NEW ZEALAND LADIES’ GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1578, 22 July 1920, Page 24

NEW ZEALAND LADIES’ GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

This year the New Zealand Ladies’ golf championship meeting will take place in Christchurch, on the Shirley Links, play beginning on September 29. The programme just issued by the Christchurch Ladies’ Golf Club shows the list of events which are to be contested. First in point of importance comes the championship itself, contested by match play on level terms, but open only to players whose handicap does not exceed 15. Next stands the Mellsop Cup, also a non-handicap event, but decided by the best gross aggregate put in three medal rounds. The L.G.U. Challenge Bowl and the Coronation Medal matches are handicap medal events, competitors being restricted to those whose L.G.U.

handicaps are 20 or less. The Donnelly Cup, also a medal competitiion, is open to all players, and, unlike the challenge trophies mentioned above, may be won outright by any player who wins it three times in succession or four times at intervals. In addition to these matches there are two bogey matches for ordinary trophies; also a club team match and a competition between the best players from the North and South Islands. The New Zealand Ladies’ Golf Union is singularly fortunate in the number of valuable challenge trophies available, these all being gifts from enthusiasts in the game. The Championship Cup is the gift of Mrs. G. G. Stead, of Christchurch, and the replica which accompanied it is given this year and for all time by Mrs. Guy Williams. The Mellsop Cup was given by Mrs. Mellsop, hon. secretary to the N.Z. Ladies’ Golf Union, and the replica, also for all time, is given by Mr. Mellsop. The Coronation Medals are a gift to New Zealand from Mrs. Miller, originator of the Ladies’ Golf Union, and Mrs. Hulton, the first treasurer of the organisation. The L.G.U. Challenge Bowl, intrinsically a most valuable trophy, was given to New Zealand by the English Ladies’ Golf Union (which with the idea’ of encouraging colonial golf also gave at the same time similar trophies -to Canada, South Africa, and Australia), and a

• replica of it is given yearly by the N.Z. Ladies’ Golf Union. The Donnelly Cup was presented by the late Mrs. G. P. Donnelly of Hawke’s Bay, and though this is a trophy which may be won outright by a certain number of wins, no one has so far had her name twice engraved upon it. A new challenge trophy is open for competition this year, presented by Miss K. Rattray, who has been president of the N.Z. Ladies’ Golf Union since it has been an independent organisation. This trophy is to be held yearly by the player making the best aggregate return in the two bogey matches listed on the programme. It is thus quite possible for a player who has not won either of the bogey competitions to become the holder of the challenge trophy, a fact which adds a good deal of interest to the bogey matches and the new challenge cup. Hamilton. The Hamilton Ladies’ Golf Club intend holding an open championship meeting on the St. Andrew’s links, on October 6,7, and 8. This fixture will take place a fortnight after the men’s New Zealand championship meeting. The St. Andrew’s links are in splendid order at present, the fairways being excellent. Wanganui. A match against a team of 14 Palmerston ladies played at Wanganui resulted in a win for the local team by 10 to 4. In a four-ball match the local team were again victorious. Napier. The following is the result of the monthly medal competition of the Napier Ladies’ Club: —A Section: Mrs. Dalgleish, 104- —20 —84; Miss F. Clark, 105 —19 —86; Miss E. Brown, 97—11—86; Mrs. Smith, 106—14—92; Miss Hamlin, 101 —9 —92. B Section: Miss Dysart, 104 —21 —83; Miss Ormond, 110 —21 —89; Mrs. Ruddick, 114—21—93. Hastings v. Napier. An inter-club. match between the Hastings and Napier Ladies’ Golf Clubs was played at Waiohiki last week, Napier winning by nine games to one. The following is the result, the Hastings ladies being mentioned first: —Mrs. Maitland lost to Miss E. Brown; Miss G. Wellwood beat Miss Hamlin; Mrs. Rainbow lost to Mrs. Olliver; Miss Z. Wellwood lost to Mrs. Smith; Mrs. Davis lost to Miss F. Clark; Mrs. King- lost to Mrs. Dalgleish; Mrs. Baker lost to Miss Dysart; Mrs. Symons lost to Miss R. Brown; Miss Burr lost to Miss B. Cato; Miss A. Wellwood lost to Miss A. Cargill. Takapau. A bogey match for a trophy pre sented by Miss Brabazon resulted as follows: —Miss R. Cameron, all square; Miss R. Pepper, two down; Miss Johnston, three down; Mrs. Wilson, three down; Mrs. Saunders, seven down; Mrs. Hobson, seven down; Miss L. Pepper, eight down; Miss Inglis, ten down; Miss A’Deane, ten down; Mrs. Cameron, ten down.