Category: Club News

This week I would like to start by taking this opportunity to remind those of you who play on a weekend to please READ THE SCREEN when you are printing your card – I am getting very irritated (and there is nothing worse than a growling Rottweiler in the office) having to check who is in the competition of the day and who is not.  If you are not entered in the competition then press NO – it isn’t rocket science!!!!

On Monday morning we had a few in the clubhouse watching the final round of The Masters and enjoying a cooked breakfast and afterwards a number of them then went out to play a round where the winning player (Seanoa Isaac) was presented with a magnificent “Green Jacket” and I think when other players see it they will all be vying to wear it next year.

Yesterday we also hosted 9 hole Interclub with 12 teams out playing so all in all a busy Monday morning.

The Ladies played Riverside Cup at Masterton on Friday with Nicola Warren the only one to come away with a point.  On Sunday the ladies played Tilson Salver at Masterton where Carol Parkinson and Emily Loughnan won their 4 ball, Carol halved her singles match and Emily won, Angela Busby and Nicola Warren halved their 4 ball, Nicola won her singles match and Angela lost on the 18^th.   On Monday the Silvers were once again at Masterton where Sandra Petersen and Vicki Bain won their 4 ball, Anna Possenniskie won her singles match, Sandra won her match and Carol halved hers.

On Saturday Div 3 men were at home against Te Marua.  John Warner and Tim Richards halved their 4 ball, Kingi Kaiwai and Lyall Callaghan, Jason Shaw and Tim Fenwick won their 4 ball matches.  In the singles John and Kingi halved their matches, Chris Ranish, Lyall and Tim Fenwick all won their games.

Div 11 were away at Mornington with Rob Lopez and Shayne Cater, Peter & Jackson Gray winning their 4 balls and Shayne Hammond and Tora Boyne halving their match.  In the singles Rob, Shayne C, Tora and Peter all won their matches and Steve Croft and Jackson halved theirs.

Last Tuesday the Grumpies played a Stableford with Andy Morison winning with 42 points on a countback from Arthur Warren, Tony Taylor 37, Ed Elworthy 36 and Bob Schofield and Chris Handley 35 points.  Tony Taylor was the only one who managed to get a two.

On Wednesday the 9 holers also played a Stableford round with Karen Harvey the winner with 20 points on a countback from Jane Fanselow-Price, Jenny Tosswill and Debbie Coom 18, and Jaquee Reid and Tingay Davidson 17 points.  Nearest the pin on #8 was Billie Holmes and on #16 Sherryl Howie.

The 18 holers played a nett round – Coronation Medal (Silvers only), Aotearoa Cup (Silvers and Bronzes) and Vets Cup (players aged 70 and over).  The winner of the Coronation Medal was Sherry Weatherstone, Aotearoa Cup winner was Julie Weber and Vets Cup went to Ann Hume.  Nearest the pins went to Carol Parkinson #6 and Felicity Warren #8.  Twos went to Sarah Monaghan and Sherry Weatherstone.

On Thursday we hosted Wairarapa Vets with David Candish (Carterton) winning with 38 points from Tony Taylor also on 38, Seamus O’Sullivan and John Duffy (Eketahuna) 36 points and Barry Johnson and Ridley Elliott (Eketahuna) 34 points.  Alec Dondertman was the only one to get a two.

Thursday Club winner was Ro Griffiths on 39 points, Malcolm Wood 38, Glen Schofer and Tora Boyne 37, Bill Gordon, Lachie McLeod, Craig Andrews, Trevor Petersen and John Monaghan 36 points.  Twos went to Malcolm Wood, Chris Ranish, Colin Whibley-Smith, Craig Andrews and Sheldon McNamara.  Nearest the pin went to Bill Gordon.

On Sunday the competition was Shoot Out/Medal/Putting with Tony Taylor taking out the putting with 25 putts.  Winner on the day was little ole me with nett 71 on a countback from Karen Stephens, Derek Stephens, Tony Taylor and Julie Dondertman on 72.   The Birds Nest was shared between Malcolm Wood and John Warner with Karen Stephens, Rob Lopez, Barry Johnson and Derek Stephens all getting twos.

That’s it for another week.

Good turnout of grumpies today and looks like there is a slight breeze getting up to make it a bit more interesting.

