NEWS FROM AROUND THE REGIONS Cambridge Golf Club

The Cambridge Golf Club has a range of facilities for the use of members and their guests.

GOLF PRACTICE AREAS

Cambridge Golf Club has two dedicated practice areas. We have a driving range with target greens - buckets of balls may be purchased from the Pro Shop. The separate practice fairway includes a green with chipping and bunker practice areas.

BAR AND LOUNGE

The Club has a large lounge, suitable for functions and corporate entertainment and a fully stocked bar. Weather permitting, you can sit out on the balcony overlooking the 18th green. Resident caterers, Paynters Catering, provide a wide range of hot and cold food. The bar and catering facilities are open each day except Monday and Friday.

GOLF CARTS

The Club has seven carts that can be rented through the Pro Shop. Visitors are welcome to bring their own carts onto the course but in wet conditions please check with the office prior to playing.

NORTHLAND GOLF

- SOUTH ZONE RESULTS

Hikurangi/Paparoa 36 Hole South Zone Team were the winners of the division recently at Northern Wairoa Golf Club against now; this year’s runner ups Sherwood Park Golf Club.

Bay of Islands Golf Club - Kerikeri #2 were winners of the South Zone 18 Hole Pennants played recently against Sherwood Park Golf Club Multi Sport team. at Waipu Golf Club with fantastic conditions to play a final in.

Waikato Waikato Golf Association Day 2023

The sunshine came out and warmed the day up Hamilton Golf Club was our host venue for our 80 participants representing 20 of our Waikato District clubs .The ladies provided plenty of good golf with 30 teams entering scores between 60-69 Nett.

A combination from Tahuna and Morrinsville Golf Club, Anita Wilson & Sheryll Gordon! Their NETT score of 60 was enough to win the Helen Wilson Jug trophy and have first pick of the prize table.

NORTH HARBOUR HARBOUR GOLF - 2023 SENIOR INTERCLUB

South Head Golf Club were the winners of the 2023 Senior Interclub. Successfully winning the title over Helensville Golf Club which was played recently and hosted with beautiful weather Muriwai Golf Links .- Scores 40.5 vs 31.5

FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, TE AWAMUTU TAKES THE WIN

Te Awamutu 1 were the winners of the 2023 Men’s Handicap Matchplay Pennants for the second year in a row.

Te Awamutu 1 started the morning matches strongly and taking a 3-0 lead, Hukanui had it all to play for in the afternoon to make up the deficit.

Hukanui came out in the afternoon singles and threw everything into their matches, but Te Awamutu proved just to strong and held on for a comfortable victory.

2023 Winners (above) - Te Awamutu back row, left to right: John Mortland, Stu Towers, Merv Sands, front row, left to right: Robert Wetere, Allan Duncan & Richard Sieling.

Auckland Golfers Seek Winter Playing Havens During Winter

Winter golf for Aucklanders can be pretty hit and miss at times, as their volcanic soil based courses can quickly become very wet and even muddy. But in 2023 the seasonal winter wet has followed on from an unseasonal very wet summer. With the water table already high, this has meant that winter rains have quickly drenched the fairways and a few dry spells of a week here or there, have seen little relief being provided, or in any way lowered the water table. “You have to feel for the Greenskeepers who job it is to keep our golf courses in good playable nick. This year has been tough!”

Other than sand based links courses like Muriwai, Omaha and Waipu Cove, there are few other naturally well drained courses in or near Auckland that still allow carts to be hired. South Head in the north west and Huntly in the south are two of them. Huntly did not loose a cart day in 2022, lost one cart day in early January during a huge cyclone and after a week of on and off rain had made fairways sodden wet, the use put a weekend hold on carts to start July.

