GOLF TITLE WON BY MISS JEFFERD

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 1, 24 September 1937, Page 12

GOLF TITLE WON BY MISS JEFFERD

Mrs. Wilson Defeated Three and One in Final

PLAY IN THE WIND Tht Hastings ladies' open golf championship was won by Miss Molly Jeffeid (Hastings), who defeated Mrs D. Wilson (Lower Hutt), by 3 and 1 in tio nal over eightecn holes, Play was •i ade uupleasant by a strong soutkerJy wind with occasional rain. Miss Jefierd was particularly effective with her irons, through the fairway, playing lo.-n., low, boring shots into the wind. 1 first and second holes were won by Miss Jefierd aiter equal play by both to the greeus. Mrs Wilson played a beautiful iron shot to the green at thc third that gave her the advantage and won the hole. At the short fourth Mibs Jefferd lound the green with her mashie, but Mrs Wilson mishit hers and then found a bunker which she failed to clsar with her next, conceding the hole. The fii'th was halved in fours and also the sixth whera Miss Jefferd holed a 12-toob putt. The seventh was evenly p|ayed, though Mrs Wilson had to negdtiate a bunker to reach the greon with her third. Two putts each for a half in lives. The eighth, played into the teeth of the wind, saw Miss Jefferd on in. three, but Mts Wilson mishit tliree iron shots and eventually conceded the jbole. Ab the short ninth Miss Jefierd was on with her teo shot. Mrs Wiison found a bunker, but was on with her next. Miss Jeft'erd won the hole three to four and the ganie at the turn was four up in her. favour. Mrs Wilson was again faulty off the tee and found the rough to the left with her second, but recovered well with her third. Miss Jefferd got a good drive, but found a bunker with a pulled iron. She was on the green iu three to Mrs Wilson' s four and three putts weut to each. Miss Jefferd won the hole and was five up. Mrs Wilson won the eleventh after a splendid long iron to the green and the twelfth was halved in fours. Mrs Wilson then won the thirteenth three to five, and reduced the margin to three down, after Miss Jefferd had found a bunker. The fourteenth was won by Mrs Wilson after steady play four to fiv 0 Miss Jefferd being through the green with her second. Miss Jefferd two up and four to play. At the fifteenth Mrs Wilson pushed her drive into the rough and was in the rough over the drain with her second and stxll short of the green with \ the third. Miss Jefferd was on the 1 green with her second and down m | two putts and won the hole four to J five and placed the match dorniy three | in lier favour. Both used their drivers | at the 150-yard 16th. against the wind. j Miss Jefferd hooked her snot and found o, bunker, but outed brilliantly to within ten i'eet of the pin. Mrs Wilson rau through the green with her drive and back past the pin 20 i'eet, to sink a brilliant putt for tliree. Miss Jefferd' s putt.just stopped short oi the hole. The game was then dorniy two. Mrs Wilson was below the ridge for her drive at tho i?th, with Miss J effef d nicely up. Agyiinst the wind it took Miss Jefferd three more strokes to reach the green and Mrs Wilson four. With two putts eacft the hole went to Miss Jefferd by six to seven and she won the game by three up and oue to play. Miss M. Jefferd won the championship cup last year and was heartily congratulated on her successful defence of her title against two brilliant piayers in Miss Heleau^ and Mrs D. Wilson, who are on a lower handicap. Detailed results of yesterday afteritoon's play are as follow: — CHAMPIONSHIP. Fina.1, Miss M. Jefferd (Hastings) beat MrS D. Wilson, (Lower Hutt), 3 and 1. CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT Final. Miss J. Smith (Napier) beat Mrs Cross (Parkvale). LONGLANDS HANDICAP. Final. Mrs Urquhart (Waipukurau) beat Mrs D.. H. Jsewbigin (Hastings), 5 4. LONGLANDS FLIGHT Finaf Miss M. Peddie (Hastinas) beat Mrs A. D. Murphy (Hastings), 2 and 1. HASTINGS HANDICAP. Final. Mrs E. A. Murley (Hastings) beat Mrs J. Vesty (Hastings), 1 up. HASTINGS FLIGHT. Final. Mrs V. Hoadley (Hastings), beat Miss E. Lopdell (Napier), 1 up. CONSOLATION MEDAL MATOH Senior Division: Mrs B. Kessell, 79. Junior Division: Miss M. Nutter 81 (on count back) from Mrs G. Faulkner 81, PUTTING COMPETITION. First day: Miss J. Smith. Second day: Miss M. Jefferd.