Coming up this week we are hosting Wairarapa Vets on Thursday morning and we are hosting Div 3 interclub on Saturday morning so two very busy days out on the course.  Div 11 boys are playing away at Mornington – good luck to both teams.

Results from last week:  last week Grumpies played a Stableford round with Brian Russo winning on 38 points from Rick Hargreaves and Greg Dalton also on 38 and they were closely followed by Tony Taylor with 37 points.  Doug Ferguson was the only person to get a two.

On Wednesday the ladies played Nancy McCormick 4Somes over 36 holes – the winning combination was Sherry Weatherstone and Sarah Monaghan with a nett 153 closely followed by the two Julies (Weber & Dondertman) on 154 and Jo Loe and Karen Shaw were third with 156.

The 9 holers played LGU/Sue Bunt Nett/Shoot Out.  Jill Murphy was the winner with a nett 37, Tania Williamson 38, Michele Falleni 39, Sherryl Howie and Tingay Davidson 40.  Nearest the pins went to Jill Murphy #8 and Tania Williamson #16.

On Thursday the 9 hole interclub team played at Karori against Paraparaumu 2 where Tingay Davidson and Lizzie Thomson both managed to halve their matches with Jaquee Reid and Gaylene Selby Neal just losing in very close matches.

Thursday Club winner was Glen Schofer with 40 points on a countback from Bill Gordon, Doug Clark and Andrew Sim 39 points, Arthur Warren and Malcolm Wood 36 points.  Twos went to Jason Shaw, Blake Walker and Randal Warner.  Nearest the pin was Ed Elworthy.

On Friday we hosted the St Johns Ambrose with 29 teams entered.  The winning team were Seanoa Isaac, Cuong Truong, Blake Walker and Duncan Didsbury with a nett 56.62, 2^nd Pete Griffiths, Paul McKenzie, Neil McKirdy and myself 56.87, 3^rd Mark Childs, Jason Osborne, Jason Carruthers and Alistair Smith 57.37, 4^th Ivan Karaitiana, Stu Northe, Chris Wenden, and Karl Burling 57.87, 5^th Aaron Huddleston, Hamish Rees, Matthew McQuaid and Bradley Aldridge 58.12, 6^th Wayne Ross, Zeb Livingston, Aaron Charteris and Ben Livingston 58.87, 7^th Phil Collins, Colin Whibley-Smith, Steve Fennell and Wayne Robinson 59.87, 8^th Tom McHardy, Richard Kirton, Mike Turner and Dan Juno 60 and 9^th Marc Jurlina, Tim Fenwick, Richard Tosswill and Kirk Saunders 60.5.  After golf there was an auction of donated items and over $8K was raised.  Thank you to everyone who donated items for the auction, lambs for prizes and those who played – a very enjoyable day was had by all.

On Saturday the Div 3 team played at Wainuiomata where they were up against a very strong home team with Lyall Callaghan winning his match and Chris Ranish and Tim Fenwick both managing to halve theirs.

Div 11 were away at Trentham where Brent McKinlay and Tora Boyne and Pete Griffiths and Malcolm Bridge won their 4 ball matches.  In the singles Steve Croft, Tora, Pete and Jackson Gray all won their games and Malcolm Bridge halved his.

This leaves Div 3 equal 3^rd and Div 11 2^nd .

At the weekend a Stableford was played with George Kirk winning with 36 points from Malcolm Wood also on 36, Phil Eberlein, Terry Fraei and John Warner 35 points.  Twos went to Steven Croft, Malcolm Wood, Brian Russo, Carol Parkinson, Brent McKinlay and Dayle Scrimshaw.

That’s it for this week – don’t forget to let me know asap if you wish to come down to the clubhouse on Monday morning to watch the final round of the Masters and enjoy a cooked breakfast – clubhouse open at 6.00am with breakfast at 8.00am.

Kris

Lovely conditions for golf today so surprised there aren’t as many Grumpies out as usual.

Coming up on Friday we have the St John’s Ambrose so the course will be closed.  If you are playing and you have a team change please let either Terry Blacktop or myself know asap – do not tell me on Friday morning unless you like being growled at!!

