THREE AUSTRALIANS. ONE NEW ZEALANDER LEFT IN WOMEN’S GOLF

Wanganui Chronicle, 9 November 1949, Page 6

THREE AUSTRALIANS. ONE NEW ZEALANDER LEFT IN WOMEN’S GOLF

INVERCARGILL, Last Night (PA). - Three Australians and une New Zealander remain in the field to contest the semi-finals of the New Zealand women’s amateur golf championship, to be played at Otatara on Thursday. After four days of line weather a cold snap was experienced this morning, and hail and sleet, backed by a strong southerly wind, made conditions uncomfortable. After a brief storm, the skies cleared, but the weather remained cotd. Mrs. Jackson Ball, of Wanganui, the reigning New Zealand champion, was defeated by the young Queenslander, Miss Judith Percy, 2 up in a game which went to the 18th. hole, the Australian was playing a long drive with even seconds, but Mrs. Ball was not playing with her usual ease. Miss Percy led 2 up at the turn, after which Mrs. Ball settled to a more confident tempo, and but for two putting lapses at crucial points up to the 15th., might have overtaken her opponent’s lead At the 16th. Miss Percy (dormie 2) half stymied Mrs. Ball, who negotiated successfully to win the hole. At the 17th. Miss Percy laid a full stymie, but Mrs. Ball holed out with one of the finest shots of the morning’s play. At the 18th. both were on in threes, but Mrs. Ball missed a four foot putt to be 2 down. The Australian champion, Miss Borthwick, played good golf to beat the Queensland champion, Miss Fletcher, 2 up. Miss Zoe Hudson, Christchurch, defeated Mrs. H. A. Murray, Wellington. 2 and 1 in a closely fought game, to be the only New Zealander to reach the semi-finals Quality golf was produced by two of the youngest competitors in the round, Miss Maxime Bishop, the Westralian champion, and Miss Rosemary Hodges, Auckland. Miss Bishop took the match by 3 and 1. In the New Zealand Plate, form was upset when a New Zealand Tasman Cup player. Miss Margaret Hughes (Titirangi) was defeated by Mrs. C. N. Jacobson, of Auckland, 2 and 1. On Thursday. Miss Percy’ meets Miss Borthwick, and Miss Bishop meets Miss Hudson. The Tasman Cup matches will be played tomorrow Results: N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIP Fourth found: Miss J. E. Percy (Australia) beat Mrs. Jackson Ball (Wanganui), 2 up; Miss P. Borthwick (Australia) beat Miss J. I. Fletcher (Australia), 2 up: Miss M. Bishop ♦ Australia) beat Miss R. C. Hodges (Auckland), 3 and 1: Miss Z. Hudson (Christchurch) beat Mrs. H. A. Murray (Miramar), 2 and 1. N.Z. PLATE Third round: Mrs. C. N. Jacobson (Auckland) beat Miss M. Hughes (Titirangi), 2 and 1: Miss B. Kernot (Australia) beat Miss H. Buchanan ♦ Christchurch), 3 and 1; Miss P. Guest (Hamilton) beat Mrs. P. MacDiarmid (Cambridge), 5 and 4: Mrs. L. W. Smith (Invercargill) beat Miss E. M. Parsons (Hanmer Springs), 4 and 2.