Category: Club News

Hello Golfers.

Clubhouse Fundraiser – WOW! What a day! What a turnout! A huge thank you to everyone involved in the organising and the players – legends! Results – 1^st Team Taylor Dewis, Robbie Robinson, Tom de Groen, Liam Richardson Net 54.87, 2^nd Team Doug Clark, Olivia Clark, Bevan Sweeney, Honor Clark Net 55, 3^rd = Scottie Reid, Nigel Malneek, Shane Hartnell, Craig Colton Net 55.25, along with Team Pru Lilburn, Hugh Lilburn, Judith Lambert, Richard Lambert. Michael Bing had the Mens Longest Drive, and Lisa-Marie Ireland had the Ladies Longest Drive. Nearest the Pin went to Malcolm Bridge #6 and #12, Ju Allen #8 by 20mm and a $500 win! John Maetzig #16.

The weekend competition was Medal/Putting on 20^th and 21st April – on Saturday there were two entries with Chris Brooks winning the Putting with 29, and both Chris and Guy Walmsley scored 72 Net. On Sunday, Shayne Hislop won the Putting on 29, Tony Taylor got the only Two on #8, and the Net winners were 1^st Brian Russo 68, 2^nd Peter Schenk 70, and 3^rd = Vern Anton and Guy Walmsley 72.

This weekend the Sat and Sun comps are Stableford.

On Sunday 21^st April the Marquis Shield team played Carterton at Mahunga. They had a great day, winning the singles 8 1/2 to 3 1/2, and the 4 ball 4 to 2. The biggest win of the day was by Chris Ranish 9 and 7. After two rounds Martinborough are leading in the Marquis Shield competition, but there are still another three rounds to go. Well done team.

9-hole ladies Results from our putting round on Wednesday 17^th April – On a glorious day, the 9-hole ladies enjoyed the conditions playing a best net round including LGU and Sue Bunt competitions. Best Nett 1^st Lizzy Thompson, 2^nd Ali Russell, 3^rd Tania Williamson, Nearest the Pin on #6 Sherryl Howie and on #16 Doreen Allen.

18-hole ladies – results from Wednesday 17^th April – I’m sure Louise Smith is still fizzing from her win with 50 stableford points! Louise was closest to the pin on #8 and had the only Two of the day. What a round! 2^nd Jane Terpstra with 44, 3^rd Kelly Taylor on a countback from Julie Dondertman with 41, 5^th Honor with 40. Closest to the pin on #8 wasn’t struck according to the red book?

Landsdown – The last round is to be played 27^th April at Manor Park … good luck to the Wairarapa team.

Grumpies – Results from the Stableford round on Tue 16^th April – 1^st = Malcolm Bridge & Lachie McLeod on 39 points, 3^rd = Ray Matthews, Brett Abercrombie, & Greg Dalton all on 37 points. Andrew McKenzie scored Two’s on #6 and #8, Malcolm Wood & Greg Dalton on #6 and Ray Matthews on #8.

Thursday Club – Stableford results from Thu 18^th April – 1^st Johnny Gray 42, 2^nd = Rob Smith and Malcolm Bridge 38, 4^th = Trevor Petersen, David Candlish, Shayne Hammond, Ed Elworthy, Pete Griffiths, Lachie McLeod and Matthew Townsend all on 37. Nearest the Pin was Malcolm Bridge, and Two’s were Randal Warner #6, Doug Clark #7, Malcolm Bridge, Jason Shaw, Brent McKinlay #8, Pete Griffiths #12, and George Fenwick #16.

Sunday Club – The Sunday Club on 28^th April will be extended and run as a fundraiser for Isaac Burt (Brian Russo’s grandson), who has been selected to represent NZ at St Johns competitions in Hong Kong. Please advise Brian on 027 777 8770 if you will be playing.

Coming up:

Monday 29^th April – Ladies Interclub

Saturday 4^th May – Mens Interclub

Friday 10^th May – Beef & Burgundy

Sunday 19^th May – Ngahau Trophy

Happy golfing everyone 😊

Reminder – WOOD WORKING BEE – tomorrow, Wednesday 17^th April – 9AM START. You’ll be splitting wood. Please bring chainsaws and trailers. If you would like to purchase firewood, please contact Lachie McLeod. A trailer load of oak is $400, and poplar is $250.

Note for the Clubhouse Fundraiser on Friday, please BRING CASH for the outside bar, $1 and $2 coins, and small notes would be appreciated 😊

The weekend competition was Stableford on 13^th and 14^th April – Saturday saw two entries, 1^st John Warner 38, 2^nd Chris Brooks 26. John also got a Two on #8. On Sunday, 1^st was Malcolm Bridge 40, 2^nd Dayle Scrimshaw 38, and 3^rd = Bevan Sweeney and Vern Anton 37. Barry Johnson got a Two on #8, and Dayle Scrimshaw on #16.

