Whoa to Go - Play the course backwards

There were 21 teams in the field on Sunday, July 18 to play the fifth Whoa-To- Go (Play the Course Backwards) tournament, generously sponsored by Craigs Investment Partners.

Organisers Tim Parish and Jacquie Bain are to be congratulated on their superb organization, with no stone left unturned to ensure that the day ran smoothly.

A tremendous amount of work and imagination was necessary to set up the tournament, and the greens staff went out of their way to be helpful. Detailed maps and instruction sheets were necessary for each team, for starting at the wrong end of a fairway and playing to different greens was akin to playing a totally different course in a foreign country.

It was great fun, and the Ambrose format was very popular, with specific rules regarding order of play. Some spectacular scores were returned and in each team handicaps were combined, added, divided and calculated by some mathematical experts to determine winners and runners up. Best of all—the nasty weather that was forecast held off until people were in their cars and heading home.

Prizes were awarded by Craigs Investment Partners representative Todd Blythe to:

Winners: A Team: Carol Leary, Daryll Denyer, David P Campbell, Paul Williams 61.00 nett.

Runners up: Doing Nothing All Morning: Susan Gurr, John Eliott, Steve Parker, Charles Gurr 61.4.

No Caps: Harrison Madsen, Simon Mustard, Bryce Madsen, Adam Ryan 61.87.

Heather and Mates: Heather Watters, Pete Rowe, Ted Murray, Rob Morrison 62.75.

Twos: Marlon on 11 and 13; Sam's Supporters on 11; JDDP on 11; JTM on 11.

Womens' golf—18 holes

Due to very bad weather, there was no competitive play for women on Saturday, July 17, but on Wednesday, July 21, it was cool and calm with overcast skies until the last four holes of play when the heavens opened in a heavy shower, saturating everyone still on the course. There was a stableford haggle, and putts had to be counted for the last Houston Putting Cup round.

Haggle results: Dot Ramsey 37 points; Sue White, Jill Morrison 36; Wendy Matutinovich 34; Jenny Wilson, Adele Gunning 33; Denise McConnon, Jeanette Culton, Dianne Douglas 32; Diane Lockwood, Kathy Ashton, 31; Trudi Gatland, Sally Grindlay, Chris Mercer, Kay Marshall 30. Hidden Holes: Dot Ramsey 9 points.

Katikati Dreamers Beauty Clinic Player of the Week: Dot Ramsey.

The semi-final matches in the Fourball Best Ball matches have been played: Billie-Jo Simmons and Jan Robinson b Anke Hermannsdorfer and Annette Hetherington on 15; Wendy and Suzanne Burns b Denise McConnon and Sarah Tomsett on 15. In the Bronze 1 Championship round three, Phillipa Harvey b Mavis Bruce in 16 and In Bronze 2 Rae Brown b Jan Robinson on 18.

Expol Sponsored Teams tournament

On Friday, July 23 there were 29 teams of four in the field for this popular tournament very generously sponsored by Terry Mischefski of Expol, the largest manufacturer and distributor of polystyrene products in New Zealand.

As with any tournament, much work goes on behind scenes to ensure that the day runs smoothly, and the Ladies' Committee, Club Manager, Caterer and Greens staff and House cleaner are all to be congratulated for the part they played in making this day so successful.

Players came from Hamilton, Omokoroa, Ngaruawahia, Omokoroa, Paeroa, Thames, Taumaranui, Morrinsville, Paeroa, Mount Maunganui, Cambridge, Fairview and Waihi.

It was a stableford competition, and each team's three of four scores counted for the final result—which eased pressure on a player who had a bad hole, or more.

The weather was fine and mild with little wind, and apart from some greens that caused a little consternation with many having difficulty coping with tricky pin placements resulting in multiple putts, it was all taken in good spirit. That's golf, and was regarded by all as a good day. The Sales table was laden the usual variety of acceptable items, plus an unusual but very popular change from the norm with many packages of ready-made, ready-to-make meals, cakes, soups and sauces with recipes attached.

