Category: Club News

Hello Golfers

Are you looking to improve your strength and resilience over winter? Did you know that Brakenridge offers our golf club members a 10% discount for membership to their gym (and pool) – all you have to do is show them your membership card when you sign up. https://www.brackenridge.co.nz/brackenridge-pool-and-gym 

AED training is booked for a 9am start (finished by 11am) on Thursday 28 August. Those that have registered their interest, please let us know if this time/day is suitable for you. There’s a flyer attached. Minimum group size is 10 people and the maximum is 20 people. Another session can be arranged depending on interest.

9-hole Ladies – Results from putting and Stableford round 9 July – Putting 1st Jane Fanselow-Price 16, 2nd Leonie Wilde 18. Stableford 1st Sarah Harvey 19, 2nd = Leonie and Tania Williamson 14.

16 July Stableford results – 1st Billie Holmes 17, 2nd Tania Williamson 16, 3rd Sue Wilson 15. Nearest to the Pin on #8 Jenny Tosswill, and #16 Lola Kiel.

18-hole Ladies – LGU/Putting round results for 16 July – 1st Carol Parkinson 76 Net, 2nd Kelly Taylor 78 Net, 3rd Honor Clark 79 Net, 4th Nicola Warren 80 Net, 5th Julie Dondertman 82 Net. Julie won the Putting competition with an impressive 27 putts. Sarah Monaghan was Closest to the Pin on #8, and Jacquee Reid on #6. There were no Twos.

Grumpies – Stableford results from 15 July – 1st Pete Price 41 points, 2nd Robbie Walters 38 points, 3rd Chris Brooks 37 points, 4th & 5th Seanoa Isaac and Andrew McKenzie. Twos for Andy Morison on #8, and Seamus O’Sullivan on #16.

Thursday Club – Stableford results from 17 July – 1st Ben Masters 40 points, 2nd Arthur Warren 42 points, 3rd Shane Hislop 41 points, 4th Ro Griffiths 40 points, Graham Wilson 39 points. Nearest the Pin for Bevan Sweeney. Twos for Ro Griffiths on #6, Bevan Sweeney and Gavin Redmond on #8, and Graeme Boomer (Carterton) on #16.

Weekend Comps – Saturday 19 July Par – 1st John Warner +3, 2nd Mark Gray -2, 3rd & 4th Freddie Gloag and Malcolm Bridge -2. There were no Twos.

Coming up:

Sat & Sun 26 & 27 Jul weekend comp is Stableford

Happy golfing.

Kia ora members,

A few things to bring you up to speed on:

NEW OPERATING HOURS FOR KITCHEN

As of today:

Daytime Menu

• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 12pm to 5pm
• Thursday 12pm to 6pm
• Friday, Saturday, Sunday 12pm to 5pm

Dinner Menu

• Friday, Saturday 5pm – 7pm
• Sunday 5pm – 7pm Sunday roast – bookings essential

The Sunday roast will change week-to-week.

There may also be Chef’s Specials running through the week which may be on the Daytime Menu, the Dinner Menu or both. Keep an eye on our Facebook page, website, and weekly emails for the revised Menu’s.

Book online for lunch or dinner via our website.

Kitchen hours will be reviewed as required.

COURSE SIGNAGE & IMPROVEMENTS

Winter is always a challenging season to operate machinery while keeping the course looking and playing great. Credit to Michael, Duncan & Geoff as always. 

Carts – for clarification this includes all hire carts, private carts, 2 and 3 wheel scooters or any other motorised contraption. Check with the Office prior to playing if carts are allowed or not, to avoid disappointment.   

For those players with their own ‘cart’ please pop in to the Office and they will give you a copy of the cart map (where to drive when wet).

We have moved the cart bridge from #8 to the left hand side of #6 in an effort to direct traffic away from the narrow area between the 6th green and 7th tee. Please take your trundlers this way as well.

The cart bridge on #7 behind the 14th tee is damaged and will be replaced. Carts are not to use this bridge, trundlers only please.

More cart signage is to be placed.

Carts are also NOT to be taken over tee boxes! Please keep 2m away. Both visitors and members have been seen driving over tee boxes. 

FROSTS & CHECKING IN

Please bear in mind If you book before 09:30 and there is a frost, your booking will be moved to the next available tee time (from earliest booking to latest booking).

ALL players whether members or visitors are required to check in so the office staff can keep abreast of the day’s bookings and provide any pertinent information (i.e. if carts are permitted on fairways or not). 

If you haven’t checked in your slot may be allocated to someone else (it is acceptable that one person in your playing group checks in).

