Whangarei and Wellington winners at NZ Mid-Amateur

Dale Clarke from Whangarei and Kellie Orchard from Wellington with their trophies following the New Zealand Mid-Amateur in Mount Maunganui.

Three great days and two new winners were announced for the men’s and women’s sections of the  New Zealand Mid-Amateur at Omanu in Mount Maunganui.
While rain threatened, it did not eventuate and nothing could deter the two winning efforts of Dale Clarke (Sherwood Park, Whangarei) and Kellie Orchard (Royal Wellington) taking the  honours.
Clarke won by three shots from an impressive field that included the defending champion Brent Curnow (Mt Maunganui) along with players from New Caledonia, Australia, Ireland and Tahiti.
Clarke went into final 18 holes, with a two-shot lead over Scott Manyweathers (Harewood), shooting a final round of 71 which included three birdies and two bogeys on the par 72, links-style course. Clarke’s rounds of 69, 69 and 71 totalling 209, was a record seven-under par score.
Manyweathers finished second with rounds of 70, 70 and 72 on 212 with Curnow in third place after rounds of 72, 73 and 71, seven shots off the pace, on 216.
The best round of the 54-hole men’s championship was scored by Hayden O’Donnell (Tauranga) in his opening 18 holes. O’Donnell had to settle for a share of fourth place, (67, 74, 81) on 222.
Bryan Toohil (North Shore) won the best net while Neil Weber (Omanu) the best stableford.
In the women’s competition the chase was on in the final round with a team of women’s masters’ representatives trying to catch Kellie Orchard.
She started the day with a two-shot lead over defending champion Shelley McElroy (Springfield) with Waikato’s No 1 Jill Morgan (Cambridge)  a further shot behind.
Five shots off the pace was Vaha Fapiano, who shot an impressive final round of 67, the best round overall for the women, to get it within one of Orchard. The later won  rounds of 76, 75 and 75, a total of 226, 10 over par.
Fapiano finished on 227 (77, 79, 71) with McElroy on 231 (77,76, 78).
Best net for the women went to Wendy Roach and the best stableford to Carol Fouhy. They  are both from the Ngaruawahia Golf Club.
PaR nz Golfing Holidays, which  manages the tournament on behalf of New Zealand Golf, confirmed at the 2019 New Zealand Mid-Amateur would return to Omanu for the third consecutive year.
FINAL RESULTS @ Golf Omanu
Men
209 D Clarke (Sherwood Park) 69, 69, 71
212 S Manyweathers (Harewood) 70, 70, 72
216 B Curnow (Mt Maunganui) 72, 73, 71
222 K Meaden (Muriwai) 74, 73, 75; H O’Donnell (Tauranga) 67, 74, 81
223 B Jujnovich (Redwood Park) 74, 73, 76
225 A Cloete (Omanu) 78, 73, 74
226 Z Orchard (Royal Wellington) 76, 76, 74; K Moore (Te Aroha) 78, 73, 75
227 A McGiven (Walton) 76, 76, 75; J Biau (Tahiti) 75, 77, 75
228 D Lowe (Omanu) 75, 77, 76
229 D Flood (Australia) 80, 75, 74; D Headland (Muriwai) 78, 70, 81
230 T Leng (Remuera) 75, 76, 79; M Raman (Redwood Park) 78, 73, 79
231 E Figueres (New Caledonia) 78, 75, 78
232 M Buckman (Walton) 80, 71, 81
234 G Bayly (Mt Maunganui) 79, 77, 78; R Inglis (North Shore) 81, 73, 80; R Inglis (North Shore) 81, 73, 80
242 J Malone (Te Ngutu) 81, 77, 84; T Balssa (New Caledonia) 85, 78, 79
245 N Kearney (GH Hutt Park) 86, 78, 81
246 G Read (Redwood Park) 82, 80, 84
248 R Carati (Tahiti) 87, 80, 81; T Delathiere (New Caledonia) 81, 83, 84; R Everitt (Warkworth) 84, 87, 77
250 S Leahey (IR) 91, 80, 79; N Weber (Omanu) 79, 88, 83
251 C Chung (New Caledonia) 87, 82, 82; P Tipler (Omanu) 83, 81, 87
252 H Samuels (Omanu) 84, 84, 84; J Cao (Omanu) 83, 82, 87
253 B Tohill (North Shore) 88, 81, 84
254 R Ensing (Omanu) 85, 87, 82; D McGuire (Omanu) 86, 84, 84
256 D McIntosh (Omanu) 92, 83, 81; P Coote (Mt Maunganui) 87, 87, 82
257 R Hill (Apiti) 92, 87, 78
259 T MacKenzie (Omanu) 85, 87, 87
260 C Gibbons (Omanu) 86, 88, 86
263 S McKillen (Pukekohe) 93, 87, 83
265 B Williams (Omanu) 88, 85, 92
270 R Pepperell (New Plymouth) 89, 91, 90
272 M Armstrong (Poverty Bay) 97, 87, 88
275 A Isaac (Royal Wellington) 90, 93, 92
280 B Thomson (Ngaruawahia) 91, 95, 94
282 D Elers (Omanu) 90, 93, 99
DQ JF Cazaux (Tahiti) 81, 78, DQ; J Liu (Titirangi) 82, DQ,
Women
226 K Orchard (Royal Wellington) 76, 75, 75
227 V Fapiano (North Shore) 77, 79, 71
231 S McElroy (Springfield) 77, 76, 78
233 J Morgan (Cambridge) 75, 79, 79
241 R Pellow (Ngaruawahia) 81, 81, 79
244 D McCallum (Te Ngutu) 84, 79, 81; D Noble (Omanu) 82, 81, 81
245 P Lawson (Whakatane) 80, 82, 83
248 C Thompson (Wanganui) 86, 80, 82
249 J Gee (Riverside) 88, 83, 78; J Hall (Rangitikei) 79, 87, 83; F Reynolds (Muriwai) 84, 81, 84
251 M Isaac (Royal Wellington) 85, 85, 81; C Leary (Waihi) 82, 85, 84
253 J McDonald (New Plymouth) 87, 81, 85
255 S Stevenson (Cambridge) 87, 84, 84; A Everitt (Omaha Beach) 87, 81, 87
257 J Storey (Waiterimu) 86, 86, 85
258 T McBride (Riverside) 86, 88, 84; L Cotton (Pahiatua) 90, 83, 85
259 R Hopper (Manawatu) 85, 87, 87
260 K Waerea (Omanu) 89, 87, 84
261 D Maindonald (Rotorua) 90, 83, 88
263 K Gould (Remuera) 83, 89, 91
265 W Roach (Ngaruawahia) 87, 92, 86
266 J Ritchie (Marton) 89, 89, 88
267 G Howell (Cambridge) 89, 90, 88
268 C Fouhy (Ngaruawahia) 88, 91, 89; H Gifkins (Waitomo) 95, 88, 85
269 J Gillespie (North Shore) 94, 89, 86; J Wilton-Eadie (Levin) 94, 90, 85; N Masters (Cambridge) 88, 89, 92
270 C Courtman (Hamilton), 88, 87, 95
278 S Boxall (Feilding) 96, 92, 90; T Teamoke (Remuera) 94, 91, 93; P Trousselot (New Plymouth) 93, 89, 96
281 M Dupont (New Caledonia) 90, 95, 96; L Bartlett (Ngaruawahia) 96, 89, 96
282 R Lund (Ngaruawahia) 93, 93, 96
283 C Fochessato (New Caledonia) 91, 96, 96
286 M McMillan (Omanu) 96, 96, 94
297 J Lloyd (Taupo) 99, 97, 101
298 J Thomson (Ngaruawahia) 104, 95, 99
DNF T Naylor (Fiji) 115, 101, DNF

