Otago 2019 Halberg Charity Days
West Otago Halberg
A field of 35 golfers including a good number of Eagles enjoyed good old country hospitality at the West Otago Halberg tournament at Tapanui on April 25. The course was in great order and the weather also played its part.
This event is always on Anzac Day and alternates between Tapanui and Heriot.
So it was interesting to see two Heriot players, husband and wife Tony and Kristen Stratton take out the men’s and women’s top prizes at Tapanui, Tony with 46 and Kristen with 45.
Junior Vice-president Bob Brent represented National on the day thanking Tapanui Golf Club and local Eagles for their work in supporting the Halberg Foundation, before everyone enjoyed a full evening full meal.
A total of $860 was raised on the day.
North Otago Halberg
Fifty players turned up on a pleasant day for golf and the North Otago Halberg tournament on March 31. It was calm and sunny, but a disappointing number of Eagles turned up. Former National Eagles secretary from Christchurch, Ray Porter and his wife Dianne, joined us on the day.
The Overall winner was Kathy Hobbs with an amazing 53 points while best of the men was Alex Valentine with a creditable 47.
Results: Women: Kathy Hobbs 53, Judith Yates 42, Dianne Jellyman 42, Jean Tito 40.
Men 0-17: Alex Valentine 47, Doug Morris 41, Paul Hore 41, Ross Familton 40, Stephen Waby 40, Gerard Cunningham 40.
Men 18-36: Jock Jellyman 46, George Bain 43, Murray Hodges 43, Dave Ovens 42, Sam Wicks 40.
The team's winners were; Kathy Hobbs 53, Heather McMullan 38, Gwen Oliver 39 and Jean Tito 40, adding up to the total of 170.
A total of $2180 was raised for the Halberg Foundation.
Report Supplied by Frank Plieger
South Otago Eagles Halberg Trust tournament held at Balclutha Golf Club on February 10.
A small field of 32 enjoyed a beautiful day. The course was in great condition with the fairways hard and fast which reflected in the scores on the day.
All 12 Eagles who played enjoyed the great hospitality provided by the club, including a lovely meal at the end of the day.
Bridget Meyer and Kiran Dixon from the Halberg Trust came and spoke and this was most informative and entertaining. We heard Kiran’s great excitement about his new “bike’ which allows him to go cycling with his brother, something he has been unable to do in the past. It was obvious that he’s loving it and is most appreciative.
The amazing winning scores on the day were:
Men: Murray Nyhon, (an Otago Eagle) 48 points by lot from Noel O’Malley, 48; Stephen Preddy 46, Richard O’Hara 46, Tiny Agnew 44 and Ian Mills 44.
Women: Kaye O’Malley 45 points by lot from Otago Eagle Jan Munden 45, and Paula Kitchingham 40.
The team score of a very creditable 172 was compiled by Steve Preddy 46, Trevor Duncan 43, John Keach 43 and Joe Labon 40.
A total of $1450 was raised on the day, an excellent result from a small group. Well done South Otago Eagles.
Metro Eagles Halberg Trust Tournament held at St Clair Golf Club on Wednesday March 20
The morning dawned with fog but it cleared by start time, turning into a nice day when the Otago Metro Eagles hosted their 2019 Halberg Trust Tournament.
A field of 112 participated, with some good scores recorded. Otago Eagles president and St Clair Golf Club member Phil Conlon thanked the Eagles committee with special mention to Ken Jones and Graeme Dixon for the amount of work that they had done and the St Clair volunteers who also supported the event. “Well done,” he said.
Everyone stood for a minute’s silence for the lives that were lost in Christchurch.
St Clair president Dave Myers gave a welcome speech followed by Phil and then Eagles Golfing Society of NZ national president David Howie spoke and gave an insight of the Eagles. This was David’s first time on the course and he recorded 43 stablefords. Otago past president John Beattie played with David and also had 43 points while Trevor Studholme and Graeme Dixon had 44.
The Eagles though, were outdone in the scoring though by Michael Wingfield who scored an amazing 50 points while the best Ladies score was Rowan Greaves on 36.
The Metro Halberg team score to be forwarded to National was 163 scored by Vic Inglis 45 Michael Bunt 44, Ron Coles 37 and Nofoa Tupai 37.
The prize giving was done with Eagle Murray Hyndman assisting
Phil said a lot of time was saved by pre-selling the raffle tickets and having them drawn before the prize giving. He also thanked the sponsors, without whom the fundraiser would not have been the success it was. He also thanked St Clair Golf Club for their support saying the course was in great condition.
Kieran from the Halberg Foundation arrived towards the completion of the day and addressed everyone, thanking them for their support.
A total of $7200 was raised on the day. Well done to the Metro team!
The North Otago Halberg tournament is set down for March 31 and the West Otago one will be held as usual on Anzac Day. Both would love more Eagles to attend.