A reminder you can Book your Tee time via the App, or our website.

WEBSITE

We are hoping to start planning a new website soon which will include a members portal. The website will be linked to DotGolf and will enable us to communicate club information and updates more effectively including things like the course status, if carts are allowed, newsletters etc.

Happy hacking,

—

Nga mihi,

Hello Golfers

18-hole Ladies – results for 9 July – Stableford round – 1st Sue Fox 35 points, 2nd Jenny Wilkie 31 points, 3rd Nicola Warren. Katrina Burgess was Closest to the Pin on #8. The Longest Drives on #18 were Carol Parkinson (Silver), and Adele Cairns (Bronze).

Grumpies – Stableford results from 8 July – 1st Robbie Walters 40 points, 2nd Chris Brooks 37 points, 3rd = Brian Russo and Bruce Sollitt 36 points. Twos on #8 for Chris Brooks, Mariana McDermott, and Malcolm Bridge, and on #16 for Alistair Petrie and Seanoa Isaac.

Thursday Club – Stableford results from 10 July – 1st Scott Reid 38 points, 2nd Terry Fleet (Mahunga) 37 points, 3rd = Arthur Warren and Mark Gray 36 points. Nearest the Pin – Scott Reid. Two Twos for Malcolm Bridge on #6 and #16. A Two for Scott Reid on #8, Seamus O’Sullivan #12, Derek Stephens and James Elworthy on #16.

Weekend Comps – 

Saturday 12 July Net Medal – 1st Chris Brooks Net 70, 2nd John Warner Net 76, and John won the Putting with 32 putts. There were no Twos from the two entries.

Sunday 13 July Net Medal – 1st Shayne Hammond Net 71, 2nd, 3rd, 4th 5th all Net 73 Alastair Peterson, Guy Walmsley, Chris Brooks, and Chris Hanson. Shayne won the Putting with 27 putts, and Twos for Andrew Tuck and Trevor Petersen on #8.

Coming up:

Sat 19 Jul weekend comp is Par

Sun 20 Jul – Course Closed, hosting Marquis Shield

Earlier bookings permitted up to 9.30am, all players to be off the course by 11am. Contact the office to book.

Sat & Sun 26 & 27 Jul weekend comp is Stableford

It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up – Vince Lombardi

Happy golfing 

Please update your email address – office@mgcgolf.nz

Hello Golfers

AED training– you may have noticed that we have an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) situated in the Al Fresco area and we’re organising some training sessions, around 90 minutes, min 10 – max 20 attendees. Please register your interest to office@mgcgolf.nz and when we have available dates and times we can book you in to attend.

9-hole Ladies – results for 2 July – PAR round 1^st Jane Fanselow-Price (-1), 2nd Sarah Harvey (-2), 3^rd Jenny Joblin (-3). LGU round was also played (calculated using the Best Nett scores). 1^st Jane with +3, 2nd Lizzy Thompson +8, 3rd Lorraine Little +9.

Grumpies – Par results from 1 Jul – 1^st Davis Lester Clarke 1, 2^nd Jason Shaw 0, 3^rd Mark Mason -2, 4^th Shayne Hammond -3. A Two on #16 for Jason Shaw.

Thursday Club – Course closed, raining 🙁

Weekend Comps – Saturday 5 July Net Medal – 1^st Chris Brooks 71, 2nd Brent McKinlay 72, 3^rd Seanoa Isaac 72. Winning the Putting with 29 putts Seanoa Isaac, and a Two on #8 for Brent McKinlay.

Sunday 6 July Net Medal – 1^st Shane Hartnell 69, 2^nd Harvey Mason 71, 3^rd Seanoa Isaac 72, 4^th Brent McKinlay 72. Winning the Putting with 25 putts Chris Ranish, and Twos on #8 for Brian Russo and Harvey Mason.

Golf clubs for sale 3 x Callaway Great Big Berthas (Driver, 3, and 5), 3 x hybrids (19, 21, and 24 lofts). Looking for $50 per club or reasonable offers.

Contact John Meehan 021 223 7654

Coming up:

Saturday 5th Jul – We will be streaming the Rugby! All Blacks vs France. Give us a call 06 306 9076 to book a table 

Sat & Sun 12 & 13 Jul weekend comp is Medal/Putting & Shoot Out Rounds 15 & 16

Sat 19 Jul weekend comp is Par

Sun 20 Jul – course closed, hosting Marquis Shield

Happy golfing 🙂

Hello Golfers

AED training– you may have noticed that we have an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) situated in the Al Fresco area and we’re organising some training sessions, around 90 minutes, min 10 – max 20 attendees. Please register your interest to office@mgcgolf.nz and when we have available dates and times we can book you in to attend.

