Sports Report 8 October 2014

The major event over the last week has been the annual Sir Bob Charles Tournament with 18 holes played on Saturday and another 18 holes on Sunday. The winner of the Sir Bob Charles Trophy for the best two round gross score by a left hander was Ian Buchanan, while Kerry Mountcastle won the Sir Bob Charles Classic (left and right handers) with a total of 144. Most of the other ‘silver ware’ went to local veteran, Bill Sangster, who was awarded the Percy Holland Cup for the best left handers vet gross and the Clarke Cup for the best men’s lefthanders net round on either day. Other results were- Men’s Lefthanders Net                              T Belcher                 151 2^nd     Sir Bob Charles Classic                 Glen Robinson         147 1^st      Men’s Righthanders Net                Ray Verhaart           140 1^st      Men’s Vets Gross                             Ash Peterson            163 1^st      Ladies Gross                                     Sereana Phillipps    173 1^st      Ladies Net                                         Jenni Johnston        153 Best Men’s Righthanders Net Round    Simon Buckley           67 1^st      Sunday Stableford- men                Richard Searle           38 1^st      Sunday Stableford- ladies             Brenda Blatchford   Last week’s Wednesday 9 holers played a putting round. Di Herbert won the competition with 17 putts. The PGG Wrightson Longest Drive was won by Ruth Wiley and the All Teed Up Nearest the Pin by Nicky and Di Herbert.   The New World Supermarket Thursday stableford competition saw a good field and some excellent scoring. Winner was Jack Richmond with 42 points from Trevor Smith on 41 and Jeff Ogg and Steve Hemingway on 40. The All Teed Up Nearest the Pin was won by John Tatham.   On Tuesday, after heavy overnight rain and in very strong cold winds the ladies field played for the Christiansen Trophy, a combined stableford competition. Results were- 1^st      Sereana Phillipps and Shirley Saunders                         67 2^nd     Jane Buchanan and Chris Lewis                                     62 3^rd      Nooroa Rota and Janice Hayes                                       62 The Graeme Jones Car Rental Nearest the Pin was won by Chris Lewis. Next week the competition will be the par round, postponed earlier.   This Friday sees the new ‘Quick 7’Golf league begin with a quick fire 7 holes of 4 person ambrose golf starting from 5.30pm. This format of fun golf is great for anyone, man, women, teenager, golfer and non golfer and is designed to be fun at the end of the week. This week is a qualifying round so that no one tries to ‘burgle’ the extensive prize list so get your team organised and be ready for the new Quick 7 golf.   This weekend the men have a stroke round for the Challenge Shield and Chairman’s Trophy and the women have a Captain’s Choice.   Off The Fairway The entry forms have been posted out to teams that played in last year’s DHL Global Forwarding/Recreational Services Masterton Eketahuna Pro Am which is being held on 31 January and 1 February 2015. These teams have a short time to get their entry in before the field is ‘open’ to new teams so get your team organised now.