Annual trophies going up for grabs

Two of the annual trophies of the club were decided last Saturday, June 18.
The second rounds of both the men's and the women's Broadbent Cups were played.
The men's cup was won by Russ Morgan with a two round nett total of 139.
The women's cup was won by Barbara Birchall with a two round stableford total of 77 points.
MEN - SATURDAY:
The men's stroke round , group 1, competition was won by Russ Morgan, but only on countback from Lyn Evans, with both players returning 68 nett scores.
David Sadler was on his own in third slot with 69 while no less than four players - Alistair Smith, Jeremy Ross, Chris Ranish and Grant Smith - all returned nett 72's.
The group 2 competition was won, decisively, by Gordon Dragovitch whose 68 nett was three better than both Allan Heffer and Barry Hare.
Ian Gordon was on his own on 72 in fourth place and Ashley McEwen was just one shot further back in fifth slot.
The Marquis of Normanby Hotel Men's Nearest the Pin competition was won by Daniel Schmid and the "All Teed Up" ball for men - on this occasion the 19 plus handicap group - was won by Max Bayliss.
Men to achieve holes in two were the Ross's - Jeremy and David - together with Gordon Dragovitch.
WOMEN - SATURDAY:
The best stableford round of the women's competition was posted by Barbara Birchall whose 41 point total was well clear of the next best in the silver division.
Corrie van Zanten took second place in that division with her 35 point score, from Lyn Andrews, on 32, and Nadine Jansen, on 31.
In the bronze division June Prince took the honours with 33 points, two points clear of three other players - Marion Matheson, Val Edwards and Kate Keen.
The "All Teed Up" ball for women was claimed by Marion Matheson and the nearest the pin competition by Barbara Birchall.
Women to achieve holes in two were Nadine Jansen, Corrie van Zanten and Barbara Birchall.
SUNDAY:
The South Wairarapa Working Men's Club played against their compatriots from the Gold Coast on Sunday, June 19, and, in the club's bisque par competition, Allan Heffer continued his good form to win with a 7 up score, but only on countback from Dean Mazey, on the same score.
Russ Morgan (having a dream weekend) filled third place on plus 4 from Greg Mullis and Tim Carr, both on plus 3.
Chris Ranish completed the prize list with his score of plus 1.
The only player to score a hole in two was Dean Mazey.
VETERANS - TUESDAY:
The veterans playing on Tuesday, June 21, knew that they had to keep stableford points scores but otherwise had no idea just what the competition was.
Veterans Captain, Ray White, played his cards very close to his chest, until after play was completed.
In the event, the individual best score of the day, 43, posted by Russ Sadler, won a bottle of wine, and the other prizes were determined by a team stableford score system.
Teams were decided by innovative use of the raffles wheel, and the three man team of Roger Musgrove, Geof Rolls and Russ Sadler, with a hole by hole two best score of 85 points, won the day.
Second place was awarded, by lot, to the 83 point totalling team of Grant Smith, Matt Casey and Cyril Burling.
The nearest the pin competition, on hole 15, was awarded to Bernie O'Brien, after some discussion as to just where the card recording the feat had disappeared to.
It turned out that a very recent trophy winner had, after being the first on the green, entered his name on the card, pocketed it, and left the flag conspicuously empty!
Initially, there were a suspiciously large number of claimants for the honour!
FOOTNOTE:
I'm sure that all golfers will take great pleasure in Michael Campbell's United States Open Championship win.
It was a wonderful effort, achieved under immense pressure.
But I also remember Michael Campbell, playing as a somewhat younger man, at Manor Park when, even then, he and Steven Scahill used to frequently leave us mere mortals in awe.
On Manor Park's par four third hole, for example, most players used to lay up short of the creek, and use a medium iron to attempt to hit the green.
Michael and Steven, however, used to frequently drive the green, occasionally be through it and, on one notable occasion, clear the fence at the back of the green on the fly!
There's no doubt that talent is very important but, in Michael's case, between the talent and the achievement, lay a tremendous amount of sheer hard work.
I "dips me lid to you", Michael.