Gisborne East Coast golf roundup

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PUTTING a ham on the Christmas Day table brought out the golfing gun in several players at Patutahi’s Xmas Hams open tournament on Saturday.

A field of nearly 120 filled the Tahi course over the day, including contingents from Opotiki and Mahia.

But it was a couple of locals who were the cream of an impressive crop.

Joe Blair was in sensational form in winning the division 2 men’s net with 76-14-62.

Charlie Taylor was equally impressive in winning the division 3 men’s net with 82-20-62.

Te Puia Springs member Iritana Ngarimu was the pick of the women. She won the women’s net with 92-28-64.

Denise Johnston equalled her best round of the year — 78 — to win the women’s gross.

Electrinet Park’s Anaru Reedy made the jaunt over the Waipaoa Bridge a successful one by winning the division 1 men’s gross with 3-under 67 — his round featuring seven birdies.

Home-course member Jace Brown had six birdies in his division 1 men’s net-winning 68-2-66, which featured a front-nine score of 4-under 31.

Others to enjoy a victory drink on the 19th were Patutahi’s Eddie Brown Junior (div 1 men’s stableford, 39 points), Waikohu’s Tipi Ruru (div 2 men’s gross, 77), Park’s Ray Grace (div 2 men’s stableford, 40pts), and Patutahi trio Mason Smith (div 3 men’s gross, 83); Dave Maloy (div 3 men’s stableford, 41pts); and Shelley Robertson (women’s stableford, 41pts).

Tony Green had an eagle-2 on the 297-metre 11th hole . . . and a quadruple bogey-8 on the fourth in his 39-point haul.

Blair went back out the next day and combined with Helen Humble to win the Guy Farmer Trophy mixed pairs South African stableford.

Robertson also continued her winning form in topping the women’s stableford with 40 points while Andy Nimmo’s 41 was the best of the men.

J Blair/H Humble.

A Nimmo 41, D Quinn 38, J Blair 37, G Tattersfield 37, P Hokianga 37.

S Robertson 40, H Humble 39, M Philip 38, L Haisman 38.

J Blair, M Stock.

J Brown 66.

A Reedy 67.

E Brown Jr 39, D Russell 39, T Green 39, H Maxwell 39, R Pohatu 38.

J Blair 62.

T Ruru 77.

R Grace 40, N Dewes 39, T Brodie 39, S Toa 38, H Schrieber 38, T Hindmarsh 38.

Division 3 men, net: C Taylor 62.

M Smith 83.

D Maloy 41, J Harawira 41, T Koopu 37, S Eder 37, H Brothers 37, C Brown 36.

I Ngarimu 64.

D Johnston 78.

S Robertson 41, M Tuapawa 39, H McClutchie 39, L Steel 37, G Roberts 37, M Philip 37, H Humble 32, V Kyle 36.

J Halley, A Haughey, S Eder.

P Molloy, N Dewes, D Quinn.

H Pomana, H McClutchie.

C Taylor, J Brown, H Brown, T Sweeney, W Brown, T Petro, L Green, T Brodie, P Molloy.

T Green.

P Molloy 21, B Wallace 20, G Brown 19, J Brown 19, A Nimmo 19.

J Tietjen 25, S Fookes 24, D Quinn 21, H Humble 21, C Blumfield 21.

PUTTING their games into reverse gear proved no problem for Dave Rameka and Pat Johnansen on Sunday.

The pair posted the leading scores as members played the course backwards.

Rameka won the men’s section with net 66 while Johansen’s 73 led the women.

Paul Wellard was not wearing a skirt on Saturday but there was a feminine quality to his game. He won the men’s stableford off the women’s yellow tees with 42 points.

P Johansen 73.

D Rameka 66, L Green 67, D Harrison 68, R Walford 69.

P Wellard 42.

G Williams, P Wellard.

B Cox 37, E Parkin 36, D Te Maro 36, E Morley 36, C Carpendale 35, P Simpson 35, P Hogan 3, W Brown 34, A Lewington 34.

B Cox, E Morley.

COLIN Christie is ending 2020 on a roll.

Christie won the division 2 men’s stableford last Thursday with 83-14-69 and followed it up on Saturday with 80-13-67, for 41 points, to win the division 1 stableford.

John Holmes and Rob Johnstone combined to take out the Sunday School’s 6x6x6 Christmas competition.

The six-hole best-ball net, six-hole, Canadian foursomes, six-hole ambrose format was appropriate as the pair turned in a hell of a performance.

C Christie 41, M Norman 39, A Hayward 38.

W Thompson 39, B Payne 38, B Allen 37.

D Pirimona.

M Stewart.

N Mackie 39, A Kirkpatrick 36, I Murphy 36, A White 35.

C Christie 39, B Allen 37, B Read 37, D Bush 36.

T Goldsmith, S Harbottle, N Mackie.

S Harbottle.

NEW members dominated the stableford on Sunday.

Joe Sheridan won with 39 points, one ahead of fellow newcomer BJ Sydney.

J Sheridan 39, BJ Sydney 38, Joe Lincoln 36, P Stevenson 36.

P Stevenson.

DICK Cook ended the club’s golfing year in style by claiming the Chaffey Cup on Sunday.

Cookie had 12 bogeys and six pars in his 78-19-59, for 43 points. It was his first sub-80 score in over two years.

D Cook 43, P Harrison 39, D Goldsmith 39, J Forrester 37, P Summersby 36, H McClutchie 36, G Roberts 35, N Dewes 35, K Waitoa 35, I Ngarimu 35, B Clark 35, W Ngata 34, R Ngatai 34, M Higham 33, G Summersby 33, J Devery 33.

W Ngata.