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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19372, 9 July 1937, Page 8

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TURANGAtfUI CLUB LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP The weather has been unsuitable since it was first decided to play off the qualifying rounds of the ladies" championship of the Turanganui Golf Club and rather than by adopting match play elimination it was necessary to use the automatic draw system. With the cold wind off the snow the ladies moved off on Wednesday afternoon in the second round of the championship, the results being as follow:—Mrs. G. M. Chrisp beat Miss E. McGhee, 5 and 4; Mrs. W. E. Bullivant beat Mrs. L. Eade, 4 and 3; Mrs. T. Keelan beat Mrs. R. Keiha, 5 and 3; Mrs. P. Tureia won by refault from Miss C. Kopu.

A medal handicap was played in conjunction with the championship, being won by Mrs. G. M. Chrisp (10) with a net card of 85.

Following is the draw for the men's Stableford bogey to be played to-mor-row:—Starting at 12.30 p.m., K. Kerckere v. W. H. Rangi; 12,33 p.m., W. E. Bullivant v. W. Carroll; 12.36 p.m., G. Butler v. W. Marshall; 12.39 p.m., P. Awatere v. L. Eade; 12.42 p.m., J. H. Cato v. H. Koria. Players who have not been drawn arc to arrange lor a partner at the clubhouse. Members are reminded that the first and second rounds of the men's championship are to be completed this week-end.

RTJATORIA CLUB FREEMAN & BURTON TROPHIES Much interest is being taken in the ladies' golf matches which are to be played for the Freeman trophy within a few weeks on the Ruatoria golf links. The following is the draw: Mrs. Openshaw 36 v. Miss Reed 32; Mrs. Evans 34 v. Miss Parker 3G; Mrs. O. T. Williams 36 v. Miss Sharpe 36; Miss A. McClutchic 36 v. Miss B. Ludbrook 20; Miss Clarke-Campbell 36 v. Miss Gudgeon 36; Mrs. Shultz 28 v. Mrs. Birch 36; Mrs, Cotterill 36 v. Miss K, Beale 32; Miss Heath 36 v. Miss R. McClutchic 32; Mrs. Burton 6 v. Mrs. Taplin 36; Mrs. Lunken 24 v. Mrs. Hogan 26; Mrs. Burnett 36 v. Miss McCarthy 36; Mrs. Tuhoe 32 v. Miss Wicksteed 32; Miss Manuel 36 v. Miss Cooke 36: Mrs. Johnstone 3G v. Miss Ferguson 30; Mrs. T. Williams 36 v. Mrs. Snelling 32.

The following is the draw for the junior players for the Burton trophy: B team. — Mrs. Johnston v. Miss Clarke-Campbell; Miss Gudgeon v. Miss McClutchic; Mrs. Burnett v. Miss Ferguson; Miss Sharpe v. Miss Sharland; Mrs. 0. T. Williams v. Mrs. Parker; Mrs. Taplin v. Miss T, Williams; Miss McCarthey v. Miss Ferguson; Mrs. Cotterill v. Miss Heath; Mrs. Buick v. Miss Cooke.

VICTORIAN CONTEST FORMER CHAMPION DEFEATED (Elce, Tol. Copyright—United l'ress Assn.) MELBOURNE, July 8. Mrs. Sloan Morpeth, five times Victorian golf champion, and twice national champion, was to-day beaten by Mrs. C. Evans,. 1 up, in the semifinal of the women's State golf championship.