By Chris TaewaGisborne Herald·5 Jun, 2024 05:00 PM6 mins to readSaveShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditPen 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…
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…
Ellison missed breaking 90 at Mahia for the first time in nearly six years by just one stroke. He took consolation in winning the men’s stableford with 90-25-65, for 43.Clubmate Bob Solomon was second with 97-31-66, for 42, and another…
“The putting comp is getting a big upgrade. Here’s a little secret – it’s an 18-hole putting championship spread across three greens, and you’ll have four attempts to nail it. All this fun for just $20, which also gets you…
Sunday scoring matched the summer weather.Warwick Stevens was in career-best form in winning the junior men’s net with 86-23-63.Pat Hokianga equalled his best round of the year – 74-10-64 – to win the senior men’s net.Andrew Blakeman had an eagle-2…
Puns aside, Mottart was, along with his playing partners, buzzing after sinking his tee shot on one of the toughest holes on his home Patutahi course last Friday – the 185m par-3 ninth.“I think it’s my least favourite hole,” said…
This Saturday they can expect the full combo of Roger Murphy and John Williams, who ejected half of the defending champions – John van Helden – and Glen Udall in their round 2 clash played on Sunday. Murphy and Williams…
Their 17th-hole win was a decent notch in the belt. “Haks” is a hardened match-player, who has now professional David Smail among his Poverty Bay-East Coast representative day scalps, while leftie Ball’s game usually personifies rock-solid.Allan and Shaw booked themselves…
Several division titles will be up for grabs – junior boys and girls (under-16), open men and women, “seasoned swingers” (50 years-plus men and women), and other divisions to be confirmed.Finals will be head-to-head knockout battles similar to professional long…
Coincidentally, the man Higgs eliminated on the 18th to win the shootout – Pete Stevenson – had to settle for second again on 41 points.Husband and wife John and Alvie Hale won the mixed pairs Stableford with 43 points, Te…