Club & Tournament Results

Last week was a busy one with our final competition day as well as our annual Peak Chartered Accountants Shootout on Friday. The two days couldn’t have been more different in terms of the weather – with players sweltering in the 26 degree heat of Wednesday, to rugging-up in wet weather gear and sheltering under umbrellas dodging the rain on Friday.

There were 31 in the field on Wednesday and the competition was stableford with the fun twist of being able to pick your hole on the green. The winning score was from Jenny Allen, who had 43 points. This was on a count back from Robyn Gower who also had 43. Second equal were Elaine Couper and Ann Percy on 41, 3rd was Sara Porritt with 40 points, and 4th was Merle Munro with 39.

I’m sure everyone involved in playing, helping, and watching the shootout on Friday would agree that the standard of golf played, particularly toward the end, was extremely high.

In the end, after a nail biting chip out with Evelyn Heale (who had already survived a dip in the pond, 3 chip outs, and a lost ball) on the 18th, it was Wallis Jones who won, taking the trophy for her 8th time! Third and forth respectively were Karyn Prestage and Anne Maree Harland. Congratulations to Wallis, thank you to all the helpers, and a special thank you to our wonderful sponsor, Anne Topham from Peak Chartered Accountants.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

A few drizzly showers greeted the 23 starters for this weeks Bisque Bogey competition. This fun form of bogey means you can take your regular amount of handicap strokes and apply them to whichever holes you choose, until they run out. Strategising where and when to use your shots is part of the fun.

The winner on the day was Anne Maree Harland who came in 10 up, followed by Dianne Cameron, Jenny Allen, and Glenda Wright who all came in 9 up, followed closely by Paulo Bhullar on 8 up.

There were two 2s, both on number 4, from Wallis Jones and Glenda Wright.

This Friday we have our shoot-out competition, good luck to all the participants, may you all wake with nerves of steel!

Another reminder as well that next Wednesday is our closing day, prize giving, and AGM. For any past members out there who have not yet been contacted please come along and join us for lunch, we would love to see you there

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Last week the final 18 holes of the 54 hole Strokeplay Championship were played, as well as an 18 hole stableford haggle for those not competing in the stroke play event. We also had 8 visitors from Taupo joining us who were very complementary about the course, and clearly had a great day as they feature heavily in the top results.

Beginning with the stableford haggle, there were 18 in the field (including our 8 visitors), and the top scores were as follows: Anne-Marie Westcott 1st with 35 points, Anna Brabyn (Taupo) 2nd with 34 points, and 3rd equal with 33 points – Julie Owen, Sheryl Painter and Beryl Paterson (both from Taupo).

There were 11 competing in the strokeplay champs nett haggle and the best scores from that field were Jenny Allen 1st with nett 70, and Anne-Marie Harland and Wallis Jones 2nd equal with 74. There was one 2 from Anne-Marie Westcott on number 17, well done Anne-Marie.

The results from last week may reflect the amount of surface water on the course at the time, with puddles just stopping any run dead.

The 54 Hole Strokeplay Championships’ winners are:

Silver Champion – Freda Drake
Bronze Champion – Harriet Byelich
Bronze Two Champion – Merle Munro
Silver Nett – Wallis Jones
Bronze Nett – Jenny Allen

Congratulations to all the winners.

Freda, Harriet, Karen Kingan (Bronze 2 runner-up), and Merle get to represent us at the Champion of Champions in November.

Wednesday 8th of November is our closing day, prize giving, and AGM, and we are again inviting all past members to the luncheon so if you fit that category and haven’t yet been contacted we would love to see you there.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Our numbers were down to 23 last week, possibly a reflection of the chilly drizzle forecast. The winner of our stableford haggle was Karen Kingan with 36 points, on a count back from Pauline Mills who also had 36. Sue Virtue and Karyn Prestage were 2nd equal with 35, and Glenda Wright was 3rd with 34. There were no twos.

The winner of the 9-holers’ competition was Ann Hay with 18 points.

