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The matchplay and Stableford winners from the Emerre & Hathaway Poverty Bay Women's Open this week are: back row (from left) – Sue Talbot, Lee Steel, Jean Clayton, Pauline Zame and Maxine Francois; front (from left) – Kirsty Shaw, Chrissie Courtman and Rachel Young. Absent: Open division 1 matchplay champion Tessa McDonald.

Poverty Bay

Tough recent times at Mahia Golf Club have strengthened the resilience and determination of its members.

Lee Steel’s performance at the Emerre and Hathaway Poverty Bay Women’s Open this week is testament to that.

Steel competed in the 36-hole Stableford section of the two-day tournament, which also featured five divisions of matchplay and an 18-hole competition played over two nines on each day.

Steel won the Midway Plate division 1 Stableford with a whopping haul of 84 points – 45 of those in her 88-23-65 on Monday.

Royal Grange & Auckland member Sue Talbot won the Waikoko Salver division 2 title with 78 points, while Hutt Park’s Jean Clayton won the Wainui Plate division 3 title with 81.

Home-course player Leigh Fletcher’s 42 points topped the Tatapouri Salver division 1 on countback from Poverty Bay’s Pip Dymock in the 18-hole Stableford.

Another local, Pauline Zame, racked up 44 to take the Rosebowl division 2 honours.

Organisers were delighted with how it went.

“A great field, great weather, great fun and wonderful organisation by all involved,” Poverty Bay women’s club captain Anne Gemmell said.

WEDNESDAY – Emerre & Hathaway Poverty Bay Women’s Open, division 1, McFadyen Cup championship final: Tessa McDonald (Puketitiri) from Debbie Noble (Ōmanu).

Consolation: Karen McNeill (Wairaki Int).

Flight 1: Karen Hay (Electrinet Park).

Flight 2: Deborah Cory-Wright (Grange & Royal Auckland).

Division 2, Sandown Salver final: Chrissie Courtman (Hamilton) from Megan Allen (Poverty Bay).

Consolation: Carnie Nelson (Poverty Bay).

Flight 1: Karen Major (Hastings).

Flight 2: Helen Green (Hamilton).

Division 3, Awapuni Salver final: Maxine Francois (PB) from Paula Kane (Grange & Royal Auckland).

Consolation: Mary Kavanagh (Hamilton).

Flight 1: Janet Muir (PB).

Flight 2: Lenda Pimm (Ōpōtiki).

Division 4, Waikanae Cup final: Kirsty Shaw (PB) from Viv Bell (PB).

Consolation: Glenda Street (Ōmokoroa).

Flight 1: Debbie Kirkpatrick (PB).

Flight 2: Dee McCrea (Ōmokoroa).

Division 5, Nicks Head Cup final: Rachel Young (Putaruru) from Robyn Ngatai (Te Puia Springs).

Consolation: Marg Lane (PB).

Flight 1: Hiria McClutchie (Te Puia Springs).

Flight 2: Paipan Denigan (Mahia).

36-hole Stableford, division 1, Midway Plate: Lee Steel (Mahia) 84 (45, 39) from Anne Witters (PB) 77, Monica McMillan (Ōmanu) 72, Jenny Wiggins (Royal Wellington) 68, Mary Allan (PB) 68, Jo Allen (Hastings) 66.

Division 2, Waikoko Salver: Sue Talbot (Grange & Royal Auckland) 78 (41, 37) from Rosemary Burns (Hastings) 74, Claire Balderstone (Ōpōtiki) 71, Christine Kora (Ōpōtiki) 70, Nora Priest (Hastings) 67, Jacqui Watson (Tokarahi – South Island) 65, Dee Wilson (Taupō) 63.

Division 3, Wainui Plate: Jean Clayton (Hutt Park) 81 (41, 40) from Colleen Skuse (PB) 73, Deb Mowatt (Hastings) 68, Jan Leckie (Royal Wellington) 68, Suzanne Nelson (Ōpōtiki) 67, Mary Cox (Hastings) 64, Di Sherratt (PB) 63.