Results from last week:  Grumpies played a Par round with Arthur Warren taking the money on +4, Doug Ferguson +2 and Jason Burt and Greg Dalton square.  Twos went to Jason Shaw and Pete Price.

On Wednesday the Ladies played a Stableford round with Katrina Burgess winning with 37 points from Alison Tipler, Marilyn MacKenzie, Sherry Weatherstone and Jenny Wilkie all on 36 points.  Nearest the pins went to Katrina on #6 and Sherry on #8 and Katrina was the only one to get a two.

The 9 holers played first round of Thurlow 4BBB with Jill Murphy and Jane Fanselow-Price leading the way with 27 points and Jo Guscott and Tania Williamson on 24 points.

Not a lot out playing last Thursday but the winner on the day was Rick Gerrand with 37 points, Sandy Bidwill 36, George Kirk 35 and Andy Morison and Ro Griffiths 34 points.  Twos went to Vern Anton, Malcolm Wood, Andy Morision and Rick who got 2 and also nearest the pin.

The Competitions this weekend were Par and on Saturday John Warner won on +3, Scott Reid square and Peter Schenk -1.  Twos went to John and Peter.  On Sunday Phil Eberlein took the money on +1 on a countback from Tony Taylor and Stu Taplin square.  Twos went to Stu and Matt Thomas.

On Sunday it was the first round of Marquis Shield where the boys were playing at Eketahuna against Pahiatua – not the best start to the season but onwards and upwards!!

On Monday the Silver pennants team were at Paraparaumu playing Shandon where Anna Possenniskie and Debbie Donaldson both halved their matches and won their 4 ball.  We won’t mention how the rest of us got on!!!

The Bronze pennants team were at Judgeford playing Boulcotts Farm where Marilyn MacKenzie had a great win, Julie Weber halved her match and Alison Tipler won her match.

This Saturday Div 3 are playing at Wainuiomata and Div 11 are at Trentham – good luck to both teams.

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

Kris

It’s a lovely afternoon with a number of Grumpies enjoying the sunshine – it was very quiet last week with no golfers out on the course due to coring.

This Saturday the course will be very busy in the morning as we have a large group (50-60 players) teeing off from 8.00am from multiple tees – if you are going out later in the morning be prepared to be held up.

On Sunday the Marquis Shield team is playing away at Eketahuna against Pahiatua.

Results from last week:  Due to coring the Grumpies didn’t play.

On Wednesday the ladies enjoyed playing at Castlepoint (9 holers) and Carterton (18 holers).

Thursday was the Featherborough Tournament with a good number of players.  In the Ladies Division Netia Morison won on a countback from Sue Fox with 35 points, Ailsa Malneek and Alison Tipler 34 points and Ju Allen and Marilyn MacKenzie 33 points.  There were no twos.

In Mens Division 1 (0-15) Stu Taplin won with 38 points, Nick allen 36, Ed Brown and Murray Jackson (Huapai) 35, Doug Ferguson, Andy Morison, Brent McKinlay, Tora Boyne and Malcolm Wood all on 34 points.  Twos went to Jason Shaw, George Kirk, Chris Hanson and Murray Jackson.

In Mens Division 2 (16 and over) with winner was Raymond Matthews 39 points, Tony Taylor and Bill Gordon 38, Ed Elworthy 37 and Trevor Petersen and Andrew Sim 35 points.  Twos went to Trevor Petersen and Tony Taylor.

On Saturday the Div 3 team were away at Miramar with Josh Hawkins and John Warner halving their 4 ball match and winning their singles matches with Nick Morison and Brent McKinlay also winning their singles matches.

Div 11 were at home playing Te Marua in a very closely fought game.  Shayne Hammond and Tora won their 4 ball match and Steve Croft, Darren Bevan and Peter and Jackson Gray halved their 4 balls.  In the singles Shayne Cater, Darren Bevan, Shayne Hammond, Tora Boyne and Jackson Gray all had wins and Malcolm Bridge and Peter Gray halved their matches.

This puts Div 3 third in their division and Div 11 are leading by 10.5 points.

