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…
Adcroft won twice in the 1970s, three times in the 80s and in 1990; Collier won from 2008 to 2010, in 2015, 2024 and 2025.The senior men’s honours board on the clubhouse wall starts at 1965, and since then, no…
MetService meteorologist John Law said the strongest gust recorded in Rotorua over the weekend was 80km/h.Tauranga had a 78km/h gust and Whakatāne 83km/h. A trampoline upended by wind in Pyes Pa on Sunday morning. Photo / Megan Taylor“The strongest winds…
Viv Bell and Janet Muir will decide the intermediate title while Vonnie Fletcher and Jean Clayton are the junior finalists.Sue McLoughlin beat Suzy Gardner 1-up in the 9-holers’ final.What goes up … Tell that to Matt Henwood’s ball, which went…
Hukanui Brown, looking to increase his consecutive run of senior men’s crowns to seven, was equal-top with Shayde Skudder. Both men carded 1-over 71s.John Tietjen shot 97 to head the endeavour men.Shelley Robertson’s 92 was best of the senior women,…
Reigning champion William Brown crushed the hopes of the Tahi’s Hukanui Brown 8 and 6 in the championship decider, but Regan Hindmarsh flew the flag high in the Cook Handicap second 16.Hindmarsh defeated Selwyn Lloyd, one of a group of…
Their 3 and 2 defeat of Paul Rickard and Brad Morgan in the handicap matchplay final came eight years after they first won it.Before Sunday’s final, only five pairs in the cup’s 74-year history had been able to do it…
Butler was left in awe of Jenkins, who ended up signing for a 3-over 75 off a 10-handicap after winning 3 and 2 on a demanding blue championship tee Awapuni Links course.There was reference to “a fine wine” when it…
Results-wise, the team honours went to Ururangi, comprising Patutahi men’s club captain George Brown, Jace Brown, Naomi Whitewood and Ron Reedy.Men’s course record-holder Hukanui Brown was 5-under the card after five holes, including an eagle-2 on the fifth hole, before…
Clark, off an eyebrow-raising 12 – a reflection of the little golf he has played in recent years – fired 78 off the stick, including pitching in for birdie on the 18th in front of the 19th-hole gallery.He had eight…