Open Tournaments

Turf Classic

It was a fantastic day for the Turf Classic with sun all day and not much wind which helped with some amazing scores on the course.

We had 125 in the field with three people not turning up at the last minute, thanks to the four that added an extra person to their group to make it work!

We had a lot of two’s but notably both David Riordan and Bryce Currie had two two’s.

Closest the pins:

Ladies: Annie Tiller

Division 2: Robin Richards

Division 1: Matt Jones

Our Captains half dozen: David Riordan (this is a sponsored half dozen every week from Captains brewery)

Longest Drive, which is a qualification for Long Drive South Island that is being held at the Club later in the Year, Men’s, Dan Turner, Masters Andrew Schwass, Women’s: Annie Tiller

Shootout winner: Dean Brown

You needed 42 points to be in the prizes which paid right down to 18 place.

Winners with 48 points: Bryce Currie and Andrew Schwass

2^nd: Oliver Mussley and Graeme Peake with 47 points

3^rd: Gerry Callaghan and Geoff Clark with 45 points

4^th Kam Clarke and David Riordan with 45 points

5^th Adrian Blake and Paul Ladbrook with 44 points

6^th Jenny Norton and Ron Fyfe with 44 points

7^th Richard Bell and Chris Bayard with 43 points

8^th Mike Law and Paul Steere with 43 points

9^th Dean Brown and Neil Drewery with 43 points

10^th Dave Harley and Darren Quirk with 43 points

A huge thank you to all our sponsors for the day, with an extra special mention for the Turf and Bach which are fantastic sponsors of the day so if you get a chance please support them for a cheeky beer or win or maybe dinner out at the Bach!

Photos below with Andrew Woolley (the Turf representative)

Paul Ladbrook                                                             Kam Clarke & David Riordan                                 Geoff Clarke & Gerry Callaghan

Oliver Mussley & Graeme Peake                               Dean Brown                                                                 Andrew Schwass & Bryce Currie

SATURDAY 15^th & Sunday 16th MARCH 2025 –  NBS Open Tournament Report

The NBS Open tournament took place over the weekend with 92 participants. The weather conditions were favourable, and the golf played was of high quality. The course setup varied from day one to day two, with different pin placements and tee positions.

After the first day’s 4BBB format, Phil Otton and Geoff Clark were leading with a Net 60. They were followed closely by three teams with a Net 61: Peter Havel and Brent Williams, Paul Steere and Micheal Law, and Alyce Graf and Bryce Currie.

On Sunday, the format changed to a two-person Ambrose. The top scores for the day were achieved by two visitors from Motueka, Andy Tasker and Nick McIntyre, with a Net 59, followed closely by Andy Riley and Robert Allen with 60.2. Grant Newport (Greenacres) and Craig Vercoe (Totaradale) finished in third place with a 61.1.

The overall competition was highly competitive, with less than a shot separating the top three teams. NBS’s Peter Havill and Brent Williams emerged as the overall winners.

Overall results:

1st Peter Havill and Brent Williams 124.5 Net

2nd Andrew Tasker and Nick MacIntyre 125 Net

3rd Alyce Graf and Bryce Currie 125.3 Net

4th Rod Baxendine and Leigh Smith 126.3 Net

5th Phillip Otton and Geoff Clark 127.5 Net

6th Robert Allen and Andy Riley 128.2 Net

7th Grant Newport and Craig Vercoe 129.1 Net

8th Jennifer Norton and Ron Fyfe 129.2 Net

9th Andrew Simpson and Paul Ladbrook 129.4 Net

10th Moon Kim and Connor Winter 129.5 Net

11th Paul Steer and Micheal Law 130.3 Net

12th Michelle Reardon and Craig Marshal 130.9 Net

13th Micheal Tovio and Justine Smith 131 Net

Donna Jefford and Mandy Troy 151 Net

Peter Havill and Brent Williams                                    Nick MacIntyre  and Andrew Tasker                      Bryce Currie and Alyce Graf

Donna Jefford and Mandy Troy

Closet the pins winners:

Women   –    Alyce Graf and Marie Langford

Men Div 1 –  Brent Williams and Andy Clarkson

Men Div 2 – Murray Lauchlan and Nick McIntyre

Long Drive Winners:

Masters –  Craig Hooper and Craig Gosling

Men      –   David Riordan and Andy Riley

Women –  Alyce Graf and Jenny Norton

Shootout Winner: – Carl Clark (Motueka)

Thank you to our main sponsor, NBS, and other sponsors: New World, Summit Real Estate, Anchor Print, Nelson Pine, PlaceMakers, and Dayman Motors.

We also appreciate the café and grounds staff for their excellent work over the weekend

Saturday saw the first Spark NZ Open played. This newly sponsored event was sponsored by Shane McKay from Spark Business Hub Tasman.

The format was something a little different with a pairs Pinehurst format. This involved both players teeing off, playing each others ball for the second shot, then selecting the best ball after two shots to play alternative from there.

The day was a little breezy but any showers hanging around the hills stayed away. There was plenty of chat around what sort of pairing would work best and what a good score would be. Plenty of players would have seen new parts of the course and played shots that weren’t the norm for them.

A total of pairs played for a prize table of over $6000 which paid out right down to 14th place. In total 15 places were paid out as the last place pairing of Brian Hogg and Scott May with a nett 73 on countback got the “pull your socks up” prize of a pair of socks.

The winners of the day were Carl Gibson and George Daly who had a very impressive nett 57 off their 14 handicap. In second place it was Bryce Currie and Carl Snelgrove who had 60. Ron Fyfe and Jenny Norton were one shot further back with 61.

Special thanks goes to Shane and his team at Spark Business Hub for coming on board very late. Shane has all but committed to sponsoring again next year.

To Greg, Connor & Dick who continue to present the course in amazing condition, the catering staff for the platters, and lastly Tony for coming up with this new format.