On Sunday it was the Dick Bennett Memorial 4BBB Stableford with 36 pairs competing.  The winning combination were George Kirk & Martin Napier with 47 points from Trevor Petersen & Brent McKinlay 46, Mark Remfrey & Jason Burt 45, Seamus O’Sullivan & Marie Scrimshaw 45, Ailsa & Nigel Malneek 45, Ali Tipler & Marilyn MacKenzie 44, Stu Taplin & Bevan Sweeney 44, Rosie Collins & Sandra Petersen 42, Pete Price & Jane Fanselow-Price 42, Pete Griffiths & Rob Lopez 42, Greg & Sue Dalton 41 and Steven Croft & Ed Brown 41 points.  Twos went to Ant North, Pip Smith, George Kirk, Greg Dalton and Seamus O’Sullivan.  Nearest the pin on #8 Pip Kirk, longest drive ladies Pip Kirk and longest drive men Thomas Kainuku.  Thanks to everyone who played I hope you had an enjoyable day.

Yesterday the girls were out playing interclub:  9 holers were at Manor Park playing Pararaumu where Debbie Coom came away with a half.  The Silver pennants girls were at Miramar playing Otaki where Anna Possenniskie and I halved our 4 ball match, Sherry Weatherstone and Jenny Wilkie won their 4 ball and Jenny also won her singles match.  The Bronze pennants team was at Otaki playing Otaki – Marilyn MacKenzie, Nicola Warren and Felicity Warren all won their matches and Marie Scrimshaw halved her match.

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

Kris

Thank you to all the volunteers who came out to help with the coring yesterday and also to Sandra Petersen for providing morning tea.

Coming up this week we have the Featherborough Tournament on Thursday – registration from 11.00am with the draw being done at 11.30am for a 12.00 noon tee off.

On Saturday Div 11 are playing at home hosting Te Marua and Div 3 are away at Miramar.

Sunday is the Dick Bennett Memorial 4BBB Stableford – if you put your name down for the original date and will be playing this weekend please let me know if you haven’t already done so.  Registration is 10.00am teeing off at 11.00am.

I have a couple of gentle reminders (and if I have to remind you all again it won’t be so gentle!).

Firstly, if you wish to come out and play on a Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday morning or Thursday afternoon you will have to give way to those who are playing in the competition and you must book and register with the office when you arrive.

Secondly, for those of you playing on the weekend when you go to print your card can you please read the screen and not just press yes to everything – if you are not in the competition then press NO.  It isn’t rocket science – read the screen!!!!

Thirdly, if you take a cart out when you bring it back please remember to plug it in and lock the gate and return the key to the office.

Onto results from last week:  Grumpies played a Par round with Pete Halstead winning on a countback from Sandy Bidwill on +2, Jason Shaw and Nick Allen +1 and Ed Elworthy and Andy Morison -1.  Ro Griffiths was the only one to get a two.

On Wednesday the 18 hole ladies played LGU/Captains Trophy Qual 2/Shoot Out with Lyle Griffiths winning with a nett 69 from Ali Tipler 73, Pamela Messervy 74.  Julie Dondertman had the only two of the day.  Nearest the pins went to Bindy McLeod on #6 and Julie Dondertman on #8.

The 9 hole ladies played Sue Bunt/Shoot Out with Jill Murphy leading the way on nett 33, Debbie Coom and Ali Russell 36 and Karen Harvey 37.  Nearest the pins went to Tingay Davidson on #8 and Debbie Coom #16.  On Monday 7^th March Jill Murphy played in the Marton Open Day and came away with longest drive and 3^rd in her division.  On Thursday the 9 hole interclub team were at Paraparaumu playing Miramar with Debbie Coom and Jaquee Reid halving their matches.

There was another good turnout on Thursday with John Monaghan winning with 40 points from Ailsa Malneek and Bob Lindberg also on 40, Malcolm Wood, 389 and Colin Whibley-Smith on 38 points.  Twos went to Rick Hargreaves, Chris Hanson, Raymond Matthews, Griff Page (who also got nearest the pin) and Nick Allen.

The competitions on the weekend were Shoot Out/Medal/Putting with Chris Ranish winning on Saturday with nett 69 from Ant North nett 72.  Twos went to Craig Andrews, Ant North and John Warner.  Putting was won by Josh Hawkins with 27 putts.

