Walton Golf Club Championships

Sunday 26^th September

The day had been building for the past four weeks the Westpac Club Championship finals day had arrived at the Walton Golf Club. There were nine divisions of finals playing on Sunday, there were five Ladies divisions, the 9 Holers, Bronze III, Bronze II, Bronze I and the Silver division.

The Men had four divisions which included the Junior B, Junior,

Intermediates and the Senior divisions.

Most finals were played over 36 holes

and the matches were very

close at the half way mark. This year their

were many of our Junior

players had made the finals.

The Mens Junior B had an age difference of 65 years between Bede Higgens and Dudley Jackson, youth ended up winning on the day.

In the Ladies Silver division Erin Hawe and Charlotte Brooks battled it out with Charlotte one up after 18 holes, Erin fought back eventually winning.

In the Mens Senior division Kyle Storey and Rhys Wilcock had a close match with neither player getting more than three ahead. Rhys was also one up after 18holes, Kyle matched Rhys and finishing the match and winning on the 34^th hole.

There were many supporters and spectators out on the course

watching some excellent matches.

A great day and congratulations to all

the competitors and special

congratulations to the Club Champions. Erin Hawe, Jan Baigent, Heather Sharp, Judith Stevens, Bede Higgens, Alec Cornes, Jonathan Armstrong and Kyle Storey.

Mens Saturday
There were over sixty starters this week and the weather was good with only the odd skif. Golfer of the week with an excellent round was Geoff Plant. Geoff wins the Redoubt Bar & Eatery Voucher.

Seniors J Armstrong 40, D Cranson, G Hill 38, G Pitcon, R Luxton, M Garrud, B Gordon 37, A Cornes, B Verryt, G Higgens, R Coleman 36, M Dearnely, J Stevens, B Snook 35.

Juniors J Clark 42, G Plant, B Lequesne, B Higgens 41, K Pickett, J Verryt, P Metcalfe 39, P Coleman 38, B Fort, R Vincent 37, B Matchett 36, R Rutten, C Firby, G Watts, M Cowlrick 35.

Closest to the pin Number 12 Sponsored by Greg Waters Spraying was G Wills, Number 4 sponsored by Cheep Liquor was R Coleman. Longest Putt B Matchett. There were five twos this week B Matchett, B Verryt, R Coleman, R Luxton, G Hill.

Next week is the Captains Choice, we will be playing the course backwards playing your own ball. Tee times as per normal Saturday 9am - 10.30am.

Starter S Gordon, Bar M Begovich.

Walton Pairs Tournament

Our Ladies Spring Pairs Tournament opened with beautiful sunny weather and a course in pristine condition to welcome 120 players from 21 clubs. Once again Murray Munro was the starter who with his usual enthusiasm .ensured the field moved smoothly.

The event was won this year by the Walton combination of Judy Osborne and Jan Baigent with 86 points closely followed by the Thames pairing of A Peters and J Stent. 85, then D van Lierop and S Hazlewood 84, D Sweeney and R Plant 83, B Simpson and N MxcRae 81, D Hunt and D Ring 80, B Ashworth and V Smith , A Gordon and V Gunn,and A Brabyn and G Hart 79, D Tuck and G Bailey, K Maxwell and V Saunders and H Sharp and J Nelson 78, E Perman and L Hay, A Dewdney and J Baker, and R Kingan and V Stewart 76, M Armstrong and T Mellow, J Laing and J Wright, M Barclay and N Galloway, L McHardy and P Haakma, and G Oliver and K Ferguson 75, B Bridge and J Stokes, J Seator and S Hopson, G Welch and K Semmens, M Ranger and R Young and C Jones and J McKenzie 74, S Needham and V Wilcox, A Junge and M Edgecombe and K Kanters and S Phillips 73, C Mahon and S Cornes, R Wallace and T Berg and G Osborne and J Kelsen 72.

Twos were gained by S Hopson, D Hunt, C Jones, J Kelsen, J Laing, B Matthews, N McRae and M Townsend.

The McLean Basket is the trophy played for best net of the day and won by our birthday girl Judy Osborne with a 64 nett. The basket was presented by Alison Mitchell who is the granddaughter of Mrs McLean and this year was the 75^th anniversary of the inception this trophy making this occasion that more special.

There were over sixty starters this week. Golfer of the week with an excellent round was Johnathan Armstrong 11-77-66-42. Johnathan wins the Redoubt Bar & Eatery Voucher.

