Waikanae Golf Club

The Reta Steele Trophy, contested each year, is a mixed Canadian foursomes.  It was won this year by Judy Stevenson and Chris Turner. Congratulations to the winners.

As a result of the torrential rain which fell yesterday (Thursday 30 September) and the already high water table, much of the course is under water and cannot in any circumstances be played on.  Our Course Superintendent, Andy, closed the course effective from this morning and it will remain closed tomorrow, Saturday.  The situation will [...]

The results of the White Heron Trophy, played last Sunday, are:
Men:         Harry Ackerman and Ian Webley
Women:  Maureen Creasy and Judy Stevenson
Congratulations!

We thought it was time to let members know just what the Mid Week Men (MWM) group do and why.
Our group is open to all full playing male club members regardless of age, who want to play a round of golf on Tuesdays. All our games are played off the white tees and our members [...]

The Board’s debenture scheme is open again for members who would like to invest in the Club. The scheme accepts amounts in excess of $10,000 at competitive interest rates. Contact Marg in the office for further details. By particiapating in the scheme, you are both benefiting the club and gaining a good return on your investment.

The Waikanae  Golf Club veterans committee is pleased to confirm that the annual Veterans Golf Tournament  sponsored by paulhastings co. is to be held this year from the 15th thru to the 19th of November. Details of the tournament and an entry form are attached below in either Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Alternatively [...]

Many of you will have noticed that a number of pohutukawa have been planted along the left hand side of the 15th fairway.  More are still to be planted. The intention is to plant them in such a wayas to deter the bigger hitters from taking a short cut up the lef hand side and [...]

A sub-committee of the Golf Committee has been exploring ways in which to improve the design and layout of the 5th hole.  It would entail the shifting of the women’s tee to back over the stream where it had originally been and changing it back to a par 5. To compensate, the women’s tee on the [...]

The playing of the Silver and Bronze Pennant matches have been completed. Congratulations to Karori who topped the Bronze competition and RWG who won the overall Silver competition. Our teams did not distinguish themselves by reaching the finals this year but there were some hard fought battles played in good spirit. Our team of four [...]

Waikanae has just signed a memorandum of understanding with our two neighbours, Otaki and Levin, which enables members of all 3 clubs to play on each other’s course at a special discounted fee of $15 ($10 for 9 holes). This will apply on all days when the courses are available subject to proof of identity [...]