Sundays competition was won by Steven Croft with a nett 68 from John Warner and Marilyn MacKenzie 71, Tora Boyne 72, and Ali Tipler and Derek Stephens 73.  Twos went to Doug Ferguson, Steven Croft, Derek Stephens and Doug Clark. Derek Stephens took out the putting with 25 putts.

That’s all for this week.

Kris

On MONDAY 14^TH MARCH the greens are being cored so the course will be closed.  If you have some time to spare on that day we are looking for volunteers to help with the work.

On Sunday 10^th April Wellington Golf Referees Association are holding a Level 1 Golf Rules Course (details on noticeboard) at Boulcott’s Farm HGC.

This Saturday Div 3 men are playing at home against Wainuiomata and Div 11 are away at Royal Wellington.  Last Saturday Div 3 had an 8/7 loss against Karori at Karori but are still leading their division and Div 11 had a magnificent win 15/0 at home against Miramar and are leading their division by 15 points!!

On Monday the Silver Pennants ladies played at Shandon against Royal Wellington Gold where they lost 5/4.

The 9 hole interclub ladies played at Royal Wellington on Thursday on the Terrace course playing Karori with Gaylene Selby Neal and Jaquee Reid both having wins.

Results from last week:  Grumpies played Hidden Hole Stableford with Seamus O’Sullivan winning with 37 points from Jason Burt also on 37 points, they were closely followed by Phil Reid and Jason Shaw on 35 points.  Twos went to Randal Warner and Rick Hargreaves.

On Wednesday the 18 Holers played National Teams with Julie Weber 74 nett, Ju Allen 75, Honor Clark 76 and Lyle Griffiths 77 nett.  They will be representing Martinborough at the National Teams on 6^th May at Te Marua.  There were no twos and nearest the pins went to Felicity Warren #6 and Carol Parkinson #8.

The 9 Holers played a Stableford competition with Jill Murphy winning with 14 points on countback to Jane Fanselow-Price and Philippa Reid 13 points.  Nearest the pins went to Kay Harvey #8 and Tania Williamson #16.

Thursday Club had a good turnout with 60 out playing.  The winner was Rob Coy with 42 points, Ed Elworthy 40, Bill Gordon 39, Jason Burt 38, Malcolm Bridge, Sandy Bidwill and Trevor Petersen 37 points.  Twos went to Mariana McDermott, Trevor Petersen, Greg Dalton, Doug Clark, Rob Coy, Shayne Hammond, Sandy Bidwill and I had two twos!!  Nearest the pin went to Trevor Petersen.

No one played in the competition on Saturday but Sunday had a reasonable turnout.  Competition of the day was Par with George Kirk leading the way on +2, Jason Burt and Sue Fox +1, John Warner and Malcolm Wood -1 and Derek and Karen Stephens -2.  Twos went to Jason Burt and Glenn Harper.

Don’t forget it is the Featherborough tournament on Thursday 17^th March and the Dick Bennett Memorial 4BBB Stableford on Sunday 20^th March – let the office know if you are keen to play in either/both of these.

That’s all for this week – have a good one.

Kris

This week I would like to start by congratulating Anna Possenniskie on getting into the Wellington Women’s Masters Interprovincial team.  The team will be competing in the Women’s Masters National Interprovincial at the Alexandra Golf Club in Otago from March 31^st to April 3^rd when they will play 4 rounds of strokeplay over 3 days.  Go Anna!!

On Saturday Div 3 and Div 11 were playing at home and both teams had excellent wins – Div 3 won 13.5/1.5 and Div 11 won 11.5/3.5.  This puts both teams at the top of their divisions.

On Sunday the final round of last years Marquis Shield was played at Mahunga and we were playing Carterton – they won the singles 6.5/5.5 and we won the 4ball 3.5/2.5.  The overall result meant that Pahiatua won the Shield for 2021 with Eketahuna 2^nd and Martinborough 3^rd.

On Friday the Ladies are playing Riverside Cup at Eketahuna against Carterton.  On Saturday Div 3 are playing at Karori and Div 11 are at home against Miramar.  On Sunday the Ladies are hosting Tilson Salver and next Monday the Silver Pennants team are at Shandon playing against Royal Wellington Gold, and Bronze Pennants team are at Boulcott Farm playing against Masterton 2.

