Veteran Tene Goldsmith has added another age-breaking score to his collection - the 78-year-old shooting 77 at his Awapuni Links home course on Tuesday. Photo / Paul Rickard
Tolaga Bay’s Wiremu Aupouri was the individual standout while a home-course duo proved deadly in Waikohu’s open opening day on Saturday.
Aupouri won the men’s gross with 70, two ahead of Patutahi’s Dwayne Russell - an out of bounds proving costly.
Larry Green and Marg Tuapawa combined for 41 points to win the Canadian mixed pairs.
Mahia’s Darryl McKinlay won the net with 70 from Terry Reeves’ 72.
SATURDAY - Waikohu open opening day, Canadian mixed foursomes.
Stableford: L. Green/M. Tuapawa 41; S. Ritchie / P. Rutene 38; H. Tupara/L. Waitoa 37; K. Ruru/H. Pomana 37.
Men’s gross: W. Aupouri 70, D. Russell 72.
Net: D. McKinlay 70, T. Reeves 72.
Long drives: H. Brown, G. Shapland, L. Waitoa, K. Sarich.
Nearest the pin: P. Rutene, T. Reeves.
Best second shot, Canadian foursomes: K. Sarich/D. Wilson.
COMING UP: SUNDAY, first round of handicap singles; SATURDAY, Feb 28, Waikohu Men’s Open, gross, net, stableford, also featuring the Tama Brown Longest Drive novelty challenge, 10am registration and cup of tea, 11am tee-off, inquiries to Karauria Ruru, 0274 041752.
Tene Goldsmith likes this time of the year.
The soon-to-be-octogenarian has a tradition of hitting peak form over this period, which has culminated in him equalling or breaking his age multiple times.
Last year, a day after his 78th, birthday, he shot 75 and followed it up with two 78s and a 76 before the end of 2025.
On January 2, “Goldie” carded 78. On Saturday he won the Division 1 men’s Stableford with 79-9-70, for 38 points. And on Tuesday he topped a field of 27 in the veteran men’s Stableford with 77-9-68, for 40.
He turns 79 on February 21.
An extra day has been added to qualifying for the Sean Shivnan Pharmacy men’s shootout. As well as Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, players will be able to qualify each Friday.
Murray Smith is used to signing for three-figure scores, but he’s hoping to get used to two-digit ones after last week. The “Doc”, who broke 100 twice last year and recently went agonisingly close to a hole-in-one, won the Division 2 men’s Stableford on Thursday with 98-30-68, for 40 points. Watch his space.
SUNDAY - Men’s Stableford.
Division 1: J. Leaf 36, P. Stewart 34.
Division 2: A. Putnam 38, L. Hunt 38, M. McMenamin.
Twos: M. Norman, R. Morley, K. Houkamau.
Nearest to pin: K. Houkamau.
SATURDAY - Men’s Stableford.
Division 1: T. Goldsmith 38, M. Callaghan 38, J. Leaf 38.
Division 2: J. Kerekere 38, B. Croskery 37, B. Read 37, R. Richards 37.
Hole-in-one on the second: M. Callaghan.
Twos: D. Bush, T. Loomis.
Nearest to pin: D. Bush.
THURSDAY (Feb 5) - Men’s Stableford.
Division 1: S. Jeune 36, V. Richardson 36.
Division 2: M. Smith 40, G. Clapham 39, A. Abrahams 37, Reid Fletcher 37, J. Aitchison 37.
Twos: D. Bush, J. Aitchison, G. Udall, H. Johanson, A. Reedy, N. Mackie.
Nearest to pin: A. Reedy.
COMING UP: SATURDAY, men’s club competition and first event of Primo Cup points series; SATURDAY, Feb 21, qualifying for Reynolds Cup and associated cups men’s handicap matchplay, enter at pro shop; SUNDAY, Feb 22, Bull Cup men’s team of four Stableford, enter at pro shop.
Henry Rasmussen saved his best to last to win the men’s Summer Cup crown on Sunday.
Rasmussen’s 78-19-59, for 43 Stableford points, was his first sub-80 effort since January of last year and won him the series silverware in which players counted three of their best four scores.
Hiria McClutchie won the women’s Summer Cup title.
SUNDAY - Summer Cup, women’s overall winner (best three of four rounds): H. McClutchie.
Men’s overall winner: H. Rasmussen.
Men’s Stableford: H. Rasmussen 78-19-59, 43; P. Morrice 86-25-61, 41; M. Aurupa 74-11-63, 39.
Twos: P. Savage, W. Mannering.
COMING UP: SUNDAY, club meeting, first round of Jo Hale Memorial.
Alex Nanai is known more for his prowess with a cue rather than a club.
An accomplished snooker player, Nanai is showing he can putt as well as pot, and can chalk up the points on the course, not just the table.
Nanai won the men’s par competition on Sunday with 88-22-66, for +5.
It was “your shout, Matt” as Matt Henwood’s 1-under 71 on Sunday featured the $100 jackpot of two twos (on the second and fifth holes).
SUNDAY - Men’s par: A. Nanai +5, S. Pahina +1, J. Collier Snr +1.
Nearest the pin: S. Phillips.
Long drive: M. Henwood.
Twos: M. Henwood 2, B. Matoe, C. Christophers, D. Pilitati.
Jackpot: M. Henwood.
THURSDAY (Feb 5) - Novus Glass Twilight Stableford, Division 1: M. Henwood 19.
Division 2: C. Rohe 28, W. Tamatea 24.
Long drive: C. Christophers.
Nearest the pin: I. Loffler.
Monkey on the back: F. Ngatoro.
A couple of sub-par performances were denied victory in Friday’s meat pack 9-hole Stableford
Wiremu Aupouri shot 2-under 33 while Regan Hindmarsh returned 34, but they had to settle for the minor placings behind Tolaga Bay’s Gary McLean’s 21 points.
Girlpower topped Division 2 with Suzy Gardner’s 22 points winning from Margot Brodie (21).
George Brown (67), Mitch Forrest (67) and Denise Johnston (72) were the Sunday net winners.
A meeting is being held on Saturday from 9am at Patutahi to discuss and finalise changes to the women’s interclub pennants for 2026. All are welcome.
SUNDAY - Women’s net: D. Johnston 72, M. Philip 73.
Men’s net, Division 1: G. Brown 67, P. Molloy 68, K. Harrison-Allen 70, E. Brown Jnr 70, A. Nimmo 70, T. Green 72.
Division 2: M. Forrest 67, D. Dodgshun 68, J. Tietjen 71.
Eagle on 10: D. Russell.
FRIDAY - Meat pack 9-hole Stableford.
Division 1: G. McLean 21, W. Aupouri 20, R. Hindmarsh 19, B. Pohatu 19, C. Stills-Hindmarsh 18.
Division 2: S. Gardner 22, M. Brodie 21, G. Tattersfield 20, L. Bates 20, J. Tietjen 20.
COMING UP: SATURDAY, Patutahi open opening day tournament, Canadian mixed pairs and men’s sections, 11am tee-off, inquiries to George Brown 0273709869 or horiboy1@xtra.co.nz; SATURDAY, Feb 21: Patutahi women’s open and Round 1 of women’s interclub pennants, 10am tee-off, entries to Kennedy Sarich.
John Hale’s third round of the year was a triumphant one.
Hale won the Stableford on Sunday with 91-27-64, for 40 points.
SUNDAY - Stableford: J. Hale 40, W. Reedy 35, P. Stevenson 35, P. Tuapawa 34.
Approach: T. Higgs.