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New Zealand 9-Hole Masters Results

Golf Omanu 12-14 January 2018
Jackie Merritt (Te Puke), Lesley Rayner (Fairview) and David Butcher (Warkworth) join Kellie Orchard (Royal Wellington) and Dale Clarke (Sherwood Park) as national winners crowned at Golf Omanu Golf Club, in January, 2018! Orchard and Clarke had in the past weekend taken out the NZ Women’s and Men’s Mid-Amateur Championships respectively.
Merritt won the women’s handicap division 0-14 (9 hole handicaps) in the 27-hole Masters by 6 shots, with scores of 18 and 18 along with a blistering 24 points today, for a grand total of 60.  In second place was Beryl Madsen from Omaha Beach on 54 points (15, 21, 18) with Joanne Burt (Te Puke) a further 3 points behind in 3rd place (16, 15, 20).
In the 2nd women’s division for players with handicaps 15+, line honours went to Lesley Rayner (Fairview) with scores of 20, 18 and 19 to total 57, 3 shots ahead of the field.  Second place was awarded to Bella Boston (Warkworth) with 54 points (20, 20, 14) with third going to Elaine Rattigan (Paeroa) on 52 with rounds of 16, 19 and 17.
David Butcher (Warkworth) was Mr Consistent over the three rounds with scores of 19, 22 and 18, totalling 59, to win the Men’s 2018 9-Hole Masters by an impressive 14 shots.  In second place was Brian Davidson (Pukekohe) on 45 points (18, 13, 14) with Keith Stone (Warkworth) in 3rd place with 44 points (17, 11, 16).
The New Zealand 9-Hole Masters was the brain-child of passionate nine-holer Barbara Nock from the Bay of Islands Golf Club. The Kerikeri based club has hosted the national tournament from 2014 – 2016 when it was moved to Golf Omanu this year.  PaR nz Golfing Holidays who manage the tournament on behalf of New Zealand will announce the dates and venue for 2019, expected to be in sync with the 2019 New Zealand Mid-Amateur back in the Bay of Plenty, at Golf Omanu.
For more information contact
Denise Langdon
NZ Golf Tournament Director
Phone 0275 662 385