This weekend the Sat and Sun comps are Medal/Putting and Rounds 5 and 6 of the Shoot Out.

9-hole ladies Results from our putting round on Wednesday 10^th April – 1^st = Leonie Wilde and Pip Fowler on 17, 3^rd Sue Dalton on 19. Nearest the pin on #16 was Jenny Joblin, and Jenny also got a Two – congratulations Jenny.

Four intrepid 9-hole players journeyed to Feilding to take part in the annual 9 + 9 Challenge. This tournament is played over two days – with one side (9 holes) on Wednesday afternoon, followed by dinner and entertainment in the club house. Then the next morning the other nine is played, followed by lunch in the club house with raffles and awards! This was a thoroughly enjoyable two days away, with the Feilding course beautifully presented (showing the advantage of a decent rainfall over summer). This is an Open tournament – so there were both Men’s and Ladies divisions and with players coming from all around the Greater Wellington region – as well as far away as Matamata and the Coromandel.

Sherryl Howie distinguished herself in Div 2 with a second in the best nett, closely followed by Kay Harvey in fourth.  Billies Holmes, Kay and Lizzy Thomson also came away with raffle prizes. Well done Feilding Golf Club we look forward to next year’s event.

18-hole ladies – results from the Par MSB round. An outstanding round was played by Louise Smith who was +7, also Marianna McDermott +6 and Felicity Warren, Angela Busby and Sherry Weatherstone with +5. Jo-Anne Loe had the only 2 and was closest to the pin on #6. Deidre Thomsen won the Kitchener Dairy voucher for closest to the wiggly line. No closest to the pin on #8.

Pennants @ Paraparaumu – Martinborough 1 vs Manor Park – Sandra Petersen/Carol Parkinson, Alison Tipler/Jenny Wilkie, Sarah Monaghan/Kelly Taylor won their 4 bbl. Carol, Alison and Sarah won their matches. Sandra had a half. Result 6.5 to 2.5

Martinborough 2 vs Shandon – Karen Shaw/Honor Clark & Jo-Anne Loe/Julie Dondertman won their 4bbl, Jo-Anne, Julie and Jaquee Reid won their matches. 5.5 to 3.5

The next round is April 29 @Boulcott Farm.

The Rew McCracken was played at Castlepoint on Friday 12^th April which was devastated by Cyclones last year. The course has recovered well but the lack of placing on very patchy fairways was challenging! Teams of 6 play best, combined Nett. Sadly, the cup was handed over to Riversdale. Thanks to our 6 players Jo-Anne, Alison, Karen, Sandra, Bindy McLeod, and Nicola who still travelled out there despite the inclement forecast!

Tilson was played on Sunday 14^th April at Mahunga. Carol was impressive, down 3 with 3 to play and she went on to halve the match. Honor & Nicola battled against a golfer who could do no wrong and took advantage of all the shots she was being given!

Grumpies – Results from the Par round on Tue 9^th April – 1^st John Tanner 2, 2^nd = Rick Hargreaves and Malcolm Bridge 1. Rick Thompson had the only Two of the day on #6.

Thursday Club – Stableford results from Thu 11^th April – 1^st = Karen Stephens and George Kirk 41, 3^rd Jason Burt 40. Nearest the pin was Jason Shaw, and Two’s went to Mariana McDermott, Griff Page, and Lloyd Warren on #6, Mike Charteris and Ed Brown on #8, and John Monaghan on #16.

Sunday Club – 10am start time on Sunday 21^st April.

The Sunday Club on 28^th April will be extended and run as a fundraiser for Isaac Burt (Brian Russo’s grandson), who has been selected to represent NZ at St Johns competitions in Hong Kong.

Coming up:

Friday 19^th April – Clubhouse Fundraiser

Sunday 21^st April – Marquis Shield @ Mahunga

Friday 10^th May – Beef & Burgundy, flyer attached

Sunday 19^th May – Ngahau Trophy, flyer attached

Hello Golfers.

WOOD WORKING BEE – MONDAY 15^th APRIL – 9AM START. Please bring chainsaws and trailers. If you would like to purchase firewood, please contact Lachie McLeod. A trailer load of oak is $400, and poplar is $250.

Men’s Interclub results – Both Divisions were at home for the weekend’s interclub competition. Division 2 won their round 11-4 and lead the Div 2 table by 5 points! Div 10 won their round 12.2 – 2.5 and they lead the Division 10 table by 4.5 points. There are 3 rounds to go, so both teams are in the running for top honours. Come on!

