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2026 Club Match Play Championships

FINAL RESULTS

The 2026 event was completed on schedule, with thanks to the Weather Gods – and many thanks to our Club Members who worked with the adjusted start times to accommodate the Best of 36-hole Final matches being played between the 2 Finalists in each of the 5 Divisions.

This year’s Champions are pictured below – Outcome of all matches across all rounds can be viewed at Women’s Match Play Championships and Men’s Match Play Championships

Congratulations to each of our 2026 Champions – and to their opponents – progressing to the Final of this event is an achievement of which all contestants can be proud.

Meet the Members Day, Odds and Evens AMBROSE Tournament

Sunday 3rd May access to our course is restricted to accommodate the Odds and Evens Ambrose Tournament, an event to introduce and welcome members who have joined Te Marua Golf Club in the last 18-months or so.

Tournament Competition Conditions and the Draw for the multi-tee ‘Shotgun Start’ at 9:30 am are included below

Click to access ODDS-AND-EVENS-AMBROSE-TOURNAMENT-Competition-Conditions.pdf

Click to access ODDS-AND-EVENS-DRAW.pdf

A small possibility that the Draw may be adjusted if there are any participation changes, but it’s all go from here and the weather is going to be great – NZ will be sitting under a big  H = high pressure zone = bright & sunny !

MetService forecast for 9:30am Sunday

Did you hear about the…. 2026 Club Championships

Club Championships – they bring out the best in golf and golfers !

It’s a well-accepted view that golfers can significantly “lift” their game when challenged, by the status of the event or by another player in the field.

Golf at Te Marua on Sunday 19th gave us a great demonstration of that scenario.

The Men’s Matchplay Championships, R2, the Senior division, Chris Hislop (qualifier #9)  vs  Owen Lloyd (qualifier #1)  – not exactly close on the H/C front (Chris 6.2, Owen +3.5) but Matchplay Championships are played “off the stick” – Course H/C does not come into the equation.

Chris found some of his best golf for Owen and pushed Owen into producing one of his significantly better rounds of late.

All square after 3 holes, Chris slipped on #4 and triggered Owen into a string of birdies and a 5-up lead in the match after 9.

Chris stayed with the challenge and returned par for the next few holes but birdies are very hard to beat (or even equal) – Owen continued to deliver birdies and took the match 7/6, a big win for sure, but a great effort by Chris too, lifting his game to meet the challenge and returning an 18-hole score better than the Handicapper would expect, a very noteworthy 76.

Congratulations Owen, an impressive set of numbers adding up to an impressive 18-hole score of 62 (29 for the first 9, 33 for the second),   a convincing win in the Championships match and a performance which has likely put fear into the heart of your next opponent (Jamie R.)  

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“Golfer of the Year” Final 2025

CONGRATULATIONS …………………….to…………..

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MAL WELLINGTON, this year’s Winner of the Jim Bremner Memorial Trophy and the title of 2025 Golfer of the Year

The Jim Bremner Memorial Trophy is a silver tankard (which stays in the Club House) and is the prop to be used when employing the ‘please buy me a beer’ privilege.

As per the published competition conditions……..

Mal will have the right, over the period from Opening to Closing Day next year, 2026, to ask politely and respectfully, any MALE club member of legal drinking age present in the lounge upstairs in the Clubhouse, the Ambrose Café, to buy him a pint of beer from the bar – Only a beer, only a pint (or less).
Most IMPORTANTLY,
He can only ask one person on any one day and only ask a person once over the above timespan.
If he asks the same person more than once and that person bought him a beer when asked on a previous occasion, then Mal must apologise profusely and buy HIM a beer !
WARNING: THIS PRIVILEGE MUST BE EXERCISED WITH COURTESY AND RESPECT OR IT WILL BE WITHDRAWN !


The 46th Te Marua Masters – Final Outcome

Played 27th – 30th December 2024, completed on Monday 30th in mostly fine and generally pleasant golfing weather.

A listing of prize-winners and actual scores can be seen at
https://temaruagolfclub.co.nz/2024-te-marua-masters-results/

Congratulations to the 2024 Champions:
Women’s Division – Darae Chung (Shandon)
Men’s Senior – Anthony Ilton-Maher (Foxton)
Men’s Intermediate – Paul Henley (Te Marua)
Men’s Junior – Allan Old (Te Marua)

Pictured left to right, Allan Old, Paul Henley, Darae Chung, Anthony Ilton-Maher

2024 Coring of Greens – delayed to 30th Sept

Recent weather conditions mean CORING of the GREENS has been delayed and will start on 30th September

STARTS 30th SEPTEMBER:  If you can help this would be greatly appreciated -please put your name down on the Volunteer List in the Shop.The work for volunteers is fairly light, some raking the small cores to the sides of the green, some sweeping and perhaps some light shovelling after the bulk has been removed by machine.   Many hands make light work – with a good number of helpers (and obliging weather), the job can be completed over 2 -3 days – please give us a few hours of your time.

45th Te Marua Masters Who’s coming ?

The men’s division is very strong.

Cruise Wawatai is the top ranked player followed by Wellington Masters team member Malcolm Gullery . Anthony Ilton-Maher last years champion is in form. Trey Shedlock is fourth and Te Marua Club champion Owen Lloyd make sup the top five. All of these players are on 1 or less.

Making up the top 10. Zane Wilkins, Aaron Wright Josh Cumpstone Josh Ackerly and Tai Walters.

The women’s division is also strong with last years winner Teisa Vaka at No1, then Erika Cui and Mary Spier. Philippa Smith and Alannah Braybrook round out the top 5.