Trophies back in Poverty Bay hands

Denise Johnston. Pictures by Paul Rickard

Hawke's Bay’s reclamation of the Lucy May and Bays Bronze women’s interprovincial trophies lasted just one year.

Poverty Bay won back both pieces of silverware in the annual handicap fixture held on the Poverty Bay course on Monday.

The Lucy May (silver) clash went down to the wire, with the home side prevailing 9½ to 8½ over nine holes of combined pairs stableford and 18 holes of singles matchplay.

The Bays Bronze result was more clearcut, Poverty Bay winning 12-6.

Hawke’s Bay went into both ties as the defending champions but Poverty Bay have an impressive history in the annual exchange, and added to that with another double.

Bays Bronze results —Poverty Bay 12 Hawke’s Bay 6

Singles (handicap matchplay) – Poverty Bay 8 Hawke’s Bay 4: Maxine Francois lost 2-down; Mihi Marino lost 5 and 4; Anne Gemmell won 6 and 5; June MacKinnon lost 2-down; Maureen Pickles won 4 and 3; Renee Hiko lost 4 and 3; Debbie Kirkpatrick won 5 and 4; Pat Johansen won 8 and 6; Odette Thompson won 2-up; Robyn Ngatai won 7 and 5; Jan Steele won 2 and 1; Sue Kemp won 4 and 3.

Pairs (combined stableford over nine holes) — Poverty Bay 4 Hawke’s Bay 2: Francois/Marino won 40-37; Gemmell/MacKinnon won 40-37; Pickles/Hiko lost 29-40; Kirkpatrick/Johansen won 38-30; Thompson/Ngatai won 34-27; Steele/Kemp lost 34-35.

Lucy May silver results —Poverty Bay 9.5 Hawke’s Bay 8.5

Singles (handicap matchplay) – Poverty Bay 6 Hawke’s Bay 6: Marg Colebourne won 1-up; Jan Utting lost 7 and 5; Anne Witters won 6 and 5; Blanche Walker lost 4 and 2; Denise Johnston lost 7 and 6; Gay Young won 1-up; Louise Tana lost 1-down; Wiki Morrissey won 4 and 3; Miggles Shanks won 5 and 4; Viv Bell lost 3 and 1; Georgina Roberts lost 2 and 1; Jandy Winiata won 2-up.

Pairs (combined stableford over nine holes – Poverty Bay 3.5 Hawke’s Bay 2.5: Colebourne/Utting lost 32-35; Witters/Walker won 42-34; Johnston/Young halved 35-35; Tana/Morrissey won 37-29; Shanks/Bell won 37-31; Roberts/Winiata lost 30-33.