Golf roundup

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

DOWNPOURS were the talk of the First Light Frozen/Taste One Xmas Hams open tournament on Sunday.

Wet weather resulted in some non-appearances and others pulling the pin during their round but amid this there were several impressive scores.

The rain didn’t bother Sue Johnstone. The 9-hole regular showed she could convert that to 18 with 97-27-70, for 40 points, to win the women’s overall stableford

“As we all folded, she just got better,” husband Rob said.

Tom Reynolds whipped over from his Electrinet Gisborne Park course to win the men’s overall stableford with 79-11-68, for 40.

William Brown and Collin Jeffrey shot the low rounds of the day — 2-over 74 — while Jo Kerr’s 91 was the women’s best gross.

SUNDAY — First Light Frozen/Taste One Xmas Hams open tournament, women’s stableford: S Johnstone 40.

Men’s overall stableford: T Reynolds 40.

Women’s overall gross: J Kerr 91.

Men’s overall gross: W Brown 74.

Women’s stableford: D Kirkpatrick 37, B Walker 35, C Pipi 35, S Spence 34, M Marino 33, T Lewis 33, K Reeves 32.

Men’s stableford, division 1: A Kirkpatrick 36, P Stewart 35, H Keast 34, E Brown Jr 34, H Brown 32, B Morgan 32, M Jefferson 32.

Division 2: R Shove 37, D Pirimona 36, J Witika 36, K Hickey, B Talbot 35, M Henwood 33, S Toa 32

Division 3: R Moleta 38, P Rickard 37, K Daniels 36, R Owen 36, A Putnam 36, T Reeves 35, B Simpson 33.

Twos: H Keast, B Morgan, B Talbot, C Simpson, A Putnam.

SATURDAY — Men’s stableford, division 1: D Pirimona 37, C Poole 34.

Division 2: H Woollett 38, T White 33.

IT was quality over quantity in the net competition on Sunday.

Peter Johnston topped the small field, carding 76-12-64 to head off Joe Blair’s 80-16-64 on countback.

Chris Parker (22) and Dave Quinn (22) were the Friday meat pack 9-hole stableford winners.

Lorraine Haisman won the women’s stableford on Tuesday with 95-27-68, for 39 points.

Vaccine passes are required to compete in the Enterprise Motor Group Patutahi Christmas tournament on Saturday. The passes must be presented prior to players paying their entry and receiving their scorecard.

For Patutahi members, if the pass has already been seen and noted in the club’s register, it is not required to be presented again.

TUESDAY — Women’s stableford: L Haisman 95-27-68, 39; K McLatchie 95-26-69, 38.

Best stableford on par-4s: J Smith 21.

SUNDAY — Net: P Johnston 64, J Blair 64, T Hindmarsh 67, D Johnston 67.

FRIDAY — Meat pack 9-hole stableford, senior division: C Parker 22, T Hindmarsh 22, H Harris 20, A Blakeman 20, B Cameron 19.

Junior division: D Quinn 22, D Maloy 22, G Holland 20, C Brown 20, D Dodgshun 20.

The Enterprise Motor Group Patutahi Christmas open tournament is on Saturday. The draw is (shotgun start) —

8am, No.1 tee: D Russell, C Beattie, J Winiata, Shayde Skudder; G Brown, L Anania, M Pohatu, R Hindmarsh.

No.3: J Neilson, L Jamieson, B Cameron, F Lewis; M Philip, B Walker, D Te Maro, R Akroyd.

No.8: M Smith, B Williams , J Tietjen, C Kirkpatrick; D Dodgshun, D Humphries, W MacLellan, I Tietjen.

No.6: L Haisman, K McLatchie, J Smith, J Ewart; P Summersby, D Quinn, B Tietjen, T Brodie.

No.7: A Pahina, S Pahina, G Hill, R Moore; Tere Lincoln, Taine Lincoln, S Cranswick, B Yates.

No.4: T Hindmarsh, R Pardoe, T Sharp, A Hindmarsh; G Watts, BJ Sidney, M Yates, M Watts.

No.2: Maraea Wesche, Tegal Smith, S Robertson, Trena Smith.

12.30pm, No.1 tee: A Haisman, H Pomana, Maria Wesche, A Tamanui-Nunn; H Harris, B McKenzie, A Nimmo, H Maxwell.

