The Inaugural Annual Foundation Golf Classic

3/3/2006

THE INAUGURAL ANNUAL Foundation Golf Classic was hosted in association with Colin Strang Financial Services and played at St Clair on Friday, 3rd March.

Despite the wind playing havoc on the exposed parts of the course, a close to capacity field enjoyed the day and the prize giving afterwards.

There was some excellent golf played on the day and the tournament looks certain to be an integral part of the Foundation's annual calendar of events. Old Boys joined in force to sponsor the tournament and to provide a sought-after prize list. The prize list included trophy wine from Saint Clair Estate, Lamont and Quartz Reef, accommodation and meals at Larnach Castle, BP vouchers, Tui apparel, Radio Dunedin advertising, and all manner of golf equipment from Sharpies Golf.

The spoils of the day went to -

Closest to the pin - 4th - Phil Stephens;

Closest to the pin - 7th - Dave Cameron;

Closest to the pin - 13th - Adrian Cross;

Closest to the pin - 16th - Marc Ellis (yes, Marc Ellis of rugby, busines and television fame, who was a special guest of the HRV Otago/Southland team);

8th place - Otago Daily Times team, playing off a handicap of 8.125 and finishing with a nett of 63.875;

7th place - Steve Davie Ltd team, playing off a handicap of 5.375 and finishing with a nett of 63.625;

6th place - Sharpies Golf team, playing off a handicap of 1 and finishing with a nett of 63;

5th place - Royal Hotel, Timaru, team - playing off a handicap of 5.625 and finishing with a nett of 61.375;

4th place - Colin Strang # 1 team, playing off a handicap of 4.75 and finishing with a nett of 61.25;

3rd place - Colin Strang # 2 team, playing off a handicap of 4.15 and finishing with a nett of 60.85;

2nd place - HRV Otago/Southland team - playing off a handicap of 7.75 and finishing with a nett of 58.25;

1st place - (by lot) Kiwi Mortgage Market Ltd team, playing off a handicap of 6.75 and finishing with a nett of 58.25.

The Foundation is most grateful to all those who sponsored holes and who supplied or assisted with prizes. We look forward to next year's tournament with Colin Strang Financial Services agreeing to an involvement for at least the first five years.