WOMEN'S GOLF.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20019, 7 August 1920, Page 10

WOMEN'S GOLF.

CHAMPION OF AUSTRALIA.

WON BY NEW ZEALANDER.

The women”? golf championship of Australia. f.M holes stroke play) was concluded at Kensington, near Syduev, on July 29, when Mrs Williams, of the Auckland Club, Now Zealand, won with several strokes to spare. Mrs Williams is one 0? those players who are irritating to their oppontnts inasmuch es while she rarely does anything brilliant sho goes along in a- mclhodicaj way, always jup the fairway. Strange to the course she took 90 in her first mind. She improved on that by three strokes in her second round. And next day, ‘‘with tho acid on,” shot was round in St, the best 16 holes of tho scries. Her figures, together with the bogey of tho course, follow: OFT. Bogey . ,5553 56 3 4 5-41 Mrs Willims . 45045734 4—12 IN, Bogey, , .54445 55 5 o—4l Mrs Williams . 5 5 4 5 5 5 3 5 6—42 Mrs Williams . . , 42 43—81 While she had only two threes on her card, Mrs Williams ws,s never very bad, and on occasion she was able, to beat bogey. She started off in joorl style, taking (ha first hole in lour to bogey live. She halved tho second hole in 5 -3, hole, by the way. where stray snots find ]uU of trouble Mistakes were made at the third, where however, she. got out in tix to bogey five. At tbo short fourth she took four, but her live at the fifth equalled scratch golf. ■ sl , l is a terror for the women. It is the jougcat hole on the course, and the gicrn is guarded by a huge bunker. A scratch player should get it in six, Mrs williams took a seven. With this off her miml she shone to the turn, making 3 4 1 to bogey 3, J, 5. ’ ’ Bogey home is 41. Mrs Williams took had all the holes in bogey with he exception of the eleventh and the thirteenth, and at these she dropued a stroke, but she finished in good stylo bv holing out in five at the eighteenth which is bogied at six. The Victorian contingent relied on Mris MacLeod, Miss Hay and Mrs Gatehouse to win for them. It was a- great shock for them when it was learned that Miss MacLeod who was loading after the first two rounds, was ill and unable to play. Victoria has had bad luck in this respect, 03 Ivo Whitlon was prevented from pln’-hm for the same reason, J 0 However, Mrs Gatehouse did au Sfi, ami so finished second with an aggregate of 335 to Mrs Williams’s 361. Miss Has- took 67, and was third with 366, The hopes of New South Wales rested Upon Mrs Barton. This was her first big tournament, and consequently she was nervous at llm commencement of each round. She started badlv, topping her drive at the first boje. She was also in- trouble at. the long "ixth. where she got info (fi,. ifirr rami '"inker end took an eight. Yet rhe was round in 69. and finished fourth with an agEvcgato of 267. six strokes away from tho winner. She hit? a very long hull from the tees—a longer ball than any other woman player in Australia, and further than many men are able to drii-e, But her short game is paVhv. Tuition will remedy thi? defect 8 h». i« practical!'- t beginner. In (be view of Mr? GatoIwuse sho will bs Australia's next champion. Following were the scores for the fiftyfour holes— Mrs G. Williams. 90. 57 64—opj. Mrs Gatehouse, 66, 93. 86-26.;. Miss G. Hay S3, !U. 67—egg. M-a M. D. Barton, 95. 85, 89—267. Miss C. Lascellcp. 95. 90, .$7—270. Mrs Tuille, 105 83. 86 —2T7. Mrs Triglouc, 91, 91,. oi—Mq Mias X. Trumhlc. 93 9( -93—05(3. Miss D, Bovs 103. 93 69 065 M lc ? E T,, i'. Be]l oc no q.j osc Miss N. Guth lie. 93. 92. 101 —291, No other cards wove returned.