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Martin Davidson New-look open a good omen

ew Zealand Golf’s short game can’t be questioned after it extracted itself from a particularly tough lie in regards to the New Zealand Open.

It has pulled off a considerable coup in relaunching the Open in the pro-am format so successfully established by the PGA Championship in the past two years.

That the Open totally consumes the PGA event, replacing it at The Hills near Queenstown, is a heavy price to pay but one that arguably had to happen when the future of the Open itself was in serious question.

New Zealand Golf somehow posted a loss of $397,000 on the last edition of the Open, staged last year at Clearwater in Christchurch, reviving painful memories of the 2005 and 2006 Opens at Gulf Harbour north of Auckland which shaved $1.2 million off NZ Golf’s strained reserves accounts.

The national body found itself boxed into a corner. Further losses were untenable, a future without an Open unthinkable.

So, the PGA Championship in its previous guise has been sacrificed, although a 2014

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tournament will be staged on dates and at a venue unknown but with a seriously diminished playing purse.

But, most importantly, the Open is safe, for the next three years at least as it returns to Sir Michael Hill’s stunning course just outside Arrowtown where it was held so successfully in 2007, 2009 and 2010.

Crucially, NZ Golf has stepped back from taking financial ownership of the Open so it is no longer at risk of leaking more money. A new agreement has been brokered, leaving Michael Hill Tournaments Limited to take full responsibility for the Open for the next three years.

Hill’s enthusiasm for the Open cannot be questioned. The jewellery magnate hosted three tremendous Opens at his course, unrivalled in this country for its spectator-friendly topography, and was upset when NZ Golf took the Open back to Clearwater in 2011.

But much of that had to do with Hill’s fractured personal relationship with Australian tournament promoter Bob Tuohy, who no longer fills an influential role with the Open.

Hill’s enthusiasm, deep pockets and genuine desire to create a tournament well above the mainstream, will stand the Open in good stead.

You never know. Hill’s direct involvement may see organisers throw some cash around to entice a name player or two, a scenario not countenanced in the past when financial constraints simply left NZ Golf with no choice but to refuse to consider paying appearance fees.

Not that NZ Golf can afford to take anything for granted. The Open remains its flagship tournament – and one that must be protected at all costs.

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Alker back in the spotlight

By Martin Davidson

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ithout wishing to tempt fate, there is now the very real prospect of New Zealand having three players on next year’s PGA Tour in the United States.

It really could be a case of famine to feast for Kiwis, who are conspicuous by their total absence on the world’s most lucrative tour this season.

It comes after Steve Alker thrust himself into tour reckoning by winning the Utah Championship on the second tier Web. com Tour last month.

After missing four of seven cuts on the circuit this season, Alker, who had got by on his limited status, came out of nowhere to claim his 10th career title and his third on the secondary tour, previously called the Nationwide Tour.

The 42-year-old survived a playoff against Australian Ashley Hall to collect the winner’s cheque of $US112,500 and catapult himself from 149th to 20th on the Web. com moneylist after 15 of 25 tournaments.

That left three New Zealand ensconced inside the top 25 who at season’s end earn their tickets to the big tour for 2014.

But while Tim Wilkinson, seventh with $US180,213, and Danny Lee, eighth with $US162,463, owed their prominence to consistent performances, Alker shot into contention solely on the momentum gained by his victory at Willow Creek Country Club.

“There’s certainly a chance for all three of us,’’ Alker said after his first victory since the 2009 New Zealand PGA Championship at Clearwater in Christchurch.

“Timmy has been playing very well and consistently all year, and so has Danny. It’d be great to get all three of us in there.’’

As for the sudden change in his fortunes, Alker could only offer a rueful smile of someone who fully understands the peaks and valleys of golf’s varied landscape.

“It is funny how everything can change in a week,” Alker said after seeing of Hall with a par at the first extra hole.

“I was out of the race completely and this win has changed my whole year.

“I know that there is a long way to go. I am inside the top 25 now and the goal for me now is to fight as hard as I can to stay there.

“It is a quick turnaround for me but that can happen in golf. This does wonders for my belief that I can get there.”

Alker and Hall were tied at 22-under-par

262 at the end of regulation and the New Zealander admitted to some nerves heading into the playoff.

“You never know what is going to happen in a playoff so you are always a little bit nervous.

“Ashley hit his tee shot into the water and had to play three from the tee so from there I hit for the back of the green and tried to make my par. It was a pretty nervy two-putt but it was a nice feeling to see the putt drop for the win.”

The scoring had been particularly hot all week, with Alker flirting with a sub-60 score in the second round before shooting a career-low 62, while American Will Wilcox crafted a sublime 59 in the last round to tie for third, one shot outside of the playoff, to become the fourth player to achieve the feat in the tour’s history.

But the only numbers that really mattered were those prefixed by a dollar sign and how they translated on the moneylist.

“It is a funny old game and a week can change everything so quickly,’’ Alker said.

“I am now back in the hunt (for a PGA Tour spot) which is really nice.

“But I think the biggest thing for me is getting back in the winner’s circle and getting the juices flowing again.”

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New era for our Open

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By Martin Davidson

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t should make for the happiest of reunions when the New Zealand Open returns to The Hills near Queenstown in late February.

The latest reincarnation of the storied championship marks a bold, new beginning at jewellery magnate Sir Michael Hill’s splendid, privately owned course that memorably hosted the Open in 2007, 2009 and 2010.

Hill was always a touch miffed when New

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Zealand Golf took the Open back to Clearwater in Christchurch in 2011 and 2012, and made do by staging the New Zealand PGA Championship in a pro-am format for in 2012 and 2013 in what was meant to be the start of a five-year arrangement.

Now, he has got his wish to play mine host to the championship again in a threeyear deal beginning with the 2014 edition on February 27-March 2.

New Zealand Golf and Michael Hill Tournaments Limited (MHTL) have retained the pro-am format so successfully initiated

by the PGA, a funding boost from the Government will lift the purse to a minimum of $850,000 and a formal link with the Japan Golf Tour will ensure 15 players from that circuit contest the championship, the winner of which will earn three starts in Japan.

As well, the neighbouring Millbrook course will also be used. A minimum professional field of 132 players will play the first two rounds alternatively at The Hills and Millbrook before the second round cut of top 60 plus ties.

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The pro-am event will run concurrently to the main tournament, with amateurs partnering professionals in a best-ball format. The top 30 pro-am teams will progress to the third round at The Hills and the top 10 will advance to the final round.

New Zealand Golf, ever conscious of the strain on its finances, has licensed MHTL to organise and take full responsibility for the New Zealand Open for an initial period of three years.

In addition, the parties have agreed to continue to stage an annual NZPGA Championship, initially on a smaller scale. Plans are already under way for next year’s PGA tournaments but the dates and venue are still some way off.

New Zealand Golf chairman Paul Fyfe said it was an important moment for this country’s premier golf tournament.

“The New Zealand Open has a rich and diverse 106 year legacy and we are excited by the potential for the event to flourish in Queenstown,” Fyfe said.

“We believe that this will be a world first for a national open championship to incorporate a pro-am format and it will be an exciting new era for the New Zealand Open.’’

PGA independent board member John Hart, the tournament chairman on behalf of MHTL and who was an influential figure behind the revamped PGA Championship, said this was a landmark agreement by all parties involved.

“We are thrilled that New Zealand Golf and the NZPGA have taken a ‘whole of golf’ approach and have recognised that New Zealanders will be well served by having one premier golf tournament that can compete on an international scale,” Hart said.

“Specifically, we acknowledge the NZPGA for their foresight in supporting the development of this pro-am event over the past two years, and for accepting that this transfer to the New Zealand Open is for the betterment of the game and the provision of pathways for elite players in New Zealand.”

The scheduling change from a late-year to early-year fit means there will be no Open in 2013, as happened in 1990, 1999 and 2008.

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Spirits lifted at Rangatira

By Martin Davidson

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oth the bodies and spirits of members at Rangatira Golf Club have been lifted by the return of their famed electric cable car.

The car’s reappearance is to be formally celebrated next month but by the time your eyes are cast over these words, members and visitors alike were expected to be enjoying the ride again from the 18th green to the clubhouse.

It ends a difficult period for the northern Manawatu club, nestled on three levels beside the Rangatira River just north of Hunterville, after the cable car was shut down on February 25.

The forced closure of the iconic car, which had ferried players and their trundlers up a steep incline without incident for 41 years, came after a health and safety inspector followed up a complaint and deemed it unsafe.

The small matter of $77,000 later – the cost of repairing the car – and the tourist attraction is back in business, leaving Rangatira members to count their blessings.

The final bill, well above the optimistic early estimates of $20,000, has been the blow from left field for the small, rural club.

But secretary Lesley Leary told Golfer Pa-

cific NZ that the whole affair had brought the club’s 105 members closer together as they rallied around a common cause.

While income from green fees – which average up to $60,000 a year – keeps the club afloat, that income stream fell by about 20 percent over the five months the cable car was out of action.

“The green fees are our bread and butter and that’s why this has been such a big blow to us. There had been nothing wrong with it (cable car) for 40 years and then... just boom,’’ Leary said.

Rangatira members were far from idle, though. The first in a series of special tournaments in a Save Our Lift campaign was staged on June 9, offering a prize draw of a $1000 gift voucher.

The tournament was repeated in July, again on August 11 and finally on September 8 as extra the funds raised are diverted into a fund to pay the repair bill.

As well, Rangatira is to hold a blacktie dinner in Hunterville on September 7, where touring professional Mark Brown and former All Blacks fullback Allan Hewson are to be the guest speakers and an auction will be held.

The club is confident of meeting its bill repayments with money raised from the above tournaments, plus grants and donations that the club has received by institu-

The electric cart at Rangatira Golf Club is getting a welcomed make-over after being shut down. tions and individuals aware of the club’s plight.

Leary said the generosity of people had been heart-warming.

“We’ve had one substantial grant from the New Zealand Community Trust and other people have made donations and pledges.’’

Leary said the past five months had been a “very frustrating period’’ for the club.

“But, in saying that, the whole club has pulled together exceptionally well and the response and support we’ve had from other golf clubs has been overwhelming.

“The response has been quite phenomenal.”

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Golf Travel News

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Japan: A golf and cultural odyssey

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apan is many things simultaneously.

This technological superpower with jam packed, non-stop mega-cities give way to mountain vistas, rural serenity, ancient temples and generations of fascinating history, culture and tradition.

Rightfully famous for technology and fashion, the land of the rising sun’s rich cultural significance is on display through its food, hospitality, geisha, sumo, karate, onsen and the list goes on.

The Japanese are warm and welcoming people whose unique culture can be enlightening in its complexity and contradictions. It can take many years to get a good grasp of the Japanese language and psyche. Hospitality, consideration for others and respectfulness is intrinsic to being Japanese.

Possibly more than any nationality in the world, the Japanese love to eat out, and the cornucopia of culinary options, even in the smallest towns, is dizzying.

There’s something for every taste and budget, from the oft-excellent, humble workmen’s canteens, to famous specialist restaurants that will satisfy even the most particular gourmets. There are scores of different styles of cooking, and specialist restaurants to match.

Spring is an idyllic season to visit Japan and Hanami. The Japanese cherry blossom (sakura) festival is an added bonus.

Hanami, which literally means flower

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viewing, has been celebrated for many centuries and holds a very prominent position in Japanese culture. The Japanese celebrate that time of the year with hanami (cherry blossom viewing) parties under the blooming trees.

From an uneducated perspective, Sumo wrestling may just seem like two fat, barely dressed, guys wrestling. However, nothing could be further from the truth. Sumo is closely tied to the Shinto religion and a professional Sumo wrestler in Japan is considered a “demi-God” by the Japanese public.

Arthur Golden’s 1998 novel Memoirs of a Geisha revived interest in an aspect of Japan that is so intrinsic to the Western stereotype and yet so far removed from the reality of daily life here. Geisha do still exist and ply their trade, of course.

But the role they play in modern society is minor and, except for the attention they get from camera-wielding tourists, largely unseen. But like their male counterpart the samurai, the geisha and her world continue to fascinate people around the world as part of their image of a mysterious and timeless Japan.

