LADY GOLF CHAMPION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19456, 15 October 1937, Page 14

LADY GOLF CHAMPION

MISS FLEMING’S TITLE MBS. MORPETH BEATEN FINAL AT HE BETA UNO A (P«r Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Playing brilliant golf Miss Valmai Fleming, Christchurch, won the Wellington women’s provincial golf championship at Heretaunga yesterday, defeating Mrs. Sloan Morpeth (Australia), six up and lour. Going out in 35, Miss Fleming was four up at tin- turn. On the run home she dazzled the gallery and overwhelmed her opponent with remarkable golf, and finishing two undei fours. When the match ended the weather was overcast with a cool south-casterly wind. When the semi-finals were commenced in the morning, Mrs. Morpeth carried too many guns for Miss B. Cheney, her fellow Australian player. Miss Cheney started off well, but became rather unsteady on the home stretch. Mrs. Morpeth, taking five holes in a row, won by six and five. Miss Fleming proved much too good for her club-mate. Mrs. 11. McKillop. in the other semi-final and won by five and four. They had an even ti.is.sle on the outward trip. Miss Fleming being one uo at the turn. She outplayed her opponent on the run home. A gallery of 300 followed the final. Both Miss Fleming and Mrs. Morpeth started well, halving the first hole in four. Miss Fleming drew one up with a birdie four to five at the next, and they halved the short third in bogey three, the fourth in bogey four. The Australian found a bunker at the fifth, and then she missed a Oft. putt. Miss Fleming drew two up. They halved the next. Miss Fleming duffed her brassie second, going to the seventh, but reached the green in four and caused a sensation by sinking a 20ft. putt lor a five. Her opponent was

found and if successful it would keep all the profits. The secretary. Miss Muirhead, was instructed to forward a letter of thanks to the H.S.O.G. club for its donation of £2 10s. Billeting of Teams With regard to the billeting of representative teams when visiting other towns, Mrs. Beale suggested that the tourists should be accommodated under one roof and that they should be accompanied by a capable person as chaperon. She considered that some action should be taken in the matter, and if the billeting of players together could not be arranged then the necessary funds should be provided by the association. It was resolved that a notice of motion to this effect should be placed before the next annual meeting. It was decided to write to the Gis-' borne Borough Council asking that endeavours be made to keep stock from grazing on the basketball grounds. Miss Sommervell thanked all the officials for the work they had done during the past season and expressed regret at the resignation of Mrs. Beale, and also the treasurer, Mrs. P. Fulton, who was leaving the district in the near future.