Waihi Golf Club member Rodger Bagshaw says that a contest that Waihi member's eagerly looked forward to is the annual Greenkeepers Revenge:

GREENKEEPERS REVENGE:

Last Saturday the club greenkeepers were given their annual opportunity to set up the course to their own plan, and to perhaps get their own back on the odd bit criticism received through the year. With some holes set on the edge of slopes or on top of rises, and the tees well back, it was a real challenge as the scoring has shown.

All players from the different haggles had the opportunity to take part, and a total of 71 players took up the challenge.

The players best able to meet the challenge were Dave Morris, on a countback over Mike Matutinovich with 36 stableford points.

The next six players all scoring 34 points were, Mark Bryant, Denise Donald, Gary Choat, Jim Powell, Rodger Bagshaw, and Paul Williams. The next 63 player's scores trailed down to as far as the late teens.

VETS:

After no golf last Monday due to the weather the Vets were keen to play this week, and although many were away at other fixtures, the 40 players this week, played a blind draw 4BBB. It was intriguing to find who your partner was after the finish.

The winners on the day were Rob Morrison & Graham Jenkins with 43 points. The next three teams were all equal on 42 points, they being Nita Dalley & Bill Tiffin, Bev Ireland &Tom Wallace, and Kathy Ashton & Kerry Lewis.

NINE HOLE SECTION:

This section played a stableford competition this week, and in the ladies division 1, Glen Bennett finished on top with 20 points.

Second was Marie Rickard (17), and next were Margaret Meldrum and Jean Cotterill, both with 15 points. In division 2, Denise Morgan with 18 points led Jenni Mora, and Alison Turney, both with 17.

There were only two registered in the men's field, and Terry Paterson (14) finished ahead of Garth Pritchard (10).

WEDNESDAY LADIES:

A good field of ladies contested a nett haggle on Wednesday with Kay Marshall leading the field home with a nett 73.

She was closely followed by Christine Mercer and Susan Mustard, both on 74, and then Nita Dalley, Karen Lee, and Kristine Gascoigne all with 75 nett.

Two's were recorded by Sarah Tomsett, and Kay Marshall. The Dreamers Player of the Week was Kay Marshall with her 73 nett.

HUME MONTHLY MEAT PACK:

On Thursday a field of 90 players competed in the monthly Hume sponsored meat pack tournament, which was played in ideal and crisp conditions.

The field was enhanced by the welcome entries of 26 players from the Whangamata Club. The greens seemed to be much faster than in recent times after some cold weather, and as such the scoring appeared to be difficult, with only 2 players bettering 36 stableford points in the total field.

The winner of the best Gross was Andy Roche with 77, on a countback from Murray Fraser. The player with the best Nett was Greg Bundle with a nett 68, while Ken Mustard won the best Stableford with 37 Points.

In division 1, Wayne Brierly, and Marlon Cosmas had 36 points, with Harison Madsen, Adam Mackie, Geoff Tempest (Whangamata), and Carol Leary all with 35. In division 2, Blair Myles (Tauranga), and John (the meat man) Newton scored 36 points, followed by Kelly Exelby, and Ray Fisher on 34.

SATURDAY HAGGLES:

The usual haggles were played in conjunction with the Greenkeepers Revenge, and many who featured earlier in the Revenge came to the fore in the haggles.

In the Ladies Denise Donald was first with 74, followed by Jill Morrison (76). In the men's morning haggle Jim Powell won on a suspicious countback over Rodger Bagshaw with 34 points, then Ken Purcell (33). In the afternoon haggle Dave Morris with his 36 points was first, With Mark Bryant, Gary Choat, and Paul Williams all with 34.

Waihi Golf Club report by Rodger Bagshaw