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Mens Gross 68 Garry Bowman - 9 March 2020
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Womens Nett 60 Pam Hughes
Pirongia Golf Results 9 August 2020
Quarter finals of match play champs completed today and the scramble on Stableford.
Scott Law shot a 1 under 71 to win the senior scramble with 37 points.
Ngahinepouri and Pirongia member Josh Balloch had 37 points to take out the junior honours.
Senior
Scott Law 37 Matt Carson 36 Kevin Hooker 36 Derek Boyle 36 Tom McNarmara 35 John McCormick 35 Bill Fox 34
Tyne Watts 33 Andrew Aiken 33 Garry Bowman 32
Junior
Josh Balloch 37 Terry Charlesworth 34 Dave Lamb 34 Paul Davie 34 Barry Cavey 32 Don Matson 32 Dave McKnight 32
Twos Derek Boyle - Garry Bowman - Scott Law - Dave McKnight.
Longest Putt - Paul Davie
Closest to Pin - John McCormick
2nd August 2020 Scramble - Stableford
Senior
Garry Bowman 35 Mark Brown 34 Dave Seager 34 Gary Russo 34 Andrew Johnston 33 Bill Fox 33 Tyne Watts 32 Phillip Eyre 32
Junior
Don Matson 37 Dave McKnight 33 Ross Scown 33 Charlie Coles 33 Kevin Nickson 32 Guy Livingston 31
Twos Jack Hjorth - Charlie Coles - Dave Seager
Longest Putt - Garry Bowman
Closest to PIn - Brent Keene
Bill Fox won the July Race to 500 $50 Bar Tab.
Pirongia Golf Club Clubday Results
19 July 2020
Strokeplay Champions Decided
The 4th round of the strokeplay champs were completed today.
In the senior division Scott Law regained the title after rounds of 70,76,75,75 to total 296. Runner Up was Malcolm Verner on 302
Phillip Eyre was a runaway winner in the Intermediates with rounds of 85,80,88,83 to total 336. Runner Up was Steve Law on 349.
Jim Dunn 93,90,90,96 for 369 lead the juniors. Runner Up Charlie Coles 375.
President Paul Davie with 93,94,97,97,for 381 won the Junior B , 14 shots clear of Ross Scown 395.
Scramble - Stableford
Senior Rhys O'Connor 37 Reagan Kidd 37 Steve Kidd 36 Phillip Eyre 35 Bill Fox 34 John McCormick 34 Jake Death 34 Brad Running 34
Junior Ross Scown 34 Charlie Coles 34 Don Matson 33 Bruce Goile 32 Denise Goile 32 Barry Cavey 32 Paul Davie 32
Twos Kevin Nickson,Ken Bardsley,Garry Bowman Dave Seager,Phillip Eyre (2), Jake Death
Senior Jackpot - Phillip Eyre Longest Putt - Matt Carson Closest to Pin - Brad Running.
Great to see visitors from Riverside enjoying our course as their course was closed hosting the Waikato Winter Strokeplay.
Get your names to Dave Lamb for the Open next week.
Andrew Johnston was the golfer of the day today touring the course with a 77 gross to accumulate 39 stableford points.
Brent Keene for the second week in a row had 2 twos to take the senior jackpot again.
Strokeplay standings will be posted here later and also on the website.
Scramble Stableford
Senior
Andrew Johnston 39,Bill Fox 34,Brent Keene 34 Tyne Watts 33,Andrew Parsons 33,Scott Law 33 Steve Law 33,Mark Brown 33,Derek Boyle 32
Junior
Ross Scown 37,Jim Dunn 35,Dave Lamb 34 Paul Davie 34,Don Matson 34,Charlie Coles 34 Rob Brettell 33, Barry Cavey 31
Twos Derek Boyle, Josh Law , Brent Keene (2)
Closest to Pin - Brent Keene
Longest Putt - Dave Lamb
Club Day Sunday 5th July 2020
44 Starters enjoyed the course today in the second round of the strokeplay championships.
Some golfers took the opportunity to play 36 holes so identifying the leaders is a bit tricky.
Standings will become clearer next week after the third round.
Scramble on Stableford
Senior
Phillip Eyre 38,Andrew Parsons 36,Brent Keene 36 Dave Seager 35,Gary Russo 35,Jack Hjorth 35 Tyne Watts 34,Bill Fox 33,
Mark Brown 33 Barry Fordham 32. Scott Law 32, Ross Briffault 32
Junior
Paul Davie 36,Jim Dunn 35,Dave Lamb 34 Barry Cavey 34,Lynda Morgan 33,Grant Clow 33 Charlie Coles 33,
Don Matson 33,Addy Nieremeijer 32
Twos
Brent Keene (2),Dave Seager,Gary Russo
Jackpot - Brent Keene
Closest to Pin - Andrew Parsons
Longest Putt - Barry Fordham
Pirongia Golf 28 June 2020
A big day at Pirongia today with the final of the Pitchford Trophy and the first round of the 2020 Strokeplay Championships.
In the Pitchford Trophy , Andrew Parsons and Andrew Macky took on the experienced Ross Scown and Phillip Eyre.
The match went down to the wire with Scown and Eyre taking out the match 1 up after the 18 hole battle.
Scott Law shot a 2 under 70 to have a three shot lead over Ben Jefferies in the senior division.
John McCormick and Steve Law shot 83's to lead the Intermediate Division.
Jim Dunn with 93 heads the Juniors and Kevin Nickson with a 93 heads the Junior B's.
Scramble - Stableford
Senior Scott Law 38,John McCormick 37, Garry Russo 36 Steve Law 36, Derek Boyle 35, Murray Barclay 35 Hans Nieremeijer 34, Tyne Watts 34, Bill Fox 34
Junior Paul Davie 37, Kevin Nickson 36, Jack Muriwai 36 Noel Evans 35, Rob Brettell 35, Lance Udy 33 Bill Shaw 33, Dave Peryer 32, Dick Thomas 32
Twos - Rob Taylor , Gary Russo
Longest Putt - Bryce Peperell
Closest to Pin - Scott Law
Visitors from Stewart Alexander were also present today as a Waikato event was held at the Stewart Alexander Course.
PIRONGIA CLUB DAY RESULTS - 21 JUNE 2020
The Bill Innes Putter was contested for today with Jack Hjorth taking out the honours with 25 putts.
The scramble on stableford.
Senior
Kevin Appleby 35 Jack Hjorth 35 Derek Boyle 34 Brent Keene 34 John McCormick 33 Ken Bardsley 33 Mark Brown 32
Junior
Charlie Coles 37 Dave Strawbridge 35 Jim Dunn 33 Dick Thomas 33 Dave McKnight 33 Barry Cavey 32 Addy Nieremeijer 32
Twos Charlie Coles - Ken Bardsley - Dave Lamb
Longest Putt and Closest to Pin - Charlie Coles.
Next Week 1st Round of Strokeplay Champs Divisions will be based on Handicap Index
Senior 0-12 Intermediate 13-18 Junior 19-24 Junior B 25+
There will also be the option to play 36 holes in one day if players cant play on all 4 Sundays.
Championship Pennants team lost their semi final 2.5 to 3.5 against Ngaruawahia at St Andrews on Sunday.
CLUB DAY CHAMPIONSHIP PENNANTS AND HANDICAP STROKEPLAY RESULTS.
On the representative scene Pirongia headed to Waihi to try and qualify for the finals of division 2 Championship pennants.
In the morning round Pirongia narrowly lost to Ngaruawahia 3.5 to 2.5.
They therefore had to beat Thames to book a place in the semi finals to be held at St Andrews next week.
Early wins to Andrew Parsons and Malcolm Verner got the team off to a hot start.
Matt Carson secured the 3rd win.
Shawn Gielen couldnt quite muster his best and lost his match.
It was down to Scott Law or Ben Vincent to secure a win.
Ben Vincent won comfortably 4/3 while Scott Law after being 4 up thru 5 won 2 up on the 18th.
Pirongia will play Ngaruawahia in the semi final next week.
The Handicap Strokeplay team headed to Ngaruawahia to contest the final of this 27 hole 4 person nett team event.
The team finished a credible 4th place , 18 shots behind the winners Coromandal.
Team Nett Scores
Derek Boyle 88 and 32 Pete Morris 74 and 35 Don Matson 77 and 37 Dave Lamb 79 and 42
Clubday Scramble
Senior Hans Nieremeijer 38 Garry Bowman 34 Gary Russo 34 Dave McKnight 34 Steve Law 33
Junior Paul Davie 34 Dave Strawbridge 32 Dick Thomas 32 Ian Grey 31
Twos - Tyne Watts
Longest Putt - John McCormick
Closest to Pin - Grant Morgan
Sunday 31 May 2020
Scramble - Stableford
Senior
Andrew Johnston 39 Ben Jefferies 37 Steve Law 36 Scott Law 36 Garry Bowman 34 John McCormick 33 Rob Taylor 33 Bill Fox 33 Brent Keene 32
Junior
Barry Cavey 36 Grant Morgan 35 Ross Scown 33 Lynda Morgan 32 Paul Davie 32 Charlie Coles 30
Twos - Jack Hjorth -Dave Lamb - Brent Keene - Steve Law
Longest Putt - Ben Jefferies
Closest to Pin - Hans Nieremeijer
Junior Jack pot - Dave Lamb two on 13 and birdie 18.
Midweek Golf Robs Day Thursday 28 May 2020
With the greens a bit slicker than they have been, scoring should have been red hot but this was not the case with only 3 of the 31 starters scoring 36 points or more.
Phillip Eyre continued his good form to top the table with 39 stableford points.
Best of the rest:
Andrew Macky 38 Bruce Goile 37 Steve Law 34 Dennis Seekup 33 Bill Fox 32 Peter Kirk 32 Derek Boyle 32
Dave Seager 31 Murray Barclay 31 Denise Goile 31
Closest to Pin - Hans Nieremeijer
Longest Putt - Ian Grey
Pirongia Golf Club Clubday 24 May 2020
38 starters today with outstanding course conditions.
