Club & Tournament Results

This week was a stableford round and the final Wednesday competition of the year. There were some absolutely amazing scores on the day, particularly from our winner Carol Plowman, who had a very impressive 45 points, and our runner-up Jane Fraser, who had 40 points. Great golfing ladies. Anne-Marie Westcott was 3rd with 37, and Pauline Mason and Karyn Prestage shared 4th place with 35 points.

A big congratulations to Evelyn Heale for winning the Shootout on Friday, beating Vicki Kimberley on the 18th. Wallis Jones went out on number 17 and was our 3rd place getter. Well done to all the ladies who qualified for the event. A huge thank you to Peak Chartered Accountants for once again sponsoring this event and to Carla Benefield for coming along to hand out the prizes. Also, a very big thank you to all the helpers who made the day run smoothly.

Our closing day and AGM are on Wednesday this week, another season over and another season to look forward to next year.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

The idea of the Tannum 6 stableford event is to break the course into three sections, taking the best stableford score of the team for holes 1-6, the two best scores from holes 7 to 12, and the three best for the final six holes. Twenty six players turned up to enjoy this fun teams format in perfect conditions, even finding some nice run on the course for the first time all year.

The best overall combined team score was 94, and this came from Harriet Byelich, Anne-Marie Westcott, Annie Carmichael, and Elaine Couper. The second best score was 88, from Barbara Corney, Joanne Begg, Carol Plowman, and Robyn Gower. Sue Rennie, Pauline Mason, and Karen Kingan were 3rd with 84 (an especially good score considering they were a three rather than a four which means they couldn’t opt any poor scores out). There were two 2s on the day and these came from Wallis Jones on number 4, and Merle Munro on number 17.

We held our annual Bring ‘n’ Buy fundraiser after golf and made just under $500, which is a fantastic result.

The Labour Weekend Main Trunk Scramble tournament was yet again a huge success with a full field of 132 competitors from all over the country, including 13 teams (pairs) of women. A big congratulations go to Sue Rennie and Evelyn Heale who finished runner-up, only one point behind the winners, and also won the best score of the ladies on Saturday afternoon. A shout out also to another local team, Wallis Jones and Anne Hawkins, who won best score on Saturday morning. Way to go ladies.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Since we had abandoned the intention to play the first 36 holes of the 54 hole Strokeplay Championship the week before last due to a very wet course, we only played 18 and played the 36 holes last Wednesday instead, lucking in with an absolutely beautiful spring day.

The Championships were only played in the Bronze One division this year due to low numbers of entries in the other divisions. The Gross winner was Evelyn Heale, and the Nett Cup winner was Carol Plowman. Congratulations ladies, well played in a very mixed up competition.

The day’s nett haggle winner was Sue Rennie, with a 36 hole nett score of 151. Second was Vicky Kimberley with 153, Carol Plowman was just behind with 154, and Evelyn Heale was 4th with 157.

As well as those participating in the Strokeplay Champs, we also had a strong field competing in an 18 hole stableford haggle. The winner of this, with 37 points, was Wallis Jones, 2nd was Anne-Marie Westcott, with 35 points, 3rd was Paulo Bhullar with 34, and 4th was Anne-Maree Harland with 33. There was one 2 on the day, from Robyn Gower on number 7.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Another fine day was enjoyed last week for our LGU Round 8 and nett haggle.

Merle Munro was the day’s winner with a great score of 69. Vicky Kimberley was a very close second, with 70. Great golfing both of you. Third equal were Carol Plowman, Karyn Prestage, and Anne Hawkins, with nett 75 each, and following them were Karen Kingan and Linda Smith, with 76.

Congratulations also go to Merle for winning the very coveted extra day matchplay competition, the Coronation Rosebowl, last week.

This week we will be playing the first 36 holes of the 54 hole Strokeplay Championship, so fingers crossed the weather will continue to be kind.

Our annual Bring and Buy fundraiser will be held on Wednesday 23rd October.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Another fine day was enjoyed last week for our LGU Round 8 and nett haggle.

Merle Munro was the day’s winner with a great score of 69. Vicky Kimberley was a very close second, with 70. Great golfing both of you. Third equal were Carol Plowman, Karyn Prestage, and Anne Hawkins, with nett 75 each, and following them were Karen Kingan and Linda Smith, with 76.

Congratulations also go to Merle for winning the very coveted extra day matchplay competition, the Coronation Rosebowl, last week.

