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…
Visitors from Hawke’s Bay and Bay of Plenty took part in the golf croquet tournament, and players were split into two groups. Tournament manager Ross Thomson said Block B was fiercely contested. Maxine Kennington from Napier’s Marewa club, Barb Woods…
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…
Rua, off a 29 handicap, shot 102-29-73, then improved by 10 shots with a 92-29-63 for a 136 total.Watene carded 94-17-77 and 90-17-73, while Josie shot 114-36-78 and 118-36-82.Tairāwhiti’s representatives at the NZ Eagles Boys’ and Girls’ Golf Championship in…
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…
Her victory over nine-time winner Hay was confirmed when they finished the 16th hole with Tito three-up. “I knew she had a reputation for being a steady golfer,” Tito said. “I was two up after two, and I was never…
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,…