HONOURS EVEN

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20852, 7 October 1937, Page 8

HONOURS EVEN

TASMAN CUP MATCH EXCITING PLAY - By Telegraph—Press Association NAPIER, October 6. The Tasman Cup, presented by the Australian Golf Union and the New Zealand Golf Union, was played for to-day at Walohiki for the fourth time. Australia has won it twice in home matches and now New Zealand has won it twice also in home matches. Results were:— Foursomes Misses E. M. Hutton and B. Kernot defeated Mrs G. Hollis and Mrs R. S. Fullerton-Smith 1 up. Miss P. Helean and Miss J. Horwell defeated Mrs Sloan Morpeth and Miss S. Tolhurst 1 up. Singles Mrs Morpeth beat Miss Betts 2 and 1. Mrs Fullerton-Smith beat Miss Tolhurst 1 up. Miss Helean beat Miss Hutton 3 and 2. Mrs Hollis beat Miss Kernot 5 and 4. Both the matches played provided exciting finishes and after the morning's play Australia had won one match and New Zealand one, making the position all square. First Match In the first match New Zealand won the toss and took the honour, Mrs Hollis hitting well-placed drives. Miss Hutton took the honour for Australia and hit the ball close to the trees. The New Zealand second was through the green. The Australian was short. Both sides chipped up to have long putts and the hole was halved in five. New Zealand took the lead at the second where they holed out in four to five. The third hole was halved in birdie fours. At the fourth New Zealand found the bunker alongside the green and chipped out to leave a long putt. Australia looked likely to win this hole, but their approach putt overran the cup and the hole was halved in four. The fifth hole saw the Australians square the match after New Zealand had hooked their second outside the bunker on the left. The sixth, seventh and eighth were halved in four, four, and five. At the ninth the Australians secured a well played five to be one up. The scores for the outward journey were Australia 41, New Zealand 42. At the tenth Miss Kernot’s drive caught a bad patch of rough. They were unable to reach the green with their second. New Zealand were nicely on in two to take the hole and square the match once more. Then New Zealand took the lead by winning the next two holes in par figures. At the thirteenth both sides got poor tee. shots, end eventually the hole was halved in five. The fourteenth and fifteenth saw the Australians win and square the match. At the fourteenth Miss Kernot played a great tee shot to the green and Miss Hutton lipped the hole for two. They secured three to New Zealand’s four. From a great drive by Miss Hutton at the fifteenth Miss Kernot hit a half mashie to within six feet of the pin, giving them a chance for a birdie. New Zealand were short with their second. Their chip shot was too strong and they holed out in five to Australia’s four. The sixteenth was halved in a par five, and then the Australians took the lead at the short seventeenth when Miss Hutton hit a magnificent tee shot to within three feet of the pin. New Zealand were short and their chip shot also was short They missed a three but Miss Kernot made no mistake with her putt to hole out a birdie two, putting the Australians dormie one. Both sides hit great tee shots at the eighteenth and both were on in two about 15 feet from the pin. Mrs Fullerton-Smith made a great attempt to hole the putt for a birdie three to square the match, the ball just missing. The Australians putted up dead and secured a four to finish the match one up. Australians Unlucky 111-luck which befel the Australians, Mrs 8. Morpeth and Miss S. Tolhurst, at the eighteenth cost them the game against Miss P. Helean and Miss J. Horwell, the New Zealanders winning one up. Misses Horwell and Tolhurst drove off and Miss Helean found the green with a high mashie over the poplar in almost precisely the same manner as she did in yesterday’s championship play. Mrs Morpeth also founfl the green. Misses Horwell and Tolhurst missed six foot putts and the hole was halved in four. A fine mashie shot from the side of the bank with her second saw Miss Horwell bring the New Zealanders out of a difficult situation, and when Miss Helean chipped nicely to within three feet of the hole New Zealand had a chance of a win, but Miss Tolhurst laid a stymie and Miss Horwell missed her putt, the hole being halved in five. New Zealand were one up when they took the third. A stymie laid by Miss Helean enabled the New Zealanders to square the fourth in four. Great seconds at the fifth by Miss Helean and Mrs Morpeth took the New Zealanders on to the green, and the Australians were just short. The hole was halved in four, Miss Tolhurst’s second at the sixth was short. Miss Helean’s chip went six feet past, and Miss Horwell failed by two inches. Miss Tolhurst sank her putt to make the game all square. At the seventh Miss Tolhurst’s tee shot ran to the edge of the green, but Miss Horwell found a bunker, from which Miss Helean recovered brilliantly to get three feet from the pin. Miss Tolhurst made no mistake to put the Australians one up. The eighth went to the Australians when Miss Helean missed a four foot putt. The ninth went to the New Zealanders through Miss Tolhurst missing a putt. The match was squared at the tenth when the home players won fiive to four as a result of a magnificent shot from the bunker by Miss Horwell. The home players were one up after the eleventh, where Miss Tolhurst had a difficult lie and only sent the ball 25 yards. Both were on the green in four, Miss Horwell succeeding with a 12-foot putt. The twelfth was halved. The Australians took the next in five, Miss Horwell havta" to play across the bunker near the green. At the short fourteenth both over-played the hole which was halved in four. At the fifteenth Mrs Morpeth was short but Miss Helean found a bunker. The hole was halved in I five. Mrs Morpeth went through ac the sixteenth and the home players gained the hole in five to six. At the

