Manager's Message
Marcus Niles

Aussie Trip
I am back after a week away in Airlie Beach Australia visiting family.  I had the pleasure of playing Hamilton Island Golf Course while I was there.  Amazing setting and I highly reccommend it if you are over that way on holiday.  Just watch out for the deadly snakes in the rough!

SGM
Thanks to those who attended the SGM last week.  The annual accounts were passed unanimously.  

Green Spraying
Just a note from the green staff.  The greens have recently been sprayed for Poa seed.  You may see some discolouration while the greens recover 

Club Survey
Attached to this email is a 1-page summary showing results of the recent club survey.  This has provided good information to guide us moving forward and has fed our strategic plan.  Our draft plan will be sent out to members in the coming weeks for feedback. 

Volunteers Wanted
Next Thursday at 930am Colin and his team are pouring the cart path on the 13th.  He looking for a few volunteers to help with the pour.  Please contact him if you are available

9 Hole Ladies
Lyn Harrison

Congratulations to Strokeplay Champion for 2022 Rohanne Hancock and runner up Yvonne Hoskins.  These girls will represent us at Champion of Champions to be  held in Taupo on November 7^th.   Good Luck to you both.

Last week we were very happy to host 9 Hole Ladies Tournament after 2 years of cancelled events. Despite the gloomy weather and some reshuffles at the start of the day everything ran smoothly. We had great feedback, everyone enjoyed the day, loved our course, and loved the food even better. Thanks Brittany for a wonderful array of delicious treats.

The winner of the Jeanette Williamson Trophy,  stableford competition open to Omokoroa only on the day, was won by Yvonne Hoskins.

9 Hole Men
Spencer Tankard

We caught a lucky break in the weather and managed to get away  Round 6 of our Shootout Competition.  The format for the Shootout was Net.  I can now confirm the Shootout Finalists for 20th October. They are:  Frank Baggenstos, Tom Hansen, Lynton Holmes, Spencer Tankard, Bruce Baggenstos, John Carmichael, Horton Schofield, Allan Hoskins, Frank Brown and Jim Avis.
There were 27 entries in total and 19 players managed to complete at least 4 of the 6 Rounds.

We also played Round 5 of the Stableford Cup and on this basis the Haggle money was won by:

Division 1:
Trevor Smith                                      20
Lynton Holmes                  18
Tom Hansen                                       17
Bob Duckworth                 17

Division 2:
Bruce Baggenstos                            19
Spencer Tankard                              19
Horton Schofield                              18
Brett Dixon                                         18

Trevor Smith scored a ‘2’ on Hole 17!

Raffle prizes were won by:   Ted Parker, Tony Welch and Bruce Baggenstos.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Next week, 6th October,  we play Round 6 of the Stableford Cup and Round 6 of the Putting Trophy.  Let’s hope we have a clear run weather wise for the rest of our 2022 Calendar!  

Womens World
Diana Price

SPRING FLING SUCCESS- No sign of rain as was predicted when 32 teams of 4 turned out for a great day of golf. Rather there was a lot of spring colour flourishing around the course as we competed for the much coveted first place. With a lot of voluntary hours put in by the ladies captain, Linley and tournament secretary, Elaine the challenge was on. Many thanks to the greenkeeper’s staff, caterer and ladies committee who all helped to make an enjoyable day. The yellow shirt team took out first prize and the Hawaiian girls had a hula of a time taking out best dressed. We would also like to thank Annabel Reyes from Tall Poppy and Stacey from Golf Girl for their sponsorship.

Weekly results:
Saturday stb- 1^st Wendy harris, 2^nd Sue Thomson, 3^rd Jenny Davies
Tuesday  putting- 1^st Maxine Cotter, 2^nd Rose Thompson, 3^rd Pink Leow.

Men's World
Hugh Clark

Annan Law Saturday Men's Club Day
The third round of the Captains Trophy is to be played this week. Being the best 3 out of 4 stableford rounds, there are still heaps of players in contention to win. There are only four qualifying rounds of the A-One Kitchens and Interiors Shootout left to play, so time to get in a good Saturday score.

Trophies and Cups
There are still a handful of Trophies won by players from last year's completions that need to be handed in to the starter's office. They will be engraved with this year's winners, before prize giving.

Carrus Tauranga Open
This Charles Tour event is being played over the weekend. Kieren Muir tees off at 11.55 a.m. today at the Tauranga Club if you would like to go and support him. He is in 28th place on one under the card and it would be great to see some Omokoroa members getting behind him.

