Under a blue-blanket sky and amid rolling green hills that made city slickers envy the rural life, Brown crooned his way to a 6-under 64, including seven birdies and a single bogey, and featuring nines of 33, 31.His score was…

Other winners were Wesche, Shelley Robertson (Patutahi), Taina Paku (Wairoa), Andrea Reeves (Waikohu), Tina Duncan (Wairoa), Charlie Holland (Patutahi) and Audrey Tamanui-Nunn (Waikohu). The Judy O’Rourke Memorial Cup challenge, played for between Poverty Bay and Park women, was also held…

Park (1) and Te Puia ended that day locked at 10 points each, just a point behind Poverty Bay. Reigning champions Patutahi (1) lead on 14.Patutahi (1) are at full strength tomorrow for clashes with Tolaga Bay and Waikohu, and…

An air shot and a quadruple bogey didn’t stop Andy Putnam from charging to victory in the division 2 men’s Stableford on Sunday.Putnam had five pars in six holes en route to 87-20-67, for 42 points – his best round…

For some, it rained almost every hole. That resulted in some pairs calling it quits after 18 holes and retiring to the comfort of the 19th. Akroyd and Ratima did not have a clue they had won until their names…

Waikohu’s women also had success in the Golden Girls’ division.Audrey Tamanui-Nunn’s opening round of 106-41-65 put her on track to placing second in the stableford while Valerie Grace, who won the net in 2024, was third in the Stableford, highlighted…

A $600 carrot for first prize was dangling in front of them, and it got agonisingly closer with every hole.Ratima had his share of dramas. He power-pulled his drive off the third tee into the rough on the 16th and…

The intermediate final was a different story. Tom Reynolds and Luke Hayes, off the same handicaps, traded blows throughout – a par to Reynolds on the 18th getting him home 1-up.“It was a toughie,” he said. Lindsay Hunt outgunned Mason…

Mr Leggett said the club had 130 members and the course was popular with non-member “green-fee” players.On “Friendly Friday” 40 or 50 people might come along. At the twilight round on Thursdays, another 60 might play, most of whom came…

While contributing immensely to the profit margins of certain beer companies, the Herald produced such famous moments as making a double-eagle/albatross on their first hole (the par-five fifth) and the late Otto Dunn stunningly sinking a Tiger Woods-like pitch shot…