25,000 reasons to tee it up at Poverty Bay Open

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A DREAM holiday could become reality for a lucky golfer at the Emerre & Hathaway Insurance Brokers Poverty Bay Men’s Open in September.

The open, which dates back to 1931, is at the Poverty Bay course from September 26 to 28.

The first player to have a hole-in-one on the 154-metre par-3 second hole during the second round of qualifying on day 1 will receive $25,000 in travel vouchers courtesy of World Travellers - Elliott Travel Gisborne.

Entries are being taken for the three-day tournament. It is limited to the first 112 paid entries.

Pete Anderson is the reigning PB Open champion, beating Kawerau’s Ruel Pedersen 3 and 1 in the first 16 final last year.

The men’s open continues what has been called the Spring Golf Festival also featuring the Poverty Bay women’s open on September 23-24.

Players have the choice of 54-or 27 holes over the two days of the women’s open, which includes a mystery prize.

Contact the pro shop for more details.

Tolaga BayTHE Poverty Bay Open title is next on Hukanui Brown’s list after his comeback win over Anuresh Chandra at the King of the Coast men’s open.

Patutahi member Brown came from dormie-3-down to beat Gisborne Park’s Chandra on the 21st hole of the championship 16 on Sunday.

It was his first “major” title, having previously made the East Coast Open final and semifinals of the PB Open, which is the next big tournament (September).

In other section finals at the KoTC, Mahia’s Wade Wesche won the Cook Handicap second 16, former Gisborne man Tim Trowell, now at Whakatane, won the Uawa Handicap third 16 and Tahunga’s Ben Johnson the Hauiti Handicap fourth 16.

Johnson and clubmate Mark Steele went all the way to Tolaga Bay together, and stayed at the same place only to end up meeting each other in the final.

More on Brown’s win in tomorrow’s Herald.

SUNDAY — King of the Coast men’s open, King of the Coast first 16, final: H Brown from A Chandra.

Third: K Cortesi.

Flight: L McFarlane from P Bremner.

Plate: J Rangihika.

Consolation: T Hawea.

Cook Handicap second 16, final: Wade Wesche from R Shields.

Third: Z Boyle.

Flight: D Weston from N Hansen.

Plate: W Williams.

Consolation: P Clayton.

Uawa Handicap third 16, final: T Trowell from G Hawea.

Third: N Amoamo.

Flight: Wayne Wesche from A Glover.

Plate: D Boyle.

Hauiti Handicap fourth 16, final: B Johnson from M Steele.

Third: T Petro.

Flight: W Boyd from J Ash.

Plate: R Bowen.

Consolation: G Perawiti.

Twos: Wade Wesche 3, J Rangihika 3, K Cortesi 2, M Watts 2, P Kerekere, R Shields, R Pomana, B Yates, L McFarlane, B Watts, R Bowen, B Johnson, H Brown.

Poverty BayA NEAR-hole-in-one and a trophy have been the talking points in the Bramwell household this week.

Sharon Bramwell has only been playing serious golf for a couple of seasons but nearly crossed ace off her list during the Duncombe Salver women’s 36-hole four-ball best-ball net competition over the weekend.

Bramwell left her tee shot on the par-3 11th a handful of inches from the hole.

She followed that near-thing with silverware success in the 27-hole tournament yesterday.

Bramwell won the Meg Harper Salver bronze division gross with a 147 total.

Gay Young added to her impressive title collection in winning the AB&J Cup silver division gross with 129.

Viv Bell (106) won the silver division net and Vonnie Fletcher (109) the bronze division net.

Stableford honours went to Anne Witters (silver, 51 points) and Kirsty Shaw (bronze, 55).

Maxine Francois was in top form as she and Sally Spence won the Duncombe Salver title on Sunday.

The pair combined for a 36-hole best-ball net of 59, Francois’s 90-22-68 on Saturday setting them up nicely.

They finished three strokes ahead of Marg Colebourne and Vicki Fraser.

Warwick Thompson first, Don Wright second. The two best rounds of the week came in the same competition on Saturday. Thompson shot 86-21-65, for 43 points, to win the division two men’s stableford on countback from Wright’s 81-16-65.

Paul Rickard copped heaps from his Sunday School cohorts last weekend after his worst round of the century. Rick lost six balls — including two in consecutive shots — as he staggered to 101-13-88 for a miserable 20 stableford points.

“Did you only play nine holes,” one comedian asked him.

But it wasn’t just his first 100-plus performance since the new handicap system came into force in 2000. It was the fact that good mate Les Gunther, on a 31-handicap, beat him off the stick.

Being the only player in the district on a +1-handicap has tested the ability of Anaru Reedy, especially on the easiest hole on the course. Reedy has to make birdie on the par-3 18th-stroke sixth hole to get two points. He’s managed it three times in his eight rounds to last Sunday, parred it for just one point four times and made bogey for no points once.

Following the success of the club’s recent quiz night, “Quiz Night II: The Sequel” is to be held on Friday, August 30, from 6pm. It is teams of six and includes dinner and great prizes. To register your team (including team name), email johnvanhelden1304@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY — Women’s silver/bronze 27-hole tournament, silver division, gross (AB&J Cup): G Young 129.

Net: V Bell 106.

Stableford: A Witters 51.

Bronze division, gross (Meg Harper Salver): S Bramwell 147.

Net: V Fletcher 109.

Stableford: K Shaw 55.

9-holers, stableford: J French 20, C McDonald 20.

