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, 2nd Shane Hartnell, Scott Reid, Craig Colton and Johnson Williams 58.62, 3rd Sam Edridge, Marc Jurlina, Jono Friend and Blake Walker 58.87, 4th Kane Lloyd, Malcolm Wellington, Jayden Wellington and Dean Alexander 59.12, 5th Ailsa Malneek, Shayne Hammond, Rob Smith and Daniel Hawkins 60.12 and 6th 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