Scoring on the day matched the splendid conditions
on the course with the fast and true greens allowing
plenty of birdies to be made. With such a large field
3 teams progressed to the regional final which this
year will be held at Akarana. Club
President Peter Williams greeted
all and presented this years prizes, third place went
to the team of father and son combination Brent
Kinghorn & Stuart Kinghorn
joined by John Dias on 63 gross,
less 6.16 handicap = nett 56.84. Second place went
to the ever steady SH Park, E
Kim and S Kim with gross
63, less 7.66 handicap = nett 55.34. The winners on
the day featured Akarana pro shop staff member Michael
Simpson, Tim Hayter &
Peter Hickey on gross 62, less 6.57
handicap = nett 55.33.
The generous sponsorship of Schofields
allowed for prizes to the top 15 teams in the event.
All players also received a pre starting pack which
included lunch and many goodies. After prize giving
a three course meal was also provided in the entry
fee with the oysters proving a huge success. To top
it all off Schofields were very generous in providing
an open bar for the prize giving.
The last two years have produced
holes in one during the competition. This years story
featured the Par 4 15th hole Measuring 356m this difficult
par 4 provided an amazing feat. The team of Kevin
Flower, Kevin Hutchinson
and Les Breingan having played their
second shots to the uphill and blind pin position
moved to the green to find no balls in sight! Kevin
Hutchison had missed the green and the other two balls
were in the bottom of the cup! With a two under on
one hole they only managed to score three under for
the complete round. They must have used up all their
luck at once!
The club must thank Rex and his team for all the hard
work they put into running this years event and to
our sponsor Schofields
of Newmarket, Thanks to Phil
Dixon & Terry Honan
for your terrific sponsorship in what is, in the words
of Jim Cleland (PGA Holden Scramble
Organiser) “the
best Holden Scramble in New Zealand”.
Steve Hackett
General Manager
