Battle of the Bays

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THE Bays Bronze and Lucy May trophies remain in Poverty Bay’s possession after one-point victories over their Hawke’s Bay rivals this week.

Poverty Bay’s two 12-women teams hit the road for the resumption of the annual fixture, which Covid-19 put paid to last year.

They headed to Hastings’ Bridge Pa course on Sunday as defending champions in both divisions — bronze and silver.

They returned on Tuesday after a nail-biting but ultimately successful defence of the silverware.

The 9½-8½ results in both ties told the story after 18 holes of handicap matchplay and nine of combined stableford on a heavy course on Monday.

Players were expecting worse after the weather forecast but while they were tested, particularly in the afternoon, it was not as bad as predicted.

In the Lucy May clash, Poverty Bay won the singles matches 6½ to 5½ and the combined stableford honours were shared 3-apiece.

Brigitt Whyte, in her first taste of Lucy May, had two wins, as did Mary Allan, Debbie Kirkpatrick and Pat Johansen.

Rochelle Taewa had a half and a win.

The Bays Bronze clash was a mirror image of the Lucy May.

Poverty Bay led 6½-5½ after the singles and the combined stableford was 3-apiece.

For Poverty Bay, Taina Paku, Elaine Westwood and June MacKinnon notched two wins each while Hiria McClutchie had a half and a win.

Westwood and Kirsty Shaw’s total of 36 points was the best out of both divisions.

Most of the district’s clubs were represented in the Poverty Bay teams.

Results —

Rochelle Taewa halved with Kathy Olsen, Fairlane Wesche lost to Sonia Holloway, Maria Wesche lost to Kathy Mohi, Jan Utting lost to Jance Sciascia, Trena Smith def Sheree Jones, Blanche Walker lost to Anna Wood, Marg Colebourne def Alison Graham, Gay Young lost to Robyn Stallard, Brigitt Whyte def Kathy Meredith, Mary Allan def Margaret Treacy, Debbie Kirkpatrick def Sue Sowerby, Pat Johansen def Isla Paget.

Taewa/F Wesche def Olsen/Holloway, M Wesche/Utting lost to Mohi/Sciascia, Smith/Walker lost to Jones/Wood, Colebourne/Young lost to Graham/Stallard, Whyte/Allan def Meredith/Treacy, Kirkpatrick/Johansen def Sowerby/Paget.

PB 9½ HB ½.

Poverty Bay 6½ Hawke’s Bay 5½: Sally Spence lost to Annie Herbert, Taina Paku def Jan Saunders, Elaine Westwood def Joanne Wheater, Kirsty Shaw lost to Bronwyn Clayton, Tina Duncan lost to Patsy White, Jan Ewart lost to Wendy Parkes, Marg Lane def Rosemary Burns, Odette Thompson lost to Ann Wattie, June MacKinnon def Lauris Roberts, Hiria McClutchie halved with Annie King, Vicki Fraser def Gill Geenty, Sue Kemp def Chris Christensen.

Spence/Paku def Herbert/Saunders, Westwood/Shaw def Wheater/Clayton, Duncan/Ewart lost to White/Parkes, Lane/Thompson lost to Burns/Wattie, MacKinnon/McClutchie def Roberts/King, Fraser/Kemp lost to Geenty/Christensen.

PB 9½ HB ½.