short seventeenth Miss Horwell was on the green, Miss Tolhurst going to the left. Miss Helean got within four feet, and Mrs Morpeth almost sunk a 30-footer. The Australians gained the hole in three to four, Miss Horwell missing a putt. The match was then all square with one hole to go. Miss Horwell and Miss Tolhurst sent their seconds into bunkers. Miss Helean’s and Mrs Morpeth’s shots went through the green, the first to strike a tree from which it rebounded and the second finishing against the tree. Miss Tolhurst failed to move the ball, but Mrs Morpeth cleared magnificently. Miss Horwell’s approach went six feet past the pin, while Miss Tolhurst almost laid a stymie. Miss Helean putted to within a foot, but Mrs Morpeth, after sinking her putt, conceded the hole, the New Zealanders winning one up. Singles In the match between the two No. 1 players, Mrs G. Hollis (New Zealand) and Miss B. Kernot (Australia), both started off with well played fours. Mrs Hollis took the lead at the second hole with a par four to her opponent’s five. At the third Miss Kernot’s tee shot did not carry the bank in front of the tee, but she recovered well to reach the edge of the green in three, the same figures as her opponent, half in five resulting. Mrs Hollis took the fourth in three to be two up. At the fifth Mrs Hollis was short of the green with her second, while her opponent was through. Mrs Hc’lis chipped up and holed her shot for a birdie three to be three up. After a visit to the rough at the sixth Mrs Hollis reached the edge of the green to hole another chip shot for a four to become four up. The seventh was halved in three. Then at the eighth (480 yards) Mrs Hollis hit two magnificent shots to reach the green, but Miss Kernot holed a six-footer for five to get half, after Mrs Hollis had three putts. The ninth was halved in five. Mrs Hollis, out in 36, was four up at the turn. Miss Kernot was out in 40. Mrs Hollis continued her brilliant form, winning the tenth to be five up. The eleventh was halved in five after Miss Kernot had recovered well from a bunker. The next three holes were halved in par figures, four, four and three to give Mrs Hollis the match five up and four to play. Mrs Hollis played brilliantly throughout, playing all her shots with ease and confidence. Miss Kernot played well, but occasional lapses round the greens prevented her from holding her opponent. Mrs Hollis’s figures for the 14 holes played were:— Out: 44533435 5—36 In: 4 5 4 4 3—20 A Brilliant Contest A brilliant fight to a finish was the match in which Mrs Fullerton-Smith (New Zealand) defeated Miss S. Tolhurst (Australia) by one up. Mrs Fullerton-Smith was in much better form than her opponent during the early stages of the match. Miss Tolhurst demonstrated her fighting abilities by winning the tenth and eleventh after her opponent had found trouble in the rbugh. Losing the twelfth to a bogey four, Miss Tolhurst laid Mrs Fullerton-Smith a dead stymie at the next, winning the hole and going to the fourteenth two down. A beautiful tee shot and a perfect approach putt to this hole saw the Australian win in three, the New Zealand player chipping through the green and falling to get up with her next. One down now. Miss Tolhurst sank a 12foot putt to have the fifteenth, but threw away an excellent chance for a win at the sixteenth, taking three putts from 14 feet. At the seventeenth Miss Tolhurst’s second ran to within three feet of the pin