ladies 18 hole club championships

Senior Champion - Liz McRae (for 28th time!)

Senior R/Up - Nora Hastings (on the 41st Hole!)

3rd place - Nikki Shaw

4th place - Suzie Baillie

Senior Consolation - Margot Hewitt

Senior Consolation R/up - Kathy Smallbone

Senior Flight - Marg Read

Senior Flight R/up - Penny Wilson

Intermediate Champion - Janet Cochrane

Intermediate R/Up - Jane Saunders

3rd place - Janet Anderson

4th place - Jan Gibson

Intermediate Consolation - Susy Rankin

Intermediate Consolation R/up - Maree Rose

Intermediate Flight - Jude Wilson

Intermediate Flight R/up - Pamela de Beer

Junior Champion - Noelene Raffils

Junior R/Up - Colette Kelly

3rd place - Jenny Pryde

4th place - Anne Day

Junior Flight - Rena Cowie

Junior Flight R/up - Melanie Craig

Gordon Plate - Margaret Wilson

Gordon Plate R/up - Helen Henshall

1st October 2020 - Newsletter

Liz McRae Nora Hastings

Janet Cochrane

Noelene Raffils Colette Kelly

Irrigation and Sand

We are pleased to confirm the completion (except for some fine tuning) of the F9 irrigation replacement in

a timely manner, with limited disruption to play and within the budget of $600,000. Over the coming weeks

David and his team will continue tidy up work and re grassing with a hydroseeder David has built from items

lying about which will expedite the recovery of grass on the trenches.

You will have no doubt noticed the large quantity of sand left over from this project. Under our contract

with and advice from Advance Irrigation, the Club was required to have available sufficient suitable materi-

al for the base and over fill of all pipe trenches, hence the sand. It was necessary to comply with this to pre-

serve warranty expectations however as it turned out the ground conditions were such that only about 20%

of the sand was used.

Bob & Pam McRea had donated the sand for that project and have now confirmed the Club may retain

the sand at no cost. We really appreciate their understanding and thank them for their generous

contribution.

Earlier this year and after serious consideration, the Board resolved to convert to sand greens with the inten-

tion of starting in 2021 due to the higher cost of coring buying in the sand. As we now have sand on hand,

which will last for a number of years, the cost to start that conversion is no greater than coring with top soil.

Therefore the Board has decided to implement that process this year.

We will also use sand to complete the turf nursery, a further saving to the Club and in setting up the greens

on the short course.

David Smallbone

Chairman

Benefits of sand greens

Over the next 5-6 years the club will slowly transition from soil greens to sand.

The transition from soil to sand will be made through coring, topdressing, verticutting and hole cutting, es-

sentially any time a hole or cut is made in the green it would be filled with sand.

Year 1 will only see sand go on at coring and when the greens are vertidrained in autumn, in the following

years we will start regular topdressing along with the coring application

Pros of sand greens

More receptive greens

Smoother putting surface

Better surface drainage

Quicker recovery

Less time required to complete coring

Reduced hand watering

Improved turf health

David Mahoney

Golf Course Superintendent

new & returning members

Welcome to our new and returning Members:-

Full Members - Andrew Donaldson, Jill Drury, Matt Fluit, Ewen Heather, Gracin Meyer-Budge, Jules Mumford,

Kevin Neill, Jude Nichol, Graham Seatter, Zachary Sweetman, Johanna Vermeulen, Grant Parker &

Noeline Viney.

Nine Hole Members - Bruce Foulds, Susan Gathercole, Gareth Hawley, Woodrow Ross, John Winstone,

Sam Gilchrist

Juniors - Tiaki Ogilvie, Ella Parker

Country Members - Julie Beadel, Malcolm & Margot Bowes, David Goodman, Graeme & Jackie Liddell,

Jeremy Simpson, David Chang.

men’s report - pennants

We had 4 Men’s Pennant Teams contesting the Central Otago Pennant Finals on Sat 19th & Sunday 20th

September at Cromwell and Millbrook Well done to our pennant teams with three teams qualifying for the

Otago finals which are held in Central venue TBA on the 11th Oct,

Junior B Team - Malcolm Burgess, Ernest Stagl, Trevor Blockley, Phil Thirkell (Captain – didn’t play due to

injury) and Stephen Popperwell won the C.O. Shield for 2020.

This means they now go forward to contest the Otago Pennant Finals

Our Intermediate & Junior A Teams also won and qualify for the Otago Pennant Finals. The Intermediate

team went through undefeated in the year, Junior A's and Junior B's also advanced through with some

close matches and showed some real character,

Our Senior Team also competed in the C.O. Finals at Millbrook, with a lot of the matches going to the last

hole but were unable to advance and a big thanks to Alan Rose for his support.

Saturday we have limited tee times at 8am for members to play in the competition either put your name on

the sheet on the men’s notice board or email walshuttleworth02@gmail.com (preference to younger mem-

bers or members with family commitments)

October 3rd: Speights Ale House Medal & Putting

October 10th: Single Par

hole-in–one

Congratulations to Chris Liggins who scored a Hole in One on Friday,

during casual play. It was on No. 6 and it was Chris’s ….

thank you Bill Coupland - for doing some touch up painting around the

new TV

new hybrid fairway mower

Ross Niles is looking very pleased gets the first drive of the new hybrid fairway mower.