Tsukiji Market is a large wholesale market for fish, fruits and vegetables in central Tokyo. It is the most famous of over ten wholesale markets that handle the distribution of fish, meat, produce and flowers in metropolitan Tokyo. The

sight of the many kinds of fresh fish and other seafood and the busy atmosphere of scooters, trucks, sellers and buyers hurrying around, make Tsukiji Market a major tourist attractions.

Getting naked, hot and wet with a bunch of total strangers is perhaps the most quintessentially Japanese thing to do. There are thousands of onsen (natural thermal hot springs) scattered the length of Japan, perhaps a bequest from the gods made as a sort of natural compensation for all of the earthquakes. No earthquakes equals no onsens, and the Japanese are in general fairly happy with the trade-off.

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ew Zealand amateurs Vaughan McCall (pictured) and Cameron Jones finished in the pack in the 110th TransMiss Championship in the United States.

McCall (Gore) and Cameron Jones (Muriwai) were 20th and 22nd respectively in Mississippi in an event won by American Bryson DeChambeau.

McCall, whose overseas tour had earlier seen him finish runner-up in the Berkshire Trophy event in England, managed a two-under-par total of 278 for the 72-hole tournament, ending up 12 shots in arrears of DeChambeau.

Jones, the New Zealand strokeplay champion, marked his first appearance in the United States, by sneaking inside the second round cut line before closing with rounds of 67 and 70 for a 279 total. Photo: Photosport

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Bateman wins EuroPro title Masterton’s Harry Bateman has claimed his first professional victory by winning the EuroPro Tour’s Buildbase Open in England.

Batemen carded a final round of three-under-par 69 for a 54-hole total of 12-under 204 to win by one stroke from Englishman Scott Campbell and claim the $16,600 winner’s cheque at Frilford Heath Golf Club in Oxfordshire.

A product of PGA professional Jimmy Napier’s junior programme out of the Masterton Golf Club, Bateman had begun the day two strokes behind overnight leader Tom Wilde, an English amateur who finished the week at six-under as one of six players tied for 18th following a final round 77.

Despite doing well in quali-

fying school at Frilford Heath in April, Bateman had missed every cut until this event.

“I was surprisingly calm,” Bateman said of his final round.

“I thought I would be a lot more nervous but I felt the same the whole day from start to finish. It isn’t a bad way to finish when I make my first cut.

“I found something just before the tournament with my swing, it was really consistent and I stuck with it all week and putted so well. The greens here were amazing, probably the best I have seen since I have come over to the UK, and I holed everything.

“It is a good base to build from quite early in the season. A few more good results and you can get onto the Challenge Tour, so this is pretty big for me.”

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New Zealand Golf Chief Executive

Road show a revealing exercise M any of you will be aware that New Zealand Golf is leading a review process aiming at establishing the best administration structure that can support the current needs of the game, particularly at grassroots level.

As part of this process, I have recently completed a road show all over New Zealand with NZ Golf chairman Paul Fyfe and it was great to engage with the clubs and district associations that run the game across our country.

The purpose of the road show sessions was to offer clubs a chance to share their views and opinions on a number of key topics. NZ Golf and the district associations acknowledge there are major issues facing the game, many of which are at the club and grassroots level of the game.

NZ Golf believes that the health of our sport is not as good as we all would like it to be and action needs to be taken. It is clear we cannot continue doing the same things hoping for a different result.

The road show encompassed 18 individual meetings between golf clubs, district associations and NZ throughout May and June.

Meetings were held in Whangarei, Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua, Nelson, Greymouth, Christchurch, Timaru, Queenstown, Gisborne, Hastings, Palm-

erston North, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Wellington, Invercargill and Dunedin. These meetings followed the 15 individual meetings held with district associations in March and the district association forum held on April 4.

Throughout the country, and across all regions, there was strong alignment on the major issues facing golf clubs. These included financial pressure, membership and participation rates, securing volunteers, competition between clubs and the sourcing of external funding.

Among a wide range of discussions the common solutions proposed by club representatives included new membership initiatives that focus on key target markets and new participants, more diverse product and service offerings for golfers, more diverse use of golf club facilities and better collective promotion of the game.

The format of the game was raised consistently, with many calling for a much shorter format. Nine-hole golf is a major growth area of our game but it was suggested that many more options and products are needed to meet the changes in society. It was also regularly suggested that NZ Golf needs more successful players on the world stage to encourage people into the game.

As part of the meetings, clubs were asked to share their views on the future role of the district associations.

The general consensus was that district associations should be principally responsible for the running of local district and representative golf, the local promotion of the game and the co-ordination of local club communication.

The common view around the country was that NZ Golf should principally be concerned with increasing the promotion and profile of the game, more active support of clubs, and the running of national golf matters such as the handicapping system and the New Zealand representative programme.

While there are many success stories throughout the golf club network the general feeling around the country is that we all need to adapt and change in order to face future challenges. It was pleasingly to hear that so many clubs felt that it was now more than ever critically important to work together in partnership with district associations and NZ Golf.

This has been an incredibly valuable process and we have learnt a great deal. The engagement from the club sector, in particular, has been fantastic with some pretty clear messages received on the issues facing the game and the support desired in the future. We now have some great guidance that will help us enormously as we complete the final part of the review process in association with our district associations over coming months.

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How golf courses have improved over a century I n previous articles I have written about 100 years of golf and how the game has changed in New Zealand. This month I want to talk about the role of the golf course superintendent and how golf course maintenance has evolved.

Firstly we need to acknowledge the contribution that today’s superintendent plays at providing a wonderful playing environment week in and week out.

Being a golf course superintendent (commonly called the greenkeeper) is often a thankless job unless you have a love for golf and passion for your place of work. So please take the time to comment to your green staff at your course about the great job they are doing. They take such pride in their job to produce the best product they can with the budget and machinery they have – and usually with the weather not playing its part.

Golf courses have really evolved in how they are maintained over the last 100 years. Today, most courses have over $250,000 in machinery with a greens mower, tees and surrounds mower, fairway and rough mowers plus machinery for various other tasks around the course.

Unfortunately, when golfers watch golf on television they see manicured fairways and courses prepared for tournament conditions and usually at courses that have a budget 20 to 50 times more than most New Zealand courses.

Mowing greens was usually done with `walk behind’ mowers until the early 1970s when ride-on mowers (triplex mowers) became the norm. The speed and conditioning of the greens improved with the ride-on mowers. If you get the opportunity to watch highlight packages from tournaments in the 1950s you will

notice how slow and bumpy the greens were. A lot of the good players back then used putters with a little loft to help the ball skim across the green so they weren’t knocked off line early in the putt. The ride-on mowers revolutionised greens mowing, both in regards to speed and being able to mow in two planes, conventional cutting horizontally and vertically (verticutting).

The start of irrigation and the invention of the pop-up sprinkler were other milestones in course conditioning. Through the 1960s and onwards, courses started laying pipes and sprinklers so at a flick of a switch the course could receive the appropriate amount of water. This changed the labour aspect of the greenkeeper through the summer who had previously spent his time moving hoses and sprinklers around from one hole to the next.

The knowledge of grasses and use of fertilisers and sprays to improve the playing conditions has also had a dramatic effect on the courses we play. Grasses suited to the climates improve our fairways.

Plus, there’s a whole area of research and science which goes into the understanding of the soil pH which ensures that our courses are healthier. Again, all of this knowledge is pulled together and utilised by your greenkeeper.

Today’s golf course superintendent is highly educated and knowledgeable.

They understand and care for the courses they work on and many are avid golfers themselves and understand what they want from the course as a player. So, remember to `tip your hat’ to them and tell them that you appreciate what they do to make your game that much more enjoyable.

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everal families have made outstanding contributions to the game of golf, their clubs and the PGA over the last 100 years. Names like Galloway, Watt, Clements, Smith, Forrest, Maisey, Dyke, McDonald and Owens keep cropping up in the history of New Zealand golf, and the list goes on.

It’s hard, though, to beat the record compiled by a father and son combination, who between them have served the Napier Golf Club for 63 years and counting. In fact, the story of Ernie and Kim Southerden is much more than one of long service, because both were outstanding players and teachers of not only club members, but also trainee professionals and top amateurs, starting with their own families.

Kim’s son Brett now lives in Australia, but still plays off +1. Daughter Lauree, who holds a double degree in Biomedical science, played at No 1 for Hawke’s Bay for some years and maintains her golfing connection through her job at Boulcott’s Farm Heritage Golf Club.

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Family connections ried Elizabeth Atkinson and returned to Lamberhurst to help with the rebuilding of the course, which had suffered bomb damage. Shortly afterwards, he met two Napier businessmen, who persuaded him there were good opportunities for a golf professional in Hawke’s Bay, and he and his wife sailed to New Zealand in January 1950, where he started the family connection at Waiohiki.

Ernie wasted no time in putting his stamp on the local scene, winning the 1950 PGA Championship at the Christchurch Golf Club. He added two more PGA titles in 1959 (Paraparaumu Beach) and 1962 (Titirangi). He was almost a permanent feature of our Canada Cup (the

forerunner of the World Cup) team, representing New Zealand seven times between 1954 and 1962. Ernie has another little known claim to fame, as the winner of the first Australian Masters title. Most histories record this tournament as starting in 1979 at Huntingdale, when it was won

by NZ PGA member Barry Vivian. However, the green blazer won by Ernie back in 1956 for a tournament called the Australian Masters is still in the family’s possession.

Ernie continued to work at Waiohiki until a few years before his death in 1996 at the age of 79. By then Kim, who started as his father’s apprentice in 1976, had taken over the business he contin-

ues to run to this day. Kim also fashioned a strong playing record throughout the 1970s and ‘80s when he was competitive against the many overseas stars playing here at the time. He has vivid memories of the finish to the 1977 Otago Charity Classic where a 20-year-old Spaniard drove into the trees on the 18th then shaped a three iron out to the vicinity of the green. Expecting a lob shot, Kim was astonished to see a low wedge chip hit with so much force it seemed to be headed out of bounds, only for it to jam to a halt 30cm from the pin. Severiano Ballesteros won by three shots, and was to continue to weave this sort of magic for the next 30 years.

Kim emulated his father by representing New Zealand with Dennis (Yogi) Clark in the 1978 World Cup. He won the 1981 Pacific Harbour Open in Fiji and many tournaments on the local Pro-Am circuit.

All in all, a remarkable family whose talents also encompassed course design (Ernie being responsible for Taupo Centennial and several others) and club making from scratch. Thanks to the foresight of those Napier businessmen in 1950, golf in this country is all the richer for their efforts.

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NZers bow out in Oregon

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he challenge of New Zealand amateurs Josh Munn (pictured) and Blair Riordan ended early in the matchplay rounds of the Pacific Northwest men’s amateur championship in Oregon.

Munn (Manawatu) was the equal top qualifier after shooting rounds of three-over-par 73 at Bandon Trails and one-over 73 at Bandon Dunes.

But he was eliminated in the first round of matchplay when pipped 2 and 1 by American Kyle Schrader.

Riordan, who had qualified 11th with a 36hole score of 150, went one stage further after winning his first round match 1 up over American Justin Wiles.

But he dipped out in the second round, losing 4 and 3 to Alex Chiarella, of Hawaii. Photo: Photosport

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Campbell wins in US

Otago professional Thomas Campbell has enjoyed his maiden win on one of the mini pay-to-play tours in the United States.

Campbell carded rounds of 69, 66 and 67 at the Westwood Ho Country Club to win on the Dakotas Tour by two shots on a 14-under-par 202 total for the 54 holes.

The 27-year-old, who studied on a golf scholarship in the US and is now based in Minneapolis, banked $NZ$22,400 for his first win as a professional on American soil.

He was rock solid

in the final round. He made the turn in twounder 34 before making four birdies and a bogey coming home to sign for a five-under 67.

His two birdies in the final three holes proved vital to holding off the challenge of Americans Jay Myers and Jack Newman.

Campbell’s victory continued his hot recent form he had shown on the Dakotas Tour.

In the previous three events he had finished tied for seventh at the Bakker Crossing in South Dakota and runner-up at The Bluffs South Dakota Open.