This week we will be playing the first 36 holes of the 54 hole Strokeplay Championship, so fingers crossed the weather will continue to be kind.

Our annual Bring and Buy fundraiser will be held on Wednesday 23rd October.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

What a stunner of a day the 25 starters had last Wednesday for the 5th round of the Stableford Trophy. There’s no doubt that we have been very lucky with the weather so far this year.

Our stableford haggle was won by Wallis Jones with 36 points, on a count back from Evelyn Heale who also had 36. Karyn Prestage was next with 35 points, on a count back from Eileen Kay and Paulo Bhullar who also both had 35. Sue Rennie and Robyn Gower followed closely with 34.

The lucky draw, kindly sponsored by Katie Walker from Property Brokers, was won by Suzanne Carter.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

We had a solid turn out of 25 in anticipation of another fine day for the 7th round of LGU and 4th of Captain’s Trophy, but unfortunately our luck had to give at some point and the day slipped into chilly showers by the afternoon. There was also a lot of water on the course from previous heavy rain, which no doubt impacted the scoring.

The nett haggle winner was Evelyn Heale with 71. Second was Karyn Prestage on a count-back from Sue Rennie, both scoring 75, and 4th was Anne-Marie Westcott with 76. Vicki Kimberley was just behind on 77.

Congratulations to the LGU winners, who were: Silver – Anne-Maree Harland, Bronze One – Evelyn Heale, Bronze Two – Sue Rennie, Bronze Three – Anne-Marie Westcott.

There were again two 2s, one from Anne-Marie Westcott on number 4, and one from Eileen Kay on number 17. Nice one ladies.

The lucky members’ draw, kindly sponsored by Katie Walker from Property Broker’s, was struck (there’s a memory leak there sorry but it was struck by somebody .. lucky).

Speaking of luck, wishing plenty of it, along with good golfing, to the teams travelling to the King Country Champs at Waitomo this weekend, do us proud.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

After many days of course closure and disruption from the storm that went through, we had a good turn out last week for the 4th round of the Stableford Trophy and 3rd round of the Jane Brown Trophy.

The winner of the day’s stableford haggle was Anne Maree Harland with 38. A fantastic score considering the still-wet course. Second was Anne Hawkins with 36, and 3rd was Merle Munro with 34. Carol Plowman, Evelyn Heale, and Anne Marie Westcott were next, all scoring 33 points. Evelyn Heale finally broke the 2s drought, and had one on number 17. Nice one Evelyn.

Judy Wadsworth won the 9 holers putting competition with 17 putts.

The Lucky Draw, kindly sponsored by Katie Walker from Property Brokers, was again not struck so will jackpot to $60 this week.

Last Tuesday a group of six travelled to Ngahinapouri for their annual ladies 18 hole tournament. Anne Maree Harland did us proud by winning the nett prize in the silver division, and Elaine Couper also won third prize in her division. Well done Taumarunui!

This coming Friday we have our Ferguson Lawnmowing and Bacon Electrical 27 hole Foursomes Tournament, which is always a fun event.

Gratitude and appreciation go to all those that were involved in the huge clean up effort after the recent storm in time for the 74th annual Lefties Tournament.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

With the Matchplay Championships now out of the way we are back into regular times and rounds that count towards the Shootout. Last week the 24 starters played the third round of the Stableford Trophy and the second round of the Jane Brown Stableford Trophy in, again, wonderful conditions.

The days’ haggle was won by Imelda Woolston with 37 points, on a count back from Glenda Wright who also had 37. Nice golfing ladies. Pauline Mason and Anne Hawkins were just behind with 36, followed closely by Margaret Nelson and Annie Carmichael who had 35 points each. Vicki Kimberley, Jane Fraser, and Harriet Byelich were next in line with 34 points.

The Lucky Draw, kindly sponsored by Katie Walker from Property Brokers wasn’t struck this week so jackpots to $40 next week. The Coronation Rosebowl extra day matchplay competition is now underway and it was nice to see so many competitors out and about on Sunday getting their first round matches played.

Upcoming events include the Walton two day tournament this week, which a couple of our ladies are travelling over to, a number of players travelling to an 18 hole tournament in Ngahinepouri on Tuesday September 3rd, our Ferguson Lawnmowing and Bacon Electrical 27 hole Foursomes Tournament on Friday 13th September.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

With the Matchplay Championships now out of the way we are back into regular times and rounds that count towards the Shootout. Last week the 24 starters played the third round of the Stableford Trophy and the second round of the Jane Brown Stableford Trophy in, again, wonderful conditions.

