Tea ladies steal show at golf tournament.

Tea ladies steal show at golf tournament.

 By Shaun  Fay

The inaugural Paradise Coast Golf Classic wrapped up on Sunday Afternoon with many cries of “Love it”, “We’ll be back next year”. The tournament over three days and three different courses- Tairua, Lakes Resort-Pauanui and Titoki, Whangamata had a mixed weather bag but that didn’t deter the determined golfers. The concept of the three courses appealed on lots of levels and their proximity to each other made getting to each one an easy task. There were minor daily prizes and of course some major prizes on Sunday. While a few women thought there should have been separate comps, it certainly didn’t stop them from taking out some of the big prizes.  Organisers believe they got it about 90% right and will make some small changes for next year. One thing they won’t be changing though is the free morning tea put on both days by the ladies at Tairua. They really were the stars of the tournament. Next years tournament- put it in your dairy 29/11 to 1/12/24.

Results from fifth to first.

Gross   : Owen Allison, Tieke. Jim Emslie, Whangamata. Axel Hansen, Te Aroha. Simon Birchall, Whitford Park, Bryan Graffis, Whangamata.

Net      : Anne Lash, Remuera. Daniel Morgan, Flexiclub. Pete Fullam, Hamilton. Suzy Springhall, Royal Auckland. Wayne Boberg, Royal Auckland.

Stable  : Marion Logan, Remuera. Juliet Johnson, Remuera. Gary Jenkins, Marton. Rob Henderson, Tairua. Judy Crawford, Whangamata.