18-hole Ladies – Results from Wednesday which was a PAR round. 1^st Marilyn MacKenzie with -1, 2^nd Bindy McLeod -2, 3^rd Karen Shaw -3, 4^th Sandra Petersen -4 on a countback from Jo-Anne Loe, Emily Loughnan, and Ju Allen. Ju was closest to the pin on #6 and Carol Parkinson on #8. Angela Busby recorded the only Two. 

Yesterday was the Fun Day to celebrate participation in the Interclub teams. Our Most valuable Interclub Players during the season were: Bronze Pennants – Honor Clark. Silver Pennants – Sandra Petersen. Tilson Salver – Carol Parkinson. Riverside Cup – Emily Loughnan.

9-hole Ladies – Lovely to see 15 of us at golf today and congratulations to Lorraine Little for winning with her 22 Stableford points. Sherryl Howie was second with 19 and Sarah Harvey was third on 18. Sadly, these three were the only players to equal or better their handicaps. The rest of us had less impressive rounds of golf! However, it was a lovely day although losing a ball in the ditch means a seriously lost ball at the moment because there are so many leaves to search through. I speak from experience on the 7th hole!  There were some good things about the day though – lovely weather and not at all cold and as usual, the company was fabulous. 

Grumpies – Stableford results from 24 June – 1^st Robbie Walters 37 points, 2^nd = Brian Russo and Malcolm Wood 35 points, 4^th = Bruce Sollitt and Richard Waddy.

🥂Congratulations to Mariana McDermott for getting a Hole in One on #8. Mariana also scored a Two on #16 as did Malcolm Wood.

Thursday Club – Stableford results from 26 June – 1^st Mike Charteris 41 points, 2^nd Lisa-Marie Ireland 37 points, 3^rd = Shane Hislop, Brent McKinlay, 5^th = Andy Morison, Peter Schenk, Seanoa Isaac, 8^th Andrew Tuck, 9^th = Brian Russo and Jason Shaw. Nearest the Pin for Andy Morison. Twos for Sandy Bidwill #6, Johnson Williams, Michael Bing, Malcolm Wood, Jason Shaw, and Bob Tosswill on #8, Mark Mason and Ro Griffiths on #16.

Weekend Comps – On Saturday there were three entries for the Stableford competition, 1^st Seanoa Isaac 34 points, 2^nd Graham Smith 30 points, 3^rd Robbie Walters 28 points. There were no Twos. The winner on Sunday was Brent McKinlay with 35 points on a countback from 2^nd Seanoa Isaac, 3^rd 4^th 5^th all with 32 points Doug Clark, Shayne Hammond, and Jason Shaw. John Warner scored the only Two on #16.

Coming up:

Sat & Sun 5 & 6 Jul weekend comp is Medal/Putting & Shoot Out Rounds 13 & 14

Sat & Sun 12 & 13 Jul weekend comp is Medal/Putting & Shoot Out Rounds 15 & 16

Happy golfing 🙂

Please update your contact details for the golf club to our new email address – office@mgcgolf.nz 

Kia ora members,

This update provides an overview of the latest developments at the course.

### Course Update

Our greenstaff, led by Michael, continues to prioritise delivering quality greens. They have been busy implementing verti-drainage to improve airflow, which is crucial during this challenging time of year with slow growth and wet conditions. The team is dedicated to providing the best possible playing surface.

We’re also discussing several course improvements, including:

*   New and extended cart paths for year-round cart access
*   Tee box improvements
*   New signage
*   Shelters
*   Water stations
*   Tree maintenance
*   Potentially adding a back tee option

A works program will be submitted to the Committee for approval, with implementation planned for later in spring.

When using carts, please exercise extra care, follow staff instructions, and maintain at least 5m distance from the greens. Cart access is weather-dependent and determined each morning in consultation with the Greenkeeper. Please remember that booking a cart does not guarantee its use. 

### Winter Rules

The following Local Rules are currently in place or have been revised:

**MLR E-3 (Model Local Rule) ‘Preferred lies’. This rule applies on your own fairway, with a relief area of 15cm. For a detailed explanation, please refer to: https://www.randa.org/rog/committee-procedures/8#8e_e-3

**MLR E-2 When your ball lies in the general area, you may lift, clean, and replace it without penalty. You must mark the spot before lifting the ball (see Rule 14.1), and the ball must be replaced on its original spot (see Rule 14.2). 