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Golf Travel News

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Scott inspires Gold Coast golf tournament inquiry

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dam Scott’s victory at the US Masters in April is creating record inquiry for participation in this year’s Mitsubishi Motors World Masters Golf Championship to be held in Scott’s hometown, the Gold Coast in southern Queensland, Australia.

Peter McCarthy, the managing director of event organiser, Go Golfing, is expecting more than 1000 golfers from around the world to participate in the week-long amateur event, now in its 18th year.

“There has been huge overseas and local inquiry since Adam Scott’s win at Augusta,” he said this week. “Many keen golfers want to experience the courses in the region where Adam Scott learnt to play, so this year’s event will be very special.”

The Mitsubishi Motors World Masters Golf Championship, the biggest tournament for club golfers in Asia-Pacific, will be held at four Gold Coast courses from October 20 to 26.

Open to male and female golfers over 35 with an official handicap, the competition is played in stableford format in 20 divisions based on age and handicap. A-grade golfers are eligible to compete for the best gross or

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stroke score.

More than $120,000 in prizes, including a new Mitsubishi car and overseas golf tours, are among lucky draw prizes guaranteed to be won.

The private and exclusive Arundel Hills Country Club, arguably one of the Gold Coast’s premier and most challenging layouts, joins other host venues – the Greg Norman-designed The Glades, Jack Nicklaus-designed Lakelands and the new Australian PGA host course, RACV Royal Pines.

Peter McCarthy said Royal Pines would be in mint condition for the event, to be held only a few weeks before the Australian PGA, which Royal Pines has secured for the next five years.

“Golfers from as far as Saudi Arabia and Poland will join record numbers from south-east Asia for this year’s Mitsubishi World Masters,” he said. “Participants will enjoy Australia’s favourite holiday playground, which boasts 57 kilometres of pristine coastline, surf beaches, vibrant nightlife and 30 golf courses, including eight championship courses designed by golfing luminaries. Springtime, with long

RACV Royal Pines Resort. Photo: Supplied days of sunshine and temperatures in the mid to high 20s is idyllic.”

Nightly social events will be held at a poolside setting atop the 5-star Sofitel

Gold Coast Broadbeach hotel. For more information, visit http://gogolfing.net.au/ tournament/139/Mitsubishi_World_Masters_ Golf_Championship or call +61 7 5536 8681.

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Success in US for Guo

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orth Harbour teenager Lita Guo has made her presence felt in the United States.

The 17-year-old from the North Shore Golf Club underlined her growing credentials by winning the Killington Junior Golf Championship, an American Junior Golf Association event.

Guo, pictured, shot rounds of 73, 71 and 73 at the Green Mountain National Golf Course in Killington, Vermont, to finish tied with American Jennifer Peng on four-over-par 217.

The New Zealand representative then prevailed on the second playoff hole to secure her first international title.

It continued Guo’s fine season where she has been one of the star turns on the local scene.

She secured her first nation-

al title when she carded a oneunder-par 73 in the final round of the Charles Tour’s LawnMaster Classic in Palmerston North to win by six shots.

Earlier, she claimed a bronze medal at the Australian Youth Olympics Festival as part of the New Zealand mixed team.

Guo made her senior debut for New Zealand team at the Queen Sirikit Cup in Taiwan and was the best of the Kiwis as the New Zealanders finished a disappointing 13th.

Leading scores (US unless noted)

217 – Lita Guo (NZ) 73 71 73, Jennifer Peng 77 69 71. Guo won playoff at second extra hole.

219 – Sarah Harrison 75 72 72, Valerie Tanguay 74 73 72 222 – Amy Matsuoka 75 73 74 224 – Shiyang Fan 80 71 73 229 – Isabelle Kane 75 78 76 233 – Jacquelyn Eleey 80 80 73

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Whats New Stay Dri

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Golfers can now Stay Dri in New Zealand conditions After 15 years experience manufacturing and marketing wet weather apparel into the industrial market, new Stay Dri owner, Chris Morgan, intends to maximize his knowledge to drive the Stay Dri brand back into the NZ golfing scene.

As Chris explains, “I bought this business because I saw a product that offers so

many levels of performance in what most would see on the surface as pretty basic item.”

Performance features include excellent waterproof protection when you get caught out on the course, extremely high levels of breathability, it is arguably the lightest product on the market and is windproof.

“I believe in it and although I know that this product isn’t for everyone, I am totally convinced that it is the most functional”.

Chris sites that the way the garments are made and the type of fabric used, allows the wearer a full range of motion through the swing even in the rain. “The fabric doesn’t hold water because it can’t. Most other

raingear actually gets heavier and therefore restricts the full movement but Stay Dri does just that.... it stays dry!” Stay Dri rainwear is still made right here in New Zealand and is stocked in most parts of the country.

Check out www.staydri.co.nz to find your local stockist. If one isn’t close by, you can always purchase off the website.

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Best Ball Challenge Final news

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Last chance to play Best Ball event August and September, see below tournaments to play closet to you...

Win your club event and play in the National final Auckland New Zealand With only two months left to play in the Best Ball Challenge series 4, its not too late to lobby your match committee to hold an event!

For details go to www.golferpacific.co.nz/bestball.html or contact Leigh Smith at smith.sun@bigpond.com so you don’t miss out!

Best Ball National Final: Play Lakes Resort and Formosa

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• Arrive Auckland Sunday 20 October 2013, transfers from Auckland Airport arrive from 2pm Copthorne Viaduct Hotel.

• Monday 21 October 2013, Lakes Resort Pauanui • Tuesday 22 October 2013, Formosa Golf Resort • Transfers to and from golf, welcome cocktail, presentation dinner.

Copthorne Hotel Auckland HarbourCity Located right on the city’s waterfront, this welcoming, comfortable Auckland hotel provides quick and easy access to Auckland’s bustling Viaduct Basin, CBD, shopping, bars, restaurants, harbour activities and the Vector Arena. Copthorne Hotel Auckland HarbourCity offers 187 guest rooms in its 12-storeys. All rooms face north, taking advantage of the magnificent panoramic views of the Viaduct and the sparkling Waitemata Harbour.

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EXCLUSIONS: Air fares to and from local destination and breakfast are excluded, Airport transfers and travel to Auckland venue.

$25 entry fee (minimum payment to Best Ball Challenge $1000) What happens if our club does not get the minimum 40 players? You are still eligible to enter a final team, but are required to pay $1000 as prize packs are not refundable. • 70 players 35 pairs 2 pairs (4 Qualify) • Golf balls, Golf hardware for prizes, and lucky prize draw.

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Riverside Oakes

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Paraparaumu beach

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Waipu Golf Club

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the Vintage

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www.thevintage.com.au

17/08/13

Wattle Downs

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17/08/13

Palmer Gold Coast

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www.palmergolf.com.au

18/08/13

Sanctuary lakes

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www.sanctuarylakesclub. com.au

23/08/13

Gungahlin lakes

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www.lakesgolf.org/membership

24/08/13

temarua

NZ

www.temaruagolfclub.co.nz

31/08/13

Mania Golf Club

NZ

01/09/13

Whangaparoa

NZ

www.whangaparoa.nzgolf.net

01/09/13

Cypress lakes Resort

NSW

www.cypresslakes.com.au/

13/09/13

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Shandon Golf

NZ

www.shandongolf.co.nz

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WHAT’S NEW

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1. Sporte Leisure Dri-SporteTM Pants

Sporte Leisure’s famous DriSporteTM fabrication is built for ultimate performance in a pair of pants. State of the art Moisture wicking ensures a cool round.

These pants also feature UV protection, and are wrinkle resistant and quick drying, making them the easiest pants to wash and wear comfortably. The Dri-SporteTM pant also features an internal elastic waistband that makes this pant the most comfortable pant around. Available in Black, Navy, Stone, Charcoal and White.

For your nearest Sporte Leisure stockist contact 0061 2 9693 5777 or visit www. sporte-leisure.com.au

2. Shark Laguna Golf Bag

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This bag features 10 individual storage pockets, 14 way top with east west dividers,

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upper lift handle, velcro glove keeper and towel ring, velour lined valuables pocket, large easy access apparel pockets (both sides), lower lift handle, front umbrella storage loop, front putter tube, oversized vented cooler pocket, shoulder strap sleeve at rear, lightweight travel hood, and zip off front panel for embroidery.

Available in three colour combinations, black/lime, black/red, black/grey, with a RRP of only NZD$190.

For your nearest Stockist please contact Sporte Leisure 0061 2 9693 5777 or visit www.sharkgolf.com.au

3. Shark Hunter Club Men’s Golf Package Package contains Driver, 3 wood, 21° & 24° hybrids, 5 iron to SW, a stylish matching golf bag that includes 14 full length dividers, an external putter holder, and a large cooler pocket. Add a soft feel mallet putter and matching head covers and this package pulls together everything needed to Attack the course. 460cc high launch driver gives you all the forgiveness and re-

ward you need in a driver. Graphite shafts in the woods and hybrids are made light for more distance. Quality steel shafts in the irons are a strong consistent shaft for distance and accuracy. Available in blue and dark green trims in both men’s right (SHK405) and left hand (SHK427). RRP NZD$562.

For your nearest Stockist please contact Sporte leisure 0061 2 9693 5777 or visit www.sharkgolf.com.au

4. Greg Norman Fashion Range The new Greg Norman Summer 2013 collection for Men and Women combines the latest seasonal trends with advanced golf wear technology and design. Constructed from high quality playdry performance fabrics, the fashion range’s seasonal colours make this the ultimate collection for on and off the course. Available now in Women’s RRP from NZD$89.95 and Men’s RRP from NZD $99.95.

For your nearest Greg Norman stockist please contact Sporte Leisure 0061 2 9693 5777 or visit www.sporte-leisure.com.au

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THE GOLD COAST’S NO.1 GOLF COURSE Links Hope Island, the Gold Coast’s No.1 Golf Course*, is perfectly located, central to both Brisbane and the Gold Coast. We invite you to experience our championship golf course and first class clubhouse facilities.

With its 5-Star clubhouse and practice facilities and consistent rankings as one of Australia’s top ten resort courses, Links Hope Island is the ultimate destination for corporate and social golf, functions, glamourous events or weddings.

There are also a variety of membership options available from full membership, to corporate or 5 day options. Contact us today to find out more.

Links Hope Island features: • A stunning 18 Hole Championship Golf Course • The Gold Coast’s No.1 Ranked Golf Course • Brand New Fleet of Golf Carts • State of the Art Golf Pilot GPS – 1st in Australia • Driving Range with Full Practice Facilities • Annual Passes available for local residents • Excellent Tour Operator & Social Golf Packages

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Ever thought about a South African golf tour?

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The tour, which incorporates seven rounds and luxury accommodation, also includes a three day, two night stay at the prestigious Kariega Game Reserve as the tour opener.

Laurie Bunting a director of VSL and the host of the tour said “We have held several large sporting events in South Africa in recent years which also incorporated golf days. Subsequently with our South African partners we have put together an extremely well priced top of the range golf tour. The NZ dollar goes a long way there so it makes South Africa an extremely attractive destination.

From a purely golf perspective this tour is the match of anything, anywhere else in the world. It really is the trip of a lifetime.

It’s also important that people know that where we’re going and staying it is absolutely safe and we have the people to make sure that our golfers make the most of their South African experience.”

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FEATURE: The Nelson Festival of Golf

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Nelson in festival mood

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n the run up to Labour weekend what could be better than playing in an exciting new golf tournament. Not just any golf tournament – this is the inaugural Nelson Festival of Golf Tournament. The tournament offers 4 challenging rounds over 5 days with a ‘rest day’ mid week to enjoy just some of the attractions on offer in the Nelson region. Over the same week non-golfing partners can enjoy the diversity that the Nelson Arts Festival has to offer.

Registration for all paid entrants will be Sunday 20th October at Nelson Golf Club.

The Club are holding a fund raiser for Nelson Hospice on that day and any entrants to the Festival of Golf are welcome to play in this Ambrose event for a nominal fee on the day. Due to limited numbers for the shotgun start, anyone wanting to play in this event is requested to contact the golf office on 03 548 5029 to book a place – an ideal chance to test out the course.

Monday 21st October at Nelson Golf Club – a true links experience playing on some of the best greens in New Zealand.

