Blue Tee Medal – Feeling Blue? Not Darren Hill!

Hi everyone,

The first Saturday of the month rolled around again which means only one thing at Queenstown — the monthly ritual of the Blue Tee Medal. A format that is widely discussed around the clubhouse, often with more… let’s say concerned tones than excitement.

Does that mean our members are left feeling a little blue after the experience? Perhaps for some… but not Darren Hill.

Darren put together an absolute beauty of a round today, firing 76 off the stick. Subtract his playing handicap of 13 and you’re left with a superb nett 63, the standout score of the day and one that will be talked about for a while yet.

The day started sunny, but by the afternoon things turned very muggy, and many players were quietly thankful for the briefest of sun showers that rolled through to take the edge off the heat.

 Division Results

Division 1

1st – Claude Hoopes – Net 70 – $25
2nd – Jack Halliday – Net 72 – $20
3rd – Fraser MacLachlan – Net 74 – $15
4th – Steve Henderson – Net 75 – $10

Division 2

1st – Darren Hill – Net 63 – $30
2nd – Peter Sim – Net 69 – $25
3rd – Peter Annakin – Net 70 – $20
4th – Marcus Kirk – Net 70 – $20
5th – Tim Brown – Net 70 – $20
6th – Jamie Kirk – Net 71 – $15

Division 3

1st – Alson Foo – Net 67 – $25
2nd – Jim Cullen – Net 68 – $20
3rd – John Bannerman – Net 69 – $15
4th – Bruce Cunningham – Net 70 – $15
5th – Billy Groves – Net 70 – $15
6th – Richard Thomas – Net 70 – $15

 Twos

Six players found the bottom of the cup in two, each collecting $11: For those on hole 11, must've been some good putting since our NTP winner didn't get a two

• Bernt Carlsson- hole 11

• Lewis Ferguson- hole 11

• Justin Pewhairangi- hole 11

• Corey Sinteur- hole 11

• Richard Hogan- hole 14- we hear the frist shot was about as close as you can get.

• Jack Halliday- hole 17

 Birdies Draw – Hole 14

The Birdies Draw landed on Hole 14, and one player timed it perfectly:

• Richard Hogan – $72

One red number at the right time can be very rewarding.

 Net Eagles Draw – Hole 11

Four players shared the spoils after the draw landed on Hole 11, each collecting $18:

• Bernt Carlsson

• Geordie Gibson

• Corey Sinteur

• Nigel Soper

 Special Prizes

Nearest the Pin – Hole 11

• Richard Hogan – $20

Nearest the Pin – Hole 14

• John Kennedy – $20

Longest Putt – Hole 8

• Corey Sinteur – Neat Meat Voucher

Random Card Draw

• Sky Jeong – $50 Credit

 Club Champs Update

There were plenty of Club Championship matches played today across several divisions. Two matches went beyond the regulation 18 holes, while others were a little quicker to the kill — so to speak.

Great to see the matches progressing well. Keep up the good work everyone, and we’re looking forward to seeing how things shape up heading toward the finals on April 11th.

Ladies- we have not forgotten you- As this is the first round of your medal with the second round to come on Tuesday we will be holding the scorecards under lock and key but be aware the bar has been set high for the putting, or should that be low???

Left to right- Julianne Bowman, Jeri Elliot, Jenny Browne and Sue Cunningham

While the men might have been feeling a bit blue, these lovely ladies were thrilled to be basking in the gold of some Queenstown sun and Yellow tees.

Another entertaining Saturday at the club — a little heat, a little rain, plenty of good golf, and one round that certainly didn’t feel blue at all.

See you all next week.

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