2016 NZ Women's Autumn Foursomes Results - Round 1 & 2

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Tuesday 22 March 2016

Results Round 1 & 2

2016 New Zealand Women’s Autumn Foursomes @ Martinborough Golf Club 

Through to round 3 in the 2016 New Zealand Women’s Autumn Foursomes are locals Juliana Allen and Jaclyn Kraus, who had a bye this morning, and then a win this afternoon 5 and 4 over Shirley Hay (Wainuomata) and Karen Musson.  Allen and Kraus will now met Boulcotts Farm members Janet Hunter and Jill Timmins in round 3.  Hunter and Timmins bet Francie Duffy and Lynne Sutherland (Eketahuna) 6 and 4 in their first round, and a further win 5 and 3 over Diane Chaney (Harewood) and Sue Hanrahan (Pakuranga). 

Heather Houston (Waihi) and Sandra Payne (Howick) with a bye this morning, then went on to win against Pam Griffith and Sereana Phillips (Masterton) 2 and 1 this afternoon.  Their next opponents will be Pam Bisset and Colleen Daysh (Pahiatua) who also had an afternoon win 1up against Shandon’s Barbara Burnett and Judy Simpson after a morning win 2up against Pat Crengle and Andrea Mark (Paraparaumu).

Vicky Puia Clark and Debbie Small (Pongaroa) had two wins today; 3 and 2 against Te Waimiere Morisson and Donne White (Rotorua) followed by a win against Lesley Otway (Hamilton) and Heather Richardson (Waikare) by the same margin.  Debbie Ring and Dianne Sweeney (Walton) will be the next opponents for Clark and Small.  Ring and Sweeney took 19 holes to knock out local favourites Kris Chamberlain and Mariana McDermott, in their first match, and then took on another local pair successfully winning 2up against Sally Fairbrother (Featherston) and Sandra Petersen (Martinborough). 

Manawatu members Marlene Judd and Pam Lamberton won 4 and 3 against Sylvia Beavis and Gretel Dick (Martinborough) and then 5 and 4 against Masterton opponents Linda Cameron and Edith Clarkson.  Heather Gifkins and Pam Johnston (Waitomo) won convincingly 7 and 6 against Lisa Cotton and Sally Dryland (Pahiatua) this afternoon after a morning bye.  They will meet Judd and Lamberton in tomorrows first round. 

Nancy Andrews and Penny Bertelsen (Otaki) are through to the next round after a morning bye and then a win 3 and 1 against Kathy Lyall and Colleen Rowe (Hamilton).  Andrews and Bertelsen will now meet Methven members Gayle O’Duffy and Jenny Senior.  O’Duffy and Senior won 5 and 3, and then on the 20^th in matches against Mary Desbonnets and Bindy McLeod (Martinborough) and Diane Jellyman and Jill Wallace (North Otago), respectively.

Peg Purdie and Wendy Thompson (Waitomo) after a morning bye then got their money’s worth, needing 19 holes to edge out Sue Ross (Pahiatua) and Jane Williams (Masterton).  Their next round opponents will be Onga Onga members Debra Ruwhiu and Myra Jane White who took out Carole Butland and Yurieko Manabe (Shandon) 2 and 1 in their first round.  Round two secured their advancement with a battle to the 20^th against Carol Mahon and Judy Osborne (Walton).

Liz Purcell and Ro Thomas (Hamilton) also took 20 holes to secure their place in the next round of the NZ Golf Autumn Foursomes Cup’s main draw beating Margaret Brislane and Paula McCool (Pahiatua) in their afternoon round.  Their first round win was a much easier affair, 8 and 7 over locals Diana Donald and Jenny Wilkie.  Purcell and Thomas will now face off against regular Autumn Foursomes competitors, Sue Cook and Verna Scott (Warkworth).  Cook and Scott had two convincing wins today, 4 and 2 against Julie Kidd (Whangamata) and Roselee Thurston (Masterton) and then 5 and 4 against Wellington representatives Fiona McBride and Kay Wall (Otaki).

The bottom of the 64 pair main draw is rounded out with Sherry Weatherstone (Martinborough's President) and fellow host member Jan Williams winning 3 and 1 over Alison McGregor (Judgeford) and Joan Smith (Eketahuna), after a morning bye. Weatherstone and Williams will meet Karo Preston and Heather Sharp (Walton) who bet Lynn Pedersen and Debbie Taylor (Wairakei) in the last match of the day, 5 and 4.

For more information contact 

Denise Langdon

NZ Golf Tournament Director

Phone 0275 662 385