NZ Golf have rated Nelson golf course highly enough to have chosen it as the host club for the NZ 2014 Amateur Championships – an ideal chance to experience the challenges it will offer these top national amateurs.

Tuesday 22nd at Motueka Golf Club – a totally different layout will test your game to the full. Beautiful tree lined fairways meander round the course leadPROUDLY Supported by:

ing to testing greens. A parkland course full of surprises to test golfing skills.

Wednesday 23rd – a rest day. Should “golfing nuts” wish to play even more golf – there are a number of very interesting 9 hole courses in the region to experience.

There are many other places to visit away from the golf courses, Waimea Wines have a fabulous café for a splendid lunch complemented by a wine tasting session. The Abel Tasman National Park is less than an hour away, the WOW museum is a must for all fashion lovers twinned with an amazing car museum. The wide and diverse choice of restaurants within the region has to be rated as very high indeed.

Thursday 24th – promises another interesting course, at Greenacres GC, the Best Island Golf Course. Situated on the Waimea Estuary, the course offers fabulous views in all directions. The course is another great challenge for all levels of golfers.

Friday 25th – return to Nelson for the final round, followed by a wonderful lunch and prize-giving promising a great array of prizes for all divisions and hopefully lots of laughter and banter too. The format will be a 10.30am shotgun start on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday culminating in a final day 8.30am shotgun start on Friday, to allow time for the lunch and prize giving. There will be special offers in the Pro Shops, perhaps you can arrange golf lessons to get you through the week, or a group clinic should

your team needs a helping hand.

On offer are fantastic Hole in One prizes every day of the tournament. Luxury cars are up for grabs for an “Ace” at the nominated hole on the course of the day. Bowater Motor Group have arranged for multiple cars to be on offer – an amazing challenge – so not just the first person that gets a ‘hole in one’ wins.... but every player who ‘nails that ace’ at the right hole will drive away in a luxury car – something even the Pro Tour rarely offers. So come and compete in this great tournament and give yourself 4 realistic chances of winning a brand new car.

The generous sponsors have put up a wonderful prize fund for daily individual prizes as well as overall individual prizes for the week. Team prizes for accumulated week scores. All prizes will be fairly distributed amongst all the divisions giving everyone a chance to win.

There will also be optional two’s competitions at each club along with putting competitions, raffles and some lucky draws for all non-winners each day, giving the opportunity for everyone to have a chance of win something.

The Nelson region is extremely fortunate to have three such different course layouts within the region and to have this opportunity to can come and play them all in one week, meet new golfing friends as well as maybe driving away in a new luxury car.

It’s an opportunity too good to miss. Don’t

put it off any longer, places are filling fast.

Go to www.nelsongolf.co.nz/festivalofgolf and complete the entry form now.

The Nelson City Council sponsorship funding is through the Nelson Events Marketing & Development Programme. The objective of the programme is to stimulate Nelson’s economy in the Spring Season by bringing new spending through visitors coming to Nelson for distinct events. Their Sponsorship funding will be used for marketing the tournament.

As you will in the area, why not also take advantage of yet more golf as Nelson Golf Club is also hosting The Fidelity Life Open Cup – a one day tournament on Saturday 26th October. There are two shotgun starts at 8am and 12.45pm for this single stableford competition which boasts a massive $7,000 prize fund. This is the second year of this prestigious tournament following the huge success of last year’s event. Again, we ask anyone wishing to play in this event to please contact our golf office for further details on 03 548 5029.

This Nelson Festival of Golf is a fantastic opportunity for all golfers to be in at the start of what we believe will prove to become a “must do” for all New Zealand golfers and hope you will want to join us in this beautiful part of the world for a week of wonderful golf twinned with spending time enjoying all that the region has to offer.

The Tournament has been extremely fortunate to receive some wonderful support from the following sponsors: Nelson City Council, Waimea Family Estate Wines, Bowater Motor Group, Jennian Homes, Taylor Made About Jennian Homes: Jennian Homes combines your personality with their expertise to create the home you’ve always wanted. Choose from their comprehensive range of award-winning proven plans that can be fully adapted to meet the lifestyle requirements of you and your family, or have your home designed and built from scratch, based on your ideas. Jennian has over 30 years’ experience building the homes New Zealanders love. And when you build with Jennian Homes, you’ll receive 8,000 Fly Buys Points.

About Bowater Motor Group: Think Bowater Motor Group and three things come to mind... Quality, excellence and vehicles to suit a lifestyle. We have been in the business of taking care of all of your motoring needs in the Nelson/Tasman area since 1947, and offer an exciting range of the most reliable new cars in the world, a wide selection of quality used vehicles, as well as comprehensive workshops across the region for all of your parts and servicing needs. Whether for urban, business or off-road, let Bowater’s begin your journey. If you’re going somewhere – The Bowater Motor Group will take you there.

About Waimea Estates: Waimea Estates is one of Nelson’s leading winemakers, boasting 112 Gold Medals and 20 Trophies in National and International competitions. Waimea’s premium flagship Waimea range is made from the best sites on their vineyards. They demonstrate quite clearly the family’s philosophy of minimal intervention in the vineyard and winery - producing wines through certified sustainable practises that are a reflection of the terroir in which they are produced. “I am profoundly impressed by the overall quality of the Waimea wines – this is clearly a winery worth watching.” – BOB CAMPBELL MW, Master of Wine.

Three fabulous courses Nelson Golf CLub

NELSON GOLF CLUB Nelson Golf Club’s 18 hole championship links course is adjacent to the district’s airport and the picturesque waters of Tasman Bay. This beautiful seaside links course has reputedly the ‘best’ greens in the country.

Nelson golf links is only ten minutes from the centre of downtown Nelson and virtually next door to beautiful Tahunanui Beach and associated accommodation.

Nelson enjoys one of the most favourable climates in New Zealand with high sunshine hours which helps to explain why Nelson is a popular golfing destination. Come and play this challenging links course year round.

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Greenacres Golf Club

GREENACRES GOLF CLUB Enjoy a new golfing experience at this challenging course in the sun soaked top of New Zealands, South Island.

Here you can test your ability in pleasant surroundings for the casual golfer or learn new skills at this popular course that offers excellent coaching facilities and challenges for the low handicapper.

Individuals and teams improve their skills here and achieve top competitive results for themselves.

MOTUEKA GOLF CLUB Motueka golf course is situated to the west of the town of Motueka and lies between the town and Tasman

Motueka Golf Club Bay. The course covers an area of 38.6 Hectares and is a parkland course over fairly flat terrain with most holes through avenues of mature trees.

Harbour Road splits the course into two areas with holes 1 and 2 played before crossing the road to play holes 3 – 9 and then re-crossing the road to play holes 10 – 18.

Over the years the course has been re-designed and modified to ensure a mixture of holes with easy walking and short distances from green to tee. The clubhouse, Professionals shop, car park, first tee and eighteenth green are all close together to further reduce unnecessary walking. The 5 Par 3s, 8 Par 4s and 5 Par 5 holes vary in length and difficulty to ensure players of all abilities will enjoy a challenging and enjoyable outing.

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hole in one Extravaganza bowater Motor Group have provided multiple $35,000 cars for a hole in one. Every day all entrants have equal chance to win cars. This is the tournament not to be missed, if you only play in one this year... make it this one!

Entry Details $225 to include 4 rounds of golf and a golf gift on Registration. Final day 2 course lunch.

Fabulous tournament prizes with a value of over $10,000. Individual and Team Stableford prizes.

Entry is restricted to members of golf clubs and maximum handicaps are 30 for men and 36 for ladies.

Entry forms from Nelson Golf Club

 03-548-5029  manager@nelsongolf.co.nz For more information visit www.nelsongolf.co.nz/festivalofgolf Supported by:

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NORTHLAND GOLF TRAIL BUSINESSMAN ASSISTS TO GROW JUNIOR GOLF AT BAY OF ISLANDS Local Northland man Brady Arkle (pictured) has been a catalyst for improving the Junior numbers and programme at

the Bay of Islands Golf club at Kerikeri.

Brady from the Radio Network promoted an idea that would both fund and grow their junior golf programme. Junior Golf numbers 3 years ago had reduced 13 players.

Brady’s son Jackson was showing great promise so he got behind the club and developed a system where the club allowed Brady exclusivity to market to local businesses hole signage, which he then sold in conjunction with a great Radio Advertising campaign developed by the late Neil Jenkins, senior creative writer for The Radio Network. As the signage appeared, so did the Radio commercials across TRN’s top rating stations in Northland. Classic Hits, Radio Sport, NewstalkZB, Coast and Radio Hauraki. The benefit to the Junior Golf was that 10% of the revenue from each hole sponsor was donated to the Junior fund.

The result is the Club’s Junior programme has over 100 kids of all ages learning to play the world’s greatest game.

The commercials on the Radio relayed to people that these businesses support junior golf at the Bay of Islands Golf club at Kerikeri.

The club contributed to the programme with sets of junior clubs for only $1 per week hire, minimal outlay for parents, with families and Juniors enthusiastically visiting their weekly lessons from course Pro Arron Bartrum. The fees are also scaled so it affordable for kids from all backgrounds to get a shot.

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tournament director Murray), proved his strength to win by four shots from Jason Gulasekharam of North Shore, James Beale who is on a golf scholarship in the USA and Mike Leeper from Omaha who took the Masters trophy for the second year.

The Ladies division was won by Samantha Dangen from Whangaroa with last year’s winner, Brittney Dryland from Titirangi in second place. Brittney recorded a best score 69 for the ladies on the white course in her Saturday afternoon round.

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BREAM BAY CLASSIC

This tournament at Waipu Golf Club, sponsored by the Waipu Supermarket, was well supported by the surrounding community and fun was had by all.

Just one year on from the death of local identity, Ivan Bartulovich, the family donated a trophy to the club and it seemed

Spectacular weather showcased Waipu Golf Course at its very best with wellgroomed fairways and fast true greens.

A full field featured some of New Zealand’s up and coming talent from as far south as Marton and the many spectators were treated to some fine golf back dropped by the amazing views over the beach and off shore islands.

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fitting to put it to this event.

Ivan had served many years on the Waipu Golf Club executive and in later years had been the club Patron. He had also been President of Golf Northland.

This year the Ivan Bartulovich Trophy went to “The Patron’s Saints” for the best score in the 9 hole Ambrose.

The best dressed team was “Ruakaka Supervalue” and the best team name went to “Whiskey Galore” (pictured).

GOLDEN OLDIE HOCKEY/ GOLF TOURNAMENT Pat and Morris Came (and crew) have been organising their annual Ambrose golf tournament at the Wellsford Golf Cub for the last twenty years. From humble beginnings of a dozen teams, the largest field to date has been twenty seven teams (we had twenty two this year). All participants tend to get a prize – which is very encouraging for new (and average) golfers. Part of the tournament’s success is that many (ex and current) hockey families chose to enter en mass and make a day of it. Unique to this tournament is all players tee off on the first with a hockey stick. Closest to the pin wins the Jay Arasoo Memorial trophy (current trophy holders are Lyn Jones and Lincoln Smith). The popular tournament attracts local sponsors and support from businesses as far afield as Dunedin. Pat is tireless in her pursuit of sponsors and her passionate sale of raffle tickets. Money raised from the tournament is invested into junior Rodney hockey and in recent years over $10,000 has been raised to install an artificial turf at Warkworth.

Pictured are Pat Came (Secretary Northland Golden Oldies Association, Brett Illingworth (Chairman of Warkworth Hockey Turf Trust) and Vanessa Guest (President Northland Golden Oldies Hockey Association). 

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defeating Auckland overall by 14.5 matches to 11.5. The senior teams fought out a draw (5 all) whilst the Auckland Masters team retained the Ray Lazarus Memorial Trophy defeating their counterparts 5 matches to 3. But it was in the Age Group section that North Harbour flexed their muscles running out 6.5 to 1.5 winners with not one match lost by their Junior team.

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NORTH HARBOUR GOLF TRAIL MURIWAI MASTERS The 2013 NH Masters held at the Muriwai Golf Links on the 30th of June was an outstanding success.

The club established this special 4BBB event back in 1997. The single round composed of a shotgun start with a capacity field of 116 players. Playing conditions could not have been more perfect for this time of the year, the course was firm underfoot and the weather co-operated with a temperature early afternoon reaching a balmy 18 degrees.

