Category: Club News

It was a quiet week out on the course last week but hopefully with the sun shining a few more will venture out this week.

Results:  Grumpies played a Par round with Jason Shaw having a good day coming in on +4, Graham Wilson -2 and Rick Hargreaves also on -2.  Twos went to Brian Russo and Rick Hargreaves.

On Wednesday the 18 holers played HPMC (Stableford) with Julie Weber leading the way with 33 points, Alison Tipler 30 and Bernadette Pither 28 points.  Nearest the pin on #6 was Honor Clark who also got the only 2 of the day and it would appear no one managed to find the green on #8 with their tee shot!!

The 9 holers played Best Nett/Shoot Out/LGU, 1^st Jenny Joblin 38, 2^nd Ali Russell 43 and 3^rd Jill Murphy 44.

Numbers were down for Thursday Club last week but there was still some good golf being played.  The winner on the day was Ed Elworthy with 38 points, 2^nd Bill Gordon also on 38, James Elworthy and Jason Shaw 37 and Peter Schenk and Andy Morison 36 points.  Nearest the pin went to Sandy Bidwill and twos went to Malcolm Wood, Ed Elworthy and Jason Shaw.

The competitions at the weekend were Medal/Putting and Shoot Out.   Saturdays winner was Chris Brooks nett 75 and on Sunday John Warner nett 73.  John won the putting both days with 29 and 25 putts respectively.

This week the 18 holers have LGU/Shoot Out/Putting and the 9 holers have a Putting round and the weekend competitions are Par.

That’s it for this week – enjoy the sunshine whilst we have it.

Kris

The Tome this week will be very brief.

For those of you who use carts you are out of luck this week as the ground is too soft – fingers crossed for some dry weather so that you can get out in the near future.

The link below is an article on the Los Angeles Country Club where the US Open was played at the weekend which you may find interesting:

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Results from last week:  Thursday Club had a good turnout and looking at the scores conditions were obviously not a problem for some.  The winner on the day was Kheinan Morrissey with 41 points, Stu Taplin 40, Charlie Cresswell 39, Shane Hislop 38, Chris Handley, Al Petrie and Arthur Warren all had 37 points.  Stu Taplin was the only one who managed to get a two and he was also closest to the pin.

The competitions at the weekend were Par and John Warner was the winner on Saturday on -2 and Bevan Sweeney on Sunday on +4.  There were no twos.

Competitions this week are:  HPMC for the 18 holers, Best Nett/Shoot Out/LGU for the 9 holers, and the weekend competitions are Medal/Putting and Shoot Out.

That’s all from me for this week.

Kris

It was good to see 28 teams out yesterday playing in the Martinborough Kindy Fundraiser Ambrose – it wasn’t the warmest of days but everyone seemed to enjoy their day and the platters after golf were greatly appreciated.  Thanks to everyone’s generosity they managed to raise $9,000.  The results were as follows:

1^st Nigel Malneek, Scott Reid, Shane Hartnell & Craig Colton 54.62, 2^nd Harriet Gibson, Brooke Gibson, Joshua Pepperell & Bruce Kauika 57.12, 3^rd Ailsa Malneek, Shayne Hammond, Rob Smith & Jason Shaw 58.25, 4^th Doug Clark, Honor Clark, Olivia Clark & Austin Skelton 58.25, 5^th Tim Fenwick, Kirk Saunders, Tavita Isaac & Mark Childs 60.12, 6^th George Kirk, Pip Smith, Andrew Smith & Hunter Smith 60.37, 7^th Matt Gloag, Stu Taplin, Matt Thomas & Carl Petersen 60.50, 8^th Alistair Boyne, Kheinan Morrissey, Byron Hegglin & Ryan Sewell 60.75, 9^th Steve Lochrane, Roydon McDermott, Callum Crane & Andy Rogers 61.37 and 10^th Dan White, Josh Hawkins, George Fenwick & Glen Schofer 61.62.  Nearest the pins went to Marion McKenzie and Glen Schofer and nearest the wiggly line was Vern Anton.

Last Tuesday the Grumpies played a Stableford round with Club Captain, Andy Morison, taking the money with 36 points, Malcolm Wood, Chris Handley and Bill Gordon all with 35 points.  Malcolm was the only one to get a two.