With a clay layer base at around six-ten feet, below a pumice and fertile soil mix, fairway gathered water quickly drops and drains into the adjacent Waikato river that runs the length of the course alongside holes 13,14,15 and 16. Huntly Manager Russ Ford, himself an ex Auck- lander of 35 years, just can’t believe why thousands of city golfers are not heading down State Highway one to play winter golf at huntly, especially when their own courses are closed to carts if not play. Mr Ford recalls that, “Since 1993 when I first teamed up with some mates keen to play in the Waikato, I have regularly played south of the Bombay Hills. Repeatedly we would leave rainy Auckland skies to play under sunny skies, before returning into the rain as we drove home. The bonus of travelling with golf mates is that it gives you extra time to chat and catch up on life issues, before focussing onto playing golf; then relaxing over a post match refreshment before once again sharing the journey home. An hours shared drive to play golf on uncluttered fairways, is far more beneficial than waiting an hour or more, for a tee time to become available so you can have the pleasure of a slow 5 hour round of golf, especially in winter on a wet if not muddy course! Sharing travel costs and incurring cheaper golf and petrol costs in the Waikato, are also a bonus.”

HAWKE’S BAY WAIPAWA LADIES OPEN TOURNAMENT

Waipawa Ladies Open Tournament on the 2nd June for both 18 and 9 hole golfers. It was a successful day, the sun came out, we had a wonderful raffle table and the kitchen girls provided us with a great lunch.

Results were L to R

Margaret Stephenson ( Dannevirke )

Silver Nett winner

Wendy Fryer (Waipawa) Bronze Nett

Janice SciaScia (Porangahau) Bronze Gross

Aseri Meikle (Maraenui) Silver Gross

Wendy Fryer won the best Nett for a Waipawa Player

Lyn Horspool (Waipawa) 9 hole Nett winner

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI

MANAWATU WANGANUI MEN’S GRADE PENNANTS PLUS THE WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP AND WEEKEND PENNANTS

The finals for Manawatu Wanganui

Men’s Grade Pennants plus the Women’s Championship and Weekend Pennants were played were played recently with fine but damp conditions.

Weekend Women played their 7th and final Round Robin round at Palmerston North and although the Feilding team couldn’t be beaten they were out to prove a point and that they did.

The team on the day of Zarah Lynch and Samantha Johnson achieved their win over Rangitikei Gold getting them to 6.5 contest points ahead of the three teams sitting on 4 points.

On the three on 4 points Pahiatua came in 2nd on match points countback followed by Manawatu then Wanganui.

Those that qualified for their pennant final played at Marton with some very tight matches.

The Women’s Championship final was played between Wanganui and Manawatu Red. The Trophy winners for 2023 were Wanganui and the Raj sisters and although Lisa and Leander, Manawatu Red, gave them a good run for

Th e C ou rse for Eve ry one their money in the afternoon singles Tara and Sera won 3 -0.

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A very tight final was had in the A Pennant final. After the morning foursomes sitting 1.5 each the afternoon was going to be similarly tight.

Coming in 3 all in the afternoon a playoff was required between the number ones (Ryan Rooney, Feilding and Sam Nicholls, P. Nth) Feilding picked up the trophy after a win on the 1st play-off hole.

The B Pennant final between Manawatu and Marton had Marton winning 2 –1 in the morning round and picking up the afternoon singles 4.5 – 1.5. Marton therefore have won the B Pennant for 2023.

Another tight final was had and this time between Feilding and Levin in the C Pennant. The morning round had Levin up 3 – 0 but the afternoon was a different story with Feilding coming back with 4.5 –1.5 in the singles.

Again, a Play-off was required between the number ones ( Adrian Burns Levin and Scott Donald Feilding). It wasn’t until the 3rd play-off hole that Feilding prevailed winning the C Pennant for 2023.

Castlecliff and Manawatu were playing off for the D Pennant 18-hole final. In 2022 the D Grade was played as a Round Robin but for 2023 there were two divisions with the winner of each division playing off for the Pennant.

This was won by Manawatu 5-1.

RESULTS FROM RANGITIKEI GOLF CLUB Wednesday 14th June - Comp Stableford: Stella Berendt 37pts, Dan Scotson

36pts, Pat McCarthy 35pts, Neil Atkins & Simon Mitchell 34pts, Bruce Kinloch, Bob Pittaway, Geoff Ingram & Cynthia Luckham 33pts. Lynne McDonald & Pat Pearce 32pts, Garry Edwards 31pts.