The new mower had reached maturity after 7 years. The new one is much quieter & will reduce

fuel costs by approximately 40%. It has been financed by hire purchase at 0% interest over 4

years . The Board committed to this pre the lockdown.

coring

Coring was due to start on Monday with the Front 9, however due to the wet weather over the weekend

followed by snow on Monday, this has been delayed until next week. Now the Front 9 will be closed from

Monday 5th - Thursday 8th Oct

The Back 9, will be cored the following week and will be closed

Monday - Thursday. The Front 9 will be played twice for Club

Competitions, but only 9 Holes bookable for casual play.

Photos supplied by Sue McRobie

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junior golf / coaches If anyone is interested in Coaching or taking part in Junior Golf for Term 4 please ring 021 728 713 / email

Benn Ashford (Junior Convenor) info@front9golf.co.nz

We will keep groups to a maximum of 4 juniors, so I need to know how many Coaches I have before I ask

the Juniors.

If we run a Junior Programme it would run from Tuesday 13th October for Term 4.

business house golf A reminder to all Team Captains to have your entries in by Friday 9th October and

payment made.

The competition is due to start on Thursday 29th October.

Business House Captains please download the app below so we can keep you

informed. Select Business House Golf as one of your options

We have a NEW Mobile App for important club messages. To download the app click this link. https://wanakagolf.clubapps.co.nz/install/

See later in this newsletter with info on this new app.

We are now using this App only, so please delete the old one

morris trophy The 1st round of the Morris Trophy will be held on Sunday 18th October (The original 1st round

was cancelled due to weather)

There may now, only be 1 other rounds Sunday 1st November

It’s a mixed event, please add your name and partner to the list on the Men’s Noticeboard by Friday 16th

October. If you can’t find a partner Zita and Wal will endeavour to find one for you.

tuesday ladies golf

Now summer start time, discs in by 9am

Next week, 6th Oct; Studholme Trophy, Home Pennants, Vets Tray

Following Week, 13th Oct: Breast Cancer day, Team Game

saturday ladies 3rd October discs in by 8am for Summer Golf

9 hole ladies Summer start time - discs in 9am for 9.30AM Tee Time

Coring next week, so unsure which 9 Holes at this stage

9 hole men Start time next week 8th October - discs in @ 9.30am for 10.00am Tee Time

Coring next week, so unsure which 9 Holes at this stage

Results Sat Ladies - 19 Sept Medal

1 Margaret Marshall, 72

2 Noelene Raffills, 73 ocb

3 Kay McHutchon, 73

Stableford

1 Shona Moore, 34 ocb

2 Glenys Samways, 34

Sat Men - Speights Ale House

Medal & Putting - 19 Sept Division 1

1 Anthony Chadderton (Inv), 67

2 John Day, 69

3 Ross Parry, 71 ocb

Division 2

1 John Elliot (Clearwater), 67

2 Clayton Barker, 68

3 Tim Henderson, 70

Divivion 3

1 Anthony Parker, 66

2 Ian Sawers, 69 ocb

3 Ian Shore, 69 ocb

Wed Men - No Limits Wanaka

Stableford - 23rd Sept

Division 1

1 Jun Lei, 38

2 Callum Grant, 36 ocb

3 Cyril Coombe, 36 ocb

Division 2

1 Tom Greenwood, 41

2 Bill Grigor, 39

3 Peter Milburn, 38

Division 3

1 Colin Chisolm, 38

2 Mike Hetherington, 37 ocb

3 Tony Waterworth, 37 ocb

Thurs-Nine Hole Ladies –

Stableford 24th Sept 1 Dorothy Grigor, 20

2 Sue Blake, 19

3 Sally Burgess, 19 ocb

Thurs-Nine Hole Men –21st Sept

Stableford 1 Ted Lloyd, 20

Putting

1 John Maddison, 17 putts

Sat Ladies - 26th Sept Medal

1 Sue Collinson, 67

2 Margot Hewitt, 71

3 Elise Herbert, 73 ocb

Stableford

1 Mandy Clarke, 35 ocb

2 Lyn Leary, 35

Sat Men - Irish Stableford—26th

Sept Division 1

1 Ross Parry, 69 ocb

2 Glen Clarke, 69 ocb

3 Steve Humpherson, 69 ocb

Division 2

1 Mark Anderson, 82

2 Tony O’Regan, 78

3 Marc Simmonds, 75

Divivion 3

1 Peter Romeyn, 87

2 David Marsh, 82

3 Leigh Stock, 79

Tues Ladies - Stableford 29th

Sept Division 1

1 Marg Read, 41

2 Jacqui Scott, 37 ocb

3 Holly Davies, 37

Division 2

1 Mandy Clarke, 40

2 Rena Cowie, 37

3 Heather Malcolm, 33

Division 3

1 Lesley Boyd, 38

2 Jenny Pryde, 36

3 Nan Hogan, 33 ocb

Wed Men - Alchemy Stableford

- 30th Sept

Division 1

1 Ross Parry, 41

2 Jeff Couch, 38

3 Bill Mackway -Jones, 37

Division 2

1 Michael Saunders, 39

2 Marc Simmonds, 38

3 Bernie Loftus, 37 ocb

Division 3

1 Murray Mattson, 39

2 Graham Marsh , 36 ocb

3 Mike Bylsma, 36 ocb

Thurs-Nine Hole Ladies –

Stableford 1st Oct 1 Lois Mills, 22

2 Stephanie Still, 21ocb

3 Glenys Cennamo, 21

Putting - Glenys Cennamo, 14

Thurs-Nine Hole Men – 1st Oct

Stableford 1 Robin Winikerei, 28

2 Russell Duff, 222

Putting

1= Stewart Anderson, 15 putts

Ted Lloyd, 15 putts