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Southland Times, Issue 19357, 24 September 1924, Page 9

GOLF.

QUEEN’S PARK CLUB. DRAW FOR FLAG MATCH. The draw for the Wednesday players in the flag match is as follows: S. E. Wootton and H. G. Lang-Ward. A. Masters and J. McCurdy. W. S. Ayson and G. Tapper. G. F. Myers and C. F. A. Jones. » T. F. Macdonald and A. Y. Smith. P. Israel and P. Clulee. W. Clark and D. Cochrane. B. Tangney and A. W. Morgan. QUEEN’S PARK LADIES’ CLUB. THE CHAMPIONSHIPS. The final of the A Grade championship of the Queen’s Park Ladies’ Golf Club, between Mrs Cowie and. Miss Pilcher, was played yesterday, and resulted in a win for the former by a comfortable margin.

The course was very heavy, and a stiff westerly did not improve matters. In spite of these adverse conditions, however, the play was of very fair standard. It was unfortunate that the match should find Miss Pilcher off colour, her play in all departments falling short of the consistency she has maintained throughout the season. Mrs Cowie played much the steadier game, and thoroughly deserved her success. TOURNAMENT AT HAMILTON. SEMI-FINALS TO BE PLAYED TO-DAY. (Our Special Reporter.) , HAMILTON, September 23. There were surprises in the fourth round of the New Zealand Ladies’ Golf Tournament which was decided at St. Andrews this morning. Four pairs went round, and soon after the commencement of play rain and drizzle set in, but it was riot sufficient to affect the golf, with the exception of making the greens a little slower. The visibility was good. The chief surprise was the defeat of Mrs Guy Williams, a Wellington Club player, and New Zealand champion on former occasions, by Miss Snodgrass, of Rotorua. It proved a very keen struggle and went to the last stroke. Mrs Peake, of Cambridge, who had been playing sound golf throughout the four rounds, succeeded in taking the measure of Mrs Blythe, the Hamilton Club champion, this game also going to the last green. Miss Payton, Auckland, had a very convincing victory over Mrs Slack, of Cambridge, while Miss Kay continued her winning career, accounting for Miss Cambrill of Wellington, • In the semi-finals, to be played this morning, Miss Snodgrass plays Mrs Peake and Miss Pay ton and Miss Kay come together. Both games promise stern tussles. Miss Payton is the only player of the four who has been in the running for the New Zealand championship, having been runner-up to Mrs Guy Williams on a previous occasion, in a great game, and many hold that Miss Payton is capable of fully testing the young Whangarei player, Miss Kay. The latter keeps producing golf that counts. Results:— Miss Snodgrass beat Mrs Guy Williams 1 up. Mrs Peake beat Mrs Blythe 1 up. Miss M. Payton beat Mrs Slack 8 and 6. Miss Kay beat Miss Cambrill 4 and 3. NOTES ON THE PLAY. The games were always full of surprises, and the gallery to-day had a further illustration of that when the results of the games determined the four players who are to go to the semi-final stage of the championship. Any one of the four are capable of achieving the distinction of winning the title and the semi-finals should be keen. Exciting golf was produced by Miss Snodgrass in the fourth round against a player of undoubted calibre, the Rotorua,

player thoroughly deserving the honour. The game was a keen tussle all along, every, success having to be played for. Mrs Williams, from all square, had a chance of advancing to the front at the 17 th, but was weak with her third from the rough, being through to the green’s edge. Her opponent saved the situation with a half at the deciding hole. Miss Snodgrass was over strong with her second, but got clear and lay her opponent a stymie, and eventually took the hole and the honours. Miss Snodgrass has been a consistent player at New Zealand big tournaments, _but this is the first occasion she has advanced so far towards the coveted title.

Mrs Peake, a handicap 8 player, has played very reliable golf throughout the four rounds, and this morning she again took advantage of most of her opportunities against Mrs Blythe. The game was noted for the number of stymies. Mrs Blythe was off her game at times, but there was never any stage at which the advantage was more than 2 up. At the Bth and the 9th, Mrs Blythe laid stymies on her opponent and turned home 1 up. Hole nine saw Mrs Peake play better golf and take a keen contest by the barest margin. Her meeting with Miss Snodgrass in the semi-final should provide a keen tussle. Mrs Slack was very materially off her game this morning, while Miss M. Payton was making few errors in her golf. The Aucklander had one of the widest margin of successes of the championship. Miss Payton was not seriously tested in the two games she has played, and a keener struggle in the semi-final with Miss Kay is promised.

Miss Kay again had the gallery when opposed to a low handicap player, Miss Cambrill, both driving a long ball to-day. Miss Kay got a fine three at the second hole. For the early stages Miss Cambrill was giving quite as good as she got, but her opponent got the closing part of the outward journey and was 3 up at the turn. The 10th and the 11th were halved, and Miss Cambrill took the 12th after her opponent had lipped the hole from a long putt. Miss Cambrill pulled two shots, going 13, but made a wonderful recovery. She had the advantage in the approach work, but muddled a comfortable putt for the win. She failed to cany the Bunker. Hill side and was short at the 14th. Miss Kay played correct golf and won 3 and 4, again in the advance with 3 up. With the psychological hole for Miss Cambrill entered on, interest was tense. The’ Wellington player again pulled her tee shot, while she failed to clear the second chance, and a win was thereby gone against the absence of error by Miss Kay. Both missed the putts, but Miss Kay took the hole and the match. Miss Cambrill lost her grip of the game at the 13th. The 16-year-old Miss Kay is a favourite for the title. Her opponent gave the impression that she was rattled before the start. The nerveless youngster claims an early advantage, the result of her father being professional at Whangarei, and once located here, so the budding champion is thoroughly conversant with the coursfi and its pitfalls. In disposing of Miss Achison, Mrs Orbell, and Miss Cambrill, by 6 and 5, 6 and 4, and 4 and 3 respectively, she has put up a noteworthy performance. Her opponent in the semi-final will have the advantage of having played Miss Kay before and beaten her. Miss Kay was suffering from neuralgia to-day. OTHER GAMES. The L.G.U. Challenge Bowl was won by Mrs Guy Williams (handicap 20) of the Hamilton Club, with a nett score of 76. The Donnelly Cup was won by Mrs Halligan (Te Aroha) 87—12—75. The teams match was won by Wellington A with 367, Mrs Williams 85, Miss Brandon 92, Miss Cambrill 91, and Miss Bell 95.

HAWKE’S BAY TOURNAMENT. QUALIFYING ROUNDS. NAPIER, September 23. The Hawke’s Bay championship golf tournament opened to-day »pn the Waiohiki links, when the following qualified for the championship:—J. F. Parker, Kapi Tareha, F. C. Fryer, N. H. Bull, M. A. M. Turnbull, M. M. Dodgshun, J. Lowry, L. Balfour, C. Ridkell, H. M. Davis, H. Maru, S. Korata, R. Keiha, S. Powdrell, H. E. Routbeck, and R. W. Dalgleish. Match play commences to-morrow.