Our annual Kiwi Allstars vs Rest of the World competition kicked off with a round of Ambrose.

The 36 players were more or less evenly divided between the two warring factions making for a fair competition.

We were greeted to a beautiful morning on the eve of Matariki with the course recovering amazingly well from the recent heavy rains.

The overall results were suprisingly close with only decimal points separating the two sides. Even amongst the individual teams the results were close.
Round 1 went to the Kiwi Allstars with a team average of 33.4 points against the Rest of the World with a team average of 33.5!

The Haggle money went to the top 3 individual teams of:

1st • Paul Cole, Bob Duckworth, Phil Stanbury and Thomas Hansen with a score of 31.5
2nd • Blair Francis, Brent Dixon, Tom Hansen and Frank Brown with a score of 31.6
3rd • Kevin Bowick, Dave Bennett, Dennis Douglas and Chris Lynch with a score of 32.1 

The Raffle prizes were won by Richard Still, Murray Wills and Paul Cole.

Next week we return for Round 2 of the competition with the Rest of the World determined to even the series!

The Week Just Passed.
Winter golf is definitely here.  Heavy conditions, cooler air, less flight of the ball in the air, all leading to tough scoring conditions and slower play on the course.  Well done to the handfull of players who are playing to or better than their handicap.   Stay warm and dry and look after our course.  

Results for 25 May
Ladies – Robyn Alabaster 34pts, Maryanne McGarva 32, Diane Hughes 32.  
Men – Div. 1 – Brian Currie 36pts, Bill Abraham 35, Rod Murray 34.
            Div. 2 – Sunny Tay 37pts, Gus Gaskin 36, Sam Bartosh 35
Twos – Hap Sutherland (2) and Fintan Downes

Dates to keep in mind
27 June – Vet Men’s Omokoroa Country Estate sponsored Quad’s at Omanu
29 June – Vets’ Club Day – Stableford.
4 July – BOP Men’s Vets at Mt Maunganui (The entry form is up in the men’s locker room).

Sunvue Strokeplay Championship.
Due to an earlier cancellation the third round will be played on July the 13^th and the final round now on July the 27^th.

New Members.
We seem to have several new members playing Vet’s golf. If you are a new member of our Golf Club reading this newsletter – Welcome. If you want to play Vet’s Golf and haven’t done so yet, or you want to receive the occasional email I send to Vet’s players about upcoming events and the like, give me a call on 02102242799 or email Scott at vetsgolfomokoroa@gmail.com 

Annan Law Saturday Men's Club Day
After all the wet weather we hope to complete the 2nd round of the Handicap Matchplay draws through to the quarter-finals. 

Laing Cup Interclub Handicap Pennants
We are still lookiong for players for our team for next weekend, so if anyone is keen to play, please contact Marcus Niles or Wayne Radonich. Team members are reimbursed with lunch money and travel costs.

Eagles Foursomes Event
After being washed out last week, the Eagles Foursomes will now be played at Omokoroa Club on Sunday 3rd July. There is a new entry list in the Club House or you can contact Royden Trask at caddysnak@kinect.co.nz (0274475739)

LPGA Championship
Hopefully Lydia Ko will come through with victory in the Ladies PGA Championships this weekend.

We have a Men's Committee Meeting this Saturday before play. I leave on Monday for a month in Ireland, so Steve Davis will handle the Men's issues while I'm away.