The 4BBB Stableford competition was taken out by Colin Whetton and Marc Oliver with 44 points. Individual Gross by was won by North Harbour representative Waka Donnelly with an excellent 73. Individual Stableford was won by Phil Connolly with 38 points.

• AUCKLAND

North Harbour won the overall competition against Northland at Mangawhai at the annual ‘Great Northern Battle’ but struggled in sections against a very determined and strong Northland side. With blustery and wet conditions many players struggled with the conditions. The sectional results were as follows: Senior Men – Northland 6.5 / North Harbour 3.5 Masters Men – Northland 6 / North Harbour 2 Under 19’s – North Harbour 3.5 / Northland 0.5 Under 16’s – North Harbour 2.5 / Northland 1.5 Senior Women – Northland 4 / North Harbour 2 Masters Women – Northland 3 / North Harbour 1 Junior Girls – North Harbour 3 / Northland 1 The strong results from the junior players plus some very tight matches in the other sections meant the hole by hole points system for the overall competition resulted in a win for North Harbour by a margin of 364 points to Northland’s 355.

CEO PENNANT CHALLENGE The Muriwai Nobilo Pennant Team rounded out a superb season on Sunday 23rd of June with a convincing win of the CEO Trophy at Pukekohe Golf Club. This event incorporates the best two pennant sides from the districts of Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and North Harbour.

Nobilo finalists Muriwai and Waitemata contended from the North Harbour region and it was Muriwai who won the overall 36 hole competition (fourball and singles gross stableford). The can now lay claim to being the strongest pennant team from the upper North Island. Congratulations!

in a tense playoff. Congratulations Lita on the winning this prestigious American Junior Golf Association event! 

AUCKLAND GOLF TRAIL NORTH HARBOUR DEFEATS AUCKLAND In the traditional “Battle of the Bridge” North Harbour retained bragging rights by

AUCKLAND GOLF MOURNS THE PASSING OF AN AUCKLAND STALWART

A large field of 120 players including 28 visitors took part in a revised version of the popular Heineken Monthly Open on July 26, in brilliant sunshine. This event is now being run over a six month period with a combined prize table in excess of $8000.00 as well as a lucky dip prize of a full Pakuranga Golf Club membership going to a player who has participated in four of the six events on offer.

Events still to come – Friday 30 August, Friday 27 September, Friday 25 October, Friday 29 November, Friday 20 December.

Members can book for the July event or for the full series of events by emailing the Pro Shop golfoperations@pakurangagolf. co.nz.

Results:-

Best gross – Andrew Leventis -72 Best stableford – Brian Bennett – 39 points Women’s:Best stableford 1st Lesley Mills 35 points 2nd Marie Goldthorpe – 32 points 3rd Brenda Meynell – 29 Points Men’s:Best Stableford; S J Cha – 38 points 2nd Justin Ro – 38 points 3rd Mitch Tatterson – 38 points 4th Ryan Shera

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Rica and Sai took the Bronze Medals. Adrienne Greenwood, NZ Golf Executive spoke and presented the medals. She was high in her praise for the organisation of the tournament.

The field also played for Net prizes as well as gross and the winners were Jocelyn Katu and Shantael Ligiligi from Aviation Club in Auckland. The runners up were the local combination of Pam Wright and Sheelah Lamb – well done girls. Dayna Morrow-Wilson and Donna Gaskell also locals, won 5th Net. On Saturday morning the majority of the players from the previous day’s foursomes plus another 25 fronted for the first two rounds of the Ruth Middleton Memorial Tournament. The shotgun start at 8 am saw 90 players taking to the course. Mark Wilson along with Graeme Reid and Paddy D’do had the course in pristine condition and the greens fast and as good as any surface at any top club. Congratulations green keepers.

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and Joanna Kim (Aviation) 70 74. A further shot back were Heather Keefe (Rotorua) and Mun Chin Keh. Leading the Net after day one was the third Keh sister, Siyi on net 68.

Sunday the field played in gross order with the final groups teeing off Number 1.

The lead changed a number of times and coming through to win the tournament was Chantelle Cassidy from Putaruru with rounds of 74, 72, 71 to take the title from Rica Tse 70, 74 74. It was fantastic to see so many locals take advantage of viewing this splendid golf and admiring the skill of these players. Pictured above is winner of the Ruth Middleton Cup, Chantelle Cassidy, with John Middleton.

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net 71, 73, 70 and runnerup Siyi Keh (Pakuranga) 68, 74,74. Local Life Member Mildred Madill sponsors this prize.

The top gross score from a local player came from Pam Wright 78, 80 83 and the top net score from a local was Sheelah Lamb with net 74, 75 76. Sheelah won the 8th Net Prize followed by Sandra Baxendine 9th Net and Pam Wright 12th.

A first for this tournament was a hole-inone by Charlotte Willson from Lochiel in the Saturday afternoon round on hole 16.

Congratulations to Charlotte.

At the prizegiving John and Jackie Middleton were present to present the prizes and speak on behalf of the family. The club is most grateful for the continued generous financial support the Middleton Family give this tournament. Matamata Racing Club and Waikato Stud and Mary Chittick are also sponsors. Thank you to all.

Club President, John Trower spoke and was very generous in his praise of the players competing this weekend and also of the presentation of the course.

Lynn Ryan the Women’s Club Captain gave thanks to all those helped run the tournament and the sponsors. Lynn also was full of praise of the condition of the course.

The Matamata Women’s Committee do a fantastic job organising and running this fine tournament.

WAIKATO CHAMPIONSHIP

The Waikato Age Group Championship

Congratulations must go to Denzel Ieremia for scoring 10 under par for the 27 holes, a very impressive effort. Pictured above are the Championship winners.

Results:-

was held at the Cambridge Golf Club on a very foggy morning of July 22nd over 27 holes.

With 90 starters teeing off in thick fog it looked like it was going to a challenging day. The fog did lift though mid-morning giving us a brilliantly fine afternoon.

The young golfers played outstandingly well with some very low scores. With more girls than previous in the field and lower scores being hit the competition was very close.

Under 14 Girls:Zoe Huang, Hamilton (78 37 115) Under 14 Boys:Isaac Lee, Tauranga (78 36 114) Under 16 Girls:Alaana Campbell, Omanu (75 36 111) Under 16 Boys:Henry Spring, Whakatane (75 34 109) Under 19 Girls:Tessa McDonald, Gisborne Park (76 39 115) Under 19 Boys:Denzel Ieremia, Hamilton (66 32 98) 

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Golf TRAILS normal but the scoring proved to be of a high standard, especially with the low handicap players. Recent difficult weather and other commitments saw a number of player from 2012 not enter. A very good response from players form Hawkes Bay, Taranaki, Taupo, Hamilton, Raglan and Muriwai helped to fill the field of 40 players. A disappointing response from the local left handed players.

Played in perfect weather on a perfectly presented course the players responded with returning some very good scores.

The Men’s field was 31 and the women 10 with 7 being right hand golfers. Leading scores were returned by 9 visiting players.

Playing off a 9 handicap and with a new pair of golf shoes, Tony Stowers (Te Aroha) scored and excellent 41 points and followed by 3 other visiting players on 39 ponits-Bill Burt (Ohope) Stan Mathews (Otumoetai) and Wayne Chesham (Ngaruawahia). 38 points were entered from Ken Shea (Raglan) and winner of the Gross with 74, Ken Tynan (Omanu) and John Barber (Remuera).

The Women’s field although light with left handed players (3) was led by Christine Sigley (Omanu) with a very good 40 points, well head on the nearest player (Right Handed) Margaret Jensen (Ohope) on 35 points.

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MT MAUNGAUI STEELE CUP

The finalist have been found for this winter interclub competition with Opotiki fighting it out for the Laing Trophy and Te Puke having to overcome Kawerau at home to win the BOP Plate.

The final round of the Steele Cup was played in perfect conditions and on an immaculately presented course.

12 pairs took part in the final round with some very good follow-up scores returned.

The leading pairs from round 1 continued their battle for the trophy and to unseat the 2012 winners of Shane Ward and Sandra Winhoven, providing a closely fought battle.

Two scores on 68 net were returned by Wayne & Maureen Tarrant and, the ones to beat, Shane Ward & Sandra Winhoven.

Roman & Helen Tomson were unable the match the pace scoring a 72 net.

Winners and retaining the Steele Cup were Shane Ward & Sandra Win hoven with a 2 round total of 133 (65 + 68). Runners-up were Wayne & Maureen Tarrant, 137 (69 + 68) on a count back from Roman & Helen Tomson, 137 (65 +72).

HANDICAP PENNANTS

ELITE GOLF The elite squad have had their first camp of the year under new coach Gavin Holder at the Waiariki Institute in Rotorua. With all of last year’s winning team available again along with strong challenges expected from the new boys there will be a real battle to make the top six again this year.

GIRLS INTERPROVINCIAL Organisers are thrilled that ten districts have confirmed they will be sending teams to this year’s tournament in October.

Teams of six girls from: Northland, North Harbour, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki. Hawkes Bay/Poverty Bay Women, Manawatu-Wanganui, Wellington & Canterbury will play a round robin then play-off tournament over the 4 days of competition.

Results:-

BAY OF PLENTY vs WAIKATO

Men:-

Bay of Plenty women prevail over neighbours Waikato in their annual fixture played at Omanu on Sunday.

A comprehensive 12-4 advantage in the foursomes helped the Bay girls hang on to win the 27-21 in the seniors and the juniors fought back in their singles matches to win 14-10.

Outstanding for the Bay was Omanu local Aroha Tito who was 4 under the card in winning her match against Jill Morgan.

Gross: Ken Shea. Raglan 74 George Rogan Lochiel 80 Stableford Tony Stowers Te Aroha 41 Stan Mathews Otumoetai 39 Bill Burt Ohope 39 Wayne Chesham Ngaruawahia 39 Ken Tynan Omanu 38 John Barber Remuera 38 Warren Cholmondley-Smith David Greer Mt Maunganui 36 Taupo 37 Jack Calle sen Omanu 36 Wayne Hughes Napier 37 Mike Crean Mt Maunganui 36 David McCrea Urenui 35 Roger Maxwell Urenui 35 Lawrie Fawcitt Otumoetai 34 Ron Edwards Mt Maunganui 34 Terry Lomas Ohope 32 Ray Horsfall Napier 32 Brian Peters Muriwai 29

Women:-

Christine Sigley Ohope 35 Melissa Shea Mt Maunganui 34 Carol Mahon Urenui 34 Mt Maunganui

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Pictured are winners of the Steele Cup, Shane Ward and Sandra Winhoven.

Results:-

Overall:Sandra Winhoven & Shane Ward. 65 + 68 (133) Maureen & Wayne Tarrant 69 + 68 (137) Roman & Helen Tom son 65 + 72 (137) Tom Uden & June Bentley 69.5 + 70.5 (140) Round 2 Results:Shane Ward/Sandra Winhoven 68 Wayne & Maureen Tarrant 68

Results:-

Senior Foursomes: Bay of Plenty 12 Waikato 4 Singles (BOP names first):Carol Leary lost to Maree Whiteman Pip Lawson def Celeste Sattler

Gillian Lees lost to Donna Allen Sue Aitken def Sandra Baxendine Judy Cameron def Kyra Alexander Mary Lines lost to Deb Foster Shelley McElroy def Trish McBride Erikah Waiariki lost to Melissa Shea Kate Davidson def Erica Amon Stacey Walsh lost to Robyn Pellow Susan Lines lost to Pam Wright Rotana Howard halved with Charlotte Willson Aroha Tito def Jill Morgan Alanna Campbell def Fai Tongdethsri Heather Keefe lost to Chantelle Cassidy Tyla Kingi lost to Hanna Seifert.

Junior Foursomes Bay of Plenty 3 Waikato 5 Singles:Madison Gartner lost to Dayna Morrow-Wilson Jazmin Brown def Zoe Huang Tyla Paul def Maddie Miller Emmalee Morrell halved with Zeta Syme Michaela Beagle def Charlie Tapatahi Poppy Brown def Jennifer Kerr Jodae Ngaheu def Katherine Janphanich Olivia Choi lost to Michelle Galbraith.