Seniors J Amrstyrong 42, B Smith 40, M Garrud39, G Pitcon, P Darragh 38, G Higgs, M King 37, M Begovich 36, A McGiven, T Richards 35, R Burling, M Dearnley 34, R Coleman, P Davidson 33.

Juniors G Watts 41, R Rutten 39, A Cornes, C Mowatt 38, G Plant, M Cowlrick, S Osborne, B Fort 37, K Pickett 36, D Carter, G Timms 33, I Upson 31.

Closest to the pin Number 12 Sponsored by Greg Waters Spraying was T Richards, Number 6 sponsored by Cheep Liquor was M Begovich. Longest Putt R Luxton. Whacker M Silvester. There were five twos this week R Burling, M Garrud, B Gordon, G Plant and J Adamson had two twos.

Next week is the Semi Finals Westpac Club Championships the matches and tee times off the first and the tenth follow: Number 1 tee 9.15 G Watts v B Lequesne, J Harris v I Wilcock, 9.22 B Matchett v W Raynel, G Smallwood v D Carter, 9.30 R Coleman v M King, P Darragh v R Luxton, 9.37 D Cranson v K Pickett, A Cornes v R Rutten, 9.45 Ladies Silver Division, 9.52 Ladies Bronze 1, 10.00 Ladies Bronze 2, 10.15 K Storey v A McGiven, M Garrud v R Wilcock, 10.22 W Brooks v G Pitcon, M Dearnley v J Higgens, 10.30 J Stevens v M Begovich, J Adamson v J Armstrong, 10.37 D Jackson v I Upson, P Fryer v B Higgens.

Number 10 tee Ladies Plates and Members.
Starter B Snook, Bar R Luxton Card Input B Matchett & D Carter

Heathcote & Kate Smyth Travel Tournament

It was a fantastic day with 86 starters. There were three divisions one Ladies and two Mens.

The best Netts in each Division were Tony Gillies 66, Les Dunn 66 and Kath Ferguson 69. The Mens Gross winner was John Stevens with a great one over par 73, the Ladies Gross winner was June Williams 83. The best stableford winners were Darrin Cranson 40, Don Harty 40 and Judith Stevens 38.

There were five twos R Blake, T Gillies, K Pickett, J Stevens and D Troost. A special thanks to our sponsors for a great prize table and a great day.

From left to right, Les Dunn, June Williams, Kath Ferguson, John Stevens, Kate Smyth and Tony Gillies.

There were over sixty starters this week and the weather was good with only the odd skif. Golfer of the week with an excellent round was Murray Munro. Murray wins the Redoubt Bar & Eatery Voucher.

Seniors M Munro 43, K Braybrook 41, W Brooks 40, B Verryt 38, J Adamson, M Garrud, M Dearnley 37, D Sharp, A Dodd 36, T Richards, R Coleman 35, M King, J Stevens, G Higgens 34.

Juniors D Jackson, B Raynel 39, R Rutten, G Plant, B Goodwin, D Carter 38, B Gordon, B Fort 37, P Darragh, B Matchett, C Firby, D Troost 36, I Upson, G Bruce, A Cornes 34.

Closest to the pin Number 12 Sponsored by Greg Waters Spraying was W Raynel, Number 5 sponsored by Cheep Liquor was K Braybrook. Longest Putt G Bruce. Whacker I Wilcock. There were eight twos this week B Wallace, M Munro, M Dearnley, W Raynel, B Oliver, G Watts, A Pencavel, R Rutten.

Next week is the third round of the Westpac Club Championships the matches and tee times off the first and the tenth follow: Number 1 tee 9.22 G Timms v B Lequesne, 9.30 N Beattie v J Adamson, 9.37 A Cornes v W Fort, D Troost v R Rutten, 9.45 K Storey v K Braybrook, R Wilcock v T Richards, 9.52 M Garrud v D Collins, A McGiven v D Sharp, 10.00 G Munro v M Begovich, J Armstrong v P Mead, 10.07 S Gordon v D Jackson, B Higgens v M Verryt 10.15 B Gordon v K Pickett, D Cranson v D Lugton, 10.22 M King R Burling, R Luxton v B Wallace, 10.30 C Sharp v R Bates, 10.37 L Pitcon v G Oliver, L Dixon v K Ferguson, 10.45 I Upson v G Wills, B Oliver v P Fryer.

