GOLF

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19627, 23 October 1933, Page 4

GOLF

WOMAN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. PREVIOUS HOLDERS OF TITLE. The following: have held the title since the resumption of the tournament after the war years:— Miss Wright 1919 Miss Wright 1920 Mrs Guy Williams 1921 Mrs Guy Williams 1922 Miss V. Brown 1923 Mrs Peake 1924 Mrs Dodgshun 1925 Mrs E. G. Kerr 1926 Mrs H. Collinson 1927 Miss D. Chrystall 1928 Mrs Dodgshun 1929 Miss O. Kay 1930 Miss B. Gaisford 1931 Mrs J. C. Tempter (Miss Wright) 1932 Miss O. Kay 1933 THIS YEAR’S FINALISTS. TWO WORTHY OPPONENTS. Miss Kay first came into prominence in the Auckland Province as a girl, and she owes her golf to her father, a professional at that time resident at Whangarei (says ChipShot in “The Evening Post"). She made her tournament dehut at Hamilton in 1924. when she reached the semi-finals. She was then only 15. and created quite a stir in the New Zealand golf world as she was hitting her tee shots and picking up her brassies, sending them along to the greens like a man. She went on to perfect her game in the years that have followed. Mr Kay left Wanganui for Dunedin soon after his daughter came into prominence, and since then Miss Kay has been resident there. She has taken part in many provincial tournaments in addition to the New Zealand meeting, and few have been the occasions when she has failed to leave her mark, notably in her ability to produce medal scores. Occasionally she has failed in match events, but nevertheless she is a fine match player. At the tournament just concluded she won the Mellsop Cup i aggregate of three medal rounds) for the eighth successive year. She has been twice to Australia. On the first occasion sire made a very good showing but did not reach the top. but made ample amends last month «-hen, as one of the New Zealand team this year, she won the Australian women's title, beating Miss Joan Hammond in the final by the big margin of 9 and 8. Miss Kay is handicaped plus 2. There were doubts in Australia if a New Zealander could carry a handicap so low, but they were dispelled immediately. Not only did she qualify at the top of the list, but her aggregate for the two rounds, 157 (82 and 75), was no less than '0 strokes better than Miss Susie Tolhurst, who was next. Miss Kay followed up this performance by partnering the brilliant young Sydney player Jim Ferrier to win the Australian mixed foursomes championship. One of their rounds (74) was a record for the event, and their gross for the two rounds (157) was 9 strokes better than W. Hope and Miss Gaisfird, who came next, and 10 better than the two Australians Ivo Whitton and Miss Susie Tolhurst, who were third. It was remarked of Miss Kay at the time that the only fault in her game was a typical New Zealand weakness in emerging from the sandpits, a weakness, be it noted, that has been mentioned in connection with New Zealand’s best men amateurs when playing in the Kirk-Windeyer matches on the other side.

The quality of Miss Galsford's golf was revealed at Heretaunga when she participated in the 1930 New Zealand tournament and went through to contest the final with Miss Kay, who beat her 3 and 2. It was noted then that Miss Gaisford had a style that must carry her far and that New Zealand had produced another of a string of very fine players. She has been no disappointment. The following year she annexed the championship, and has taken a brilliant place in a large number of the provincial meetings. In Australia this year Miss Gaisford qualified in a tie tor fourth place with 168, and followed this up by being in the second pair of the Australian mixed foursomes championship. She created still more of a stir by outing Miss Susie Tolhurst in the first round of the championship matches, but got no further, Miss B. Perry, of Tasmania, beating her in the second round. 1 up. Playing in the Manawatu tourney at the beginnig of this month Miss Gaisford tied with Miss Kay at the head of the qualifying list Their rounds were 81 and 83 Miss Gaisford, and 85 and 79 Miss Kay. a gross 164, which was 8 strokes better than the next. Tha pair went through to fight out the final, which resulted in favour of Miss Kay, 2 and l.