The King Country Championships tournament was held at Waimarino last Friday, and we had two teams travel down to take part. Though it wasn’t quite the snow blizzard that we’d been warned about it was still pretty cold and damp. Our sympathies went out to the men who had to play in much worse conditions the day after. While no-one from our teams won a prize, we all enjoyed the excellent condition of the course and the Waimarino hospitality.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Well we were given a wee taste of the summer to come and it took a bit of getting used to after the southerly stuff we’ve been having. By mid-round the 32 starters were contending with 20 degrees, and while it was lovely to see the sun there were certainly plenty of red faces by the end of the day.

Pairs were chosen randomly on the day for a combined stableford haggle. The winners were Vicki Kimberley and Jose Heale with an impressive score of 76 points. Myra Lowe and Karen Kingan also had a great score with 75 points, as did Daphne Ferguson and Elaine Couper. Evelyn Heale and Eileen Kay were very close behind with 74. There was one 2, from Dianne Cameron on number 7.

Judy Fox and Judy Wadsworth won the nine hole stableford competition with 15 points each, and Robyn Faire won their putting competition.

Our final Property Brokers’ lucky members draw for the year was struck by Imelda Wilson. A huge thank you to Katie Walker from Property Brokers for the generous sponsorship.

The results from the nett competition the week before were Anne Maree Harland 1st with an excellent 68, Julie Owen and Sue Rennie 2nd with 70, Karyn Prestage and Linda Smith 3rd with 71, and Pauline Mills just behind with 72. There was one 2 on the day, from Linda Smith on number 4. Those in Linda’s group watched
with baited breath as her ball tracked towards the hole and stopped just six inches away, which was doubly exciting because we had just finished watching Sue Rennie’s ball drop INTO the hole for a very exciting hole-in-one. I think the noise from our enthusiasm may have spread right around the course. Congratulations Sue!

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

A bit of light drizzle greeted the 20 starters for the stableford haggle, but happily this soon disappeared to reveal a lovely spring day.

The shoot-out board required another re-shuffle after Vicki Kimberley came in with a wonderful 40 point round and a nett of 69. Well done Vicki. Karen Kingan also had a great round with 39 points, and Evelyn Heale came in 3rd with 36. Fourth equal, all with 35 stablefords, were Karyn Prestage, Robyn Gower, Sue Rennie, and Anne Maree Harland.

Someone else who was clearly having a great day was Robyn Faire from the nine hole group, who had 21 stableford points. Excellent golfing Robyn.

Our Property Broker’s lucky member draw was struck by Wallis Jones.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

This week saw the return to our usual times and competitions now that the championship rounds are over. A strong turn out of 36 played in a nett haggle and the 6th round of LGU, and the beautiful weather clearly inspired some great scoring.

The winner of the haggle was Christine Ferris with a fabulous nett score of 61. Well done Chris. Second was Eileen Kay with 69, and 3rd was Evelyn Heale with 71. Close behind were the 3 on 72, and these were Sue Virtue, Lynne Bacon, and Vicki Kimberley.

The 9-holer group were clearly playing some good golf as well, with the winner, Ann Hay, coming in 4 up in their bogey competition.

The LGU results were as follows:

Silver – Chris Edkins

Bronze 1 – Evelyn Heale

Bronze 2 – Sue Virtue

Bronze 3 – Chris Ferris

Now that we are back to normal we’ve started having our Property Brokers’ lucky members draw again, and this week the winner was Christine Jilesen.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

There was a lot of golf to be played on our beautiful course this week, beginning with the final of the Matchplay Championships on Wednesday. The early frost and fog meant lots of beanies and gloves until these were shed en masse when the very welcome sun came out.

In the Silver Division Freda Drake beat Chris Edkins on the 35th hole after a very strongly contested match which made great viewing for the many spectators who had come out to follow the finals. Jane Fraser beat Anne Hawkins in the Bronze 1 division, another great 36 hole battle. In the 18 hole finals Karyn Prestage beat Sue Rennie to take out the Bronze 2 division. In Bronze 3, Myra Lowe beat Eileen Kay, and in the Veteran Division Julie Owen beat Sue Virtue. Congratulations to all the winners and also to the runners-up, getting into the finals alone was an achievement.

Those that weren’t in a match competed in a stableford haggle and the winner of this was Barbara Taylor with 36 points. Marion Johnston was second with 35, and Glenda Wright was 3rd (on a count back from Sara Porritt) with 34.

