One win to them, one to us

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

Honours were shared when Poverty Bay took on Bay of Plenty in their annual inter-district women’s challenge at Gisborne Park this week.

The visitors won the silver division 7½ to 4½ while the home side took the bronze honours 8½ to 3½.

The format was pairs nine-hole combined stableford in the morning and singles matchplay over 18 holes in the afternoon.

Park players took advantage of their local knowledge in both exchanges.

For the silver team, Karen Hay had a win and a half, as did Mihi Marino. Jo Kerr had two halves.

Robyn Ngatai (Te Puia Springs) and Jan Ewart (Patutahi) starred for the bronze side. They combined for a 44-point haul, easily the best of all pairs, in the morning. Both women also won their singles matches.

Carney Pipi and Park clubmate Jean Foot also had two wins apiece. Kirsty Shaw (Poverty Bay) and Pat Johansen (Gis P) had a win and a half each.

Silver results

Poverty Bay 4½ Bay of Plenty 7½ — Pairs combined nine-hole stableford: Jo Kerr/Karen Hay halved 30-all, Anne Witters/Jan Utting lost 26-30, Blanche Walker/Sally Spence lost 24-34, Denise Johnston/Mihi Marino won 34-29.

18-hole singles matchplay: Kerr halved, Hay won, Witters lost, Utting lost, Walker won, Spence lost, Johnston lost, Marino halved.

Bronze results

Poverty Bay 8½ Bay of Plenty 3½ — Pairs combined nine-hole stableford: Carney Pipi/Jean Foot won 36 to 29, Jan Steele/Tracey Ford lost 30-31, Kirsty Shaw/Pat Johansen halved 31-31, Robyn Ngatai/Jan Ewart won 44-28.

18-hole matchplay singles: Pipi won, Foot won, Steele lost, Ford lost, Shaw won, Johansen won, Ngatai won, Ewart won.