40 points ruled the roost in both the senior and junior divisions.
Ken Bardsley shot a 77 gross to tally 40 stableford points
Andrew Johnston also had 40 points.
Ross Scown had 40 points to top the juniors.
Pitchford Trophy semi finalists have been found:
Andrew Parsons and Andrew Macky beat Bill Fox and Murray Barclay they will play Brent Keene and Derek Boyle after they beat Dave Lamb and Kevin Nickson.
On the other side of the draw Steve Law and Scott Law were victorious over Paul Davie and Don Matson.
They will play Ross Scown and Phillip Eyre after they disposed of Barry Cavey and TC.
The senior jackpot was claimed by two players.
Garry Bowman and Dave McKnight scored two twos. Garry on 5 and 13. Dave on 2 and 16. $16.50 each.
Scramble - Stableford
Senior
Ken Bardsley 40 Andrew Johnston 40 Phillip Eyre 39 Dave Seager 38 Kevin Appleby 37 Bill Fox 37 Hans Nieremeijer 37 Brent Keene 36 Andrew Parsons 35 Gary Russo 35
Junior
Ross Scown 40 Andrew Macky 39 Grant Morgan 36 Barry Cavey 35 Lynda Morgan 35 Charlie Coles 31 TC 31
Twos Derek Boyle,Rob Taylor, Garry Bowman (2),Dave McKnight(2)
Longest Putt - Kevin Appleby
Closest to Pin - Derek Boyle
Next week Queens Birthday Scramble
Robs Day Thursday 21 May 2020
Another glorious day on the fairways at Pirongia Golf Club today.
Bruce Goile took the spoils today with 43 stableford points.
Next was Dean Gray on 39 and Brendan Close 38.
Dave Seager shot a 1 under par 71 for 37 points to be 4th.
Charlie Coles 35, Derek Boyle 35,Andrew Macky 34, Grant Morgan 34,Jack Hjorth,32,Bill Fox 32 Shawn Gielen 32,
Phillip Eyre 31,Chris Knight 31 Doug Grantham 29
Closest to Pin - Chris Knight Longest Putt - Ron Cogswell
Sunday 17th May 2020
A magnificent autumn day greeted players today with the course in superb condition.
Scott Law headed the field with a par round of 72 to accumulate 37 stableford points.
Scramble on Stableford
Senior
Scott Law 37 Andrew Parsons 36 John McCormick 35 Hans Nieremeijer 35 Dave Seager 35 Rob Taylor 34 Phillip Eyre 34
Brent Keene 33 Kevin Appleby 33 Jack Hjorth 33
Junior
Addy Nieremeijer 35 Ross Scown 34 Charlie Coles 34 Dave Peryer 34 Barry Cavey 34 Andrew Macky 34 Dick Thomas 32
Barry Slade 30
Twos Charlie Coles - Barry Fordham
Closest to Pin - Gary Russo
Longest Putt - Don Matson
Midweek - Thursday Golf at Pirongia Golf Club
Level 2 golf got underway today under blue skies and warm autumn temperatures.
The new world golf handicap system certainly surprised a few members with most men playing off handicaps 4 less than they have been used to.
36 stableford points being the new playing to your handicap instead of 40 points.
Scramble on Stableford
Denise Goile 35 Murray Barclay 35 Bill Fox 35 Steve Law 33 Grant Morgan 33 Dave Seager 32 Ross Scown 32
Sunday first round of the Pitchford Trophy.
Please phone or text your pairs entry to Dave Lamb 021703326.
Greetings
An update on golf at Pirongia Golf during Alert Level 3:
Our course is ready for play, thanks to the work of our greenkeeper, Mike Grinter.
The course will be open for limited play from Wednesday 29 April 2020.
This is an opportunity for you to use the golf course for practising golf rather than playing a competitive round. There are a number of restrictions we must adhere to.
• The format will be 9 holes only.
• We can only allow Pirongia Golf club members (full and limited) to play during this period. We will extend this availability to members who may wish to play with a non-member, providing that person is in your bubble. There will be no charge for the non-member.
• Bookings are essential. Tee times will be available from 9am until 11am only, on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday this week. The following week, our opening days will be Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. These times will apply until the end of Alert level 3 but may be subject to review.
• We will have a starting sheet, requiring you to book a start time the day prior to your game, no later than 5pm. Please complete a request and supply the following information: Name, address, phone number, email address. Advise your preferred tee off time, the 9 you’d prefer to play, and send your email to: pirongiagolfclub@xtra.co.nz
• You will receive an email confirming your tee time. Please note your requested tee time and choice of 9 may change, depending on availability. This will also be advised to you by email.
• When you arrive on the day, there will be a contact register, which will be completed by the person on duty when you report to them at the starters box.
• The clubhouse and all facilities, including toilets, water taps, practice fairway and practice greens will not be available. There will be appropriate signage. Bring your own water and please observe 2 metre distancing at all times. • Cards aren’t available, and no round completed at level 3 will be eligible for handicapping purposes.
• You’ll be required to arrive and be ready to play at your confirmed tee off time.
• If you’re over 70, and/or have health issues, you may need to take extra measures to protect yourself.
• Greens will have a hole cut with the cup inverted to minimise the risk of touching the sides of the cup. As an alternative, you can choose not to putt out once you’re on the green – simply add 2 to your score if you’re keeping count. This minimises the need to touch a surface which may be contaminated. There won’t be any rakes in the bunkers for the same reasons. If you play out of the bunker, please smooth it as best you can using your club.
• You must bring your own trundler or cart. No hire equipment is available.
• Please leave the course as soon as you’ve completed play. We have drawn up this advice to comply with the Government’s requirements, as supplied to NZ Golf. Those of you who have access to GolfNZ website will have seen these, and they are attached to this document for your reference. Please have a read and make sure you’re familiar with the requirements before you play. In discussion with your committee members, we believe we’ve addressed each of the 20 items on the Government list, and thus can offer you this limited opportunity to play. We fully understand it’s far from an ideal situation and apologise for the restrictions. What’s important is we stick to the rules so we can hopefully move to a new “normal” situation quite quickly. Keep safe and enjoy your round if you’re able to take up our offer. Best wishes from Pirongia Golf Club committee.
Pirongia Sunday 15 March 2020
The course was closed to members today as Pirongia hosted two Waikato Golf Association Interclub events.
The Division 2 Championship Pennants Round 5 and 6 was held. Pirongia on their home track failed to fire with losses in both of their matches. A 5 to 1 loss to Te Awamutu in the morning round. Ben Vincent and Jack Dunn recording halves to score Pirongia's only points. The afternoon was a little better , but still resulted in a 2.5 to 3.5 loss to Thames. Wins to Malcolm Verner , Jack Dunn and a half for Matt Carson.
The last round is in Waihi in two weeks time with a chance of making the top four for playoffs.
The Handicap Strokeplay team of Dave Lamb, Scott Law, Andrew Parsons and Guy Livingston had ground to make up as they were in last place after two rounds of the 27 hole zone division qualifying. Good scores by all members saw the team go from 7th place to 5th to ensure a run in the final.
Club Day 8 March 2020
Some sensational scoring today at Pirongia with Garry Bowman highlighting the field with a 4 under par 68.
Garry birdied the 4 of the par fives (3,6,8 and 17) also had a birdie 2 on the 13th and birdied the par 4 18th.
A couple of bogies on the par 4 12th and par 4 14th were the only blemishes on a great round of golf.
Great to see visitors from Westown New Plymouth on the course today.
Scramble on Stableford
Senior Garry Bowman 49 Tyne Watts 44 Murray Barclay 43 John McCormick 41 Rob Taylor 40 Barry Fordham 40 Dave Seager 40 Bill Fox 38 Andrew Parsons 38
Junior Barry Cavey 45 Ian Grey 44 Pat Ryan 43 Kevin Nickson 42 Terry Charlesworth 42 Charlie Coles 40 Addy Nieremeijer 40 Rob Brettell 39 Denise Goile 39
Twos Barry Cavey Garry Bowman Murray Barclay
Longest Putt Grant Morgan
Closest to Pin Murray Barclay
Vets Pennants at Pirongia Thursday 9am start. Extras after vets have teed off.
Course closed on Sunday for Championship Pennants and Handicap Strokeplay. Members are able to play at another Waikato Courses using reciprical rights. Phone for bookings at other courses.
Club day March 1st 2020
Kevin Nickson wins the Foote Newlands McCormick Trophy with a best of 2 round nett 62.
Kevin cleaned up the junior scramble with 46 stableford points.
Phillip Eyre continued his good form with 42 points to win the senior scramble by lot from visitor Doug Atkinson.
Ken Bardsley cleaned out the senior jackpot worth $127.00 with twos on 5 and 9.
We had a great number of visitors from Stewart Alexander Golf Club today as their course was hosting a Waikato Pennant Day.
Scramble
Senior Phillip Eyre 42 Doug Atkinson 42 Brent Keene 41 Kevin Appleby 41 John McCormick 40 Rob Taylor 40 Alex Cruickshank 40 Hans Nieremeijer 39 Garry Bowman 39 Tyne Watts 39
Junior Kevin Nickson 46 Andrew Macky 44 Addy Nieremeijer 43 Ian Grey 43 Marg Mitchell 43 Keith Ormsby 42 Dave Peryer 42 Lance Udy 42 Pat Ryan 39 Jonathan Makuch 39 Paul Makuch 37
Twos
Neil Johnson Ian Coleman Addy Nieremeijer Ken Bardsley (2) Phillip Eyre
Longest Putt Rob Taylor
Closest to Pin Ian Coleman
Club Day 16 February 2020
Kevin Appleby wins Ryan Cup with a 17+ on par.
Kevins +9 and +8 were two great rounds and has him in great form at the moment.