The days’ haggle was won by Imelda Woolston with 37 points, on a count back from Glenda Wright who also had 37. Nice golfing ladies. Pauline Mason and Anne Hawkins were just behind with 36, followed closely by Margaret Nelson and Annie Carmichael who had 35 points each. Vicki Kimberley, Jane Fraser, and Harriet Byelich were next in line with 34 points.

The Lucky Draw, kindly sponsored by Katie Walker from Property Brokers wasn’t struck this week so jackpots to $40 next week. The Coronation Rosebowl extra day matchplay competition is now underway and it was nice to see so many competitors out and about on Sunday getting their first round matches played.

Upcoming events include the Walton two day tournament this week, which a couple of our ladies are travelling over to, a number of players travelling to an 18 hole tournament in Ngahinepouri on Tuesday September 3rd, our Ferguson Lawnmowing and Bacon Electrical 27 hole Foursomes Tournament on Friday 13th September.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

After an hours delay due to a very heavy frost, the finals of the Matchplay Champs got under way in perfect conditions. We have been so lucky with the weather throughout this competition.

The winners were:

Silver: Freda Drake
Bronze 1: Harriet Byelich
Bronze 2: Sue Rennie
Bronze 3: Anne-Marie Westcott
Veterans: Imelda Woolston

Great golfing ladies, congratulations!

Those not involved in the championship finals played in a stableford haggle. Jane Fraser came in 1st with an excellent score of 39 points. Second equal were Margaret Nelson and Vicki Kimberley with 37 points, 3rd was Carol Plowman with 35, and 4th equal were Marion Johnston and Jenny Tibby, both with 34.

The nine hole group also played in a stableford haggle and their winner was Judy Wadsworth with a fabulous score of 24 points. The previous week’s nine hole haggle result was accidentally omitted and this was won by Robyn Faire with an awesome round of 21.

The final round of Pennants was due to be held in Pirongia early this week but thank goodness after all the rain we’ve had they have postponed it.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

After a really cold, foggy start last Wednesday our 13 hagglers and 16 Matchplay Championship contenders were treated to another warm, sunny day.

The winner of the stableford haggle was Jane Fraser with an excellent score of 39 points. Second equal were Margaret Nelson and Vicki Kimberley with 37 points, 3rd was Carol Plowman with 35, and 4th equal were Jenny Tibby and Marion Johnston with 34.

There were 8 matches played across all 5 divisions, and all finals will be held next week. The finalists are as follows:

Silver division – Wallis Jones vs Freda Drake (36 holes)
Bronze One – Harriet Byelich vs Robyn Gower (36 holes)
Bronze Two – Daphne Ferguson vs Sue Rennie (18 holes)
Bronze Three – Glenda Wright vs Anne-Marie Westcott (18 holes)
Veteran’s Division – Imelda Woolston vs Annie Carmichael

Good luck to all those involved.

One characterful lady (who may or may not be mentioned in the group above) was observed using an unusual and colourful method of boosting her chances on the putting greens. She was seen repeatedly dropping a ball into several holes on the practice green before the match, and then giving it a little talking to. When asked what she was doing she replied along the lines of “It’s a new ball – it has to be taught what to do!”. Might try it.

Last Monday was our annual Grandmothers’ Day and there was some very hot scoring amongst the Grannies. Annie Carmichael was the winner with an amazing 41 points. Great golfing Annie. Anne-Marie Harland was runner-up, and only just behind with a great score of 40. Congratulations to you both.

We had an enjoyable afternoon tea last Wednesday after golf to farewell Anne Hodges who has been a great stalwart of the club. Anne joined the club in 1976 and has been an active member up until only a couple of years ago, and has held many different offices over the years, including Club Captain and President. It was great to see plenty of past members come along to say goodbye to Anne and enjoy a yummy spread. All the best, Anne, for your move to Taupo.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

After some very heavy downpours the preceding 2 or 3 days, the golfing gods smiled upon us once again last Wednesday, clearing the skies and sending the 29 starters dry and sunny weather. There was still a touch of the mountain in the air though and a lot of water on the course to contend with, which was reflected in the lower scoring compared to last week.

