Apata Triple Pairs Challenge 12-13th October 2019

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It was a near–perfect weekend  in all respects for the 2019 Triple Pairs competition  very generously sponsored by Apata Group Limited, specialist post-harvest service provider for New Zealand kiwifruit and avocado growers, Expol  (producer of Expanded Polystyrene packaging products), Primor ( major avocado marketers), PGG Wrightson  Real Estate Waihi, and The Clubroom (Tauranga’s complete golf warehouse).

The 54-hole nett competition played over two days on October 12/13, consisted of three 18-hole rounds— Canadian Foursomes, Scottish Foursomes, and Fourball Best Ball, the combination pairs to be either Men’s pairs, or Mixed pairs.  

As always with a major tournament there is an enormous amount of work to be done behind the scenes to ensure that all facets are covered, large or small, and the organizing committee is to be congratulated for a job very well done. The greens staff presented the course in excellent condition, and the caterers worked hard to satisfy hungry players for two days. Well done team, it was a wonderful tournament!

TOTAL NETT SCORES OVER TWO DAYS

Winners: Rex Knight and Murray Fraser 193, incredibly a re-run of their win last year with exactly the same score. Can they complete the hat trick with a win again next year?

OVERALL PRIZEWINNERS IN DIVISIONS 

Mixed pairs:

Vivienne Lilley and John Saunders 198; Jenny Tubman and Daryll Denyer, Edel Kelly and Michael Conner (Cambridge) 199; Donna and Brian Verryt, Rae and Peter Wright, Jacquie and Don Bain 200; Rosemary and Phil Trevenan 201; Niria and Terry Gerbich 202; Wendy and Mike Matutinovich 204. 

Men’s pairs:

Maurice Joyce and John Mohn 198;  Richard Taitoko and Jethro Meares 200; Ian Diver and Russell Berridge 204; Stephen Cutfield and Graham O’Dwyer, Craig Edlin (Tauranga)and Steven Fair (Akarana), Frank van Hattum and Glenn Ross 206; Jon  Morrison and Marcus Niles (Te Puke) 207; Richard Tiddy and Stuart Yarndley (Te Awamutu) 208.  

Daily prizes 

Day 1 Canadian Foursomes

Mixed Pair winners:

Jacquie and Don Bain. Runners up: Rose and Phil Trevennan.

Men’s Pairs winners:

Murray Fraser and Rex Knight. Runners up: Mike Rose and Alistair Cochrane.
 

Day 1 Scottish Foursomes:

Mixed pairs winners: Edel Kelly and Michael Connor (Cambridge). 
Runners up: Desley Rosevear and Ted Murray.

Men’s pairs: Russell Dewey and Simon MacAskill. Runners up:  Craig Edlin and Steven Fair.

Day 2 Fourball Best Ball

Winners Mixed pairs winners:

Carol Leary and Tim Parish.Runners up: Vivienne Lilley and John Saunders.

Men’s pairs winners: 

Maurice Joyce and John Mohn. Runners up: Stephen Cutfield and  Graham O’Dwyer. 

Twos Day 1:

David P Campbell and Martin Tribe, Craig Edlin and Steven Fair,  Rob Morrison and John Newton,  Frank van Hattum and Glenn Ross, Mick and Susie Goodall,  Terry and Niria Gerbich.  

Twos Day 2:

Avon Gordon, Earle White, Mick Goodall, Russell Dewey, Graham O’Dwyer, Richard Tiddy, Murray Fraser, Alistair Cochrane.

Best 4BBB nett

Tim Parish 64 .

Nan Hoggard