Scramble on par.
Senior
Tyne Watts +9 Kevin Appleby +8 Jack Hjorth +6 Bill Fox +6 Brent Keene +5
Junior
Terry Charlesworth +7 Barry Slade +6 Dave Peryer +5 Barry Fordham +5 Ron Cogswell +3
Twos Dick Thomas Jack Hjorth Barry Fordham
Longest Putt Terry Charlesworth
Closest to Pin Addy Nieremeijer
Pirongia Golf Rep Results
Our div 2 championship pennant team are off to a good start with two wins on the first day. Playing on the baron fairways and fast greens of Ngaruawahia, our team managed to sneak past Riverside 3.5-2.5 in the morning, with wins to Ben V, Matt and Malcom. A good half for Campbell, who shot two under, with Sean and Andrew making up the numbers. The Afternoon saw them play Waitomo and beating them convincingly 4.5-1.5. Wins to Ben V, Campbell, Matt and Malcolm, a half for Sean and Andrew making up the numbers…again! Two weeks time they head to Hamilton to play Waihi and Ngaruawahia. First round of Handicap Stroke play kicked off this weekend at Stewart A, with Derek, Mark B, Pete M and Don trying to get us into the top six teams of our zone to go through to finals day. Currently sitting in 5th place, 5 shots ahead of next team but 12 shots behind 4th place team.
Sunday 9 February 2020
+9 on par needed to win the scrambles today.
In the seniors Kevin Appleby is in hot form with a +9 to edge out Jack Hjorth with a +7.
Junior winner was Barry Slade also with a +9 to head off Dick Thomas +4.
Senior
Kevin Appleby +9 Jack Hjorth +7 Garry Bowman +5 John McCormick +5 Bill Fox +5 Gary Russo +3
Junior
Barry Slade +9 Dick Thomas +4 Barry Fordham +3 Pat Ryan +3 Ross Scown +3 Ron Cogswell +2
Twos
Dick Thomas Andrew Parsons Kevin Appleby
Longest Putt Ross Scown
Closest to Pin Dick Thomas
Pirongia Golf Club
Club Day Sunday 02 02 2020
Guy Livingston continued his good form scoring +8 on par to head the field 1st round of the Ryan Cup.
1 shot behind in the juniors was Dave Peryer with +7.
Andrew Parsons took over the best of year Gross score with a 1 under par 71.
Kevin Appleby headed the seniors with +7. Steve Law , Jack Hjorth and John McCormick were 2 shots behind with +5's.
Scramble on Par
Senior Kevin Appleby +7 Steve Law +5 Jack Hjorth +5 John McCormick +5 Andrew Parsons +4 Derek Boyle +3 Ken Bardsley +3 Rob Taylor +3
Junior Guy Livingston +8 Dave Peryer +7 Barry Fordham +5 Addy Nieremeijer +4 Dick Thomas +3 Ron Cogswell +2 Terry Charlesworth +2
Twos Rob Taylor Kevin Nickson Brent Keene Andrew Parsons
Longest Putt Andrew Macky
Closest to Pin Kevin Nickson
Waitangi Scramble 10am Shotgun Start Next Week 2nd Round Ryan Cup.
Clubday 19th January 2020
A hot summers day greeted the field today and the hot scoring continued. Dave Seager collected in 44 stableford points to clean up the senior division. President Paul Davie also scorched around collecting 45 points himself.
Festival of golf on this week so no Mid Week Scramble on Thursday.
Ringers and Race to 500 start next week so get your entry fee paid.
Scramble results
Senior Dave Seager 44 Rob Taylor 42 Kevin Appleby 42 Ken Bardsley 41 Brent Keene 39 Garry Bowman 38
Junior Paul Davie 45 Barry Fordeham 42 Hans Nieremeijer 41 Grant Morgan 40 Addy Nieremeijer 38 Dick Thomas 38 Terry Charlesworth 37
Twos
Don Matson Ken Bardsley Paul Davie Rob Taylor
Longest Putt Grant Morgan
Closest to Pin Paul Davie
12 January 2020 Summer Cup Round 2
Andrew Johnston made a welcome return the Pirongia Golf Club on Sunday and shot a 45 point stableford round to win the senior scramble.
In the juniors President Paul Davie racked up 43 stableford points.
Bill Fox scored the only two to claim the 10 balls available.
Senior
Andrew Johnston 45 Steve Law 41 Garry Bowman 41 Brent Keene 39 Philip Eyre 38 Ken Bardsley 38 Murray Barclay 37
Junior
Paul Davie 43 Dick Thomas 42 Hans Nieremeijer 42 Pat Ryan 41 Dave Peryer 41 Kevin Nickson 41 Don Matson 40 Addy Nieremeijer 39 Barry Cavey 38
Two Bill Fox
Longest Putt - Rob Taylor
Closest to Pin - Andrew Johnston
Summer Cup 5 January 2020
The 1st round of the summer cup was held today with some excellent scoring.
Guy Livingston scorched around the fairways he mowed on Friday with a personal best 86 off the stick to post 47 stableford points.
Kevin Appleby headed the seniors with an impressive 45 points.
Scramble on Stableford
Senior
Kevin Appleby 45 Derek Boyle 44 Gary Russo 42 Ken Bardsley 38 Steve Law 38 Brent Keene 36 Dave Seager 35
Junior
Guy Livingston 47 Pat Ryan 44 Addy Nieremeijer 43 Dave Peryer 42 Lynda Morgan 42 Dick Thomas 41 Dave Lamb 40 Don Matson 40
Twos
Grant Morgan,Bill Fox ,Kevin Appleby,Addy Nieremeijer
Longest Putt - Kevin Appleby
Closest to Pin - Bill Fox
Get your Race to 500 entries into Gary Bowman $10.
Next 3 weeks Summer Cup
Club Day 22 December 2019
It was Christmas Ham day at Pirongia today with the first three prizes in each division receiving a Christmas Ham.
In the senior division John McCormick whacked up 45 points to head off Jack Hjorth 43 and Steve Law 42.
Junior recipients were Big Bad Barry Cavey with 45, followed by Emma Yarndley 44 and Denise Goile 43.
There were twos for Africa Kevin Nickson Mark Brown Jim Dunn Kevin Appleby Tyne Watts Hans Nieremeijer Phillip Eyre Scott Law Steve Law
Longest Putt - Bill Fox
Closest to Pin - Tyne Watts
A Boxing Day scramble is to be held with a 10am shotgun start and a $15 entry fee.
Have a great Christmas and New Year from the Pirongia Golf Club
Clubday 16 December 2019
Champion of Champions and Consolation Cup
Jack Hjorth has taken out the Champion of Champions Trophy with 43 stableford points.
The trophy competed for amongst winners of trophies in the current year.
On the other end of the scale Guy Livingston has won the Consolation Cup for members who havent quite been so lucky in the current competition year.
He racked up 45 stableford points to take out the cup.
Scramble on Stableford
Senior Jack Hjorth 43 Steve Law 42 Scott Law 41 Kevin Appleby 41 Tyne Watts 37 Phillip Eyre 37
Junior Guy Livingston 45 Paul Davie 42 Ross Scown 42 Pat Ryan 41 Jim Dunn 40 Denise Goile 40 Dick Thomas 40
Twos Steve Law Ross Scown (2) and Junior Jackpot
Longest Putt - Kevin Appleby Closest to Pin - Dave Lamb
A Boxing Day Scramble is going to be held. Shotgun Start 10am
Clubday 8 December 2019
Ken Bardsley wins Tray Parkes Trophy with a net 66.
Ken shot a 82 gross off his 16 handicap to take the trophy.
Scott Law shot a two under 70 for a net 67. Dave Peryer and Hans Nieremeijer also had 67 netts.
Scramble on Nett
Senior
Ken Bardsley 66 Scott Law 67 Steve Law 68 Jack Hjorth 68 Kevin Appleby 70 Garry Bowman 70
Junior
Dave Peryer 67 Hans Nieremeijer 67 Jim Dunn 69 Kevin Nickson 69 Andrew Macky 70 Charlie Coles 70 Don Matson 71 Denise Goile 71
Twos Scott Law Garry Bowman Jack Hjorth
Longest Putt - Tyne Watts
Closest to Pin - Dave Lamb
Next Week Champion of Champions and Consolation Cup
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Clubday 10 November 2019
After recording 46 stableford points mid week Terry Charlesworth did the same at clubday on Sunday.
He headed off Ross Scown who could only muster 42. Also played at midweek was the final of the Pitchford Trophy.
The winners were the pairing of Murray Barclay and Bill Fox over Charlie Coles and Jim Dunn.
Scramble on Stableford
Terry Charlesworth 46 Ross Scown 42 Rob Taylor 41 Murray Barclay 41 Dave Lamb 40 Ron Cogswell 40
Kevin Nickson 39 John McCormick 37 Jack Hjorth 37 Garry Bowman 36 Bill Fox 36
Longest Putt - Ross Scown
Closest To Pin - Mark Brown
Race to 500 hots up next week with the top 8 playing off for the finals spaces.
Club Day 6 October 2019
With the recent verti draining and sanding of the greens scoring should have been tough but some players found the conditions to their liking.
Steve Law played like a demon and had a scorching 64 nett off his 17 handicap. Not far behind him was the ever consistant Rob Taylor with 65. In the Juniors David Peryer's 66 nett was good enough to head off Dave Lamb and Lynda Morgan with 68 netts.
Senior
Steve Law 64 Rob Taylor 65 Derek Boyle 67 Ken Bardsley 68 Bill Fox 70 Murray Barclay 71 John McCormick 71
Junior
Dave Peryer 66 Dave Lamb 68 Lynda Morgan 68 Addy Nieremeijer 69 Ross Scown 70 Don Matson 70 Jim Dunn 71 David Strawbridge 71 Charlie Coles 72
Twos Ron Cogswell Phillip Eyre Andrew Johnston (2) and Jackpot.
