Golf roundup

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

PERSONAL bests are to be a regular occurrence for teenager Jessica Hayward as her fledgling golf career progresses.

The latest came on Sunday — a PB low round on her home course at the Taste One/First Light Frozen Christmas Hams Tournament.

Hayward won the women's overall stableford with 104-40-64, for 46 points.

It highlighted a day of scorching rounds, with 20 players posting 40 or more points.

Hayward's effort was the best and she was followed by overall men's winner Lee Pollitt (45pts), with Poverty Bay clubmate Bill Allen and Gisborne Park's Derek “Red” Craven posting 44 and Alan Baldwin 43, including a 27-point front nine of 39 off his 24 handicap.

A trio of women had 43-point hauls — Opotiki's Vicki Morrow, home-course player Anne Witters in her first round for six weeks, and Poverty Bay club president Miggles Shanks.

Sports broadcaster/presenter Murray Deaker, in Gisborne for a wedding, was among the prizes for his 82-13-69, for 39 points.

Tene Goldsmith found top form a day too early. The 72-year-old shot 1-over 73-7-66, for 42 points, to win the division 1 men's stableford on Saturday.

The round of Saturday, however, came from Brian Read — 93-29-64, for 44 points, which took the division 2 honours.

Sunday — Taste One/First Light Frozen Christmas Hams Tournament, men's overall stableford: L Pollitt 45, B Allen 44.

Women's overall stableford: J Hayward 46.

Women's stableford: V Morrow 43, A Witters 43, M Shanks 43, S Johnstone 41, E Ball 40, M Colebourne 39, O Thompson 39, K Reeve 39, T Lewis 37, M Williams 37.

Senior men's stableford: C Taewa 41, G Burnside 41, A White 40, A Kirkpatrick 40, R Gibson 39, J Situ 39, M Jefferson 39, B Reynolds 39, M Callaghan 38.

Intermediate men's stableford: D Craven 44, J Kerekere 41, P Rickard 40, B Talbot 40, D Cole 40, D Boyle 39, M Deaker 39, D Meadows 39, M Karalus 38, G Hawea 38.

Junior men's stableford: A Baldwin 43, R Johnstone 41, T Leggett 41, W Morrow 40, J Holmes 40, M van der Velde 39, D McFadyen 39, M Abraham 39, R Skuse 38, R Pardoe 38.

Twos: M Norman, G Burnside, Z Boyle, K Travers, L Pollitt, M Thomas, M Shanks.

SATURDAY — Men's stableford, division 1: T Goldsmith 42, J Situ 39.

Division 2: B Read 44, C Poole 40.

Twos: T Goldsmith, A Kirkpatrick, N Mackie.

Approach: T Goldsmith.

Thursday (Dec 12) — Men's stableford, division 1: J Bryden 41, C Dean 40, M Thomas 38.

Division 2: W Thompson 39, J Aitchison 38, M Gemmell 37.

Twos: A Abrahams 2, G Brown, M Higham.

Approach: A Abrahams.

Jackpot: A Abrahams.

LOCALS ruled at Te Puia Springs' Christmas tournament on Saturday.

Hosts members were in rampant form led by Bill Clark's men's net-winning 76-17-59.

The other main prizes were won by Te Puia players bar the men's gross, which went to Patutahi's Hukanui Brown.

Georgina Roberts (82) won the women's gross, Hiria McClutchie (62) the net and Hazel Miratana (40 points) the stableford.

Dick Cook, co-owner of chief sponsor Cooks Couriers, won the men's stableford with 42 points.

Clark, McClutchie and Cook continued their winning ways into Sunday.

Clark and McClutchie won the McDowell Cup mixed pairs 36-hole stableford with 88 points, just one point ahead of Peter and Iritana Ngarimu.

Cook had 41 points to top the stableford.

SUNDAY — McDowell Cup mixed pairs stableford (over two rounds): H McClutchie/B Clark 88, P and I Ngarimu 87, G Roberts/J Devery 86, J and H Miratana 86.

