The Great 2024 Harewood Ramble

Some of you may remember the ‘Harewood Ramble’ we ran a few years ago, where members (and friends of members) joined in a group betting syndicate and placed a bet each Saturday for 10 consecutive Saturdays, and by all accounts was enjoyed by most that participated.

Last time we ran the Ramble 120 members participated, and we raised around $1700.00 that was donated to the golf course, but the lasting memory was a lot of fun was had by all and it certainly was a club wide event. From memory, the best bettors last time were our very first group chosen to choose some bets, the ladies’ 4BBB finalists!

We are running it again, this time called “The Great 2024 Harewood Ramble” and is being run once again by Bruce Maetzig. So far 80 members have joined, and the last day to enter is Monday 19^th February, with the 1^st betting Saturday being planned for the 24^th February.

It will cost  you a one off payment of $20.00 to be included, so if you want to join or want more information, just call or text Bruce Maetzig on 021 979 236, or email him at bruce.maetzig@outlook.com

Member News – 16 February 2024

General Manager - Richard Attwood

Last Friday we had the privilege to host the Annual Presidents, Secretaries and Club Captains Day hosted by Canterbury Golf. A great turn out with 92 players in the field with 36 Club Captains, 23 Presidents and 15 Secretaires/Club Managers. The club was well represented and all four came away with the following results on thew day.

Teams Competition: 3^rd Stableford David Williams – Jones and Greg Hedges

Captains Trophy: 3^rd Stableford Phil Barlow and Lesley Hedges.

This was followed by a great dinner from G&T Catering and an updated from GolfNZ’ s new CEO Jeff Latch and Canterbury Golfs new President, Dion Kerr.

Volunteers Working Bee - Wednesday 21 February at 9:00am

Having already had a bit of a garden tidy up this year in the gardens, would be great to finish off some areas and a tidy up under some of the trees of branches and cones. Look forward to seeing you.

Thanks Julie Jones.

Club Captain - Phil Barlow

First up – apologies for duplicating the results for the men’s Div 2 for the shotguns on opening day. The afternoon men’s Div 2 winners were:

1. John Gold                            39pts
2. Kim Dale                              38 pts
3. Mike Stanley                      36pts

Well done guys!

Last weekend was All Irons for the ladies with others playing Stroke, while the men had the first round of Monthly Medal with all off the blue tees. We were a bit lucky with the weather with the rain arriving just after the Saturday competition was completed.

Interclub Update

The Metro A men’s team had a long-awaited win last weekend 6 ½ - 1 ½ against Bottle Lake, so some relief there. The Metro B team is now leading the competition with a 5 ½ - 2 ½ win over Avondale and the Presidents team taking out Hagley 5-3, so some solid results for the weekend.

The women’s interclub teams kicked off last weekend as well, with the Women’s Weekend Zone 1 team going down 3-1 against Everglades and Zone 2 also going down 3-1 against Clearwater, so both unlucky but with plenty of matches in hand.

We also have had one of our regular Saturday ladies’ players in Hyeza Kim selected to help officiate at the New Zealand Open this year. Congratulations on being chosen Hyeza, an exciting move forward for your refereeing.

A reminder about the QR code on a stick on the women’s 8^th tee. This is so you can order food and drinks in advance ready for delivery at the 10^th hole. You may have also seen the BBQ Shack setup behind the driving range on a Saturday as well. Check it out on the weekend.

Next week’s competitions are 4BBB Qual Rnd 2 for the men, others Stableford, and for the women, FMS Stableford Rnd 1.

Results for last Saturday

Best Gross: Sam Watkinson (74)

Best gross: Bruce Maetzig (82)

Best gross: Paul Alexander (89)

There were 14 2’s at $20 each.

Tip of the week – Undercover pro

Approach shot strategy.

One of the biggest mistakes amateur golfers make is being overly aggressive and aiming straight at a pin for their approach shot. This leads to the risk of short siding yourself, having to play difficult pitch shots and bringing in the risk of double bogeys.

The middle of the green with a mid to short iron is always a good target and you then give yourself a chance of a birdie (or nett birdie) putt.

Upcoming golf (for full details refer to the 2024 programme available at the Pro Shop).

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 tees. Women: LGU Rnd 2 and other comps.

Sat 9 Mar – Men: Harewood 4BBB Rnd 1, others Stableford. Women: Harewood 4BBB Rnd 1, others Par.

Sat 16 Mar – Mixed Pairs Combined Stableford Shotguns – 8:00am and 12:30pm options.

Sat 23 Mar – Men: Harewood 4BBB Rnd 2, and Stableford for others. Women: FMS Stableford Rnd 2.

Enjoy your golf.

Women’s Results – Sonia Brown

Tuesday 13^th February

LGU:

SILVER:

1st     Lesley Hedges       67 nett

2nd   Dianne Chaney       68 nett c/b

BRONZE A:

1st    Sonia Brown            70 nett

2nd  Pam Hopkins           72 nett

BRONZE B:

1st   Valerie Wood           68 nett

2nd  Anne McKenna       69 nett

BRONZE C:

1st   Joan Pfahlert           65 nett

2nd  Julie Hamilton         70 nett

TWOS:

#15   Lynda Hague

NETT EAGLES:

#15   Joan Pfahlert

NTP:  # 3   Ann McKenna

          #  6   Helen McKay

          #15   Carolyn Rickard

TOP CAT:

Joan Pfahlert

MIDWEEK WOMENS INTERCLUB RESULTS:

Monday 12^th February

Playing at Akaroa the 18 hole Silver Team had a loss against Tai Tapu 1.5 - 4.5 Playing at Templeton the 18 hole 6’s had a draw with Russley  3 - 3 Playing at Tai Tapu the 18 hole 4’s had a win against Bottlelake  3 - 1 Playing at Russley the 9 hole team lost 59 - 53 to Waimairi Beach 2

9 Hole Women Results – Val Hampton

Wednesday 14^th February

Stableford   

Closest to Pin in 2 and Straightest Drive

Stableford   1^st   Sylvia Strong 17

          2^nd Val Hampton 15

Closest to pin in 2 Gillian Fallow

Straightest Drive Jenny Treleaven

Mid-Week Men Results - By David Williams-Jones

February 12th, Stableford: Individual and Yellow Ball

Individual

Yellow Ball teams

Jackpot winner, Will Tsai who pocketed $36.

February 15th, Par

Div. 1

Div. 2

Div. 3

Winner of longest successful putt: Gavin Rae. Thanks to Truscott Hamilton for sponsorship.