Longest Putt - Hans Nieremeijer
Closest to Pin - Paul Davie
Next Week Semi finals of Pitchford Trophy 20th October - Hockey Tournament 27th October - Pitchford Trophy Finals 3 weeks left in Race to 500 Double points in final round.
CLUB DAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2019
Scott Law shot a 4 under par 68 but that was not good enough to beat Barry Cavey who also has a good round to win the scramble on countback with 43 points.
Scramble on Stableford
Barry Cavey 43 Scott Law 43 Gary Bowman 39 Mark Brown 39 Tyne Watts 38 Grant Morgan 37 Derek Boyle 37 Jack Hjorth 36 Lynda Morgan 36 Rob Taylor 35
Longest Putt - Tyne Watts
Closest to the Pin - Grant Morgan
15th Sept - Scramble
22nd Sept - 1st Round Pitchford Trophy
29th Sept - King Country Champs.
CLUB DAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2019
Matchplay Championships decided.
Scott Law defeated Ben Jefferies 6/5. Scott was 2up after 18 and then put his foot down to win 5 holes in a row to take a lead which Ben could not recover eventually the match ending on the 32nd hole.
Murray Barclay completed the double by winning the Intermediate matchplay title as well as the strokeplay. he beat Rob Taylor 3/2.
Barry Cavey held out Charlie Coles to also win 3/2.
In the Junior B final Dave Strawbridge was victorious over Grant Clow.
Scramble - Stableford
Senior
Ken Bardsley 42,Bill Fox 36,Phillip Eyre 36,Tyne Watts 36,Murray Barclay 35,Derek Boyle 34.
Junior
Hans Nieremeijer 39,Don Matson 39,Paul Davie 37,Barry Cavey 37,Mark Brown 37,Grant Clow 35,Grant Morgan 35,Denise Goile 35
Twos - Mark Brown
Closest to Pin - Barry Cavey
Longest Putt - John McCormick
Scott Law Murry Barclay Barry Cavey Dave Strawbridge
CLUBDAY 25 AUGUST 2019
SEMI FINAL TIME MATCHPLAY CHAMPS
Finals next week
Senior Scott Law v Ben Jefferies
Intermediate Murray Barclay v Rob Taylor
Junior Barry Cavey v Charlie Coles
Junior B Grant Clow v TBC
Scramble - Stableford
Senior Rob Taylor 43 Brent Keene 40 John McCormick 39 Murray Barclay 38 Gary Russo 37 Andrew Johnston 37
Junior Barry Cavey 40 Charlie Coles 39 Don Matson 38 Richard Small 37 Grant Morgan 37 Paul Davie 36 Jim Dunn 35
Longest Putt - Gary Russo
Closest to Pin - John McCormick
Scott Law had a winning debut for Waikato Senior Men winning his match 3/2. The team drawing with Bay of Plenty 4 all.
CLUBDAY 18 AUGUST 2019
QUARTER FINAL DAY FOR MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Scramble on Stableford
Senior
Phillip Eyre 38 Rob Taylor 37 Bill Fox 36 Gary Russo 36 Derek Boyle 36 John McCormick 33
Junior
Don Matson 37 Barry Cavey 36 Paul Davie 36 Grant Clow 35 David Peryer 35
Twos - Don Matson - Phillip Eyre
Longest Putt - Jack Hjorth
Closest to Pin - Bill Fox
Semi Final Draw Matchplay
Senior
Tyne Watts v Ben Jefferies
Scott Law v Ben Vincent
Intermediate
Murray Barclay v Bill Fox
Ken Bardsley v Rob Taylor
Junior
Barry Cavey v Hans Nieremeijer
Barry Fordham v Charlie Coles
Junior B
Ron Cogswell v Dave Strawbridge
Terry Charlesworth v Grant Clow
Well done to Scott Law who has been selected to play for the Waikato Senior Mens Golf Team v Bay of Plenty at Wairakei next Sunday
SUNDAY 11 AUGUST 2019
A small field due to inclement weather but a scramble was held in conjunction with the first round of senior matchplay.
Scramble
Stableford
Garry Bowman 39 Barry Cavey 38 Kevin Appleby 37 Tyne Watts 30 Dave Lamb 26
Twos Garry Bowman Tyne Watts
Longest Putt Terry Charlesworth
SUNDAY 4 AUGUST 2019
The atrocious start to the day weather wise put pay to the Open Tournament that was to be held today.
There were however some brave souls who braved the elements and a scramble was held.
Winners
Stableford
Gary Russo 40 Grant Morgan 38 Bruce Goile 38 Kevin Nickson 37 Colin Johnstone 37 Ross Scown 37 Scott Law 36
Kevin Appleby 36 Addy Nieremeijer 35 Andrew McGoughan 35 Brendan Close 35 Lynda Morgan 35
Twos - Dean Gray
SUNDAY 28 JULY 2019
STROKEPLAY WINNERS FOUND
Tyne Watts claims the 2019 Senior Stroke Play title by 4 shots over defending triple champion Scott Law and Callum Scott.
Watts' four round total of 298 was completed with a final round of 74.
Law and Scott had a four round totals of 302.
Intermediate Champion is Murray Barclay (331). Runner Up Ken Bardsley (336).
Junior Champion is Barry Fordham with (380) over Jim Dunn (385).
Junior B winner is Dave Lamb 390. Runner Up Ron Cogswell (409).
Scramble on Par
Senior
Ken Bardsley +6 Rob Taylor +5 Tyne Watts +3 Philip Eyre +2 Murray Barclay +2 Gary Russo +1 Derek Boyle +1
Junior
Dave Lamb +5 Hans Nieremeijer +4 Charlie Coles +3 Grant Morgan +2 Pat Ryan -1 Barry Cavey -2 Barry Fordham -2
Twos Garry Bowman - Bill Fox - Scott Law - Grant Frew
Closest to Pin - Bill Fox
Longest Putt - Murray Barclay
Next Week Open Tournament
Clubday 21 July 2019
Scramble on Stableford
Senior
Murray Barclay 44 Matt Carson 44 Malcolm Verner 39 Tyne Watts 39 Hans Nieremeijer 38 Ken Bardsley 38
Phillip Eyre 37 Jack Hjorth 36
Junior
Charlie Coles 40 Barry Fordham 40 Ron Cogswell 40 Grant Morgan 38 Jimmy Dunn 37 Barry Cavey 37
Dave Lamb 36 Dave Peryer 35
Twos Matt Carson (2) Brent Keene
Longest Putt - -Jack Hjorth
Closest to Pin - Brent Keene
CLUBDAY 14 JULY 2019
3rd Round of Strokeplay Championships
Whilst 12 hardy souls started , play was called when conditions became unplayable.
The 3rd round of the stroke play championship will now be held next weekend the 21st of July.
The 4th round will now be held in conjunction with the Memorial Tournament on the 28th July.
Clubday Sunday 7 July 2019
2nd Round Strokeplay Champs
Matt Carson shot a one under par 71 to take out the senior scramble on Sunday.
Also under par was Scott Law who shot a 2 under 70 to gain a 1 shot lead in the senior strokeplay after round 2.
Scramble on Stableford
Senior
Matt Carson 44 Ken Bardsley 41 Kevin Appleby 40 Scott Law 40 Jack Dunn 39 Garry Bowman 39
Junior
Barry Cavey 41 Dave Lamb 37 Andrew Macky 36 Grant Clow 35 Charlie Coles 35
Twos - Scott Law - Garry Bowman
Closest to Pin - Scott Law
Longest Putt - Ron Cogswell
Race to 300 concluded with Tyne Watts reaching 300 stableford points on the 11th hole. Watts also won the June race to 500 bar tab.
Strokeplay standings after round 2 of 4
Senior Scott Law 147, Callum Scott 148 Tyne Watts 149
Intermediate Gary Russo 170 Murray Barclay 171 Ken Bardsley 173
Junior Barry Fordham 193 Jim Dunn 194 Daryl Baty 196
Junior B Dave Lamb 198 Dave Peryer 204 Ron Cogswell 205
Clubday 30th June
1st Round of Strokeplay today and scramble on nett.
Senior Tyne Watts 67 John McCormick 69 Steve Law 70 Garry Russo 71 Garry Bowman 71 Rob Taylor 72 Phillip Eyre 73 Doug Grantham 73 Malcolm Verner 74 Murray Barclay 74
Junior Paul Davie 70 Lynda Morgan 70 Barry Fordham 73 Dave Peryer 73 Andrew Macky 73 Ron Cogswell 75 Jim Dunn 76 Darryl Baty 76 Dave Lamb 76 Grant Clow 77
Twos - Jack Hjorth Barry Cavey
Longest Putt - Derek Boyle Closest to Pin - Murray Barclay
Strokeplay Update to come Race to 300 should be reached next week.
Clubday 23 JUNE 2019
The winners
Today was drawn pairs senior and junior. Murray (back nine) Barclay and Barry (bomber) Cavey took the win with an impressive 139 nett.
Scramble stableford
Seniors
Bill (where’s my helmet) Fox 65 nett Ken (cold head ) Bardsley 67 Kevin (apple) Appleby 69 Dave (sand save) Seager 69 Andrew ( black heart) Parsons 69 Murray (back nine) Barclay 69 Hans (the cheese man) Nieremeijer 71
Juniors
Charlie (Harley) Coles 69 Grant (the rough man ) Morgan 69 Terry (from the ferry) Charlesworth 69 Barry (bomber) Cavey 70 Addy (mrs cheese man) Nieremeijer 71 Ron (Ron the Ronny) Cogswell 73 Jim (the workhorse) Dunn 74 Dave (plastic straw) Strawbridge 74
Twos TC 13th hole Grant Morgan 5th hole Bill (the thrill) Fox 2nd hole
Longest putt Garry (send me some mail) Bowman Closest to pin 9th hole Bill fox Next week 4BBB scramble
Andrew Macky holes in one on the 2nd Hole and has 45 points to win the scramble.
