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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 244, 15 October 1931, Page 4

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ROTORUA TOURNAMENT FOR LADIES’ TITLE MISSES KAY AND GAISFOKD I Per Press Association. J ROTORUA, Oct. 14. By winning their respective semifinals to-day, Aliss O. Kay (the New Zealand lady champion) and Aliss B. Gaisford (Afarton) will contest the final of the New Zealand ladies’ championship to-morrow. Both had easy wins to-day and are at the top of then form, so that a great finish is promised. In the semi-finals, Aliss Gaisford beat Airs. Guy Williams (Alasterton) six and five, and Aliss Kay accounted for Aliss E. AT. Upton (Auckland) seven and six. Neither of the finalists was seriously challenged. Airs Williams did not win a hole, and Aliss Upton only took two from the champion. Driving an excellent length, Aliss Kay took the first three holes in her match with Aliss Upton for one over hogey figures, and tho next two in bogey, Aliss Upton pulling a patchy lie. Although the greens were diffi cult. Miss Kay was very reliable. The fourth was halved in fives, but three putts cost Alias Upton the fifth, which ATiss Kay did in birdie figures. Aliss Kay struck bunker trouble at th© sixth and took five. It is a bogey three hole. Aliss Upton took three to reduce Aliss Kay’s lead to throe up. Aliss Kay was now well in form, and she took the next four in succession with a birdie at the short ninth, where Aliss Upton was laid a stymie and knocked her opponent’s ball into tho hole for a two.” At the 11th Alias Kay’s putting was a trifle patchy, and although both were on the green in two she took throe to hole out to her opponent’s two. Aliss Kay was still six up, and she took tho 12th. in bogey figures to win the match —seven and six.

A notable feature of the GaisfordWilliams match was the Alarton girl’s splendid long driving. She consistently outdrove her opponent throughout, and steadily piled up a lead to take the match at the 13th. Airs Williams was off her form and her putting was particularly patchy. She on several occasions missed comparatively oasv shots on the green, the ball lipping the cup

not less than three times. Aliss Gaisford took the first and second holes in fours, Airs Williams requiring five in each case. Tho third was halved in bogey fours, after Mrs Williams had fallen short of the green with her drive and recovered with an excellent approach mashie. Miss Gaisford did a line hole at the long fifth, holing in birdie figures to her opponent’s seven. She was on the edge of tho gren in two, covering 485 yards. Airs Williams got in a good drive, but duffed her second into the crock and had to add a penalty. Aliss Gaisford won tho short sixth in bogey three but Airs Williams improved over the next two long holes, which were each halved in one over bogey.

At Iho seventh Aliss Gaisford pulled her drive into tho rough on tho left, but made a splendid recovery with her

The ninth and tenth were won by Aliss Gaisford in bogey, but Airs Williams was unlucky with her putts on both greens, and took throe strokes more. The next three holes were halved in even pegging, and Aliss Gaisford. with a lead of six, took the match at the 13th.

The only event held this afternoon in continuation of the New Zealand Ladies’ Golf Championship meeting was the Second Bogey Handicap, which was won by Miss O. Smith (Pupuke) two down.

The winner of the opposite, for players of handicap scratch to 10 waj Mrs D. Stout (Wellington) three down.