The winner of the 9 holer’s stableford haggle was Robyn Faire with a fantastic 19 points.

On Friday (another lovely day) we held our annual Ferguson Lawnmowing and Bacon Electrical 27 Hole Stableford Foursomes. 17 pairs entered, including visitors from PioPio/Aria and Ngaruawahia. The field was split into two halves – those who started on the front nine and those who started on the back.

On the front nine the winners were:
1st – Jane Fraser and Karyn Prestage 63 points
2nd – Alison Glover and Carol Fouhy 53 points
3rd – Anne-Marie Harland and Sue Rennie 50 points
4th – Merle Munro and Ev Heale with 48 points

On the back nine:
1st – Margaret Nelson and Cara O’Donnell 60 points
2nd – Daphne Ferguson and Pauline Mills 53 points
3rd – Harriet Byelich and Vicki Kimberly 52 points
4th – Dianne Cameron and Robyn Gower 48 points

Thanks to Merle and all her kitchen helpers, Robyn Faire and Linda Willis for manning the snack table, Karen Kingan for the lovely daffodils, and Lynne Bacon for all her decorations, especially the frightening and chuckle-inducing pond inhabitants! Thanks also to Sue Ferguson for the liquid refreshments, and to Blair Bacon and Sue Ferguson for coming along to hand out the prizes.

On Saturday the excellent Worm Burner’s charity event was held. Not enough can be said about how successful and well-organised this event is, but I’ll let someone else write about that.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

The Matchplay Champs were postponed last week because of a dire weather forecast, which would’ve made playing the 36 hole finals (Silver and Bronze 1) pretty miserable affairs. They will be played this week instead. Good luck to all the finalists, we will have results next week.

Fifteen hardy souls still fronted to play in a stableford haggle, and were rewarded for their pluckiness by only having to endure a couple of showers. The winner of the haggle was Sue Rennie with 37 points. This was on a count back from Karyn Prestage, who also had 37. Well done ladies. Next was Chris Ferris with 35, followed by Anne-Maree Harland and Anne Hawkins who both had 34.

The nine hole bogey competition winner was Christine Jilesen who finished 2-up.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Our popular annual Grandmothers’ Day tournament was held on the 7th, with an excellent turn out of 16 women who had fronted intending to play 18 holes, as well as a good handful of 9 holers. However, because of the conditions all entrants only ended up playing 9 holes. The results for the 18 hole (intended) group were as follows:

First was Anne-Marie Harland with 19 stableford points, 2nd was Ann Percy with 17, and 3rd equal with 16 points were Merle Munro, Julie Owen, Elaine Couper, and Vicki Kimberley.

In the only-ever-intended to play 9 holes group the winner was Linda Willis, also with a fabulous 19 points. Congratulations to you all.

Our Matchplay Championships are currently underway, with the finals all being played this week, Most people are involved in these ongoing matches, the results of which will be available next week. However there was a stableford haggle on Wednesday 9th for those not playing a match.

Evelyn Heale won this with 39 points, and Marion Johnston and Dianne Cameron were 2nd equal with 38 points.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Good news for the mountain meant some very chilly southerly wind to contend with last week. The days fixture was a fun ‘Red, White and Blue’ stableford competition – where eight teams of three followed some quite diverse instructions to arrive at their final total. Each person in the team had to be either red, white, or blue (with some dressing accordingly), and follow the various rules specific to each hole. For example on No. 4 – add blue and red’s points together, on number 9 – use white’s stableford score only, and so on.

The winning team, way in front with a great score of 75, were Chris Edkins, Linda Smith, and Cara O’Donnell. Second, with 61, were Jenny Allen, Pauline Mason, and Anne-Maree Harland, third, with 59 points, were Karyn Prestage, Wallis Jones, and Sara Porritt, and fourth, with 55, were Barb Taylor, Jane Fraser, and Lynne Bacon.

There was one two on the day and that was from Sara Porritt on number 7.

Marie Cadogan won the 9 hole stableford comp with an excellent score of 19.