Burke Cup President v Club Captain teams event: President’s team.

Drawn twos: M Shanks, J Steele, S Bramwell, A Witters, C McDonald, M Allan, V Bell.

Approach on 6: V Bell, V Fletcher (drawn), J. Tietjen (drawn).

Best third shot on 5: J Utting, K Shaw, M Williams

9-holers’ best second shot on 18: R Pettigrew.

9-holers’ approach on 11: J French.

MONDAY — Women’s medal: A Witters 90-13-77.

SATURDAY/SUNDAY — Karen Crosby-sponsored Duncombe Salver women’s four-ball best-ball net: S Spence/M Francois 59, M Colebourne/V Fraser 62, G Young/F Pell 64, T Lewis/P Gayford 64, C Skuse/K Crosby 64.

9-holers: J Ngarimu/S Armstrong.

Twos: S Bramwell, T Lewis, M Francois.

SUNDAY — Men’s stableford, division 1: P Stewart 38, A Kirkpatrick 37, G Clapham 37, A Reedy 37, D Patumaka 36.

Division 2: L Gunther 39, B Pratt 37, J Williams 37.

Twos: C Taewa, S Willock, A Reedy.

Approach: S Willock.

SATURDAY — Men’s stableford, division 1: S Jeune 40, A Kirkpatrick 38, R Morley 38.

Division 2 : W Thompson 43, D Wright 43, B Payne 39, C Christie 39.

Twos: T Goldsmith 2, P Hakiwai, C Christie, S Jeune.

Jackpot: T Goldsmith.

Approach: T Goldsmith.

THURSDAY (July 25) — Men’s stableford, division 1: T Sweeney 39, D Griffin 38, G Morley 37, C Christie 37.

Division 2: B Allen 38, J Aitchison 36, M Stewart 36.

Twos: P Kerekere, A Abrahams.

Approach: A Abrahams.

MONDAY (July 22) — Foot in Bucket women’s team stableford: M Francois, M Williams, V Bell 44.

Twos: A Witters, M Francois, P Gayford.

PatutahiCHRIS Parker completed a Friday-Sunday double at the weekend.

Parker won the senior division of the meat pack nine-hole stableford with 21 points. He followed it up on Sunday with 66 to win the 0-14 men’s net.

SUNDAY — Men’s net, 0-14: C Beattie 70, P Malloy 70, G Brown 71.

15+: C Parker 66, M de Luze 67, P Johnston 70.

Women’s net: S Gray 73.

Eagle: J Brown.

FRIDAY — Meat pack nine-hole stableford, senior division: C Parker 21, Sel Pohatu 20, B Williams 19, A Blakeman 17.

Junior division: T Coutts 23, M Owen 19, G Maude 18, D Dodgshun 18.

Te Puia SpringsHAZEL Miratana got two for the price of one on Sunday. Miratana won her Women’s Handicap Cup match against Iritana Ngarimu and the women’s net with 98-29-69.

Other match winners were Pauline Summersby and Doreen Goldsmith.

SUNDAY — Men’s stableford: D Cook 40, N Truman 38, K Waitoa 36, J Devery 36, J Forrester 35, P Harrison 31.

Twos: K Waitoa.

Women’s net: H Miratana 98-29-69, G Roberts 86-16-70, P Summersby 99-26-73, A Cook 74, I Ngarimu 74.

Women’s Handicap Cup, round 1: P Summersby def A Cook, H Miratana def I Ngarimu, D Goldsmith def H McClutchie, G Roberts (bye), R Ngatai v F Walker (Aug 4).

COMING UP: SUNDAY, haggle.

Gisborne ParkTHE quest to get their names in gold letters under club champion on the honours boards starts this weekend for Gisborne Park men.

Qualifying for the men’s champs is being held on Saturday and Sunday.

It is a one-round qualifying, with players designating their round before they tee off.

The 2018 champions are Anuresh Chandra (Gisborne Park), Bo Huhu (intermediate), Peter Koorey (junior) and John Charles (endeavour).

An extra hole was needed to decide the John Penny women’s handicap matchplay final on Saturday.

Mihi Marino beat fellow 22-handicapper Jean Foot on the 19th after Foot fought from dormie-3-down to force a sudden-death playoff. Marino’s bogey on the first extra hole was enough to get her across the line.

SUNDAY — Women’s stableford: P Johansen 37 on c/b.

Drawn two: P Shaw.

Men’s stableford: Z Rolls 40, B Reynolds 40 from D Harrison.

Twos: M Emery, R Moore.

Approach: R Moore.

Men’s best second shot: R Moore.

Women’s best third shot: J Kerr.

SATURDAY — Men’s net: R Taylor 69, R Moore 69.

Two: R Moore.

John Penny women’s competition, final: M Marino def J Foot on the 19th.

The women’s club championships are on SATURDAY. The draw is — No.1 tee, 9am: T Ford v P Johansen, A Watene v C Pipi.

COMING UP: SATURDAY/SUNDAY, men’s club championship qualifying rounds.

WaikohuTHE woods stayed in the bag as Tom Smith won Sunday’s club competition.

Smith’s 106-32-74 was enough to claim the honours in the all-irons net on countback from Percy Milner.

SUNDAY — All-irons net: T Smith 74, P Milner 74, I Ruru 75, L Green 76, M Tuapawa 81, A Tamanui-Nunn 89.

COMING UP: SUNDAY, club championships, 11am tee-off.