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Hokitika Guardian, 16 October 1931, Page 5

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GREYMOUTH V. HOKITIKA. The following will play at Hokitika at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday next: — Meldrum, A. K. Smith, Coltman, Doogan, Shallcrass, Curran, A. Smith, Griffen, McKechnie, Bell, M. Smith, Hill, Machu, Thorpy, Casey, D. Fogarty, M. Fogarty, Keating, Smyth, McKane, Heapin', Carroll, and Parkinson. (By Telegraph—Ber Fress Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 15. The first rounds of the Open Golf Championship decided on four medal' rounds, were played at Shirley Linkp to-day. The course was in excellent order, though rather dry and hard. The weather was of mid-summer warmth well-nigh perfect for low . scoring. The scroes were : A. .J. Shaw:—67. 73, 140. E. JM. Macfariane: —73,-7,1, 144. C. C. Clements: —74, 72, 146. H. 11. Blair:—7l, 76, 147. J. A. Millard:— 74, 74, 148. R. C. Butters:—7o, 79. 149. G. - .Sime:—74, 75, 149. J. I). Mclntosh7B, 72, 150. B. M. Silk:—7s, 75, 150. J. Lambie77, 73, 160. J. Goss:—7B, 73, 151. A, R, 81ank75,78, 151. R. T. Tcsswell: —76, 76, 152. .1. L. Black:—73, 70, 152.,.-.. - ; Ci A. Seylhoui*7B, 75. 153. B. J. Srcith junr:—76, 77, 153,. J. C. hid we 1180, 78, 153. B. V. Wright:—72, 81, 153. K. Ross:—7B, 76, 154. W. A. Keeling 76, 78, 154. H. A. Black—B2, 72, 154. M. Duncan :—7B, 76, 154. L. Ross: —7B, 77, 155. D. C. Collins:—72, 83, 155. F. Branch: —76, 79, 155. W. O’Callaghan :—7B, 77, 155. E. S. Douglas :—Bl, 75, 156. J. Forrest—79, 78, 157. A. D. S. Duncan 76, 81, 157. J. W. Ross—77, 81, 158. J. Al Clements:—79, 79, 158. R. C. Abernethy:—77, 82, 159. L. Buist—77, 82, 159. 6 A. Dyke:—7B, 81, 159. G. B’ Forrest:—Bl, 78, 159. K. S. Glendining:—Bo, 79, 159. S. C. Colbeck—Bl, 79, 160. J. A. Scouler:—76, 84, 160. J. P. Mortland: —72, 88, 160. : ? J. A. Bott:—73, 79, 152. K. C. Ward:—79, 83, 162. J. L. Petley—Bs, 78, 163. J. P. Hornnbrook:—B3, 80, 163. N. H. Fuller:—B3, 81, 164. A. S. McCallum: —85, 79, 164. J. Watt —BS, 80, 165. B. J. Smith: —79, 89, 168 J. Mowat: —Bl, 87, 168. R.. A. Wilsonß2, 87, 168. R. Fox—92, 79. 171. D. H. Butcher .«--87, 85, 172. E. A. RaltOtl :-93, 84, if 7.

WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP. WON m MISS GAISFORD, ’ ROTORUA, potober lb. With a lead of one up at the conclusion of the morning round, Miss B. Gaisford, of Marton, went ahaed to win the New Zealand Ladies’ Amateur Championship decisively by five up and four to play. Miss Gaisford fully maintained the j strength and steadiness she showed in the morning play, but the champion, Miss .0. Kav, fell away on the greens and dropped steadily back to lose rue match and the title at the fourteenth hole. t ' ■ -I By winning the highest prize of the , Dominion’s lady golfers, Miss Gaisford completed an exceptionally suecessful season, in which she has won the Mastertom Open Championship, establishing a- new course record of 75, in addition to the Napier, Dannevirke*. and Wanganui Championships. The course was in splendid order, and the championship was decided m ideal golfing weather. The greens were inclined to be fast, but were playing very true. A gallery of over five hundred followed the game. Miss Kay lost the match through her green work, which over the final holes was never reliable. She was a trifle unlucky in missing putts, but any luck in the game was evenly divided, A feature of the game was the consistent long straight driving of both players on practically every hole, their tee shots lying within five yards of each other on the fairways. ‘ Both were very reliable in approaching, but here, also, Miss Kay fell away somewhat from her earlier steadiness. The cards read: Miss Gaisford—Outward 5,4, 4,4, 5, 3 6,4, 4—39. Inward 5, o, 3,3, 4 total for five holes—2o.