Keep warm, and happy golfing everyone.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Despite a foggy, dismal looking start for the third round of our putting competition last week, the sun soon came out and stayed out, much to the delight of our 33 starters.

Anything under the regulation 2 putts per hole is good so congratulations to Sue Virtue who won the competition with only 30 putts for her round. Jane Fraser was second with 31, and Glenda Wright was 3rd with 32. This was on a countback from Karyn Prestage, Anne Maree Harland, Robyn Gower, and Dianne Cameron who also all had 32.

There were again no twos this week, and our Property Brokers’ lucky draw was won by Sara Porritt.

The winner of the 9 hole group’s putting competition was Judy Wadsworth.

Good luck to our Pennants team of Wallis Jones, Merle Munro, Sue Rennie, and Anne Hawkins who are travelling to Waitomo this week to compete in the final round.

On Friday 25th August we have our annual Ferguson and Bacon 27 Hole Foursomes Tournament, which is always a fun day so find a partner and get your names down.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

T’was a soft Irish rain that fell (okay it wasn’t but use your imagination) on our Irish Stableford Competition last week. The forecast rain kept a few punters away but we still ended up with a healthy turn out of 22.

This is a fun competition where your stableford scores on holes 1-6 earn the normal number of points, on holes 7-12, you get double the points you earn, and on holes 13-18 you earn triple.

Our winner for the day, with a great score of 80 points, was Myra Lowe. Second was Suzanne Rennie with 76, third was Anne Hawkins with 70, and Chris Ferris came in just behind on 69.

Lynne Bacon very deservedly won best dressed, even her cart was niftily swathed in green balloons.

There were no ‘twos’ for the day and our Property Brokers lucky draw was not struck, so will jackpot next week.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Today was the 5th round of LGU and another nett haggle, and although the forecast sprinkle of showers had dropped our numbers to 23, our luck with the weather held again and the brollies only made a very brief appearance.

Sara Porritt had another great round, and was our haggle winner with nett 68. Eileen Kaye was a close 2nd with 69, and Karen Kingan, Anne Hawkins, and Robyn Gower were 3rd equal on 70.

There were no 2s, and the winner of the Property Broker’s lucky draw was Ann Percy.

Evelyn Heale won the LGU in the Silver Division, Sara Porritt won the Bronze One division, Karen Kingan was the Bronze Two winner, and Eileen Kaye won Bronze Three.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

The competition was the second and concluding round of the Jubilee Cup, and a nett haggle. Anne Hawkins was our Jubilee Cup winner with an excellent combined nett score over the two rounds of 142. Congratulations Anne, great golfing. Anne also won the haggle with her score of 69, followed by Sara Porritt on 71. Third equal, all with 73, were Vicki Kimberley, Roseanne Parkes, and Harriet Byelich.

The 9 hole stableford haggle was won by Judy Wadsworth, with 18 points, very closely followed by Ann Hay with 17.
Unbelievably there were 4 two’s on number four that day. These were from Sue Rennie, Wallis Jones, Chris Ferris, and Jane Fraser.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

We have been so lucky with the sunshine lately, the golfing gods are certainly on our side at the moment – at least in the weather department. We had another excellent turn out of 32 last week, and it looked like at least a couple of fours of 9-holers as well.

The 18 hole competition was the first round of the Jubilee Cup and a nett haggle, and the winner on the day was Chris Edkins with a brilliant nett score of 68. Chris had 75 off the stick, an excellent round which follows on the heels of another hot round last week. Great golfing Chris! Second was Wallis Jones with nett 71. Anne Hawkins and Merle Munro were 3rd equal with 73, and Karen Prestage was close behind on 75.

The nine-holers played in a stableford haggle and the winner was Robyn Faire with 18, followed closely by Chris Jileson with 17.

There was one 2 for the day, from Robyn Gower on number 4.

The Property Brokers’ lucky draw was not not struck, so jackpots to $40 next week.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

What a difference a run of dry weather can make to the scoring, as is evidenced by the results of this week’s stableford haggle. Jane Fraser came in 1st with a fantastic score of 40 points, on a count back from Chris Edkins who also had 40. Second was Anne Hawkins with 39, again on a count back, this time from Imelda Woolston, who also had 39 points. Next was Evelyn Heale with 37, followed by Merle Munro, Sara Porritt, Lynn Bacon and Myra Lowe, who all had 36.

