Annual Foundation Golf Classic - new champions

21/3/2009

The fourth annual Otago Boys’ High School Foundation Golf Classic was staged yesterday in association with our new naming rights’ sponsor Dunedin City Mazda.

A field of 23 teams contested the ambrose tournament on the St Clair course in Dunedin in windy but dry conditions.

Golf champions 2009 - (from left) Craig Ross, Barry Timmings, Richard Roberts, Peter Young

This year’s champion team comprised Peter Young (1984-89), Barry Timmings (1983-87), Craig Ross and Richard Roberts … in shooting 8 under the card and playing off a handicap of 6.875, the team’s net score of 56.125 was 0.125 of a point better than Murray Galland’s Cableways Tavern and Liquorland quartet. Murray (1969-73) and his mates carding a seven under score off a 7.75 handicap.

Scott Ede (1998-2002) and his team finished third, shooting a nine under off a team handicap of five, the Dunedin Casino foursome (four under off a 9.5 handicap) was fourth and the school team of Travis Applegarth, Thomas Facer, Kayne Wardell and Sam Doran, playing off a joint handicap of 3, shot a 10 under 61 to round out the top five.

The results were –

Closest to the pin 4th – Sam Doran

Closest to the pin 7th – Neil Seaton

Closest to the pin 13th – Andrew Campbell

Closest to the pin 16th – Paddy Breen

Most golf – Clarke Craw Ltd, team handicap 10, net score 67 (Mazda polo shirts)

19th – National Bank (Business Banking), team handicap 9, net score 65 (Mazda branded ProStaff golf balls)

18th – Dunedin City Mazda # 2, team handicap 7.5, net score 63.5 (Mazda branded ProStaff golf balls)

17th – RD Petroleum, team handicap 5.875, net score 63.125 (Wattyl can radios)

16th – Otago Daily Times, team handicap 9.375, net score 61.625 (Mazda branded ProStaff golf balls)

15th – Jim’s Mowing, team handicap 11.125, net score 60.875 (Heineken branded Taylormade golf balls)

14th – ABN Amro Craigs, team handicap 5.625, net score 60.375 (Wattyl rugby balls)

13th – Tuesday arvo, team handicap 5.75, net score 60.25 (Mazda caps)

12th – Hope & Sons, team handicap 9.75, net score 60.25 (Wattyl carry bags)

11th – Gladstone Grand Hotel, team handicap 6.375, net score 59.625 (Mazda umbrellas)

10th – Sharpies Golf Otago, team handicap 4.625, net score 59.375 (1 dozen Heineken each)

9th – Venator, team handicap 6.75, net score 59.25 (Wattyl esky radios)

8th – HRV Otago, team handicap 8.3, net score 58.7 (Mazda polo shirts)

7th – Otago High School Old Boys’ Society, team handicap 7.375, net score 58.625 (Wattyl umbrellas)

6th – Harvie Green Wyatt, team handicap 9.5, net score 58.5 ($50 BP gift cards)

5th – Otago Boys’ High School, team handicap 3, net score 58 (Niblick golf shoes)

4th – Dunedin Casino, team handicap 9.5, net score 57.5 ($150 Brooker United Travel vouchers)

3rd – Scott Ede, team handicap 5, net score 57 (Nickent rescue woods)

2nd – Cableways Tavern & Liquorland, team handicap 7.75, net score 56.25 (Odyssey Crimson putters)

1st – Peter Young, team handicap 6.875, net score 56.125 (PGF Ultra Deluxe golf bags and the Otago Boys’ High School Foundation Trophy)

The Foundation is greatly appreciative of the support of Robert Bain and Fraser McGrouther at Dunedin City Mazda, to all of the hole and prize sponsors and to the players who ensured another highly successful Foundation Classic.

A highlight of the prize-giving was the sponsors draw for a round of golf with carts at Jack’s Point near Queenstown with Larnach Castle (Norcombe Barker, 1982-86) taking the honours.

Our sponsors yesterday were –

Naming rights – Dunedin City Mazda

Holes – RD Petroleum, WHK Taylors, Gladstone Grand Hotel, National Bank (Business Banking), Otago High School Old Boys’ Society, Clarke Craw Ltd, Harvie Green Wyatt, ABN Amro Craigs, Sharpies Golf Otago, Cableways Tavern & Liquorland, Otago Daily Times, Dunedin Casino, Oakwood, Hope & Sons, HRV Otago, Brooker United Travel, Larnach Castle

Prizes – Sharpies Golf Otago, the Usher Group, the Customhouse, Neil Metcalf (St Clair Pro Shop), Wattyl New Zealand, Dunedin City Mazda, Brooker United Travel, Cableways Tavern & Liquorland, Dunedin Casino, Jack’s Point