Club News – 2007/2006

Sunday 25th November 2007

Another successful AGM meeting and golf tournament. Members enjoyed a superb breakfast, vibrant meeting and fantastic golf. The day’s highlight was officially opening the Tom Caithness Lounge in the presence of Diana and some family members.

Great golfers scooping top honours in the stableford competition were; First Women – Em Fidow, second Yuriko Manabe. First Man – Shinji Manabe, second Travis Gawler.

Sunday 11th November 2007

Ambrose Tournament – by far our strongest field to date. Every current premier player and couple of notable legends in Cliff Moore and Ronnie Olivecrona. Great scoring on a course in wonderful condition. A blistering finish by Team Veale of birdie, birdie, eagle, birdie to match the 59 gross shot by Team Pegg and to just pip them by 0.6 on the handicap.

Ist	Nett 49.3	Marty Veale, Ray Farrell, Sharon Veale, Julie Wright
2nd	Nett 49.9	Richard Pegg, Rao Kunda, Hira Govind, Barbara Burnett
3rd	Nett 51.5	Mark Whalen, David William, Ken Adelman, John Lambert, Pushpa Nair
4th	Nett 52.5	Ron Olivecrona, Larry Balloch, John Lees, Robyn Olivecrona
5th	Nett 53.3	Phil Aickin, Mike Williams, Kellie Harrall, Jenny Chartes
6th	Nett 53.4	Andrew Green, Richard White, Rex Bayner, Christine Selwyn
7th=	Nett 53.5	Team Mike Payne, Team Phil Reid
9th	Nett 53.9	Team Marc Jennings
10th	Nett 54	Team Chan Y Chung

Duncan Cup Awards for 2007 were presented also:

• Grinders Trophy for most interclub points — Chan Y Chung
• Duncan Cup Legends Board — 2007 Inclusion Ron Olivecrona

John Corbett Memorial Trophy: Pam Corbett presented this new trophy to the first recipient - Luke Leesburg. The Corbett family donated the trophy in honour of John, to be awarded to the "Most Outstanding Junior Member" each year.

Off to China - Chan Young Chung has been selected to play in the Aaron Baddeley Junior International Championship. This year it’s being held in Guangzhou later this month.

Tuesday 6th November 2007

Beth Wagner & Zabe Orchard won the 2007 Shandon Open Mixed Foursomes on Saturday 3rd November. The Shandon Weekend Women’s Club organized a brilliant day, with close to 120 participating. Thanks to Black Coffee Software who generously sponsored the event and supplied some golf towels and shirts.

Tuesday 16th October 2007

Shandon Women’s Weekend Club Championship Finals were held on Saturday 6th October 2007. Results were:

• Open Club Champion for 2007 – Beth Wagner, runner up Tupi Willis.
• Bronze Club Champion for 2007 – Chris McLaughlin, runner up Elaine Neill.
• Open Flight Club Champion for 2007 – Chris Balloch, runner up Lise Williams.

Tuesday 25th September 2007

• Tupi Willis has been selected for Wellington Masters team to play at National Provincial Champs at Kerikeri in November. Wellington are the defending champions and we wish Tupi the best of luck in retaining the title.
• The Shandon Women’s 36 Hole Interclub finished 2nd to Royal Wellington in the Lansdowne Trophy this year just beating a strong Manor Park team. This was a good result and they are hoping to go one better next year.
• Richard Pegg was runner up in 72 hole Wellington Strokeplay Championships at Miramar this weekend, beaten on the 2nd play-off hole by Peter Spearman-Burn. Chan Young Chung finished tied for 3rd.
• Richard also won the Miramar Open on Sunday 23rd September and the Wainuiomata Open the previous weekend with Fasi Tu’ulima finishing 2nd at Wainuiomata.

Monday 6th August 2007 – Final results from Shandon Weekend Women’s Interclub

OTS (off the stick) Interclub:

• OTS 1 finished first in their division for the year.
• OTS 3 finished third in their division for the year.

Well done OTS 1 team for a great result.

Mary Alward Interclub: Our final round for the year was played against Karori last Saturday 4th August at Waikanae. The result was a win for Shandon 10.5 v Karori 7.5. Our final placing in the Mary Alward competition for the year was fourth. This was a pleasing result. Well done Team!

Saturday 4th August 2007 – Stimpmeter Readings

Course Superintendent John Haley now posts the STIMPMETER reading each Friday in the Match Room. This indicates how quick the putting greens are... the higher the number the faster the ball speed.

Sunday 29th July 2007

Two excellent matches decided the Senior and Intermediate Men’s Club Championships, played over 36 holes. Richard Pegg edged out Phil Aickin 2 up, to take the Senior title for the fourth time. Wayne Coleman, in top form recently, beat Min Ho Chung 4 and 3. Well done everyone.

Saturday 28th July 2007

In the inaugural match between Shandon and Coringa Golf Club (Christchurch) Shandon claimed first blood! Coringa are just building up to their interclub season, and hope that this will be an annual fixture home and away. They provided a fine trophy and the Shandon crew provided some ’fine’ hospitality! Thanks to organisers Phil Aickin and Steve Weir.

Monday 2nd July 2007

Well done Marc Jennings! Marc came second in the Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club Junior Open, behind Peter Spearman-Burn, and ahead of a smart field... Jimmy Moore placed well at fourth equal. This fantastic effort sees Marc selected to play a national event at the Western Bays course in the Bay of Plenty in September – the Eagles NZ Boys and Girls Championship.