Judy Fox won the 9-holers’ stableford haggle with 17 points.

Ann Percy was the very lucky winner of the Property Brokers’ weekly draw, which had jackpotted to $60.

Congratulations go twice to Jane Fraser who was also very belatedly presented with the Gross/Stableford award that she won back in 2014 at the Champion of Champions event. This was found recently by Golf Waikato and given to our Club Captain at Association Day for presentation.

In not such good news our Wills Cup team travelled to Waitomo last Friday for the final round, unfortunately losing to Te Awamutu (the overall winners), who fielded a very ‘on form’ team that just could not seem to put a foot wrong. Never mind, we’ll be trying again next year.

Happy golfing everyone.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

The conditions could not have been more perfect for the 34 women who turned up to play in a nett haggle and the second round of LGU. There was also an excellent turn out of 9 nine-holers out there enjoying the sunshine.

Ann Hay was the winner of the 9 hole bogey haggle, ending up with a great result of 3 up, and she was followed by Judy Wadsworth who came in second on 1 up.

The winner of the 18 hole haggle was Robyn Gower with nett 71, closely followed by Karen Kingan on 72, and Merle Munro and Lynne Bacon who shared 3rd equal with nett 73. Sue Rennie came in very close behind on 74.

So the LGU winners were:

Silver Division: Evelyn Heale
Bronze One: Jane Fraser
Bronze Two: Robyn Gower
Bronze Three: Julie Owen

There were no twos on the day and the Property Brokers’ lucky members’ draw was again not struck this week so jackpots to $60 next week. Remember you have to be in the clubhouse to win.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

The conditions could not have been more perfect for the 34 women who turned up to play in a nett haggle and the second round of LGU. There was also an excellent turn out of 9 nine-holers out there enjoying the sunshine.

Ann Hay was the winner of the 9 hole bogey haggle, ending up with a great result of 3 up, and she was followed by Judy Wadsworth who came in second on 1 up.

The winner of the 18 hole haggle was Robyn Gower with nett 71, closely followed by Karen Kingan on 72, and Merle Munro and Lynne Bacon who shared 3rd equal with nett 73. Sue Rennie came in very close behind on 74.

So the LGU winners were:

Silver Division: Evelyn Heale
Bronze One: Jane Fraser
Bronze Two: Robyn Gower
Bronze Three: Julie Owen

There were no twos on the day and the Property Brokers’ lucky members’ draw was again not struck this week so jackpots to $60 next week. Remember you have to be in the clubhouse to win.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

An excellent turn out of 34 players enjoyed superb conditions for the second round of our putting competition last week. Ann Percy was the winner, with 30 putts over her round, on a count back from both Sue Virtue and Anne Hawkins, who also had 30. In second place was Linda Smith with 31, and 3rd equal were Glenys Wheeler, Vicki Kimberley, and Jill Burton, who all had 32 putts. Ann Percy also had our only two on number 4, so well done Ann.

Six nine-holers also played the second round of their putting competition, as well as a stableford haggle. Christina Jilesen won the putting round with 17 putts, and Marie Cadogan won the stableford haggle. However, Ann Hay, who normally plays with the 18 holers, and so therefore wasn’t eligible for the 9-hole putting comp, won their overall haggle with only 15 putts, and a wonderful 20 stableford points.

Our regular Property Brokers’ lucky members’ drawn was not struck this week so will jackpot to $40 next week

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

One of our favourite competitions, the 36 hole Eclectic Cup, was held today. A strong field of 20 turned up for the early start and enjoyed lovely conditions once the chilly morning had dissipated. This is a popular day because you get to try and beat your morning round nett score on each hole, and this is the score that counts for the final results. There were some excellent first round results out there which meant some even more amazing second round scores.

Jenny Allen was our Eclectic Cup winner with a final round nett score of 62. Congratulations Jenny! Karen Kingan was a close 2nd with 64, and Anne-Maree Harland was 3rd with 67. Four players followed closely with nett 68, and these were Myra Lowe, Evelyn Heale, Merle Munro, and Roseanne Parkes. There was one 2, from Wallis Jones, on number 4.