Scramble on Stableford
Andrew Macky 45 Barry Cavey 40 Tyne Watts 40 Charlie Coles 39 Garry Bowman 39 Phillip Eyre 38 Kevin Appleby 36 Addy Nieremeijer 35 Lynda Morgan 34 Bill Fox 34 John McCormick 34 Dave Lamb 34 Jack Hjorth 33 Dave Strawbridge 33 Grant Morgan 32 Guy Livingston 32
Twos Andrew Macky - Charlie Coles - David Strawbridge
Junior Jackpot - Charlie Coles Longest Putt - Garry Bowman Closest to Pin - Tyne Watts
Clubday Sunday
Bill Innes Putter 26 May 2019
Rob Taylor and his putter ran hot today, needing only 25 putts to win the putting trophy.
His putting reflected in his total round accumulating 43 stableford points to win the senior scramble.
Andrew Macky, Dick Thomas and Ian Grey also had 43 points in the Junior division. Andrew winning on countback.
Senior
Rob Taylor 43 Tyne Watts,Garry Bowman,Bill Fox,Scott Law 39 Ben Vincent,John McCormick 37 Ken Bardsley 35
Junior
Andrew Macky,Dick Thomas Ian Grey 43 Paul Davie 42 Pay Ryan 41 Charlie Coles 40 Barry Fordham 38 Kevin Nickson,David Peryer,Terry Charlesworth 37.
Twos Ben Vincent (2) Rob Taylor (2) Tyne Watts Kevin Appleby Andrew Macky.
Senior Jackpot $18.00 Ben Vincent and Rob Taylor
Junior Jackpot $98.00 Andrew Macky
Longest Putt - Andrew Macky Closest to Pin - Garry Russo.
Holes in One
Doug Smith from Kawhia club had a hole in one on the 16th at Pirongia on Friday in the Farmlands Tournament.
Scott Law scored his first ace at PioPio Arias 4th hole on Saturday during the UBP Meats 27 hole open.
Ladies Results
The scramble was on nett and the names featured were; Brenda Staples 73, Lynda Morgan and Addy Nieremeijer 77, Jane Duggan 78 and Patty MacIntyre 38 nett in the 9 hole division. The standing in the strokeplay are as follows ; Bronze I ; Brenda Staples 187, Addy Nieremeijer 195, Lynda Morgan 198 Bronze II ; Pam Hughes 221, Shirley Grey 232, Rosemary Collinson Smith 240 9 Hole ; Patty MacIntyre and Lyn Sinclair 110, Isabel Caie 115 This shows the competition is still wide open going into the last round
Mt Pirongia Ambrose Challenge 19 May 2019
Some outstanding scores were posted today with low scoring a must to win this nett event
Winners were the team comprising in form Steve Law , Josh Law ,Sandra Law and Josh Balloch.
Their score of nett 52.5 consisted of a 10 under gross 62 less handicap of 9.5.
Runners Up were Andrew Parsons , Andrew Macky, Derek Boyle and Guy Livingston.
They had a gross 63 less 10 handicap for a 53 nett.
Third were the team of Tyne Watts , Garry Bowman,Rob Taylor and Kevin Appleby.
They had an amazing 14 under par 58 gross with a 4.375 handicap for a nett 53.625.
Also with a gross score of 58 were the young gun team of Scott Law,Tom Power,Ben Vincent and Campbell Child.
Their combined handicap was 2.625 to give them a nett 55.375.
Next week will see the competition for the Bill Innes putter, the winner being the player with the least putts over 18 holes.
PATRONS TROPHY 12 MAY 2019
Thanks to Patron Shirley Grey for hosting the annual Patrons Trophy and Prizes.
Addy Nieremeijer and Steve Law take out the 2019 Patrons Trophies.
Steve Law shot a round any handicap golfer could only dream of.
Gross 73 off a 17 handicap producing a nett 56 and 52 stableford points. John McCormick was second with 63 nett.
Addy Nieremeijer took out the ladies division with a nett 71.
Scramble - Nett
Senior Steve Law 56 John McCormick 63 Gary Russo 65 Garry Bowman 66 Derek Boyle 67 Rob Taylor 67 Tyne Watts 68 Andrew Parsons 70 Scott Law 70 Kevin Appleby 70
Junior Kevin Nickson 68 Dave Lamb 69 Addy Nieremeijer 71 Ray Budgen 71 Grant Clow 71 Ian Grey 72 Richard Small 72 Terry Charlesworth
Only 1 two - Garry Bowman
Longest Putt - Derek Boyle
Closest to Pin - Jack Dunn
A great field of over 40 club players braved the foggy conditions today.
Plenty of balls being hit out of sight today. The major competition was 4BBB pairs
The winners with an outstanding 53 stableford points were Don Matson and Andrew Johnston.
Stableford Scramble
Senior
Andrew Johnston 43 Garry Bowman 43 Ben Vincent 42 Phillip Eyre 39 Derek Boyle 39 John McCormick 38 Hans Nieremeijer 38 Tyne Watts 38 Murray Barclay 38 Kevin Appleby 38
Junior
Jim Dunn 44 Addy Nieremeijer 41 Ross Scown 40 Dick Thomas 39 Paul Davie 39 Charlie Coles 39 Terry Charlesworth 38 Dave Peryer 37 Don Matson 37
Twos Dave Peryer,Jack Hjorth,Tyne Watts,Ben Vincent (2),Marco Bowman,Garry Bowman
Senior Jackpot - Ben Vincent $86.00
Longest Putt - Ross Scown Closest to Pin - Derek Boyle
Next Week - Patrons Trophy 10 am Shotgun Start
An excellent field of 74 players braved initial inclement weather but finished in sunshine today at the annual Dutch Tournament.
For the 15th year Hans and Addy Nieremeijer put together an excellent prize table and a well run tournament.
Winner of the overall gross prize was the inform Scott Law who shot a 1 under 71. This was one shot better than Garry Bowman with an even par 72.
Results
Nett
0-18 Garry Bowman 66 19-36 Chris Strachan 64 Ladies Jennifer Strachan 70 Stableford 0-18 Derek Boyle 41,Graeme Lee 40,M Garrick 39,Kevin Appleby 39
19-36 Keith Ormsby 44,Bruce Goile 43,Brenden Close 41, Vern Huntly 41
Ladies Emma Yarndley 36,Cheryl MacGilloway 35,Andrea Vale 35,Pam Hughes 34
Twos Scott Law (2),Mike Howorth (2),Ken Bardsley, Andrew Johnston,Derek Boyle,Bruce Goile, Amanda Murray
Long Drive
0-18 Tyne Watts 19-36 Chris Strachan Ladies Jennifer Strachan
Nearest Pin 0-18 Scott Law 19-36 Bruce Goile Ladies Jennifer Strachan
Longest Putt 0-18 Andrew Johnston 19-36 Kevin Nickson Ladies Helen Loveridge
The regulars turned up today for a great easter scramble.
Firstly congratulations to Bill Fox who scored a hole in one at Raglan on Thursday during the vets round robin. It was Bills third hole in one. Scored on the 12th hole using a 5 iron.
Scramble on Stableford
Senior
Rob Taylor 44 Phillip Eyre 41 Grant Frew 41 Derek Boyle 41 Jack Hjorth 39 Stephen Law 39 Tyne Watts 38
Junior
Guy Livingston 41 Grant Morgan 40 Ron Cogswell 40 Don Matson 39 Dave Peryer 39 Paul Davie 39 Barry Fordham 37
Twos - Tyne Watts and Gary Russo
Longest Putt - Kevin Appleby
Closest to PIn - Barry Cavey
Next week Dutch Tournament
Matson / Tocker Trophy
A great turnout and brilliant weather today.
Ken Bardsley and Andrew Parsons combined to take out the Matson Tocker Trophy with a total of 81 combined stablefords.
Scott Law shot the round of the year so far with a five under par 67.
A round including 9 birdies a double bogey and two bogeys. Well done Scott.
Scramble on Stableford
Senior
Scott Law 44 John McCormick 42 Jack Hjorth 41 Ken Bardsley 41 Andrew Parsons 40 Brent Keene 38
Derek Boyle 38 Kevin Appleby 38 Dave Seager 37 Ben Jefferies 37
Junior
Barry Cavey 41 Don Matson 40 Richard Small 38 Terry Charlesworth 38 Addy Nieremeijer 38 Grant Clow 37
Andrew Macky 37 Darryl Baty 36
Twos - Scott Law - Andrew Parsons
Closest to Pin - Brent Keene
Longest Putt - Terry Charlesworth
Brent Keene heads the field today with 46 stableford points.
Ben Vincent missed a putt on the last to post a 4 under 68 and miss the best of the year score by one shot.
In the juniors the consistent Kevin Nickson headed the list with 43 points.
Scramble on Stableford
Senior
Brent Keene 46 Ben Vincent 44 Ben Jefferies 42 Andrew Johnston 41 Kevin Appleby 40 Tyne Watts 40 Derek Boyle 36 John McCormick 36
Junior
Kevin Nickson 43 Terry Charlesworth 42 Grant Morgan 41 Don Matson 41 Barry Slade 41 David Peryer 41 Dick Thomas 40 Addy Nieremeijer 40
Twos
Phillip Eyre Bill Fox Ken Bardsley Ben Vincent Kevin Appleby Tyne Watts
Longest Putt - Charlie Coles
Closest to PIn - Ben Jefferies
Next Week - Matson Tocker Trophy 9.30 Shotgun Start
Jack Hjorth cleans up at Pirongia
Jack Hjorth took out the Veterans Cup and The Secretaries Trophy and the senior scramble today.
The young 81 year old shot a 75 gross off his 15 handicap to shoot under his age again and have 48 stableford points.
Well done Jack.
