PGC Newsletter 28.01.2025

A BIG THANK YOU FOR GRANTS RECEIVED

We have been fortunate enough to be the recipient of grants from various organisations which will be put towards various items of equipment and improvements around the course. Special thanks to the following who have generously supported us:

Waireka Community Trust ($4500), Trust House ($8000), Manawatu-Wanganui Golf ($5000), and Grass Roots Central Trust ($7000).

We are awaiting the delivery of a container to house equipment and provide shelter for on course barbecues. Additional CCTV cameras have been installed to provide extra security. We have several other projects pending as funds become available, so watch this space as we continue to improve the course and facilities.

GREEN FEE AND CART HIRE INCREASES

As from 1^st February – there will be a blanket charge of $30 green fees for both 9 and 18 holes. Cart hire will increase to $40 per round.

The full club calendar will be emailed to you shortly, in the meantime, here’s what we are doing now:

WHAT’S COMING UP JAN/FEB/MAR

Thursdays – Ladies’ 9-hole golf continues see website or Facebook for competitions
Thursdays – Club haggle, AT’s Pot continues
Thursdays – Twilight Teams continues
Saturday 1^st February – Bush Aquatics Ambrose – see our website for details
Sunday 2^nd– Stableford competition. Summer Shootout.
Tuesday 4^th February – Ladies’ Opening Day 8.30am – Breakfast, Canadian Foursomes 9.30am
Saturday 8^th – Tararua Open NZMHA Tournament; Ladies – Shots to the Green; Club comp – Stableford; 18-hole Pennant Rd 2, our team has a bye.
Sunday 9^th – Ladies – Shots to the Green; Club comp – Stableford
Sunday 9^th – Marquis Shield Rd 1 – vs Martinborough at Eketahuna.
Monday 10^th – Monday Pennant Rd 1 at Marton vs Palmerston North
Tuesday 11^th – Shots to the Green 9.30
Thursday 13^th – Rangitikei Women’s Open Day
Saturday 15^th - OPENING DAY – GREENSOME FOURSOMES, arrange own partners, Men’s, Ladies’ and Mixed teams
Sunday 16^th – Stableford; Ladies Nett plus Putts
Sunday 16^th – Rd 1 Weekend Pennants at Rangitikei vs Wanganui
Tuesday 18^th – Nett plus Putts 9.30
Thursday 20^th – Eketahuna Women’s Open Day
Saturday 22^nd and Sunday 23^rd – Stableford competition; Ladies LGU Gold Medal and Stableford Button, 1^st Round MBM and Qualifying
Saturday 22^nd – 18-hole Pennant vs Feilding here at home.
Monday 24^th – Monday Pennant at Wanganui vs Rangatira
Tuesday 25^th - LGU Gold Medal and Stableford Button, 1^st Round MBM and Qualifying
Friday 28^th – Riverside Cup Rd1 vs Masterton, here at home
Saturday 1^st March – TRADIES TOURNAMENT
Saturday 1^st and Sunday 2^nd – Club Comp Stableford, Ladies’ Olsen Cup Rd 1 (Stableford)
Tuesday 4^th – Olsen Cup Rd1 (Stableford)
Wednesday 5^th – 9-hole Ladies, AT’s Pot
Thursday 6^th – LADIES’ OPEN DAY. Course Closed.

Interclub/Pennants

Men’s 18-hole Pennants started on Saturday 25^th January with a first up match against Manawatu at Manawatu. Our team of Tawera Williams, Danny Pierey, Andrew McKnight, Colin (Duey) Wallace, Dave (Bubba) Mitchell, and Brett MacDougall found the going a bit tough and lost 7.5 to 1.5. Hard luck guys.