There was also a great turnout of 13 who played in an 18 hole stableford haggle, and the winner of this was Chris Edkins with 39 points. Second was Lynne Bacon with 37, and 3rd was Linda Smith with 31.

Because of the 36 hole format our Property Brokers lucky members draw did not go ahead this week but will return to normal next week.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Thirty lucky players enjoyed a fine day out on the course, playing in a stableford haggle. Daphne Ferguson was first, with a great round of 37 points, Anne-Maree Harland was next with 36, and Chris Edkins followed closely with 35. There were two 2s for the day, one on the 4th from Karyn Prestage, and one on tricky
Number 7 for Roseanne Parkes. Well done ladies.

It was an excellent week for interclub competitions, with our Pennants team of Anne Hawkins, Karyn Prestage, Vicki Kimberley, and Karen Kingan placing 3rd at Pio Pio in very challenging conditions on Monday 15th. Then our Wills Cup team of Wallis Jones, Anne-Maree Harland, Robyn Gower, Roseanne Parkes, Merle Munro and Jenny Allen played so well on our home course in the rain on Friday 19th that we catapulted from 5th place to 1st, with a good shot at a place in the finals in August. Jenny Allen and Roseanne Parkes played particularly well with 31 and 30 points respectively out of a possible 36! Congratulations to both teams.

Our Property Brokers lucky membership draw was struck by Marie Cadogan this week, but will not be drawn next week due to the playing of the 36 hole Eclectic Cup.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Our annual ladies’ TTT tournament was held last week and was a great success, with a field of 93, 80 of whom were from outside the district. This is awesome for the Golf Club and the town, with so many visitors staying, eating and shopping here. It was a shame that the rain arrived midway through the second day – but thankfully golfers are hardy people and everyone chose to play on.

A big thank you to all the people who chipped in to help our Committee put on a great tournament; the greenkeeper and his volunteers who had the course in such good condition, especially considering the wet weather leading up to the tournament; the 9-hole ladies; the many helpers in the kitchen and all those who helped out in other ways. We could not have done it without you.

Also, a big thank you to our wonderful sponsors who support us so well: Property Brokers, Bradley Livestock and Mitre 10.

The main results were as follows:

Division One:

Best Gross – Robyn Pellow (156), Ngaruawahia

Best Nett – Celeste Sattler (146), Pio Pio/Aria

Best Stableford – Shirley Plimmer (71), New Plymouth

Division Two:

Best Gross – Meagan Schick (182), Matamata

Best Nett – Lesley Leary (149), Rangatira

Best Stableford – Diane Walker (70), Cambridge

Division Three:

Best Gross – Anne Hawkins (196), Taumarunui

Best Nett – Linda Smith (151), Taumarunui.

Best Stableford – Patty Jones (70), Fitzroy

Team Stableford:

Winners – Karyn Prestage, Anne-Maree Harland, Anne Hawkins and Robyn Gower, Taumarunui (231)

Runner-up Team – Sue Alcock, Celeste Sattler, Amanda Murray, Irene Straker, PioPio/Aria.

Congratulations to all the winners, especially our locals!

As far as Wednesday 10^th went, only a handful turned up, no doubt due to the heavy rain (and perhaps golf fatigue from the 2 days before), so no haggle was played and our Property Brokers weekly lottery will be drawn as usual next week.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Twenty-nine women fronted for the nett haggle last week, and managed to beat the showers home. Jane Fraser was the winner on the day with a nett 72, great scoring considering the very wet rough and complete lack of run on the course at the moment. Jenny Allen was next with 76, and Evelyn Heale and Anne Hawkins were 3rd equal with 77. There were two 2s, one from Anne-Marie Harland on number 4, and one from Roseanne Parkes on number 17.

There was a small field of 9-holers, who played Bogey, and Marie Cadogan was the winner.

Four of our players qualified for the National Teams event, held in Cambridge on Friday 5th May, and it can be proudly reported that they all played well and came in 4th in the district final (only 1 darn point from 3rd), out of 14 teams. Fantastic effort ladies!

Our weekly Property Broker’s membership draw was not struck this week so will jackpot next week.