A reminder that our Clubhouse Fundraiser is on Friday 19 April. Entries are now full, and we have a Waitlist.

The weekend competition was Par on 6^th and 7^th April. There were no entries on Saturday and following are the results from Sunday, 1^st Chris Handley 4, 2^nd = Martin Napier and Dayle Scrimshaw 2. There were three Twos, Derek Stephens #6, Steve Croft #8, and Glenn Harper #16.

This weekend the Sat and Sun comps are Stableford.

9-hole ladies results from the Par round Wed 3^rd April – 1st Tania Williamson on 3, 2nd Jenny Joblin on 1, 3rd Mary Herrick on 1. Closest to the pin #6 Sherryl Howie, #16 Tania Williamson. Congratulations Sherryl Howie who also got a Two on #6 – fantastic.

18-hole ladies – Results – There were 11 pairs playing in the Nancy McCormack Foursomes. 1^st Julie Dondertman & Jaquee Reid with a Net 143, 2^nd Bindy McLeod & Marianna McDermott with a Net 146, 3^rd Felicity Warren & Katrina Burgess with a Net 150 on a countback from Angela Busby & Sherry Weatherstone. This is a national event, so Julie & Jaquee’s score have been sent into Wellington Golf.

Riverside was played on Friday with Alison Tipler and Nicola Warren winning their matches on the 18^th. They are coming 3^rd and are only 3 points less than top-of-the-table Eketahuna. Nicola learnt a good lesson, don’t blindly follow the four in front down a fairway as they could surprisingly all be on the wrong fairway!

Grumpies – Results from the Stableford round on Tue 2^nd April – 1^st Robbie Walters 43, 2^nd Mark Mason 42, 3^rd Steve Lewis 40. There were six Twos – Malcolm Bridge #6, Tony Taylor, Mariana McDermott, Chris Handley, and Ed Brown all on #8, and Andy Morison #15.

Thursday Club – Stableford results from Thu 4^th April – 1^st Ailsa Malneek 43, 2^nd Paul Riddiford 39, 3^rd= Rob McCreary, Ed Elworthy, Rebecca Treacy, and Ro Griffiths 37. NTP was Brian Russo. Twos were Jason Shaw and Bevan Sweeney on #6, Rick Hargreaves and Andrew McKenzie #8, Rob Smith and Graham Wilson #16.

Sunday Club – 10am start time on Sunday 14th April.

The Sunday Club on 28^th April (date change) will be extended and run as a fundraiser for Isaac Burt (Brian Russo’s grandson), who has been selected to represent NZ at St Johns competitions in Hong Kong.

Date change – The Beef & Burgundy Open Ambrose Tournament Friday 10^th May (was Sunday 5^th May)

Coming up:

Thursday 11^th April – 9-hole Interclub @ Kapiti

Friday 12^th April – 18-hole Rew & McCracken @ Castlepoint

Sunday 14^th April – Tilson Salver @ Mahunga vs Castlepoint

Friday 19^th April – Clubhouse Fundraiser

Hello Golfers.

We had a great turnout and response for help at the recent Firewood Working Bees.  Many thanks to everyone that helped. Sandwiches and smoko from Jacquee Reid and Bindy McLeod kept everyone hydrated and fed – thank you ladies for your efforts.

Lost property – a Bushnell Phantom rangefinder, found recently on the 18^th green. See the office if it’s yours.

A reminder that our Clubhouse Fundraiser is on Friday 19 April. It’s getting closer. Get your Team registered soon!

The weekend competition was Stableford on 30^th and 31^st March and there were no entries on the 30^th. The results on the 31^st were 1^st Alan Bradnock 40, 2^nd Brian Russo 37, 3^rd Brigitte Boenisch-Brednich 36. Two’s went to Alan Bradnock #6 and Derek Stephens #8.

This weekend the Sat and Sun comps are Par.

9-hole ladies results from Wed 20^th March – First round of the 4BBB,1^st Jenny Joblin & Mary Herrick on 29 stableford points, 2^nd = Sue Dalton & Phillipa Reid and Billie Holmes & Kay Harvey on 26 stableford points. Nearest the pin Christine Stephenson #8 and Sherryl Howie #16.

9-hole ladies Results from Wed 27^th March – Best Nett, 1^st Jenny Joblin, 2^nd Leonie Wilde, 3^rd Sherryl Howie. Jenny Joblin also had a Two on number 6!!!! Go Jenny ⛳️ Nearest the pin #8 Jenny Joblin, #16 Tania Williamson.

