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There is a reasonable turnout of Grumpies today trying to get some golf in before we get more rain later this week.

For those of you who generally use carts if you are looking to play please call the office to check if carts are allowed.

Coming up on Friday we have Featherston Wrestling Club Fundraiser – this is an Ambrose so if you wish to play please get your team in as soon as possible.  At the weekend we have interclub – Div 10 are at home playing Waikanae and Div 3 are away at Trentham – good luck to both teams.

Results from last week:  Grumpies played a Stableford round with Rob Smith leading the way with 40 points, Sandy Bidwill and Andrew Sim 38, Rick Thompson and Ro Griffiths 37 points.  Twos went to Shayne Hammond (2), Rob Smith, Seamus O’Sullivan and Dayle Harwood.

On Wednesday the 18 holers also played a Stableford round.  Bindy McLeod won on a countback with 37 points from Kelly Taylor, Jo Loe, Alison Tipler and Lyle Griffiths 34 points.  Nearest the pins went to Marion McKenzie on #6 and Carol Parkinson on #8.  Lyle was the only one to get a two.

The 9 holers played Sue Bunt Nett/Shoot Out/LGU.  The winner on the day was Lizzy Thomson with nett 34, Debbie Coom 35 and Jane Fanselow-Price nett 36.

Last Thursday 20 hardy players went out and Shayne Hammond was the winner on a countback with 38 points from Brian Russo and Malcolm Wood.  Twos went to Colin Whibley-Smith, Jason Shaw and Brian Russo.  Jason also got nearest the pin.

On Friday we hosted the Eastwood Motor Group Beef & Burgundy Ambrose.  The winning team was Jason Shaw, Josh Hawkins, Brent McKinlay and Nick Morison with a nett 58.25, 2^nd Shane Hartnell, Scott Reid, Craig Colton and Johnson Williams 58.62, 3^rd Sam Edridge, Marc Jurlina, Jono Friend and Blake Walker 58.87, 4^th Kane Lloyd, Malcolm Wellington, Jayden Wellington and Dean Alexander 59.12, 5^th Ailsa Malneek, Shayne Hammond, Rob Smith and Daniel Hawkins 60.12 and 6^th Sandra Petersen, Trevor Petersen, Kelly Taylor and Alastair Petersen 60.12.  Nearest the pin on #8 was Pip Smith and on #12 Josh Hawkins.

The competition at the weekend was Par with Mark Mason the winner on +1, Doug Clark all square and Dayle Harwood -2.  Dayle also won the Birds Nest.

The competitions this week are:  Wednesday LGU/Shoot Out/Putting for the 18 holers, 9 holers have Howie Cup Championships Rnd 1 and the weekend competitions are Stableford.

That’s all for this week.

Kris

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Beautiful warm day today which will hopefully be drying the course out.  Quite a few Grumpies out enjoying the sunshine.

The meeting that was held last night to discuss the new clubhouse went well and notes from it will be sent out to all members later this week.  Apologies for the Zoom meeting – had a couple of technical hitches.

Coming up this week we have the Eastwood Motor Group Beef & Burgundy on Friday (course closed) teeing off at 10.30am and on Saturday we are hosting Division 11 interclub play offs teeing off at 8.30am closely followed by a number of green fee players.  Sunday morning we are hosting ladies interclub, Tilson Salver, and they will be teeing off the 1^st from 9.40am.  Then on Monday we are hosting 9 hole interclub who will be teeing off multiple tees from 10.00am so if you looking to play I would suggest you leave it until the afternoon.

Next Friday (12^th) Featherston Wrestling Club are holding a 4 person Ambrose Golf Day here to raise funds to send Nate George and Angus Read who have been selected to join the NZ Wrestling team to compete at the 2023 Oceania Championships in August in Sydney.  Email enquiries and entries to featherstonamateurwrestling@gmail.com.

Attached is the flyer for the Ngahau Trophy/Grandmas/Grandpas tournament which is members only to be played on Sunday 28^th May.

On to results from last week:  Grumpies played Hidden Holes Stableford with John Warner leading the way with 39 points, Rick Thompson 34, Alison Tipler and Guy Walmsley 32 points.  Twos went to Rick Hargreaves, John Warner and Rick Thompson.

On Wednesday the 18 holers played a Stableford round with Adele Cairns the winner with 34 points, Sandra Petersen 33 and Kelly Taylor 29.  Adele was the only one to get a two and nearest the pins went to Katrina Burgess on #8 and it would appear no one hit the green in one on #6.

