By John Pihema

Captain

Club The Arnold Lindsay Memorial New Year Open at Manor Park Golf Sanctuary was contested on 2/3 January. We had a field of 126 players for the two days of the tournament and weather conditions were extremely hot with the temperature exceeding 30C each day.

Dominic Hazeldine, from Royal Wellington Golf Club , had scores of 70 and 72 (even par) to win the gross section of the first division for men.

Andy Hamilton (77 and 80) and Ash Kai Fong (82 and 80), both from Manor Park Golf Sanctuary, won the gross sections of the second and third divisions.

In the women’s event it was two Shandon Golf Club players who prevailed in the main competitions. Teisa Vaka had scores of 85 and 82 in the gross section of the women’s first division and Victoria Faafia had 90 and 82 in the gross section of the women’s second division.

Congratulations to the Nett and Stableford winners.

A hole-in-one prize of a $40,000 car on hole No 2 was not struck and our own Maxwell Jansen was the closest, he went within 30 centimetres (one foot) of doing so. Ironically another player, Christopher Long from Palmerston North Golf Club scored a hole in one but it was not on the hole that counted. His ace was scored on hole No 6.

Once again thanks to Lindsay Investments, Renaissance - Craft Beer from New Zealand in Marlborough, Value Motors in Lower Hutt, Queensgate-shopping'centre and Whittaker's Chocolate Lovers in Porirua.

Julie Perks and Liz Tago also operated a barbecue and drinks stop at our recently erected gazebo after the eighth hole on both days which was much appreciated by the golfers.

Thanks to Paul G, Paul (Bar), Mark (Shop and scores), Pip, Julie and Bill for your efforts leading up to and on the tournament days. It was a very successful tournament with plenty of positive feedback.

I look forward to the 2023 addition of this tournament and our goal is a field of 140 players.

Hari Tau Hou

Happy New Year

John Pihema

Club Captain