Posted by: on 16 May 2017
The Women’s 36 Hole Silver and Open Finals together with the 18 Hole Final were played at Christchurch Golf Club yesterday in sunny, calm conditions with the course in magnificent order.
In the 36 Hole Silver Final fourth qualifiers Waitikiri played second qualifiers Clearwater in a dour struggle with two singles matches being decided on the final hole and another on the penultimate hole before Waitikiri’s (from left) Rosalie Neaves, Pam Ellis, Cheryl Kemp and Lyn Robertson overcame Clearwater’s Rachel Eder, Nicky Wright, Virginia Faass and Lynda Vieceli 3.5-2.5.
In the 36 Open Final it was an all Tai Tapu affair with Tai Tapu 2’s (from left) Adrienne Shadbolt, Donna Edmonds, Jenny Stephens and Sharon Screen upsetting top qualifiers Tai Tapu 1 team of Carol Bates, Pam Brewer, Julie Livesey and Janet Nicholls again in a tight match with three games going to the final two holes, which wasn’t reflected in the final 5-1 scoreline.
The 18 Hole Final continued the day’s close match ups with five of the six matches being decided on the final two holes before Ellesmere’s, from left Pam Grenside, Sharon Lemon, Diane Boon, Heather Templeton, Nicola Groundwater, Heather McKimmie and Marg Lowery (absent Leonie Chambers and Sue Whelan) defeated a gallant McLeans Island team of Judy Smith, Diane Smith, Ailex Barnett, Annette Laugesen, Ari King and Wendy McDonald 4-2.