What a round

Left to right: Shona Rishworth, Kathie Sammons and Bryan Bartley Left to right: Angela Coe, Chris Arthur, Kate Eatts and Wade Eatts Left to right: Phillipa McKegg and Kathie Sammons

Friday 21 May saw another highly successful Bryan Bartley Dio Golf Day at Akarana Golf Course in Mt Roskill.

A field of 64 enthusiastic players took to the course in 16 teams of four on a slightly overcast but, thankfully, dry and windless day. They competed for a range of prizes, including the Bryan Bartley Cup for the top Stableford score for a Dio Old Girl or current/past Dio parent or grandparent.

When play was finished, everyone gathered in the Akarana Club Rooms for the prize giving, canapés and drinks. Bryan spoke briefly about the history of the event, which she has been involved in since 1976, when she was a member of the Old Girls’ Committee. A former President of the Diocesan Old Girls’ League, Bryan has organised the Golf Day for over 30 years. In the early 2000s the Old Girls’ Committee of that time honoured Bryan by naming the annual event after her. In the early days, the event was played at Waikare Golf Course in Te Kauwhata so that Old Girls living in the Waikato could catch up with their Auckland friends. Around the time it was named in honour of Bryan, the Golf Day moved north and was mostly played at Manukau and The Grange.

This year, everyone enjoyed the course at Akarana and it’s been pencilled in again for 2022. Thank you to the key sponsors for this year’s event: BE GROUP – Rawhiti Estate, Farro Group, New World Milford, Saint Clair Vineyards and Mike Moynihan from Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club. The prize winners this year included: Top women’s Stableford (Dio Old Girl, parent or grandparent): Shona Rishworth. Winner of the Bryan Bartley Cup and six golf lessons at RAGGC with Mike Moynihan Top men’s Stableford: Wade Eatts Top team: Angela Coe, Chris Arthur, Kate Eatts, Wade Eatts Longest drive 18th hole women: Fou Charteris Most golf: Juliet Johnson