For example, if your ball is in the rough in a divot, you may mark it, lift it, and clean it, but you **MUST RE-PLACE** the ball back in the divot. For more details, visit: https://www.randa.org/rog/committee-procedures/8#8e_e-2

Remember – always check your card for up-to-date information as local rules can change.

### Junior Programme

We are hoping to get a junior program back up and running along with competitions. If you would like to assist in any way please let the office know. It could be mentoring, coaching or a general helping hand. At this stage we are aiming for the next school holidays in late September.

### Lockers

We’ve had a reasonable amount of enquiry into locker space. At this stage we are making a plan to line a bay of the pole shed and offer a limited number of spaces to hire (around 22 spaces). It will be a very basic space to store your basic equipment initially. This will happen as soon as finances allow. The spaces will be around $5 per week TBC and will be on a first in first serve basis so register your interest sooner rather than later.

### Operating Hours & Staffing

We’re excited to welcome our new team members, Scott Emerson (2nd chef) and Tamyka Hayes (full-time bar assistant)! With our expanded staff, we’re pleased to increase our hospitality offerings:

**Bar Menu** Monday – Sunday, 11 AM – 5 PM (starting this Tuesday)
**Dinner Menu** Thursday – Saturday, 5 PM – 8 PM

Come down, try our new menu and join us for upcoming events like the All Blacks tests!–

Nga mihi,

Hello Golfers

From the Greenkeeper – please be advised that the greenkeeping staff are verti draining the greens to improve airflow through the winter period. This will take a couple of days, and they will endeavor to have play back to normal as soon as possible.

AED training– you may have noticed that we have an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) situated in the Al Fresco area and we’re organising some training sessions, around 1-2 hours duration. Please register your interest to office@mgcgolf.nz and when we have available dates and times we can book you in to attend.

18-hole Ladies – last Wednesday we had a Home Pennants Murphy Cup game. 1st Jaquee Reid with 36 stableford points, 2nd Honor Clark with 35, 3rd Carol Parkinson with 32 on a countback from Angela Busby, 5th Kelly Taylor on a countback from Jo-Anne Loe, and Nicola Warren with 31. Angela was closest to the pin on #6Closest to the pin #8 was Marion McKenzie. Carol recorded the only Two on #16.

9-hole Ladies – the 3rd round of the 4BBB Stableford competition saw some good individual scores – with Sarah Harvey leading the individual Stablefords on 18 points!

The team Stableford results on the day where as follows: 1st Sherryl Howie and Leonie Wilde on 23, 3rd on 18 Stablefords was Ali Russell and Michele Falleni, along with Sarah Harvey and the absent Tingay Davidson. Then Mary Herrick and the absent Lu Little on 16.

Individual stableford scores as follows: 1 – Sarah Harvey on 18, 2 – Sherryl Howie on 17, 3 – followed by Leonie Wilde, Ali Russell and Mary Herrick all on 16.

Grumpies Stableford results from 17 June – 1st Brent McKinlay on a countback 34 points, 2nd Davis Lester Clarke 34 points, 3rd on a countback Jason Shaw 33 points, 4th on a countback Tony Taylor 33 points, 5th on a countback Peter Schenk 33 points, 6th Brian Russo 33 points. Twos for Chris Ranish #6, Davis Lester Clarke and Jason Shaw #8.

Thursday Club Stableford results from 19 June – 1st on a countback Davis Lester Clarke 35 points, 2nd Brian Russo 35 points, 3rd Tim Loe 34 points, 4th to 9th all on 33 points in the following order Duane McFarlane, Johnson Williams, Malcolm Bridge, Gavin Redmond, and Seanoa Isaac. Nearest the Pin – Shane Hislop. A Two for William Sargent on #6, Shane Hislop #8, and Shane Hartnell #12.

Weekend Comps – PAR results from 21 June – 1st John Warner -2, 2nd Graham Smith -3, 3rd Mark Gray -4. There were no Twos.

22 June – 1st Freddie Gloag +4, 2nd on a countback Bob Reid -1, 3rd Stu Taplin -1, 4th Sue Fox -2. A Two for Chris Ranish on #8, and Doug Clark on #12.

Coming up:

Sat & Sun 28 & 29 Jun weekend comp is Stableford

Happy golfing 🙂

Hello Golfers

Grumpies Stableford results from 10 June – 1st Malcolm Bridge 39 points, 2nd Andrew McKenzie 37 points on a countback from 3rd Chris Hanson, 4^th Rod Cranswick 36 points on a countback from Seanoa Isaac. One Two on #16 for Pete Price.