Sunday 27th May 2007

The Shandon Women’s Weekend Sponsored Open was held on Sunday 27 May. The field of 90 included several Wellington regional trialists and players from various Wellington and Wairarapa clubs. The top quality field was very pleasing for the organisers and sponsors.Winners of the day were:

Gross Nett Stableford Silver:

• Megan Leech (Manor Park)
• Chris May (Shandon)
• Robyn Sherwood (Shandon)

Gross Nett Stableford Bronze:

• Chris McLaughlin (Shandon)
• Carole Butland (Shandon)
• Antonia Wilson (Hutt)

Saturday 26th May 2007

Shandon Firewood – we have split seasoned pine ready to load by front end loader onto your trailer or ute – $50 per cubic metre. Call Course Superintendent John Haley 029 200 8769.

Andrew Green and Jonny Dittmer arrive in the USA shortly to begin their three month golf tour... check the match room noticeboard for information on their progress.

Congratulations to our Division One 36 hole team, who meet Miramar, at Manor Park on Saturday June 9th, in the 2007 Duncan Cup Final.

Monday 21st May 2007

More than five hundred people packed into the clubhouse to farewell Tom Caithness who passed away on the 16th of May. Shandon has lost a wonderful friend – ’Sir Thomas Alexander the Great’.

Wednesday April 25th 2007 (Anzac Day)

Hugh and Joanna MacKenzie won the annual Grant Smith Memorial Tournament, with Bill Hutton scoring the top Men’s Stableford.

Some big birthday celebrations of late – Tom Caithness reached three quarters of a century, Molly Turner a little less than that, and Christine Selwyn and Kay Okeroa, even less than that!!

John Southon scored a hole in one on the 18th!

Saturday 17th February 2007

The first game of the Mary Alward Interclub was played on Saturday 17 February at Te Marua between Shandon and Waikanae. Results: Waikanae 9 1/2 Shandon 8 1/2. We felt this was a good result for our first game out, with a lot of tough matches played.

Elaine Neill
Club Captain, Shandon Weekend Women

Monday 5th February 2007

Interclub Teams for the 18 hole Wellington regional competition have been announced and are posted in the Shandon Match Room – first round Saturday 10th February. Good luck to all!

Winners of the 2007 Royal Cup (Men’s Pairs) on Sunday 4th February were father and son Lance and Frano Pupuke with a combined 77 Stableford points.

Sunday 28th January 2007

Jonny Dittmer won the Otago Strokeplay Championship by ten shots from Andrew Green.

Luke Leesburg won the Bill Kyle Trophy at Shandon’s Opening Day tournament – a great day enjoyed by more than 120 members.

Chan Young Chung won the Nth Island Under 15 title at Dannevirke GC last week to add to the New Zealand Under 15 title he won last year.

Saturday 27th January 2007

On Saturday 27 January 2007 the Weekend Women’s Opening Day was held. There was a good turnout of members to play for the first competition of the
year which is the Committee 2000 Trophy.

This was won by Vonnie Faiumu with 39 Stableford points.Well done Vonnie.

Tuesday 16th January 2007

The Men’s Summer Cup was played after a short rain delay on Sunday 14th
January with the winner being 17 year old Marc Jennings with 40 stableford
points, on count back from Rudolph Vos. Well done Marc!

Also, congratulations to Jonny Dittmer on his 7th placing in the New Zealand Under 23 Championship.

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Sunday 8th October 2006

Des Reid won the Shandon Men’s Veterans Championship with a nett 63!! Meanwhile, in the Shandon Weekend Women’s Championship finals, played over 36 holes, Jill Peterson won the Open section, and Mavis Bruce the Bronze — congratulations!

Saturday 7th October 2006

The Shandon Men’s team came a valiant second in the Judgeford Shield held at Miramar — each club nominates a ten man team drawn from current year interclub representatives.

Sunday 1st October 2006

Chan Young Chung won the Under 15 section at the NZ Under 19 Championships at the weekend making him the NZ Under 15 Champion. Also – Mark Brown, Shandon based touring Professional, won the four day Taranaki Open at New Plymouth, by three shots.

Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th September 2006

Both the Wainuiomata 36 Hole Open, and the 72 Hole Wellington Strokeplay Championship were played at Wainuiomata on the 23rd and 24th September. Shandon’s Andrew Green won both, with the Strokeplay Championship going to a play-off against Perry Hayman from Manor Park.

Sunday 10th September 2006

Congratulations to Shandon member Richard Pegg who won the Hutt Golf Club’s 36 Hole Open by three shots.

Sunday 3rd September 2006

In the inaugural Golf Autoscore Tri Series between Wainuiomata, Manor Park, and Shandon, Wainuiomata won the final at Manor Park. The Shandon team of John Neill, Elaine Neill, Tony Holt and Des Reid came third in the teams event, great effort!

Saturday 26th August 2006

New Zealand won the teams event at Singapore’s Amateur Open today – the two man team of Andrew Green (Shandon) and James Gill (Auckland) had a three shot lead after the four day tournament. Congratulations to Andrew too for his tenth place overall.

Sunday 19th August 2006

Richard Pegg beat Rodney Barltrop by one stroke to win the Brendan Foot Holden Shandon Men’s Open. Other Shandon men featured strongly - Fasi Tuulima 4th equal, David Thwaites 8th, Jonny Dittmer 9th and Shane Kuiti 10th.

Friday 17th August 2006

Congratulations to the Shandon Women’s Team who won the Mae Farr Rosebowl on their home course, by one point.

Sunday August 6th 2006

Winners of the Men’s Club Championship 2006 final:

Senior	Andrew Green
Intermediate	Tom Jennings
Junior	Jordan Robb