No.3: T Green, J Phillips, T Reynolds, C Jeffrey; Selwyn Pohatu, D Pohatu, Kobe Jones, Reuben.

No.8: M Henwood,, C Christophers, M Christophers, Marcus; H Brown, R Pohatu, W Wesche, R Moleta, T Akroyd, T Donovan, W Brown, E Brown Jr.

No.6: H Rogers, J Rogers, R Maxwell, C Haywood; L Green, Cowboy, T Adamson, M Weaver.

No.7: J Collier, D Pilatati, G Hawea, P Milner; L Maynard, M de Luze, M Maynard, S Maynard.

No.4: H Humble, D Johnston, P Johnston, J Blair; Selwyn Skudder, C Brown, D Skudder, S Pittar.

No.2: E Wynyard, I Ruru, V Grace, M Tuapawa.

THOMAS Donovan flew like an eagle last Thursday . . . well, eagles to be exact.

Donovan had eagles on the first and ninth holes in a scintillating 5-under 31 for 24 points and victory in the Diggit Gizzy twilight stableford.

After playing partner Tony Akroyd stiffed his second shot on the par-5 first to tap-in distance of the hole for an eagle, Donovan followed suit, albeit via a different path.

TD chipped in from behind a bunker for his 3. He made birdie on the third, then parred all the way to the ninth, where he hit what he described as “a baby 6-iron” to about 10 feet of the hole, and sank the putt.

Thirty players are in the qualifying hunt for the twilight shootout final.

Heading into the last couple of twlight competitions before Christmas, these 30, as of last week, had registered the required five scores.

Another five scores from when the twilight competition resumes next year are needed.

The top 10 players qualify for the hole-by-hole elimination final, the winner collecting $1000.

Matt Henwood is leading qualifing on 104 stableford points at an impressive average of 20.8, Dave Rameka is second on 97 and Craig Christophers third on 95.

Al Nairne took two bites of the victory cherry last week.

Nairne won the veterans’ Tuesday stableford with 90-21-69, for 39 points, then completed the double on Saturday with 37 points.

SATURDAY — Men’s stableford: A Nairne 37, H Schreiber 36pts.

TUESDAY (Dec 7) — Veterans’ stableford: A Nairne 39, P Simpson 38, H Schreiber 38, B Lumsden-Nicholls 37, D Te Maro 36, E Parkin 36, C Brown 36, C Aramakutu 36, W Brown 35, B Walker 33.

Twos: H Schreiber.

COMING UP: SUNDAY, AGM, 9am (members are encouraged to get their committee nomination forms in), followed by Colin Campbell Cup drawn mixed pairs aggregate stableford, 10.30am tee-off.

DARYL Goldsmith stepped back in time to post the round of the day at the Cooks Passenger and Courier Services Te Puia Springs’ Christmas tournament on Saturday.

Goldsmith rediscovered the form of old in breaking 80 for the first time in 6½ years — carding 79-20-59 to win the men’s overall net.

Thomas Donovan’s up-and-down 7-over 73 was good enough to top the men’s gross while James Forrester won the stableford with 78-17-61, for 41 points.

Hazel Miratana reproduced her previous weekend fireworks to win the women’s gross with 84 off a 22 handicap. She shot 84 the Sunday before.

Hiria McClutchie won the net with 91-26-65 and Pauline Summersby won the stableford with 37 points.

SATURDAY — Cooks Passenger and Courier Services Te Puia Springs Christmas tournament, women’s division, gross: H Miratana 84.

Net: H McClutchie 65.

Stableford: P Summersby 37, J Williams 36, G Roberts 36, M Tuapawa 34, E Wynyard 33.

Approaches: J Williams, M Puke.

Most golf: V Fraser.

Men’s division, gross: T Donovan 73.

Net: D Goldsmith 59.

Stableford: J Forrester 41, J Collier 40, J Miratana 39, B Clark 39, P Ngarimu 38, H Rasmussen 37, I Logan 36, A Forrester 35, R Walker 35.

Approaches: J Sheridan, C Nepe.

Most golf: D Cook.

Twos: J Sheridan, C Nepe.

THE Guys v Dolls competition is on Sunday. Participants are to bring a gift wrapped in newspaper to exchange at the club prize-giving, which will be followed by entertainment.