The 9 holers played Thurlow 4BBB with the winners on the day Jenny Joblin and Tania Williamson 24 points, Lizzy Thomson and Ali Russell 22 points.  The 9 holers also played interclub last week at Miramar when they had 3 and a half wins with all matches being decided on the last hole.

Thursday Club had a reasonable turnout last week with Kheinan Morrissey winning with 41 points, Malcolm Wood 40, Colin Whibley-Smith, Ed Elworthy, Lisa Marie Ireland and Rob Smith all on 38 points.  Nearest the pin went to Trevor Petersen and twos went to Lisa Marie Ireland, Randal Warner, Andrew McKenzie, Rick Hargreaves, Colin Whibley-Smith and Sandra Petersen.

The weekends competition was Stableford – Derek Stephens, Brett Abercrombie and Ed Brown all had 36 points and there were no twos.

On Sunday the Marquis Shield team played at Masterton against Pahiatua and came away with 13.5 points to 4.5 which has certainly helped them move up the leader board.

Competitions for the coming week are as follows:  ladies 18 holes if not playing Captains Trophy will be playing Stableford, 9 holers will be playing Sue Bunt Nett/Shoot Out/LGU and the weekend competitions are Par rounds.

That is all from me this week – have a good one.

Kris

Beautiful day today with a steady stream of green fee players enjoying the sunshine.

This weekend is looking reasonably busy with green fee bookings so please make sure to book if you are coming down to play.

The Marquis Shield team are away at Masterton on Sunday playing against Pahiatua – good luck to everyone.

Don’t forget to get your entry in for the Beef & Burgundy Ambrose on Friday 5^th May.

Results from last week:  Grumpies played a Stableford round with Greg Dalton taking the money with 41 points, Paul Riddiford 39, Guy Walmsley 38 and Brett Abercrombie 37 points and there were no twos.

Despite the variable weather last week the 9 holers managed to get some golf in.  On Monday a number of them went to Otaki to play in their Open Day.  Debbie Coom came 4^th in Division 1 and Lizzy Thomson 2^nd in Division 2.  On Wednesday and Thursday 7 players went over to Feilding to play in their 9 + 9 event.  Apparently the weather was so bad that Jane Fanselow-Price had puddles in her golf bag pockets!!  Billie Holmes was the overall winner and Debbie was 2^nd in 1^st Division and Lizzy again did well in the 2^nd Division and Jane did very well winning numerous raffle prizes.

No Thursday Club last week as the greens were being cored.

On the weekend the competition was Medal/Putting and Shoot Out.   No one played on Saturday and the winner on Sunday was Brent McKinlay with nett 73, Doug Clark and Ed Brown 74 and Brian Russo 76.   Brent also won the putting with 27 putts.  Twos went to Brent and Alec Dondertman.

Finally, can I please remind you to read the screen when you are printing your card – do not tick for the competition if you have not put your name in the book and paid your money – when you do this it makes the Rottweiler snarl!!

That’s it for another week – have a good one.

Kris

Firstly this week, we appear to be accumulating a vast amount of lost property.  Next time you are in the clubhouse can you please go through and check that there is nothing of yours in there as at the end of the month any items in the box will be discarded.

On Saturday Div 3 are hosting Wainuiomata and Div 10 are away at Royal Wellington.  Good luck to both teams.

The coring of the greens which had been scheduled for last week but was cancelled due to the weather has been rescheduled for this Thursday/Friday, however the forecast for tomorrow is not looking good which means that it will then be done on Monday/Tuesday next week.  A decision will be made first thing tomorrow morning and an email will be sent out to members.  Should the course be closed on Thursday those of you who normally play Thursday Club are more than welcome to play on Wednesday teeing off at the usual time of 12.15pm.

Coming up on Friday 5^th May we have the Eastwood Motor Group Beef & Burgundy Open Ambrose Tournament.  Entries are already coming in for this so if you wish to play please contact the office as soon as possible to ensure your entry.

Results from last week:  On Wednesday the Ladies played a Par round with Ju Allen the winner of +5, Jane Terpstra -1 and Sandra Petersen -2.  Nearest the pins went to Alison Tipler on #6 and Ju Allen on #8 who also got the only two of the day.

The 9 holers were at Carterton where they played a Stableford round with Billie Holmes the winner with 27 points, Lizzy Thomson 23 and Jenny Tosswill 21.

On Thursday the 9 holers played interclub at Kapiti against Paraparaumu Beach No 1 who are at the top of the division.  Jenny Tosswill had a very good win against their top player and the other three all narrowly lost their matches.