18-hole ladies – Last Wednesday was a busy one for the stewards so thank you and to Sandra Petersen for all your help! The Coronation Cup (0-18.4) was won by Angela Busby with Nett 74. The Aotearoa Cup (18.5 +) was won by Jaquee Reid with a Nett 64. She also won the Vets Cup! The Gross Cup was won by Ju Allen with 89. The Competition was Nett so the places were: 1^st Jaquee Reid, 2^nd Sharon (what-a-season) Jepson 67, 3^rd Nicola Warren 69, 4^th Katrina Burgess 70, 5^th Julie Dondertman 71 on a countback from 3 others!

A special mention to Jo-Anne Lowe who scored a personal best at Riversdale in the Basil Bodle Trophy played during Easter. Jo-Anne played beautiful golf witnessed by Nicola Warren and has her name on the trophy for a second time. It’s a special trophy in memory of the founder of Riversdale.

Grumpies – Results from the Stableford round on Tue 26^th March – 1^st Chris Handley 39, 2^nd Arthur Warren, 3^rd = Rick Hargreaves & Mariana McDermott 37. Twos went to Brian Russo on #6, and Lachie McLeod & Mariana McDermott on #8.

Thursday Club – Stableford results from Thu 28^th March – 1^st Andrew Sim 41, 2^nd Mariana McDermott 38, 3^rd Kheinan Morrissey 36, and 4^th = on 35 – Tony Taylor, Felicity Warren, Sandra Petersen, and Ro Griffiths. Nearest the Pin was Johnny Gray, Two’s went to Graham Wilson and James Elworthy on #6, and Kheinan Morrissey, Mariana McDermott, and Ed Elworthy on #12.

Sunday Club – 10am start time on Sunday 7^th April.

The Sunday Club on 21^st April (Reserve 28^th April)  will be extended and run as a fundraiser for Isaac Burt (Brian Russo’s grandson), who has been selected to represent NZ at St Johns competitions in Hong Kong. Flyer attached.

Date change – The Beef & Burgundy Open Ambrose Tournament Friday 10^th May (was Sunday 5^th May)

Coming up:

Friday 5^th April – Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club Ambrose fundraiser. Course closed. Flyer attached.

Friday 5^th April – Riverside Cup @ Masterton vs Masterton

Saturday 6^th April – Mens Interclub, both teams @ home, Div 2 vs Trentham, Div 10 vs Wainuiomata

Sunday 7^th April – Daylight Savings ends, as do Summer Memberships

Monday 8^th April – Ladies Interclub teams away @ Paraparaumu

Happy golfing everyone 😊

Hello Golfers.

The weekend competition was Par on 23rd March and there were no entries. The upcoming Saturday and Sunday Competition on 30^th and 31^st March is Stableford. $5 cash entry fee.

Results – Saturday 23^rd March – Mens Interclub, Div 2 were away to Masterton and had a very credible 9 – 6 away result. This has them still at the top of the Div 2 leaderboard by 3.5 points to Te Marua.

Div 10 played against Trentham scoring a 10 – 5 home win. This has Div 10 2^nd on the table, 5.5 points off first place.

Dick Bennett Memorial tournament, Stableford results – Sunday 24^th March – Ladies 1^st Lizzy Thomson & Deidre Thomsen 59, Mens 1^st Bob Schofield & Glenn Harper 49, 2^nd Paul Riddiford & Gavin Redmond 48, Tim Loe & John Monaghan 47, Mixed 1^st Sandra & Trevor Petersen 48, 2^nd Bindy & Lachie McLeod, 3^rd Derek & Karen Stephens. Twos went to Jane Fanslow-Price #6, Glenn Harper, John Monaghan, Richard Warren on #8, and Trevor Petersen #10. The Mens Longest drive went to Dave Stewart, the Ladies Longest drive was Jane Fanselow-Price and Nearest to the Pin was Guy Walmsley. Thanks to all 28 teams for attending the day, and the weather was perfect!

9-hole ladies Interclub Monday 25^th March – Round 4 was played at Shandon yesterday in blustery conditions. The team played Kapiti, and Tingay Davidson and Kay Harvey won their matches enabling the ladies to come away with a halved round. Well done Tingay and Kay.

Monday 25^th March – Ladies Interclub 18-hole teams away @ Te Marua – and Jenny Wilkie got a Hole in One!, congratulations Jenny, further details to come.

18-hole ladies results – Wednesday 20^th March results: Those impressive results just keep rolling in and handicaps continue to fall. HPMC Stableford: 1^st Bindy McLeod with an incredibly impressive 47 stableford points!! 2^nd Sharon Jepson with 45! What a season she is having. 3^rd = Jaquee Reid and Jo-Anne Loe with 41, 5^th Ju Allen with 40. Sherry Weatherstone, Sandra Petersen, and Honor Clark all had scores in excess of 36!