Scramble on Stableford
Senior
Jack Hjorth 48 Brent Keene 45 Gary Russo 42 Hans Nieremeijer 40 Rob Taylor 39 Andrew Johnston 39 Ken Bardsley 38
Junior
Don Matson 42 Paul Davie 42 Ross Scown 40 Kevin Nickson 39 Darryl Baty 37 Jim Dunn 37 Addy Nieremeijer 35
Twos - Kevin Nickson - Barry Fordham - Bill Fox - Hans Nieremeijer - Garry Russo
Closest to Pin - Barry Fordham
Longest Putt - Brent Keene
Next Week - Scramble
Race to 300 finishes.
An exciting finish to the race to 300 saw Kevin Appleby and Hans Nieremeijer dead heat on the 14th hole to reach the targeted 300 stableford point mark. Third one hole behind was TC.
Scramble - Stableford
Senior Grant Frew 44 Doug Grantham 41 Jack Hjorth 40 Scott Law 39 Tyne Watts 39 Brent Keene 39 Kevin Appleby 39
Junior Ross Scown 43 Charlie Coles 41 TC 38 Ian Grey 37 Barry Cavey 36 Barry Fordham 35 Paul Davie 34 Darryl Baty 33
Closest to Pin - Darryl Baty
Longest Putt - Jack Hjorth
Twos - Garry Bowman - David Peryer - Doug Grantham
Division 1 pennants were hosted at Pirongia today. We hope they enjoyed the course. Members slotted in the field.
Scramble
Senior
Hans Nieremeijer 40 Kevin Appleby 39 Grant Frew 38 Phillip Eyre 37 Derek Boyle 36 Gary Russo 34
Junior
Kevin Nickson 38 TC 37 BC 37 Grant Morgan 36 Keith Ormsby 35 Dick Thomas 34
Twos - Phillip Eyre
Longest Putt - Derek Boyle
Closest to Pin - Jack Hjorth
Good day for golf today. Scoring did not reflect the conditions.
Scramble on Stableford.
Senior
Jack Hjorth 38 Tyne Watts 38 Brent Keene 38 Rob Taylor 37 Scott Law 37 Ken Bardsley 36 Ben Vincent 36 Gary Russo 35
Junior
Keith Ormsby 43 Barry Cavey 42 Barry Fordham 39 Rob Brettell 39 Paul Empson 37 Ron Cogswell 37 Kevin Nickson 36
Twos Kevin Appleby Garry Bowman Tyne Watts Rob Brettell Jack Hjorth Ross Scown Dick Thomas
Longest Putt - Brent Keene
Closest to Pin - Ben Vincent
Next week available tee off times to be advised by email due to Division One Pennants at Pirongia.
With the Championship Pennants at Stewart Alexander we had an influx of visitors from Stewart Alexander today.
Again scoring was of summer standard with some excellent results.
Barry Fordham with an outstanding net 58 the highlight.
Scramble on Nett
Senior
Grant Frew 65 Bobby Rollenson 65 Denny Nunn 67 Gary Russo 68 Alex Cruickshank 68 Hans Nieremeijer 68 Roger Neal 68 Bill Fox 69 K Hawtin 70 Phil Blundall 70 Kevin Appleby 70 Rob Taylor 71 Jack Hjorth 72
Junior
Barry Fordham 58 Ian Grey 60 Terry Charlesworth 65 Charlie Coles 65 Grant Morgan 65 Grant Clow 66 Don Matson 67 Alan Ramsey 67 Dennis Morgan 68 Dave Lamb 68 Ron Cogswell 69 Dave Nicholson 69
Ladies
Sue Boulton 71 Addy Nieremeijer 71 Leigh Grylls 73 Debbie Pitcon 72 Kay Gregory 73
Twos
Bryce Pepperell Denny Nunn Barry Fordham Sue Pollock Tyne Watts Roger Neal Alan Ramsey
Longest Putt - G Grylls
Closest to Pin - Addy Nieremeijer
Plenty of run on the fairways at the moment must be helping the scoring at present.
Scramble on Nett
Senior
Gary Russo 66 Murray Barclay 68 Tyne Watts 69 Ken Bardsley 69 Kevin Appleby 69 Bill Fox 70
Junior
Andrew Macky 65 Barry Cavey 69 Dave Lamb 70 Ian Grey 70 Kevin Nickson 71 Ross Scown 71 Ron Cogswell
Twos Dave Lamb Andrew Macky (2) Murray Barclay Rob Taylor Kevin Appleby Hans Nieremeijer
Junior Jackpot - Andrew Macky and Dave Lamb
Longest Putt - Scott Law
Closest to Pin - Murray Barclay
Peter Morris tops the junior scores today with a +7 score on par.
In the seniors Josh Law continued his good form with a 2 under par 70 for +6.
Ryan Cup leaders after 2 rounds are Kevin Appleby and Derek Boyle on +11.
Scramble on Par
Senior
Josh Law +6 Derek Boyle +6 Kevin Appleby +6 Hans Nieremeijer +5 Matt Carson +5 Bill Fox +5 Jack Hjorth +5 Scott Law +3 Brent Keene +3 Sam Kennedy +2 Steve Law +2
Junior
Peter Morris +7 Ron Cogswell +5 TC +5 Grant Clow +4 Dave Lamb +2 Barry Cavey +2 Addy Nieremeijer +1
Twos
Dave Lamb Kevin Nickson Josh Law Jack Dunn Ken Bardsley Pete Morris (2) Barry Fordham (2)
Pete and Barry collect the junior jackpot $34.50 each
Closest to Pin - Pete Morris
Longest Putt - Derek Boyle
Next Week - 3rd Round Ryan Cup
24th February 1st Round Foote Newlands McCormick
Ryan Cup 1st Round (best 2 of three rounds on par)
Great day for scoring well with plenty of run and true greens.
In the seniors, Ken Bardsley headed the field with +7, one shot ahead of Steve Law +6.
Addy Nieremeijer and Charlie Coles topped the juniors with +7.
Seniors
Ken Bardsley +7 Steve Law +6 Kevin Appleby +5 Jack Hjorth +5 Scott Law +5 Derek Boyle +5 Hans Nieremeijer +5
Juniors
Addy Nieremeijer +7 Charlie Coles +7 Lynda Morgan +6 Dave Lamb +6 Ian Grey +4 Ron Cogswell +4 Jim Dunn +3 TC +3 Grant Clow +3
Twos
Barry Slade
Longest Putt - Lynda Morgan
Closest to Pin - Hans Nieremeijer
Winner of the Summer Cup Dick Thomas 168 stableford points over 4 rounds. Runner up Bill Fox 160 points.
Josh Law shoots a three under 69 and 45 stableford points to win the senior scramble and January race to 500 points and the $50 dollar bar tab.
The round could have been even better except for a double bogey 5 on the par 3 9th, his last hole.
Bill Fox shot his age (78) to be runner up.
Dick Thomas headed the Junior division with 45.
Scramble
Senior
Josh Law 45 Bill Fox 44 Alec Cruickshank 43 Ken Bardsley 42 Hans Nieremeijer 40 John Dampney 39 Jack Dunn 39 Steve Law 38 Jack Hjorth 38 Ben Jefferies 38 Kevin Appleby 38
Junior
Dick Thomas 45 Grant Morgan 44 Dave Coupland 43 Ron Cogswell 43 Goerge King 42 Ross Scown 42 Lynda Morgan 42 Don Matson 41 TC 41 Dave Lamb 40
Twos Ken Bardsley Hans Nieremeijer Josh Law
Longest Putt - Barry Fordham
Closest to Pin - Ken Bardsley
Race to 300 Starts next week
Ringers start next week
Smaller field today with a few of the vets resting up for their 4 day festival of golf this week.
Good luck to those are representing the club at Cambridge, Waikare , Pirongia and Ngaruawahia.
Scramble - Stableford
Senior
Bill Fox 42 Rob Taylor 39 Garry Bowman 39 Phillip Eyre 37 Kevin Appleby 36.
Junior
Ron Cogswell 37 Dick Thomas 37 Grant Morgan 36 Charlie Coles 35 David Peryer 35 Don Matson 35.
Twos Kevin Appleby Rob Taylor Charlie Coles
Longest Putt - Brent Keene
Closest to Pin - no one got on the green
RACE TO 500 STARTS THIS WEEKEND
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The scoring was as good as the weather on course today
46 stableford points was needed to win the senior and junior divisions.
Senior
Kevin Appleby 46 Ken Bardsley 45 Brent Keene 44 Bill Fox 43 Matt Carson 42 Tyne Watts 41 Hans Nieremeijer 40
Junior
Dick Thomas 46 Terry Charlesworth 43 Dave Lamb 42 Addy Nieremeijer 42 Kevin Nickson 41 Grant Clow 41 Ron Cogswell 40 Guy Livingston 40 Darryl Baty 40 Barry Fordham 39
Twos Dick Thomas Kevin Appleby Rob Taylor Terry Charlesworth Brent Keene Ken Bardsley
Longest Putt - Guy Livingston
Closest to Pin - Ken Bardsley
Race to 300 starts 3 February
Evergreen Pirongia Golfer Phillip Eyre had a great day of golf on Sunday.
The 12 handicapper shot a one over par 73 including 3 twos on holes 5 , 9 , 16.
He also scored the closest to the pin on hole 9, won the senior scramble with 47 stableford points and picked up the senior jackpot worth $34.50.
Scramble
Senior
Phillip Eyre 47 Garry Bowman 40 Ken Bardsley 39 Tyne Watts 37 Kevin Appleby 36
Junior
Kevin Nickson 42 Lynda Morgan 41 Dave Peryer 41 Dick Thomas 40 Grant Morgan 39 Charlie Coles 38 Pat Ryan 37
Twos Phillip Eyre (3) Jack Hjorth
Closest to Pin - Phillip Eyre
Longest Putt - Tyne Watts
Next three weeks Summer Cup
Last Clubday for the year.