Number 10 tee 9.30 G Bruce v R Coleman, P Darragh v B Verryt, 9.45 G Smallwood v M Silvester, D Carter v A Pencavel, 9.52 G Plant v B Matchett, N Dixon v W Raynel, 10.00 J Higgens v B McLellan, G Pitcon v K Dench.

Starter B Smith, Bar D Troost Card Input A Cornes & G Timms

Ladies Golfer of the week
The golfer this week was Judy Osborne with a great round 25-90-65-43.

Kaimai Tray Sunday 6th September at Omanu Golf Club The team consisted of thirteen Men, M Dearnley, M Garrud, I Jenkins, M Munro, P Darragh, A Cornes, D Troost, G Pitcon, N Dixon, G Higgs, T Woodmass and C Mowatt. There were nine Ladies, D Sweeney, J Williams, S Cornes, M Barclay, L Pitcon, S Garrud, H Sharp, L Dixon and R Plant. It was a fantastic day and the course was in good condition apart from the greens that had recently been cored. There were some excellent scores by all teams however the winning team was Omanu with an average 40.4 points Walton was second with an average 38.6 points.

The best score for Walton was Peter Darragh with 43 points, the best Lady was S Cornes with 39 points.

Saturday 5th September

There were a large number of starters this week and the weather was great. Golfer of the week with an excellent round was Grant Wills 27-91-64-45. Grant wins the Redoubt Bar & Eatery Voucher.

Seniors J Higgens 40, D Sharp, M Munro, T Woodmass 39, J Armstrong, T Richard 37, J Stevens, M Garrud, A McGiven, M Dearnley, B Snook, P Mead, P Davidson, B Verryt 36, D Saunders, A Dodd, R Luxton, R Coleman 35.

Juniors G Wills 45, M Verryt 41, P Coleman, G Timms 40, B Lequensne 39, B Gordon, A Cornes D Jackson 38, J Harris, G Watts, S Osborne, R Rutten 37, D Cranson 36, B Oliver 35, J Henderson 34.

Closest to the pin Number 12 Sponsored by Greg Waters Spraying was D Sharp, Number 4 sponsored by Cheep Liquor was D Cranson. Longest Putt S Osborne. Whacker L Laing.

There were nine twos this week M Begovich, A Cornes, J Higgens, B Lequesne, T Richards, D Sharp, G Smallwood, I Upson, M Verryt.

Next week is the second round of the Westpac Club Championships the matches and tee times follow: 9.00 J Stevens v T Watson, G Munro v M King, 9.07 N Beattie v T Woodmass, B Gordon v B Raynel, 9.15 D Cranson v P Coleman, 9.22 A Cornes v B Goodwin, M Silvester v W Fort, 9.30 K Dench v D Sharp, G Pitcon v A McGiven, 9.37 G Higgens v R Coleman, P Mead v B Wallace, 9.45 J adamson v B Verrryt, M Verryt v I Wilcock, 9.52 G Wills v W Lequesne, J Armstrong v R Luxton, 10.00 T Richards v M Dearnely, K Braybrook v W Brooks, 10.07 D Troost v J Henderson, R Rutten v A Pencavel, 10.15 D Jackson v G Watts, I Upson v G Timms, 10.22 K Pickett v N Dixon, D Lugton v B Matchett, 10.30 M Begovich v R Burling, P Fryer v J Harris, 10.37 D Collins v B McLellan, J Higgens v M Garrud.

Starter I Jenkins, Bar T Woodmass & A Pencavel Card Input J Stevens & M King


Ladies Report

Jan Morgan is the Golfer of the Week with her good round of 100-31-69 nett and. 40 points winning the voucher sponsored by Redoubt Bar & Eatery.

Scramble: W Davidson 39, A Needham and L Pitcon 38, J Williams 36, T Mellow, H Sharp and P Wright 35, J Stevens, C Sharp, V Villiger, T Scott, J Baigent and R Berquist 34, K Semmens and D Ring 33, D Sweeney and G Pickett 32, N Galloway, M Barclay, S Garrud and C Mahon 31, S Cornes, G Oliver and K Devon-Brunton 30.

Monthly Gross Competition: Silver A Needham, Bronze 1 J Stevens, Bronze 2 L Pitcon and Bronze 3 J Baigent.