Aorangi Golf - Geraldine take out the Silver Pennants title for 2023
Gleniti Golf Club hosted the finals of Silver Pennants for 2023 in fair conditions.
Timaru/Temuka and Geraldine both made their way to the final after impressive seasons. Timaru/Temuka lead from the start of the season, but Geraldine was steady and defeated the composite side in the final round to claim the top seed and put the defending champions on watch.
The top match between two Aorangi stalwarts went the distance with Ginny Bolderston narrowly prevailing over Lynda Brown who played impressively given her recent time off. Morna Hogan and Jenny Kellahan showed their class and previous representative experience as they halved their match in the second spot, however Geraldine managed to claim the fourball on the last hole to make it 4 - 1 out of the top bracket in Geraldine's favour. This meant they only needed 1.5 more points for the title and with strong wins to Heather Oldfield and Colleen Gibbs, plus their fourball, this was secured with the final result of 9 - 1 in Geraldine's favour. Although the points appear one-sided, it was a lot closer than this indicated.