Victorian Captures Women's Golf Cup

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 421, 1 August 1928, Page 13

Victorian Captures Women's Golf Cup

INTEREST IN MISS KAY SECOND-DAY IMPROVEMENT (United, P.A. —By Telegraph — Copyright) Reed. 9.5 a.m. SYDNEY, To-day. The women’s golf cup competition on the Rose Bay links opened in glorious weather. Two Victorian plaj'ers, Miss Mona MacLeod the Australian champion, and Mrs. Alex. Russell, gave fine exhibitions, this pair leading at the end of the first round of the competition, which is of 36 holes stroke play on scratch. Miss Olive Kay, the New Zealand champion, who created great interest, hardly did herself justice on the first day, but some of her short approaches were very fine. Miss MacLeod and Mrs. Russell, at the end of the first round, were each 84. and Miss Kay was 93. Mrs, Russell triumphed at the end of the second day, winning the cup with S4—Bo, 164. Miss MacLeod was second with 84 —82, 166, and Mrs. Morgan (New South Wales) third with ST—B 4, 171. Miss Kay’s score was 93 —87, 176, The latter played a vastly Improved game, owing- to her greater familiarity with the links, her long hitting rousing admiration. Her approaching was much more accurate than on the first day. She, however, found the light different from in New Zealand. Miss Payton (Rotorua), scored 93—91, 184; Miss Snodgrass (New Zealand), 102—96, 198. In a stroke handicap of 18 holes, which was won by Miss Wynter, the New Zealander, Mrs. Shailer Watson scored 97—4, 93, and Miss Payton 93—1, 92.

MAUNGAKIEKIE CLUB SURPRISE IN WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT Miss R. McCabe provided a surprise at One Tree Xlill links to-day when she put Mrs. R. Dufaur out in the second round of the Maungakiekie Ladies’ Golf Club championship. The results of the rounds were as under, the scores following the winners’ names: Miss R. McCabe (two up) v. Mrs. Dufaur. Miss K. Horton (three-two) v. Mrs. Banister. Miss D. Horton (six-five) v. Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Hosking (six-five) v. Miss Cooke. Miss McCabe’s win was barely expected, she being on the 17 mark against a low handicap player, but she played sensational golf, particularly on the last nin£, and finished eight up on bogey. Play was fairly even on the way out. Miss McCabe picking up at the third. Given a seven here on a bogey four, her round would have been 86. Mrs. Dufaur was one up at the turn and on the way home had to sink two “birdies” to keep tho lead, until they came to the 14th. At this hole, the “Sentinel,” Mrs. Dufaur’s tee shot stayed in one of the trees and was not seen again. Remarking that she was not a monkey, Mrs. Dufaur gave up the hole. Miss McCabe took advantage of this, and, finishing up a fine score, was home in one under bogey. A win in four at the last hole on a bogey five gave her the match, two up. Miss D. Horton, the defender of the title, played steady golf and was not pressed at any stf ge. Mrs. Hosking repeated her scores of the qualifying round and won without any difficulty. Tho golf in the other match was of a medium quality, Miss K. Horton being one up at the turn, and scoring 46 both ways. In the second round of the junior championship tho results were as follow: Mrs. Broughton (two up) v. Mrs. Sch nailer. Mrs. Paterson (at 19th) v. Mrs. Swain. Mrs. Grevatt (three-tow) v. Miss Miller. Miss Russell (six-four) v. Mrs. Burton.