Thursday Club Stableford results from 12 June – 1st Bevan Sweeney 39 points, 2nd Andrew Tuck 38 points, 3rd Arthur Warren 36 points, 4^th Stu Taplin 34 points on a countback from 5th Gavin Redmond. Twos on #8 for Malcolm Wood and Andrew Tuck, and #16 for Bevan Sweeney. Nearest the Pin – Andrew Tuck.

Weekend Comps – Net Medal/Putting results from Saturday 14 June – 1st John Warner 70, 2nd Andrew Tuck 72, 3rd Chris Brooks. Putting winner Andrew Tuck 29. And Andrew also scored two Twos on #6 and #16 meaning he won the Birds Nest!! Congratulations 🎉

Sunday 15 June – 1st Bevan Sweeney 70, 2nd, 3rd, 4th with 71 Derek Stephens, Doug Clark, Trevor Petersen, 5th, 6th, 7th with 75 Freddie Gloag, John Warner, Chris Brooks. Putting winner Seamus O’Sullivan 27. A Two on #6 for Josh Hawkins, #8 for Chris Hanson, and John Warner, and #16 for Seamus O’Sullivan, and Julie Warner.

Noticeboards – a reminder to check the noticeboards in the Men’s and Ladies toilets for Competitions and general information.

For the Men – Club Champs entries close on 28 June, details are on your noticeboard 🙂

Coming up:

Sat & Sun 21 & 22 Jun weekend comp is PAR

Sun 22 June – Marquis Shield @ Mahunga

Quote of the day: “I can… the two best words anyone can ever say.” -Mohammed Sekouty 

Happy golfing 🙂

Hello Golfers

18H Ladies – We were very lucky on Wednesday with the weather – it looked dodgy when the 12 of us started but the rain held off and we returned dry!

Results LGU and Putting round – 1st was Jenny Wilkie with a nett 71, 2nd Sandra Petersen with 73, and Sandra won the putting with a very tidy 29 putts, just beating Jenny on 30, 3rd Adele Cairns with 74. Closest to the Pin on #6 was Nicola Warren, and #8 was Marion McKenzie.  There were no Twos.

Results from the weekends Stableford competition. Saturday 7 – Ist John Warner 35, 2nd Graham Smith 30, 3rd Chris Brooks 27. One Two was Graham Smith on #16.

Sunday 8 – 1st Andrew Tuck 40, 2nd Johnny Gray 38, 3rd on a countback Chris Hanson 35, 4th Karen Shaw 35. Hole #8 was popular for Twos, John Warner, Karen Shaw, Andrew Tuck, and Doug Clark, and Johnny Gray on #16.

Noticeboards – a reminder to check the noticeboards in the Men’s and Ladies toilets for Competitions and general information.

For the Men – Club Champs entries close on 28 June, details are on your noticeboard 🙂

Coming up:

Fri 13 Jun – Hosting Riverside Cup – multiple tee times, 10am start

Sat & Sun 14 & 15 Jun weekend comp is Medal/Putting & Shootout R11 &12

Mon 16 Jun – Hosting Ladies Field Day – Postponed from Mon 9 Jun

Happy golfing 🙂

Please update your contact details for the golf club to our new email address – office@mgcgolf.nz 

Hello Golfers

The Kindy Ambrose had a full house yesterday, with the maximum of 36 teams playing in glorious weather. Many of our members won prizes – Nearest the Pins for Ladies on #6 and #8 went to Rosie Collins and Gretel Dick, and the Men’s #12 and #16 went to Neil McKirdy and Michael Bing.

1^st with Net 53.37 Rihari Carroll, Teimana Carroll, Tauwera Roberts (our coffee cart man), Nikora Roberts, 2^nd with 54.12 Marcus Edge, Dougal Wylie, Tim Smith, Josh Price, 3^rd with Net 55 Debbie Donaldson, Anna Possenniskie, Pip Mackie, Amy Linton, 4^th on a Countback with Net 55.62 Eli Telford, Kingi Kaiwai, Tamaiki Kaiwai, Seanoa Isaac, 5^th George Kirk, Andrew Smith, Philippa Smith, Hunter Smith.

Congratulations to John Taylor for a Hole in One on #16 on Sunday 1 June 🍾🎉

Coming up:

Sat & Sun 7 & 8 Jun weekend comp is Stableford

Sun 8 Jun – Marquis Shield @ Carterton

Mon 9 Jun – Pennants Ladies Field Day – Course Closed until 3pm

Grumpies Winter start time cancelled – reverts to midday

Happy golfing 🙂