Thursday Club had a very good turnout with Brian Russo winning with 40 points, Sandy Bidwill 39, Rob Smith 38, Brent McKinlay & Peter Schenk 37 and Ed Elworthy, Stu Taplin and Shane Colton 36.  Nearest the pin went to David Stevenson who also got his two along with Dayle Harwood, James Blundell, Nick Morsion, George Kirk, Brian Russo, Sandy Bidwill and Bevan Sweeney.

The competition on Saturday was a Par round which was won by Paul McKenzie on -2.  There were no twos.

On Sunday we hosted the Dick Bennett Memorial 4BBB which had a good turnout of 32 pairs.   Results:  1^st Gross Ant North & Tony Price 75, 2^nd Doug & Olivia Clark 77, 3^rd Malcolm Bridge & Nick MacDonald 79.  1^st Net Rob Smith & Shayne Hammond 61, 2^nd Barry Johnson & Sue Fox 63, 3^rd Mark Mason & Kris Chamberlain 66.  1^st Stableford Bindy & Lachie McLeod 45, 2^nd Pete Griffiths & Sandra Petersen 44, 3^rd Sandy Bidwill & Alison Tipler 43, 4^th Jenny & Tora Boyne 42 and 5^th Ju Allen & Bill Gordon 41.  Twos went to Brent McKinlay, Bevan Sweeney and Kris Chamberlain.  Longest drives:  Men 0-18 Josh Hawkins, 18+ Rob Smith, Ladies Mary Isaac.  Nearest the pins:  #6 John Taylor, #8 Mary Isaac, #12 Shayne Hammond and #16 Charlie Priestley.

Competitions this week are:  Ladies LGU/Captains Trophy Qual/Shoot Out, 9 holers Par, Saturday and Sunday Medal/Putting and Shoot Out.

That’s it for this week.

Kris

Tuesday Tome is a day early this week.  This Saturday is looking very busy with green fee bookings starting from 8.30am and on Sunday we have the Dick Bennett Memorial 4BBB Stableford  – please let the office know if you intend to play.  Tee off is 11.00am.

Results from last week:  On Tuesday we hosted the Wairarapa Vets who played a Stableford competition.  Winners on the day were Charles Murray-Aynsley 37 points, Paul Riddiford 36, Billie Holmes and Chic Reiri 35, Steve Gladwell 34, Larry Ashmore & Trevor Dewis 33, Robbie Walters & Pete Price 32 points.  Twos went to Robbie Walters, Trevor Dewis and Steve Gladwell.

On Wednesday the Ladies played Coronation Medal, Aotearoa Cup and Veterans’ Cup.  The Coronation Medal (Silver players only) went to Ju Allen with nett 73, Aotearoa Cup (Silver & Bronze players) was won by Alison Tipler with nett 68 and she also won the Veterans’ Cup.  Sandra Petersen had the best Gross.  Twos went to Honor Clark, Ann Hume, Jane Terpstra, Lyle Griffiths, Karen Delehanty and Pamela Messervy.

Thursday Club had a good turnout last week with Andrew McKenzie leading the way with 42 points, Charlie Cresswell 38, Wayne Phelps, Paul Riddiford, Peter Schenk and Brent McKinlay 37 points.  Twos went to George Kirk, Jason Shaw, Guy Walmsley and Pete Price.  Nearest the pin was Doug Clark.

The weekend competitions were Stableford with John Warner & Sandy Bidwill leading the way on Saturday with 38 points and Neil McKirdy and Paul McKenzie 37 points.   For the third week in a row the Birds Nest was won, this time it went to John Warner.  The winner on Sunday was yours truly with 38 points, Kevin Williams & Doug Clark 35, and Dayle Harwood, Karen Stephens and Honor Clark 34 points.  There were no twos.

For those of you who play in the weekend competitions can I please remind you that there are NO GIMMES.

That’s it for this week.

Glorious day today with a good turnout of Wairarapa Vets enjoying the course.

Please remember that the course will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday next week to allow for the greens to be cored.

Sunday 16^th February is the Dick Bennett Memorial 4BBB Stableford – get your entries in to the office – registration is from 10.00am with tee off at 11.00am.

Last week the 9 holers played interclub at Paraparaumu in atrocious conditions – trundlers spending more time on their side than upright!!  Tingay Davidson was the only one who managed to come away with a point.

