Jacob Saunders, left, and Jethro Mears, winners of the Waihi AVOCO Pairs.
The last of the Waihi Club's major tournaments for the year was held on the weekend. The AVOCO-sponsored Pairs Triple Challenge had a full field of 54 pairs playing in the popular format.
It comprised three rounds of different pair competitions, with the winners being the best total result from
the three competitions. The course had been groomed to a high standard, and although the weather remained fine for the weekend, a cold southerly wind made conditions difficult on Saturday morning but it then settled somewhat for the remainder of the tournament.
The organising committee had worked hard, and with great support from sponsors, they could present a prize table of which to be proud. The overall winners this year were Waihi's Jethro Mears and Jacob Seymour. Then the winners of the mixed division were Ted Murray and Jill Morrison, with Karen and Andy Roche one shot further back. Nigel Sanderson and Pip Jones were third, followed by Peter and Raewyn Wright.
In the Men's division, Paul Williams and Albertus Potgieter were the winners, ahead of Richard Taitoko and Logan Phillips. Gary and Terry Choat were next, with Maurice Joyce and John Mohn in fourth. Next were Richard Saunders and Dene Wathne (Hauraki) from Mike Matutinovich (Waihi) and Martin Tribe (Clarks Beach).
MONDAY VETS: This week the men's vets competed for the Jim Jesney Cup, which is played annually in memory of the Club stalwart and Life Member. It is a pair's competition with their combined Stableford counting. This year Norm Sanderson and Bruce Rutter combined well to win the cup with a 74-point total, ahead of Tim Parish/Vince Jones, and Francis Gascoigne/Allen Sarjant, with both pairs scoring 70 points. The ladies held a haggle in the same vein, and Adele Gunning and Denise Morgan streeted the field with 77 points, followed by Rae Brown/Judy Borchard (70), and Dot Ramsey/Elizabeth Purcell (64).