Riverside was held at Eketahuna on Friday 22^nd March in the most wonderful conditions, plentiful grass, no wind, and a perfect temperature. Sandra Petersen, Jo-Anne Lowe, and Marie Scrimshaw had wins and Sarah Monaghan had a half, so we beat Carterton 3.5 – 2.5.

Lansdown Mary Isaac won her singles, Anna+Vicki had a half in the 4BBl and Mary+Sandra won their 4BBl.

Grumpies – Results from the Par round on Tue 19^th March – 1^st Brian Russo 3, 2^nd = Jason Burt and Kieran McGoverin 1, 4^th = Seamus O’Sullivan and Steve Lewis 3. Twos went to Chris Handley and Ed Brown on #6, and Vern Anton on #8.

Thursday Club – Stableford results from Thu 21^st March – 1^st Greg Dalton 42, 2^nd Sandra Petersen 41, 3^rd Stephen Watts 40. Nearest the Pin was Al Petrie, and Twos were Pete Griffiths #6, Greg Dalton & Stephen Watts #8, Kheinan Morrissey #12, and Seamus O’Sullivan & Mike Charteris on #16.

Sunday Club – 10am start time on Sunday 31^st March.

The Sunday Club on 21^st or 28^th April will be extended and run as a fundraiser for Isaac Burt, who has been chosen to represent NZ at St Johns in Hong Kong. More details to come.

Coming up:

Friday 29^th March – Monday 1^st April – EASTER

Friday 5^th April – Featherston Amateur Wrestling Club Ambrose fundraiser. Flyer attached.

Friday 5^th April – Riverside Cup @ Masterton vs Masterton

Saturday 6^th April – Mens Interclub, both teams @ home, Div 2 vs Trentham, Div 10 vs Wainuiomata

Happy golfing everyone 😊

Hello Golfers.

The weekend competitions were Stableford on 16^th and 17^th March.  There were no entries on Saturday, and on Sunday Dayle Scrimshaw came 1^st with 43 points, Ju Allen 2^nd on 39, and Sue Fox 3^rd on 38. All Twos were on #8 – Ju Allen, Alec Dondertman and Doug Clark.

The Saturday (not Sunday) Competition this weekend is Par. $5 cash entry fee. Dick Bennett Memorial is on Sunday 24^th March. Flyer attached. Registration 10am, Tee off 11am.

Results for 9-hole ladies Wednesday 13^th March – Putting competition, 1^st was Leonie Wilde on 15 – all that practice over winter is paying off! 2^nd = on 17 was Ali Russell and Jennifer Tosswill. Nearest the pin on #8 was Philippa Reid, and on #16 was Doreen Allen.

9-hole ladies Interclub Monday 18^th March – Sue Dalton won her match, but unfortunately went down 3 to 1 to Miramar at Boulcott’s Farm. Enjoyed the day, with a lovely lunch.

18-hole ladies results – Wednesday LGU Competition: There were some truly impressive scores! 1^st Felicity Warren with 60 (must have been a sizzling round playing to a 17!), 2^nd Honor Clark with 63 (wow played to a 10.7), 3^rd Marion McKenzie with 64, 4^th Lyle Griffiths with 67, 5^th = Sharon Jepson and Karen Shaw both on 69 (Karen is on fire this season). Bernadette Pither was closest to the pin on #6 and Sharon Jepson on #8. Great seeing Sharon back in the winning circle.

Tilson was played at home on Sunday – Castlepoint scorched Masterton 6:0 putting them in a strong position. Thanks Carol & Honor for hosting the ladies. Pennants next round is today so best of luck to all those playing at Otaki.

Lansdowne next round is March 23. Good luck to those selected. The next Riverside round is Friday 22^nd March at Eketahuna so good luck to our 6 players. Boulcott’s Farm Open Day is April 12^th April.

Grumpies – Results from the Stableford round on Tue 12^th March – 1^st Marilyn MacKenzie 46 points, 2^nd Pete Halstead 42 points, 3^rd Ju Allen 41 points. Twos went to Malcolm Bridge, Seamus O’Sullivan, Arthur Warren, and Greg Dalton, all on #8.

Thursday Club – is back on Thursday 21^st March.

Sunday Club – there isn’t a Sunday Club on Sunday 24^th March as the Dick Bennett Memorial is on.

Found – on the woodpile on one of the rings 11^th hole, black Isabel Marant sun glasses in a black case. Please see the office if these are yours.