Scramble on Stableford
Senior
Bill Fox 43 Josh Law 42 Alex Cruickshank 42 Ken Bardsley 42 Tyne Watts 41 Kevin Appleby 39
Junior
Barry Fordham 41 Charlie Coles 39 Don Matson 37 Barry Cavey 36 Ron Cogswell 36
Twos
Kevin Nickson Jack Hjorth Garry Bowman
Longest Putt - Don Matson
Closest to Pin - Ian Coleman
Best of Year Scores
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Mens Gross - Ash Smith 67 - 28 January 2018
Mens Nett - Steve Law 58 - 30 September 2018
Womens Gross - Denise Goile 79 - 22 March 2018
Womens Nett - Addy Nieremeijer 62 - 7 January 2018
Happy New Year to Everyone
1st Round Summer Cup 6 January 2019
A good field turned out today for the last scramble before the Christmas break.
Senior - Stableford
Ken Bardsley 42 Gary Russo 41 Tyne Watts 41 Phillip Eyre 41 Garry Bowman 39 Murray Barclay 38 Jack Hjorth 38
Junior - Stableford
Dick Thomas 42 Dave Peryer 41 Don Matson 40 Dave Lamb 38 Barry Cavey 38
Twos Ken Bardsley - Gary Russo - Tyne Watts
Longest Putt - Don Matson
Closest to Pin - Gary Russo
Merry Christmas to one and all.
Dave Lamb has 47 stableford points and wins the Champion of Champion Trophy.
Ken Bardsley wins the Consolation Cup.
Scramble on Stableford
Senior
Brent Keene 40 John McCormick 39 Kevin Appleby 39 Ken Bardsley 39 Derek Boyle 39 Bill Fox 38
Junior
Dave Lamb 47 Don Matson 43 Terry Charlesworth 42 Dick Thomas 40 Paul Davie 38 Barry Fordham 38 Pat Ryan 36
Twos Kevin Nickson,Tyne Watts,Garry Bowman Sean Bonenkamp,Pat Ryan
Longest Putt and Closest to Pin - Ken Bardsley
Andrew Parsons won best overall gross with a 3 over 75
Best Netts
Senior - Dean Scott 66
Intermediate - Phillip Eyre 64
Junior - David Peryer 66
Ladies - Eileen Blackwood 74
Stableford
Senior
Derek Boyle 39,Matt Carson 39,Andrew Johnston 37,Kevin Appleby 37, Tyne Watts 37,Alex Cruickshank 37,Conrad Salisbury 36 Carl Miezenbeck 36.
Intermediate
Jack Hjorth 44,Hans Nieremeijer 41,Brendan Close 41,Howard Wynyard 41,Doug Grantham 39,Bill Fox 39,Daryl Baty 38,Kerry Newson 37
Junior
Dave Lamb 42,Don Matson 41,Jim Dunn 40,Jonathon Makuch 40,Bruce Goile 39,Paul Davie 39,Barry Fordham 38,Linc Quarrie 38,Brian Duffy 38
Ladies
Paula McFarlane 33,Addy Nieremeijer 33,Emma Yarndley 33,Andrea Vale 32, Di Stockdale 32.
Longest Drives Senior - Carl Miezenbeck
Intermediate - Ross Signal
Junior - Stu Yarndley
Ladies - Emma Yarndley
Closest to Pin
Senior - Gary Russo
Intermediate - Phillip Eyre
Junior - Jonathan Makuch
Ladies - Di Stockdale
Twos
Conrad Salisbury,Garry Bowman,Andrew Parsons,Gary Russo,Phillip Eyre
The Race to $500 winners were found.
1st - Ron Cogswell $500
2nd- Jack Hjorth $150
3rd- Scott Law $100
4th- Derek Boyle $70
Thank you to Kumar Holdings for sponsoring this year long contest.
The Tray Parkes Trophy is a nett competition for men and ladies.
Mens Winner - Phillip Eyre 66
Ladies Winner - Denise Goile 73
Scramble on Nett
Senior
Philip Eyre 66 Ken Bardsley 67 Kevin Appleby 68 Steve Law 70 Jack Hjorth 71 Dave Seager 72 Doug Grantham 72
Junior
Dave Lamb 68 Paul Davie 69 Charlie Coles 69 Ron Cogswell 70 Ross Scown 70 Barry Cavey 72 Ray Shaw 72 Grant Morgan 72 Denise Goile 73 Linda Morgan 74
Twos
Charlie Coles (and a birdie Junior Jackpot $200)
Scott Law Barry Cavey
Closest to Pin - Dave Seager
Longest Putt - Terry Charlesworth
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The heavens opened but this did not deter Derek Boyle from shooting 46 stableford points and winning the Bainbridge Rosebowl 8/6 over Kevin Appleby.
The Race to 500 was postponed to next week.
Scramble
Derek Boyle 46 Ken Bardsley 39 John McCormick 38 Kevin Appleby 36 Dave Lamb 35 Barry Cavey 32
Twos - Derek Boyle
Longest Putt - Hans Nieremeijer
Closest to Pin - Barry Cavey.
AGM this Sunday 9.30am followed by Tray Parkes Trophy and closed christmas tournament
Derek Boyle had to go down the 19th hole to beat Garry Russo.
Derek will face off against Kevin Appleby who accounted for Ken Bardsley 3/2.
The race to 500 dropped off another 4 players this week. This leaves Scott Law - Ron Cogswell - Jack Hjorth and Derek Boyle to battle out the final of the race to 500 next week.
Scramble Results.
Senior
Bill Fox 41 Brent Keene 41 Derek Boyle 41 Hans Nieremeijer 40 Murray Barclay 40 Gary Russo 39 Jack Hjorth 39 Kevin Appleby 39
Junior
Grant Morgan 43 Ray Shaw 42 Barry Fordham 42 Terry Charlesworth 41 Don Matson 40 Ron Cogswell 40 Dave Lamb 39 Pat Ryan 38 Rob Brettell 37
Twos Jack Dunn (2) Jackpot $8.50 Bill Fox
Longest Putt - Gary Russo
Closest to Pin - Terry Charlesworth
Seniors
Scoring was so hot today 40 points did not collect in the senior division. Both Gary Russo and Rob Taylor shot 76's for 45 points each.
Runner up was Phillip Eyre with 44
Jack Hjorth 43 Garry Bowman 41 Derek Boyle 41 Kevin Appleby 41
Juniors
Dick Thomas 45 Ron Cogswell 44 David Peryer 43 Barry Fordham 41 Don Matson 40 Kevin Knickson 39 TC 39 Grant Clow 38 Barry Cavey 38
Twos Bill Fox (2) Senior Jackpot $21.00
Dick Thomas
Don Matson
Gary Russo
Long Putt - Ray Shaw
Closest to Pin - Gary Russo
Bainbridge Rosebowl
Gary Russo beat Scott Law 6/5
Derek Boyle beat Garry Bowman 1 up
Ken Bardsley beat Hans Nieremeijer 2/1
Kevin Appleby beat Don Matson 3/2
Semi finals next week Race to 500 last 8 reduced to last 4 next week.
Round 1 of the Bainbridge Rosebowl took place on Sunday. Results were:
Gary Russo won by default over Kevin Nickson
Kevin Appleby played in the windy conditions that prevailed on Sunday. His 42 stableford points were 2 better than the next best in both divisions.
Kevin Appleby 42
Derek Boyle - 40
Rob Taylor - 39
Phillip Eyre, Jack Hjorth; 38
Bill Fox, Scott Law; 37
Andrew Parsons; 35
Dave Peryer, Hans Nieremeijer; 40
Ron Cogswell - 39
Ross Scown, Terry Charlesworth; 38
Barry Fordham, Addy Nieremeijer - 36
Derek Boyle
Scott Law
Rob Taylor
Rob Taylor
Dave Seager
A good number of golfers (and non-golfers) turned out for the annual hockey club tournament.After some overnight rain fine weather prevailed for excellent conditions and good scoring.
Scott Law; 72
Dean Scott; 64
Rob Taylor 44
John McCormick, Garry Bowman , C Cavanagh, Jeff Rendall, Ken Bardsley; 40
A Lowe, Kevin Appleby, Gary Russo; 40
Phillip Eyre, John Irving, Howard Wynyard 39
Hans Nieremeijer; 85
Bob Coleman 62
David Peryer, Terry Charlesworth, 43
Dean Gray, Dave Lamb, 42
Rowan Moorhouse, 41
Grant Clow; 40
Ray Davies, Greg Te Huia; 39
Dennis Morgan, Jack Hjorth, Ross Scown, Alan Ford; 37
Ani Bahler; 94
Addy Nieremeijer; 71
Elaine Troutbeck
Eugene Weimer
Raewyn Coleman
Denise Goile
Cindy Dearing
Karen Campton
Sally Davies
Christine Lloyd
Alma Goodwin
Rewa Hawira
Toni Coleman
Adam Ryburn
Rob Taylor
John Irving
Gary Russo
Hans Nieremeijer
Grant Clow was the toast of Pirongia Golf Club on Sunday when he aced the 13th hole. Well done Grant!
WIth the winter conditions now well gone, placing was reduced to own fairways again. As expected, the scoring has taken a bit of a hit, although Kevin Nickson and Barry Cavey didn't get that memo. Their socres of 48 and 46 points respectively easily accounted for the major prizes in the junior division. Rob Taylor and Kevin Appleby took out the senior division with far less flair. THey both scored 43 points.
Rob Taylor, Kevin Appleby; 43
John McCormick, Derek Boyle; 41
Brent Keene; 39
Kevin Nickson; 48
Barry Cavey; 46
Paul Davie; 42
Barry Fordham; 40
Jack Hjorth, Grant Clow, Dick THomas, Charlie Coles; 39
Grant Clow
Kevin Nickson
Derek Boyle
Bill Fox
Jack Hjorth
Addy Nieremeijer
Gary Bowman
Bill Fox
Today was a blind drawn pairs stableford competition. The winning pair was Pat Ryan and Ken Bardsley with a combined 80 stableford points. Three other pairs put together 74 points.
