Only one was needed. Devery bogeyed and McLeod slotted his par putt from just over a metre for victory.
Hiria McClutchie clinched the intermediate women’s club championship crown with a 5 and 4 win over Pauline Summersby.
Stableford: D. Goldsmith 39, I. Logan 36, N. Dewes 36.
Twos: J. Devery, N. Dewes.
Poverty Bay
Colin Christie equalled his age in ending a 12-year sub-80 drought on Tuesday.
The 79-year-old fired 79-12-67, for 41 points, to win the veteran men’s Stableford.
It could have been lower, he said. A three-putt on the eighth – his 17th hole – cost him breaking his age proper.
“But it was nice to break 80 before I break 80.”
Christie last signed for a card in the 70s in May 2012.
His Tuesday effort emulated fellow vet and 77-year-old Tene Goldsmith, who achieved the feat three times in the space of nine days (September 24 to October 3) – twice at Poverty Bay (76, 76) and once at Tolaga Bay (75).
Veteran-aged players dominated club Stableford competitions over the past week.
Goldsmith’s 76-7-69, for 39 points, won division 1 last Thursday, while Warwick Thompson won division 2 with 37.
On Saturday, Collin Jeffrey won division 1 with 75-7-70, for 38, including 15 pars, while Duncan Bush won division 2 with 86-17-69, for 39.
Lee Pollitt, who hits retirement age next year, won division 2 on Sunday with 40 points, and another in his 60s, Mark Norman, topped division 1 with 80-11-69, for 39.
Te Puke golfer Craig Van Der Nagel suffered tragedy at the recent Poverty Bay Open when his father Ian died the night before the championship 16 semifinals. Van Der Nagel, after discussion with his family, chose to play on and was beaten by friend and fellow Bay of Plenty master Mark Smith, who went on to win the title.
Van Der Nagel paid a victorious tribute to his father not long after his funeral when he won the Te Puke senior men’s club championship title in the front of a large group of family and friends. His 7 and 6 win was his third consecutive senior crown.
TUESDAY – Veteran men’s Stableford off women’s tees: C. Christie 41, D. Bullivant 37, W. Thompson 37, R. Farmer 36, K. Daniels 35, P. Reid 35.
Twos: S. Andreasson, C. Christie, A. Haywood, R. Farmer.
SUNDAY – Men’s Stableford, division 1: M. Norman 39, B. Talbot 37, D. Robertson 36, K. Marshall 35, C. Simpson 35.
Division 2: L. Pollitt 40, G. Marchbank 39, N. Jones 37, R. Gibson 37, P. Grogan 36.
Twos: B. Talbot, K. Marshall, B. Anderson.
Twos: B. Talbot.
SATURDAY – Men’s Stableford, division 1: C. Jeffrey 38, R. Foon 37, D. Wilson 37, M. Callaghan 37, S. Jeune 35.
Division 2: D. Bush 39, M. Smith 35, W. Thompson 33, C. Poole 33.
Twos: S. Jeune, T. Goldsmith, D. Bush, M. Callaghan, D. Pirimona.
Approach: D. Pirimona.
THURSDAY (Oct 3) - Men’s Stableford, division 1: T. Goldsmith 39, S. Andreassen 38, A. Abrahams 35.
Division 2: W. Thompson 37, K. Goldsmith 35, B. Read 35.
Twos: C. Poole.
Approach: S. Harbottle.
Patutahi
Regular nine-holer Warwick Stevens is playing more 18-hole golf these days and tasted success over a full round on Sunday with a sub-90 effort.
Stevens won the junior division of the men’s Stableford with 89-23-66.
Ash Hindmarsh’s 69 was best of the senior players and Denise Johnston’s 70 comfortably won the women’s section.
SUNDAY – Men’s net, senior division: A. Hindmarsh 69, P. Johnston 70, S. Pohatu 71, P. Molloy 73.
Junior division: W. Stevens 66, S. Pittar 68, K. Harrison-Allen 69, S. Fookes 70.
Women’s net: D. Johnston 70, H. Pomana 74.
Twos: G. Holland.
FRIDAY – Meat pack nine-hole Stableford, senior division: S. Pohatu 20, T. Green 19, A. Nimmo 18, A. Hindmarsh 18.
Junior division: P. Tinnelly 23, J. Tietjen 21, G. Maude 20, C. Kirkpatrick 20.
Electrinet Park
Most of the semifinalists in the men’s club championships will be found this weekend and there are some juicy matches expected.
Senior men’s top qualifier Dan Collier is the favourite but knows only too well that his quarter-final opponent, Matt Henwood, has game and could be a problem.
The senior match of the quarters, however, could be the battle of the besties – Zane Boyle v Brad Reynolds.
Quentin Peneha’s clash with Anthony Pahina is one to watch in the intermediate division while Luke Hayes could have his hands full with an in-form Horst Schreiber in the junior section.
The endeavour players are up to the semifinals stage.
The draw for all sections is –
Senior quarter-finals: Dan Collier v Matt Henwood; Ian Loffler or Craig Christophers v Zach Rolls; Zane Boyle v Brad Reynolds; Pete Stewart v Jason Devery.
Intermediate quarterfinals: James Witika v John Collier Jr; Phil Nepia v Mike Christophers, Quentin Peneha v Anthony Pahina; Kelly Spring v Steve Phillips.
Junior quarter-finals: Heath Tupara v Warren Muir; Luke Hayes v Horst Schreiber; Paul Wellard v Mat Downie; Pete Tamatea v Tony Leggett.
Endeavour semifinals: Lionel Vette v Stephen Johnson; Lindsay Hunt v Rua Ratima.
TUESDAY – Veterans’ Stableford: H. Schreiber 36.
WEDNESDAY (Oct 2) – Electrinet Park Enterprise Cars women’s ambrose net: T. Duncan/J. Underhill/T. Paku 57; W. Babbington/K. McLatchie/L. Haisman 59 on c/b from P. Denigan/E. Westwood/P. Gayford.
SUNDAY (Sept 29) – Meg Gordon women’s Canadian fours net: S. Paku/K. White 64.
Waikohu
Sonny Ritchie and Val Grace won the greens in regulation competition on Sunday.
Ritchie and Grace each hit 10 greens to win their respective men’s and women’s divisions by one from Te Rata Ritchie and Andrea Reeves.
SUNDAY – Greens in regulation, men: S. Ritchie 10, T. Ritchie 9, Kahu Tamanui 9.
Women: V. Grace 10, Andrea Reeves 9, Margy Tuapawa 8.
Twos: P. Milner, C. Te Rito.
COMING UP: SUNDAY, men’s and women’s shootout finals.
