You know that it’s hot when the magpies are listless and all you can hear on the fairways is the crack of pinecones opening in the heat. It was a very warm start to the week, for those who were brave (or stupid) it was very hot on the golf course! The weekends weather looks cooler with forecast showers to clear and a cool 20 degrees. Saturday’s field was one of the largest that has played in a few months with a 198 playing. This weekend it is a stableford round for the men and ladies have the opening day stableford competition to open their competition season.

Next week is the opening day shotgun. There are 2 starts one at 8am and the other at 12.30 pm. The Proshop is taking entries. Shotguns are a great way to play with other members outside your normal playing group. For this reason, you can ask to play with a partner but not in a specific four. Entry fee is $15 which included twos, net eagles, nearest the pin and the stableford competition.

The following weekend is a Monthly medal (blue tees) for the men, and then following is the first round of qualifying for the Harewood 4 ball best ball competition. In the men 32 pairs will qualify with the best nett of 2 qualifying rounds. The 4BBB competition has 2 rounds of qualifying and the best round will count. Please make sure if you enter this competition that you can play the final round on 22^nd of May. The dates of the knockout rounds are in the programme. Shootout entries are growing, 61 had entered on Saturday. The final date for entry is the 6^th of March, and a reminder your score does not count in the shootout until the entry fee has been paid.

Congratulations to John Hamilton who had a hole in 1 on the par 3 13^th on Saturday. By all accounts he hit a fairway wood off the tee and it never looked like missing! Well done John!

Results: Saturday 23 January.

Enjoy your golf this weekend, keep using a sand bucket to repairs divots and keep repairing your pitch marks on the green!

Craig and James Devlin from Pegasus are hosting up to 20 players on a black tee challenge – Harewood in the morning (walking) and Pegasus in the afternoon (in carts).

Monday 25^th January – Stableford (Hanmer trip)

Div. 1

1^st Brian Jones 34

2^nd Cyril White 33

3^rd David Williams-Jones 32

4^th Jin Ok Kim 31

Div. 2

1^st Phil Plunket 37

2^nd Ray Polson 35

3^rd Brian Blazey 33

4^th Alistair Christie 31

Thursday 28^th January – Stroke

Div. 1

1^st Jin Ok Kim 68

2^nd Ramiro Guerrero 75

3^rd John McRae 76

Div. 2

1^st John Yates 68

2^nd Tony Ralfe 70

3^rd David Bell 71

Div. 3

1^st Alastair Christie 69

2^nd Robert Gay 69

3^rd Ray Polson 71

We are needing to replace some hire sets in the pro shop and also acquire a number of Driver’s for hire on the driving range. If you have a spare set and bag lying around at home that you no longer need then please contact Craig in the first instance.

The Armstrong Motor Group Twilight comp returns with Series 1 commencing on Tuesday February 9^th.

I look forward to hosting another great series on Tuesday’s.

Neville

SLG 6’s is back in 2021 with 6 events at various Christchurch clubs, including Harewood on Feb 15^th.

6’s is a shorter format focussed on Women new to golf having fun with friends on a shortened course with drinks and nibbles in the clubhouse after golf.

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