18-hole Stableford, division 1, Tatapouri Salver: Leigh Fletcher (PB) 42 from Pip Dymock (PB) 42, Jo Tietjen (PB) 37, Sue McLaughlin (PB) 36, Ann Butt (PB) 34.

Division 2, Rosebowl: Pauline Zame (PB) 44 from Vicky Meade (PB) 43, Jenny Newman (PB) 39, Jenny Loffler (PB) 37, Rob Dymock (PB) 36.

Approaches, matchplay players, D. Noble, K. Hay, M. Allen, P. Kane, A. Chrisp, K. Sarich, M. Lane, P. Wanklyn.

Approaches, 36-hole Stableford players: M. McMillan, A. Witters, R. Burns, N. Priest, J. Clayton, Di Sherratt/Deb Mowatt.

Best second shots, 18-hole Stableford players: L. Fletcher (Monday and Tuesday), J. Loffler, Jenny Williams.

Twos: K. Sarich, K. Major, M. Allen, C. Nelson, R. Burns, A. Witters 2.

TUESDAY - Veteran men’s Stableford (played at Patutahi): G. Tattersfield 39, P. Clayton 37, D. Atkins 37, J. Aitchison 37.

SUNDAY - Men’s Stableford, division 1: M. Henwood 43, C. Taewa 38, D. Wilson 36.

Division 2: L. Pollitt 34, L. Hewson 33, K. Marshall 33, D. Pirimona 33.

Twos: L. Hewson, C. Taewa, A. Jennings, M. Henwood, B. Matoe.

Approach: C. Carmody.

SATURDAY - Men’s Stableford, division 1: A. Kirkpatrick 39, C. Simpson 37, M. Callaghan 37.

Division 2: K. Marshall 39, B. Talbot 38, B. Simpson 38.

Twos: A. Hayward, G. Brown, D. Bullivant, M. Callaghan, S. Andreassen.

Approach: A. McIntosh.

THURSDAY (Sept 12) – Thursday Throne men’s par: W. Thompson +8, D. Atkins +7, J. Rowe +3, M. Smith +3, V. Richardson +2, C. Christie +1, M. Reynolds +1, N. Mackie +1.

Twos: P. Clayton, K. Goldsmith, N. Mackie, S. Jeune. R. Owen.

Approach: P. Clayton.

Tessa McDonald chips on to the fifth green during the division 1 matchplay final of the Emerre & Hathaway Poverty Bay Women's Open on the Awapuni Links course. McDonald beat Debbie Noble 4 and 3. Photo / Gray Clapham

Tolaga Bay

A Yates family double was the highlight of the 2024 club championships.

Bruce Yates won the senior men’s title while son Murray collected the intermediate crown.

Yates senior proved too good for Taine Lincoln, winning 7 and 6. Toby Williams conceded his match to Murray.

Watene Reedy beat Gary McLean 4 and 3 in the junior final.

SUNDAY – Stableford: M. Yates 42, Taine Lincoln 40, W. Aupouri 40, W. Reedy 40.

Approach: T. Adamson.

Twos: T. Adamson.

Waikohu

Larry Green, Val Grace and Regan Hindmarsh impressed as they claimed major prizes in the Waikohu Open Closing Day tournament on Saturday.

Waikohu pair Green and Grace won the Canadian foursomes Stableford with 41 points, two ahead of Richard Reeves and Andrea Reeves on 39.

Patutahi’s Hindmarsh had two pars and two birdies in his men’s gross-winning even-par 70.

Clubmate Jace Brown had five birdies as he won the Stableford with 32 points and home-course player Tama Brown won the net with 72.

SATURDAY - Waikohu Open Closing Day, Canadian foursomes Stableford: L. Green/V. Grace 41, R. Reeves/Andrea Reeves 39, P. Milner/Audrey Tamanui-Nunn 38, U. Chambers/M. Tuapawa 38.

