FEATHERSTON
By Glenn Harper
Winter has finally put in its appearance, making things a bit harder for golfers.
Big news at the club was the women's golf last Friday.
The Riverside Cup final matches were played at Eketahuna on wet and muddy grounds, where the Featherston women played Mahunga, coming out 4 to 2 winners. The team, led by Julie Murray in her first time as captain, won the cup for the first time in 27 years. Other members were Sharon Harper, Sally Fairbrother, Julie Dondertman, Cath Berry, Roz Harding along with Alison Saunders, Shona Pillar and Denise Larkin.
Sunday, June 9, Stableford results: 1 Allen Bennett 42 points, 2 Barry Johnson 40, 3= Johnson Williams and Charlie Fairbrother 38. Twos: Barry Johnson Dave De Joux and Brian Russo.
Sunday, June 16, the weather was wet and drizzly but special matches had to be played. Par results: 1 Norm Ellis +5, 2 Eddie Brown +3, 3= Lee O'Donovan, Allen Bennett, John Warner +2, 6 Jeff Saunders +1. Two: Alan King.
Quarter-final results of the Harry Puha: Jeff Saunders/Mike Topp beat Allen Bennett/Glenn Harper; Johnson Williams/Takarangi Williams beat Alistair Forest/Terry Bryan; Eddie Brown/Charlie Fairbrother beat Rick Mikara/Alex Walters; Tai Walters/John Gray beat Brent Leader/Terry Smith; Alan King/Barry Johnson beat Brian Russo/Lee O'Donovan; Mike Wren/Alf Sio beat Ray Weighell/Tony Taylor; George Criddle/Norm Ellis beat Charlie Preistley/Patrick Melaugh after 20 holes. The next round of the Puha will be played in two weeks.
CARTERTON
Club results from June 11-15.
Vets: Tuesday was round two of the Jack Cross Memorial Plate, Bisque Par. As usual, there were some strange results, perhaps the best being Chris Connor, who scored plus 5 on that format. Had he just played a normal par round he would have been plus 6. The winner was a Duncan Pincock, on his first turnout with the Vets, with plus 7. For the rest of the players who took calculus at school, Wal McKnight, Chris Connor, Toby Hempleman and Richard Chapman were all +5, Garry Smith, Ray Clarke, Neil Stuart and Bill Shakespeare +4, Mike Holt, George Rink, Ron Lukies, Godfrey Bowden and Keith Brown +3. Nearest the pin: Keith Brown and Cam Coutts (in two).
Women: Wednesday was the third round of the Coyle Cup. With the weather as it was, there were only five in the field. Results: 1 Gay Martin even par, 2 Val Willis minus 7.
On Saturday, the women were partnered with men for the Huntly Dudson Cup. Results: 1= Corrie van Zanten/Chris Connor and Margaret Bradshaw/Ray Clarke minus one, 3 Dave Wills/Emma Garrity 2 down.
Men: For the men who were surplus to requirements there was a par round.
Results: Nigel Tomlin plus one followed by Peter Wihare (Trentham Camp), Chris Ranish and Les Cherry. Nearest the pin: Dean Gray (in two), Chris Connor and Greg Hilston (in two).
MARTINBOROUGH
By Kevin Campbell
Doug Ferguson won the Grumpys par round 4 up last week, a complete reversal of form from the previous week.
The 9-holers played a par round. Results: 1 Sandra Burgess 3 up, 2 Mary Herrick 4 up. Closest to the pin: Ann Renall.
Howie Cup handicap matchplay championship results: 1 Pat Wood, 2 Katherine Lawrence. Plate: 1 Sherryl Howie, 2 June Sugrue.
The 18-hole women played a Stableford round and three finished with 36 points: Pamela Messervey, Bindy McLeod and Lyle Griffiths.
Thursday club results: 1 Craig Colton 44 points, 2 Griff Page 43, 3 Bill Crook 40, 4= Frank Burton, Andrew Sim, David Kershaw 39.
Saturday's Stableford results: 1= Ian Stewart and Terry Blacktop 40 points, 3 Young Caleb Everson 39, 4 Patrick Golf reports
Pedlow 38. Nearest the pin: Colin Whibley-Smith.
Sunday's shoot-out medal and putting round was played in miserable conditions. Results: 1 Ash Reed nett 68, 2 Ian Stewart 70, 3 Ro Griffiths 71. Bird's nest: Doug Clark, two 2s. Twos: George Kirk, Ian Stewart and Peter Hudson. Putting: Ian Stewart.
