Golf roundup

A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.

Gisborne ParkPlaying off the men’s tees is clearly benefitting Jo Kerr’s game.

Kerr was in sublime form on Sunday, shooting a personal best 1-under par 72 off the women’s tees.

It was her first sub-par score at the Park and easily the round of the day at the Welcome Tournament.

Kerr had six birdies — three on each nine — and her efforts included two twos and a front nine holes of 2-under 34.

It gave the 9-handicapper a whopping 46 stableford points and victory in the women’s division.

Kerr has been challenging herself by playing with the men off the white tees.

“It’s a good buzz . . . you’re constantly pushing yourself.”

Sunday’s round could have been lower, she said. Kerr missed a few birdie putts and three-putted the 15th for bogey. She later won the approach for that hole.

As to her mass of points . . . “I finally got called a burglar”.

Ray Grace won the men’s division, his 41 points heading off Dave Harrison on countback.

Jacque Akuhata-Nickerson won the Agnes Attwood Cup matchplay title on Sunday. She beat Blanche Walker in the final.

SUNDAY — Welcome Tournament, men’s stableford: , R Grace 41, D Harrison 41.

Women’s stableford: J Kerr 46, S Paku 38.

Twos: J Kerr 2, J Glassford.

Approaches on 6: M Emery (men), S Paku (women).

Approach on 15: J Kerr.

Agnes Attwood Cup women’s matchplay final: J Akuhata-Nickerson def B Walker.

Flight: L McFlinn def A Richardson.

Saturday — Men’s stableford: G Sharp 40, E Morley 39 on c/b.

The East Coast Fire Brigades Tournament is on SUNDAY. The draw is — No.1 tee, 7.48: W Chung/D Coulter/S Phillips/G Nickerson. 7.54: J Charles/D Harrison/S Pittar/D Boyle. 8am: B Cox/M Hutton/G Ramsay/J Reid. 8.06: R Seabrook/B Atkinson/J Glassford/T Rollinson. 8.12: R Griffiths/R Ladd/R Jones/J Molenaar. 8.18: D Jenkins/B Single/A Putnam/G McKinnon. 8.24: K Duley/K Humphries/N Jones/R Shields. 8.30: S Robertson/T Collier/J Foot/J Kerr. 8.36: M Tuapawa/A Tamanui/D Hill/G Roberts. 8.42: L McFlinn/M Marino/J Situ/R Callaghan. 8.48: T Thompson/N Jenkins/J Jefferd/P Jane. 8.54: N Truman/H Hughes/B Morrissey/R Grace. 9am: L Lexmond/D Craven/B Reynolds/Wade Wesche. 9.06: Wayne Wesche/Clay Wesche/B Clark/N Dewes. 9.12: P Harrison/T Smith/A Ruru/I Ruru. 9.18: A Cook/R Ngatai/D Goldsmith/H McClutchie.

No.10 tee, 7.48: R Kelso/N Marsters/M Emery/T Hill. 7.54: G Hill/A Pahina/W Donnelly/R Moore. 8am: J Collier/T Ruru/R Brott/A Brott. 8.06: A Chandra/E Hindmarsh/C Nepe/B Watene. 8.12: T Lister/G Cunningham/M Mead/D Wade. 8.18: W Whangapirita/T File/T Donovan/T Reedy. 8.24: P Koorey/J Walford/B Huhu/R Taylor. 8.30: J Akuhata-Nickerson/ M Alley/E Wynyard/V Grace. 8.36: G Watts/D Watts/I Ngarimu/S Sweeney. 8.42: W Morrissey/B Walker/A Richardson/T Karaitiana. 8.48: L Green/W Brown/M Wainohu/D Milner. 8.54: T Sweeney/M Watts/S Vermeulen/Z Boyle. 9am: E Morley/H White/I Sykes/D Maitai. 9.06: P Milner/P Ngarimu/H Ratapu/Bay Trade rep. 9.12: J Devery/R Smith/K Tamanui/U Chambers.

