We hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas with your families and that Santa was kind to you.
Hopefully the unsettled weather during this time did not affect any of your plans – it’s not exactly what we would expect at this time of year!
A summary of the results for the last couple of weeks:
| Saturday Dec 28th | Emporium Summer Cup Round 4 Frances Nixon 40, Karin Rouse 39, Frances Tapiata 38, Peter Harvey, Garry Monk 35. |
| Sunday Dec 29th | 44 players teamed up to play a 2-man Ambrose Jordy & Finley Dunfoy 51.5, Cameron Taylor & John Flynn 54.7, Kevin Genet & Geoff Harmon 55.0, Liam Harnett & Chris Pitman 56.5, Josh Boyd & Scott Mansfield 57.0. CTP: Barney Muir. |
| Wednesday Jan 1st | New Years Day Tournament – 52 players enjoyed the day, despite the cool rainy conditions. Thank you to our sponsors Charles Wiffen Wines and More Mobility and Congratulations to all our winners. Ladies Gross – Lyn Batchelor 82. Nett – Karin Rouse 74, Frances Tapiata 77, Judy Hickey 78. Men – Div 1 Gross – Aaron Reid 72, Peter Harvey 79. Nett – Jordy Dunfoy 70, Greg Dunfoy 71, Steve Gordon 74, Rod Ensor 75. Men – Div 2 Gross – Phil Johns 89, Mike Van Dijk (Awatere) 89. Nett – Rick Hughes 69, Gary Gifkins (Greendale) 73, Barney Muir 74, Garry Monk 75. CTP No. 4 – Frances Nixon, John Flynn; No. 18 – Nadine Carston, Ashton Stocker. Twos – Aaron Reid and Gary Gifkins both on No. 18. |
| Thursday Jan 2nd | Vets Mixed Haggle Ben Ford 41, Jules Holden, Neville Smith 40, Eric Baynton 39. |
| Saturday Jan 4th | Emporium Summer Cup Round 5 Tony Nixon 37, Peter Harvey 35, Rod Ensor, Ray Canavan 32. CTP – Peter Harvey Twos – Frances Tapiata No. 4, Peter Harvey No. 18. |
| Sunday Jan 5th | Barron Pot Congratulations to Barney Muir, our first winner for the year with 70 on cb. Kenny Didham 70, Richard Howard, Barrie Graham, Richard Williams, Sam Dobson 73, Aaron Reid 74 Twos – No. 4 – Geoff Smith, Richard Williams, Kevin Genet, Liam Harnett; No. 13 – Ben Ford; No. 18 – Steve Gordon, Jordy Dunfoy, Richard Howard, Terry Clark. |
Programme for this week:
| Thursday | Vets Mixed Haggle 11 am. |
| Friday | 9-Hole Twilight resumes. Tee off between 3 and 5pm; Juniors off the Purple Tees at 3pm. |
| Saturday | Emporium Summer Cup Round 6, 12 noon start. |
| Sunday | Stroke. |
That’s all from me.
Best wishes and happy golfing for 2025,
Karin