GOLF

Wairarapa Daily Times, 3 September 1936, Page 7

GOLF

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. WON BY MISS KAY. ADELAIDE, Wednesday. Miss Oliver .Kay (New Zealand) Avon the Avomen’s golf championship of Australia, defeating Mrs FullertonSmith (New Zealand) in the final today by 5 and 4. The Aveatlier Avas ideal. There Avas little betAveen the pair, but Miss Kay was steadier. Mrs Fullerton-Smith was not driving Avell, pulling and slicing, but she played wonderful recovery shots, hitting Avoods in the fainvay with great poAver. Apart, from a feAV loose shots, Miss Kay was steady all round. Her putting Avas deadly, and she seemed always to have the upper hand.

Although Miss, Kay lost the first hole Avhen she pulled her iron second, she Avon the second in a par 5. Mrs Ful-lerton-Smith pulled her drive into the rough at the third, but recovered Avonderfully and halved in 4. The next three holes were halved, but. Miss Kay took the seventh, her opponent being bunkered. The match Avas squared at the next, Miss Kay taking 5 after a sliced drive. Mrs Fullerton-Smith smothered her drive at the ninth, played two great Avoods and then pitched short. Miss Kay was bunkered Avith, her third, but exploded and sank a 25foot putt for a Avin in 5. Miss, Kay Avas then 1 up. She Avas out in .40 and Mrs Fullerton-Smith in 41. A short second and chip cost Mrs Fullerton-Smith the next hole, and the folloAving tAvo Avere halved. Mrs Ful-lciton-Smith Avon the thirteenth. Miss Kay took there putts at the fourteenth for a half and Avon the fifteenth, Mrs Fullerton-Smith taking three putts. The next tAvo holes were halved. Mrs Fullerton-Smith pulled her drive into the tiger country at the eighteenth and took six. Miss Kay was down in five after three putts, to stand 3 up at lunch.

In the afternoon Miss Kay won the first two holes Avith a birdie three and a par five, but lost the third, pulling her drive. A downhill putt tricked Mrsi Fullerton-Smith at the fourth, and she was five doAvn. Miss Kay took three putts at the fifth, but halved the hole. The sixth was halved, and the seventh put Miss Kay six up. Both were bunkered, but Miss Kay .Avas on in two and Mrs FulleTton-Smith in three. The eighth was halved and the ninth was Avon -by Mrs Fullerton-Smith, who sank a 20-footer for a five. Miss Kay was out in 42 and Mrs Fullerton-Smith in 44.

Mrs Fullerton-Smith fluffed a chip into a bunker at the tenth and was six down. The next tAvo Avere halved, making Miss Kay dormie six. Mrs Fuller-ton-Smith won the thirteenth, negotiating a half-stymie, and the fourteenth Avas halved, ending the match. In the Tasman Cup foursomes Miss Kay and Mrs Fullerton-Smith will meet Mrs Clements and Miss 1 Hutton, and Misses Ilonvell and) Fleming will meet Mesdames Negus and BrittenJdnes. Miss Helean will probably play in the singles. The teams will leave on Friday night.

NEW ZEALAND LADIES.

TO PLAY AT SYDNEY,

SYDNEY, Wednesday.

The Ladies’ Golf Union announces that arrangements have been made for the visiting NeAV Zealand Avomen golfers to play at Sydney next Monday, but the type of game is as yet undecided.

VICTORIAN CHAMPiONSHIP.

MELBOURNE, Wednesday,

Winners in the second round of the Victorian golf championship to-day included J. Perrier, H. Williams, I. Whitton, hi. J. Ryan, T. Spence, H. Payne and L. Nettleford. RIVERSIDE v. MAHUNGA. The following players, have been selected to represent the Mahunga Golf Club in a match to be played against the Riverside Golf Club during the week-end, the A team at Mahunga, and the B team at Riverside: — , A TEAM. Ladies—Misses Hubbard, Evans, Edgecombe, Calwell, Boddington, Wyber, Mrs L. Roache, Mrs Ward. Men. —Bell, Johansen, McNauglit, Friend, C. Faulkner, 11. A. Evans, Greer, Colvin, Bell, R. Faulkner, McGregor, McFarlane, A. Smith, A. H. Ward, Jago, Burling. Emergency: R. Donald. B TEAM. , -Ladies—Miss Diggins, Miss L. Smith, Mrs Broekett, Miss Montefiore, Miss Gee, Miss Taylor, Miss Ralph, Mrs B. J. Roach. Emergencies: Miss N. Smith, Miss Anstice.

Men. —Jones, Ilunn, Reid, R. Smith, Parker, Sutherland, W. Johansen, McIntyre, hi. Hanley, Wagg, Broekett, Dwyer, Sandbeclc, Bassett, Weston, Frost. Emergency: Williams. "■ On Saturday next a handicap mixed foursome will be played, partners to be drawn on arrival.