Forty brave weather bomb for mixed pairs stableford competition
Women’s golf—18 holes
It was a fine day on September 26 for a nett haggle and the Karl Wilson Buttons’ final day, where all recipients of the buttons throughout the season compete in their divisions for a button that each winner will keep instead of handing it back after wearing for a month.
Results: Shoneen Dunning 66; Martine Milicich 69; Karen Roche, Kathy Ashton, Robyn Kirby 72; Bev Ireland , Denise Donald 74; Liz Hale, Niria Gerbich, Sharon Deacon 75; Jackie Robson, Michelle Libby 76; Phillipa Harvey 77; Kaylene Croker 79. Twos: Michelle Libby on 15.
School holidays always take a toll on numbers in the field but, even so, 32 turned up to play in a nett haggle and eligible recipients in the Karl Wilson Buttons’ final. Nett results: Diane Lockwood 68; Rae Wright 70; Adele Gunning 71; Vivienne Lilley 72; Klara Ingle, Jenny Gallaugher 73; Avon Gordon, Bev Ireland, Anke Hermannsdorfer, Mavis Bruce 74; Adrienne Lynch, Jacquie Bain, Rosalind Giffney, Diane Lewis 76; Edna Connolly, Jeanette Culton, Wendy Matutinovich, Sue White, Jenny Tubman, Denise Mcconnon 77; Chris Mercer, Glennis Burgess, Kay Marshall 78. Hidden Holes: Diane Lockwood, Edna Connolly— 8 points. Player of the week: Shoneen Dunning.
Veterans’ golf
On September 28 Waihi experienced a taste of what was to come in the wintry weather bomb predicted to sweep over the country in the next few days, with very strong wind, and cool wintry squalls. Yet 40 people turned up to play a mixed pairs stableford competition regardless of what weather might be in store, and it would be an understatement to say it was not very pleasant. These Vets are a tough lot!
Mixed pairs results: Brian Baynes and Adrienne Lynch 73 points; Nan Hoggard and Gyan Prole 70; Helen Baynes and Allen Sarjant 70; Richard Still and Adele Gunning 69; Andrew Mclennan and Denise Donald 69; Diane Lockwood and John Purkis 67; Earle White and Rae Brown 63; Bob Hoggard and Klara Ingle 61.
Individual stableford: Adrienne Lynch 42 points; Helen Baynes 40; John Purkis 39; Richard Still, Rodger Bagshaw, Nan Hoggard 37; Denise Donald 36; Peter Maria 34; Andrew Mclennan, Gyan Prole, Allen Smith, Avon Gordon, Peter Hewitt, 33; Adele Gunning, Jock Stronach, Willie Lynch, Rae Brown, Edna Connolly, Klara Ingle 32; Earle White, Brian Baynes, Graham Jenkins, John Saunders 31; Eddie Bruce, Allen Sarjant 30.
Nine Hole golf
Three trundlers succumbed to the ferocious south west winds as golfers battled their way along the 9th fairway on Tuesday September 29. It was mayhem on the course, and a wonder that anyone could play golf, let alone stand up in the ferocious wind gusts. Even so, of 17 starters, 12 stayed the distance to finish their stableford competition. (If anyone in Athenree finds a wetweather golf bag cover it belongs to Shelley Lithgow). On the bright side there was very little rain, and then only for about five minutes. Women Waihi Comp STB — Division 1: Lorraine Meyer 17; Glen Bennett 15; Lorraine Morrison 14.
Division 2: Julia Nicolson 20; Shelley Lithgow 15; Mandy Piper 14.
Men TOB Stableford: Rex Smith, John Vautier 17; Terry Paterson, Garth Pritchard 10.