New Record in Ladies' Golf

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 164, 1 October 1927, Page 13

New Record in Ladies' Golf

N.Z. CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS AT PALMERSTON NORTH (Special to THE SUXJ PALMERSTON N., Friday. History was repeated in golf to-day, the ladies’ tournament, like the men's j at Hamilton early in the month, producing brilliant scoring, including a new record for the course. The weather was fine, and the course fast. A feature was the narrow wins of some of the leading players. Of the Aucklanders, Miss Culling had a narrow win from a newcomer. Miss Pharazyn, of Sunningdale, England, a much longer handicap player Miss Culling was dormy two, but her

opponent won the next two brilliantly, and Miss Culling had to win the next to go into the second round. Miss Payton, ex-Middlemore, and now of Rotorua, easily won from Miss K. Horton Titirangi, but Miss D. Horton, holder of both the Maungakiekie championships, with the narrow margin of 1 up, went into the second round. Miss F. Hamlin, and Miss Upton, both of Middlemore, went on to the second round, but Miss Laurenson and Miss Colebrook, Titirangi, Mi?s Cooper, and Miss Rathbone. Middlemore. went down. Mrs. Weston, of Miramar, holder of the Auckland ladies’ provincial title, went down to Miss Gladys Seifert, of Palmerston North, Miss Seifert being round in 79. which was "a course record. Attacks on the course record for ladies were several. Miss Brandon, of Wellington, coming in a little later with an 80, which had proved too good for Miss Rathbone, the promising Middlemore player. However, the 79 as a record only had a few hours’ standing, for in the afternoon Miss O. Klay, late of Whangarei, and now of Dunedin, smashed all previous figures by a brilliant 77. The two cards were:

A number of players had byes in the first round. The results of matches were:— , —. Miss Culling, Auckland, beat Miss Pharazyh, Sunningdale, England, 1 up at the 19th hole. Miss Acheson, Nelson, beat Miss Gaisford, Marton, 1 up. Mrs. Guy Williams, Masterton, beat Miss Richardson, Wellington, 1 up. •Miss Gambrili, Wellington, beat Miss Gould, Avondale, 6 arid 4. Miss Kay, St. Clair, beat Miss Hammond, Wanganui, 7 and 6. Mrs. Trevor, Manawatu, beat Miss Quin, Eltham, 3 and 2. Miss Watson, Manawatu, beat Mrs. Woollams, Wanganui, 5 and 4. Miss Sim, Manawatu, won from Miss Cracroft Wilson, Christchurch, by default. Miss Payton, Rotorua, beat Miss K. Horton, Titirangi, 7 and 6. Miss D. Horton, Titirangi, beat Mrs. Foreman, Miramar, 1 up. Miss Ormond, Napier, beat Mrs. Preston, Avondale, 3 and 1. Mrs. Sclanders, Wellington, beat Miss Moore, Manawatu, 4 and 3. Miss Seifert, Manawatu, beat Mrs. Weston, Wellington, 6 and 5. Mrs. Treadwell, Hutt, beat Miss Laurenson, Titirangi, 2 and 1. Miss Upham, Miramar, beat Mrs. Gilbert, Wanganui, 7 and 6. Miss White-Parsons, Christchurch, beat Papakura Ladies A sealed hole competition will be played by members of the Papakura Ladies’ Golf Club to-day, players to choose partners. Pupuke Ladies The following is the draw for the L.G.U. monthly medal match, to be played by members of the Pupuke Ladies’ Golf Club on Wednesday:—Miss B. O’Neill v. Mrs. Buddie, Miss G. Williams v. Mrs. Davidson. Mrs. Bowden v. Miss G. McDonald, Mrs. Rutherford v. Mrs. Foote, Mrs. Mowbray v. Miss E. Lorie, Mrs. Becroft v. Miss Clemow, Mrs. Quick v. Mrs. Howe, Mrs. Curtis v. Mrs. Goldwater. Mrs. Kensington v. Miss McDonald. Miss Cooper, Auckland, 5 and 3. Mrs. Pearce, Hutt, beat Mrs. Holden, Dapnevirke, 8 and 7. Miss Brandon, Wellington, beat Miss Rathbone, Auckland, 7 and 5. Mrs. Dodgshun, Otago, beat Mrs. Reeves, Eltham, 6 and 5. Miss Hamlin, Auckland, beat Miss Currie, Wanganui, 1 up at the 22nd. Miss Upton, Auckland, beat Miss .Scott, Manawatu, 5 and 4. Miss Curtis, Stratford, beat Miss Cotterill, Christchurch, 2 and 1. Mrs. Stanford, Marton, beat Mrs.

Coyne, Hamilton, 1 up. Mrs. Stout, Wellington, beat Miss Colebrook, Titirangi, 6 and 5. Miss Parsons, Amberley, beat Mrs. Tingey, Feilding, 4 and 3. Mrs. Colli nson, Manawatu, beat Mrs. Wilson, Waipukurau, 8 and 7.

Maungakiekie Ladies The following is the result of the Canadian foursomes match played by members of the Maungakiekie Ladies’ Golf Club yesterday:—Mrs. Kaird and Mrs. Moore-Jones, 115—36, 79; Miss Haslett and Mrs. Paterson, 102 —19. S 3; Mrs. Lovett and Mrs. Jones, 116—31, 85. Proceeds are to be devoted to the unrelief ffifid!

Out: Miss Kay 435 374 543—38 In: 444 654 444—39 Out: Mis 544 s Seifert 464 443—33 In: 453 555 644—41 FIR ST ROUND RE SULTS