2007 Foundation golf tournament - a great day out

04/03/2007

The second annual Foundation golf tournament was hosted in perfect conditions on Dunedin’s St Clair course on Friday, 2nd March.

Winners again - the Kiwi Mortgage Market team ...

A near capacity field of 96 enjoyed mild and calm conditions, which were a far cry from last year's Force 10 southerly, with scoring much improved as a result.

Staged again in association with Colin Strang Financial Services as the naming rights sponsor, the tournament saw Old Boys – young and older – mixing it up with a number of friends and colleagues from other schools from around the region as rivalries from yesteryear were reignited for a few hours prior to a congenial after match function.

It was especially pleasing to host Professor Brian Merrilees (1952-56), Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Toronto, who has committed to making to back to New Zealand to play in next year’s tournament. Maurice Matthews (1960-65), now based in Timaru, also entered a team, Dave Cochrane (1965-69), also based in Timaru represented Steve Little (1968-69), who had sponsored a hole, and Scott Ede (1998-2002) brought a team in from Central Otago – and those fellows certainly enjoyed themselves.

The winners of last year’s inaugural contest, Kiwi Mortgage Market Ltd, again took top honours. Playing off a handicap of 6.375, the KMM team shot a net 53.625, almost four and a half shots better than last year’s winning effort.

Second this year was the Hope & Sons team (55.375, playing off a handicap of 7.635) and third spot went to the National Bank (Business Banking) team (56.125, playing off 4.875).

... and at the other end of the field, but having had a great day nonetheless, the team from Taylor McLachlan Ltd

The Foundation is indebted to Colin Strang Financial Services, all hole sponsors and to those involved in the provision of prizes. Sponsoring holes this year were: Radio Dunedin, Sharpies Golf Otago, Larnach Castle, ABN AMRO Craigs, Taylor McLachlan, Brooker Travel, Harvie Green Wyatt, Cableways Tavern & Liquorland, Kiwi Mortgage Market Ltd, The Brothers Boutique Hotel, Hope & Sons, Clarke Craw, Otago Daily Times, GS McLauchlan & Co, The Royal Hotel (TImaru), PriceWaterhouseCoopers, National Bank (Business Banking) and HRV Otago Southland Ltd.

Our prize sponsors were: Radio Dunedin, The Brothers Boutique Hotel, Sharpies Golf Otago, Cables Tavern & Liquorland, The Usher Group, DB Breweries, The Customhouse, Konica Minolta and Leith Liquorland.