There were 19 ladies playing in a stableford haggle and 10 players involved in the Club Matchplay Championships. The first round of Bronze 2 got underway as well as 4 matches in the 2nd round of Bronze 1.

Despite the watery course, Merle Munro had an excellent round of 38 points, and was the day’s winner. Glenda Wright also had a good round, and was 2nd with 36 points. Barb Corney and Jane Fraser were 3rd with 33 points, and Suzanne Carter and Jenny Tibby were next with 32.

Sara Porritt was the winner of our Lucky Draw, kindly sponsored by Katie Walker from Property Brokers.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

It was another day in golfing paradise, with perfect weather to match. The first round of the Club Matchplay Championships got underway with two matches played from the Bronze 1 division, and the rest of the 24 starters playing in a stableford haggle. The conditions were obviously ideal because there was some exceptional scoring.

Coming in first was Marion Johnston, with a fantastic score of 42 points. Eileen Kay followed closely with another amazing score of 41, and Margaret Nelson was just behind with 40. Linda Smith was next with 39, and Joanne Begg was just behind her on 38. Three players scored 36 and these were Merle Munro, Anne-Marie Westcott, and Barbara Corney.

The winner of the 9 holers’ stableford haggle, Judy Wadsworth, also had a great score of 21 points.

The winner of the Lucky Draw, sponsored by Katie Walker from Property Brokers, was won by Margaret Nelson.

Grandmothers’ Day is coming up on Monday the 5th, and on the same day there is a Pennants team heading to St Andrews in Hamilton. Good luck to everyone competing in these events.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

A very cold, foggy morning greeted the brave ladies who turned up for  the 5^th round of LGU and 3^rd round of the McElroy Cup. With a planned power cut until 3pm, we didn’t know whether a hot drink and a toasted sandwich would be on the menu at the end of our round. Thankfully the power came back on as we were finishing play and we were able to enjoy both.

The outage also caused problems before we started; namely, getting cards out for our round. Luckily with advanced warning of the power cut, we were able to be prepared, (thanks, Joanne) and print the cards off before 8am. The fog finally lifted after we teed off and the sun shone, making golf much more enjoyable.

The winner of the LGU haggle was Carol Plowman with -1.7. Second was Imelda Woolston with -0.7, on a count back from Sue Rennie also on -0.7. Next was Karyn Prestage with 0.3 followed by Karen Kingan on 1.3, and then Linda Smith and Eileen Kay on 2.3. Joanne Begg, Sara Porritt and Anne Hawkins were all on 3.3 and Vicki Kimberley was 4.3.  These scores reflect their score as +/-Par. There were no twos.

The winners of the LGU divisions were:

Silver – Wallis Jones; Bronze 1 – Karyn Prestage; Bronze 2-Carol Plowman; Bronze 3 – Imelda Woolston.

The previous week we had a timely reminder to always watch when your partners are hitting the ball. A lady, who shall remain nameless, was hitting her second shot from near the fence line on the 8^th, when it ricocheted left and backwards off a small tree trunk and went flying right across the fairway into the back wheel of a golf cart, taking off the hubcap in the process, giving the golf cart driver and passenger a bit of a fright.

(Contributed by Sue Rennie)

A great field of 30 turn up to play the second round of the Stableford Trophy, first round of the Jane Brown Stableford Trophy and the Ladies Veterans’ Cup. All these events were due to be played back in May, but had to be postponed because of wet weather. The day started very cold and foggy, but when the fog lifted it was a great day for golf, with very little wind and it even warmed up nicely. There were plenty of huge puddles to try and avoid after the heavy rain earlier in the week.

The winner on the day, and also the winner of the Veterans’ Cup, was Anne Hawkins with an amazing 39 points. Well done, Anne. Second was Linda Smith with 35 points, on a count back from Imelda Woolston. Next was Anne-Maree Harland with 34 points, on a count back from Sue Rennie and Joanne Begg. Pauline Mills was next on 33 points, on a count back from Karyn Prestage, Margaret Nelson, Chris Edkins and Carol Plowman. Joanne Begg also had a two on the 4^th.

The nine holers also played a stableford competition and the winner was Linda Willis with 18 points.

The Wills Cup team are off to Pirongia on Friday to play the final round of that competition.  Good luck ladies.

(Contributed by Sue Rennie)

A smaller field of 24 ladies played the second 18 holes of our Jubilee Cup event. It was a sunny morning but there was a very cold, gusty wind which may have deterred some ladies from venturing out. 

