The Aorangi Women's Masters team enjoyed a podium finish holding their nerves to secure the bronze medal at the NZ Women's Masters tournament played at the Methven Golf Club. The team of Ginny Bolderston, Catherine Knight, Jenny Kellahan and Angela Mowbray put together a steady performance to finish with one of their best performances at the event, a great improvement after their 13th placing in 2015. Their solid start in their 2016 campaign was bolstered by a ’37-pointer’ by Ginny Bolderston in round 1, and with steady play in all four rounds, they were always a potential medal winner.
With a massive...
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The 25th Masters tournament for district teams of four aged 40 and over, has returned to Methven, the venue of the inaugural event in November 1992.
Round one got underway today with patches of rain throughout the day. The Methven Golf Club was in surperb condition proving a good challenge for all the players. Auckland took a 2-shot lead over the host team Aorangi who made the most of the home advantage. Aorangi Captain Ginny Bolderston led the team well with the round of the day with 37 gross stablefords which included a chip in eagle on the par 5 5th...
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The fifth round and Final of the Aorangi Silver Pennant was held at the Temuka Golf Course on Monday 14th March. The course was in great condition even though weather has been dry and the weather was perfect for some great golf.
Mayfield were convincing winners of the North Zone. The South Zone was very close with Waimate, Tokarahi and St Andrews/Timaru all in contention to make the final with the last round to be played in the morning. St Andrews could only manage a draw against Pleasant Point so this enabled Tokarahi who defeated Waimate by 7 points to 3 to...
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The following players have been selected to represent Aorangi at the New Zealand Women’s Masters to be played at the Methven Golf Club 1-3 April.
Canterbury Women’s Masters TeamCatherine Knight (Ashburton)Jenny Kellahan (Geraldine)Ginny Bolderston (Geraldine)Angela Mowbray (Methven)
This year is the 25th anniversary of the NZ Women’s Masters and special celebrations which include those that played in the inaugural event have been organised to mark the occasion.
Supporters are welcome to attend the NZ Women’s Masters event, the draw will be posted on the Aorangi Golf website closer to the tournament.
Congratulations to these players selected and we wish them all the best...
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The NZ Women’s Masters is being played at the Methven Golf Club 31 March to 3 April. This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the event and sees Methven Golf Club, which was the original venue once again host this event in 2016. Fourteen provinces from throughout New Zealand are represented with four women in each team who are over the age of 40. The format for the event is gross stableford, with the best three scores counting from the team over the 72 hole event.
Thursday 31 March - Practice round and registration for teams. Opening ceremony and dinner which...
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Lesley Dobbs was awarded Life Membership of Aorangi Golf at the AGM on 25 Nov 2015 following her many years of service. Due to ill health she had to stand down from Board mid 2015. She was presented with a commemorative plaque by Board Chairman Gavin Smith and Debbie Lovett privately at her nursing home.
Lesley began her golf in 1969 at Maungati Golf Club and joined their committee the year after. As with many smaller clubs, the office bearers alternated positions with maybe a short spell off the committee but she was still there in 2015 when ill health prevented...
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Aorangi Golf is seeking expressions of interest to fill two roles the Men’s Team Manager and the Women’s Team Manager for the respective Aorangi representative teams. This is a rewarding role that contributes to the success of Aorangi Golf.
To successfully fulfil the role, the following skills and attributes are required:
Well organised
The ability to work as part of a team
A passion for golf
Excellent communication skills
Previous playing experience at a high level would be advantageous
The key responsibilities for this role are:
Travel as Manager of the team to representative fixtures.
The position term is 1 April – 31 December 2016.
Applications in writing, outlining relevant...
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