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General Managers Message
From the desk of Allan Botha

What a start to November!

The first couple of weeks blessed us with fantastic weather. Honestly, sitting in the office overlooking the 9th green felt like being in prison! Luckily, I managed to escape last Saturday and joined the Saturday Men’s group for a round.

I teamed up with Andrew Hemphill against Ben van den Borst and Bryan Pirani. Andrew and I fought hard, but once again, we ended up buying the beers after losing on the 18th hole. Bryan sealed the deal with a brilliant second shot and a birdie—well played, Bryan!

A Special Moment

After the game, I had the privilege of witnessing the unveiling of a new trophy: “The Volunteers Trophy”, dedicated to three incredible contributors—Kevin Donald, Colin Gee, and John Marsh (Swampy). Their commitment to the club is truly inspiring. I wonder who will be first one to lift this trophy in honour of these fine gentlemen?

Course Update

Please note: Starting Monday, 17th November, the 10th hole will play as a 115-meter Par 3 for approximately 6–8 weeks. This temporary change is part of ongoing improvements, so thank you for your understanding and flexibility.

We Need Your Help!

Colin Gee and our greenkeeping team are looking for 12 willing and able volunteers to help move turf from the 10th fairway to the cart path surrounds near the 1st green.

When: Monday, 8:00 AM
Where: Meet Colin and the team on the 10th fairway

Your support makes a huge difference—come lend a hand and be part of the progress!

Thank you all for your continued enthusiasm and commitment to making Omokoroa Golf Club a fantastic place to play and connect. See you on the course!

A Word Around The Greens
Nathan Kerr, Head Greenkeeper

Nice to see the sunshine and warmth kicking in with less wind, great golf conditions.

Next week will be a busy week for us on the golf course.

The 10th fairway will be out of play from Monday and a temporary par 3 will be played while we work on preparing the fairway for couch sowing.

The time frame will be around 6 weeks until you can start playing golf off the newly established couch grass.

Also next week the green staff and volunteers will be working on the 11th hole.

The left hand bunker will be filled in and then turfed with new grass and also we will be working on the front of the 11th green to level out and improve the this area as it’s wet and uneven.

Enjoy your golf.

PaR n.z. Twilight Series

PaR n.z. Twilight Series Update

Unfortunately, the rain forced us to call off the PaR n.z. Series bookings this past Wednesday.

We’ll try again this coming Wednesday, 19 November! The format will be:

Pairs Best Nett
Individual Nett

Men will play off the white tees, and women off the yellow tees.

Please remember:

Book your own tee time through DotGolf
Pay your $5 haggle fee at each event

We look forward to seeing you out there for a great evening of golf!

Kerry Duggan.

9 Hole Men
Fred Hartley

Men's Nine Hole Results

Due to the Club 3-Day competition the Men's Nine Hole group played an 'Away' game this week , a few went to Tirau and others returned to Fairview. No outstanding results reported but playing away can be good for the golf mind!.

Men's World
Ben Van den Borst

Congratulations to Graeme Blissett for winning last weeks Grand Slam with a total of 41 stableford points! Another congratulations to runner up, Steve Rumney with 39 stableford points. A big thank you to those that attended the AGM.

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: - Daryn Pearson

Women's World
Debbie Clark

Saturday 8th November
Ladies Haggle
Div 1
1^st       Sam Neilson           41pts
2^nd      Debbie Clark          39pts
3^rd       Donna Dyer      38pts

Div 2
1^st       Sue Kenny       41pts
2^nd      Mary Findlay    40pts
3^rd       Sue Muir           40pts

Alma Eatery NTP: Maxine Cotter

Tuesday 11^th November
Ladies Haggle
Div 1
1^st   Dawn Rumney         41pts
2^nd   Brenda Arnesen       40pts
3^rd      Dee McCrea 39pts

Div 2
1^st    Mary Findlay            44pts
2^nd    Pauline Page             38pts
3^rd      Janice Murray         36pts

Alma Eatery NTP: Pink Leow

Champion of Champions

Our Silver and Bronze 1 ladies competed at Lakeview last Sunday.
Kellie Orchard was 4th in the Silver gross and 12^th in the net.
Dawn Rumney was 5^th in the Bronze 1 gross and 3^rd in the net.
Jan Crawshaw was 23^rd in the Bronze 1 Runner up net.

Then the next day our Bronze 2 and 3 ladies competed at Te Puke.

Brenda Arnesen was 3^rd in the Bronze 2 gross and 6^th in the net.

Jean Dillon was 2^nd in the Bronze 2 Runner up net, which she received a trophy for.

Nikki Stephenson was 3^rd in the Bronze 3 gross and 4^th in the net

Well done to all these ladies, for not only competing well, but for also being our club’s top qualifiers and representing all of the Omokoroa 18 hole ladies.

Vets Vibes
Ian Howells

No results for this week due to the 3 Day Vets Mixed Pairs Tournament. Results will be out next week.

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

Tomorrow:

Regular haggle tomorrow, remember to bring your $2.

You must have a handicap to enter.

Friday Haggle
Due to the 3 Day Vets Mixed Pairs Tournament, the Friday Haggle was not on this week. We look forward to seeing you next week!

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

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14th November Newsletter