Long-standing golf titles decided on Picton course

The annual Dewar Cup/Marlborough Stroke golf championships were staged at the Picton Golf Club over two days last weekend.

It was the 84th occasion the Koromiko-based venue has hosted the players for this event.

Contested over 36 holes, the Dewar Cup is awarded for the best 36-hole nett score over the field and the Marlborough Stroke for the best 36-hole gross score in divisions.

After a sunny Saturday, conditions deteriorated on Sunday with steady rain for most of the day.

Tere Poa claimed the prestigious Dewar Cup with a nett score of 138. The trophy was first played for at the Picton club in 1935 after being presented by the Dewar Whiskey Company in Perthshire, Scotland. It has been played for every year since, except for the years during World War 2.

Results:
Dewar Cup: 1 Tere Poa - Blenheim - 138 nett; 2 Wayne Pratt - Picton -140 (cb); 3 Iain Berrie - Picton – 140; 4 Phil Hawke - Picton – 143; 5 John Saxon - Picton - 145 (cb); 6 Paul Lane - Picton -  145.

Marlborough Stroke. Senior: 1 Paul Silke - Rarangi - 148 gross cb; 2 Tere Poa - Blenheim – 148; 3 Chas Craig - Marlborough- 149; 4 Blair Bavin - Rarangi – 153; 5 Andrew Tasker - Motueka – 156.
Intermediate: 1 Phil Hawke - Picton - 164 gross; 2 Iain Berrie - Picton – 168; 3 Mark Milne - Rarangi – 173; 4 Wayne Pratt - Picton – 174; 5 James Sutherland - Rarangi – 176.
Junior: 1 John Saxon - Picton - 185 gross; 2 Leigh S. Smith - Picton- 187; 3 Mark Ivamy - Picton- 189.