On Wednesday the 18 holers played a Par round with Marilyn MacKenzie winning on -3 and Sandra Petersen -5.  Nearest the pins went to Sandra on #6 and Sarah Monaghan on #8.  Sandra was the only one to get a two.

The 9 holers played Sue Bunt Nett/Shoot Out/LGU with Debbie Coom leading the way with nett 39 and Jill Murphy nett 40.

Thursday Club had a good turnout with Trevor Petersen the winner with 41 points, Shayne Hammond & Mike Charteris 40 and Bob Schofield 38.   Twos went to Bob, Trevor, Mike, Malcolm Wood, Shane Hislop and Sandra Petersen.  Bob Lindberg got nearest the pin but didn’t manage to get his two.

The weekend competitions were Medal/Putting and Shoot Out.  The winner on Saturday was John Warner 72 and Chris Brooks 73 and John also won the putting with 26 putts.   Guy Walmsley had the only two of the day.  On Sunday the winner was Bevan Sweeney 69, Marilyn MacKenzie 70, Tony Taylor 72 and Jason Shaw 73.  Twos went to Dayle Harwood and Brian Russo and Bevan won the putting with 26 putts.

On Friday last week the Ladies played Rew & McCracken at Riversdale – this is a Wairarapa tournament where the nett scores are added together and the team with the best nett wins and this year Martinborough were the winners.  Congratulations to everyone who played.

This weekend is the final round of Tilson Salver at Mahunga and Martinborough are playing Castlepoint – go well girls!!

That’s it from me for another week.

Kris

The course is slowly drying out but unfortunately not quickly enough for those of you who require carts to play.  Can I please remind all members that GUMBOOTS are NOT acceptable footwear on the golf course.

Further to the temporary rule that you received last week regarding abnormal conditions re lost/plugged balls the same rule applies if you lose your ball amongst leaves.

Coming up this week we are hosting the Martinborough Kindergarten Ambrose Tournament on Monday 5^th June – there are a few slots left if you wish to enter a team.  Registration is from 9.00am with tee off at 10.00am – please email the office.

On Monday the Combo Pennants team played their final round of interclub at Otaki where they had a great win to finish 2^nd which means that they now go onto play Royal Wellington at Shandon in the final.  They won all three of their 4 ball matches and Honor Clark, Julie Weber, Angela Busby and Felicity Warren all won their games.  Congratulation ladies.

Also on Monday the 9 holers had interclub at Manor Park where they were playing Miramar.  Debbie Coom, Jenny Tosswill and Lizzy Thomson all won their matches and Tingay Davidson halved her match.

Results from last week:   Not quite as many Grumpies out playing last week and the winner was Malcolm Wood with 38 points from Brett Abercrombie and Ed Brown on 33 and Brian Russo with 32 points.  Brian, Tony Taylor and Seamus O’Sullivan all had twos.

On Wednesday a handful of ladies played HPMC (Stableford) with Sandra Petersen winning with 34 points and Kelly Taylor 27 points.  There were no twos and nearest the pin on #8 was Kelly.

The 9 holers very sensibly decided coffee was a better option than golf!!

Thursday Club saw 25 out playing with Shane Ireland leading the way with 42 points, Shayne Hammond 38, Sandra Petersen 37 and Brian Russo 36 points.  Twos went to Peter Schenk, Bob Lindberg, Bill Gordon, Sandra Petersen and George Kirk.  Nearest the pin was Brian Russo.

On Saturday the competition was a Par round with Jason Shaw the winner finishing square.  There were no twos.

On Sunday it was Ngahau Trophy/Grandmas & Grandpas.  The Non Grandma winner was Emily Loughnan and 2^nd was Ju Allen.  Non Grandpa winner was Doug Clark, 2^nd Bevan Sweeney and 3^rd Jason Shaw.   The winning Grandma was Sandra Petersen, 2^nd Alison Tipler and 3^rd Marilyn MacKenzie.  Winning Grandpa was Tony Taylor, 2^nd Brian Russo, 3^rd Seamus O’Sullivan and 4^th Pete Price.  The winner of the Ngahau Trophy for women was Sandra Petersen and for the men it was Jason Shaw.  Twos wen to Andy Morison and Alison Tipler.  Congratulations to you all.

