Member News – 22 September 2023

Centenary Cocktail Evening:  Friday 13th October

We are still looking out for members and past members to attend our cocktail evening on our centenary weekend. We have plenty of space available and will be an entertaining evening for all. We will have a couple of quest speakers from past and current members and a special presentation to the club, so this will be a night not to be missed.

These occasions only come along once in a lifetime so to ensure you don’t miss out of a milestone event for the club, please contact the office to book your tickets.

Weekly Update - By Club Captain Phil Barlow

El Nino came to visit at lunchtime as expected and those playing in the afternoon had some decent warm breeze to deal with though overcast. Evidence of the recent warm winds was also shown in the drying of the course as we saw it this week. That all being said, this weekend is expected to only just break 10 degrees with potential showers, so dress warmly and come prepared.

Club Champs semi-finals were also on last weekend meaning the finals are on this Saturday, with the following matchups:

Women

• Silver: Pam McTaggart vs Lynn Brand
• Bronze A: Di Chaney vs Diane Deuart
• Bronze B: Catherine Butts vs Alison Lynch

Men

• Seniors: Sam Watkinson vs Otis Holland
• Intermediate: Bevan Seddon vs Glyn Francis
• Junior A: Jarrad Brown vs Alan Cowie
• Junior B: Cook He vs Graeme Clarke

Good luck to all finalists. If you are playing on Saturday while the finals are being underway, please give the players some consideration so their matches can flow as best as possible.

Interclub Update

No interclub for Woodward, Blank or Pollock Cups last weekend, though the men’s teams both have double-headers this Sunday and the Pollock team has another weekend off. Woodward Cup is at Christchurch GC against Pegasus and Templeton, and Blank is at Waimairi Beach against Pegasus and Waimairi Beach.

Simon Cup (Currently 5th)

The Harewood Simon Cup team was the only men’s interclub team playing this weekend with the Canterbury Vs Aorangi fixture on. A home match is one that you hope you can with the home course advantage. With a strong and gusty Nor’ west wind changing the dynamic of the course golf, it becomes a bit of a lottery in how far the ball flies! The outcome was a good 4 to 2 win against Waimairi Beach. Good wins to Hamish Robertson (3/2 ), Kerry Lake (2/1), Doug Claridge (4/3), and Richard Hurley (4/2). The win pushes us up to 5th place with 3 rounds remaining. Hopefully we can get another couple of wins to push for a semi-final place. This week the team is at Greendale against Greendale on Sunday, so see you out there.

Results for last Saturday

There were 20 two’s last Saturday earning $12 each. Nett Eagles ($116) was hole 5 and was won by 4 players.

Pro Tip of the week – Craig Mitchell

Think like a Tour Pro

Don’t be tempted to aim at a pin in the corner or back of the green. As an example, if the pin is on the left-hand side near the edge of #3, aim 5 metres to the right of that because it’s much easier to 2-putt from there than get up and down from the short side.

Be smart mentally and watch your scores come down!

Rule of the week (Limit on number of clubs – Rule 4.1b)

Limit of 14 Clubs; Sharing, Adding or Replacing Clubs During Round

1. Limit of 14 Clubs. A player must not:

• Start a round with more than 14 clubs, or
• Have more than 14 clubs during the round.

This limit includes all clubs carried by or for the player. But it does not include parts of a broken club and separated parts (such as a clubhead, shaft or grip) that are being carried by or for a player at the start of their round.

If the player starts a round with fewer than 14 clubs, they may add clubs during the round up to the 14-club limit (see Rule 4.1b(4) for restrictions in doing this). A club is considered added when the player makes their next stroke with any club while the added club is in the player’s possession.

When the player becomes aware that they are in breach of this Rule by having more than 14 clubs, the player must take the excess club or clubs out of play before making another stroke using the procedure in Rule 4.1c(1):

• If the player started with more than 14 clubs, they may choose which club or clubs will be taken out of play.
• If the player added excess clubs during the round, those added clubs are the ones that must be taken out of play.

For more information, click the link in the heading.

Upcoming Saturday golf (for full details refer to the 2023 programme).

23 Sept – Club Champs finals for men and women. Others: men and women – Irish Stableford.

30 Sept – Men: Monthly Medal (Blue tees). Women: Finals of Williamson, Thompson, and Hefford Trophies. Others Stroke, Ringers, and Shootout.

7 Oct – Men: Par. Women: Marlin Trophy, and others Stroke.

14 Oct – Harewood Centenary Shotgun – 9:30 tee off. Note this is different to the programme, there will only be a single shotgun competition.

Course closed for coring – Mon 16 – Fri 20 Oct.

21 Oct – Cancer Charities best 3 of 4 teams Stableford. Note this is different to the programme, this is instead of a shotgun.

Enjoy your golf.

Midweek Men Results - By David Williams-Jones

Looking forward to the Ryder Cup next weekend, the MWM are replicating the team matchplay format this coming Thursday in a fun event. If you fancy representing NZ as they take on the Rest of the World (or the other way around), please email me this weekend. With player handicaps ranging from 3 to 30+, all are catered for.

A week of strong winds but most competed undaunted:

Monday 18th September. Stableford

Div 1  

1st        Nathan Weng                  36

2nd       Chris Straker                   32

3rd        Taona Kahwema             31

Div 2    

1st        Bruce Rickard                 32

2nd       Charlie Su                       32

3rd        Matthew Prendergast     31

Div 3    

1st        John Hooper                   37

2nd       John Gilmore                  36

3rd       Paul Skellerup                 36

Thursday 21st September. Par

Div 1  

1st         Chris Straker              +3

2nd       Glyn Francis                +2

3rd        Charlie Su                   -1

Div 2    

1st        Dennis Morgan           +3

2nd       Bill Turner                   Level

3rd        Simon Hubble            -1

Midweek Ladies Results - By Sonia Brown

Tuesday 19th September

LGU - ROUND 8 - FINAL ROUND SILVER:

1st      Lynette Savage     72 nett

2nd    Kathryn Maloney 75 nett

BRONZE A:

1st     Janet O’Brien         71 nett c/b

2nd    Margaret Black      71 nett

BRONZE B:

1st       Annette Tansey  66 nett

2nd     Deb Morrison       68 nett

TWOS:

#15     Lynn Brand

NETT EAGLES:

#3     Sarah Scadden

TOP CAT:

Annette Tansey

9 Hole Ladies Results - By Kay Worley

Wednesday 20^th September

Club Championships and Stanley Trophy

Championship Trophy winner     Erika O’Donnell

Runner up                                           Sylvia Strong

Stanley Trophy winner                      Sian Bliss

Runner up                                           Pat Murray