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Trust House Wairarapa Open done and dusted for 2022. Very excited to do one better than my second placing at last years event. Started really well, 6 under 65 but unfortunately couldn’t back that round up so that meant 65/70 for the day. 3 shots back of the lead. Had a plan and a goal for the final day but I didn’t pull it off. Finished in second place again. 65/70/72. Bit gutted but no time to dwell, off to Christchurch in the morning for the South Island Under 19s.

Pennants finals time. Very excited to keep our unbeaten run going. We started strong and didn’t let up, ended up beating the Maraenui team 7.5 to 1.5. Wasn’t my best performance but I was in control of my match all the way through. Ended up winning 4/3 and hit a great shot into the last hole, 2 feet, to win the four ball. Very happy for the team.

Played the last round robin of pennants last weekend.
We were up against Hastings, Hawkes Bays most successful golf club. I’m up against my favorite opponent HB legend Stu Duff. Stu definately came to play and after 9 holes we were all even. 3 holes later I was 3 up and had real control over my game. Finished the match off 4/3 and had the four ball 2 holes later. Even better the team had a dominant win.

Bring on the final.

First competitive round back since contracting Covid 19. So really excited about the third round of pennants. Up against the Hawkes Bay GC this week. Happy with how I played, bumpy greens made putting difficult but still finished off my match 7/5. 4 under the card. Better still was the teams 8/1 victory, making us the only unbeaten side so far.

Second round of pennants over and done with. Got to pair up with my old mate Wilky this week. Good times. Wrapped my match up 5/4 and was 3 under the card. Unfortunately we couldn’t get the four ball but the team came through with a very close win 5/4. The team is still unbeaten after 2 rounds.

First round of Men’s Pennants this weekend. I’ve had a few little issues with my game over the last couple of tournaments so I’ve been working hard to fix them. We’ve got Maraenui first up at Hastings so I’ve been looking forward to playing NZ rep Mako Thompson. All the extra work payed off and I beat Mako 5/4 but still had to work hard to win the 4 ball which we did on the 18th hole. I finished up 7under par. Team won 6/3 so a great day all round. Can’t wait for round 2.

You still gotta have some fun with your golf!!

2021 NZ Interprovincials in Ashburton.
Bit of added pressure on me this week. I had the honour of being named captain of our team and I also had to sit my English exam while I was down there.
What a week, my moto for the last 6 months didn’t change for this week , a heap of mongrel, a little arrogance, patience and fun. The team moral was great, and well battled and faught our way through the round robin stages and getting a half against Otago we make the semis by .5 of a game. The closest of nargins. Our semi was against top ranked #1 Waikato. Our boys came out on fire winning the match 4/1. Wow…we’re in the final…….against …Taranaki.
It’s a amazing feeling playing finals. The pressure, nerves, you gotta love it. Our final didn’t start well, Taranaki’s #4 and #5 had good leads after 9 holes and we were beaten 3/2. Congratulations Taranaki.
As a individual perspective, throughout the tournament I started racking up wins, and as I was playing #2 they were against really good players. At the end of pool play I was unbeaten. I win my semi final match and performed well again in the final to win that match also.
Jeff Hewitt, 3/2 W
James Tauriki, 1 up W
Matt Mclean, 3/2 W
Tyler Mclean, 5/4 W
Ryan Bellamy, 2up W
Jordan Woodall, 3/2 W
Cameron Harlock, 1up W.
15 years old and unbeaten. I missed one match as I had to sit my English exam, but I’d like to think I would have won that match as well? Very proud of our week. Great team, great culture, great result, great support. ?

Really exciting week knowing I’m playing Number Two for the HB Men’s Shand Cup squad being played at Masterton GC. It was a big step up with added pressure, but exciting all the same. I had 3 tough matches, first up was Manuwatu/Whanganui. I was behind for most of the match but executed well and took my chances in the last 4 holes to come away with a 2 up win and 5 under the card.

Taranaki was next, I got beaten 4/3 by a guy who had 18 putts in his 15 holes. I fought hard getting a couple back but he was too good on the day. I was 2 under par.

Wellington was next, was a real tough match against the favourite team. I started slow and was down early but stayed patient and came back from 2 down with four to go. On the last hole I hit 2 great shots to have a tap in eagle and win 2 up. I didn’t have my best stuff this weekend but took a lot of confidence from my battles. Two wins from three matches and I beat some of NZ top provincial men with my B game, gives me confidence for sure.