LADIES' TWO DAY OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT

Taupo Times, Volume IV, Issue 199, 18 November 1955, Page 1

LADIES' TWO DAY OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT

■ 1 h p. j o v sh i p Won p t 2 1 c £ Hole By Mrs G. Chapman The Ladies Two Day Open Golf ■ Tournament held on the Taupo Golf ■ Club's eoln'se on Saturday and SunI day. November 12 and 13. was the firs t L a d i es ' T o u r n a m en t held i n I Taupo vs well as being Ihe first two day lournament to be so held. Ideal : weather prevailed and the course vvas lin exce'lent order. The Club reeelved many congratullations on the course itself and on ■ the general suceess of the • tournaIment. The nien members of the Club, lled by the captain, Mr J. W. Wood gward. took ovei' the ruri ning of the d tounv: ment on both days, se'rveu ilunch and aflernoon teas. and e.lso lattended to Ihe s'tarting rscore borird. letc.. so that lady members wouki be Ifree to play. The rncn carried out their duties so I pleasant.lv and successfully that no I doubt their wives will hand over to Ithem many of the household chores. The Championship was won by ■ Mrs G. Chapman. of Havelock North. Iwho defeated her sister, Mrs R. Bet[tington, of Napier, at the 21st hole. [Both played exeeilent steady golf. Ihalving Ihe first six holes in bogey, lexcept for 5's at the 1st and 4th; [where bogey is 4. At the 7th Mrs [Bettington pulled her drive into the

I rough, recovered well. but then put Iher 3rd into rough to the left of the Igreen. Mrs Chapman played a perIfect drive, and followed it with a Ibeautiful 6 iron to the green. and was Iconceded the hole. j The 8th hole was halved in bogev Ifour. and the 9th in 6's, Mrs ChapIman being 1 up and out in 40 to prs Bettington 's 43. The 10th was [halved in 5's and Mrs Bettington won [Ihe 11th in 3 to Mrs Chapman 's 4. |This made them all square. The next [3 holes were halved in 5's, but Mrs IBettington won the 15th with a 3. [Mrs Bettington was deadly with her jputting throughout the match, while [Mrs Chapman had lost- touch with [her putter.

8 At the 16th, however, Mrs Chapmar ■came to the fore with a perfect bogey Bt and followed it with another bogey lat the 17th to be one up after the ■17th. On the 18th Mrs Chapman hit Im exeeilent drive while Mrs BettingIton had pulled hers. However, she ■played a very good wood to the ggreen, and Mrs Chapman pulled hers ■into the rough to the left of the ■green and lost Ihe hole. 1 The match oontinued from the 19th. ■halved in 5's, to the 20th. where Mrs ■Bettington sank an 8 foot putt for ■another half. By this time there was I large and interested gallery. Mrs ■Chapman played well onto the green ■but Mrs Bettington had a bad lie in Ihe rough and played to about ten Ifeet from the pin. She failed to sink Ihe putt and Mrs Chapman got a Jbogev 3, winning the match one up. I The Club President. Mr L. H. Cheal.

pelcomed the visitors and congratujiated the winners, and Mrs Chapman [replied on behalf of the visitors, conIgratulating the Club on the course land the success of the Tournament. ■Mr Cheal then asked Miss Branson, |Ladies' Captain, to present the prizes Iis follows: — [ Taupo Ladies' Open Chmapionship, [Mrs G. Chapman; Runner-up, Mrs R. [Bettington. Championship Flight : [Mrs Redward. Flight 1, Mrs Mclnlyre; Runner-up, Mrs A. C. Lawson. Flight 2, Mrs Ellingham; Runner-up. Mrs Southon. Flight 3, Mrs Knuckev; Runner-up, Mrs Caughey. Flight 4. Miss P. Hoadley; Runner-up, Mrs ITatson. Flight 5, Miss Cryer; Run-laer-up, Mrs Hayden.