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Gisborne ParkROD Moore completed step one of his club championship mission at the weekend — top qualifying.
Moore impressively handled the windy conditions on Saturday to post 2-over 74 and earn the No.1 seeding in the senior division.
He was two shots ahead of Brad Reynolds and both advanced straight to the semifinals.
Had Danny Boyle entered the senior division he would have qualified third. His 80 instead earned him the top seeding in the intermediate division, four clear of Steve Phillips.
Barry Cox’s 87 led the junior qualifying by one shot from Paul Wellard and Chris Palmer.
The endeavour title has already been decided. Mike Hutton was the only entry.
Electrinet Park results, SUNDAY — Men’s stableford: D Boyle 40, B Reynolds 40, D Rameka 39, M Hutton 38.
Women’s stableford: K Hay 39 on c/b.
Twos: J Foot 2, A Pahina, B Reynolds, C Palmer.
SATURDAY — Men’s stableford: R Moore 42, D Rameka 38.
WEDNESDAY ( July 31) — Women’s stableford: P Shaw 34.
Twos: R Walford, M Alley.
Tuesday (July 30) — Veteran men’s stableford: L Green 45, N Jones 39, C Brown 37, G Williams 37, A Nairne 36, P Simpson 35, A Lewington 35.
Twos: N Jones, B Lumsden-Nicholls, G Williams.
PatutahiHAMISH Harris looks the man to beat in his club championship section after a sensational qualifying round effort on Sunday.
The 17-handicapper carded 79 to win the junior division gross, two ahead of Chris Parker.
Tony Akroyd’s 2-over 72 was the best of the senior division, one ahead of Hukanui Brown.
Several senior players were absent. They are expected to turn up for this weekend’s second qualifier.
Players qualify on their best single round.
Shelley Robertson, 88, was the best of the women’s qualifiers.
SUNDAY — Club championship qualifying, senior men’s division: T Akroyd 72, H Brown 73, R Hindmarsh 77.
Junior men: H Harris 79, C Parker 81, A Brodie 83, B Pohatu 84, R Moleta 84.
Women: S Robertson 88, H Pomana 91.
FRIDAY — Meat pack nine-hole stableford, senior division: P Hokianga 21, G Tattersfield 20, R Moleta 20, P Johnston 20.
Junior division: M Smith 23, D Beatley 22, D Humphrey 22, D Skudder 21.
TUESDAY (July 30) — Women’s stableford: L Haisman 105-26-79, 29; J Ewart 105-26-79, 29.
Midweek women’s Meade Cup winner: M Winiata.
Poverty BayA couple of birdies helped Peter Humphreys to the round of the week.
Humphreys won the division 2 men’s stableford last Thursday with 85-21-64, for 44 points, including birdies on the third and 14th holes.
Forty-one was the magic number in other victories over the week.
Clive Dean (80-13-67) won division 1 with 41 on Thursday, and Brad Morgan (76-9-67) and Mark Norman (79-12-67) emulated that points haul for division wins on Sunday.
Anaru Reedy had a back nine of 4-under 32 — including four birdies between the 14th and 18th holes — and an eagle-3 on the fifth in his Sunday round. The eagle was only good enough for a half in his four-ball best-ball match.
WEDNESDAY — LGU 7, silver division: M Colebourne 85-15-70.
Bronze 1: S Bramwell 90-23-67.
Bronze 2: F Pell 107-37-70.
9-holers: R Spence 48-15-33.
Net eclectic over two days: L Fletcher 64.
Twos: P Gayford, J Utting.
SUNDAY — Men’s stableford, division 1: B Morgan 41, S Jeune 39, M Callaghan 39, A Reedy 38, B Morrissey 38.
Division 2: M Norman 41, L Pollitt 40, R Johnstone 40, P Rickard 38.
Twos: P. Stewart.
Approach: L Pollitt.
SATURDAY — Twos: R Skuse, S Andreassen.
Approach: R Skuse.
THURSDAY (Aug 1) — Men’s stableford, division 1: C Dean 41, M Higham 38, G Morley 38, T Sweeney 37, M Thomas 37.
Division 2: P Humphreys 44, S Bridge 40, M Stewart 39, D Mettrick 39, B Hall 39.
Twos: G Morley, I Murphy.
Approach: D Griffin.
COMING UP: FRIDAY, August 30, Quiz Night II: The Sequel, teams of six, includes food, to register your team (including team name), email johnvanhelden1304@gmail.com
Te Puia SpringsA LONELY par-4 on the 18th stood out on Jack Miratana’s card in his men’s stableford win on Sunday.
Miratana had 43 on the homeward nine in his 92-27-65, for 38 points.
Hiria McClutchie won the women’s competition with 38 points.
SUNDAY — Men’s stableford: J Miratana 38, R Walker 36, P Ngarimu 35, P Harrison 35, J Forrester 34, N Truman 34.
Women’s stableford: H McClutchie 38, H Miratana 37, G Roberts 35.
Twos: R Walker.
Approach on 6: H McClutchie.
Tolaga BayTRENT Higgs is the Bartram Cup men’s matchplay champion for 2019.
Higgs made the most of the eight shots he was getting from Neil Hansen to win the final 2 and 1.
Mark Watts won the stableford with 78-14-64, for 40 points.
The focus shifts to club championships this Sunday.
SUNDAY — Stableford: M Watts 40, T Higgs 38, M Jefferd 37, Joe Lincoln 37.
Bartram Cup men’s matchplay, final: T Higgs def N Hansen 2 and 1.
Coming up: SUNDAY, men’s club championships, round 1.
SeniorsNeville Jenkins produced sub-90 golf on home fairways for the first time in over four years at the Gisborne East Coast Vets competition on Tuesday.
Jenkins shot 89-27-62 in blustery winds on the Poverty Bay course to head an impressive results board.
Te Puia Springs member Peter Harrison was second on 65, while Barry Cox (Gisborne Park) and Steve Williams (Poverty Bay) were a shot back.
Jean Foot was a runaway winner of the women’s competition. Her 88-22-66 was six shots ahead of runner-up and Gisborne Park clubmate Mihi Marino. Foot also had a two, adding it to the two twos she had in her Sunday round at Park.
Forty-five vets, including nine women, competed.
The next vets’ event is the second Kiri Te Kanawa Retirement Village open tournament on Friday, August 16.
This tournament is open to all veteran (50 -years-plus) players — as long as they are a member of a golf club — and GEC Vets is keen to see some male 9-hole players mix with the 9-hole women.
GEC Vets tournament results, TUESDAY, at Poverty Bay — Men’s net: N Jenkins 62, P Harrison 65, B Cox 66, S Williams 66, B Rothschild 67, P Simpson 68, B Pratt 69, S Andreassen 69, R Third 70, R Foon 70.
Women’s net: J Foot 66, M Marino 72, K Crosby 73, M Williams 74, M Shanks 74.
Twos: M Shanks, J Foot, G Burnside, B Morrissey.
WaikohuPERCY Milner led a top-three trio of 35-pointers in the stableford on Sunday.
Milner won on countback from Tom Smith and Ike Ruru.
SUNDAY — Stableford: P Milner 35, T Smith 35, I Ruru 35, V Grace 34, M Tuapawa 31.
Twos: K Tamanui.
COMING UP: SATURDAY, interclub competition at Opotiki; SUNDAY, members’ choice competition.