LATEST RESULTS

Saturday 9^th November - Medal

1^st Colleen Daysh nett 71

2^nd Vanessa Hull-Brewerton nett 71

3^rd Nigel Pearson nett 72

Closest to Pin – #9 Bob Algie, #12 Jason Kelly

Twos – Bob (9), Lisa Cotton (14)

Tuesday 19^th November – Ladies’ Closing Day Foursomes

1^st Natalie Mabey, Jo Bisset and Dawn Smith 26.7

2^nd Paula McCool, Mary Bollard and Megan Smith 34.7

3^rd Deirdre Power, Susan Golder, Mary McAvoy 37.4

4^th Margaret Alding, Colleen Daysh and Tia Wilson 38.7

5^th Lynne Huddleston, Steph Tisdall and Raewyn Newman 43.4

Sunday 24^th November – 3^rd Round 2-Person Ambrose

1^st Jeremy Watson and Darren Smith 63.5 nett

2^nd Colin Terry and Grant Squires 64

3^rd Jason and Bronwyn Smith 64.75

This inaugural event was won overall by Jeremy and Darren. Congratulations

Saturday 30^th November – Stableford

1^st Bubba Mitchell 36 points

2^nd Jamie Middlemiss 35 points

Closest to Pin – #9 Nigel Pearson, #12 Bubba

Twos – Nigel (9)

Sunday 1^st December - Stableford

1^st Bubba Mitchell 41 points

2^nd Andrew McKnight 37 points

3^rd Nigel Pearson 36 points

Twos – K Peter Bourke (16)

Saturday 7^th December – Qualifying Rd 1 and Medal

Senior

1^st Jamie Smith 68 nett

2^nd Lionel Toheriri 70 nett

3^rd Jason Smith 72 nett

Junior

1^st Sam Gordon 72 nett

2^nd Mark (Tommo) Thomson 72 nett

3^rd Willie Wilson 79 nett

Closest to Pin – #9 Fred Potini, #12 Nigel Pearson

Sunday 8^th December – Qualifying Rd 2 and Medal

1^st Natasha Kelly 66 nett

2^nd Jason Kelly 69 nett

3^rd Colin (Duey) Wallace 71 nett

Thursday 12^th December – AT’s Pot (Stableford)

1^st Phil Bollard 42 points

2^nd Sam Gordon 39 points

3^rd Robert Fryer 39 points

4^th Lionel Toheriri 38 points

Saturday 21^st December – Qualifying Rd 3 and Medal

1^st Brett Richards 66 nett

2^nd Nigel Pearson 68 nett

3^rd Lionel Toheriri 68 nett

Closest to Pin – #9 Jamie Smith, #12 Xavier Rueben

Twos – Xavier (14), Nigel (14), Todd McHardy (9)

Saturday 14^th December – Christmas Cheer – Canadian Foursomes (Men and Women Pairs)

Women; 1^st Bronwyn Smith and Tia King 67.5 nett, 2^nd Karlene Thomson and Danielle Smith 68.5 nett, 3^rd Pam Bisset and Trish Cuttance 69 nett, 4^th= Dawn Smith and Mary McAvoy / Lynne Huddleston and Sally Dryland 69.5

Men; 1^st Pat H and Mike F 61.5 nett, 2^nd Peter Bourke and Keith Harris 62.5, 3^rd Keenan Thomson and Ian Giblett 64, 4th= Dale Percy and Brent / Phil Bollard and Chris Dryland 65 nett, 6^th Tod Hislop and Andrew McKnight 65.5 nett, 7^th= Glenn B and Mark S / Bubba Mitchell and Graeme S 66 nett, 9^th Lionel Toheriri and Stu Huddleston 67.5 nett

Closest to the Pin: Women - Bronwyn Smith; Men - Patrick Hectors.

Longest Putt: Women – Tia and Bronwyn; Men – Noel Coombe and Nigel Pearson

Twos; Glenn B and Mark S (18), Pat H and Mike F (12), Bubba and Graeme (9 and 12), Bourkey and Haggis (14), Lynne and Sally (14)

Sunday 22nd December – Qualifying Rd 4 and Medal

1^st Jason Smith 68 nett

2^nd Keiran Pierey 71 nett

3^rd Chris Dryland 71 nett

Twos – Jason (9)

Friday 27^th December – Christmas Grinch Tournament - Stableford

1^st K Peter Bourke 39 points, 2^nd Lionel Toheriri 39 points, 3^rd David (Bubba) Mitchell 38 points

Closest to Pin – #9 Steph Tisdall, #12 Kelvin Bassett

Twos – Tod Hislop (14), Bubba (14)

Saturday 28^th December – Stableford

1^st Nigel Pearson 39 points

2^nd Steph Tisdall 38 points

3^rd Lionel Toheriri 35 points

Twos – Steph (4)

