Aorangi Golf -Women’s Silver Pennants

Through two rounds of Women’s Silver Pennants, some clear teams have made themselves frontrunners. Ashburton, Geraldine and the composite team of Timaru/Temuka sit on 21, 20 and 19.5 points through two rounds, meaning all teams have gained at minimum 80% of the available points.

The first round saw Ashburton edge out Gleniti 1 by a 9 – 3 margin, whilst both Geraldine and Timaru/Temuka started their campaigns perfectly with 12 – 0 wins over North Otago and Tinwald/Mayfield respectively.

After the second round was washed out, the third was played at Pleasant Point Golf Club on March 27. Ashburton took on Gleniti 2 and played extremely well to get all points on offer. Pauline Bell, Jenny Stoddart, Bev Chinn and Kay Fox all won their matches and fourballs to complete the impressive 12 – 0 score and sit in first place by a narrow margin.

Tinwald/Mayfield took on Geraldine in the tightest of contests. The singles were shared 2 apiece with Christine Ross and Leen Bell winning for Tinwald/Mayfield and Jenny Kellahan and Susan Lyttle winning for Geraldine meaning the fourballs came into play to determine the outcome. Geraldine managed to claim the top match in the singles and the second match came down to the wire which ultimately ended in a halve and gave Geraldine the victory 7.5 – 4.5.

Timaru/Temuka sit in second after an 8 – 0 victory. Lynda Brown, Morna Hogan and Di Taylor all got wins for the composite side whilst Karen Devlin managed the sole victory for North Otago. The fourballs both went the way of Timaru/Temuka, but an unfortunate situation with the rules saw both teams lose 2 points in the overall standings.