and she sank the putt for a half in three. At the final hole, amid tense excitement, Mrs Ful-lerton-Smith still one up, played her second too strongly and went up against the netting at the back of the green. She sank her fourth with a perfect putt which never looked like missing the cup and the match ended in her favour by one up. Fortunes Vary Fortunes varied considerably in the match in which Miss P. Helean (New Zealand) defeated Miss Hutton (Australia) by 3 and 2. After winning the first with an excellent four, chipping dead after going through the green too strongly, Miss Helean struck hopeless trouble at the second and picked her ball up after playing four shots. Miss Hutton won the third in five to four. Miss Helean won the tenth with a four against Miss Hutton’s five, but at the long eleventh Miss Hutton squared with a five, Miss Helean taking six. The New Zealander became two up when she took the twelfth in four to five, and the thirteenth in four to six. At the short fourteenth Miss Hutton registered a perfect two sending her tee shot right alongside the pin. For the first time in the match Miss Hutton outdrove Miss Helean at the fifteenth, but Miss Helean was on the green with a beautiful second. Bunkered with her second Miss Hutton exploded out nicely, but missed a long putt and Miss Helean laid a dead stymie, taking the hole to be two up with three to go. Both players put their seconds out of bounds at the sixteenth, but Miss Helean then got on to the green, Miss Hutton taking two shots. Each took two putts and Miss Helean was the winner three and two. Miss Betts Shaded After a game of fluctuating fortunes, in which the winner held a distinct advantage for most of the distance, Mrs S. Morpeth (Australia) defeated Miss Betts (New Zealand) two and one. The first hole was halved in five and the second in four, but when Miss Betts missed a three foot putt at the third Mrs Morpeth took the hole in five to six to be one up. At the next both took three and the hole was halved. The fifth was halved in four after Miss Betts had gone through the green with her second and the Australian, taking four to her opponent’s five at the sixth, became two up. The short seventh was halved in three. When Miss Betts twice failed to get out of a bunker at the eighth she conceded the hole to make Mrs Morpeth three up. An air shot second followed by a duff saw Miss Betts take five to reach the green at the ninth, and Mrs Morpeth, on in three, took the hole to be four up at the turn. Bunkered at the tenth, Mrs Morpeth recovered well to square the hole in five. Mrs Morpeth went from the lip of one bunker into another at the eleventh, and when a putt lipped the cup Miss Betts had a win by six to seven. A beautiful second by Miss Betts at the twelfth finished inches from the pin, and she took the hole to reduce the leeway to two down. At the thirteenth both played weak seconds, and after Miss Betts had narrowly missed the hole with a 40foot chip the hole was halved in five.

The fourteenth was halved in four, and Miss Betts, sinking a four foot putt for a win at the fifteenth, was one down. Mrs Morpeth was almost out of bounds with her drive at the sixteenth, but both were on the green in three and the hole was holed in five. Miss Bett's tee shot was short at the seventeenth, where Mrs Morpeth reached the green. Miss Betts chipped too far and two putts were sufficient to give Mrs Morpeth the hole and the match, two and one.