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2023 King's Birthday Tournament
44 players (22 teams) contested our annual King's Birthday weekend mixed pairs tournament. Weather was "OK" with blasts of wet weather and cold temperatures on Sunday, but we managed to finish the tournament with all sections completed. The tournament is combined stableford, with 18 holes 4BBB on Saturday, 12 holes American foursomes and then 12 holes foursomes on Sunday, and 18 holes 4BBB on Monday. We run two divisions, Moutere for lowest handicaps and Tararua for higher handicaps. The field is split equally into the two divisions.
The 2023 winners were:
Moutere division: David and Lily Griffin (Waipawa, Manawatu, and Texas) - pictured left
Tararua divison: David Giddens and Bridget Cameron (Buckley) - pictured right
Full results:
| Moutere Division |
Sat 4BBB |
Sun AF |
Sun 4 |
Mon 4BBB |
Total |
| Griffin David and Griffin Lily |
43 |
29 |
28 |
44 |
144 |
| Morrell Richard and Maxwell Matekino |
45 |
30 |
23 |
41 |
139 |
| Jones Aimee and Jones Alex |
39 |
27 |
27 |
42 |
135 |
| Turley Darryn and Tatana Tania |
41 |
27 |
24 |
41 |
133 |
| Bura Ljubo and Parke Jude |
43 |
23 |
24 |
39 |
129 |
| Elers Kim and Elers Ritchie |
43 |
25 |
25 |
36 |
129 |
| Ward Robert and Ward Leanne |
40 |
23 |
27 |
39 |
129 |
| Kawai Peter and Kawai Pip |
40 |
27 |
20 |
41 |
128 |
| Sweetman Denise and Sweetman Hamish |
39 |
26 |
24 |
39 |
128 |
| Heather Henry and Walker Michelle |
41 |
25 |
21 |
41 |
128 |
| Stops Kim and Cain Karen |
40 |
20 |
26 |
39 |
125 |
| Tararua Division |
Sat 4BBB |
Sun AF |
Sun 4 |
Mon 4BBB |
Total |
| Giddens Dave and Cameron Bridget |
47 |
28 |
30 |
40 |
145 |
| Bullen Katrina and Bullen Brian |
45 |
31 |
17 |
43 |
136 |
| Kawana Layton and Jones Vivien |
39 |
30 |
22 |
41 |
132 |
| Woods Paul and Lawn Alwyn |
37 |
27 |
19 |
45 |
128 |
| Messenger Nigel and Messenger Audrey |
41 |
26 |
23 |
37 |
127 |
| Newling Tony and Newling Chris |
37 |
24 |
24 |
41 |
126 |
| Heather Joe and Takiwa Jaimie |
41 |
23 |
22 |
40 |
126 |
| Walker Nigel and Walker Debbie |
43 |
20 |
19 |
42 |
124 |
| Kelly George and Kelly Joyce |
35 |
25 |
21 |
42 |
123 |
| Morrison John and Morrison Trish |
35 |
17 |
20 |
38 |
110 |
| White Perry and Bennett Jenny |
42 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
81 |
Incorporating feedback from both 2023 participants and club members, the 2024 event will make a few changes:
- 2024 will be an "any pairs" tournament, allowing men only and women only teams, organized into different divisions.
- Monday will be changed to a Canadian foursomes format.
We look forward to welcoming a large field in 2024.
2023 Horowhenua Open and Manawatu Wanganui Masters
We were blessed with warm weather and sunshine for the 2023 edition of the Horowhenua Open and Manawatu Wanganui Masters golf tournaments. Conducted by Golf New Zealand Manawatu Wanganui, the tournament is conducted over 36 holes, with 18 holes played on Saturday and 18 holes on Sunday. The Horowhenua Open is open to all players, while Masters eligibility is aged 40 and above.
Having been without a sponsor for a number of years, we were delighted to have Levin Kia come on board as major sponsor for the Open, as well as for Junior Golf, in 2023. Levin Kia provided a new EV6 (fully electric vehicle) to display at the clubhouse. A significant innovation was using the car to power the scoring computer and leaderboard outside the clubhouse. Iconic local brand Swazi also offered some prizes for the event.
Spectators were able to see some excellent golf played by some of the lower North Island's leading players.
Full tournament results are available at Tournament detail - Golf New Zealand. To avoid confusion, all participants were eligible for the Horowhenua Open, while participants over 40 years of age were also eligible for the Masters. The tournament system does not include the Masters participants in the Open results. Key division results were:
Horowhenua Open - Men's (par 72 course)
|
Name
|
Club
|
R1
|
R2
|
Total
|
Note
|
|
Tony Chettleburgh
|
Feilding
|
67
|
71
|
138
|
Winner of playoff
|
|
Tam Slaven
|
Paraparumu Beach
|
68
|
70
|
138
|
|
|
Dominic Hazeldine
|
Royal Wellington
|
68
|
71
|
139
|
|
|
Regan McConaghty
|
Manawatu
|
74
|
69
|
143
|
|
|
Simon Younger
|
Paraparumu Beach
|
73
|
72
|
145
|
|
|
Anthony Ilton-Maher
|
Foxton
|
76
|
71
|
147
|
|
|
William Dunsmore
|
Levin
|
74
|
73
|
147
|
|
Horowhenua Open - Ladies (par 71 course)
|
Name
|
Club
|
R1
|
R2
|
Total
|
|
Tara Raj
|
Wanganui
|
70
|
67
|
137
|
|
Lisa Herbert
|
Manawatu
|
72
|
74
|
146
|
|
Casey Chettleburgh
|
Manawatu
|
74
|
74
|
148
|
|
Sera Raj
|
Wanganui
|
72
|
77
|
149
|
Manawatu Wanganui Masters - Men's (par 72 course)
|
Name
|
Club
|
R1
|
R2
|
Total
|
Note
|
|
Tony Chettleburgh
|
Feilding
|
67
|
71
|
138
|
Winner of playoff
|
|
Tam Slaven
|
Paraparumu Beach
|
68
|
70
|
138
|
|
Manawatu Wanganui Masters - Ladies (par 71 course)
|
Name
|
Club
|
R1
|
R2
|
Total
|
|
Lisa Herbert
|
Manawatu
|
72
|
74
|
146
|
|
Karen Wehipeihana
|
Palmerston North
|
82
|
85
|
167
|