COMING UP: SATURDAY, Get To Know Your Fellow Club Member Day, 9am shotgun start.

Poverty BayPoverty Bay-East Coast representatives past and present were to the fore in men’s competitions over the week.

Anaru Reedy, Simon Jeune and Ian “Spud” Murphy have worn PBEC blazers over their careers, and all three tasted club stableford victories.

Murphy won the division 1 men’s stableford last Thursday, thanks to a back nine of 1-under 35 in his 76-9-67, for 41 points.

Jeune carded 2-over 74-4-70, for 38 points to win division 1 on Saturday.

Reedy had 16 pars and two birdies in his 70-2-70, for 40 points, and the division 1 honours on Sunday.

Poverty Bay is holding a Have A Go Day for women on Monday, February 11 from 9am.

The day will feature nine holes and be played in a team format with golf clubs and “friendly, helpful” club members provided.

Report at 8.30am for a 9am start. It will take around two hours and be followed by a morning tea.

For more information, contact the club at 867-4402, ext 1.

SUNDAY — Men’s stableford, division 1: A Reedy 40, D Patumaka 40, T Goldsmith 38.

Division 2: A Baldwin 41, A Hayward 41, M Barker 40, M Thomas 40, M Norman 40, P Rickard 39.

Twos: K. White.

Approach: K White.

SATURDAY — Men’s stableford, division 1: S Jeune 38, T Goldsmith 38, C Jeffrey 37, N Richardson 37.

Division 2: C Poole 37, B Payne 37, N Absalom 37, A Hayward 37, W Thompson 37.

Approach: V Richardson.

Thursday (Jan 24) — Men’s stableford, division 1: I Murphy 41, N Mackie 40, G Brown 39, C Dean 38.

Division 2: D Mettrick 40, D Atkins 39, M Thomas 38, M Smith 37, A Hayward 37.

Twos: A Abrahams, T Donovan.

Approach: T. Sweeney.

PatutahiTony Green and Simon Pittar collected early-season trophies on Sunday.

Green chose fishing over the third and final round of the Summer Cup series but his 126 net total for rounds 1 and 2 proved good enough to win the title.

Pittar had a successful anniversary weekend. He won the 17+ men’s net on Sunday with 66 and the net on Monday with 67.

The 66 helped him to the Veterans’ Cup net series title.

MONDAY — Net: S Pittar 67, H Harris 68, H Brown 70.

Twos: H Brown.

SUNDAY — Summer Cup, final round net, men, 0-16: W Baty 65, M Pohatu 66, G Brown 67.

17+: S Pittar 66, M Farmer 66, H Harris 67.

Women’s net: H Pomana 66.

Twos: W Koia.

Summer Cup net series: T Green 126.

Veterans’ Cup net series: Simon Pittar.

FRIDAY — Meat pack nine-hole stableford, senior division: C Parker 22, A Blakeman 21, O Willimott 21, Sel Pohatu 20.

Junior division: D Skudder 24, P Summersby 22, M White 21, J Neilson 21, H Humble 20.

Te Puia SpringsHIRIA McClutchie stormed to the overall women’s title in the final round of the Summer Cup series on Sunday.

McClutchie’s 103-43-60 put her at +11 in the bisque bogey format for the fourth and final round.

She finished on six points for the series and pipped Robyn Ngatai on countback for the overall honours.

Nelson Truman, +8 for the final round, won the men’s title on five points, one ahead of Pat Savage.

SUNDAY — Summer Cup, fourth and final round, bisque bogey: H McClutchie +11, A Cook +9, D Goldsmith +9, H Rasmussen +8, M O’Dowd +8, N Truman +8, R Ngatai +7.

Summer Cup, overall winners, women: H McClutchie 6pts on c/b from R Ngatai.

Men: N Truman 5pts from P Savage 4pts.

COMING UP: SUNDAY, haggle.