LADIES’ GOLF

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 243, 14 October 1939, Page 9

LADIES’ GOLF

X Wanganui Club Title i MISS DUNCAN DEFEATS MISS BELL [ DECISION ON I9TH GREEN 1 At the Belmont links on Thursday . Miss J. Duncan, who had been elirni- ‘ nated by Miss P. Bell in the semi- ’ finals of the Wanganui provincial , ladies' golf championship a fortnight ago, turned the tables on her rival to , win the final of the Wanganui Ladies' ( Golf Club championship, but she had ( to go to the 19th to clinch her victory. f To-morrow both Miss B e H and Miss Duncan will leave for Heretaunga la take part in the Wellington provincial , ladies' tournament, Miss Bell being the holder of the title. j The golf in the final on Thursday j was of a good standard, though both j started oft rather shakily. However, , it did not take them long to strike ; form, and both returned excellent f cards for the latter ha't of the jour- j ney. .Miss Duncan won the first hole with , a par five, Miss Bell's chip shot being .' too strong and finding a bunker from which she just managed to reach the green, and she took three putts. They halved the next in ore over bogey, but ■ Miss Duncan became 2 up when her! J opponent was bunkered at the fourth. , I Miss Bell chipped out well and nearly : sank a long putt, laying Miss Duncan ( a stymie which she negotiated perfect- 11 ly. The next, a short hole, was halved i J in fours, and similar figures resulted in a half at the sixth. Miss Bell got one back at the <- seventh, where she carded a good 4 to < her opponent’s 5. Miss Duncan s sec- i ond went right through to the long v grass at the back of the green, and her Chip shot was short. They halved the eighth in par figures, but Miss Beal was stymied at the ninth and the ball just failed to drop, leaving Miss Dun- j can to turn for home 2 up. Par figures for both players at the new two holes left the position unaltered, but Miss Bell placed her tee shot at Terawhiti nicely on the green and holed the putt for a birdie 2. The 13th was unlucky for Miss Bell, for she was laid a perfect stymie. She bit the ball rather hard in an endeavour to knock her opponent's ball away, but : in doing so sank Miss Duncans ball, I giving her a birdie 4 where otherwise I a half in fives would have resulted, i The 14th was halved in orthodox i figures. At the 15th Miss Duncan ] played a rather weak chip shot, and the hole cost her 4 to Miss Boll's ' bogey 3. This made Miss Bell 1 down. : The match was squared at tiie 16th where Miss Duncan again played a 1 weak chip shot to the pin. Miss Bells I perfectly played par four giving her the h<ple. ' Both were on the green at the litn J in two, but Miss Beil had a pulling lapse and took three strokes to go down, Miss Duncan, again being 1 up Miss Duncan outdrove her opponent at the 18th, but Miss Bell played a 1 safe second to be just short cf the I green, whereas Miss Duncan naif- - topped the ball with her wood behind ' the bunkers on the left. Chipping out < too strongly, she found the right-hand I bunker, and Miss Bell chipped up safe and holed the putt to win with a birdie 4, squaring the match again. Miss Bell was 20 yards short of the green with her second at the deciding hole and her chip shot was 15ft. from ( the pin. Miss Duncan, on the other hand, laid a beautiful shot within a foot of the pm, and when Miss Bell’s long putt stopped on the edge of tne hole Miss Duncan sank hers to win the , hole and the match. Miss Duncan played steady gon ( throughout, but Miss Bell appeared to , err in being too deliberative over he. putting. WANGANUI VETERANS’ TOURNAMENT GOOD ENTRIES RECEIVED EVENT AT BELMONT LINKS Good entries have been received for the Wanganui veterans' tournament, which commences on the Belmont links on Monday. October 16, and concludes on Tuesday. The principal event is the Wanganui Veterans’ Cup. which is played from two stroke rounds and 15 holes each. Last year. Messrs. W. Gordon and A. Elliot tied for first place, Mr. W. Gordon winning on the play-off. In addition to the Veterans’ Cup there is a stroke and a four-hole bogey each day. There is also a ] trophy for the “Die-hards,” 65 and j over, which is given for the player , doing the best stroke round on handi- ( cap. The following have entered: G. < Palmer, Patea; G. Richardson, R. Me- ( Quade and J. J. Lomas, New Plymouth; W. H. Lees and W. L. Parsons, Lower Hutt; G. H. Scott and L. [ D. Hurst. Wellington, and the follow- t ing local players: A. E. Elliot. E. Me- v Donald, W. H. Swanger, R. P. Gib- I

lin, E. Gilbert, M. Hunter, S. Powdrell, L. E. Bassett, P. H. Hartland, J. B. Jack, D. L. Blyth, D. Meldrum, F. G. Beaven, D. H. Mac Kay, S. T. Pritchard, C. J. McLean, G. H. Trott, C. Dunbar, E. A. Barton, W. S. Baird, G. Gordon, W. Gordon, G. C. Collins, W. A. D’Arcy. The draw for the first round, to be played on Monday, will be posted on the club notice board during the week-end ana will be published in Monday morning's paper.