Member News – 19 November 2021

Weekly Update – from Club Captain Phil Barlow

For the men not playing in Club Champs competitions it was the last stableford round to get a good score in for the Shootout this coming Sunday. It was a pretty wet start to the day that kept a few people at home in the dry, but it all started clearing up at about 12:30, so if you started later in the day, you would have had much better playing conditions tough quite humid. The women’s field was also reduced, however a few played in a stableford competition as well.

We have the Christmas Closing day shotgun start coming up on Sat Dec 18, so keep the date aside for a great day with fantastic prizes. There will be 2 competitions with one starting at 8:00am and the afternoon one at 12:30pm.

Results for Saturday 13 Nov

The men’s results were:

Division 1

1. Kane Boulton (38pts)
2. Michael Aitken (37pts)
3. Fraser Seddon (36pts)

Division 2

1. Scott Double (40pts)
2. Ryan Gooding (39pts)
3. Marcus Wyatt (39pts)

Women’s results

1. Sonia Brown (36pts)
2. Anne Ott (35pts)
3. Annette Pringle (33pts)

Congratulations to all winners. For more results including 2’s, please see the noticeboard outside the Pro Shop

Club Champs Finals 2021 - Men

With a very wet start to the day, the Seniors and Intermediates set out at 8:00am to start their 36- hole finals. Fortunately, the conditions got better after the lunch break after 18 holes. The results for the men’s club champs are:

Senior

36-hole Stroke Qualifying Champion:         Matt McLean

Match Play Club Champion:                         Matt McLean             Runner Up: Ryan Barham

Plate winner:                                                  Phil Barlow                 Runner Up: Terry Coleman

Intermediate

36-hole Stroke Qualifying Champion:         Guy Chambers

Match Play Club Champion:                         Tony Tully                   Runner Up: Justin Cotter

Plate winner:                                                  Peter Ophuis              Runner Up: Don Robertson

Junior A

36-hole Stroke Qualifying Champion:                     Kane Boulton

Championship Match Play – To be played this weekend – Wayne Coleman vs Bill Wekking    

Plate winner:                                                              Alan Cowie                 Runner Up: John Gold

Junior B

Match Play Club Champion:                                     Jacky Zhang                Runner Up: David Wilson

Plate winner:                                                              Ted Zhang                  Runner Up: Simon Toulson

Congratulations to the winners of the Club Championships for their respective grades.

Missing Club Champs Cups

We appear to be lacking in cups to present to the men’s winners this year, with only the seniors being returned. If you have one of the men’s Club Champ cups at home, please bring it into the Pro Shop so this year’s winners can receive what they deserve.

Sunday Shootout - 2021

With the Shootout now closed for the men and closing on 20^th Nov for the women, if you entered, you should have an idea if you have made it or not. The ladies have their 19 qualifiers ready to go. If you are already inside the top 19, but are unable to make the shootout on 21 November, please contact the Pro Shop and advise them as soon as possible, as it may mean others may step up to fill the field.

On Sunday 21 November, the men will start the day on the 1^st tee at 8:00am, followed by the women at 9:00am. Please be at the club at least 20 minutes prior to the tee off for instructions and rules for the day. Lunches will be provided to those left in the field at the start of the 10^th hole.

Pro Tip by Craig Mitchell

Speed on short putts

If you choose to putt four and five footers firm, in my mind you have one chance - it has to hit the middle of the hole. If you putt them at a nice holing speed you have three chances (i.e. left side middle and right side). Last Monday at Shirley Golf Club I played with Zach May, an up-and-coming golfer (18 years old). He shot 63 off the Black tee’s and putted beautifully and holed everything, but his holing speed was perfect all day.

Happy golfing.

Last word

Thanks to those who continue to fix the many pitch marks on our greens. Please make an effort to fix your own when they happen, and don’t be afraid to have a look around the green for any that have not been repaired and fix those as well while waiting to have your putt. Don’t forget to take a bucket of sand and fill the divots you create along the way as well.

Armstrong Motor Group Twilight Series 2 2021

Night 4 of 6 in the 2021 Twilight Series 2 was again very well supported with 54 players in attendance on a pretty blustery night that made good scoring difficult. In the ladies division Amelia Ching took top spot with a very honest 18 points, followed by Jo McNicholl (17) and Diane Deuart (15). NTP was again won by Jo on the difficult 13^th. The men had Derek Watson win his 2^nd from 4 with a well-compiled 20 points with Andrew Mackway-Jones (19) and Aaron Columbus (18 on c/b) taking 2^nd and 3^rd respectively. NTP on #15 went to Fraser Seddon. In terms of the overall Series where your best 4 scores count, Jo McNicholl (78) has a handy lead over Diane Deuart (70) and Catherine Butts (69). The men’s field is equally spread with Derek Watson on 79 leading Taylor Killick (74) and Nigel Paterson (72). Only 2 rounds to go so don’t forget to book in nice and early for Twilight night 5.

Christmas Functions and Menu

If you are involved with a group or business looking for venue for Xmas, look no further as G&T Catering are offering set menus and pricing for functions here at Harewood. See the attached for more detail and menu options. Contact Tom and the team at harewoodgolf@gtcatering.co.nz or call 359 8843 option 1 to discuss your booking.

Midweek Women Results – from Robyn Campbell

Tuesday 09 November - Stableford

Winner:                      Alison Lynch               38 pts

Runner-up:                 Di Chaney                   37 pts

Third:                          Robyn Campbell        36 pts

Fourth:                       Lynn Brand                 34 pts

Two’s:                         Pam Hopkins, Lesley Hedges, Marilyn Yates and Lynn Brand

Nett Eagles:                Pam Hopkins

Tuesday 16 November - Stableford

Winner:                      Di Chaney                   38 pts

Runner-up:                 Ranee Morgan           37 pts

Third:                          Lynne Ryder               36 pts

Fourth:                       Robyn Campbell        35 pts c/b

Fifth:                           Wendy Nichols          35 pts   

Two’s:                         Lynn Brand

9 Hole Women

Wednesday 17 November - Stableford

Winner:                       Pat Murray                 13 pts

Runner-up:                 Faye Sedgley              13 pts

Simon Cup – Final Report

Our final game was against Christchurch at Waitikiri didn't start out the way I'd like as after trying to find an eighth player on Saturday (thanks Barry) to find out we were still 1 short on the day. We ended up bottom of the table after losing 6-2. Otis continued to impress with a 3 -2 win playing at one, Terry played well but went down 2-1, Doug went down 6/4 (his opponent chipped in twice ... one was for eagle), I managed a seesaw 1 up win, Dave and Kerry both had close games but lost 2/1 and 3/2 respectively. Barry came close to a magical half after being 5 down with 5 to go ended up losing 1 down. Thanks to all players for their support this year, results weren't the best but we had fun and were competitive. We look forward to a better year next year.

Thanks again to all players and supporters.

Cheers - Guy Chambers

Branded Clothing in Pro Shop

As you can see from this very well-dressed group of members in the picture attached, the pro shop has taken delivery of new FootJoy shirts with the HGC logo prominently displayed. Talk to the shop staff about using up that member credit the next time you are there.