Coming up:

Friday 22^nd March – Riverside Cup @ Eketahuna vs Pahiatua

Saturday 23^rd March – Mens Interclub, Div 2 away @ Masterton vs Masterton, Div 10 @ home vs Trentham

Sunday 24^th March – Dick Bennett Memorial tournament

Monday 25^th March – Ladies Interclub 9-hole team away @ Shandon and 18-hole teams away @ Te Marua vs Boulcott’s Farm and Otaki

Friday 29^th March – Monday 1^st April – EASTER

Hello Golfers.

The weekend competitions were Net Medal/Putting on 9^th and 10^th March.  Saturday saw two entries with Ted Jamieson winning the Putting and Net Medal. On Sunday, Brian Russon got a two on #12 and Julie Dondertman on #16. Malcolm Bridge won the Putting with 24 putts, Julie Dondertman won the Net Medal, Alison Tipler was 2^nd, and Karen Shaw and Vern Anton were 3^rd equal.

The Saturday and Sunday Competition this weekend is Stableford/Twos both days. $5 cash entry fee.

CORING – this will take place on Thursday 14^th March. The course will be closed for the day.

Men’s Interclub results 9^th March – Division 2 were at home to Karori and had a fantastic 14 – 1 win. Amazing!!! Only 1 singles loss preventing a clean sweep. They now sit on top of the Div 2 table with 47.5 points. Division 10 had a tough away venture at Wainuiomata securing only 3.5 points for a 10.5 – 3.5 away loss. This drops Div 10 to 3^rd on the table but with a couple of home games to come the team are determined to make up any lost ground.

The results from 9 hole Best Nett round on Wednesday 6 March – 1^st on 29 was new member Doreen Allen, 2^nd = on 32 was Tingay Davidson and Jenny Joblin. Nearest the Pin #16 Jane Fanselow Price, and #8 Sue Dalton.

18 hole results – last Wednesday Jenny Wilkie won the day with an impressive Nett 67 (Kris can take some credit as she tweaked Jenny’s putting technique!, 2^nd was Sandra Petersen with 72 on a count back from Deidre Thomsen. 4^th was Honor Clark with 73. These four ladies will be paired up and will compete in the District National Teams Event which will be played at Te Marua on 3^rd May. Sherry Weatherstone is the Reserve for the National Teams. Closest to the pin was Sherry on #6 and Angela Busby on #8. Sherry scored the only 2 of the day! Honor won closest to the wiggly line.

Lansdowne Trophy was played last Saturday. Deb Donaldson won her singles, Deb and Vicky Bain and Anna and Amy won their 4BBB matches.  Anna and Deb missed Saturday’s game, but Amy, Cheycoda, Brenda and Sandra had wins in their singles and Sandra, Brenda, Amy and Cheycoda won their 4BBB, so Wairarapa had a healthy 6:3 win over Royal Wellington. The final round is at Manor Park vs Shandon. Wairarapa is only 2.5 points behind the team in #1 position, so the best of luck for 6^th April.

Riverside another very close tussle with Riversdale; 5 of the games were decided on the 18^th! In the end we had a 5:4 win. Karen Shaw and Nicola Warren had wins and Sandra Petersen, Emily Loughlin, and Jane Terpstra had halves. We are coming second after the first round! We play at Eketahuna on 22^nd March against Carterton.

Grumpies – Results from the Par round on Tue 5^th March – 1^st Paul Riddiford 38, 2^nd Rob McCreary 36, 3^rd = Chris Ranish and Sandy Bidwill 35. Twos went to Brian Russo.

Thursday Club – Stableford results from last week 7^th March – 1^st Rob Coy 40, 2^nd Sandra Petersen 39, 3^rd = to the following 8 players on 36 – Jason Shaw, Nick Morison, Malcolm Wood, Bevan Sweeney, Mike Charteris, Lachie McLeod, Alistair Petrie, and Edward Elworthy, in 11^th = we have Dayle Scrimshaw, Pete Price, Karen Stephens, and Whitney Griffiths all on 35. Rick Hargreaves got Nearest the Pin, and the following players got Twos – Gavin Redmond (Royal Wellington), Matthew Townsend, Bevan Sweeney, Rob Coy, and Jason Shaw.

Sunday Club – has a later start this Sunday 17^th March 10.40am – 11.20am due to a previous booking. There isn’t a Sunday Club the following Sunday 24^th March as the Dick Bennett Memorial is on.

Donation receipts – Carol is currently preparing the 2024 Donation Tax Receipts, and they will be available after 1 April 2024.

