Golf Club News

The good weather is just about with us after such a wet winter. I must thank all the people who have given me the results – the Grumpy’s, the 9 and 18 hole ladies and also Ian Henderson for his skill and knowledge.

Guy Walmsley won a night out at Parehua recently at a function of about 120 people at the Westpac Stadium.

Finals of the Club champs are to be played on Saturday 29th and the Lamb and Chardonnay tourney on Sunday has a full field of 32 teams of four as well as a waiting list four.
Vice club captain Ro Griffiths won the Order of Merit, well done Ro. … Continue Reading

Party Marty – you’re invited!

The year 1904 saw the birth of our Martinborough Rugby Club, which was accepted, as a Junior Club by the Wairarapa Rugby Union. Today we are still going strong with over 100 junior players and two strong senior sides. As any club we are always on the lookout for ideas to not only maintain our club but to keep our community bond strong. This year being no exception, we have such a loyal following and with our volunteers keeping the club going, a home game is always special and something we look forward to doing (especially Jo’s yummy fry bread.)  The feel of our club has always been unique no matter if we are on a bus trip to another club the presence of Martinborough is always a strong one.

As club organisers go we all know how hard it is to keep people interested and the cost down and keeping up with regulations etc. This year we were approached by Brian Marshall a father of one of our senior players who had an idea for a family concert.  From there we pulled our committee helpers together and Party Marty was born. … Continue Reading

Rugby Champions

The Martinborough Under 9 Rugby team won the Wairarapa Under 9 competition for 2012, playing Pioneer in the final.  They have been unbeaten for 2 years, winning the Under 8 competition last year.

Martinborough Golf Club

There are a few things that have stood out in my mind during the month of August; a few visitors to the course and one club in particular opened their email bookings on a Friday for the following weekend and was closed within 25 minutes full.
 
We had the left and rights tournament which was spoiled by rain during the afternoon round and then being called off. The president of the Lefties Association Richard Davison who hails from Rangiora attended as well as Don Buchanan a life member from Taumarunui. One of the highlights of the tournament for me was a ‘leftie’ playing a hook shot on the Par 3 #8 hole; it cleared the high trees by the green keeper’s shed and ended up on the 9th tee. He ended with a four which was really quite extraordinary. … Continue Reading