We are all excited for the TTT tournament this week (which will be over when this goes to press), there seemed to be lots of women turning up a night early to have a practice round and enjoy our town, which is great to see. The course and clubrooms are looking beautiful, thanks to all our dedicated volunteers.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

There were three different fields of players this week, including eight pairs playing in the 36 hole Nancy MacCormick Foursomes, three players playing 18 holes, and seven ladies for a 9-hole stableford haggle. The reduced numbers were most likely a reflection of the early heavy showers, and also the 36-hole format and early start may have put some off. Those that did front were lucky that the showers passed over early to reveal a lovely sunny day.

Robyn Faire was first among the 9-holers, with 17 points, followed by Margaret Tattersall with 13.

The winners of the Nancy MacCormick Foursomes were Roseanne Parkes and Karyn Prestage with a combined nett over their two rounds of 153. They were followed very closely by Merle Munro and Jenny Allen, who were only one point behind on 154. Third place getters were Sue Rennie and Anne-Maree Harland with a combined 158 nett score.

The 18-holers didn’t have a haggle due to their numbers, and there were no twos for the day.

The weekly Property Broker’s membership draw will go ahead as normal next week but wasn’t drawn this week.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

We had a solid turnout of 28 last and were once again lucky with the weather, enjoying yet another golden autumn day. The competition was a nett haggle as well as the first round of the Captain’s Trophy.

The 9-holers also had a good turnout for their stableford haggle, and a few other well known good sorts were spotted out on the course, no doubt enjoying the sunshine and the company.

The winners of the day’s haggle were Karyn Prestage and Robyn Gower, who both had nett 73. This was followed by Sue Rennie and Roseanne Parkes, who both had 74, then tied for third, with nett 76 each, were Pauline Mills, Dianne Cameron, and Anne-Maree Harland. Elaine Couper had an excellent 2 on number 17.

The winner of the 9-hole haggle was Myra Lowe, with 19 points, followed closely by Linda Willis with 17, well done ladies.

The Captain’s Trophy winner will be announced on completion of the three rounds.

Our weekly membership draw sponsored by Katie Walker from Property Brokers was struck, so drops back to $20 this week.

Stay well everyone, you wouldn’t want to miss golf.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

There were 27 18-holers in the field this week for our second round of LGU, and six 9-holers fronted for their stableford haggle. Although it had absolutely poured down the night before and some members had obviously stayed away in anticipation of more rain during the day, those who turned up were rewarded with sunshine and clear skies.

The best nett score of the day was Karyn Prestage with 72. Evelyn Heale and Roseanne Parkes were second equal with 73, and third was Wallis Jones with 75. Anne Hawkins and Chris Ferris were close behind with 76.

The LGU results were – Silver: Roseanne Parkes, Bronze 1: Anne Hawkins, Bronze 2: Karyn Prestage, Bronze 3: Chris Ferris.

The winner of the 9-holer’s haggle was Myra Lowe with an astounding 33 points, and second was Marie Cadogan with 14.

There were no 2s for the day.

Our weekly membership draw sponsored by Katie Walker from Property Brokers was not struck this week so it jackpots to $40 next Wednesday.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

This week saw the first round in our Putting competition, and another strong turn out to enjoy the fine autumn weather. There were 33 players in the field, and the winner was Sue Virtue with 29 putts over the 18 holes. Anything under an average of two per hole is very good so well done Sue.

Hot on her tail was Evelyn Heale with 30 putts, followed closely by Merle Munro and Linda Smith who both had 31. Anne-Maree Harland, Suzanne Rennie, Chris Edkins, and Marion Johnston were all next with 33.

There were no two’s for the day among the 18 holers, however congratulations to Linda Willis from the 9-holers who got a 2 on The Drop.

Speaking of the 9-holers, Marie Cadogen was the winner of their putting competition round last week with 16 putts.

Stay well and good golfing everyone.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

There were two fields of players who braved the icy wind – 13 who competed in our first 36 hole event of the year, the Araroa Cup, and 11 who played in an 18 hole stableford haggle.