Coming up:

Sunday 17^th March – Tilson Salver @ Martinborough

Monday 18^th March – 18 hole Interclub teams away at Otaki, Martinborough 1 vs Masterton, Martinborough 2 vs Manor Park

9 hole Interclub team away at Boulcott’s Farm vs Miramar

Sunday 24^th March – Dick Bennett Memorial tournament

Happy golfing everyone 😊

The weekend competitions were Stableford/Twos on 2^nd and 3^rd March.  Saturday saw no entries but on Sunday, Jason Shaw, and Rick Thompson both got Twos on the #8, Emily Loughnan won the Stableford with 43 points, Robbie Walters 2^nd with 42 points, and Glenn Harper 3^rd with 41 points.

The Saturday and Sunday Competition this weekend is Medal/Putting both days. $5 cash entry fee. Also Rounds 3 and 4 of the Shootout. $20 cash entry fee to the office covers the year.

CORING – this will take place on Thursday 14^th March, yes, next week. The course will be closed for the day.

Congratulations to Anna Possenniskie – The Golf Wellington Selection Panel is pleased to announce their team to compete at the Women’s National Interprovincial Championships being held at the Waiuku golf course, April 4th – 7th.  Anna will also be the team captain.

Cool Change is offering MGC members an exclusive deal on Thursday’s – x 1 beer or glass of wine and a burger for $25. After Thursday Club or for dinner. Thank you Jimmy 😊

Men’s Interclub results – Div 2 were at home to Masterton and had a solid 10.5 v 4.5 win. Div 2 currently sit 3^rd on their leaderboard with 33.5 points. Div 10 were away at Trentham for a narrow 8 v 7 loss. 7 points is a great result at a tricky away venue. Div 10 are currently top of their leaderboard with 38 points.

Here’s the results from the 9-hole ladies Stableford round last Wednesday 28^th February – 1^st Jenny Joblin 27, 2^nd Kay Harvey 25, and a tie for 3^rd Mary Herrick and Jenny Tosswill 22. Closet to the pin was Jenny Joblin on #16.

Last Wednesday, a hardy group of 15 of the 18-hole ladies (plus the 9-hole ladies) turned up and played in on/off rain. 1^st Nicola Warren with a nett 63, 2^nd Katrina Burgess who also got the only 2, 3^rd Karen Delehanty, 4^th Jenny Wilkie. Closest to the pin on #6 and #8 was Karen Shaw. Speaking of #8, Nicola managed to hit her ball into the conifer and miraculously it hit the trunk and came out!

The Riverside team faced Riversdale at Carterton last Friday. With most games going to the 18^th the competition was fierce – Karen Shaw and Nicola Warren had wins while Sandra Petersen, Emily Loughnan and Jane Terpstra had halves. This gave Martinborough a 3½ to 2 ½ win. This was the first round so a great start. Special mention must go to Karen who has had wins in Pennants, Tilson & Riverside – great effort and thank you!

Thursday Club – Stableford results from last week 29^th February – 1^st Paul Riddiford 45, 2^nd Gavin Redmond (Royal Wellington) 41, 3^rd Mariana McDermott 38, 4^th Sandy Bidwill 38, and 5^th Robbie Walters 37. Nearest the pin went to Sandy, 2 x Twos Jason Shaw, and Twos to Sandy, Seamus O’Sullivan, Ed Brown, and Malcolm Wood.

It’s time to get some more Scorecards printed and we’re looking for a Sponsor.  Would you like your name and business to appear on the front of our scorecards? Be in quick and get your name associated with the best golf course (and upcoming new clubhouse) in the area! All enquiries to Carol accounts@martinboroughgolfclub.co.nz

Calendar – Once the annual calendar is published, changes and additions do come along. Check the Calendar on the website as it is up to date, and I can email the latest updated Calendar PDF to you, please ask.

**The St John’s Ambrose, scheduled to be played Friday 12^th April, has been cancelled for 2024**

The Dick Bennett Memorial, Four Ball Best Ball Stableford 18-hole tournament is on Sunday 24^th March. The Flyer is attached.

Coming up:

Thursday 7^th March – 9-hole Interclub @ Karori

Saturday 9^th March – Men’s Interclub, Div 2 @ home vs Karori, Div 10 away @ Wainuiomata

Happy golfing everyone 😊

The weekend competitions were Medal/Putting rounds on 24^th and 25^th Feb.  Saturday saw two entries, with John Warner winning with 28 putts.

On Sunday, Vern Anton got the only two of the day, Derek Stephens won the putting with 29 putts, Barry Johnson won the Net Medal on 64, followed by Ed Brown on 71, and Brett Abercrombie on 75.

Our Saturday and Sunday Competition this weekend is Stableford both days. $5 cash entry fee.

