MISS WETHERED WINS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 666, 18 May 1929, Page 9

MISS WETHERED WINS

BRITISH WOMEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP AMERICAN DEFEATED (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) Reed. 11 a.m. LONDON, Fridas'. In the final of the British women's golf championship at St. Andrews,

Miss Joyce Wethered (Britain) beat Miss Glenna Collett (United States), 3—l. Miss Collett finished the first IS holes of the 36 with a lead of two, having at one time been five holes aliead. Fighting every inch of the game, Miss Wethered was one up at the 24th hole. THRILLING GAME

Ten thousand spectators watched a thrilling game. Miss Collett is the first American to reach the final. Miss Wethered, thrice champion, retired from competitive golf three years ago, because she bated the crowds. Her play was impressive throughout the championship. Miss Collett, anticipating defeat, went out care-free, and almost with indifference. She produced a sensational display, and was surprised to find herself five up at the turn. She had a birdie at the fifth, and holed extraordinarily long putts, while Miss Wethered, who was unusually nervous, failed at four-footers and eightfooters. Miss Collett went out in 34, two under the men’s par, and Miss Wethered in 39. Miss lollett failed with three-footers at the twelfth and fourteenth, after which she became unnerved. Miss Wethered, regaining confidence, reduced the American’s lead to two. She squared after lunch at the twenty-first. Miss Collett, recovering, repeated the morning’s performance and a birdie at the twentythird, squaring the score. Miss Wethered played on doggedly and outputted Miss Collett. She was four up at the twenty-seventh. Miss Collett at the thirty-first reduced the lead by one. Miss Wethered, playing grimly and silently, became dormy two, Miss Collett failing to hole her three-quarter at the seventeenth, did not wait for Miss Wethered to put down a twofooter, but ran across the green and shook hands with her conqueror.

MOORTOWN TOURNEY TURNESA AND JOLLY IN FINAL DAVIES BEATS DUNCAN (Australian and N.Z. Press AssociationJ (United ServiceJ Reed. 11 a.m. LONDON, Friday. At Moortown, in the third round of the professional 1,000-guineas tourney, Turnesa (United States) beat J. Taylor. 5—4 pavips beat Duncan, 1 up:

C. Whitcombe beat Diegel, 2—l; Jolly beat Compston at the twenty-first. In the semi-final, Tnrnesa beat C. Whitcombe, 2 up; Jolly beat Davies, 1 up. The seventh day's play at Moortown had several unexpected results. The final Tests between Turnsea and Jolly, who has steadily been approaching the top-flighters for several years. Today’s biggest surprise was the defeat of Duncan by Davies, the young and ambitious Northern player. Davies was never overawed by Duncan’s reputation. He took the lead at the seventh and retained it throughout. The most remarkable feature of the match was the last eleven holes, which were halved as follows: 2,4, 4,4, 2,4, 3. 4. 4 1 4 t 4—figures unequalled in British golf history. Jolly had two very stiff battles to reach the final. He twice led two up the first eight against Compston, who only squared at the seventeenth. The next three were halved, with perfect fours. Compston ingloriously lost th' twenty-first, taking three strokes from 15 yards. Diegel did not live up to the reputation of the “demon putter” againsi Whitcombe, and lost three holes through visits to the bunkers. Turnsea beat Whitcombe on the greens, where he missed nothing whicai could he holed.