Results from last week:  Grumpies played a Stableford round with Richard Thompson winning with 40 points, Tony Didsbury and Robbie Walters 39 and Guy Walmsley 38 points.  Doug Ferguson was the only one to get a two.

On Wednesday the 18 holers played Par MSB with Bindy McLeod winning on all square, Adele Cairns and Honor Clark -1 and Sue Dalton and Sharon Jephson -2.  Mariana McDermott was the only one to get a two and nearest the pin on #6 was Honor and #8 Mariana.

The 9 holers also played a Par round with Jane Fanselow-Price winning on +3, Tania Williamson +1 and Jo Guscott all square.

Thursday Club also had another good turnout with Richard Mills winning with 41 points, Kane Sim and Doug Clark 40, Rob Coy and Tim Loe 39.  Twos went to Jason Shaw, Doug Clark, Richard Mills, Jason Lange, Rob Coy, Sandra Petersen, Andrew Sim, Lisa-Marie Ireland, Lachie McLeod and Shane Hartnell.  Nearest the pin went to Rob Coy.

On Saturday a Stableford round was played with Karen Shaw winning with 37 points from Emily Loughnan on 33 points and there were no twos.

Sunday was also a Stableford round with Doug Clark winning with 41 points, Malcolm Wood 36, Bevan Sweeney 35 and Stu Taplin and Marilyn MacKenzie 34 points.  Twos went to Malcolm Wood, Terry Fraei, Doug Clark and Tony Taylor.

That’s it for another week.

Kris

After another wet Sunday it is good to see the sun again – it does seem strange to see the course so green at this time of year.  A new date for the postponed Dick Bennett 4BBB is being sorted and we will let you know as soon as possible.

The first round of Captains Trophy is 6^th March – sheet is up on the noticeboard if you wish to play or please call the office to enter.

Coming up this week we are hosting over 50 greenkeepers from the Wellington region on Wednesday and on Saturday both Div 3 and Div 11 interclub teams are at home playing their postponed matches from a couple of weeks ago so Saturday will be very busy out on the course.  On Sunday the Marquis Shield boys are playing their final round from last year at Mahunga!!

Last Thursday the 9 holers were playing interclub at Paraparaumu against Otaki/Royal Wellington where Debbie Coom and Tingay Davison both came away with wins.

Last weekend saw Div 3 playing away at Te Marua where they had a good win managing 3 points in the 4 balls and 5.5 points in the singles.  Div 11 were away at Mahunga where they also had a good win with 4 points in the 4 balls and 5 wins in the singles.  At the moment Div 3 are 2^nd in the standings and Div 11 are leading their division.  A great start to the season.

On Monday the Silver pennants girls were away at Otaki playing Miramar where they managed to get 3 points leaving them 2^nd in the division.  The bronze girls were at home playing Shandon coming away with 4.5 points to lead the table.

Results from last week:  Grumpies played an Irish Stableford with Brian Russo having an excellent day coming in with 80 points from Rob Lopez and Sandy Bidwill on 68 points closely followed by Richard Thompson with 67 points.  Greg Dalton had a good day as he was the only one to get a two.

On Wednesday the ladies played LGU/Captains Trophy Qualifier/Shoot Out.  Marilyn MacKenzie won with a nett 70 from Sherry Weatherstone 73 and Katrina Burgess and Jenny Wilkie 74.  The only person to get a two was Jenny Wilkie and she had 2 of them but unfortunately for her she didn’t go in the birds nest.

The 9 holers had a putting competition with Sherry Howie winning with a very impressive 10 putts, 2^nd were Sandra Burgess and Jo Guscott with 15 putts and Pat Wood and Debbie Coom had 16 putts.  Nearest the pin on #8 was Mary Herrick who also had a two and nearest the pin #16 Tania Williamson.

Thursday Club had a good turnout with 56 out playing.  The winner on the day was Davis Lester Clarke with 40 points on a countback from Tony Taylor, Anna Possenniskie 37 points, Bill Gordon, Shayne Cater, Doug Clark and Sandy Bidwill 36 points.  Twos went to Doug Clark, Malcolm Wood, Chris Ranish, Paul Riddiford, Jason Shaw, Bob Lindberg and Bob Schofield.  Nearest the pin went to Dave Stevenson.