Results: Billie-Jo Simmons, Zoe Baguley-Skayman, Liz Woods, Deborah Rose (Omokoroa) 118 points; Wendy Matutinovich, Jenny Tubman, Sarah Tomsett, Jenny Wilson 115; Jill Morrison; Donna Verryt, Jessie Gear, Pip Jones (Morrinsville and Waihi) 114 ; Sally Grindlay, Rosalind Giffney, Jan Robinson, Vivienne Lilley 111; Jeannette Culton, Suzanne Burns, Trudi Gatland, Shelley Lithgow 109; Susan Mustard, Martine Milicich, Sharon Deacon, Bev Ireland 109; Nan Hoggard, Alex Drent, Judy Coulter, Adele Gunning (Hamilton and Waihi) 108; Esther Hall, Lynnette Kempton, Dianne Stanfield, Chris Chapple (Thames) 108; Dot Ramsey, Avon Gordon, Dianne Douglas, Sally Sherson 106; Rosemary McNicol, Lyn Pullan, Christine Miller, Rachel Yeo (Paeroa) 104; Debbie Clarke, Lynda Smith, Dee McCrea, Gail Nicholls (Omokoroa) 103; Lesley Noel, Caren van der Meys, Laurel Flattery, Linda Rae (Mt Maunganui) 102; Edna Connolly, Jenny Gallaugher, Mavis Bruce, Sharlene Stewart 102; Jenny O'Dwyer, Pat Hay, Phillipa Harvey, Sue White 101(Waihi and Paeroa).

Ywos: Pink Leow (Omokoroa) on 6.

Nearest the Pin on 8: Lynette Kempton (Thames). Nearest the Pin on 15: Colleen Rowe (Hamilton.

Longest Putt on 11: Pink Leow (Omokoroa). Longest Putt on 18: Rosemary McNicol (Paeroa).

Veterans' golf

There were a few showers on Monday, July 19 for Jim Jesney's Men's Pairs competition and a stableford haggle for women and a total of 48 players in the field, an excellent muster considering many had played the day before in the Whoa to Go tournament. Jim Jesney Pairs' combined stableford results: Peter Hewitt and Brian Robinson 70 points; Terry Gerbich and Tom Wallace 69; Earle White and Allen Sarjant, John Purkis and Bob Hoggard , Mark Mora and Francis Gascoigne 67; Howard Anderson and Ken Mustard, Gerry Tompkins and Bruce Rutter 66.

Individual scores: Gerry Tompkins, Tom Wallace, Howard Anderson, Francis Gascoigne 37 points; Gary Dunlop, John Purkis, Michael Bonnici, Brian Baynes, Peter Hewitt 36; Kerry Lewis, Earle White 35; Brian Robinson 34; Rodger Bagshaw, Graham Jenkins, Ross Fitness, Allen Sarjant, Terry Gerbich, Al McMillan 33; Bob Hoggard 31; Tim Parish, Mark Mora, Allen Smith, Daryll Denyer 30.

Women— Kaylene Croker 40 points; Sarah Tomsett 35; Robyn Kirby, Vivienne Lilley 33; Mavis Bruce 31; Helen Baynes 30. Twos: Kaylene Croker on 6, Terry Gerbich on 15.

Nine-hole golf

The rain held off almost long enough for 17 Nine-holers to finish a Mixed stableford Haggle on Tuesday July 20, and the excited whooping and hollering from the only person to score a two on the day (her first) could have been heard all over the course. Congratulations.

Results: Lorraine Meyer 22 points; Sue Ryan, Garth Pritchard 17; Margaret Hickey 16; Glen Bennett, Mandy Piper, Yvonne Stack, Jean Cotterill, Alison Turney 15. Twos: Mandy Piper on 8.

• Nan Hoggard