Proudfoot hits top form twice over the weekend
It was a big weekend for Tegan Proudfoot.
Not only did he win the Greenacres senior club championships, beating Jeremy Hall 6/5, but the next day he shot a course record 64 at Tuatapere in the Handicap Pennants competition.
In other Greenacres club championships results, Paul James beat Basil McEwing 5/4 to win the Intermediate title, Shaun Cowley took out the Junior A section, Steve Harris the Junior B and Tony Whitfield won Junior C.
Lenore Harvey won the Ladies Silver division, defeating Gillian Colhoun 1up, while Joan Smith beat Rhona Millar 1up to win Bronze 1 and Wendy Wahren beat Paula O’Neill 4/2 to win Bronze 2.
The semifinalists in the Vice Presidents Pennants have been found – and it’s a battle of Winton versus Greenacres.
Winton 2 will play Greenacres 1 in one semi-final, while Winton 1 will play Greenacres 2 in the other.
Winton 2 finished top qualifier, with just one loss over seven rounds, while just half a point saw Invercargill 2 narrowly miss out on a place in the semi-finals.
The last regular round played out at Winton over the weekend, with Greenacres 2 defeating Invercargill 1, 5-1, Invercargill 2 beating Queens Park 4 – 1 and Winton 1 beating Winton 2, 3 – 2 in the morning rounds. In the afternoon session Invercargill 2 beat Invercargill 1, 3
– 2 Greenacres 2 beat Greenacres 1, 4-2 and Winton 2 comfortably defeated Queens Park 6-0.
Individual results can be found online at website. the Golf Southland
Waikaka has once again retained the Gilmour Rosebowl, defeating challengers Lumsden 4-1 this week.
Results were (Waikaka names first): Adie Crispin lost to Jody Drysdale 6/4, Dianne Cleland beat Liz Senior 2/1, Janis Steel beat Lois Mitchell 2/1, Monica Hansen beat Maree Melrose 2/1 and Sue Stewart beat Maureen Stewart 7/5.
Waikaka’s next challenge will be from Winton next month.
Queens Park Golf Club is holding a two person ambrose tournament on Anzac Day. It is open to men, women or mixed teams, and has a 12.01 start time. Contact the club for more information.
The Invercargill Golf Club is also holding an Anzac Day tournament.
It has separate grades for men and women, is an individual stableford format, tees off at 12noon and – to keep it interesting – there are some twists to be advised on the day.
Check out the Invercargill Golf Club website or contact the pro shop for more information (email info@invercargillgolf.co.nz).