Overall points:Seniors: Bay of Plenty Foursomes 12 +Singles 15=27 Waikato Foursomes 4 =singles 17 = 21 Juniors: Bay of Plenty Foursomes 3 +singles 11 =14 Waikato Foursomes 5 =singles 5=10

FAIRVIEW 9 HOLE LADIES TOURNAMENT A beautiful day on Monday, June 24, saw 74 players arrive from Rotorua, Whangamata, Te Aroha, Omokoroa, Te Puke, Renner Park, Tauranga, Otumoetai and Mt Maunganui.

Pictured below are the winners from the tournament.

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The day started with homemade cakes for morning tea, followed by a shotgun start over the front nine holes, the cash prizes were presented in the members lounge, plus the raffle draw after lunch.

The Sue Hamilton Trophy awarded to the best Fairview player was won by Maralyn Payne for the Best Nett score.

The straightest drive Div 1 was won by Anita Kelly and Div 2 by Mary Watson.

Nearest the pin Div 1 was won by Maureen Lynch and Div 2 by Maralyn Payne, holing her second shot.

Div 1 winners:-

1st Noeline McCauley 20 Whangamata; 2nd Helen Kiddie 20 Omokoroa; 3rd Jackie Merritt 20 Te Puke 4th Cath Edwards 19 Fairview; 5th Trish Frecklington 19 Omokoroa; 6th Ann Smillie 19 Otumoetai; 7th Jacqui Middleton 18 Te Puke; 8th Maureen Lynch 17 Renner Park; 9th Dianne Litten 16 Fairview; 10th Sandie Knowlson 16 Fairview; 11th Kathleen Grammer 16 Fairview; 12th Raewyn Armstrong 16 Te Aroha

Div 2 Winners:-

1st Cheryl Dohnt 25 Tauranga; 2nd Jennie Walters 25 Whangamata; 3rd Diane Howell 23 Otumoetai; 4th Christine Murphy 22 Otumoetai; 5th Maralyn Payne 22 Fairview; 6th Rhonda Hunt 22 Otumeotai; 7th Sue Peterson 21 Renner Park; 8th Judy Walden 21 Whangamata; 9th Raelyn Hayes 20 Otumeotai; 10th Dale Webb 20 Whangamata; 11th Mary Ludwig 20 Omokoroa; 12th Sue Couper 20 Fairview

Whangamata 3rd Runner Up: Wai Morrison & Rochelle McKay Rotorua Flight Winner: Jan Russell & Sue Mmiin Mt Maunganui Flight Runner Up: Jenny Tubman & Wendy Matutinvoch Waihi Flight Runner Up: 2nd Raewyn Bainbridge & Viv Ryan The Grange Consolation Winner: Kay Kinder & Rowan Friend Rotorua Consolation Runner Up: Jill Agner & Carron Chote Whangamata Consolation Flight Winner: Gloria Mayes & Dianne Gilmour Rotorua Flight Consolation Winner: Wendy Fraser & Donna White Rotorua Flight of Flights Consolation Winner: Marilyn Stobie & Maureen Murray Hamilton Waihi

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Hidden Hole Winners:-

Cheryl Dohnt, Diane Howell, Sue Peterson, Noeline McCauley, Helen Kiddie, Mary Ludwig, Glenis Rive, Trish Batters and Glenice Wodsworth.

KATE SHAW TROPHY

Pictured (top right) are the Kate Shaw Trophy winners, Wendy Lewis (Rotorua) & Julie Cadzow (Titirangi). Following are the tournament results of the July Foursomes matchplay at Rotorua Golf Club.

Winners:- (Mike Steiner Trophy) Wendy Lewis & Julie Cadzow Rotorua/Titirangi 1st Runner Up: Del Webber & Diane Donnelly Rotorua 2nd Runner Up: Raewyn Marshall & Rosealie O’Neil

2nd Runner Up: Mary Plummer & Jill Strang Taupo 3rd Runner Up: Susan Giesen & Rachel Young Taupo/ Putaruru Flight Winner: Margot Lupton & Jill Harding Fielding Flight Runner Up: Sue Taylor & Pam Howden Rotorua/Rem uera Flight 2nd Runner Up: Marion Murray & Dianne Tempest Whangamata Consolation Winner: Cindy Dearing & Denise Goile Kawhia/Pirongia Consolation Runner Up: Mary Browne & Brenda Keir Rotorua Consolation Flight Winner: Pauline Mills & Raewyn Vern on Taumaranui/Ohope Flight Consolation Winner: Jan Tatham & Janna Blundell Masterton Flight of Flights Winner: Consolation Cici Jull & Mary Weston Taupo

Pictured are the winners of the Hay Rosebowl, Colleen Allen & Marilyn Fields (Springfield). Following are the tournament results of the July Foursomes matchplay at Rotorua Golf Club.

Winners: (Mike Steiner Trophy) Colleen Allen & Marilyn Fields Springfield 1st Runner Up: Leanne Leggett & Rosemary N ewbrook Rotorua

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Pictured above are the winners of Group One, Judy Tobin-Roberts & Janet Kerr (Ohope). Following are the tournament results of the July Foursomes matchplay at Rotorua Golf Club.

Winners: (Mike Steiner Trophy) Judy Tobin-Roberts & Janet Kerr Ohope 1st Runner Up: Ann Green & Judy Stotter Rotorua 2nd Runner Up: Sally Millar & Susi Brumback Bowick 3rd Runner Up: Desiree Shaw & Helen Park Rotorua Flight Winner: Jackie Hall & Ali Painter Rotorua Flight Runner Up: Judy Geerlings & Lee Williams Ohope Flight 2nd Runner Up: Jo Lawrence & Jo Archer Royal Auckland Consolation Winner: Gillian Lennox & Heather Dickie Waverley/Taupo Consolation Runner Up: Maureen Carter & Dorace Bishop Rotorua

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QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY TOURNAMENT AT KAWERAU Kawerau Golf Club has had an interesting month since our Queen’s Birthday 54 hole tournament with three trophies being decided, a Par 3 tournament, and a mid-winter Hams Tournament sponsored

by New World Kawerau.

Also starting this month is Club Championship, qualifying best gross 3 rounds for the Strokeplay champs and best 2 rounds to decide seeding for the Matchplay champs.

Results:-

Badge and Bundy Trophy – 3 rounds Best Nett – Gordon Rowlands (Flash)65,67,69 Bogey Cup – 3 rounds best par- Peter Lawrence (Coco) +5 Mike Brown All Irons – 1 round Best Nett (No woods or Hybrids permitted) – William Copeland (CC) 69 Par 3 Tournament- 18 holes changed to Par 3 set by stroke rating/ players handicap index X 0.75 – Glenn Tait 53 Nett 

TARANAKI GOLF TRAIL SENIOR MEN’S MATCHPLAY Two teams remain unbeaten after the third round of the Taranaki Golf senior men’s matchplay invitational competition. The Taranaki Golf Centre Pumas and the Taranaki Hardcore Rebels lead the Bunnings sponsored competition, with both teams on five points. The Pumas tail wagged on Sunday with the lower order winning four of the last five games to secure a 4 ½ – 3 ½ win over the Pita Pit Pirates. The Taranaki Hardcore Rebels lost their top three matches but held on for a 4 ½ – 3 ½ win over the Revital Fertiliser Coasters. The Taranaki representative trio of Aarun Langton, Brook Gray and Joseph Doyle all secured wins for the Coasters, with Langton beating Jamie Reid 2/1, Gray too strong for Tony Cawley 6/5 and Doyle edging out Stephen McIntosh 2 up.

The surprise result of the round saw the Vanburwray Vipers come up with the right tonic for a convincing 7-1 victory over the Jennian Homes Hornets, with Tyla Otene the only winner for the Hornets with a 3/2 win over James Malone.

SENIORS JULY TOURNAMENT A field of 39 players including eight

women participated in the Taranaki Seniors July monthly tournament at the Eltham Golf Club last month The men’s monthly button was won by Norm Lofthouse from Kaitake with 42 stableford points while the women’s button was won

by Maree Munro from Fitzroy with 36 points. Other leading scores were-WomenMaureen Cornwallis, Westown, 33, Helen Beaurepairie, Urenui,33; Senior men- Trevor Jones, Te Ngutu, 40, John Stewart, Fitzroy,38.Dave Bolton, Westown, 34, John Ainsworth, Westown, 34,Irvine Marr, Westown, 34; Intermediate-Paddy Keegan, Inglewood, 37,Noel Boddie, Eltham,33, John Gane, Westown, 32; Junior-Alan Copplestone, Urenui, 36,Garry Vincent, Stratford, 35,Lou Ramsdale,.Urenui, 35.

WAITARA MATCHPLAY The Waitara Golf Club men’s matchplay champions have been determined for 2013. In the senior division Shane Grylls proved too strong for Casey Raven with an 8/7 winning margin over the 36 hole final.

In the intermediate division Dallas Farquar was also an easy winner with an 8/7 victory over Johnnie Crowe. The junior division was very tight with Peter Huffam edging out Peter Cullen 1up and in the 18 hole limit final Alan Queripel also had a narrow win over Connor Wilson 1up.

HARDY STUMBLES IN AS WINNER A small field of 44 golfers competed in the Stumble Inn open tournament at Westown last month. In the senior men’s division Tony Hardy recorded the best gross with a three over par round of 75 while Greg Blyde (82-11-71) won the best net. In the intermediate division, Bernie Keegan had the best gross with an 82 and Bill Okey (84-15-69) took out the best net. Club president Alan Mitchell recorded the best gross score in the junior division with a 90 while Nigel Black (94-28-66) had the best net score of the day to take out the best junior net. The best net score in the women’s division went to Trish Harvey (98-24-74).

AROUND THE GROUNDS Hawera Golf Club Captain Arnold Lloyd notched up his second hole in one recently when he used a seven iron to hole out on the 123 metre par three third hole at his home course. Lloyd’s wife Sue achieved the same feat on the same hole at the Croucher & Crowder South Taranaki Pro-am in April and still maintains bragging rights over her husband with a total haul of three

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New Plymouth golfer Matthew McDonald has joined an elite group of golfers to have scored a three under par albatross.

The 20 year old, who played fullback for the Inglewood senior rugby team this year, is a big hitter who used a pitching wedge to hole his second shot on the 426 metre par five 18th hole at New Plymouth during last month’s Crowded House Wednesday competition.

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The second round of the Taranaki men’s senior matchplay competition was played at Stratford last month. First round leaders Revital Fertiliser Coasters received a serious sting from the Jennian Homes Hornets when they suffered a 6-2 loss. Brian Rowland, Tyla Otene and Sam Jones led the Hornets charge while New Plymouth professional Grant Moorhead made a guest appearance for the Coasters and edged out Kerry Otene 2 up. The Taranaki Golf Centre Pumas had a resounding 6 ½ – 1 ½ winning margin over the Vanburwray Vipers with Murray Martin the only player to lose for the Pumas, going down 3/2 to Mark Kennard in the clash of the number ones. In the final match, the Taranaki Hardcore Rebels managed to hold out the Pita Pit Pirates with a 4 ½ -3 ½ victory.

Fletcher Broderick (Rebels) beat Damien Powell 2/1 while the experienced master’s duo of Tony Hardy and Tony Cawley also had crucial wins for the Rebels. Taranaki number one Brad Hayward (Pirates) maintained his unbeaten record at number one with a 3/2 win over Jamie Reid.

BESLEY TAKES TITLE AT PLYMOUTH

A field of 67 starters, including 14 women competed in the Seniors golf event at the New Plymouth golf Club last month.

The best overall men’s stableford score went to Ian Besley from Urenui with 45 points while Ann Braithwaite from Stratford recorded the best women’s stableford with 40 points.

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Leading scores:-

Women:Sharyn Newsome, Fitzroy, 36, Sheryl Stanners, Stratford, 35, Lois Agnew, Kaitake, 33; Senior Men:Duncan Elliott, Urenui, 41, Peter Greer, Urenui, 36, Brian Walsh, New Plymouth, 36, Marty Reeves, Stratford, 35, Jim Gladney, New Plymouth, 35, Bernie Lile, Westown, 35; Intermediate:John Ainsworth, Westown, 37, Brian Venables,

Westown, 36,Ken Green, Urenui, 35, Robert Anderson, Westown, 35, Junior-Murray Davidson, Urenui, 41, Norman Lofthouse, Kaitake, 40, Alan Coplestone, Urenui, 37, Geoff Harding, Inglewood, 36. 

