6. February 2010

2010 Quinovic Pro Am – 9 February 2010

                                                                                   
AUCTION TO SUPPORT WAIKANAE GOLF CLASSIC
 
Auction to be held at the Waikanae Golf Club Inc clubrooms, Te Moana Road, Waikanae at 7.00 pm, Tuesday, 09 February 2010
 
 AUCTION ITEMS
 
1.                  Two return Air New Zealand air fares to Queenstown, plus 2 rounds of golf at Millbrook and 2 rounds at Jack’s Point.
 
Thanks to, Air New [...]

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29. January 2010

New Year Under Way

The Club’s official opening day is this Sunday, 31 January, starting at 8am with a champagne breakfast.  It is a mixed stableford event.
All members will be sent their subscription  invoice for the new financial year which begins for our club on 1 February.  Wherever possible, we would like you to collect your envelope from the [...]

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20. December 2009

Tee Bookings

Over the holiday period, members will not be able to make tee bookings on line.  Because this is a time when a large number of non-affiliated golfers visit our course and contribute significantly to our green fee income, the Club wants to enable them to book at the Pro Shop, epsecially after hours, without the [...]

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9. December 2009

News from Waikanae Women’s Golf – December 2009

Closing and prize giving was held on 25 November  with a good field of 9 hole and 18 hole women playing 9 holes, followed by lunch, Christmas cake made by Jennifer Small, a celebratory drink and then prize giving. Winner of the Silver LGU medal was Jill Martin and the Bronze was won by Heather [...]

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27. November 2009

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NZ Seniors Trial

Ron Olivecrona, our resident Pro Shop proprietor, has just competed successfully in trials at Clearwater  to once again represent the NZ Seniors team who are to compete in February for the Sanctuary Cove Trophy currently held by New Zealand. Ron was part of last year’s team, performing with great distinction.

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21. November 2009

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Subscriptions 2010: Zero Increase

The Board has decided to hold next year’s subscriptions at this year’s levels for all categories.
In reaching this decision, we took into account the following factors:

the relatively low rate of inflation and movement in the CPI

our current financial performance which is on track to achieving an improved operating result, before grants, by year’s [...]

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21. November 2009

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4 Day Veterans’ Tournament

The Club hosted once again a very successful 4 day tournament last week,  involving over 100 men and women from clubs around the North Island.  It was a stableford competition based on the highest aggregate score from the best 3 rounds.
Women
Division 1:    Lynne Bruce (Waikanae)
Division 2:    Edna Collingwood (Karori)
Men
Division 1:    Barry Birtwistle (Waikanae)
Divison 2:     Peter [...]

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18. November 2009

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Shootout Finals

The men’s and women’s shootout finals were successfully concluded last Sunday. The results are:
Men
Winner:  Rod Peters
Runner-up: Bill Bruce
Women
Winner: Olive Mitchell
Runner-up: Robin Donaghy

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10. November 2009

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Patron’s Day

An important day in our golfing calendar is Patron’s Day sponsored generously again this year by our patron, Jill Higgins.  It will be held on Sunday, 22 November with a multi-tee start at 9am.  Men and women members are welcome to make up their own teams of four but you can just register with the [...]

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2. November 2009

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Club Championships: Men’s Finals

The finals of the Men’s Club Championships were played on Sunday 1 November.
Special thanks to all our officials, especially the referees: Dick Woods, Barry Birtwistle, Cliff Martin and Marty Rosedale and congratulations to the following winners and runers-up:
Senior:
Winner:   Ron Olivecrona
Runner-up:  Kelly Houghton
Intermediate:
Winner:  Phil Carthew
Runner-up: Glen Topliff
Junior:
Winner: Greg Maraku
Runner-up: Alistair Garvie
Vets:
Winner:  Ian Douglas
Runner-up: Bryan Futter

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