The best net on the day came from Karen Kingan with 71. Second was Jane Fraser on 74, on a count back from Sue Rennie and Marion Johnston. Sara Porritt and Evelyn Heale were next on 76 and Merle Munro had 77. Jane Fraser had a two on the 17^th hole.

So the winner of the Jubilee Cup this year, with a 72 and 71 was Karen Kingan with net 143. Well done, Karen. Runner up was Sara Porritt.

The winner of the Lucky Draw, kindly sponsored by Katie Walker of Property Brokers, was Elaine Couper.

Entries are now open for the Matchplay Champs. There is a sheet downstairs to put your name.

A big thank you to all the ladies who turned out to play in the Kamaru Rosebowl  last Saturday.

(Contributed by Sue Rennie)

Twenty-eight ladies turned up to play the first 18 holes of the Jubilee Cup. Once again we were lucky with the weather, as we had sunny conditions, although it was still very cold when we teed off.

The winner of the haggle was Pauline Mills with a net 71. Second was Karen Kingan with 72 and Linda Smith was third with 73. Joanne Begg, Evelyn Heale, Sara Porritt and Harriet Byelich all had 74, followed by Sue Virtue and Elaine Couper on 75 and Vicki Kimberley on 76. Vicki Kimberley and Jane Fraser both had twos on the 4^th.

Eight ladies turned up to play 9 holes. They played a Stableford competition and Judy Fox was the winner with 15 points.

Our Pennants team travelled to Tieke Golf Estate on Monday for the second round of the pennants competition. None of the team had ever played there before but they all enjoyed the experience. The winning score on the day was a net 68. Our best were 77 and 78.

The winner of the Lucky Draw, kindly sponsored by Katie Walker of Property Brokers, was Roseanne Parkes.

On Saturday, 16 ladies played in the Kamaru Rosebowl, a mixed competition.  Linda Smith and Joe Heale won the Rosebowl with the best stableford points of 37 and 42 respectively. Linda won on a countback from Evelyn Heale, Carol Plowman and Merle Munro who all also had 37 points.

Entries are now open for our Matchplay Champs which start on 24^th July. A sheet is downstairs to write your name.

(Contributed by Sue Rennie)

Twenty-seven ladies turned up to contest the 4^th round of LGU and 2^nd round of the McElroy Cup. Once again we were lucky with the weather as it was cool but dry, with a few puddles scattering the course after rain earlier in the week.

The winner of the haggle was Christina Jilesen with an amazing 67 net. Carol Plowman was next with 71, followed by Linda Smith on 73 and Anne Hawkins on 74.  Jenny Tibby and Jane Fraser both had 75 and Karyn Prestage and Joanne Begg had 77. Harriet Byelich and Sara Porritt were on 78 and Anne-Marie Westcott, Evelyn Heale and Elaine Couper all had 79. Jenny Tibby had the only two of the day on the 4^th.

The LGU winners were:

Silver – Wallis Jones

Bronze 1 – Anne Hawkins

Bronze 2 – Carol Plowman

Bronze 3 – Chris Jilesen

(Contributed by Sue Rennie)

After being rained off last week, it was great to have a dry day for golf. Twenty nine players turned up in the fog to play a busy schedule as we tried to catch up with the programme. The haggle of the day was Putting, but we also played LGU (3), McElroy Cup (1) and Captain’s Trophy (2). The fog lifted not long after we teed off and it came out a beautiful day, with a surprising amount of run with all the dew on the course. The pins all seemed to be right at the back of the greens, obviously in the same tricky positions they were from the weekend’s tournament.

Anne-Maree Harland came out on top with only 32 putts, on a count back from Sue Virtue and Evelyn Heale, also on 32. Sue Rennie was next with 33 putts, followed by Ann Percy and Carol Plowman on 35. Glenda Wright, Dianne Cameron, Anne Hawkins and Barbara Corney all had 37 putts.

The LGU winners were: Silver, Anne-Maree Harland; Bronze 1, Sara Porritt; Bronze 2, Sue Rennie; and Bronze 3, Glenda Wright.

There were 6 nine hole players also contesting a putting competition and Julie Owen was the winner with 16 putts.

Our extra day Matchplay competition, The MacKnight Cup has finished and was won by Harriet Byelich over Robyn Gower. Congratulations, Harriet.