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HAWKE’S BAY POVERTY BAY GOLF TRAIL CORONATION CUP The Coronation Cup is probably the most keenly and closely contested fixture on the Hawke’s Bay men’s calendar. This year was no exception. Fifteen clubs participated in the handicap match play tournament, with twelve players per team.

The preliminary round is played in four zones. The 2013 hosts were the Wairoa, Waipawa, Takapau and Cape Turnagain Golf Clubs, with the zone winners, Wairoa, Karamu, Porangahau and Pongoroa clubs going forward to the final at the Onga Onga Golf Club.

In the final, four of the six matches were drawn six all, and it was not until the last cards were returned that the winner was found. Pongoroa and Porangahau were tied on four team points with Pongoroa taking home the trophy with twenty individual games to Porangahau’s nineteen.

Following are the results from the final, at Onga Onga Golf Club on Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16.

Results:-

Karamu GC 6vPongoroa GC 6 Karamu GC 6vPorangahau GC 6 Karamu GC 6v Wairoa GC 6 Pongoroa GC 6v Porangahau GC 6 Pongaroa GC 8vWairoa GC 4 Porangahau GC 7vWairoa GC 5 Overall Points:Pongoroa GC4 team points 20 games Porangahau GC4 team points 19 games Karamu GC3 team points 18 games Wairoa GC1 team point 15 games

HASTINGS SENIORS OPEN As one of the top 10 club courses in New Zealand, Hastings Golf Club is unquestionably the premier 18 hole course on the east coast of the North Island. Located in a stunning, tranquil setting in the heart of Hawke’s Bay, Hastings Golf Club enjoys exceptional views of the Ruahine Ranges, and impeccable championship course conditions.

Hastings Golf Club is only 10 minutes away from Havelock North and Hastings, and a leisurely 20 minute drive from Napi-

GOLF TRAILS er. Club and cart hire is available, as well as a fully stocked Pro Shop and gourmet cafe.

Hastings Golf Club invite you to participate in their annual Hastings Seniors Open Tournament. Taking place from 27th – 29th September, this tournament is always popular and places fill up quickly! Hastings Golf Club is one of the top 10 club course in New Zealand, and set amid picturesque surroundings in the heart of Hawke’s Bay. Only 10 minutes from Havelock North and Hastings, you are guaranteed an enjoyable, challenging and memorable golfing experience on the 18 hole championship course.

Anyone over the age of 50 is eligible to enter, and it is only $45 per person. 54 Hole Stableford and Gross Competition for the Men, and 54 Hole Stableford Competition for the Women. Lots of prizes up for grabs!

Caravan sites are also available, upon request – for only $15 per night. Please contact Hastings Golf Club for more information on info@hastingsgolfclub.co.nz or call 06 879 7206.

HAWKES BAY STROKE PLAY Played at the Hastings Golf Club’s Bridge Pa course, the annual Golf Hawke’s Bay 36 Hole Tournament was reduced to 27 holes, due to the heaviest frost of the year. Play got underway at 9:15am with the draw re-arranged and 9holes played from several tees.

With a three under par 33, Richard Squire, Onga Onga, led the men’s field from Stuart Duff, Hastings and Ben Swinburne, Onga Onga, both on 36, after the 9 holes. Squire increased his lead in the afternoon with a one under par 71, with Duff and Swinburne both having 73s. Playing off a ten handicap, the promising 16 year old Rueben Turi, Karamu, was the net winner.Kate Chadwick, Napier, the New Zealand Women’s Maori Champion, took out the women’s gross with a par 37, followed by a one under 73 in the afternoon. 

WELLINGTON GOLF TRAIL GOODIER’S WINNING STREAK Steve Goodier extended his club record by winning his 6th Club Championship (2nd consecutive) on Sunday 28 July.

Steve beat Nick Hayden 6&4. After a tight first 18 holes which saw Steve 1up, he powered away during the third 9 to be 5 up,

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Mary Howard won the Ladies Championship beating Ray Friend. Mary led throughout the game, turning a 2 Hole lead after 18 holes into a 6&5 win.

The best game of the day came in the Intermediate Men’s. Gordon Martin won on the 1st playoff hole, his par beating Hugh Sutherland.

Hugh led by 3 holes at the halfway mark, but Gordon came back to be 2up at the 34 Hole mark. But Hugh then won the next two holes to force a playoff.

In other results Stan Williams won the Junior 1 Division and Garry Joyce the Junior 2.

CLARKE AND HARP WINNERS Last month for the Vets there was a combined Stableford with 30 players competing in what was a great day at Carterton Golf Club.

Leading Scores:-

First: Ray Clarke and John Harp 69, then Helen Woodcock and Ian Brinkworth, Bill Shakespeare and Keith Brown 67, Steve Roberts and Jim Harris 66, Gay Martin and Wal McKnight, Toby Hempleman and George Rink 60, Mike Newport and Garry Smith 59.

The highest single Stableford was Richard Chapman with 37. NTPs: #6 Steve Roberts, #16 in two Toby Hempleman.

SADLER WINS LADIES COMP The midweek ladies comp was a medal round for the Mid Week Cup. First by about 3 lengths with a net 72, was Lesley Sadler.

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1st Lesley Sadler (net 72), 2nd Bernice Parker and Gay Martin 75. Sue Braiden 78, Flo Watkins 80, Margaret Bradshaw 81 and Jenny Duggan 82. NTP: Carterton New World #10 in two Jenny Duggan; Clareville Nursery #12 Jenny Harris; All Teed Up #16 in two Margaret Thompson. The 9 hole comp’ was won by Sue Ross with 52, second was Alison Bodle with 56. NTP #11 in three was Alison Bodle.

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DAGLEISH SALVER Last month saw the Dalgleish Salver played out. The winners with a combined Stableford were Corrie Van Zanten and Lesley Sadler.

Individual scores:Ladies:Lesley Sadler 42, Gay Martin 35, Flo Watkins 34 and Margaret Thompson 28. NTP: Carterton New World Jenny Harris; All Teed Up Flo Watkins.

Men:Reagan Field and Brian Field 37, Ross Collings and Wal McKnight 36, Mike Newport and Lance Sayer 35, Peter Woodcock and Garry Stammers 34, Nigel Bain 33. Twos were scored by Ross Collings, Val Edwards, Brian Field, Lance Sayer and Garry Stammers. NTP: All Teed Up #16 in two Ross Collings; Snake Eyes #10 in two Reagan Field; Royal Oak #6 Brian Field; EV’s Bar #12 Garry Stammers. McCarthy Transport Best Gross was won by Ross Collings with a 75.

WAIRARAPA MEN’S FOURSOMES The winners in the gross section of the Wairarapa Men’s Foursomes were Braiden Mazey and Thomas Spearman-Burn along with James Donnelly and Stephen Lyall, both pairs with 158.

Other results:-

3rd Adam Church and Brad Roland 159, 4th Ross and Eric Collings, 5th David Render and John Spraggs, 6th Trevor Barnard and Nigel Bain all with 166, 7ty Kerry Mountcastle and Sam Forrester, Alistair Smith and Lance Sayer, both pairs with 170, Matt and Brendon Spraggs 176 and John Walker and Jason Walker 177.

In the Net results the winners were Ivan and Byron Karaitiana with a total of145, then Peter and Tim Grace, Darryl Coley and Laurence Butler, Brian Dick and Lance Duckett, Lyn and Wayne Evans, Phil Anderson and Mark Lucock, Michael Best and Phillip Rodley, Greg Granich and David O’Reilly, James Donnelly and Stephen Lyall, Nigel Tomlin and David Wills, Craig Wilson and Les Mason. Twos were scored

by Adam Church and Brad Rowland, Brayden Mazey and Thomas Spearman-Burn, Bryan Dick and Lance Duckett, Don McCrone and Trevor Brown, Ivan and Byron Karaitiana (9 and 15), James Donnelly and Stephen Lyall (10 and 15), Michael Best and Phillip Rodley, Phil Anderson and Mark Lucock.

MASTERTON GOLF CLUB

Last month The Wairarapa Sports Education Trust tournament was held at Masterton in perfect winter golfing conditions.

The Wairarapa Sports Education Trust provides support to help Wairarapa sports participants achieve their full potential.

Over the past 4 years the Trust has given over $72,000 in grants to a wide range of sports people including a major fundraiser for Ben Campbell.

22 teams took part in a teams and individual stableford.

The team competition was won by the Juken team of Ivan Kariatiana, Haira Paku, Jack McGlashan and Colin McAuley on 153 points, followed by the BNZ team of Todd Thayer, Phillip Archibald, Jason Osborne and Chris Ranish on 145 points and third place The Brotherans – Phil Rutene, Leith Comer, Hira Renata and Dennis Hogg on 144 points.

Leith Comer and Jack McGlashan, both with 41 stablefords were the highest scores in the individual men 0-11 and 12+ respectively while Pam Griffith won the women’s section with 36 points. The non handicap section was taken out by Steve Coleman with Brian James, second.

Results:-

Women Vets:- 1st Liz Bensaude 23; 2nd Sue Blathwayt 20; 3rd Shirley King 19; Men Vets Group 1:- 1st Barry Smith 24; 2nd Kelvin Biggs 23; 3rd Jack Richmond 23 Men Vets Group 2:- 1st Bob Macfarlane 24; 2nd Rex Fowler 24; 3rd Peter Smith 23 On Monday another stableford round was held.

Results were-

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Women:-1st Liz Bensaude 24; 2nd Beryl Stewart 23; 3rd Brenda Perry 19 Men Group 1:-1st Kevin Biggs 26; 2nd John Tatham 25; 3rd Mick Gates 24 Men Group 2:-1st Bill Reid 27; 2nd Brian Henson 26; 3rd Bob Macfarlane 26 The Fagan Ford Nearest the Pin’s were won by Liz Bensaude and Kelvin Biggs.

The 9 holers played a stableford round which was won by Gael Culley with 23 points from Barbie Wallace. The PGG Wrightsons Longest Drive went to Ruth Wiley and the All Teed Up Nearest the Pin to Barbie Wallace.

The women played for the Captain’s Trophy, a stroke round over 18 holes.

Results:-

1st Nicky Orsborn and Jan Williams 71 nett; 2nd Jo Philps and Shirley Mason 72; 3rd Pam Griffith and Janice Hayes 73

NEW WORLD STABLEFORD In the New World Supermarket stableford competition Geoff Masters won with 39 points from Ewen Macdonald, also with 39, then Graham McNae and Derek Clarkson, on 37. The All Teed Up Closest to the Pin was awarded to Trevor Smith.

The Saturday competition was a stroke round for men and a stableford round for women.

Results:-

Men Group 1: 1st Ian Buchanan 65; 2nd Geoff Masters 69; 3rd Murray Wolland 69 Men Group 2: 1st John Hopkirk 68; 2nd Carl Christensen 69; 3rd Mike Dixon 69 Women: 1st Edith Clarkson 34 pts; 2nd Lusiana Williams 34; The All Teed Up Nearest the Pin’s on No 8 went to Murray Wolland and Nooroa Rota and No 18 to Tony Rowntree. 

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Pictured is Ladies captain, Maree West helping with the painting, with TV Presenter Laura McGoldrick.  Sep07-08

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CANTERBURY WOMEN TO THE FORE IN NZ HOME LINKS On the back of last year’s fine results, Canterbury women members have again performed very well in the nationwide women’s home links competition. Over 13,500 women participated in the various 18 hole, 9 hole and junior competitions.

Golfers compete for the national prizes within their own club competitions, and the results are sent to NZ Golf for collating. Russley’s Robyn Cruse backed up Sylvie Williams’s win last year by taking out the Best Gross Cup with a score of 2.2 under NZCR, 0.6 of a shot ahead of Greenacre’s Katrina Manaena. The Waitikiri team of Kate Lagan, Sandra Radford, Julie Sadler and Lynne Fergusson took out the main gong – the National Teams Championship. With a combined score of 20.2 under NZCR, they sneaked past a Huntly team by 0.2 of a shot. The other Cantab winner was Amberley’s Liana Donovan. She won the Coronation Medal with a score of 10 under NZCR. She won by two shots.