Pat Ryan / Ken Bardsley; 80
Murray Barclay / Derek Boyle, Rob Taylor / Paul Empson, Denise Goile / Ross Scown; 74
Dave Peryer / Dick Thomas, Gary Russo / Barry Cavey; 73
Jack Hjorth / Paul Davie 72
Garry Bowman (2)
Steve Law
Gary Russo
Scott Law
Following on from Steve Law and his 50 points last week Brent Keene shot an even par 72 off the stick on a 14 handicap to aquire 50 points and win the senior scramble.
Regular visitor Riverside's Doug Grantham played well for 45 to be second.
Grant Morgan with 45 headed the juniors.
Bill Fox; 43
Garry Bowman, Rob Taylor, Steve Law; 41
Grant Morgan; 45
Paul Davie; 41
Jim Dunn; 40
Jack Hjorth, Kevin Nickson; 39
Don Matson; 37
Grant Morgan
Grant Morgan
Brent Keene
Garry Bowman
JIm Dunn
Charlie Coles and John McCormick are the 2018 Pitchford Trophy Champions. In a very closely fought out final, Coles and McCormick overcame Derek Boyle and Hans Nieremeijer 1 up.
Steve Law decided that it was time to play good golf for the first time in a while and left the field in his dust by scoring 50 points. After proudly bringing up a ton at Te Awamutu on Tuesday, 17 handicapper, Law went to the other extreme and shot 75 off the stick. Dave Seager was the next best with 44 points followed by Scott Law. Scott Law posted his second consecutive under par round with a tidy 68.
Addy Nieremeijer didn't want to have to drive Hans home and posted 50 points to ensure that wouldn't happen, Her score just happened to win the junior division also. Charlie Coles played well for 44 points for second with Paul Davie one point back on 43.
Steve Law; 50
Dave Seager; 44
Scott Law; 42
Rob Taylor; 41
John McCormick, Bill Fox, Sean Bonenkamp, Gary Russo; 39
Addy Nieremeijer; 49
Charlie Coles; 44
Paul Davie; 43
Pete Morris; 42
Ross Scown; 41
Terry Charleswroth, Don Matson; 39
Dave Seager (2)
Scott Law (2)
Addy Nieremeijer
Barry Fordham
Brent Keene
Sean Bonenkamp
Rob Taylor
Pete Morris
Dave Seager
Scott Law
Barry Cavey
Rob Taylor
Another beautiful Spring day greeted the semi-finalists of the Pitchford Trophy on Sunday. Charlie Coles and partner John McCormick took on Rob Taylor and Brent Keene in the first semi and came up trumps. Coles was the difference here recording a 66 nett. The other semi-final was a close affair. Hans Nieremeijer and Derek Boyle took the honours on the 18th hole over Phillip Eyre and Paul Davie. On the 18th Hole, Hans Nieremeijer hit the approach of the day on 18 to 5 feet. This put the pressure on Davie, the only other player that could halve the hole with a birdie. He couldn't find the inspiration however and the match was taken by Nieremeijer and Boyle.
The members of Pirongia Golf Club would like to thank Goodwright Contracting for sponsoring todays scramble.
Scoring was a lot better in the Junior division than the seniors today. Many of the seniors found the dry and hard greens unreceptive and with many pins cut near the front, it was hard to stop an approach near the pins. Barry Fordham excelled in the conditions however, scoring a wopping 47 points and cleaning out the junior division by 5 points. Three players, Dave Peryer, Ian Grey and Charlie Coles all tied for 2nd.
Scott Law found some magic on the 18th hole to seal the senior scramble honours. He put his tee shot through the green and then chipped in for a eagle 2 and finished with 40 points. Kevin Appleby and Derek Boyle were tied for 2nd on 38 points.
Scott Law; 40
Kevin Appleby, Derek Boyle; 38
Steve Law, Josh Law, Bill Fox, Brent Keene; 37
Garry Russo; 36
Barry Fordham; 47
Dave Peryer, Ian Grey, Charlie Coles; 42
Hans Nieremeijer; 41
Addy Nieremeijer; 40
Ross Scown, Jack Hjorth; 39
Scott Law
Josh Law
Bill Fox
Gary Bowman
Charlie Coles
Derek Boyle
With only 8 pairs entered into the Pirchford Trophy this year, the shortened competitionstarted today. Rob Taylor and Brent Keene were to consistent and were able to comfortably beat Scott Law and Ben Vincent 4 and 2. They will meet Charlie Coles and John McCormick in the semi-final after Coles and McCormick took care of Kevin Nickson and Dave Lamb. The other semi final will see Phillip Eyre and Paul Davie meet Derek Boyle and Hans Nieremeijer. Eyre and Davie beat Gary Bowman and Tyne Watts while Boyle and Nieremeijer beat Barry Cavey and Terry Charlesworth.
Ray Shay came out of hibernation with a rush today. Playing for the first time since March, he proceeded to rack up 45 points to win the Junior scramble. Kevin Nickson wasn't far behind with 43 points and Jack Hjorth was 3rd with 42 points. Gary Russo continied his good form of late to win the senior scramble with 41 points from steve Law on 39 and John McCormick on 38.
Gary Russo; 41
Steve Law; 39
John McCormick, Bill Fox, Brent Keene; 38
Derek Boyle, Matt Carson; 37
Ray Shaw; 45
Kevin Nickson; 43
Jack Hjorth; 42
Paul Davie, Hans Nieremeijer; 41
Jim Dunn; 39
Denise Goile; 38
Charlie Coles; 36
Don Matson; 35
Scott Law
Scott Law (2)
Jack Hjorth
Derek Boyle
Brent Keene
John McCormick
Brent Keene
Scott Law has completd the triple double (strope play, match play champion) today after winning the Pirongia Golf Clubs Match Play Champs.
After postponement last Sunday, the weather was a treat today but a strengthening winds made conditions trickey. Law jumped out to a 5 up lead in the opening fron 9 after shooting a 3 under total of 33. Dave Seager had no answer for Laws efforts. Both players then struggled on the back nine but wins on the 17th and 18th saw Seager cut Law's lead to 3 up.
After lunch, Seager continued to claw himself back into the match and after 27 holes Law's lead was down to 1. The back nine continued in the same vain with Law opening doors and Seager taking advantage. Seager won both the 29th and 30th to take the lead for the first time. The pair traded holes on the 31st and 32nd before Law made birdie on the 33rd to level the scores. Law then made a good 8 foot putt on the 34th to keep the match all square. Pars on the 35th saw both players headong down 18 all square.
An agressive drive by Law down 18 left him 30 meters short of the green. Seager went more conservative and had 100 meters to the pin but had to avoid the tree 20 meters ahead. Unfortunately, Seager pulled the shot slightly and it caught the tree, essentially ending the match then and there. Law calmly chipped and putted out for a par to win 1 up.
The intermediate champion is Rob Taylor after he dominated his match against Phillip Eyre. After 18 holes, Taylor was comfortable at 5 up. Eyre tried valliantly and cut the lead to 3 after 27 holes but couldn't improve on that and eventually went down 4 and 3.
Don Matson won the Junior division after Dave Strawbridge had to default with a back problem. Ross Scown beat Terry Charlesworth 2 and 1 to take out the Junior B division.
Gary Russo; +2
Gary Bowman; +1
Steve Law; +1
Tyne Watts; 0
Josh Law, Rob Taylor; -2
Kevin Nickson; +7
Jack Hjorth, Dick Thomas, Dave Lamb, Barry Fordham; +3
Charlie Coles, Ross Scown, Barry Cavey; +1
Ron Cogswell; 0
Dave Peryer
Rob Taylor
Josh Law
Not Struck!
Due to the forcast weather, a good early call was made to postpone the match play finals unti the 9th September. Initially, the weather held off, but about 10:00 the heaven opened and steady rain persisted for the morning.
Fifteen hardy soles turned out anyway and managed to play nine holes before play was discontinued. In the conditions, the scoring was still very good. Addy Nieremeijer was the best with 22 points ahead of five others on 21.
Addy Nieremeijer; 22
Terry Charlesworth, Derek Boyle, Kevin Nickson, Barry Cavey, Rob Taylor; 21
Ross Scown, Ron Cogswell; 10
Paul Davie; 18
Phillip Eyre; 17
Brent Keene
Kevin Nickson
Barry Cavey
Phillip Eyre
I am slowly in the process of adding flyovers of the holes to "The Course" page. To see an example of what it may look like click here to see the first hole.
Hello and welcome to the Pirongia Golf Club website. We hope that its contents are of value, whether you intend being a casual visitor or a potential club member.
Most clubs have a characteristic or two which sets them apart from other clubs and Pirongia is no exception. An obvious feature is the background setting of Mount Pirongia with its tidy, pastured,lower slopes, contrasting against the bush clad upper reaches. The close proximity to the bush provides, particularly during the spring months, an abundance of tui, as well as smaller numbers of kaka (NZ native parrot) and kereru, our native pigeon. Additional to this, the Waipa River and its tributary, the Mangapiko Stream, enhance the view from parts of the course.
Making the Pirongia Golf Club unique is the race track, integrated into the course, which is used once a year for the well known Pirongia Boxing Day races. The transformation of the golf course to a race track, with attendances of up to 10,000 people, and then back to a golf course, with just over one days play unavailable, bears testimony to another invaluable characteristic of Pirongia ... a great spirit of co-operation and voluntary help. It is this which also enables the golf club to keep the course in a neat and tidy condition, whilst maintaining very low costs of membership.
Should your visit coincide with our club day and our usual tee-off times, please make yourself known to the starting official who will arrange a playing group for you. Your presence is most welcome and we wish you an enjoyable round.
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