GOLF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19433, 20 October 1925, Page 4

GOLF

LADIES’ TOURNEY

DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP. THIRD ROUND COMPLETED. PLAYERS SCARCELY UP TO FORM. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Oct. 19. At the New Zealand ladies’ golf championship tourney, the third round was played under most pleasant conditions. The results are:— Miss Upton (Auckland) beat Mrs Norman (Otago) one up. Mrs J. A. Cook (Otago) beat Mins Quin (Eltham)., 5 up and 3. Miss Withers (Geraldine) beat Miss Petrie (Miramar), 2 up. Miss M. Pay ton (Auckland) beat Miss V. Upham (Miramar), 2 up. Miss Jervis (Hutt) beat Miss S. Payton (Rotorua), 5 up and 3. Mrs Dodgshun (Otago) beat Miss K. Bristed (Christchurch), 5 up and 4. Miss Chrystall (Christchurch) beat Mrs Orbell (North Otago), 3 up and 1. Miss Culling (Auckland) beat Miss Acheson (Nelson) 2 up. Challenge Bowl. The Ladies’ Golf Union’s Challenge Bowl was won by Miss White-Parsons, a 15 handicap player, with a net score of 73. The Fourth Round. The following is the draw for the fourth round of the championship:—• Miss Upton plays Mrs J. A. Cook. Miss Withers plays Miss M. Payton. Miss Jervis plays Miss Culling. Miss Chrystall plays Mrs Dodgshuu. NOTES ON THE PLAY. SOME EXCITING CONTESTS.

[Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Oct. 19. Perfect weather was experienced today for the third round of the ladies’ golf championship of the Dominion. The course, after the high driving wind of yesterday was, with the exception of some patches of casual water on the eleventh green, in perfect condition; the greens, in fact, having been cut over the week-end, were so fast as to cause trouble to more than one player, and threes on the green were common. Considering the weather the play was not of a high standard, although the contests on the whole were closer than on the preceding days. They were watched by fairly large “galleries.” The distinction of taking the first holo in one during the tourney has fallen to Mrs Cromb, a Miramar player, who holed out at 106 yards at the sixth hole in the coveted possible. Miss D. Petrie, in the play-off, won the Coronation Medal, for which she had tied with Mrs Guy Williams. Her card was 92, 9, 83, as against Mrs Williams ’ 89, 1, 88. It has been decided to hold a) long driving competition, and this will take place on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock.

CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY. MISSED PUTTS COUNT. Miss D. Petrie, who was beaten 2 up by Miss Withers, owed her defeat to lack of confidence on the greens, actually missing three two-feet putts in the round. She was throe down at the Bth, and made a line recovery to take the game to the 18th hole. At the ninth Miss Withers pulled her tee shot into the rough, and, failing to get out In two, gave up the hole. The tenth was halved in six. Miss Petrie, with three perfect shots, lay three feet from the pin with her third at the eleventh, and sank her putt for 4, Bogey being 5. Miss Withers put her second shot into the bunker, played her next across the green, and gave up the hole. She made up for this by taking the 12th in bogey, three, with a 16-foot putt. The 13th was halved in four, and the 14th, at which Miss Petrie missed a two-foot putt, in the same number. At the Crater Miss Petrie pulled her tee shot into the rough and, taking two to get out, was on the green in five, Miss Withers took the hole in four, and was again 3 up. Miss Petrie took the 16tfc in a perfect four, the game standing dormie 2. She took the next in six, Miss Withers’ tee shot finding the bunker. At the 18th Miss Petrie pulled her second shot on to the 17th fairway, played an excellent third shot into the bunker, which cost her the hole and the game. / Inability to Putt.