Last Saturday saw Div 3 playing at home against Kapiti coming away with 12.5 points.  In the 4 ball matches Jason Shaw & Kingi Kaiwai, John Warner & Sam Edridge, Sheldon McNamara & Chris Ranish and Richard Kirton & George Fenwick all won the matches and Randal Warner & Dayle Harwood halved theirs.  In the singles wins went to Jason, John, Sam, Sheldon, Chris, Randal, Richard and George.

Div 10 were also playing at home against Trentham coming away with 13 points.  All 4 ball matches were won and in the singles Doug Clark, Shayne Cater, Tim Fenwick, Tora Boyne, Paul McKenzie, Pete Griffiths, Shayne Hammond and Brent McKinlay all won their games.

On Sunday the ladies played Tilson Salver at Masterton against Masterton.  Both 4 ball matches were won and in the singles Carol Parkinson and Honor Clark won their games and Emily Loughnan and Karen Shaw halved theirs.

Last Tuesday 13 hardy players started their round and all abandoned ship after 9 holes.

On Wednesday 10 pairs went out to play Nancy McCormick 36 hole 4Somes.  The winners on the day were mother and daughter team Sandra Petersen & Kelly Taylor with nett 148, 2^nd Angela Busby & Jenny Wilkie 152 and 3^rd Julie Weber & Honor Clark 154.

Numbers were significantly down for Thursday Club last week with Shane Colton leading the way with 38 points, 2^nd Dayle Harwood 35 and Lachie McLeod 34 points.  Nearest the pin went to Brent McKinlay and twos went to Brent and Shayne Hammond.

On Friday we hosted the St Johns Ambrose with 28 teams playing and we managed to raised $9,500.  The winning team was Josh Hawkins, Richard Mills, Mike Charteris & Terry Fleet with nett 54.87, 2^nd Tavita Isaac, Tim Fenwick, Richard Tosswill & Mar Childs 56.25, 3^rd Richard Kirton, Seanoa Isaac, Duncan Didsbury & Sam Edridge 57.12, 4^th Pete Griffiths, Whitney Griffiths, Paul McKenzie & Neil McKirdy 57.37, 5^th Doug Clark, Stu Taplin, Cal Petersen & Bevan Sweeney 57.75, 6^th Pete Smith, Robbie Robinson, Aaron Donges & Tom de Groen 57.87, 7^th Tee Aranui, Michael Bing, Alex Priest & Shane Colton 58.12, 8^th Taylor Houston, Jacqui Spooner, Hamish Eglington & Dean O’Leary 58.25, 9^th Shayne Hammond, Rob Smith, Jason Shaw & Ailsa Malneek 58.50 and 10^th Brent McKinlay, Kelly Taylor, Ali Holmes & Billie Holmes 59.37.  Thank you to everyone who played and special thanks to Carl for doing the Auction and to everyone who helped make the day so successful.

The weekend competitions were Stableford with Angela Busby winning on Saturday with 41 points.   There were no twos.  Sundays winner was Julie Dondertman 40 points, Dayle Harwood 36, Doug Clark, Colin Whibley-Smith and Guy Walmsley 35 points.  Colin was the only one to get a two and he got two of them – so the Bird’s Nest has been won for a 2^nd week in a row.

That’s all the news for the week – don’t forget to book tee times if you intend playing over the weekend.

Kris

Not too many Grumpies out playing today – maybe the weather forecast has put a few of them off.

Coming up this week:  On Friday we are hosting the St John Wairarapa Charity Golf Tournament so the course will be closed – there are a couple of spots left should you wish to enter a team.

On Saturday  Div 3 are hosting Kapiti and Div 10 are hosting Trentham – good luck to both teams.

A note for your diary:  the course will be closed on Tuesday 11^th April and Wednesday 12^th April as the greens are being cored.

Results from last week:  There was a good turnout of Grumpies with Pete Price and Greg Dalton leading the way with 38 points, Guy Walmsley 35 and Lachie McLeod 34 points.  Twos went to David Stringer of Greenacres.

On Wednesday the weather deterred the 18 holers with only 5 going out to play.  The 9 holers proved to be a lot more resilient playing Thurlow 4BBB.  The winners on the day were Ali Russell & Lizzy Thomson with 24 points, Debbie Coom & Pat Wood 20 points and Michele Falleni & Tingay Davidson 19 points.

On Thursday there was a good turnout for the Featherborough Tournament.  The winner in the ladies division was Ju Allen with 36 points on a countback from Angela Busby and Lisa Marie Ireland.  Mens Div 1 winner was George Kirk 38 points, Brian Russo 37, Malcolm Bridge & Sam Edridge 36 and Brent McKinlay, Johnson Williams & Doug Clark 35 points.  Mens Div 2 winner, and winner of the Featherborough Trophy was Arthur Warren with 42 points, Al Petrie & Bill Gordon 38 and Neil Lyons and Jason Burt 37 points.  Twos went to Ju Allen, Colin Whibley-Smith, Brent McKinlay, Malcolm Bridge, Shane Mellor, Sam Edridge, Barry Johnson, Jason Burt and Rob Smith.