Competitions this week are:  18 holers Par MSB, 9 holers Sue Bunt Nett/Shoot Out/LGU and the weekend competitions are Medal/Putting and Shoot Out.

That’s it for another week.

Kris

Glorious day today with clear blue skies and sunshine – let’s hope it stays that way for a number of days.  The course is still extremely wet underfoot with the green keeping staff still unable to mow the rough and fairways.

A reminder that this Sunday we have the Ngahau Trophy/Grandmas & Grandpas tournament (with a non grandparents division as well) – registration is from 10.00am with the draw being done at 10.30am for an 11.00am tee off.  Entry fee is $20.

Also coming up over the next couple of weeks is the Kindy Ambrose Golf Tournament on Monday 5^th June – please send your entries to the office.  This is open to golfers and non golfers with all proceeds going to Martinborough Kindergarten.

Not a lot of golf was played last week, however Thursday Club had 29 go out to play a Stableford round.  The conditions obviously suited Shayne Hammond who came in with 43 points, Kheinan Morrissey 40, Alistair Petrie 38 and Brian Russo 37 points.  James Elworthy was nearest the pin and there were no twos.

On Saturday Div 3 hosted Wainuiomata in the last round of interclub.  In the four ball matches Troy & Jason Shaw, Josh Hawkins & Matt Thomas and Charlie Jackson & Shayne Cater won their matches and in the singles wins went to Troy, Jason, Josh, Matt, George Fenwick and Charlie.

Div 10 were away at Royal Wellington with Seamus O’Sullivan & Tora Boyne and Paul McKenzie & Neil McKirdy winning their four ball matches.  In the singles Seamus and Paul both had wins.

On Sunday the ladies played Tilson Salver at Riversdale Beach against Mahunga.  Alison Tipler & Nicola Warren won their four ball match and in the singles Jo Loe, Alison and Nicola won their games.  This has now put them equal first with Masterton with one more round to play.

On Monday the Silver Pennants team were playing at Miramar against Manor Park.  All four ball matches were won and in the singles Mary Isaac, Carol Parkinson, Sherry Weatherstone and Jenny Wilkie all had wins and Sandra Petersen halved her match.

That’s it for another week.

Kris

Very wet outside today but at least the office is warm and dry!!

Coming up over the next couple of weeks we have the Ngahau Trophy/Grandma & Grandpas tournament (there is also a division for non grandparents) on Sunday 28th – please let the office know if you intend playing and on Monday 5^th June we are hosting the Martinborough Kindergarten Fundraiser (flyer attached).

Results from last week:  Grumpies played a Stableford round and Malcolm Wood was the winner with 37 points, Brian Russo 36, Tony Taylor 34 and Chris Handley 33 points.  Brian Russo was the only one to get a two.

On Wednesday the ladies did go out to play but then the heavens opened and rain stopped play (apart from 4 who were playing a match!!!)

There weren’t too many playing Thursday Club last week but the conditions obviously didn’t affect Brian Russo as he was the winner with 38 points, Jason Shaw 37 and Brent McKinlay 33.  Twos went to Brian Russo and Tony Taylor and Brian also got nearest the pin.

The weekend competitions were Stableford – winners were Kris Chamberlain on Saturday and on Sunday the winner was George Kirk with 36 points and Jason Shaw, Bob Schofield and Ed Brown all on 34 points.  Twos went to Kris, Glenn Harper and Martin Napier.

On Friday we hosted the Featherston Wrestling Club Ambrose Fundraiser.  The winners were 1^st Mike Topp, Johnson Williams, Dave Topp & Keith Cryer 55.87, 2^nd Jeremy Sargent, Steve Harley, Adam Marshall & Mike Southey 57.12, 3^rd Tavita Isaac, Mark Childs, Rihi Brown & Andre Taylor 57.5, 4^th George Deans, Joseph Thompson, Antonia Thompson & Fliss Reidy 58.12 and 5^th Matenga Love, Mark Omond, Mark Stratford & Diga Jensen 59.25.

On Saturday the Div 3 interclub team were away at Trentham and came away with 3.5 points.  Div 10 were hosting Waikanae and got 10.5 points.

That’s it for another week.

Kris

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