(Contributed by Sue Rennie)

The winning team for the Best 3 of 4 Stableford Teams event was Glenda Wright, Elaine Couper, Merle Munro, and Barbara Corney with an overall score of 118 stableford points. Second were Eileen Kay, Karen Kingan, Joanne Beggs, and Christine Jileson with 114, and third were Harriet Byelich, Pauline Mason, Paulo Bhullar, and Linda Smith with 108.

Robyn Faire won the nine hole stableford competition, with 17 points.

The Property Brokers’ lucky draw sponsored by Katie Walker was not struck and will therefore jackpot to $40 next week.

We hosted the 4th round of the Wills Cup on Friday 17th and made the most of the home advantage, scoring a very impressive 137 points and winning all six matches against Te Awamutu. All players scored in the 20s, which was outstanding. The next best team score on the day was 109 from two of the teams, which shows just how well our team played. This moved us up to 4th equal and hopefully we can continue to play well over the next two rounds to improve our placing even more. Congratulations to Anne-Maree Harland, Wallis Jones, Karyn Prestage, Vicki Kimberley, Merle Munro and Sue Rennie. An extra big thank you to Vicki and Merle for stepping up to play because of illness within the team, and also to the ladies in the kitchen who stepped up to provide a delicious lunch on the day.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

The annual Property Brokers TTT (Taumarunui Two day Tournament) was a great success with 94 players representing 24 different clubs in the field, of which 82 were visitors. Once again, it was great to see so many visitors supporting our tournament and to hear their positive comments about the tournament, the course, and how well it was run, with many saying they would be back next year. This year the weather was dry and great for golf.

A big thank you to all the people who chipped in to help our Committee put on an amazing tournament; the greenkeeper and his volunteers who had the course in great condition; the 9 hole ladies; the men from the golf club; the many helpers in the kitchen and all those who helped out in other ways. We could not have done it without you. It was great to see many of our local ladies in the prizes.

Finally, a huge thank you to our wonderful sponsor, Taumarunui Property Brokers who support our tournament every year, and to Cameron Elliot for handing out the prizes.

See our Taumarunui Golf Club Facebook page for photos.

Results:

Total Over Two Days

Division 1: Best Gross: Robyn Pellow 152 Ngaruawahia; Best Nett: Maureen Giles 143 Inglewood; Best Stableford: Irene Straker 75 Piopio Aria

Division 2: Best Gross: Sandra Thompson 177 Ngaruawahia; Best Nett: Joanne Cathie 152 Opunake; Best Stableford: Amanda Murray 65 Piopio Aria                        

Division 3: Best Gross: Dianne Douglas 185 Waihi;   Best Nett: Karyn Prestage 146 Taumarunui; Best Stableford: Rhondda Bruce 72 Ngahinepouri

Over the Field Stablefords                                        

1. Wallis Jones, 74 Taumarunui; 2. Sian Stevenson, 72 Tirau; 3. Denise Davies, 71 Ngahinepouri; 4. Celeste Sattler, 71 Piopio Aria; 5. Robyn Gower 69 Taumarunui; 6. Chris Wilson, 68 Inglewood; 7. Elaine Couper, 68 Taumarunui; 8. Chris MacKenzie, 67 Matamata; 9.  Imelda Woolston, 67 Taumarunui; 10. Wendy Roache, 67 Ngaruawahia; 11. Anne-Maree Harland, 67 Taumarunui; 12. Vicki Kimberley, 65 Taumarunui.                     

Best Team Stableford: Chris Edkins, Wallis Jones, Elaine Couper, Imelda Woolston 238 from Taumarunui

Runner-up Team Stableford:  From Waitomo and Piopio Aria: Sue Alcock, Celeste Sattler; Irene Straker, Amanda Murray 234

There were 8 twos: Chris Wilson, Inglewood; Irene Straker, Piopio Aria; Robyn Pellow, Ngaruawahia; Joan Frost, Wairakei; Hilary Corbett, Whakatane; Helen Green, Hamilton; Sharyn Buchanan, Strathmore; Lyn MacRury, Ngaruawahia.

(Contributed by Sue Rennie)

We have been very lucky with the lovely autumn weather on club days so far this season and our luck continued last Wednesday for the Home Links National Competitions and nett haggle.

The winner of the haggle was Merle Munro, with an impressive score of 68. This was on a countback from Karyn Prestage who also had a wonderful round of 68.
Second was Wallis Jones with 70, 3rd was Vicki Kimberley with 71, and fourth was Eileen Kay with 72.

