[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Masterton vs. Pahiatua at Mahunga Golf Club | 10.5(4)-7.5(0) LOSS
Intermediate Singles wins: Tony Rowntree (1Up), Ray Verhaart (1Up), Mike Dixon (1Up)
Junior Singles wins: Jamie Brunton (1Up), Steve Hemingway (1Up)
Marquis Shield Report – Final Round 2021 Competition.
On Sunday at Mahunga we were finally able to finish last year’s Marquis Shield season when we played the 5th round of the 2021 competition.
Pahiatua were our opponents and were leading the competition and we gave them one hell of a scare going down 5.5 to 6.5. Handicap Singles winners were Tony Rowntree, Ray Verhaart, Mike Dixon, Jamie Brunton and Steve Hemingway with Sam Forrester throwing in halved match even after giving his opponent about 10 strokes.
Those same players all won their Singles “off the stick’ matches, but a special mention goes to Luke Lange. Playing his first match of Marquis, and playing in the Senior’s No 2 slot, Luke came away with a halved match.
But spare a thought for Jason Paku. His opponent had 2 Twos in this round. Nothing out of the ordinary you might think. But remarkably, neither were on Par 3 holes. Both were on Par 4s. One from 160 odd metres and the other a pitch to the green. It’s tough to get a win in the Seniors.
In Four Ball matches we fared better with wins to Dixon with Verhaart and Brunton with Harry Quinn.
While Pahiatua won the prestigious Marquis Shield Trophy, we did not come away empty handed. Our Intermediate Team shared the Intermediate trophy with Pahiatua and Eketahuna. Each club having 11 wins from their 20 matches.
We next play on the 27th of March at Eketahuna in Rd 1 of the 2022 competition and we are up against Mahunga.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]