Sunday 29^th December – Stableford

1^st Darryl Sowry 42 points

2^nd Brett MacDougall 39 points

Closest to Pin – #9 Nigel Pearson, #12 Noel Coombe

Twos – Nigel (9), Noel (14), Darryl (18), Sam Gordon (14), Xavier Rueben (18)

Thursday 2^nd January – (Stableford)

1^st Lionel Toheriri 40 points

2^nd Sam Gordon 38 points

3^rd Nigel Pearson 36 points

Saturday 4^th January – Stableford

1^st Nigel Pearson 36 points

2^nd Jared Bambry 36 points

3^rd Brodie Evans-Karipa 35 points

Closest to Pin – #9 Steph Tisdall #12 Nigel

Twos – Brodie (14),

Thursday 9^th January – AT’s Pot (Stableford)

1^st Lionel Toheriri 35 points

2^nd Keegan Smith 34 points

3^rd Awie Pieterse 34 points

4^th David (Bubba) Mitchell 33 points

5^th Graham Thomson 32 points

6^th Sam Gordon 32 points

Thursday 16^th January – AT’s Pot (Stableford)

1^st Lionel Toheriri 43 points

2^nd Bob de Jager 40 points

3^rd Phil Bollard 38 points

4^th Stu Huddleston 38 points

Saturday 18^th January – Stableford and PGA Decanters

Senior

1^st Jason (Miff) Smith 39 points c/b

2^nd Jared Brock 39 points

3^rd Jason Kelly 38 points

4^th Natasha Kelly 38 points

Junior

1^st Danielle Smith 44 points

2^nd Bronwyn Smith 43 points

3^rd Joe Cuttance 42 points

4^th Karlene Thomson 40 points

Closest to Pin – #9 Lionel Toheriri, #12 Miff

Sunday 19^th January – Stableford

1^st K Peter Bourke 40 points

2^nd Mark Tommo Thomson 39 points

Twos – Brett MacDougall (9) and (14) Well done.

Winners of inaugural 2-Person Ambrose competition – Jeremy and Darren

BUSH CLASSIC TOURNAMENT – Stableford. SPONSORED BY TRUSTHOUSE AND POST OFFICE HOTEL

MEN: 1^st Mack Duffy (Eke) 82 points, 2^nd Mike Fagan (Man) 77 points, 3^rd Peter Bourke (Pah) 76, 4^th Lachie Duffy (Eke) 75, 5^th Alby Bron (CC) 74, 6^th Rob Edmonds (Waim) 74, 7^th Pat Pikari (Waim) 73, 8^th Joby Stella (Hwk) 73 points, 9^th Joe Hicks (Otk) 73, 10^th Chris Groom (PN) 70, 11^th Graeme Stephens (Rtk) 70, 12^th Anthony Dearmer (RWg) 69, 13^th Neville Berendt (Rtk) 69 points, 14^th Mark Spackman (Hwk) 68, 15^th David Mitchell (Pon) 68, 16^th Lachie Scott (Fld) 67, 17^th Bevan Clarke (Man) 18^th Bruce Gibson (Fld) 67, 19^th Wayne Hughes (Npr), 20^th Errol Gray (PN) 67, 21^st Jeff Kay (Mah) 66, 22^nd Glen Stephens (Fld) 66, 23^rd Lionel Toheriri (Pah) and 24^th Sean Boland (Jud) 66.

Best Gross – Damian Walker, Feilding 152.

WOMEN: 1^st Sarah Hohaia (Jud) 87 points, 2^nd Janice Duffy (Eke) 83, 3^rd Larni Tipu (Hwk) 77, 4^th Jenny Anderson (Eke) 75, 5^th Steph Tisdall (Pah) 73, 6^th Linda McAlister (CC) 73 points, 7^th Beth Nikolaison (RWtn) 71, 8^th Pam Bisset (Pah) 70 points

Best Gross – Von Walker, Feilding 162.

WINNER OF BUSH CLASSIC 2025 – Sarah Hohaia of Judgeford with scores of 41 at Eketahuna and 46.at Pahiatua..

END

Posted: Tuesday 28 January 2025

PGC Newsletter 28.01.2025

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