Considerable interest .was taken in the game between Miss U. Upham, the young Miramar player, and Miss M. Payton.. As in the preceding game, inability to putt was the deciding factor. Miss Payton, the winner, was not playing good golf, and had Miss Upham been able to finish her game on the

greens she would have won handsomely, but a succession of three putts to a hole proved disastrous. At the 4th (209 yards), Miss Upham was on the edge of the green with her tec shot, but took three putts, the holo being halved. Miss Payton holed a 20-foot putt to halve the next, also in 4. At the Gth Miss Pay ton found the bunker guarding the green, Miss Upham being on the further side of the green. Miss Payton played out soundly and holed out for four, Miss Upham not being able to do any better. Both were on the gjeen at the 7th in three, but Miss Upham, sank, a 15-foot putt, the game then standing level. Miss Payton took the next two, the tenth being halved in 6. Miss Upham won the next, but lost the 16th, 34, and the match 2 down. A Keen Struggle. A very close game was that of Miss Acheson and Miss Culling, which was won by the latter, 2 up. Miss Acheson won the first hole and Miss Culling, the second, the third being halved. At the fourth Miss Culling narrowly missed a 2, taking the hole in 3. The fifth was halved. Miss Acheson took the sixth and the seventh was halved in 4, bogey 5. Miss Culling was one down at the turn. Miss Acheson won the tenth and the remainder ]of the holes being halved, sho took the match.

N.Z. LADIES’ UNION ANNUAL MEETING [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Oct. 19. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Ladies 1 Golf Union was held tonight. Mrs Melsopp presided. Miss Muriel Rayten was elected secretary and Mrs Melsopp president for the ensuing year. A vote of thanks was passed to the retiring secretary, Miss Gambrill. It was decided to hold the next championship at Dunedin and coronation medal matches in the last week of May. Mrs Russell Grace proposed holding an extra championship of the North Island early In the season.

MAUNGAKIEKIE CHAMPIONSHIP [Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Oct. 19. In tho final of the Maungakiekie Golf Club championship, W. L. .Robinson beat E. L. Bartleet 7 and 5. WANGANUI LADIES’ CLUB TO-MORROW’S MATCH Following is the draw for the Bogey Match to be played to-morrow by the Wanganui Ladies’ Golf Club:— Miss Johnson v. Miss Robinson. Mrs Forlong v. Mrs Broderick. Miss M. Bly th v. Mrs Armstrong. Miss Currie v. Mrs Stringer. Mrs Woollams v. Mrs Russell. Mrs Cave v. Mrs Williams. Mrs Earle v. Mrs Roddy. Miss Harper v. Miss Hammond. Mrs A. Hunter v. Miss Hawken. Mrs Grummitt v. Mrs Harris. Miss Mason v. Miss Lance. Miss Burgess v. Miss V. Bayly. Miss Hutton v. Miss Montgomery Moore. Mrs Davis v. Miss Hatrick. Mrs Orton v. Miss Murray. Miss Peat v. Miss Lilburn. Mrs Hutchison v. Miss C. Bayly. Mrs Hussey v. Mrs M. Hunter. Mrs C. Ross v. Mrs Haworth. Mrs J. Craig v. Mrs Tosswill. Mrs H. D. Robertson v. Mrs Frankish. Mrs A. Wilson v. Miss E. Mason. Mrs C. P. Brown v. Mrs Wicksteed.

SEAFIELD LADIES’ CLUB The monthly medal match played on Thursday last, resulted as follows: Senior. Mrs. Hassall, 107 20—87. Mrs. Price, 109 19—90. Mrs. Gilbert, 106 14—92. Junior. Mrs. Wills, 113 36—77. Mrs. Wilkinson, 102 22—80. The match for Mrs. Sperring’s prize will be played to-day. The following is the draw: Mrs. Gilbert v. Mrs. Irwin. Mrs. Hassall v. Mrs. Runnerstrum. Mrs. Wilkinson v. Mrs. Wills. Mrs. Goldsbury v. Mrs. Williams. Mrs. England v. Mrs. Goss. Mrs.l McDonald v. Miss Reid. Mrs. Price v. Miss Wood. Mrs. Sherrill v. Miss Reid. Mrs. Whiteford v. Miss G. Marchant. Mrs. Jacobs v. Miss M. Marchant. Last month’s senior medal (postponed) resulted: Mrs. Hassall, 101 20-*-81. Mrs. Gilbert. 97 14—83. Mrs. Price, 103 19—84. The second round of the match competition must be played by the end of next week.