GOLF MISS N. CAMPBELL, AGED 17, WINS WOMEN’S TITLE

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28267, 3 May 1957, Page 6

GOLF MISS N. CAMPBELL, AGED 17, WINS WOMEN’S TITLE

Seventeen-year-old Miss N. Campbell, of Takaka, won the Canterbury women’s golf championship when she beat Miss S. Grigg, of Christchurch, 1 up, in the final at Shirley yesterday. It was a fine performance by Miss Campbell in beating a New Zealand representative.

In the first semi-final Miss Grigg beat Mrs R. G. Edward. She drove well and played slightly better golf throughout the contest. She also had a slight advantage over her opponent in putting, although they both found the greens a little tricky. Miss Campbell, in her semi-final, beat Miss A. Murray, 5 and 4. Miss Campbell’s drives and approaches were particularly good. Miss Murray’s play was not her best, and she found trouble in the bunkers ’at several holes. She also had occasional putting lapses. Several times Miss Campbell only had to play safely to win the hole and, in the few times in which she struck trouble, she recovered well. Three up at the turn, she did not surrender her lead, and the match ended at the fourteenth green.

Dramatic Final The final was one of the most dramatic at this tournament for many years. Miss Campbell, showing great fighting spirit for hei years, gained her 1 up win after being 6 down at the turn. For the first half of the match Miss Campbell did not win a hole, and the score after nine holes

pointed to a conclusive victory for her opponent. Up to this stage Miss Campbell had been driving slightly further than her opponent, but Miss Grigg was winning holes with very accurate putting. For the nine holes Miss Grigg was one over scratch, and Miss Campbell was seven over scratch.

After dropping one stroke at the first hole, Miss Grigg played fine golf to complete the remaining eight holes in scratch figures. She gave nothing away and, although Miss Campbell was playing fairly well, she was given no chance of winning a hole. Possibly the best shot of the match was played by Miss Grigg at the 325-yard sixth. She played her second on to the green, to within eight feet of the pin. In spite of two putts, she won the hole to be 4 up. At the eighth and ninth Miss Campbell three putted, and this difference in putting accounted partly for her deficit at the turn. The tenor of the match changed from the 453-yard tenth hole. Here, Miss Campbell played three beautiful shots to reach the green, and her putt for a birdie 4 was only three inches short. Miss Grigg, on the other hand, topped her drive, and Miss Campbell’s first win seemed to give her new confidence. For the next few holes Miss Campbell continued to play excellent golf, and her wins in the tenth, eleventh and twelfth left her only 3 down. At the twelfth she drove beautifully -to clear the hill. t . . Miss Grigg’s putt from the edge of the thirteenth green lipped the hole, after Miss Campbell had recovered well from a very awkward bunker lie. Miss Grigg struck- a run of misfortune at the 337-yard fourteenth. Her drive found the rough, and her second moved the ball only a further two feet. After a visit to the creek, and a further shot into the bunker to the right of the green, she conceded the hole, leaving her 2 up with four to play. Tire fifteenth was halved, and the sixteenth, the longest hole of the course, was won by Miss Campbell in scratch figures. Miss Grigg three-putted at the seventeenth, and the match was squared with one hole to play. The Eighteenth

Both players drove well at the eighteenth, and found the green in two shots. It appeared certain that the hole would be halved, but a further putting lapse by Miss Grigg cost her the hole and the title. She missed an 18-inch putt, which would have halved the hole.

For the second half of the match Miss Campbell was two over scratch, and she won seven holes without losing any. The reasons for the change were Miss Campbell’s slightly improved putting, and the deterioration of her opponent’s putting. The new champion displayed an excellent temperament throughout, and refused to be flustered bv her opponent’s good lead over the first half. When the tension was on, Miss Campbell held the initiative. She won the last three holes in scratch.

In the Shirley Trophy event, Mrs N. H. Rickman maintained her good form of the previous two days to win the final from Mrs J. B. Hay, 3 and 2. The winner of the first flight was Miss L. Dalzell, and Mrs W. V. Fountain won the second flight.