Twos: Garry Edwards 3rd, Stella Berendt & Karen Yorke 12th.

Best Stable ford on 17, 18 & 1 = Dan Scotson 7pts.

Saturday 17th June - Comp Medal;

Seniors: Ron Harris net 71, Mike Hill net 74,

Richard Norton & Ken Boyle net 78.

Juniors:

Joe Yorke net 70, Stella Berendt net 73, Joseph Tapper net 75, Simon Mitchell net 76, Varina Mitchell, Liz Kinloch & Stew de Burgh net 77.

Twos: Cynthia Luckham 12th.

Closest to Pin on 12th: Cynthia Luckham

Lucky Draw: Richard Holden.

Saturday 3rd June - Competition Par:

Seniors:

Kelvin Burt - 2, Ron Harris -3, Jason Harris -4

Pete Masters - 5 [by lot]

Juniors: Greg Baker & Varina Mitchell sq, Dan Scotson -1, Cynthia Luckham - 2, Simon Mitchell & Chris Duffy -3, Richard Holden -4.

Twos: Richard Norton & Alan Wix - 3rd.

Ken Bayne 41 pts, Bob Pittaway 40pts, Tim Wales, Kelvin Burt & Cynthia Luckham 37pts, Dan Scotson & Garry Edwards

35pts, Lynne McDonald, Ron Harris, Geoff Ingram & Chris Duffy 34pts, Scott Ewens, Jason Bowles & Simon Mitchell 33pts.

Twos; Kelvin Burt & Garry Edwards16th

Hole in One - 12th: Ken Bayne

Lucky Draw: Edith Leary

Results from Rangitikei Golf Club:

Saturday 10th June - Competition Stableford:

Seniors:

Scott Ewens 40pts, Geoff Ingram 36pts, Sean Khov & Ron Harris 34pts.

Juniors:

Greg Baker 37pts, Bill Ward 35pts, Wendal Masters, Richard Holden, Marcus Anderson & Bronwyn Ewens 32pts, Stew de Burgh & Chris Duffy 30pts. [Both on countback]

Twos: Geoff Ingram - 12th.

Closest to Pin on 5th - Jason Harris

Lucky Draw: Kevin Taylor.

Wellington

WGTN GOLF - 2023 MIDWEEK WOMEN’S INTERCLUB

On a superb mid winters day, the course at Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club in wonderful condition, the final event for 2023 midweek Women’s Interclub was played out.

The winning team at the Field Day, PBGC, the winning pair from Miramar Golf Club Margaret Jones and Christeen Mckenzie, and the player of the year from Masterton GC Jill Lockett.

Canterbury

Scargill New Boyle Cup Champions

It was the neighbouring Scargill club team of, from left Jo Sampson, Caroline Murray, Jan Moir, Ingrid Cadenhead and Nic Gibb who took out the match 4-1. Cheviot’s first Boyle Cup defence didn’t go to plan on 24 May at their home course with the current holders being defeated by challengers Scargill.

CANTERBURY GOLF - 2023 MEN’S CHAMPIONS OF CHAMPIONS

The annual Men’s Champions of Champions event was played recently at Pegasus Golf Club with representatives from

24 different Canterbury Clubs on display. The event offers the opportunity for clubs’ Senior, Intermediate, and Junior champions to match up against the other club’s respective winners as well partake in teams events.

In the Teams Gross Stableford, Waitikiri Golf Club claimed victory with a score of 94 with Templeton coming in second with 85 on countback from Clearwater. The Waitikiri team consisted of Cooper Moore (Senior), Mark Roberts (Intermediate), and Dan McCormick (Junior.)

In the Teams Net Stableford event, Hororata was crowned victors with a score of 99 for the men from Glentunnel overcoming Russley by a single point. The Hororata team consisted of Max Edwards

(Senior), Steve Stewart (Intermediate), and Allan Wall (Junior.)

