Wellington Registers Comprehensive Win

The annual match against nearest neighbours Manawatu/Wanganui saw a large Wellington Team of 12 Senior Men, 6 Masters Men, 6 Junior Men and 8 Women tee off at the Levin GC early Sunday morning, a bitterly cold but sunny winters day, for 36 holes of singles match play.

The locals started strongly in pursuit of the title that Wellington has had a mortgage on in recent years, winning the Women’s 5 – 3, narrowly losing the Masters 3.5 – 2.5 , and losing the Men’s 7 - 5 and Juniors 4 – 2, to see Wellington hold a slender 17.5 – 14.5 lead at the halfway stage.

The break between rounds and the brilliant afternoon sunshine clearly suited the visitors as Wellington powered away from Man/Wang winning the Women’s 4.5 – 3.5, Masters 5 – 1, Men’s 9 – 3 and Juniors 5.5 – 0.5 to see the team from the capital win in comprehensive manner 41.5 – 22.5.

Strong performers were Mark Whalen following on from his unbeaten run last weekend in Blenheim with 2 good wins and Mike Trass with 2 wins also, for the masters team. Aiden Blacker was the best performing Junior with his 2 strong wins; the Men were lead at the top with 2 wins to Captain Jono Cane and Daniel Hillier and 2 wins also to Brady Bernard.
In the Women’s team Emma Hayward was the standout performer winning both her matches by good margins.

This coming Saturday sees the Smiths City Paraparaumu 36 Hole Open played, another opportunity for Wellington’s rep players to impress the selectors who will be naming their team to play Auckland the following weekend in Taupo.

Results
Women
G.Hayward lost 6/5, won 3/2; A. Braybrook W 3/2, W 1up; M. Srimgeour L 4/3, L 1dn; S. William W 4/2, L 1dn; K.Orchard L 1dn, L 1dn; E.Hayward W 5/4, W 3/2; W.Cui L 3/2, Square .
Masters Men
D.Hiroki Sq, W 3/2; M.Whalen W 4/3, W 5/4; M.Webber L 2dn, W 2up; M. Trass W 4/3, W 3/2; F.Borren L 2/1, W 4/3;
M.Gullery W 4/3, L 2dn.
Senior Men
D.Gray L 7/6, W 4/2; B.Rowland W 5/4, Sq; A.Church W 4/3, L 2dn; J. Loof L 2dn, W 2up; B. Bernard W 2up, W 2/1;
B.Mazey Sq, L 4/2; M.Spraggs W 8/7, Sq; E, Nicholson Sq, W 4/2; B. Slaven L 1dn, W 3/2; K.Mountcastle L 2/1, W 1up
D.Hillier W 1up, W 2/1; J.Cane W 2/1, W 1up.
Junior Men
S.Marsters Sq, W 3/2; J.Burgess W1up, Sq; C.Wattam Sq, W 1up; A.Blackler W 6/4, W 4/3; G. Barralet W 5/3, W 1up
T.Woods L 2/1, W 6/5