By Chris Taewa
Gisborne Herald·
5 Jun, 2024 05:00 PM6 mins to read
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Pen Wanklyn and Maxine Francois are the 2024 Kahlenberg Cup women’s pairs champions at Poverty Bay Golf Club. The Wanklyn-Francois combo defeated Gay Young and Peri Gayford 2 and 1 in the handicap matchplay final in challenging conditions. Wanklyn qualified on her own for the cup and the pair had to dig deep to see off Lynne Holmberg – playing by herself – on the 18th en route to the semifinals, where they beat Colleen Skuse and Marg Colebourne 3 and 2. Young and Peri Gayford defeated Mary Allan and Anne Gemmell 5 and 4 in their semi. Holmberg and Di Sherratt won the Kahlenberg Cup Plate final after playing together only once over the series. Holmberg was away for qualifying and her original partner, Sarah Eriksen, fell ill. Di Sherratt replaced her for qualifying, but was unavailable for the first round and semis. Holmberg lost to the eventual cup champions, but defeated Birgitt Whyte and Faye Allen on the 20th hole in the plate semis. Holmberg and Sherratt, together at last, downed Kirsty Shaw and Vicki Fraser 3 and 2 in the final. Photo / Paul Rickard
Poverty BayPaul Reid and James McGregor produced their best rounds at the Bay in a long time in the veterans’ Stableford on Tuesday.Reid won with 84-18, 66, for 42 points – his lowest round since November 22 of 2022.McGregor also had 42 points from his 83-17-66, which featured twos on the second and sixth holes in what was his best score on his home track since November 20, 2021.Tony Akroyd had four birdies in five holes in a front nine holes of two-over par 34 in Saturday’s Stableford. He ended up carding two-over 74-5-69, for 39 points, to win division 1.
