GOLF ROUNDUP

TONI Rutene was taught to play golf by grandfather Terry.

On Sunday she won the tournament that honours him.

Toni defeated Larry Green in the final of the Terry “Dunga” Rutene memorial 4x9-hole matchplay tournament.

Whānau is a huge part of the annual event and there was a particularly strong Rutene presence this year.

Sonny Rutene junior, the son of Terry’s late brother Sonny, beat Marg Tuapawa in the championship plate final.

Sonny Ritchie, the son-in-law of Terry, defeated son Te Rata in the flight final.

Percy Milner beat Cheryl Te Rito — Terry’s niece — in the plate flight final.

SUNDAY — Terry Rutene memorial 4x9-hole matchplay tournament, championship final: Toni Rutene def Larry Green.

Flight: Percy Milner def Cheryl Te Rito.

Plate final: Sonny Rutene Jnr def Marg Tuapawa/

Flight: Sonny Ritchie def Te Rata Ritchie

9-hole stableford: M Ruru 22, S Taingahue 22, D Godbold 21, D Russell 20.

COMING UP: SUNDAY, club competition.

HUKANUI Brown sent a warning to his Oligoi Jug men’s interclub opponents this weekend with an Easter winning double.

Brown won the senior men’s stableford on Sunday with 70-1-69, for 37 points, then ramped it up to win the holiday Monday competition with 67-1-66, for 40, including six birdies.

Brown, who had a win and a loss in the first two rounds of the Oligoi at Tolaga Bay two weekends ago, is back in pennants action on his home course this Saturday.

His Patutahi 2 side play Park 1 and Te Puia Springs.

Garth Tattersfield (36pts) and Denise Johnston (33) were the other 18-hole winners over the Easter break while Adam Brodie (20) and Tony Sharp (19) won their divisions of the Friday meat pack stableford.

MONDAY — Men’s stableford: H Brown 40, D Pohatu 38, H Harris 37, J Neilson 36, R Pardoe 36, R Moleta 35.

Eagle on 3: A Higham.

SUNDAY — Men’s stableford, senior division: H Brown 37, T Brodie 36, G Brown 35, D Pohatu 34.

Junior division: G Tattersfield 36, R Moleta 35, A Brodie 32, S Watson 32.

Women’s stableford: D Johnston 33.

Twos: T Green, S Watson, T Brodie, M Smith.

FRIDAY — Meat pack 9-hole stableford, senior division: A Brodie 20, D Russell 20, T Lincoln 18, C Beattie 18, R Hindmarsh 18.

Junior division: T Sharp 19, M Owen 19, I Tietjen 18, D Dodgshun 18, D Skudder 16.

DON Wright’s comeback from knee surgery reached a career high in winning the Reynolds Cup men’s matchplay title on Saturday.

The big left-hander defeated men’s club captain Andy Hayward 2 and 1 in the final with what he described as “low-risk golf”.

Wright, who beat Stefan Andreassen and Alan Williams on his way to the final, made the most of the six shots he was getting off 9-handicapper Hayward.

“It was definitely my best-ever golfing moment,” Wright said. “I played the final about four years ago against Pat Butler and I lost playing the worst golf ever.

“That drove me not to let that happen again,” said Wright, who also had praise for his opponent.

“It was great to play against Andy. He never gives up.”

Marg Colebourne dominated the Home Links competitions on Wednesday.

Her 86-16-70 won the Coronation Medal and Aotearoa Cup, was easily the best gross and topped the silver division of the LGU 3.

The Viv Swann Salver and LGU 2 are to be held tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY — LGU 3, silver division: M Colebourne 86-16-70.

Bronze 1: P Gayford 98-23-75.

Bronze 2: P Wanklyn 108-30-78.

9-holers: C Mackie 35.

Home Links competitions, Coronation Medal: M Colebourne 70.

Aotearoa Cup: M Colebourne 70.

Veterans Cup: P Gayford 75.

Best gross: M Colebourne 86.

Monday — 6x6x6 net+putts-stableford: J Utting -23, G Young -24.

Sunday — Men’s stableford, division 1: A White 38, B Talbot 35, B Morrissey 34, C Simpson 33.

Division 2: J Kerekere 39, L Pollitt 38, D Hall 35, P Rickard 33.

Twos: A Putnam, C Carmody, D Pirimona.

Approach: C Carmody.

Saturday — Men’s stableford, division 1: M Dodgshun 36, C Simpson 34, V Richardson 34.

Division 2: K Goldsmith 41, M Smith 38, P Humphreys 37.

Twos: C Simpson, D Situ.

Approach: W Thompson.

THURSDAY (April 14) — Men’s stableford, division 1: T Goldsmith 35, V Richardson 34, J Van Helden 34, C Poole 34, A Abrahams 34.

Division 2: P Humphreys 37, B Simpson 34, B Allen 33, P.Goodwin 31, J Williams 31.

Twos: G Clapham.

Approach: G Clapham.

COMING UP: SATURDAY, April 30, Enterprise Motor Group men’s open foursomes, 18 holes, two-tee start from 11.15am, gross, net and stableford sections, barbeque to follow, entries to pro shop.

FOOTBALLER, cricketer and now a quality golfer.

Craig Christophers doesn’t do things by halves when it comes to sport and his passion for golf reached another milestone at the weekend with a personal best at the Park.

Christophers had two twos (the fifth and seventh holes) and an eagle-2 on the 12th in his 76-8-68, for 40 points.

A year ago, he was on an 18-handicap. Earlier this week he was on 7.

Sunday — Men’s stableford: C Christophers 40.

Twos: C Christophers 2.

SATURDAY — Men’s stableford: D Gregory 35.

Twos: Z Boyle.

Tuesday (April 12) — Veteran men’s stableford: C Carpendale 35, G Williams 35, A Reedy 34, J White 34, J Witika 34, P Wellard 32, W Carpendale 31, C Brown 29, S Mohlmann 29.

The Park teams for the Endeavour men’s interclub pennants at Tolaga Bay on Saturday are —

Team 1 (to play Poverty Bay and Te Puia Springs): C Christophers, M Christophers, J Hayes, I Loffler, A Pomana, J Coppen.

Team 2 (to play Waikohu and Mahia): W Carpendale, J Witika, R Moore, S Phillips, P Wellard, M Emery.

Meet at clubhouse at 9am to sort transport.