SATURDAY - Waikohu Open Closing Day, Canadian foursomes stableford: L. Green/V. Grace 41, R. Reeves/Andrea Reeves 39, P. Milner/Audrey Tamanui-Nunn 38, U. Chambers/M. Tuapawa 38.

Men’s gross: R. Hindmarsh 70.

Men’s net: T. Brown 72.

Men’s Stableford: J. Brown 32, D. Kahukoti 31, P. Stewart 31, F. Ngatoro 30.

Twos: A. Ruru.

Long drives: Andrea Reeves, L. Holmberg, R. Hindmarsh, L. Green.

Approaches: V. Grace, R. Reeves.

Best second shots: R. Reeves, Andrea Reeves.

COMING UP: SUNDAY, Baty Cup draw mixed pairs Stableford.

Te Puia Hot Springs

Pauline Summersby and Hiria McClutchie will do battle to decide the 2024 intermediate women’s club champion.

Summersby outgunned Aomihi Cook 7 and 6 in their semifinal clash while McClutchie defeated Iritanga Ngarimu 3 and 2.

Several men’s club championship matches were played on Sunday.

James Forrester defeated Kahu Waitoa; Thomas Donovan defeated Mark Higham; Henry Rasmussen defeated Daryl Goldsmith; and Eruera West defeated Bill Clark.

SUNDAY – Men’s Stableford: J. Forrester jr 41, E. West 39, I. Logan 37.

Tahunga

Two names will go up on the honours board as 2024 club champions.

It has been a couple of years of trials and tribulations for Tahunga after destructive weather events but the club is battling back and its season came to an end last Sunday with its closed closing day.

It came a couple of weeks after the club championships, which featured only two men’s divisions this year – senior and intermediate.

Both titles were hard-earned. Spencer Butt was favoured to add another senior crown and did, just. He beat Tom “Maverick” Stewart on the 36th hole.

The intermediate final also went all the way, with Claude Smith defeating Ben Johnson, also on the 36th.

SUNDAY – Tahunga closed closing day tournament, men’s Stableford: R. Langlands 30, C. Smith 38.

Women’s Stableford: T. Steele 31.

Men’s best second shot on 5: T. Stewart.

Men’s long drive: T. Stewart.

Women’s best second shot on 2: K. Johnson.

Women’s long drive: K. Johnson.

Women’s approach on 4: T. Steele.

Coolmarie men’s pairs: C. Smith/R. Langlands from T. Stewart/W. Short.

Gorringe Salver women’s competition: T. Steele from K. Johnson.

Patutahi

Sel Pohatu has had a short but victoriously sweet time on a 10-handicap.

The long-time single-figure player teed off in Sunday’s club competition on a 10, then proceeded to shoot his best round since February 2022 – 73-10-63.

His 43 points won him the senior men’s Stableford and returned him to single-digit status.

Peter “Chopper” Summersby was in similarly warm form. His junior division-winning 80-15-65, for 41 points, featured the jackpot of two twos.

SUNDAY – Senior men’s Stableford: S. Pohatu 43, A. Hindmarsh 37, J. Brown 34.

Junior men’s Stableford: P. Summersby 41, M. Broad 39, C. Kirkpatrick 37.

Women’s Stableford: K. McClatchie 33.

Twos: P. Summersby 2, J. Phillips, J. Priestley.

Jackpot: P. Summersby.

FRIDAY - Meat pack nine-hole Stableford, senior division: S. Toa 22, S. Pohatu 20, K. Harrison-Allen 20, P. Briant 20.

Junior division: K. Dodgshun 26, S. Helm 23, D. Quinn 22, J. Tietjen 21.

Electrinet Park

Dan Collier and Glen McKinnon have set a hot pace in qualifying for the men’s club championships.

Four-time senior champion Collier fired a two-under 66, including six birdies, on the composite par 68 course.

McKinnon had two twos in his 74, which leads the intermediate division.

Players have been given an extra weekend to post qualifying scores.

The King Cup women’s 27-hole tournament is being held on Sunday.

TUESDAY – Veterans’ Stableford: H. White 41, E. Morley 39.