MAHUNGA
By Kevin May
Last Saturday, the men started the quest for the Walker fourball with the qualifying round. Results: Ivan Karaitiana/Jeremy Harp 62 nett, Kurt Karaitiana/Phillip Granich 64, Shane Hawkins/Frank Martin and Graeme Dick/Brett Sargent 67.
The club competition on Saturday was an individual medal round. Results: Group one: 1= Ivan Karaitiana and Kurt Karaitiana 68 nett, 3 Paul Maisey 70. Group two: 1 Laurence Butler 73 nett, 2 Shane Stewart 74, 3 John Cunningham 75. Group three: 1 Shane Hawkins 70 nett, 2= Jack McGlashan and David O'Reilly 72. Nearest the pin: Ivan Karaitiana, Michelle Coley, Paul Maisey (2), Jack McGlashan and Shane Stewart. Twos: Ivan Karaitiana, Wayne Evans, Shane Stewart, Michelle Coley and Kurt Karaitiana (2).
The weather on Sunday caused the country clubs' visit to Mahunga to be cancelled and the veterans' competition on Tuesday was also called off.
On Saturday, the men play the first round of the Walker fourball competition and the women play the Mills Cup competition. The club competition is a par round.
Sunday's club competition is a Stableford round. The Masterton Cosmopolitan Club will play the South Wairarapa Workingmen's Club for the Ken Luke Memorial Trophy, tee-off time from 9.30am.
Walker Fourball, round 1, Saturday, June 22. No1 Tee: 11.15am: L Kawana/G Granich v G Dick/B Sargent; 11.22am: F Martin/S Hawkins v W Evans/R Britt; 11.29am: B Chappell/M O'Reilly v S Stewart/G Duckett; 11.36am: R Cocks/N Biel v A Coltham/K May; 11.43am: D Coley/D O'Reilly v P Haxton/M Logan; 11.50am: P Beech/L Butler v S Wilson/J McGlashan; 11.57am: K Karaitiana/P Granich v K Hunter/I Grant.
MASTERTON
By Mike Dixon
The last interclub team to complete their 2013 season were the women's Riverside Cup team, who played Riversdale at Eketahuna last Friday.
Needing a good win to give themselves a chance of winning the trophy, the team almost did it with an excellent 5-1 victory but, as it turned out, this was not enough to pass Eketahuna and eventual winners Featherston, and Masterton came third by one point. Wins were recorded by Jeanette McNae, Janice Hayes, Venetta Justice, Janna Blundell and Trish Newcombe.
On Tuesday, the women played a Home Pennants Stableford round in cold, wet conditions, which resulted in a smaller-than-usual field. Results: 1 Jo Bird 37, 2 Sereana Phillipps 34, 2 Sylvia Beavis 33. Nearest the pin: Larraine Duckett and Sylvia Beavis.
Next Tuesday, the women hold a mid-winter fun day called Simply Red, which will include a split sixes competition.
On Monday, the vets struck a cold, showery day, which impacted on the field, and no women played. Results: Men Group 1: 1 Ash Peterson 24, 2 Charles Anderson 23, 3 Kevin Hooper 21. Men Group 2: 1 Bill Reid 26, 2 David Brenkley 20. Nearest the pin: Kelvin Biggs.
Last Saturday, the final of the men's Oldfield Rosebowl was played between Ray Verhaart and Barry Henderson. It was a seesaw battle, with Verhaart getting 3 up early, only to have Henderson fight back and be all square after 10 holes. However, as is often the case, the player who wins Masterton's Amen Corner (11, 12, 13 and 14) goes on to win and this was so on Saturday, with Verhaart winning three of the four holes to eventually win the trophy 4 and 2. For the rest of the field, Saturday was a Stableford round for men and women. Results: Men Group 1: 1 Murray Wolland 38, 2 Jeff Ogg 38, 3 Nigel Udy 36. Men Group 2: 1 Dominic Stewart 37, 2 Ray Verhaart 36, 3 Mike Falloon 35. Closest to the pin: Ian Buchanan and Wayne O'Donnell.
The Thursday Stableford field was severely reduced but the scoring was excellent. Results: 1= Nooroa Rota and Aaron Lethbridge 41, 3 Jeff Ogg. Nearest the pin: Geoff Mason.
This weekend, the men's club field will have a par round while the women have a free day.
Off the fairway
With the persistent rain and lack of wind, the course is beginning to get quite wet in some places, so it is a good time to remind all golfers about small things they can do to preserve the course. Please remember to walk on paths as much as possible, to refrain from walking on the fringes unless you have to, to keep carts and trolleys well away from the greens, and repair your pitch marks.