Golf roundup

Tairāwhiti Golf Association president and Electrinet Park member Anaru Reedy would be the first to say this is his best side. It is also one of the best swings in the district and he put it to the test on a golf simulator that has been set up at the Park. It has been an instant hit and is a prominent part of the Thursday 9-hole weekly competition, which got under way last week. A nearest the pin contest is being held each Thursday. The winner pockets $50 and qualifies for a $500 grand final to be held on the final week of twilight in April of next year. The Week 1 winner was David Gray. Picture supplied

Poverty Bay

Tene Goldsmith is heading into the “Goldie” months — the summer period when his low-trajectory driving earns maximum distance.

And with that comes the prospect of the 76-year-old adding to his list of “age-breaking” rounds.

Goldie gave a hint of things to come last Thursday in winning the division 1 men’s stableford with 77-9-68, for 40 points — his round including a two on the sixth and he won the approach on that hole as well.

Goldsmith is also top of the Sean Shivnan Pharmacy men’s shootout qualifying board heading into the final few weeks before the 19-man final.

He has a net total of 200 for his three best scores, four ahead of Brent Colbert and Brad Morgan, who moved up the board with his competition-winning 76-9-67 on Sunday.

A mass of players are sitting around the cut mark for places in the final in which 19 players tee off the first and a player is eliminated each hole until one remains on the 18th green.

WEDNESDAY — Freyberg Salver women’s drawn pairs combined stableford: M Francois/D Kirkpatrick 70; J Muir/F Allen 64.

Twos: T Lewis.

9-holers’ stableford: W Linton 23.

TUESDAY — Veterans’ stableford: D Atkins 40, B Morrissey 37, J McGregor 37, N Jenkins 37, B Read 37.

Twos: N Jenkins.

SUNDAY — Men’s stableford: B Morgan 41, G Clapham 38, D Bullivant 37.

Twos: G Morley, B Morgan.

Approach: G Morley.

SATURDAY —  Men’s stableford, division 1: J Jenner 37, V Richardson 37, T Goldsmith 37, B Anderson 37, B Talbot 37.

Division 2: J McGregor 37, K Goldsmith 35, C Poole 35.

Approach: K Goldsmith.

Thursday (Oct 5) — Men’s stableford, division 1: T Goldsmith 40, A White 38, C Christie 37, N Mackie 36.

Division 2: P Graham 37, J Williams 37, P Humphreys 37, J Pittar 36, Reid Fletcher 36, B Read 36, R Owen 36.

Twos: N Mackie, B Allen, C Christie, T Goldsmith.

Approach: T Goldsmith.

COMING UP: WEDNESDAY, Nov 1, The Agency Poverty Bay women’s open Christmas tournament, 18-hole (report at 8.30am for 9am start) and 9-hole (report at 10.10am for 10.30am start) stableford sections, includes twos and lunch, entries by Monday, Oct 30, contact Anne Gemmell 027-282-4971 or mandagemmell@xtra.co.nz

Patutahi

It will be a golfing Game of Thrones minus the dragons but with plenty of steel-shafted weaponry at Patutahi this weekend.

The King and Queen of the Country two-day open tournament is being held each day.

Tee-off is 11am both days.

Inquiries to George Brown at 027-370-9869 or horiboy1@xtra.co.nz

Chris Parker and Abbie Davis were the competition winners on Sunday as the shootout qualifying for the 2023-24 summer season started.

Parker had three birdies in his men’s net-winning 81-12-69.

First-season member Davis had a personal-best 93-27-66 in topping the women’s net.

SUNDAY — Men’s net: C Parker 69, M King 70, H Harris 72, C Beattie 72.

Women’s net: A Davis 66.

Twos: D Russell.

FRIDAY — Meat pack 9-hole stableford, up to 8-handicap: T Brodie 21, G Brown 20, A Nimmo 20, B Talbot 19,  M Smith 19.

9-plus: M White 24, J Tietjen 21, C Newman 20, P Briant 19, D Somerton 19.

COMING UP: SATURDAY/SUNDAY, King and Queen of the Country open tournament, 11am tee-off both days; SUNDAY, October 22, Patutahi open closing day and Ruka Tupara Memorial, 11am tee-off, Canadian mixed foursomes and men’s sections, contact George Brown 027-370-9869 or at horiboy1@xtra.co.nz

Māhia

The Kelvin and Noeline Ellison and Fiordland Lobster Company Men’s 36-hole Open Tournament is at Māhia on November 4 and 5.

Gross, net (Saturday), stableford (Sunday) and teams’ event (Saturday); maximum handicap of 24 for top prize; 7.30am and 11.30am tee-off times; 9-hole haggle on Friday, Nov 3, to 4pm; inquiries and entries to Maraea Wesche 027-229-2342 or mwesche@gmail.com

Electrinet Park

Another competition, another trophy to the indomitable Karen Hay.

Hay won the King Cup women’s net title recently with a 27-hole score of 92, well clear of runner-up Carney Pipi (103.5).

The King Cup is held annually alongside the Kemp Salver stableford, which was won by Jean Foot with 59 points from Tracey Ford’s 56.

The 18-hole net winner was Tai Aramakutu (71) while the 18-hole stableford honours went to Jacque Nickerson (35) and the 9-hole net winner was Kath Papuni (39).

Pipi and Aramakutu had the best approaches and Hay, Pipi and Ford recorded twos.

WEDNESDAY (Oct 11) — Midweek women’s Peter Hatwell Cup net: K Hay 75.

Milligan Salver putts: J Foot 29.

THURSDAY (Oct 5) — Gordons Pharmacy 9-hole stableford, Week 1: C Akuhata-Brown 25, B Toa 20.

Long drive: D Collier.

Approach: P Stewart.

Non-golfers’ section: R Maynard.

Birdie board: P Stewart, J Willoughby.

Simulator approach: D Gray.

Monkey on the back (worst stableford: D Price.

18-hole stableford: J White 75-5-70, P Nepia 82-12-70.

TUESDAY (Oct 3) — Veterans’ stableford: R Walford 33, J White 32, P Wellard 31, D Harrison 30, K White 30, P Nepia 30.

COMING UP: WEDNESDAY, Nov 11, #Hear4U Blokes Golf Day, 9am start, event features beverages, guest speakers and mystery pack raffles, for more information contact Matt Downie golfdayout@gmail.com

Waikohu

Richard Reeves and Audrey Tamanui-Nunn won the greens in regulation competition on Sunday.

SUNDAY — Greens in regulation competition, men: R Reeves 9, T Reeves 9, D Reeves 9, K Tamanui 8, T Smith 8.

Women: A Tamanui-Nunn 15, A Reeves 11, M Tuapawa 8.

COMING UP: SUNDAY, club competition ; SATURDAY, Nov 11, fundraising tournament for Catherine Mullooly’s women’s world ewe shearing record attempt, Canadian pairs, men’s open sections, limited to 80 entries, 10.30am cup of tea, 11.30am tee-off, lunch provided, contact Audrey 022-177-2474.

Tolaga Bay

New golfer Wyn Tautau cleaned up the regulars in the club net on Sunday.

Tautau fired 102-39-63 — his round ranging from two pars to a 10 — to win by two shots from Bruce Yates (71-6-65).

SUNDAY — Stableford: W Tautau 63, B Yates 65, P Stevenson 69.

Putting: B Yates 27.

Approach: M Watts,

Twos: B Yates.

COMING UP: SUNDAY, committee meeting, 10am.

Golf Roundup compiled and edited by Chris Taewa. If you have a story, tournament to promote or results you wish to have printed, contact 
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