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General Managers Message
Allan Botha

Dear Members,

What a week it’s been at Omokoroa Golf Club! Our greenkeeping team has been hard at work with course maintenance, focusing on tee upkeep. To keep the course open during this period, all play was from the red tee markers, making the course short—and I mean very short! This change led to some fascinating results, with an 18 handicap index golfer playing off a handicap of just 4. The clubhouse was buzzing with chatter as some players made eagles and birdies on certain holes, while many others discovered just how tricky your short games can be. Getting to the green in fewer shots was one thing, but landing the ball on the green and into the hole? That’s where the real challenge began!

Japan Tour Fundraiser – This Saturday, 6th September

Don’t miss out on the big Japan Tour fundraiser for our talented junior golfers this Saturday! Whether you’re playing or not, come down to the club to join in the fun and support the cause. We’ll have raffles running to raise funds, so bring your enthusiasm and help our juniors shine on their upcoming tour.

All Blacks vs. Springboks – Guess the Score!
With the epic rugby showdown between the All Blacks and Springboks happening this weekend at the mighty All Black Fortress Eden Park, let’s add some extra excitement. Think you can predict the final score? Submit your guesses here and let’s see who gets closest to the mark!

Thank you all for your continued support and passion for Omokoroa Golf Club. See you on the fairways!

Check out some of the prizes for tomorrow below - over $1800 in prizes

Caddy Shack Chat
Kelli Simpson

What a whirlwind week it's been for The Caddie Shack Team.

Tina and Conrad did an amazing handover and helped to make the transition into the kitchen as easy as possible.

Regardless of the weather we hit the ground running into the weekend with Saturday being steady and Sunday was definitely a test of our metal with Jackson Price and 104 Golfers from around the BOP descending on us. They all left with smiles on their faces, so I guess we stepped up to the challenge okay.

Thank you all for making us feel so welcome it has been awesome to meet a lot of you this week, we will have loyalty coffee cards along with a couple of new healthy options in the cabinet next week.

Once in The Caddie Shack, we will be opening on Monday’s from October 8:30am -3:00pm.

You've all been Tee-rific'

Kelli and The Caddy Shack team.

9 Hole Men
Fred Hartley

Men’s Nine Hole Golf - Thursday 4^th September

The plan for the away game at Fairview saw 24 players out on their front nine. Top stableford scores:

Nick Kramer           21 points
Russell Turner       17 (c-back)
Alan Poore             17
Frank Lamborn 17

Next week: Drawn pairs, Betterball Stableford.

Logon to your choice of front or back nine.

Men's World
Ben Van den Borst

After four weeks of tight competition in the Carroll Cup, Brent Jenkins proved to be too hard for the field to catch on Saturday and took out the win with a final sore of 211. A hot first round of net 66 proving the difference with Brent beating Neil Howard by four shots, with Graeme Muir one more shot back in third. Neil Howard took out the eclectic with an overall gross score of 64, with Blair Murdock in second on 65 and Ravi Shearman in third with a score of 67. With 75 golfers completing the Carroll Cup it was a great competition this year.

This weekend sees the club fundraising event for our Juniors taking the main stage, if you are in the shootout this round will count though!

Please keep in mind the club strokeplay starts on Saturday 27^th September, and runs for four rounds until the 18^th of October. Lets hope the course continues to dry out and we will hopefully be able to hold the strokeplay in great conditions this year.

Happy golfing this weekend and many thanks to all our members for supporting our Junior Golfers this week.

Thank you to all our Sponsors
Craig King - NZ Electrical, Philip Annan -Annan Law, Raewyn Stanaway -Barfoot and Thompson, Ben Taylor - Bethlehem Butchery, Chris Rhind - Stay Right Contracting

Meat Vouchers to be collected from the office: - Blair Murdoch and Richard Apanui

Women's World
Debbie Clark

Saturday 30^th August
Ladies Haggle

1^st        Dawn Rumney 33pts
2^nd      Dee McCrea    31pts
3^rd       Lynda Smith   31pts

Alma Eatery NTP: Pixie Lochhead

Tuesday 2^nd September
Due to tee block coring, the committee ran a drawn pairs, 6x6x6 competition, where ladies could only use 5 clubs, including their putter. The golf was quite a challenge, and so was calculating the results manually. Long live computers!

Winners                     Niya Yu & Phyllis Crawley
Runners Up              Judy Crawford & Rhonda Wisbey
NTP                            Jenny Shirley

Alma Eatery Mary Findlay

Longest Putt

Saturday 6^th September

Ladies can still book online and play this Saturday, in the mixed slots. The Jeannie Quaiffe STB competition, Ladies Eclectics and the Shootout can all be entered and the haggle is the Japanese Junior Fundraiser, costing $25. You can choose not to enter the haggle.

Vets Vibes
Ian Howells

No Haggle this week with coring.

Upcoming Competitions and Events

Next Wednesday 10^th September is the Nett qualifying round for the Vets Matchplay events for both Men and Ladies. The matchplay rounds will be held in September and early October. Entry will be optional as players need to be available over that time.

A normal haggle and shootout qualifying will be run in conjunction with this event.

November 3 Day Mixed pairs Matchplay 12^th-14^th November (Omokoroa Country Estate Sponsor)

Entry form available on NZ Vets golf website $120 per pair. Because of Clubhouse rebuild entries restricted to 96 players (128 players previously) Be in Early. Entries close 2^nd November 2025.

Thanks to all our sponsors Bayleys (Sarah Campbell), Omokoroa Country Estate, The Coffee Club Omokoroa, Sunvue and The Golf Warehouse.

Presidents Message
John 'Swampy' Marsh

It's been a very busy week around the course, with plenty of progress to report:

* Tee Coring Completed: Our hardworking green staff have completed the coring of the tees. Thanks to them for their continued efforts in keeping the course in top shape.

* Cartshed Update: KD has levelled the cartshed floor, and it's now ready for contractors to begin construction.

* Marquee Consent Approved: Consent for the marquee is now through, so you'll soon notice materials arriving on site as this project gets underway.

* Cart Path on Hole 1: The cart path on Number 1 is almost ready for concrete. While this project has been within budget so far, we’re about $1,500 short of completing it. If any of the players' groups have surplus funds or would like to contribute, your support would be greatly appreciated.

*Saturday Fundraiser – Don’t Miss Out!
This weekend’s fundraiser is filling up fast! If you haven’t booked yet, now’s the time. We’ve got:

A fantastic prize table
Exciting auction items – including rounds of golf at Kauri Cliffs for you low handicappers
A fun day ahead, so bring your wallet and your A-game!

* Firewood for Sale
Need firewood? Contact Colin Gee at 027 577 1987.

* Course Etiquette Reminders
Please remember:

Fill your divots with sand
Repair your pitch marks

Let’s all do our part to keep the course in great condition.
Happy Golfing!

Saturday Junior Golf
Sponsored by Raewyn Stanaway & Linley Ward - Barfoot & Thompson Omokoroa

Tomorrow:

The Japan Junior Fundraiser - for those of you who would like to join in with this the entry fee is $25 you can play however will need to mix in with the adults in the main field you will need to know your rules of golf and etiquette and be capable of playing 18 holes. Book in on dotgolf or phone the office.

If not playing in the fundraiser the haggle will be on for 9 hole golf.

Omokoroa Golf Club
www.omokoroagolf.co.nz
07 5480384

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OGC Newsletter 5th August 2025