 up and 1 to play. Aiiss Bell beat Aiiss Budd 7 up and 5 to play. Aiiss Al. Payton beat Airs Alurphy 2 up and 1 to play. On Alonday the semi-final will be played, Aiiss M. Payton meeting Aiiss Bell, and Airs Williams meeting Aiiss Wright. In the afternoon a medal round was played for the Donnelly Cup. The best scores were as follow ; Gross. Ucp. Net.

The Teams’ Alatch resulted in a win for Alasterton (Aiiss Robieson 30, Airs Williams 83, Aiiss Murray 104, Airs Balfour 110; — total, 377). The Wellington team took 382, and the Auckland team the same, Aliramar 388, and Christchurch 396. Friday’s tie for the best gross score in the medal round resulted in a win for Airs Dodgshun (87), Aiiss Payton taking . 89. The tie for the Coronation Alatch resulted in favour of Aiiss Webster (85 net), Aiiss Snodgrass taking 87 net. The Alellsop Cup for the best total of the three medal competitions was wort by Airs Guy Williams (249). TOURNAMENT ENTRIES. CHRISTCHURCH, October 5. Entries for the New Zealand golf tournament total 137, made up as follows: —Amateur championship, 70; open championship, 60; professionals’ match, 7. J. Douglas Edgar, professional to the Druid Hills Gold Club, Atlanta, Georgia, was killed at Atlanta on August 8 by a motor car. Born at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, in 1884, he Won the Canadian open golf championship in 1919 and 1920. OTAGO LADIES’ GOLF CLUB. The following were the best scores in the L.G.M. medal matches on Tuesday:

AAIERICAN AVOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP. NEW YORK, October 5. Airs Fred. Letts, of Chicago, defeated Aiiss Cecil Leitch, English and Canadian woman champion, in the second round of the American women’s . national golf championship.October 3. Aiiss Marion ITollins won tbo National Women’s Championship, 5 up and 4 to

play% a 36-holes gome, defeating Miss Sterling, who had been champion, for the three past years. ENGLISH LADIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP. LONDON, October 6. In the fourth round of the English ladies’ golf championship at Lytkam, Miss Kartell beat Miss Molly Griffiths, 4 up and 3 to Play. October 7. Aiiss Joyce Wethered won the English Ladies’ Golf Championship, defeating Airs Aludford 12 up and 11 to play. “NEWS OF THE WORLD ” COMPETITION. LONDON, October 16. In the semi-final of the News of the World golf competition, Gaudin beat Edward Ray, 3 up and 2 to play; Seymour beat Wingate, 3 up and 2 to play. October 8. In the final of the News of the World golf competitions Seymour won at the 40th hole from Gaudin. Both were affected with nervous strain, and gave a poor display, missing many putts.

Miss Robinson 80 4 — 76 Miss Conway 96 18 — 78 Miss Mantell 91 13 — 78 Mrs Grace 86 8 — 79 Miss MacFarlane 96 17 — 79 Mrs Williams 83 3 — 80 Miss Dodg'shun 89 7 — 82 Mrs Andreas 99 17 — 82 Miss Handysido 97 15 — 82 Mrs Bird 99 17 — 82

Senior Medal. Hep. Net. Miss C. Williams . . . .. mi 18 — 83 Miss N Glendining . .. 96 12 — 84 Miss Fynmor© .. 104 18 — 86 Miss M'lntosli .. 100 17 — 89 M rs A ken ‘20 — 89 J u n ior Medal. Miss G allaway .. ) 20 30 — 90 Miss K Robert a .. . .. 128 36 — 92 Mias V. Watson .. Ill 21 — 93 Miss A Mill .. .. . .. 117 21 — 96