The winner of the nine hole stableford haggle was Judy Wadsworth with a great score of 19 points.

There were no 2s on the day, and the Property Brokers’ lucky draw was not struck so will jackpot to $40 next week.

The Home Links Competition results were as follows: The Coronation Medal and Veterans Trophy both went to Wallis Jones. The Aotearoa Cup is shared by Merle Munro and Karyn Prestage, and the Best Gross Cup went to Chris Edkins with her gross score of 84. Congratulations to you all.

Congratulations also go to our team of Karyn Prestage, Anne-Maree Harland, Robyn Gower, and Karen Kingan who traveled to Walton last Friday to compete in the finals of the National Teams Event and came away with 3rd place out of 14 teams (only missing out on second by a count back).

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Thirty-one starters turned up to enjoy the sunshine and take their chances in the putting competition on Wednesday.

Chris Edkins was clearly in great form, and took out the day with only 30 putts for the 18 holes. The scores were tight though and second equal were Roseanne Parkes and Glennis Wheeler who were very close behind on 31. Sharing third position, all with 32 putts, were Evelyn Heale, Vicki Kimberley, Pauline Mills, and Sara Porritt. In fourth, sharing a score of 33, were Karen Kingan, Barb Taylor, and Barb Corney. Well done ladies. There was one 2, and that was from Robyn Gower on the 17th.

Margaret Tattersall came out on top in the 9 hole putting competition, winning with 15 putts.

Elaine Couper was having a charmed day and won not only our lucky draw prize, sponsored by Katie Walker of Property Brokers, which had jack-potted to $40, but she also won the gorgeous floral bouquet raffle. Way to go Elaine.

Excitement is building for our annual Women’s Triple-T tournament coming up next Monday and Tuesday which is bringing into town just under 100 players from 26 different clubs around the country.

Thanks go to all the many volunteers and members who have put so much into making this tournament a success, and good golfing to all those who have entered.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Despite the drizzly morning, there was a strong turn out of 31 for the second round of LGU and the Captain’s Trophy.

Evelyn Heale returned in great form to win the day with a nett score of 70. Anne Hawkins was 2nd with 73, on a count back from Wallis Jones and Sue Rennie, who also had 73. Robyn Gower was next with 74, and Daphne Ferguson, Linda Smith, and Christine Jilesen all had 75.

The LGU winners were – Silver: Wallis Jones, Bronze 1: Evelyn Heale, Bronze 2: Sue Rennie, and Bronze 3, Chris Jilesen. Well done ladies.

Sarah Leilua won the nine hole stableford haggle with 18 points, congratulations Sarah.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Congratulations to Anne-Maree Harland who won the Araroa Cup last week with a combined stableford score over the two rounds of 80 points. This is particularly impressive when you consider that Anne-Maree is such a low handicapper. Harriet Byelich was runner-up with a combined score of 76 points, on a count back from Sara Porritt who also had 76. Well done ladies.

The lovely autumn weather obviously contributed to another high scoring week. Our stableford haggle winner was Jenny Allen with a whopping 43 points. Anne-Maree Harland and Wallis Jones were 2nd equal with 42 points, and Barb Corney was 3rd with 40. Dianne Cameron was close behind on 39, Eileen Kay had a lovely score with 38, and Vicki Kimberley, Harriet Byelich and Jenny Tibby all had 37.

Robyn Faire won the nine-hole stableford haggle with 16 points. Congratulations Robyn. Congratulations also to Marie Cadogan who won the lucky draw sponsored by Katie Walker from Property Brokers.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Absolutely perfect golfing weather was on offer for the 31 starters in the first round of the Araroa Cup on Wednesday.

Sara Porritt had a brilliant round to win the competition, with 41 stableford points. There were plenty of other high scores on the day as well, including Pauline Mills and Harriet Byelich on 39 points, and Ann Percy, Sue Virtue, and Anne-Maree Harland on 38 points. Next week’s scores will be added to this week’s to find the overall winner of the cup.

There were 2 twos, both on number 4. Congratulations to Jenny Tibby and Barbara Corney for these.

The nine-holers, meanwhile, had a fun ambrose competition, and this was won by Julie Owen and Robyn Faire.

This week we had our first Lucky Draw for the year, kindly sponsored by Katie Walker of Property Brokers. It was not struck so jackpots to $40 next week.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Despite a wet looking forecast last week for our first 36 hole competition, the Nancy MacCormick Foursomes, we barely got a sprinkle and the 20 starters enjoyed perfect golfing conditions for most of the day.

