Tasman teams named for NZ golf champs

Several Marlborough-based players are among the two Tasman senior representative teams named this week to take part in the New Zealand men’s and women’s interprovincial golf champs over the next few weeks.

Rarangi golfer Brook Hale has been named at No2 in the Tasman men’s team, with Paul Silke, from the Marlborough club, at No 5. The men’s champs will be played at the Ashburton Golf Club from Tuesday, November 30, to Saturday December 4:

The Tasman team is: 1 Nick Franzman (Greymouth), 2 Brook Hale (Rarangi), 3 Matt Grimes (Nelson), 4 Connor Winter (Nelson), 5 Paul Silke (Marlborough), travelling reserve Ryan Coll (Greymouth).

Four Marlborough players will be part of the Tasman women’s selection. Aroha Minhinnick, will play at No2, Tracy Bary will fill the three spot with Andrea Thomas at 4, all three are out of the Rarangi club. The travelling reserve is Sue Murray from Awatere. The women’s champs will be staged at the Levels course, near Timaru, from Tuesday, December 7, to Saturday December 12.

The full team is: 1 Lizzie Neale (Nelson), 2 Aroha Minhinnick (Rarangi), 3 Tracy Bary (Rarangi), 4 Andrea Thomas (Rarangi), 5 Lee Willets (Timaru), travelling reserve Sue Murray (Awatere).

In other rep golf news, the Tasman men’s masters team recently competed in the NZ champs at Paraparaumu Beach, finishing sixth overall.

The Marlborough-based players in that team were Blair Bavin at No3 and Mark Le Compte at No5.