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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 115, 18 May 1933, Page 8

LADIES GOLF TITLE

PROVINCIAL CHAMPION MISS GAISFORD'S SUCCESS DEFEAT OF MRS. COLLINSON Defeating Mrs. Collinson, of Pal merston North, 5 up and 4 to play, Miss Gaisford, of Marlon, yesterday' won the Wanganui lacties’ provincial golf championship at tne Belmont links, when the tournament was concluded. Tho two semi-finals were played yes terday morning in fine weather, after rain earlier in the morning. Miss Gais ford defeated Miss Currie (Wanganui; 3 and 1 after a fine struggle, Miss Currie having been 2 up at. the turn. After that, however, she crashed and Miss Gaisford won. four holes on. end. In the other semi-Hnal Mrs. Collin son won from Mrs. Cook (Castlecliff). 3 and 2, after Mrs. Cook had bee*i two up at the fourth. Mrs. Cook won the first, but took four putts at the second. Winning the third and fourth, she was 2 up, but Mrs. Collinson won the next three in a row aud thus established a lead. They halved the eighth in 4’s and Mrs. Collinson became 2 up at the turn, when she won the ninth in 4 to 6. They halved the JOth and jltn, Mrs. Collinson winning the 12th to be 3 up. The 13th was halved and Airs. Cook won the 14th. The 15th, however, went to Mrs. Collinson, and when the 16th was halved, Mrs. Collinson won, 3 and Both Mrs. Collinson and Miss Gaisford played beautiful tee shots at the first hole in the final, played in the afternoon. Mrs. Collinson topped her second and Alias Gaisford, just short of the green, ran her third up and was down in 4 to Airs. Collinson’s 5. They' halved the second, both taking four putts and giving a mediocre display. Airs. Collinson failed to nego tiate the slope at Dress Circle with her second and third strokes, Aliss Gaisford winning in 4 to 6. At Exodus Aliss Gaisford took 7 to her opponent’s 5. After a perfect drive Miss Gaisford had a very awkward hanging lit and failed to negotiate it. putting he*, third in a hunker and taking two to get out. They halved the fifth in 4's and the sixth also in 4’s. Both had good drives at Outlook, but Airs. Collinson fluffed her second, Miss Gaisford playing a beauty to the back of the green, winning in 4 to 5. Aliss Gaisford took Quarries in 4 to 5. At Land’s End both had good drives, but Mrs. Collinson fluffeft Her second and took three putts, Aliss Gaisford winning in 5 to 6. Aliss Gaisford thus turned for home 44 up, her card read ing: 46474444 5 —42. They halved Slope in 4's, Aliss Gais ford being just through and Airs. Col linson a triflo short. At Long Tom both had good drives and fair seconds, but Airs. Collinson was short of the green with her third and Aliss Gaisford on, the latter winning in 5 to 6. At Terawhiti AlisS Gaisford put a beautiful tee short on the green within 12ft. of the pin, Airs. Collinson, topping hers aud holing in 5 to 3. This made Miss Gaisford « up. At the 15th Miss Gaisford badly topped her third to get down in 6 to Airs. Collinson’s 5. When they halved Encampment in s’s, it spelt the end, Aliss Gaisford winning 5 up and 44 to play. In the Nukuriro Handicap semifinals Airs. Earle won from Aliss Hur ley and Airs. Woollams won from Airs. Grace. The final saw Mrs. Woollams win from Airs. Earle, 4 and 3.