There were 10 pairs entered into the foursomes competition, as well as a few out and about enjoying 18 holes, and the 9 hole groups.

The winners of the competition were Sue Rennie and Merle Munro with a combined nett score over the two rounds of 149. Congratulations Sue and Merle. Second were Karyn Prestage and Robyn Gower with a nett total of 152, and 3rd were Anne Hawkins and Sara Porritt with 153, on a countback from Sue Virtue and Ann Percy, who also had 153. Jane Fraser an Wallis were close behind on 156.

There were two groups who got a two, both on number 4, and these were Wallis Jones and Jane Fraser, and Sue Rennie and Merle Munro. Nicely done ladies.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

We had 40 turn up for ladies club day last Wednesday. Forty!! And that’s not counting the 9-holers. They must have all known something because as soon as the frosty chill lifted it turned into an absolute stunner of a day.

The competition was the first round of LGU as well as the National Teams Event Qualifier.

The winner of the nett haggle was Robyn Gower with nett 64, followed by Vicki Kimberley with 68, and Sara Porritt with 70. Linda Smith and Jane Fraser both had 71, Daph Ferguson and Eileen Kay had 72, and Margaret Neilson and Jenny Allen both had 73.

There were two 2’s, both on number 4. Well done to Chris Edkins and Barbara Corney for those.

The winner of the nine hole stableford haggle was Judy Wadsworth with 17 points.

The National Teams Event is at Walton on Friday May 3rd and the team going is Anne-Maree Harland, Jenny Allen, Robyn Gower, and Vicki Kimberley.

LGU winners were Chris Edkins for Silver, Sara Porritt for Bronze 1, Robyn Gower for Bronze 2, and Eileen Kay for Bronze 3.

Well done to everyone, great scoring to start the season with.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

It was an unexpectedly drizzly start for our first competition round last week. Thankfully the sun didn’t take too long to make an appearance and the 28 participants soon dried out and enjoyed the warm conditions.

The competition was the first round of the Stableford Cup. The winner of the 18 hole haggle was Marion Johnston with 36 points. This was on a count back from Chris Edkins, who also had 36.

There were 4 players with 34 points and these were Pauline Mills, Sue Rennie, Karyn Prestage, and Anne-Marie Harland. With 33 points were Chris Ferris, Merle Munro, Robyn Gower, and Glenda Wright.

The nine hole group have been very happy to welcome some new players into their midst and the winner of their stableford competition this week was Julie Owen.

Our Wills Cup team of Karen Kingan, Karyn Prestage, Anne Hawkins, Jenny Allen, Sue Rennie, and Wallis Jones will be playing in the first round at PioPio Aria on Friday 22nd and we wish them all the best for this.

(Contributed by Robyn Gower)

Today was Opening Day at Ladies Golf. We started off the season with a beautiful day, weather-wise, so hopefully this continues for the rest of the year!

We began the day with a lovely morning tea as everyone caught up after the summer break. A good field of 32 players, both 9 and 18 hole, turned up to play the 9 hole competition, which involved playing off the white tees. It was great to see there weren’t many groans when this was announced. The goal was for it to be a fun day. Groups headed off to the 1st and 10th tees to start their rounds. Some groups jumped ahead a couple of holes to avoid the congestion, which was a clever thing to do. Not so clever was the group, who shall remain nameless, who played 12 to 18, but then instead of going back to play 10 and 11, continued on and played 1 and 2!! Luckily this didn’t really matter because the prizes were just lucky draw, not scorecard results. I’m sure the greens staff must have known what we were doing, because most of the white tee markers seemed to be a long way back on the tees. It meant many of the ladies ended up in places on the course they hadn’t been before, especially if their tee shot was a bit wayward. It was also difficult for some of us to remember to hit off the white tees and not the yellow ones! Many ladies commented that they enjoyed playing off the white tees, so we will have to try it again sometime, but 18 holes.

The round was followed by a delicious, shared lunch which was brightened by the presence of six past members and one visiting ex member. They all looked to be enjoying being back and catching up with everyone. Thank you to them for supporting us still.

The winners on the front were Linda Willis, Glenys Wheeler and Pauline Mills. The winners on the back were Glenda Street, Paulo Bhullar and Sue Virtue.

(Contributed by Sue Rennie)