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8-9-Mar
Eltham
(06) 7648484
Central Taranaki Matchplay 72 Hole Classic
8-Mar
Manukorihi
(06) 7547497
Left Handers
9-Mar
Urenui
(06) 7523702
Left Handers
15-Mar
Urenui
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Ern & Nancy Suttom Mem. Tournament
15-Mar
Te Ngutu
(06) 7648700
Normanby Lions
16-Mar
New Plymouth
(06) 7551349
Remax Open Tournamen
19-Mar
Pungarehu
(06) 7638331
Coastal Classic 18H
21-Mar
Te Ngutu
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Bruce McCallum Mem
23-Mar
Patea
(06) 2738335
Taranaki 5000
30-Mar
Manaia
(06) 2748325
Waimate Plains 36 Holes
ard Spiers, with his Scottish heritage being put to good use. Our current Board has recently initiated a new subscription regime to try and increase the number of members and especially in the less mature age groups. We now offer the following subs: Juniors up to age 15 $50 Juniors 16 to 19 $100 Men and women 9 holers 20 to 34 $300 Men and Women 9 holers 35 to 39 $350 Men and Women 9 holers 40 & over $400 Men and Women 18 holes 20 to 25 $250 Men and Women 18 holes 26 to 30 $300 Men and Women 18 holes 31 to 34 $350 Men and Women 18 holes 35 to 39 $440 Men and Women 18 holes 40 and over $550
Mixed Open at Ohope Ohope International Golf Club, in association with Whakatane Flight Centre, will host
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1 Draws level (9) 2 Kiwi second at the 2014 Queensland PGA Championship (4,3) 3 Senior (6) 4 Enthusiast (7) 5 Padraig Harrington, for example (8) 6 Top lady golfer (5,2) 7 Poor golf stroke (5) 8 Confine in a restricted area (4,2) 15 Green (3) 16 Not playing due to injury (9) 17 Dispassionate, coldly detached (8) 19 Golf course that is home to the US Masters each year (7) 20 Smooth turf between tee and putting-green (7) 21 In fact (6) 22 One who provides counsel (7) 23 Former top lady golfer, Sorenstam (6) 24 Gather (5)
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a weekly Thursday Mixed Open Day, with prizes for Stableford, Two’s, Nearest Pin, Putting plus a mystery Jackpot. For more information contact the club on (07) 312 4486.
TARANAKI GOLF TRAIL LAWNMASTER CLASSIC Dominic Barson (69-73-69-70-281) was the best of the Taranaki players competing in the Lawnmaster Classic played at the Manawatu Golf Club last month. The New Plymouth professional shot a seven under par total for the 72 hole event to finish in fifth position, four shots behind tournament winner Doug Holloway. Taranaki’s top amateur, Brad Hayward (74-74-73-70291) finished 20th equal, one shot ahead of New Plymouth professional Grant Moorhead (72-75-75-70-292) who finished in a tie for 22nd. Taranaki women representatives Celeste Mclean (87-77-164) and Holly Winter (89-84-173) both failed to make the 36 hole cut.
NZ SENIORS STROKEPLAY New Plymouth golfer Murray Martin (75-74-75-224) finished 14th = at the New Zealand Seniors (55 and over) Strokeplay Championship which was played at the Omaha Beach Golf Club last last month. The 54 hole event was won by Michael Baltrop (71-71-71-213) who shot an even par total to edge out Samuel Christie (7070-74-214) from Australia with a further
shot back to Brent Paterson (72-70-73-215) from Auckland and Stuart Duff (73-69-73215) from Hawkes Bay. Westown Classic champion Kerry Otene recently won the Coastal Strokeplay Championship, 63 years after his grandfather Heck won the inaugural event in 1951. A feature of the 27 hole event played at the Pungarehu Golf Club was a hole in one scored by Paul Haskell from The Golf Zone. Haskell, who also sponsors the Pungarehu Golf Club used a nine iron to hole out on the 145 metre par three 6th hole. Major winners of the Coastal Championships were: Senior men – Gross- Kerry Otene 102; Intermediate Gross –Allen Rothwell 116; Junior Gross- Chad Knowles 125; Limit Gross- Graham Gardner 129; WomenSenior Gross-Sharon Adamson 123; Junior Gross- Susan Crowley 144.
PUNGAREHU COSTAL CHAMPS
On Waitangi Day, Pungarehu Golf Club held it’s annual “Golf Zone 27 holes Coastal Champs” This unique 27 hole tournament was first played in 1951 and won by Heck Otene, the grandfather of Kerry Otene, the 2014 winner for the men’s division 1 section. The tournament has been played every year since 1951. A special day for our sponsor Paul Haskell from “Golf Zone” as he scored his first “hole in one” on the 6th hole, 145metres using a 9 iron.
Results:- Men’s Division: 0 – 12 Kerry Otene
Gross 102; 13 – 17 Allen Rothwell Gross 116; 18 – 24 Chad Knowles Gross 125; 25 – 33 Graham Gardner Gross 129; Ladies Division: 0 – 18 Sharon Adamson Gross 123; 19 + Susan Crowley Gross 144