Miss Kay—Outward 5,4, 4,4, 6,4, 4, 5, 5; total 41. Inward —5,4, 3,4; total for four holes—l 6. Neither did so well at the first hole, as in the opening round, requiring three ewh to reach the green. It was I halved in fives. - | Both were lying near the edge of the green at the second in opposite coiners. Miss Gaisford played a short second, and Miss Kay, after running past the pin, needed a ten foot putt to win, but Hoped the cup, and the {hole was halv.ed in four. I Miss Gaisford overran lie green j with her drive at the third,, but Miss Kay was in a handy position. Both ! played short seconds, and Miss Kay was beside the pin with her third, putting for a win. Miss Gaisford missed a short shot, and the hole was halved in hogev fours. Miss Gaisford outdrove Miss Kay at the fourth, and was on the green in two. Miss Kay’s second was a good recovery. and, with a neat approach and a, three foot putt, she halved the hofp in'* bogey four.

Miss Kay found the* creek at thd fifth, but brought back without pen-* alty. She duffered her second, however, the ball travelling low and' striking the bank of the' creek on the opposite side, and rolling back into the gully. She* took a> mashie shot to lift the ball beautifully put.,of. a,very difficult lie, but she Was a Stroke' behind Miss Gaisford, who hit a very long second to lie in a handy position. Miss Gaisford was on the green in three, and Miss Kay took four, both taking two to sink, and Miss Gaisford being two up.

As in. the morning round, Miss Kay struck bunker trouble at the sixth. Miss Gaisford was again on the green, and sank a bogey three to ‘her opponnet’s four. Miss Gaisford three up.

Long drives and very strong seconds at the seventh saw both handy on the green, but Miss Gaisford was short with her approach, and found a bunker. Miss Kay laid a. good approach near the pin, and sank a birdie four to her opponent’s six. Miss -Gaisford two up. , ■ ’ .■ . . Both made good drives at the eighth hut slurred their seconds. Miss Kay overran the pin' with a long approach, but Miss Gaisford was again close, and sank bogey a. .four. Miss Kay took an extra putt, standing three down. At the ninth, again a bad hole, both tee shots were together in a bunker on the Hear side of the green. Miss Kay chipped out, hut the ball struck a ridcre on the edge of the green, and failed" to get on. Miss' QaMotd was more' fortunate, her ball also striking the ridge, but bouncing oil to the green. Miss Kay ■ was on .the: green with her . third, hut e-mh took two pxitks. Miss Gaisford four up. . The tenth was n good hoK both hitting very long drives, and good seconds on the approach, and two putts in each case took them out to halve a birdie five. ■ j At the eleventh Miss Gaisford hit the onlv bad drive of the round, pulling badly to. the left to just reach the fairwav. Miss Kav also pulled to the left, but had plenty of distance, to land in rough.in a had Be. Miss Gaisford topped her second badly., and was not' un to Mass Kav’s first. . Miss Kay hit- the hall out . of the .rough to find the green, and. she sank a four to her opponent’s five. Miss Gaisford three up. . , • •/ Miss Gaisford was on the green, at the twelfth, hut Miss Kay again found a-bunker on tbe -right, She. recovered, however, .with a beautiful niblick chin, to lie right beside tbe pmMiss Gaisford took, two putts, , and the hole was .halved in bogey threes. ~ , ' Both were on the grefen from th* • tee at- the thirteenth, hut Mi« Kay took three putts-to sink. Miss Gaisford required only two putts, standing then four up. ' s, Miss Gaisford clinched the »match at tbe fourteenth when, after both had hit good drives,, she olaoed a. beautiful long second on to' the < green.. Miss Kav\ second was high and to the - riffht, and her third .ran past the tun. Miss Gaisford was lying right beside the hole for this, and when Miss K"Y failed to find the wp with her fourth, the match was placed beyond doubt. Miss Gaisford holed in four, her opponent not sinking, . A second bogey handicap was playefi in conjunction with' the Rattray Cup, and was won by Miss N. InneS (Mauawatu), one down. The best card of the'opposite division was that of Miss C. Bray (Titirangi), two down. In the Rattrav Cup for the best two aggregate bogey scores, Mrs I>. Ptout • (Wellington) tied with Miss R, Pharazyn (Napier) six down, hut won the tie on her score over the.last.iune holes of each end, three no. At the conclusion of the championship, the trophies were presented. A tribute wasi paid to the excellent condition of the course and the splendid tournament organisation.