LADIES' GOLF

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1308, 20 May 1915, Page 33

LADIES' GOLF

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE NEW ZEALAND LADIES’ GOLF UNION.

NOTICE TO COKHESPONDENTS

Match reports and news items for insertion in the Golf Page must reach this Office not later than Thursday of each week.

Any sums collected through the Red Cross Fund competitions and forwarded tn the Secretary of the New Zealand Golf Union, will be duly acknowlc dged week by week in this column.

Previously acknowledged, £23 14. Hutt, 155.; Johnsonville, 195.; Timaru, £1 165.; Auckland, £1 18s. Total, £29 2s.

Auckland.

The monthly Red Cross match was played on May 11, and though there had been heavy rain the previous day the course was playing well, and the greens were improved. There is a strange set of coincidences connected with these patriotic matches. The two Belgian matches already played have each been won by the same players: Senior, Miss M. Payton; Junior, Miss E. Culling. Miss M. Cooper, who won the first Red Cress match, on Tuesday again brought in the best card, which read, 97 —19 —78. Miss K. Holmes was second with 99 —19—80, and Miss M. Alison third with 97 —12 —85. The second round of the Hope Lewis Rose Bowl resulted as follows: Miss K. Holmes, a bye from Miss E. Cumming; Miss M. Payton and Miss M. MacCormick, all square; Miss M. Fraster beat Miss U. Holmes, 4 and 2;. Miss P. Macfarlane beat Miss E. Culling, 5 and 4; Miss S. Payton beat Miss P. Corrie, 6 and 4; Miss G. Gorrie beat Miss E. Upton, 3 and 2; Mrs. E. Dargaville beat Miss M. Alison, 3 and 2; Miss M. Towle beat Miss M. Hesketh, 2 and 1. The third round has to be played by May 28.

Mon May 12 the members of the Maungakiekie Ladies’ Golf Club played th/j first match fin aid of the Red Cross War Fund. The match was won by Mrs. Owen, 110 —25 —85. The proceeds (£1 175.) has been

forwarded to the secretary of the N.Z.L.G.U. Next week the first roun I of the Electric Match will be played.

New Plymouth. At Waiwakaiho on May 11th the first of a series of medal matches in aid of the Red Cross Fund was played. There were 24 entries, the leading scores being:—Miss Bewley, 94 —9 — 85; Mrs. Paton, 100—12—88; Miss Crooke, 128 —40 —88; Mrs. Walker. 131 —40 —91; Mrs. B. Johnston, 133 — 40—93; Miss Stephenson, 104 —9 —95; Mrs. Hutton, 120 —25 —95. The New Plymouth links are in very good order just now, and most of the players are trying hard to reduce the’r handicaps before the winter quite sets in. Miss Bewley, playing on half handicap, won the much coveted Red Cross Medal and reduced her handicap to 15. During last week the ladies of the Witiora Club completed the first round for the aggregate prize. The play was over fourteen holes and the best scores returned were: —Mrs. Buxton, 100 —30 —70; Mrs. Kirby, 102 —30—72; Miss Rundle, 90—13—77; M : ss Hawke, 108 —30 —78; Mrs. Cooke. 112—30—82; Mrs. Dell, 114—30—84; Miss Ambury, 124 —40 —84. Mixed foursomes were played on the Tarahua Club’s links on May Sth, fourteen holes only being played. The best scores returned were: —G. Carter and M’ss K. Free, 80 —15 —65; P. Grey and Miss Hammond 79 —10 —69; G. Grey and Miss C. Pellew, 87 —15 —72.

Johnsonville. A medal round played on Easter Monday morning was won by Miss Batham, Miss Price being second. In the afternoon a similar round resulted in Mrs. Buddle being first and Miss Turner second. The first Red Cross competition was won by Miss Yarrall, with a net score of 70. A medal handicap round was played on May Ist, the winner being Mr. H. I. Graves with a net score of 71, Mr. A. Mocre

being second with 72. Mr. Graves came in in 38 this, being the lowest score put up by any member of the club.

Visitors to the Hawera course are enthusiastic as to the future of the links. Conditions are improving week by week, and when the work is complete there will be a really fine course.

Public links appear to be a great institution in America, and are largely patronised, Philadelphia being the latest city to lay out a course, which is to be 6400 yards long, and is intended to be the finest public golf course in the world. From the American notes in a late Issue of “Golf Illustrated ” apparently this is going to be a boom year fox* golf in America, where millions of dollars are being expended in laying out links and club house buildings. Last year there were from 50,000 to 80,000 new aspirants at the game, and it is estimated that this year will find some hundred thousand new golfers. Most of the leading British golf professionals are too old to go on active service. The younger men have responded splendidly. Jack Ross of Parklangley, and C. Clarke, of Rotherham, who have been given comm’ssions in the Gordon Highlanders and Border regiment respectively; Tom Fernie, of Troon, who has been at the front for several weeks and his golfing brothers; Geo. Cadd, of Roehampton. who holds the championship of Wales; Willie Watt, one of the most successful professionals in Scotland during recent years; Alec. Marling and G‘. E. Smitli, of Aberdeen; J. D. Edgar, whose victory in the French open championship was one of the outstanding features of last season’s tournaments; James Bradbeef, of Porter’s Park; Robert Jacobs, of Bedford; these are a few of the volunteers fro mthe ranks of professionals. There are many others, including the latch of assis'ants who are. in camp

together, and who call themselves the “Niblick Brigade.” * * # * Invercargill. The weather in Invercargill could not have been better when the first round for Mrs. Massey’s Shield was played. The best cards given in were Mrs. D. Gilmour, Mrs. R. Gilmour, and Mrs. Handyside. In the B grade Miss Macalister scored another win.

Miss Kettle the lady captain of the G'reymouth Golf Club, has given a trophy for a ladder competition, to be played for during the season of 1915. The trophy will be presented to the lady winning the greatest number of matches, all challengers to pay a fee of 6d, and the proceeds will be handed io the Red Cross Fund.