Here’s the results from the 9-hole ladies Wed 21^st – Jo Guscott with a net of 28 was the winner, Tania Williamson and Philippa Reid second equal with a net of 30, followed by Ali Russell with 31.

9-hole ladies Interclub on Thu 22^nd – Tingay Davidson, Jenny Tosswill, and Lizzy Thomson represented Martinborough at the opening round of the 9-hole Interclub competition at Waikanae. They enjoyed the challenge of a different course. Matches were close but they came away with 0.5 of a point and Masterton 3.5 points. Their next match is in two weeks.

And! Tingay has won a trip to Millbrook to play in the 9-hole competition at the NZ Open this weekend. It’s part of the summer ‘make time to play 9’. The winner then gets to go to the British Open! Good luck Tingay!!

The first Martin Sugar Bowl (MSB) Round of the year for the 18-hole ladies: 1^st Sharon Jepson with a magnificent +6, 2^nd Bindy McLeod with an impressive +5 and the only 2, 3^rd Marianna McDermott also impressive +5, 4^th Lyle Griffiths with +4, 5^th Alison Tipler with +4.

Closest to the pin on #6 was Mary Isaac and #8 was Ann Hume (very accurate 2 weeks in a row!).

Tilson Salver – Karen Shaw, Honor Clark, Emily Loughnan, and Nicola Warren played out at Castlepoint vs Riversdale. It is the first Interclub games since Cyclone Gabrielle. We can say they have done well to get it back to where it is! And the greens were different! The games were extremely friendly and close with 3 games going to the 18^th and one to the 17^th. Karen and Emily won their singles.

Grumpies results for last week were – 1^st  Rick Thompson on 44 from Mariana McDermott on 43, and then Brian Russo on 37 with Andy Morison on 36. There were no twos.

Marquis Shield – The first round was held at Carterton last Sunday, Martinborough playing Masterton. In the singles Martinborough won 8 to 4, and in the fourball won 5 to 1. Overall points for Martinborough 4 points.

And we’ve reached 991 Followers on our Facebook page! Our Committee members, Emily Loughnan and Karen Stephens are doing a great job keeping our page updated and submitting articles to the local papers. Keep up the great work ladies!

Jimmy Napier is running a trip to Adelaide to view the LIV TOUR in April.  There are two spots still available. The cost is $4,000 plus air fares.

The link for further details https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdp6QoLTcXdka9UAq-Ov-F5aOdml4eQ50-Yt9IFgHg03lgxEQ/viewform?pli=1

Sunday Club – You may have noticed the new Sunday Club on the booking sheets. This is an extension of the Featherston players, plus Martinborough players, as it was becoming difficult to find consecutive tee times at the busy weekends. All players are welcome, but please txt Brian Russo 027 777 8770 if you would like to join in. We have booked slots for 24 players for the next couple of weeks to gauge interest. The draw is made at 10am, so be here and organised before then please.

There was a great start to the week, with member Martin O’Connor and visitor Michelle Fairly from Otaki BOTH getting a Hole in 1 on the 16^th !

The weekend competitions are now underway and were Par rounds on 17^th and 18^th Feb, (no one entered on Saturday), with Karen Stephens winning on Sunday on +4, followed by Dayle Scrimshaw, Barry Johnson, Greg Dalton, and Bevan Sweeney all on +3.  Twos went to Chris Handley, John Warner, Steve Croft, and Ed Brown.

Men’s Interclub Results 17^th Feb

Div 2 played at Trentham and came away with 5.5 points, with singles wins to Lyall Callaghan and Jason Shaw, and 4BB wins to Lyall Callaghan, Josh Hawkins, Jason Shaw, and John Warner.

Div 10 played at Shandon and had a solid 13-2 win. Well done to everyone in the team – Seanoa Isaac, Kirk Saunders, Peter Gray, Shayne Cater, Paul McKenzie, Neil McKirdy, Jackson Gray, Shayne Hammond, Steve Croft, and Brent McKinlay.

Ladies Interclub

Pennants at Masterton 19^th Feb

Team 1 played Boulcott’s Farm who are very hard to beat! Sandra Petersen and Marie Scrimshaw won their singles games and Jenny Wilkie/Marie Scrimshaw won their 4BB matches.

Team 2 played Paraparaumu who would have been impossible with their course rating the same as ours! Karen Shaw, Jo-Anne Loe, and Felicity Warren won their singles. The 4BB matches went down to the wire.

Our Saturday and Sunday Competition this weekend is Medal/Putting both days. $5 cash entry fee.

The first round of the Men’s Shoot Out starts this Sat 24^th Feb and Sun 25^th Feb. $20 cash entry fee.