2022 NBS NELSON FESTIVAL OF GOLF 1ST – 6TH MAY 2022

Courses involved were Nelson, Greenacres and Motueka

By Derek Drysdale

This year we hosted 132 players representing 57 golf clubs throughout New Zealand.

The threat of poor weather on the first day was some slight drizzle on the Monday morning as players walked out to their shotgun start tees but that dried up as the hooter sounded to start the tournament. Every other day had beautiful sunny weather which followed us for the whole of the week. Local Member Dennis Andrews always takes credit for sorting the weather out, so well done to him for another superb performance, just a shame his golfing performance didn’t hit the same heights this year!

The three golf courses were presented in outstanding condition and there were huge compliments from all the participants to the green staff at every course.

The organisation of the event was again in the hands of the long serving committee of, Allison O’Donnell, Sue Schofield, Euan Milne, Tony Watkins, and Jeane Drysdale, along with Tournament Director Derek Drysdale. This team had it all under control and the camaraderie among the whole field was brilliant. The fun atmosphere in the club rooms after the golf was great to see and hear, with everyone commenting on the friendly aspect of the tournament.

The catering staff at each Club were brilliant putting on great spreads for the players and the volunteers at each course played their part in making this one of the best tournaments we have staged. Our thanks also go to the management at each Club for their support in running each day’s play.

We had a large number of new players this year and they all went away telling us that they’d be bringing more newbies with them next year, which is always very encouraging.

We would also like to thank our Sponsors and supporters, who assist us with events such as ours. They are what makes the difference between us offering a good event and a great event, so our thanks go to:

NBS (Nelson Building Society), Nelson Regional Development Agency, Kahurangi Estate Wines, Thorvald Cheese, Craft Pate Nelson, Greens Motel Nelson, Hardy Cars, Nelson, Raewards Richmond, Little India Nelson, Tides Restaurant Nelson.

The tournament scoring was based on Stableford points and the attached result sheet shows the winners across the different divisions. Photos below are also of the winners.

Steve Drinnan from Waiotara came out top dog for the week with a fabulous score of 110 points.

Mike Petterson from Pegasus win the Men’s 1st Division, but unfortunately Mike had to leave prior to the prize giving as he was playing in a match at his home Club on Saturday morning, so he missed the photo shoot.

Phil Keen from Ngaruawahia won Division 2, and Erin Mulholland from Hawarden won the Women’s Division.

Well done to all the winners and thank you to all our competitors and their travelling partners. You all made it a very successful week and we look forward to seeing many of you again next year.