The Araroa Cup winners were Karyn Prestage and Liz Hodgson, who were tied with an excellent stableford score of 67 over the 36 holes. Congratulations to you both. Close behind was Wallis Jones with 65 points, and 3rd was Merle Munro, with 60 points.

The winner of the 18 hole haggle was Chris Edkins with 30 points, followed by Glenda Wright, with 29, and then Jane Fraser and Linda Smith who both had 28.
There were no 2s on the day, and our regular membership draw was not held this week.

Keep well and good golfing everyone.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

It was an unseasonably chilly start for the Home Links National Competition and nett haggle. It soon warmed up however, and a good turn out of 32 enjoyed perfect autumn playing conditions once again.

The best nett for the day was Merle Munro, with 70. Second was Liz Hodgson with 73, and third was Lynne Bacon with 75. Linda Smith, Karyn Prestage, and Jill Burton all followed closely with nett 76. There was one “2” for the day, from Merle Munro, on number 4. Well done Merle.

In other results for the day the winner of the Coronation Medal round was Liz Hodgson, and Liz also won the Best Gross Cup with an excellent gross score of 80. Brilliant scoring Liz! Merle Munro won the Aoteroa Cup with her nett 70, and Linda Smith was the winner of the 70 years+ Veterans Trophy.

Congratulations to all the winners. The best scores of the day will be sent in to the Home Links Competition for comparison nationally.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Wednesday saw 31 front the start on yet another beautiful autumn day. The competition was a nett haggle and the first round of LGU. The best nett of the day went to Anne-Marie Westcott with a fantastic score of 68, followed closely by Karyn Prestage on 69. Well done ladies, a couple of early names for the Shootout board.

Next were Daphne Ferguson and Eileen Kay, both with great scores of 71, followed by Anne-Maree Harland and Glenda Wright who had nett 73. There were no twos on the day.

The LGU winners were: Silver – Anne-Maree Harland; Bronze 1 – Jill Burton; Bronze 2 – Karyn Prestage; Bronze 3 – Anne-Marie Westcott

Our Wills Cup team of Karyn Prestage, Anne-Maree Harland, Wallis Jones, Jenny Allen, Linda Smith, and Merle Munro travelled to Te Awamutu on Friday to play in the first round against Pio Pio/Aria. They were up against a very difficult team to beat and posted some excellent scores, leaving us sitting in a good position on the leaderboard to try and build upon next time.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Thirty-two women turned up to enjoy perfect golfing conditions last Wednesday. The competition was a stableford haggle and there was some brilliant scoring.

Sue Virtue was first with a whopping 44 stableford points. Well done Sue! Chris Ferris also had an amazing 40 points, and Jill Burton was close behind on 39. Harriet Byelich, Eileen Kaye, Liz Hodgson, and Karyn Prestage all followed with 37 points. Well done ladies.

Roseanne Parkes had a two on number 4, and Barb Corney got a duck on number 9. No, sadly she didn’t get a hole in one, she just managed to hit a duck on the full and send a few feathers flying. Thankfully there were no permanent injuries.

Good golfing everyone, see you next week.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

What beautiful weather we had last Wednesday to kick off our golfing season. A fantastic field of 42 women turned up to enjoy the fun 9-hole opening day format, where everyone was allowed to choose 3 clubs only, including their putter (if they chose to take that, many people didn’t), for the round.

We started the day by watching our wonderful Patron, Jane Brown, tee off on Number 1. This was the first of two celebrity spots Jane had teeing off in front of a crowd this week, and she had a fantastic shot both times.

Not only did we have great fun out on the course, but we also had some very special visitors for a shared lunch afterwards. Twenty past members were invited along to share a delicious lunch, stay for a drink, and catch up with old friends. Lets hope we see some of them back for a drink and chat on a Wednesday afternoon.

The winners for the day were split into two groups; those who teed off Number 1, and those who teed off number 9. The winner of the first group was Robyn Gower, with 21 stableford points, followed by Myra Lowe with 18, and then Chris Ferris with 16.

The winner of the second group was Jill Burton, who also had 21 points, followed by Anne Hawkins with 19, and Karyn Prestage and Pauline Mills, who both had 17. There were no 2s for the day.

Good golfing everyone, fingers crossed for more of this lovely belated summer weather.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)