CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 231, 30 September 1929, Page 9

CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF.

THE FOURSOMES PLAY. RESULTS OF FIRST ROUND. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WANGANUI, this clay. The amateur and professional foursomes over :U; holes (championships), and the handicap foursome over IS holes, arc being played to-day in perfect weather. In the amateur championship, first round, the scores are:—Ha pi Tarcha and T. Kuru 76, Dale and Mangon 77, Ehstedt and Saunders 79, Duncan and White 79, Reilly and Smith, jun. 79, Horton and •Tamieson 82, Hu'ggins and Richmond 83, Hurst and Mara 83, Harold and Hussey SS. Professional foursome, first round: — Butter and Fuller 74, Bell and Ritchie 75, Shaw and Mowatt 78, Mclntosli and Watt 79, Dykes and J. Clements 79. Butters and Pass SI, Douglas and Smith 81, Moss and Perry 83. Z.Z. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP. DEFEAT OF MISS PAYTON. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The most interesting match of the morning in the women's golf championship was between Mrs. Fraser and Miss C4aisford. Miss G'aisford played some fine golf at the start, and took a big lead, but Mrs. Fraser, whose putting had been letting her down, , improved her game all round, and played some . solid golf to win on the seventeenth green. Miss 0. Stevens caused a surprise by inflicting a severe defeat on Miss Payton. Miss Payton was certainly a little off form, but Miss Stevens played sound golf for her win. Miss Barnett and Mrs. Mills were not at their best, Miss Barnett winning after a, close match. Mrs. Dodgshun was as steady as a rock against Miss McCormiclc, who failed to find her best form and lost six down and five. Miss Kay again had an easy win, though Miss Rathbone took the game to the' fifteenth green. Mrs. Collinson won against Miss Pharazyn on the nineteenth green, after Miss Pharazyn had been dormv two.