Competitions are now back on weekends and for those of you playing on a weekend if you are NOT in the competition please do not press Yes for the competition – read the screen!!!!!

Competition on Saturday was a Par round with Peter Schenk winning with -3 from Guy Walmsley.  There were no 2s.

That’s it for another week.

Kris

It is good to see the sunshine again after all the rain at the weekend but the course has certainly benefitted from it.  Opening Day was cancelled on Sunday as was Interclub on Saturday and Pennants on Monday.

Coming up this weekend we have the Dick Bennett 4BBB Stableford – this is open to everyone and the cost is $20/pair – tee off is at 10.30am – please send entries to the office by 5pm on Friday.

On the Club Noticeboard is the flyer for the St Johns Ambrose on Friday 1^st April – please note this is limited to the first 25 teams entered and paid.

Also on the Club Noticeboard is the flyer for the Featherborough Golf Thursday Open on 17^th March.  Entries to be emailed to entries@martinboroughgolfclub.co.nz

This weekend Div 3 are away at Te Marua and Div 11 are at Mahunga.  On Monday the Silver Pennants team are at Otaki and the Bronze Pennants team are hosting.

Results from last week:

Grumpies played a Par round with Doug Ferguson winning on +5 on a countback from Brent McKinlay, Rick Hargreaves +3 and Andrew Sim and Brett Abercrombie on +1.  There was only one 2 and that went to Shayne Cater.

On Wednesday the 9 and 18 hole ladies joined together to open their season with a fun Ambrose competition.  They played in teams of 4 over 13 holes.  The winners were “Dusk till Dawn’ Katrina, Jill, Marion and Diana with a round of 67.

Thursday Club had a good turnout with Brian Russo taking the money with 43 points from Rob Lopez 40, Pete Griffiths 39, Neil McKirdy and Paul Riddiford on 38.  Twos went to Malcolm Wood (2), Chris Ranish, Doug Clark, Brian Russo, Pete Griffiths, Jason Shaw, Rob Lopez, Glen Schofer and Pete Price.  Nearest the pin went to Neil McKirdy.

That’s all for this week – let’s hope this weekend is drier than the last!!

It is hard to believe that we are already into February.  Before I give results from last week can I please remind you all that you are required to scan in when you arrive at the course and masks are to be worn in the clubhouse unless you are sat down eating and/or drinking.

Some of the more observant of you may have noticed the Emergency Dunny (behind the 14^th green).  Usage instructions are inside the door – please be sure to follow them.  This has been kindly funded and will be maintained by the 9 Hole Club Members.

To the ladies out there I have a couple of ladies who are looking for some clubs – do you have a set you are no longer using (preferably from this Century!).  If you do please give me a call.

At the end of January we hosted the Spark Pro Am which went very well despite having to make some last minute changes to the running of the day.  Congratulations to all the winners – enjoy your prizes.  A list of prizes and prize winners is on the noticeboard for anyone that is interested.

Also on the noticeboard is information about a Level 1 Golf Rules Course in April – I think there are one or two of you out there that could benefit from this!

Interclub started on 29^th January with both Div 3 and Div 11 boys playing at home – Div 3 had an 8/7 win over Judgeford and Div 11 won 13/2 against Mornington.  The Silver Pennants team played on the Monday at Te Marua against Manor Park and had a 7.5/1.5 win.  All in all an excellent start to the season.

This Saturday both Mens teams are playing at home and the Silvers are hosting interclub on Monday.

This Sunday is Club Opening Day – you must register with the office by 5pm Friday – if you just turn up on Sunday you will be disappointed!

Results from last week:  Grumpies had a good turnout for their first round of the year with 30 turning up to play.  Phil Reid was the winner with 40 points on a countback to Mariana McDermott, Whitney Griffiths and Greg Dalton.  Twos went to Greg and Andrew McKenzie.

Thursday Club had 56 out playing.  Matt Thomas took the money with 41 points from Doug Ferguson 39, Alistair Petrie, Sheldon McNamara and Stu Taplin on 38.  Twos went to Matt, Sheldon, Alistair, Peter Schenk, Bob Lindberg, Bill Jago, Malcolm Wood, Malcolm Bridge and Jason Shaw.  Nearest the pin was Andy Morison.

That’s all for this week – have a good one.

Kris