The weekend competitions were Shoot Out/Medal/Putting with Neil McKirdy the winner on Saturday with nett 72, Marilyn MacKenzie won the putting with 31 putts – there were no twos.  On Sunday the winner was Karen Shaw with nett 69 on a countback from John Warner and Tony Taylor 71.  Karen also won the putting on a countback with 28 putts and she also won the Birds Nest managing to get 2 x twos.  Steve Croft, Bob Tosswill and myself only managed one two each.

On Sunday the Marquis Shield team were away at Eketahuna playing Masterton.  In the 4 ball matches Josh Hawkins & Jason Shaw, Dayle Harwood & George Fenwick and Paul McKenzie & Shane Hartnell all had wins and Tora Boyne & Shayne Hammond halved their match.  In the singles Josh, Jason, George, Malcolm Bridge, Tora and Paul all won their games and Shayne Hammond halved his match.

That’s it for this week.

Kris

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Lovely sunny day today with a bit of a breeze which doesn’t seem to have deterred the Grumpies.

Coming up this week we have the Featherborough Tournament on Thursday, rego 11.00am with a 12.00pm tee off – entry is $20.  On Friday the ladies are playing Riverside Cup at Eketahuna against Carterton and on Sunday the Marquis Shield team are also at Eketahuna playing Masterton. On Monday the Silver Pennants team are at Masterton against Otaki and we are hosting the Bronze Combo Pennants teams so the course will be out of action until mid afternoon.

Last weekend Div 10 were playing at Shandon where they had a good win.  In the 4 ball matches Colin Whibley-Smith & Shayne Cater, Peter & Jackson Gray, Pete Griffiths & Malcolm Bridge and Shayne Hammond & Tora Boyne all had wins and Seanoa Isaac &  Seamus O’Sullivan had a half.  In the singles Colin, Seanoa, Jackson, Pete, Malcolm and Shayne all had wins and Seamus and Tora both halved their matches.

On Monday the Silver Pennants team were at Judgeford playing Masterton.  In the 4 ball Sandra Petersen & myself won and in the singles Sandra, myself, Ju Allen and Emily Loughan all had wins.

The Bronze Combo team were away at Kapiti playing Judgeford where they won all their 4 ball matches and in the singles Jo Loe, Honor Clark, Julie Weber, Nicola Warren and Felicity Warren all won their matches.

The 9 hole interclub team were at Masterton playing Shandon.  Debbie Coom, Tingay Davidson and Lizzy Thomson all had wins.

Results from last weeks competitions:  Grumpies played a Par round with Wayne Phelps leading the way on +4, Malcolm Bridge +3, Graham Wilson +2 and Bob Tosswill and Ro Griffiths -1.  Twos went to Malcolm, Ro, Bob and Seamus O’Sullivan.

On Wednesday the 18 holers also played a Par round with Kelly Taylor winning on countback on +1 from Honor Clark, Sandra Petersen and Bindy McLeod all square and Julie Weber and Marion McKenzie -1.  The only two of the day went to Kelly.  Nearest the pins were Jo Loe on #6 and Jenny Wilkie on #8.

The 9 holers had a putting competition with Philippa Reid the winner with 14 putts, Jenny Joblin with 15 along with Pat Wood and Jenny Tosswill.

Thursday Club had a good turnout with Ro Griffiths winning with 39 points on a countback from Sandra Petersen and Guy Walmsley, Kheinan Morrisey, Bob Schofield, Mariana McDermott and Shane Hislop all on 36 points.  Twos went to George Fenwick, myself, Shane Colton, Seamus O’Sullivan, Colin Whibley-Smith and Guy Walmsley.  Nearest the pin went to George Kirk.

The weekend competitions were Stableford with Honor Clark the winner on Saturday with 38 points.  I was the only one to get a two.  On Sunday Shane Hartnell won with 40 points, Chris Brooks and Doug Clark 39 and John Warner and Alastair Petersen 37 points.  Doug Clark got the only two of the day.

This weekend the competitions are Medal/Putting/Shoot Out.  Please note the course will be very busy on Saturday morning as we have a large group teeing off at 8.00am.

That’s it for this week.

Kris