LINCOLN WIN ASHBY BERGH FINAL

The Lincoln team defeated Kaiapoi B in the annual Ashby Bergh match played at Amberley Golf Club yesterday. The winning Lincoln team are pictured above.

The annual McGuire Hendon match was played between Ellesmere and Rangiora 2 at Amberley in perfect condition yesterday.

The Rangiora team defeated Ellesmere 4.5 to 3.5 games. The team, pictured from left is Martin Ashton, Darryl Urquhart, Mark Brown, Kieran McGoveran, Steve Thompson, Tony Burgess, Cliff Bishop & Paul Neilson.

CANTERBURY 4BBB CHAMPIONSHIP

This popular winter championship was held in blustery southerly conditions in early July at Christchurch Golf Club. The wind became so strong at one stage that it threatened to halt play, but ironically by 5pm it had died down to a mild zephyr. The conditions rewarded patient, good shotmaking, and confident putting. Locals JJ Love and Aaron Pablecheque won the men’s title with a fine 65 in the conditions -two strokes ahead of Jordan Bakermans and Jacob Roberts. Christchurch Golf Club rounded out the placings with a third to Karl Kitchingham and Peter McDougall. In his victory speech, JJ thanked Men’s Rep Manager Rod Hayes for support in recent months through the men’s senior rep training programme. Always a talented golfer, JJ is looking to push his game to the next level and into rep selection. Of course he teamed well with good friend and Woodward Cup partner Aaron Pablecheque who also played very well.

Top seeds in the women’s field Elisha Crosbie and Kate Turner were too strong with a 72, winning by a stroke from Nicole Nathan and Robyn Cruse. They played consistent golf in the conditions with few mistakes. Others in the field seemed to fritter shots away, particularly around the greens where any short game insecurities were exposed by the wind and fast greens. The young Coringa pairing of Fiona Gebbie and Hillary O’Connor shot a fine 74 to place third.

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The Women’s Net was won by Coringa’s Fiona Rynne and Jan Stupples with 65.

Based on handicap, they were the last pair into the field and made the most of it. They were delighted to just be playing having just missed out on the field in the previous two years. Mihee Woo and Ji Young Lee were second with 67.

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GOLF TRAILS The Men’s Division Two Net was won by the Waimairi Beach pairing of Matthew Parratt and Isaac Mellish. Again, they were the last men’s pairing into the field but played superbly shooting a gross two under 70 and easily winning the net with a 64. Their gross score would’ve tied them for fifth overall. Runners-up were Jamie Mead and Bradley Wilcock.

LINCOLN WIN PATTERSON CUP The Patterson Cup Final was halved after the finish of the round so the teams had to go to a Sudden Death playoff the numbers were drawn by lot and the # 8,6,5,4,2 had to start from the number one tee.

The first to lead off was the # 8’s which Lincoln won on the first Hole.The # 6’s were next and Ellesmere won on the first hole, the #5’s were next and Lincoln won the first hole the #4’s were next and halved the first hole and Lincoln won on the second hole. Lincoln B was then the Patterson Cup winners for 2013, with Ellesmere A runners up receiving the Smart Cup.

BURNHAM WINS BROWNIE CUP The Burnham Team has won the Brownie Cup for the first time since 2009. The team of Dave Kirton, Al Falloon, Clayton Hogg, Gerald Brown, Wayne Cromer and Mike Cole put up a very strong final performance to beat Ellesmere 8 games to 1 in the final round to finish on top of the table with 10 points and 37 games just ahead of Akaroa/Kaituna who were on 9 points and 34 games.

PEGASUS WIN KAIKOURA CUP The finals of the Kaikoura Cup, Templeton Cup and Gardiner Trophy were held recently at Pegasus Golf Club. The Kaikoura Cup saw Pegasus defeat the reigning champions Rangiora 1 on the first playoff hole after matches were tied two all. The winning Pegasus team is Nathan James, James Loveday, Gus McPhedran, Mike Taylor, Steve Pawson, Ian MacGillivray, Rhys Jamieson & Keri Maaka. Kaiapoi B triumphed over Rangiora 2 by 6 - 2 in the Templeton Cup while Composite 1 beat Rangiora 2 to win the Gardiner Trophy.

RICCARTON PARK CHAMPIONSHIP This popular winter championship was held in blustery southerly conditions on Sunday 7 July at Christchurch Golf Club.

The wind became so strong at one stage that it threatened to halt play, but ironically by 5pm it had died down to a mild zephyr. The conditions rewarded patience, good shot-making, and confident putting. The field was the highest quality seen in recent years, with 14 men’s pairs balloted out, and pairs needing an average 5.5 handicap index to get in the field.

Playing on their home course, JJ Love and Aaron Pablecheque won the men’s title with a fine 65 in the conditions—two strokes ahead of Jordan Bakermans and Jacob Roberts. Christchurch Golf Club rounded out the placings with third going to Karl Kitchingham and Peter McDougall.

In his victory speech, JJ thanked Men’s Rep Manager Rod Hayes for support in recent months through the men’s senior rep training programme. Always a talented golfer, JJ is looking to push his game to the next level and into rep selection. Of course he teamed well with his good friend and Woodward Cup partner Aaron Pablecheque who also played very well.

Top seeds in the women’s field Elisha Crosbie and Kate Turner were too strong with a 72, winning by a stroke from Nicole Nathan and Robyn Cruse. They played con-

golferpacific.co.nz sistent golf in the conditions with few mistakes. Others in the field seemed to fritter shots away, particularly around the greens where any short game insecurities were exposed by the wind and fast greens. The young Coringa pairing of Fiona Gebbie and Hillary O’Connor shot a fine 74 to place third. The Men’s Division One Net was won by the Russley pair of Connell Kilpatrick and Lewis Gillon with 68 on a count-back from Jake Hallinan and Jarrod Satherley who also shot 68.

The Women’s Net was won by Coringa’s Fiona Rynne and Jan Stupples with 65.

Based on handicap, they were the last pair into the field and made the most of it.

They were delighted to just be playing having just missed out on the field in the previous two years. Mihee Woo and Ji Young Lee were second with 67. The Men’s Division Two Net was won by the Waimairi Beach pairing of Matthew Parratt and Isaac Mellish. Again, they were the last men’s pairing into the field but played superbly shooting a gross two under 70 and easily winning the net with a 64. Their gross score would’ve tied them for fifth overall.

Runners-up were Jamie Mead and Bradley Wilcock.

The Shirley Links were in fine order given the stormy conditions of previous days. The green-keeping staff were kept busy dealing with two large pines that had come down, as well as the multitude of debris that littered the course. The field were privileged to get the opportunity to play on one of Canterbury’s finest, and we thank the club and its members for hosting the tournament. 

OTAGO/SOUTHLAND GOLF TRAIL INVERCARGILL’S STRONG START Invercargill Golf Club had a very good start to Golf Southland’s Mataura Licensing Trust Presidents Pennants competition on Saturday, with the competition teeing off at Southland Golf Club (Oreti Sands) and both Invercargill teams taking convincing wins from the day’s play.

In section one, Invercargill B beat Greeancres 3 ½ – ½ (D O’Connor def J Hall, C O’Rorke sq D Mills, B Harper def B Geary, B Terry def N Piggot) and Wyndham beat Queens Park A 2 ½ – 1 ½ (B Sinclair lost M Tautari, G Sutherland def T Proudfoot, B Dynes sq P McDonald, R Mainland def S Carroll).

In section two Invercargill A beat Queens Park B 3-1 (T McLean lost G Radka, K Mariu def J Osbourne, K Dobbie def E Clark, P Adams def M Mackway-Jones), whilst the Golf Southland Juniors drew 2-all with Gore (L Campion def J Kean, G Brinsdon lost S McCracken, J Hellier lost L Todd, J Morris def G Ruddenklau).

The Northern Southland Golf Clubs pennants series took some time to get into full swing, with bad weather earlier this year postponing two rounds of the competition, but it has been back in action of late with the second round played at Waikaia in early July and the third round playing out at Dipton in mid July, The third round was played in fine conditions, with all eight clubs competing in teams of four in a stableford competition.

The Dipton Golf Club has its usual challenges of hills and sloping greens and there were said to have been a few comments on the added challenge of Ken Todd’s pin placements on some tricky slopes.

It all added to a good day out with the

home team claiming full points – 141, followed by Kingston on 131 and Mossburn 129.

Those results mean Mossburn leads after three rounds (398 points), followed by Lumsden (387), Waikaia (285) and Dipton (282).

The final round will be played at Kingston on Sunday August 11.

NOMINATIONS OPEN The Southern Turf Managers Association is now taking nominations from clubs for the following awards for 2013: • Best presented course.

• Volunteer or Voluntary group of the year.

• Trainee/Apprentice of the year.

Winners will receive a plaque for their clubhouse. Clubs must have their superintendants registered to the STMA as financial members to be eligible for nomination and nominations can be emailed to John Humphries at sthtma@yahoo.com

ANSTISS WINS JUNIOR OPEN The Chisholm Park Junior Open was held over 18 holes in mid July.

Like the Taieri Open, the day before, The Chisholm Park tournament attracted a good field of junior players from throughout the Otago District.

Winner was Jamie Anstiss (pictured), Otago GC, with a solid round of 71, finishing one shot ahead of local player, Conor Jamison. Cam Ryder, North Otago, tied with Jamison on 72 and Dylan Stock, winner of the Taieri Open, completed a good week with a 73 for 4th place. Nicholas James, Island Park, took the nett section with a fine round of 82-14-68. Seven players tied for second with nett 70’s.

indicated a strong challenge for senior honours later in the season. Sean Masters, a former Northland rep is studying in Dunedin, having moved south at the beginning of the year. On a plus 2 handicap and now based at Balmacewan, Masters fronted up for his first event since February. His birdie, par eagle finish, for a 76, announced that there is plenty of talent there, even if little has been seen of him on the course in that past 6 months.

MCEWAN TAKES ST CLAIR TO FINAL St Clair No 1 Brent McEwan sank a birdie putt on the 18th green to beat Sean Geary and give St Clair a 3.5-2.5 win over Chisholm Park in the semifinal at St Clair last month. The win pits the defending champion against the unbeaten Otago Blue sextet in next Saturday’s final at Balmacewen. With McEwan and Geary tied playing the final hole, the outcome looked set to be a 3-3 draw which would have given the Park team its first final berth on a countback of holes.

St Clair was without three of its regular players – Tony Giles and Clayton More were unavailable, while club stalwart Greg Johnson is at Muirfield, in Scotland, watching the British Open.

With three holes to play, St Clair looked certain to take the honours with McEwan 2-up on Geary. But surprisingly, McEwan bogeyed 16 and 17 allowing Geary to win both holes with pars and get back to square.

The tightest game was between No 3s Chris Snow and Phil Bungard, which finished all square.

Giles and More are available for the final and will play at Balmacewen if selected. 

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The Taieri Junior Open was held over 18 holes in Mid July. A strong field of 39 players contested the event. Some excellent scoring was recorded by the senior players with Otago’s Dylan Stock and Jamie Anstiss tying for the gross on 71.

Stock won the event with a par on the 6th hole, the first hole of a sudden death play-off, after Anstiss, playing an iron from the tee, found the water hazard.

Both players have previously played for Central Otago clubs (Wanaka and Queenstown), but have moved to Dunedin to study in 2013. They have clearly settled in well at Balmacewan and are thriving in the competitive environment of Metro golf.

Josh Finnie, Chisholm Park, was well in contention until a 9 at the par 5 15th derailed his chances, but he showed plenty of grit to battle on for his 75.

In the Under 16 section, Jacob Bleach and Nelson Yorston (both 14 year olds) with 78 and Nelson Yorston 80, show plenty of promise.

Another of the young brigade beginning to emerge as a prospective rep player is Queenstown’s Jack Turner (pictured). Son of Greg Turner, Course Designer and former European Tour Pro (now competing on the Senior tour), Jack is sure to be getting some quality tuition to go with the natural competitive nature of the Turner clan.

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