WOMEN'S GOLF

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 212, 23 September 1937, Page 6

WOMEN'S GOLF

Miss M. Jefferd Beats ' Miss P. Helean SEMI-FINAL MATCHES The semi-finals of the Hastings Ladies' Golf Club open championship were played this morning, Miss M. Jefferd heating Miss P. Helean 3 up aud 1 to play, and Mrs D. Wilson beating Mrs W. J. Crerar, 1 up, The weather conditions were trying. a stiff southerly wind making play very difficult. In the match between Miss Jefferd and Miss Helean, the first three holes were halved, then. Miss Jefferd won the fourth by three to 4, and t'f 3 fifth by three to 5. At the sixth Miss Jefferd put two balls out of bounds and conceded the hole, The s6venth was halved in five and the eighth was won ' by Miss Jefferd 5 to 6, making her 2 up again. At the short ninth Miss Helean won by two to three, leaving Miss Jefferd one up at the turn. Miss Jefferd won the tenth, o to 6, and the 11th. and 12th. were halved. Miss Helean won the thirteenth by 3 to 4. Miss Jefferd won the fourteenth by, 3 to 5. At the fifteenth Miss Helean was nicely on wilh her second, Miss Jefferd being slightly through jiear the fence. She chipped on nicely and / was alongside the hole with her first putt. Miss Helean was short with her first putt and then had hard luck in knocking her opponent's ball in. Mis# Jefferd's hole 4 to 5, making her dormy 3. At the short sixteenth -both went to the left; Miss Jefferd going through the green into the bunker with her second. Miss Helean went through to the far side of the green, Miss Jefferd failed to get out of the bunker with her first try and conceded; the hole. At the agyenteenth against a etiff southerly breeze, it took both players four strokes* to reach the green, where Miss Helean's shot trickled into the far bunker. She was out with her fifth, Miss Jefferd being alongside the hole with hers. Miss- Jefferd won the hole, 6 to 7, and the game, three up and 1 to play. " b Details : — CHAMPIONSHIP Semi-finals i . Miss Jefferd beat Miss Heftan, 3 and 1, T Mrs D. Wilson beat Mrs W« J. Crerar, 1 uPi longlands handicae ' Semi-finals, Mrs Urquhart beat Mrs McLennan 4 and 2. Mrs D. H. Newbigin beat Mrs A* J. Nelson. 2 and 1. longlands plight ' Mrs A. P. Murphy beat Mrs C, Kirkley. , Miss Peddie beat Miss Nutter, HASTINGS HAND1CAP, Semi-finals, Mrs E. A. Murley beat M5s» J. Hennah, 6 and 5. Mrs J. Vesty beat Mrs McCulloeh.'1- ' hastings flight Miss E. Lopdell beat Miss G. 8ymonds, 4 and 2. Mrs V. Hoa.dIey beat Mrs J. Blake. championship flight Semi-finals^ Mrs Orosa beat Miss J. Speedy, 2 up. Miss J. Smith beat Mrs Foreman, - ; FOURrBAEL The four-hall* bogey match played this morning was won by Mrs G, Baillie and Mrs H. Miller, 1 up; Mrs A. Morris and Miss Z. Fryer, all square ; Mrs J. Hunter and Miss D.-Smith, all square; Miss A. Ormond and Mrs* Toothill, 1 down ; Miss M. Slater and Miss B. Simmons, 1 down; Mrs B. Kessell and Mrs N. Davidson. 2 down ; Miss D. Thompson and Miss B. Struthers, 3 down.