SPORTS RESULTS
BOWLS ■ Quality Championship Bowls
It was club championship action at its best on the Taupō Bowling Club greens at the weekend, despite interruptions by the weather on day one.
The women’s veteran pairs championship final provided a nailbiting thriller that went right down to the wire with the title going to Janice Hopkins (sk) and Marlene Jordan who just edged out the slick combination of Liz Witton and Annie Judge to seal the title 11/10. Joe Rowen, in tandem with Rusty Petterson, won the veteran men’s club championship final for 2022/23 after a shot-for-shot final match, taking the honours 14/10. In Thursday’s popular 2x4x2 mixed or otherwise pairs Colin Haigh paired up with an out-of-town visitor, Trevor Kilpatrick, to take out the first prize securing two wins from 13 winning ends and 27 points. The ever-consistent Liz Witton/ Norm Bluck won second prize 2/12/26 and Lindsay Wilson/Steve Dickens 1/26/8 recorded third prize. Annie Judge/Verona Billing won the day’s drawn prize.
GOLF ■ Veteran Ladies Golf
On a very blustery day, 20 players teed off, playing a drawn Best Ball, Pairs, Nett competition.
Their sponsorship had come from very generous donors, Farmers’ Discount Meats, Cafe Baku/ Vine Eatery, Starlight Cinema, Roots Waffles Cafe, and Lakeside Meats. The winners were the partnership of Andrea Deadman and Wynne Murdock on a countback from Sheryl Painter and her sister Sharon Bertram, both pairs with a fabulous nett 64. June Roberts and Barbara Brunner closely followed with nett 65. Cheryl Hughes and Judy Nairn (66) were 4th, while Dawn Godinagh and Mary Watt chimed in with 67 nett, gaining 5th spot.
Tremains Real Estate red towel for the lengthiest putt was won by June Roberts whilst closest to the pins were Elaine Burchmore (16) and Anna Reece (17). Andrea Deadman had the luck of winning the players’ card draw. Noteworthy individual scores contributing to the monthly nett competition came from Cheryl Hughes 68, Sharon Bertram 70, June Roberts 73 and Wynne Murdock 74.
Next week, as the season rolls towards a close, the Player of the Year for 2022 will be found. The players of the months, competing for this trophy, are Suzanne Reed, Yvonne Raureti-Carson, Anne Shearer, Carol Taylor, Viv Wrathall, Colleen Wade, Lynne Bowden, Val Stone and one player, still to be named.
Discs in by 8.30am please.
■ Taupō Ladies Golf
Twenty-nine ladies turned up on a beautiful spring day for a Stableford Competition across three divisions which was played on the Centennial course. Marlene Nitschke came first in the Silver Division with 37 Stableford points, Carol Taylor was first in the Bronze 1 Division with 38. Wynne Murdoch came first in the Bronze 2 Division and had the best score on the day with 40 points.
Other notable scores were Carolyn Martin with 37, Jenny Cory and Viv Nyssen 36, Bar Hoadley, Sharon Bertram and Barbara Brunner 35. Chris Thomson won the Columbus Cafe Voucher for NTP on hole3 for the Silver Division.
Judith Davis won the Cafe Lacus voucher for NTP on hole 18 for Bronze 1 and Andrea Watson won the Zest Cafe Voucher for NTP on hole 6 for Bronze 2.
The Dixie Brown Longest Putt was won by Liz Campbell. Val Stone won the 2 Mile Bay Sailing Club Raffle.