WANGANUI PLAYER REACHES SEMIFINALS IN WOMEN'S GOLF

Wanganui Chronicle, 13 October 1948, Page 6

WANGANUI PLAYER REACHES SEMIFINALS IN WOMEN'S GOLF

Holder Of N.Z. Championship Was Taken To The Nineteenth

PALMERSTON N.. Yesterday (PA). —Attracting the largest gallery yet to follow the game during the New Zealand women’s golf championships at Hokowhitu. Miss E. Wilkinson, holder of the championship title, was taken to the 19th. green by a former champion, Mrs. R. S. Fullerton-Smith, when the quarter-finals were played this morning. The game finished in Miss Wilkinson’s favour, but decision could easily have been reversed when Mrs. Fullerton-Smith went to the 11th. hole 1 up.

As a result of the other quarter-final games. Mrs. G. W. uollis, also a previous titleholder, will meet Miss H. Buchanan in the semi-finals tomorrow, while -Miss Wilkinson’s opponent will be yet another former champion, Mrs. J. Ball. Judging by the form exhibit*! by Mrs. Ball this morning, she is likely io prove an even more difficult aa' versary to Miss Wilkinson than any other player. In a marathon tussle over 22 holes, two Auckland players, Mrs. G. W. Hollis and Mrs. C. N. Jacobsen, fought out a game in which the former was never given an opportunity of taking a generous lead over her opponent, whose steady, straight play was the real obstacle. Mrs. Bail played splendid golf, which won her the NewZealand title at Shirley in 1946, when she accounted for H. Murray, of Miramar, in the quarter-final of the championship and repeated in the afternoon, when her score in the medal round was 78. Results: — Championship Quarter-Finals. Mrs. G. W. Hollis (Titirangi) beat Mrs. C. N. Jacobsen (Auckland* 1 up. Miss H. Buchanan (Christchurch) beat Mrs. P. Andrew (Titirangi) 5 and 3. Miis E. Wilkinson (Grange) beat Mrs. R. S. Fullerton-Smith at the 19th. Mrs. J. Ball (Wanganui) beat Mrs. H. Murray (Miramar/ 3 and 2. OTHER COMPETITIONS. The semi-finalists in the New Zealand Plate include two of the lowest handicap players, Mrs. D. A. Crombie fWellington* and Miss-C. Smith (Hivercargill'. The latter, who had a close game on Monday with Mrs. L. I. Day (Hamilton), whom she beat at the 19th green, will meet the Wellington player, Mrs. N. J. Ellison, tomorrow, and Mrs. Crombie will f»lav Mrs. T. L. King, of Shandon. The Mellsop Cup was won by Mrs. H. Murray <Miramar), with the three best gross scores, 81-78-80 —239.

Mrs. W. Toomey won the Jessie Reid Rose Bowl with the three best nett scores, 75-74-80—221. The Innes Cup for the teams match was won by the Manawatu No. 1 team (Mesdames J. Ball. J. Cliff, and Mrs. R. S, Fullerton-Smith), with an aggregate gross score of 332. The Connelly Cup and the second division wai won by Mrs. E. H. Wimsett (Manawatu), 85-15-70, while Mrs W. Toomey won the first division, 819—72. The best gross score was returned by Mrs. J. Ball (Wanganui), 78. NEW ZEALAND PLATE. (Third Round). Mrs. N. J. Ellison (Hutt) beat Miss I. Jepson (Wanganui) 3 and 1. Miss C. Smith (Invercargill) beat Mrs. L. I. Day (Hamilton) at the 19th. Mrs. T. L. King (Shandon) beat Mrs. F. Judd (Titirangi) 3 and 2. Mrs. D. A. Crombie (Wellington) beat Mrs. F. Preston (Titirangi) 5 and 3. NEXT YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP. The 1949 championship will be held at the Otatara course (Invercargill). This was announced at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Ladies Golf Union. The New Zealand Autumn Foursomes Tournament will be played at Heretaunga and the Veterans’ Tournament at Hamner Springs For the purposes of holding a competition for the newly-presented Russell Grace Cup. both North and South Islands have been divided into four districts which will meet and play off annually, the first competition being held next season. The districts are Auckland and South Auckland. Wellington. Manawatu. and Hawke’s Bay. Nelson, West Coast, ough, Canterbury, and South Canterbury. North Otago and Southland. The election of officers to fill vacancies arising through members retiring in rotation resulted: Patroness, Mrs. Guy Lewis; executive. Mesdames L. I. Day (South Auckland). Mrs. D. M. Macrea (Wellington), Mrs. L. R. Curtis (Taranaki), N. S. Hawkes (South Canterbury-North Otago), and Mrs. G. M. Burnett (Otago-South-land).