Third-placed Watene Brown fired an action-packed 1-over 73-6-67 that included five birdies and a triple bogey.Denise Johnston continued her “Mrs Consistency” run of form for 2026, winning the women’s net on Sunday with 83-11-72 and getting among the Monday results…
Reeves, 43, was playing with wife Andrea Reeves and Waikohu clubmates Sonny Ritchie and Audrey Tamanui-Nunn.Ritchie said it was “looking good” as they watched Reeves’ ball fly towards the green then take one bounce and disappear.“That went in the hole,”…
Colin Simpson, the only entrant to have played in all four rounds so far, is leading the standings on 213 (70/74/69) – four shots ahead of Mark Jefferson (75/67/75). But there are multiple players who could snatch the title if…
“It’s been great this weekend so hopefully it stays the same. I think it’s a great tournament. It’s the only time you have a chance to visit country of New Zealand, as it’s so far away typically for us Europeans.…
Sunday regular Lee Pollitt returned the top men’s Stableford of 41 points, a point clear of Division 1 men’s winner Stefan Andreassen and runner-up Allan White.Brian Morrissey Christmas-pimped his golf buggy ride and matched it with 39 points to top…
The five stableford points he got for the albatross “saved my day”, as he got in the prizes with a 36-point haul.The odds of achieving what has been described as “the holy grail” of golf shots are difficult to substantiate,…
It made it EC Open crown number six for Ruatōria-raised Reedy, dating back to 2003.Both players had comfortable semifinal wins. Reedy beat fellow Tairāwhiti masters rep Jace Brown (Patutahi) 5 and 4 while Ngarimu defeated fellow young gun Elijah Huriwaka…
It was a drama-filled day where bunkers became a four-letter word.From the very start of the hole-by-hole net elimination final, Mr Sandman brought no dreams, only nightmares.Lynne Holmberg chose the wrong day to find the right-hand bunker on the first…
From a plumber to a principal. From former Poverty Bay Open champions to former Poverty Bay representative cricketers. From a 20-something to an 80-something. From multiple walks of life, the fastest gun in the east will emerge. Will it be…
Nigel Jones was a shot back on 82-19-63. He said it was his lowest round at Poverty Bay (although an 81 from December 2009 was found on the NZ Golf handicap index website).Another Poverty Bay player, James McGregor, continued the…