In the individual competitions, the Senior Gross Stableford competition was claimed by rising star Cooper Moore who shot a 5under 67 to record 41 stablefords and claim victory. This marks Cooper’s last event before he departs for Japan this week to represent New Zealand as part of 4-person U19 Men’s team playing in the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup. In the intermediate grade, Desmond Gong of Templeton claimed the Gross prize with 29 stablefords on countback while Cameron Bartlett of Russley picked up the Junior Gross stabelford award with a score of 25.

Finally, in the individual net stableford categories, the senior prize was claimed by Ashley Watts of Waimairi Beach with a 35, Albert Yee of Coringa won the Intermediate section with a 36 and Bruce

Hutchinson of Rangiora took out the Junior prize with a 34.

TAI TAPU - PATTERSON CUP CHAMPIONS

The Tai Tapu team of, from left Jeff Cairns, Derek Watson, Patrick Fitzgibbons, Jason Blair, Frank Tabley and Sean Spencer defeated Hororata’s Spencer Deverell, Gavin Thomas, Martin Wills, Andrew Kenworthy, Darryl McCaughan and Tony Edwards 7-2.

Tai Tapu did the three-peat, winning the Canterbury Central Patterson Cup Final at Greendale played recently for the third consecutive year. It was a stunning Autumn Day in the sun and the friendly rivalry between Hororata and Tai Tapu was obvious on the day.

The annual Selwyn vs Peninsular match was on by Selwyn 5.5-2.5.

OTAGO/SOUTHLAND

THE WINTON WOMEN’S TEAM

2023 WOMEN’S MID-WEEK PENNANTS

The Winton women’s team of Nikki Hume, Lindsay Stephenson, Vickie Clark and Kerrie Gow have won the 2023 Women’s Midweek Pennants.

Fourteen clubs across the district came together at Queens Park Golf Club to battle for the Inter-club Challenge Bowl.

Nikki Hume and Vickie Clarke posted the equal-best Stableford scores of the day, finishing with 40 points each to give their team a healthy lead in the best three of four aggregate competition and were duly supported by Lindsay Stephenson (33) and Kerrie Gow (29) producing a total of 113.

Defending champions, Riversdale finished a distant second to Winton on 101 points, Vicki Dillon (35), Pam Snell (34) and Lesley Clarke (32) the counting scores.

It was a scramble for the final place on the podium between Gore, Invercargill, Riverton and Mataura GC. Margaret Davidson’s (Gore) 38 points helped her team to 98 points, just one ahead of the chasing trio.

The Finals Of The Aorangi Open And Veterans Pennants Competitions

The finals of the Aorangi Open and Veterans pennants competitions were played at Timaru on Monday 12 June. After a cold start the sun came out making excellent playing conditions for the teams. Matches were very close with most going to the last couple of holes with three games halved.

Results

Open Pennants:

Open: Fairlie/Maungati (from left)

Glennys Bradley, Marie Anderson, Jo Lane, Averil Keys

Other team players who competed in preliminary rounds:

Georgie Wright and Denise Biggs

Fairlie/Maungati beat Tinwald 2 7-3

Singles: (Maungati/Tinwald names first)

Glennys Bradley halved with Di Lowe

Jo Lane beat Sue Newman 6/5

Marie Anderson halved with Di Bell

Averil Keys halved with Val Prendergast

Fourball:

Bradley and Lane beat Lowe and Newman 6/5

Anderson and Keys beat Bell and Prendergast 3/2

Veteran Pennants

Veterans: Rakaia (from left below)

Bev Sutherland, Wendy Watson, Sally Smith, Val Sisson

Rakaia beat Waimate 6-4

Singles: (Rakaia names first)

Wendy Watson lost to Margie Radburnd 3/2

Sally Smith beat Faye Martin 3/2

Bev Sutherland lost to Carolyn Thomas 2/1

Val Sisson beat Jan Alexander 6/5

Fourball: Watson and Smith beat Radburnd and Martin 1 up

Sutherland and Sisson beat Thomas and Alexander 2/1