Stableford: D Cook 41, P Harrison 40, N Dewes 39, J Babbington-Welsh 38, D Goldsmith 38, A Cook 36, A Forrester 35, H Pomana 35.

SATURDAY — Cooks Couriers/Colbert Buses/Te Puia Springs Thursday Club Xmas Tournament, women's division, gross: G Roberts 82.

Net: H McClutchie 62.

Stableford: H Miratana 40, I Ngarimu 36, P Summersby 35, A Cook 35, B Walker 34, D Goldsmith 34.

Men's division, gross: H Brown 72.

Net: B Clark 59.

Stableford: D Cook 42, R White 41, M Watts 41, I Ruru 40, P Harrison 40, C Nepe 40, N Dewes 40, A Forrester 40, T Rangi 39, J Miratana 38, P Ngarimu 38, A Higham 38, J Puha 38, R Grace 37, J Collier 37, C Brown 36, J Forrester 36, Tere Lincoln 36.

Twos: J Forrester, H Pomana, A Forrester, B Clark, D Cook.

Approaches: H Humble (women on No.6), D Goldsmith (men on No.6), H Brown (men on No.16).

IT was the Horst Schreiber Show on Saturday.

Schreiber won the men's stableford with 85-21-64, for 44 points, his lowest score since January 2017.

He also had a two.

The club's AGM is at 9am on Sunday and will be followed by a play the course backwards competition.

Electrinet Park results, SUNDAY — Men's stableford: G Hill 39.

SATURDAY — Men's stableford: H Schreiber 44.

Two: H Schreiber.

WEDNESDAY (Dec 11) — Women's South African pairs stableford: P Shaw/J Muir 90.

Tuesday (Dec 10) — Veteran men's stableford: A Lewington 38, R Maxwell 37, R McGann 36, B Cox 36, E Parkin 35, P Mitchell 35, P Koorey 35.

Twos: R McGann.

COMING UP: SUNDAY, AGM at 9am followed by play the course backwards competition.

MATT Stock was in the winner's circle twice in three days.

Stock won the senior division of the meat pack nine-hole stableford on Friday, then followed it up with victory in the same division over 18 holes on Sunday, shooting 77-13-64.

Pat Hokianga won the junior division with 79-15-64, Jace Brown had an eagle-2 on the 276-metre par-4 fifth hole, Tony Akroyd had two twos and Denise Johnston won the women's net with 67.

TUESDAY — Women's net: K McLatchie 97-27-70, J Winiata 92-18-74.

SUNDAY — Men's net, senior division: M Stock 64, G Brown 66, T Akroyd 66, D Russell 67.

Junior division: P Hokianga 64, P Johnston 67, M de Luze 68, A Brodie 69.

Women's net: D Johnston 67.

Twos: T Akroyd 2, M Stock, C Brown, P Johnston, J Brown (eagle 2 on No.5).

Jackpot: C Brown.

FRIDAY — Meat pack nine-holes stableford, senior division: M Stock 22, C Beattie 21, J Neilson 21, S Pohatu 20, T Brodie 20 on c/b.

Junior division: P Jex-Blake 27, G Maude 23, T Coutts 22, I Tietjen 21, D Dodgshun 21.

COMING UP: SATURDAY, Patutahi Golf Club Hansen and Tomlinson Xmas Hams Tournament, entry includes twos and meal, 8am and 12 noon starts, gross net and stableford, inquiries to George Brown 027 370 9869, Jenny Ruru 021 0829 9036, Tony Green 021 316 292 or golf club 862 7789.

THE annual prizegiving battle of the sexes takes place on Sunday.

The Guys versus Dolls is always a keenly-contested event that follows the club's AGM.

Larry Green warmed up for it by winning the club stableford on Sunday with 37 points.

SUNDAY — Stableford: L Green 37, K Tamanui 33, P Milner 29, T Smith 29, E Wynyard 29.

Twos: P Milner, M Tuapawa.

COMING UP: SUNDAY, AGM at 10am followed by Guys v Dolls and prizegiving, bring a plate and gift.