Golf roundup

PARK CHAMPS: The club champions for 2020 at Electrinet Park Golf Club are (from left): Kath Papuni (junior women), Jean Foot (intermediate women), Jo Kerr (senior women), Anaru Reedy (senior men), Anthony Pahina (intermediate men) and Dave Harrison (junior men). Picture supplied

Anaru Reedy is a Game of Thrones fan. He's read the books and watched the epic TV series.

With similar mercilessness to Daenerys Targaryen and her dragon dealing it to King's Landing in the climactic GOT battle, Reedy roared to a first senior men's club championship at Park on Sunday.

Reedy beat Rod Moore 9 and 8 in the 36-hole matchplay final.

He has been helping Moore with his game and the pair played a bunch of holes together earlier in the week as a rehearsal. But when it came to game day, teacher and student became foes, and the man known as Ru prevailed to make it three consecutive trophies in his first season at the Park.

Moore was not complaining, describing Reedy's morning performance as “near flawless” as he stormed to a 9-up lead through 17 holes.

Moore won the 18th and the opening two holes of the afternoon session but it was merely an interruption and the pair eventually shook hands on the 28th.

The other two finals were closer affairs.

Anthony Pahina forged a comfortable advantage in his 36-hole intermediate final against Steve Phillips.

Wins to Phillips on the 32nd and 33rd made it a lot more interesting before Pahina sealed it on the 34th.

Dave Harrison led from start to finish to underline his top seeding in the 18-hole junior final. He beat Neal Jones 3 and 2.

SUNDAY — Men's stableford: P Wellard 38, T Leggett 29.

Women's stableford: K Papuni 107-34-73, 36.

Drawn two: S Paku.

SATURDAY — Men's net: A Pahina 71.

LGU, silver division: B Walker 84-17-67.

Bronze 1: J Akuhata-Nickerson 96-20-76.

Bronze 2: K Papuni 117-34-83.

TUESDAY (Sept 15) — Veteran men's stableford: P Nepia 41, N Jones 38, D Te Maro 38, C Brown 37, A Nairne 35, R McGann 34, B Cox 34.

Twos: P Nepia.

The visitors mounted a strong challenge but locals collected the bulk of the major titles in a successful Emerre and Hathaway Poverty Bay Women's Open this week.

The field of 64 included a notable contingent from Auckland, along with players from the likes of Wairakei International, Martinborough, Hastings, Te Puke, Hastings and Wellington.

Home-course players Tessa McDonald and Ellen Ball fought out the top trophy — the McFadyen Cup division 1 final — with McDonald prevailing on the 17th.

Jenny Kight (Hastings) beat Amanda Chrisp (Te Puke) in the Sandown Salver division 2 final.

Viv Bell had a 21-hole battle with Poverty Bay clubmate Mary Allan en route to the Awapuni Salver division 3 final where she beat Nora Priest (Hastings).

Debbie Kirkpatrick (Poverty Bay) defeated Rachel Young (Putaruru/Wairakei International) in the Waikanae Cup division 4 final.

Patutahi's Andrea Haisman beat Jenny Wiggins (Royal Wellington) for the Nicks Head division 5 honours.

Pip Dymock (PB) saw off Sandy Leen (Royal Auckland and Grange) in the Midway Plate division 6 final.

Rosie Spence toppled Leigh Fletcher in an all-Poverty Bay Rosebowl division 7 final.

The Wainui Salver division 8 3x-9-hole matchplay crown went to Rose Pettigrew over Poverty Bay clubmate Verna Harnett.

TUESDAY — Emerre and Hathaway Poverty Bay Women's Open, McFadyen Cup division 1, final: T McDonald def E Ball.

Consolation: B Holford.

Flight 1: K McNeil.

Flight 2: S Fletcher.

Sandown Salver division 2, final: J Kight from A Chrisp.

Consolation: R Orton.

Flight 1: D Thomson.

Flight 2: M Hutton.

Awapuni Salver division 3, final: V Bell from N Priest.

Consolation: M Allan.

Flight 1: S Spence.

Flight 2: L Kane.

Waikanae Cup division 4, final: D Kirkpatrick from R Young.

Consolation: G Davison.

Flight 1: J Steele.

Flight 2: A Busby.

Nicks Head Cup, division 5, final: A Haisman from J Wiggins.

Consolation: P Gayford.

Flight 1: D Barnes.

Flight 2: F Warren.

Midway Plate division 6, final: P Dymock from S Leen.

Consolation: K Shaw.

Flight 1: O Thompson.

Flight 2: G Steel.

Rosebowl division 7, final: R Spence from L Fletcher.

Consolation: S Kemp.

Flight 1: D Sherratt.

Flight 2: O Tait.

Wainui Salver division 8 (9-hole matchplay rounds), final: R Pettigrew from V Harnett.

Consolation: J Loffler.

Flight 1: P Zame.

Flight 2: J Mitchell.

Approaches: M Hutton, J Loe, C Rittson-Thomas, J Williams.

Closest to line: R Willock.

Twos: B Holford, M Hutton, H Cox, R Young, S Fletcher, J Kight.

Sunday — Men's stableford, division 1: T Goldsmith 39, P Clayton 39, G Morley 39, D Twigley 39.

Division 2: A Baldwin 42, T Williams 42, J Holmes 39, B Talbot 38.