Results were:— Canterbury Championship Semi-finals.—Miss S. Grigg beat Mrs R. G. Edward, 4 and 3; Miss N. Campbell beat Miss A. Murray, 5 and 4. Final.—Miss Campbell beat Miss Grigg, 1 up.

Shirley Trophy Semi-finals.—Mrs N. H. Rickman beat Mrs R. D. Glackin, 5 and 4; Mrs J. B. Hay beat Mrs N. Robertson, 6 and 5. Final.—Mrs Rickman beat Mrs Hay, 3 and 2. Flights No. 1 Flight.—Semi-finals: Miss L. Dalzell beat Miss H. Geaney, 2 and 1; Mrs C. J. Ward beat Mrs F. Williamson, 4 and 2. Final: Miss Dalzell beat Mrs Ward, 6 and 4.

No. 2 Flight.—Semi-finals: Mrs J Ensor beat Mrs R. E. Alexander, 4 and 2; Mrs W. H. Fountain beat S. G. Bowron, 2 and 1. Final: Mrs Fountain beat Mrs Ensor, 4 and 3.

Canadian Foursome Bogey.— Mrs Watt and Mrs Evans, 4 down, Mrs Middleton and Miss Donaldson, 4 down. Mrs Watt and Mrs Evans won on a count-back. Stableford Bogey.—First division: Miss M. Donaldson 33 points, Miss H. Buchanan 30. Second division: Mrs P. O’Shea 31 points, Mrs D. H. Adamson 30. Putting Competition.—Miss L. Hillis won on a count-back from Mrs F. Williamson.

MID-CANTERBURY WOMEN’S

DRAW The following is the draw for the Mid-Canterbury Women’s golf championships to be held at the Ashburton links on Monday, May 6, 1957:

No. 1 Tee 8.30 a.m.: Mesdames L. A. Watson, C. C. Burdon. and Miss B. Langley. 8.35: Mesdames H. H. Graham. J. C. Templar, and A. Robertson. 8.40: Mesoames W. J. Heenan, C. Ridgen, and H. Woods. 8.45: Mesdames W. P. Drummond, J. T. Harris, and M. Forrester. 8.50: Mesdames J. M. McRae, H. Denny, and F. H. Muinson. 8.55: Mesdames A. A. Caithness. R. Fahey, and R. Skilling. . 9 a.m.: M. Williams, F. L. McLaine, and J. C. Marshall. 9.5: Miss T. Cowan. Miss I. McCormick, and Mrs F. A. Brittan. 9.10: Mesdames B. H. Knox, E. Heney. and L. A. Burt. 9.15: Mesdames K. Ironside. Abbott, and Miss M. Findlay. 9.20: Mesdames L. Lister. I. Hart, and Cheyne. 9.25: Mesdames L. Todd, W. Lowery, and Miss N. Goldsmith.

No. 10 Tee 8.30 a.m.: Mesdames H. Vezey, A. J. Riley, and Barker. 8.35: Mesdames A. Bruce, R. Olliver, and R. Callaghan. 8.40: Mesdames W. H. Irving. G. Robertson, and A. Olliver. 8.45: Mesdames G. Campbell, R. Newton, and R. L. Gallaway. 8.50: Mesdames W. G. Todd, Rowe, and D. Johnstone. 8.55: Mesdames G. H. Truman, E. Hood, and V. Highet. 9 a.m.: Mesdames F. G. Holland, R. W. Oakley, and J. E. McKenzie. 9.5: Mesdames N. Thomas, A. Taylor, and L. Porter. 9.10: Mesdames R. Borgfeldt, M. G. Wall, and Miss E. Davies. 9.15: Mesdames J. Lane and W. Chatfield. 9.20: Mesdames H. Dobson and Bates. Afternoon only: Mesdames J. H. Grigg, T. Currie, and C. H. Hardy. Time arranged at club-house. Post entries accepted. —Advt. METHVEN GOLF TOURNAMENT, MAY 11 and 12. May 11, Junior and Novice, 17-24. May 12, Senior and Intermediate, 0-16. Entries Close May 6, with the Secretary, H. V. Reid, ‘Phone 198, Methven. —Advt.