Martinborough Golf Club Report

Life is relatively normal out on the Golf Course with usual weekly competitions being played along with a couple of tournaments.  The course is looking amazing at the moment with lots of visitors commenting on how good it is playing.

Thursday Club has been getting good turnouts with recent winners being Nick Morison, Doug Clark, Dale Keith, Alistair Petrie, Rob Smith, Rob Coy and Rob Lopez.  Twos have gone to Jason Shaw (4), Rob Lopez (3), Anna Possenniskie (2), Ed Elworthy (2), Malcolm Wood (2), Pete Price (2), Dayle Scrimshaw (2), Doug Clark, Craig Andrews, Rob Coy, Tony Taylor, George Kirk, Matt Thomas, Brent McKinlay, Guy Walmsley, Bill Jago, Shayne Hammond, Sandy Bidwill, Chris Ranish and Vern Anton.

Recent winners in the weekend competitions have been Guy Walmsley, Peter Schenk (twice), Jan Ferguson, George Kirk, Paul Riddiford, Derek Stephens, Chris Ranish, Brent McKinlay and John Warner.  Twos have gone to Doug Clark (3 in one round), Derek Stephens (2), Jason Shaw (2), John Warner (2), Josh Hawkins, Warwick McKee, Brian Russo, Jason Burt, Malcolm Wood, George Kirk, Peter Schenk and Guy Walmsley.

Winning ladies over the last few weeks have been Angela Busby, Carol Parkinson, Honor Clark, Karen Shaw, Jo Loe and Sarah Monaghan.  Twos have gone to Honor Clark (2), Lyle Griffiths (2), Carol Parkinson, Roz Harding and Netia Morison.

At the end of September we hosted the AB Martin Mixed 4Somes with Ro & Lyle Griffiths and Doug & Jan Ferguson sharing the AB Martin Trophy.  Other winners on the day included Nigel & Debbie Walker (Otaki), Cate and Andrew Crombie (Royal Wellington), Raymond Matthews & Mariana McDermott and Richard & Nicola Warren.

At the beginning of October we held the Mens 54/36 Hole Open.  The 54 hole winners were:  1^st Gross Adam Church (Judgeford), 2^nd Perry Hayman (Judgeford),

1^st Nett Nick Morison, 2^nd Dion Bennett (Judgeford), 3^rd Colin Whibley Smith, 4^th Michael Rust, 5^th Rob Lopez, 6^th Paul McKenzie.  36 Hole winners were:  1^st Gross Doug Clark, 2^nd Dean Walker (Judgeford), 3^rd George Kirk, 1^st Nett Brock Shute (Royal Wellington), 2^nd Peter Stevens (Masterton), 3^rd Wayne Mowat (Hastings), 4^th Brett Krause (Royal Wellington), 5^th Wayne Eagleson (Royal Wellington), 6^th Ro Griffiths, 7^th Raymond Matthews, 8^th Gordie Ritson (Royal Wellington), 9^th Pete Price and 10^th Peter Martin.

Overall best gross round 1 Adam Church, round 2 Perry Hayman and round 3 Adam Church.

Best Nett overall round 1 Raymond Matthews, round 2 Brock Shute and round 3 Nick Morison.

Two weeks later we hosted the Eastwood Motor Group Lamb & Chardonnay Ambrose.  The winning team with a nett score of 58 were Jason Shaw, Brent McKinlay, Josh Hawkins and Jack Allen, 2^nd Malcolm Bridge, Pete Price, Jane Fanselow-Price and Greg Dalton, 3^rd Jeremy Harp, Phillip Granich, Zeb Livingston and Shane Mellor (Mahunga), 4^th Jason, Kavarn and Isaac Walker and Rodney Dravitzki (Mahunga) and 5^th Brian Russo, Tony Taylor, Johnson and Takarangi Williams.

Coming up over the next few weeks we have Club Championship finals on 7^th November, Murray Halberg Day on Thursday 11^th, Saturday 13^th we are hosting our 36 Hole Mixed 4Somes, the course is closed on Saturday 20^th November as we are hosting the Wellington Champion of Champions and Sunday 28^th November is Shoot Out finals day – so all in all a busy few weeks ahead.

Kris Chamberlain