Member News – 2 February 2024
Club Captain - Phil Barlow
Another warm and windy day greeted everyone last Saturday. The field was a little reduced compared to normal, but some great golf being played all the same. The highlight of the day for me was almost witnessing a hole in one on the 4th whilst standing on the green, with Jo McNicholl almost driving it into the cup from the tee. It wandered quietly up at the end to about ½ metre from the hole, and a great 2 was completed – well done. It would be fair to say there was quite a lot of encouragement from our 4!
We saw another great weekend of golf for Kiwi’s with Lydia Ko nearly winning for the 2nd straight week, but going down in a playoff, while new pro Kazuma Kobori took out his 2nd win in 2 weeks in Australia putting him 2nd on their order of merit.
This weekend sees the club Opening Day Shotguns take place. Sadly, the entry numbers are lower than we would like, so we are going to change the format from mixed teams Stableford to individual Stableford. The forecast is for showers and about 18 deg so come prepared.
Remember the Shootout competitions for both men and women are now underway, and I encourage anyone who hasn’t entered previously or is new to the club to ask about it at the Pro Shop, it’s a great event that takes place over the year.
A reminder the latest programme for the year is out and available at the Pro Shop, so grab a copy and stay ahead of what is coming up, as well as keeping an eye out here at Woodlands Word.
Next week’s competitions are Jean Dench All Irons for the ladies with others playing Stroke, while the men have the first Monthly Medal for 2024 with everyone playing blue tees.
Results for last Saturday
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Women
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LGU - Silver
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Total
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1st
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Debbie Scott
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71
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2nd
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Lesley Hedges
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71
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3rd
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Jo McNicholl
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75
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Women
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LGU – Bronze A
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Total
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1st
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Diane Deuart
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71
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2nd
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Julie Monk
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71
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3rd
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Jill O’Neill
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74
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Women
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LGU – Bronze B
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Total
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1st
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Denise Curry
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68
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2nd
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Catherine Butts
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69
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3rd
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Amy Liu
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71
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Women
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LGU – Bronze C
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Total
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1st
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Anne Ott
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70
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2nd
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Susan Lovett
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74
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3rd
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Marilyn Yates
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74
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Men
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Div 1 – Stableford (+4 – 14.6)
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Total
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1st
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Dave Lin
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37
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2nd
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Jason Strachan
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36
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3rd
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Matt McLean
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35
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Men
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Div 1 – Stableford (14.7 – 36)
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Total
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1st
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Cameron Brettle
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40
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2nd
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Tim Wenmoth
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40
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3rd
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Errol Hume
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38
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Tip of the week – Undercover pro
Take Dead Aim
Not just for your feet but also knees, hips, shoulders, and club face. Most right-handed golfers aim right but this doesn’t always mean the ball will go right as often their swing will compensate for poor alignment. Check your alignment every practice session with an alignment stick, or one of your longer clubs laying in front of your toes.
Upcoming golf (for full details refer to the 2024 programme available at the Pro Shop).
Sat 3 Feb – Club Opening Day Shotguns – Stableford (8:00am and 12:30pm starts).
Sat 10 Feb – Men: Monthly Medal (Blue). Women: Jean Dench All irons, others Stroke.
Sat 17 Feb – Men: 4BBB Qual Rnd 1, others Stroke. Women: 4BBB Qualifying, others Combined Stableford.
Sat 24 Feb – Men: 4BBB Qual Rnd 2, others Stableford. Women: FMS Stableford Rnd 1.
Sat 2 Mar – Men: Monthly Medal – Black, Blue and White tee. Women: LGU Rnd 2 and other comps.
Sat 9 Mar – Men: Harewood 4BBB Rnd 1, others Stableford. Women: Harewood 4BBB Rnd 1, others Par.
Enjoy your golf.
Women’s Results – Sonia Brown
Tuesday 30th January
OPENING DAY - NANCY WONG TROPHY
CANADIAN FOURSOMES:
1st Dianne Chaney & Sarah Scadden
2nd Liz Warren & Val Wood
3rd Lynette Savage & Carolyn Duggan
SUMMER CUP: 2023/2024 RESULTS
STABLEFORD:
1st Eum, Young Ja 89 stb
2nd Marilyn Yates 72 stb
3rd Deb Morrison 71 stb c/b
4th Pam Hopkins 71 stb
MIDWEEK WOMENS INTERCLUB:
Monday 29th January
18 Hole Silver Team playing at Christchurch had a draw 3/3 with Clearwater
9 Hole Women Results – Kay Worley
Wednesday 31st January
Opening Day Stableford
Winner Faye Sedgley
R/up Kay Worley
Mid-Week Men Results - By David Williams-Jones
On Monday, Cyril White led the tributes and recollections for two former members of the MWM who passed earlier this month: Graham Gibson and Geoff Taylor. Two golfers at opposite ends of the playing spectrum but both contributed to and benefitted from the camaraderie and craic provided by the MWM.
January 29th, Par
Div. 1
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1st
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Jos Steetskamp
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+2
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2nd
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Chris Straker
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0
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3rd
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Hunter Liu
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0
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Div. 2
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1st
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Cook He
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+3
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2nd
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Dennis Longdon
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+2
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3rd
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Jin Kim
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0
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Div. 3
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1st
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Barry Crowther
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+5
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2nd
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Simon Hubble
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+4
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3rd
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Ray Polson
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0
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Jackpot winner, Ray Polson who received $40.
February 1st, Irish Stableford
Div. 1
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1st
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Glyn Francis
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78 points
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2nd
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Alan Dickson
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78
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3rd
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Jacky Zhang
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75
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Div. 2
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1st
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Kim Dale
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81
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2nd
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Dennis Morgan
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74
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3rd
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John McRae
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71
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Div. 3
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1st
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Tony Ralfe
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79
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2nd
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Simon Hubble
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79
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3rd
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John Gilmore
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78
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Longest successful putt on the 18th: John McRae
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