South Canterbury Wins Women’s Golf Tourney

Press, Volume C, Issue 29513, 15 May 1961, Page 18

South Canterbury Wins Women’s Golf Tourney

(Neu> Zealand Press Association)

TIMARU. May 13. In weather more suitable for duck shooting titan golf, the South Island section of the Russell Grace inter-pro-vincial womens golf tourney ended yesterday with a win for the South Canterbury A team, which maintained its unbeaten record throughout the three-day event. In the fourth round. South Canterbury A beat NelsonWest Coast-Marlborough and Canterbury, 4-2, for a total of 201 points. Otago was in second place, with 17J points, and Canterbury third, with 141 points. It was South Canterbury’s first win in the event. A highlight of the tourney was Miss Susan Grigg’s match with Otago’s Miss Pat Harrison, which was won by Miss Grigg, 1 up, after a close contest. After being 2 up at the turn. Miss Grigg lost the next three holes to give Miss Harrison a 1-up advantage. Miss Grigg won the thirteenth, and Miss Harrison the fourteenth. Two halved holes followed, with Mtss Grigg winning the seventeenth and eighteenth to give her the match. Final were: South Canterbury A 201 points: Otago 17|, Canterbury 141. South Canterbury B 14, Southland 13, Nelson-West Coast-Marlborough 10J. Fourth Round South Canterbury A beat Nelson-West Coast - Marlborough. 4-2: Otago halved with Canterbury, 3-3: Southland halved with South Canterbury B. 3-3. South Canterbury A v. Nel-son-West Coast-Marlborough (South Canterbury names first). —Mrs D. B. Hayman beat Mrs J. Dyke, 2 and 1; Miss M. M. Kennard beat Mrs G. Crossman. 7 and 6; Mrs J. Ball lost to Mrs R. Mace. 2 and 1: Miss B. Langley beat Mrs R. Interman. 1 up: Miss E. A. Davies beat Mrs A. Stevenson, 4 and 2; Mrs C C. Burdor. lost to Mrs T. McDonald. 2 and 1.

Otago v. Canterbury (Otago names first). —Mlss-P. Harrison lost to Miss S. Grigg, 1 down; Mrs H. Harris beat Mrs C. J.

Ward. 4 and 3; Mrs L. Purvis beat Miss E. Nutt. 5 and 4: Mrs E. A. Lucas lost to Mrs J Lee, 1 down; Mrs J. Shacklock beat Mrs R. G. Edward. 3 and 1; Mrs J. Guy lost to Miss B. Murray. 5 and 3. Southland V. South Canterburv B (Southland names first). —Mrs N. D, Cullen beat Mrs I. D. James. 4 and 3: Mrs J. E. Sievwright beat Mrs W. A. McKellar 3 and 2; Mrs G. E. Glennie lost to Mrs J. E. S. Greenall. 4 and 3: Mrs N. H. Hawkes lost to Mrs T. G. Lister, 5 and 3: Mrs J. N. Thomas lost to Miss R. M. Riley. 1 down; Mrs R. C. Wilson beat Mrs H. J. Bowron. 4 and 3. Fifth Round Canterbury lost to South Canterbury A, 2-4: Nelson-West Coast-Marlborough lost to Southland, 2J-31; Otago beat South Canterbury B. 4-2. Canterbury v. South Canterbury A (Canterbury names first).—Miss S. Grigg beat Miss E. McLeod. 6 and 5; Mrs C. J. Ward lost to Mrs D. B. Hayman. 4 and 2; Miss E. Nutt lost to Miss M. M. Kennard. 8 and 6: Mrs J. Lees lost to Miss B. Langley, 1 down; Miss B. Murray lost to Miss E. A. Davies. 1 down: Mrs H. Currey beat Mrs C. C. Burdon. 5 and 3. Nelson - West Coast - Marlborough v. Southland (NelsonWest Coast-Marlborough names first).—Mrs R. Mace lost to Mrs N D. Cullen, 6 and 5; Mrs G. Crossman lost to Mrs J. E. Sievwright, 1 down; Mrs H Interman beat Mrs N. H. Hawkes. 1 up: Mrs P, Mills lost to Mrs J. N. Thomas. 2 down; Mrs A. Stevenson halved with Mrs R. J. C. Wilson; Mrs T. McDonald beat Mrs A. Lawrie. 6 and 4. Otago v. South Canterbury B (Otago names first).—Miss Harrison beat Miss R. M. Riley. 3 and 2: Mrs H. Harris lost to Mrs T. C. Lister, 3 and 2: Mrs I. Purvis beat Mrs J. E. S. Greenall. 3 and 2: Mrs I. Latimer lost to Mrs I. D. James, 3 and 2: Mrs J. Shacklock beat Mrs G. Campbell. 4 and 3: Mrs E. A. Lucas beat Mrs H. J. Bowron, 1 up.