LADIES’ GOLF

Southland Times, Issue 21219, 21 October 1930, Page 8

LADIES’ GOLF

DOMINION TITLE

HOLDER PUT OUT BY YOUNG PLAYER

s THIRD ROUND SURPRISE

(Per United Press Association.)

Wellington, October 20.

There was a surprise in the third round of the ladies’ golf championship when Miss Helen Barnett (Miramar), a comparatively young player who has brought her handicap down from 14 to very near scratch in a remarkably short time, put out the holder of the title, Mrs Dodgshun (Otago). Miss Barnett was two up at the turn and the remainder of the game was keenly contested. At the sixteenth Miss Barnett was one up and two to go. Both were on the seventeenth green in two, Mrs Dodgshun being eight feet short. Miss Barnett was also short and their next shots left Mrs Dodgshun a dead stymie which she failed to get past, Miss Barnett winning two and one.

Miss Petrie and Mrs Orbell had a close contest, their cards reading 83 and 85. Miss Petrie was two up at the turn. She lost the tenth in five. The next three were halved in five. Miss Petrie won the fourteenth in three, Mrs Orbell missing a ridiculously short putt. Mrs Orbell won the fifteenth in three, Miss Petrie won the sixteenth in four, the seventeenth was halved.in five and Miss Petrie, 1 up and 1 to go, won the eighteenth in four. Miss Gaisford had the better of her game all through against Miss Lascelles. She was 42 out, then four up, playing rather good golf. Miss Lascelles’ long game was excellent, but she could not putt while Miss Gaisford’s putting was remarkably good. The defeat of Mrs Guy Williams by Mrs Collins was rather unexpected. Mrs Williams was two up at the turn, having gone out in 41. Mrs Collins won the next in four. The next w'as halved in five. Mrs Collins won the twelfth in four and Mrs Williams the next in six. Mrs Collins won the fourteenth in three where Mrs Williams missed a putt. The fifteenth was halved in five and the next halved in four. Mrs Collins won the seventeenth in four and the eighteenth where she approached dead —a very pretty four indeed.

Miss Olive Kay (Otago) was in such brilliant form in the third round that ehe gave Miss Chrystall (Christchurch) little chance to have a look in. The Dunedin girl went out in 37, one over four’s, and this was sufficient to place her four up at the turn. Hitting with power off the tees, Miss Kay gained two holes on the homeward way and the match ended at the thirteenth, where the Otago girl won by six up and five to play. Miss Kay has yet to win a New Zealand championship, but she played well enough to lend the impression that 1930 may be her year. Miss Petrie (Miramar) had to play her best to win by two up from Mrs- R. Orbell (Oamaru). Both played good golf as was evident from the fact that Miss Petrie went round in 83 to Mrs Orbell’s 85. The Miramar player was two up at the turn, but the North Otago veteran played so well on the green in that she made a good fight of it. Miss Petrie was one up at the seventeenth and took the eighteenth to win by two up.

Miss Loughman (Christchurch) did well to beat Miss Ward (Wellington) by two and ope. They were all square at the turn and also square at the fifteenth, but the Christchurch girl then put on a spurt which enabled her to win two and one.

Mrs J. Spiers (Napier) and Miss M. Payton' (Petone) had a very close tussle. Both played well, but steadier work on the greens enabled the Napier player to take the match by two and one.

Mrs Hosking (Titirangi) is an experienced match player and this enabled her to triumph over Miss Pharazyn (Napier) by three and two. The Aucklander played a sound all round game. The Ladies’ Golf Union Challenge Bowl competition this afternoon was won by Mrs H. Pearce, who completed the course in 81, which with her liberal allowance of 10 strokes, gave her 71 net for the round. Mrs Buchanan came second with a card reading 89 —15 —74. The next best cards returned were: Miss Barton 94 —19—75. Miss Richardson 84 —9—75. Mrs C. Bell 95—19—76.

Miss Fleming 88—12 —76. Miss Olive Kay (Otago) is leading for the Mellsop Cup, which goes to the player returning the best gross medal scores in the Coronation Medal, L.G.U. Challenge Bowl and Donnelly Cup. Miss Kay went round in' 83 in the Coronation Medal round on Friday and registered 82 in the L.G.U. round this afternoon. Miss Kay has won the cup for the past three years in succession and looks likely to have her name inscribed upon it again this year.