LADIES' GOLF

Taranaki Daily News, 20 October 1927, Page 7

LADIES' GOLF

WELLING L'ON CHAMPIONSHIP. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Oct. 19. ■ Play in the Wellington ladies’ provincial golf championship commenced at Heretaunga yesterday, when two qualifying rounds for tile provincial title were decided. The entries constitute a record ami are from all parts of the Dominion. They total 117. The best scores' in the qualifying rounds were obtained by':—• Miss Pay ton (Rotorua) ... 86—76 - 162 Mrs. Guy Williams (Masterton) 82 —S3—l65 Miss ,8. Weston (Palmerston North) 83—82 —16-5 Others who qualified were:—Miss 0. Kay (Dunedin) 167, Mrs. Shailer Weston (Wellington) 167, Miss Seifert (Palmerston North) 167, Miss Acheson (Nelson) 168, Miss V. Upham (Miramar) 168, Miss Gould (Christchurch) 169, Mrs. ■Stout (Wellington) 171, Mrs. Selanders (Wellington) 171, Miss Rathbone (Auckland 073), Mrs. Godby (Christchurch), 174, Miss Brandon (Wellington) 174. Mrs. Grace (Wanganui) 175, Miss Gam" bril (Wellington) 175. The teams’ match, based on the second qualifying round held, resulted in the Auckland team, comprising Miss Payton (76), Miss Upton (87), Miss Rathbone (I*7) and Miss Hamlin (90), aggregate 34*1. winning. Wellington, Last N : ght.

The results of the first round are:—Miss Gambrill (Wellington) beat Miss Payton (Rotorua), 2 and I; Miss Gould (Christchurch) beat Miss Acheson .(Nelson) 2 and 1; Mrs. Godby (Christchurch) beat -Miss Olive Kay (Dunedin) 2 up; Mrs. Shailer Weston (Wellington) beat Miss Rathbone (Auckland) 1 up at the 21st green; Miss .Seifert (Palmerston North) beat Mrs, Selanders (Wellington), 3 and 2; Miss Brandon (Wellington) beat Mrs. Guy Williams (Masterton), 5 and 4; Miss V. Upham (Wellington) beat ..Mrs. Stout 1 up; Mrs.. Grace (Wanganui) beat Miss S. Watson (Palmerston North), 3 and 2.

Second Round. —Miss Gainbrill beat Miss Gould, 2 up; Mrs. Godby beat -Mrs. Shailer Weston, 1 up; .Miss Seifert beat Miss Brandon, 4 ami 3; Miss Uphaiii beat Airs. Grace, 8 and 6.

MANAWATU TOURNAMENT. QUALIFIED FOR, CHAMPIONSHIP. Palmerston N., Last Night. . In the Manawatu golf tournam mt, which opened to-day, the followin' qualified for the championship :,A. E. Ekstedt (Manawatu), W. A. Keeling (Manawatn), L. Seifert junr. (Manawatu), D. C. Collins (Wa.ira.ra pa), P. D. Daniell (-Miramar). IL H. Hutchinson (Manawatu), H. Blyth (Shannon), H. Al Black (Hutt), J. Harold (Wanganui), G. Richmond (Shannon), A. Seifert' (Manawatu), O. S. Druce (Manawatu), W. S. Clark (Levin), M. 11. Oram (Manawatu), C. G. Moore (Manawatu), C. Loußson (Hawke's Bay).