Twos: C Simpson, R Gibson, D Patumaka, P Grogan.

Hole-in-one on 6th: J Van Helden

Approach: J Van Helden.

SATURDAY — Men's net, division 1: A Kirkpatrick 66, D Griffin 70, G Morley 70, J Jenner 71, T Goldsmith 71.

Division 2: D Wright 66, D Bush 70, M Barker 71, A Hayward 72, B Simpson 72.

Twos: M Barker, A Hayward, T Goldsmith, S Andreassen, G Clapham.

Approach: T Goldsmith.

THURSDAY (Sept 17) — Men's stableford, division 1: A Abrahams 41, A Kirkpatrick 41, C Poole 40, P Clayton 39, H Johanson 38.

Division 2: P Mullooly 40, J Williams 39, G Eriksen 39, B Clarke 37, J Aitchison 37, I Kirkpatrick 37.

Twos: A Kirkpatrick, P Butler.

Approach: P Butler.

Taine Lincoln followed up his Tahunga open closing day success at Waikohu's equivalent tournament on Saturday.

Tolaga Bay member Lincoln won the overall net with the lowest gross at Tahunga the weekend before.

This time he won the gross with 69 on countback from William Brown, who won the senior division net.

Brown's father Tama had the individual round of the day — a 41-point effort which won the junior men's stableford.

Local pair Marg Tuapawa and Tipi Ruru combined to win the Canadian mixed pairs stableford with 42 points.

SUNDAY — Waikohu open closing day, Canadian mixed pairs stableford: M Tuapawa/T Ruru 42, L Green/V Grace, P Milner/A Tamanui-Nunn 41 on c/b from D Cook/Robyn Ngatai.

Men's competition, senior division, gross: T Lincoln 69.

Net: William Brown 71.

Stableford: G Hawea 35, G Brown 34, J Brown 34.

Junior division, stableford: T Brown 40, A Hindmarsh 38, B Law 38, M Gibson 37, G Watson 36 on c/b.

Best second shots: D Coates/R Ngatai (Canadian mixed pairs), D Russell (men).

Approaches: H Pomana (women), E Brown Jr (senior men), B McKenzie (junior men).

Te Puia Springs

TE Puia Hot Springs Golf Club is celebrating its 75th anniversary on Saturday, November 14. Past and present members are welcome.

Register at jkbabbingtonwelsh@icloud.com or acanddc@hotmail.co.nz

The junior and intermediate men's club championship finals are to be held on Sunday, October 11.

Peter Harrison faces Jack Miratana in the junior final over 18 holes while James Forrester and Bill Clark clash in the intermediate final over 36 holes.

SUNDAY — Women's Handicap Cup, net: H Miratana 70, P Summersby 71, I Ngarimu 71.

Men's stableford: J Forrester 35, J Babbington-Welsh 35, B Clark 35, D McGuire 33, H Rasmussen 32, P Moana 32, P Harrison 31.

Twos: N Dewes.

Intermediate men's club championship semifinal: J Forrester def N Dewes.

Coming up: Sunday, Women's Handicap Cup, men's stableford.

Saturday regular Charlie Taylor's Sunday appearance proved a winning one.

The new member romped away with the junior men's net with easily his best score since joining the club — 93-31-62, seven shots clear of second-placed Cecil Brown.

SUNDAY — Men's net, senior division: J Brown 69, T Green 70, H Brown 70, C Beattie 73, A Brodie 73.

Junior division: C Taylor 62, C Brown 69, B Wallace 71, A Hindmarsh 71, B Tietjen 71.

Women's net: C Wesche 71.

Twos: J Brown.

FRIDAY — Meat pack nine-hole stableford, senior division: B Wallace 20, J Blair 20, M Wimutu 19, B McKenzie 19, H Brown 18 on c/b.

Junior division: B Tietjen 21, D Dodgshun 19, G Maude 19, M Broad 19, R Shannon 17 on c/b.

Mahia

CLUB captain Grant “Horny” Hornblow fittingly won the club captain's par round on Sunday.

Hornblow finished 3-up on the card to head off Chris Taurima on countback.

Taurima also had to settle for runner-up in the Carter Cup handicap matchplay final, losing to Chris Pitman on the first extra hole.

Viv Kyle won the Grandmothers Cup net while Lee Steel was the Non-Grans winner.

Sunday — Club captain's par round: G Hornblow +3, C Taurima +3, M Wesche -3, I Parker -1, V Kyle -1, C Pitman -1.

Carter Cup handicap matchplay final: C Pitman def C Taurima on the 19th.

LGU and Grandmothers Cup net: V Kyle 109-37-72, L Steel 72.

Jill Taylor putting winner: L Steel 32.

Grandmothers Cup winner: V Kyle.

Non-Grans winner: L Steel.

Coming up: SATURDAY, Oct 3, women's open day and pennants.

Neil Hansen retained the senior men's club championship crown with a 5 and 4 win in his 36-hole final against Bruce Yates on Sunday.

Rongo Pomana beat Mark Watts on the 36th hole of the intermediate final while Dan Maitai dethroned Jeremy Murphy 6 and 5 in the junior final.

SUNDAY — Stableford: B Yates 36, N Hansen 34, R Pomana 34, T Higgs 31, M Watts 31.

Twos: B Yates, R Pomana.

COMING UP: SUNDAY, committee meeting 10am. OB and Harry Cup, noon.