Men's Committee 2023
After 6 years as Club Captain, I am standing down from the Men's Committee at the A.G.M. held at the end of October. New committee members are always welcomed so the nomination forms will be pinned up on the notice board in the Men's Changing Room.

Twilight Update
Pink Leow

The response to the advertising of Twilight has been overwhelming and there are currently 56 teams registered for the competition, which is more than can be accommodated. Therefore the later registrations are on a waiting list. It is expected that not all teams will be playing every week and we would hope that the majority of registered teams will be able to play. It will be very important that when the weekly draw is circulated if your team is not able to play you should advise me as soon as possible to allow those on the wasting list to be included.

For more details on the Twilight competition, you can refer to the Competition Rule sheet at https://www.omokoroagolf.co.nz/tournaments?ComeFromCat=1635

Captains Corner
Gail Nicholls

Over 70 players competed for the Mexted and Jack Turner Trophies last Sunday. The weather played a part in ensuring a happy, holiday atmosphere and Brittany provided a delightful array of food at the end of play.

Robyn Alabaster and Swampy Marsh were the winners of the drawn pairs Mexted Trophy by one shot from Anne Cable and Ash Reed, with Robyn Alabaster and Kevin Donald snatching the winning positions in the Jack Turner individual stableford competition.  Swampy shared a few anecdotes about the trophy donors.

Upcoming Events
The annual inter-club competition for the Kaimai Shield is to be held at Morrinsville Golf Club on Sunday 9^th October. This is a competition between Walton, Omokoroa, Omanu and Morrinsville Golf Clubs, with Omokoroa being the trophy winners for the past three times.

We require a field of at least 12 men and 8 women for the team, but as many players as we like may participate. This is usually a great day out, with a lovely morning tea included.

DATE: Sunday 9^th October
PLACE: Morrinsville Golf Course
TIME: 9.30am   Morning Tea
           10.00am   Multi tee start
COST:  $20 pp
CARTS:  Book directly with Morrinsville GC
Ring me to book a place - 0275481368

Vets Vibes
Scott Gwynne

Western Tray Matchplay
Quarter finals matches for the Western Tray and Men’s Western Plate are to be played next Wednesday, the 5th of October 

Sunvue Strokeplay Championship
We have one window of opportunity left to hold the fourth and final round. Round 4 is now scheduled for 12 October.

Vet’s Annual General Meeting
The Vets AGM is scheduled for Wednesday the 12th of October after golf. All of the relevant information has been posted in the clubroom, including the form for nominating people for committee and the process fro submitting remits to be considered at the AGM.  Documents relating to the AGM will be distributed by email next week.

Dates to keep in mind
3 October – Vet Men’s Quads at Omokoroa
5 October – Club Day and Matchplay Quarterfinals
12 October – Vet’s Annual General Meeting & Sunvue Strokeplay Championship Round Four
19 October - Club Day and Matchplay Semi-finals
19 October – Final Round of Shootout qualifying
26 October Club Day and Matchplay Finals
31 October – Vet’s Visit to Waihi – McLean Cup
6/17/18 November – 3 Day Omokoroa Country Estate sponsored Mixed Pairs Matchplay Tournament

Results – Wednesday 24 September
Ladies – 1st Lois Amaru 38pts, 2nd Marie Lawson 37, 3rd Judy Lewer 35pts.
Men – Division 1 - 1st Keith Roberts 38pts, 2nd Daniel Ko (Tga) 36pts, 3rd Steve Ingall 36pts.
             Division 2 – 1st Ed Coop 41pts, Terry Golder 41pts, Sunny Tay 39pts.
Twos – Keith Roberts (11 & 17) and Paul Cole (4)

Daylight Saving Hours
Just a reminder that during the months of daylight saving there will be an earlier start to our Wednesday Haggle.  Cards in by 9.00am please for a 9.30am start.

New Members.
Welcome to our new members. 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 or text me on 02102242799 or email Scott at vetsgolfomokoroa@gmail.com 

Omokoroa Country Estate Spring Garden Ramble
Sunday 9 October 2022, 10am-3pm
5 Anderley Avenue, Omokoroa,
Omokoroa Country Estate

This year’s Annual Spring Garden Ramble is the perfect opportunity to explore the parklike grounds and show quality gardens that bring so much joy to Omokoroa Country Estate residents’ lives.

Our gardeners will be available to share tips and help answer your gardening questions. You’ll also get to enjoy a garden tea party with free food and refreshments, live art and music, walking tours and gardening workshops, lawn games and much more!

It’s going to be a beautiful day out so why not grab a friend or two and join us to celebrate spring and the joy of gardening together.

See you there!

https://www.ocestate.co.nz/ramble2022/