The second to last round of the Senior A competition took place at the Sunny if not chilly Rotorua golf club, with a 30 minute frost delay the boys got off to an equally delayed start in the morning foursomes with Tauranga only managing to record a single point… again! With the combination of Pudney and Cannon the only paring to win with a comfortable victory over some interesting opposition.

The mood at lunch was that we had perhaps taken the Springfield side a little too lightly and needed a big effort in the afternoon to put us in a more comfortable position come the final round. This seemed to work for the team with only a single blemish on the scorecard in the afternoon with Pudney getting a wee lesson in the afternoon.

There was some hot scoring in the afternoon matches with James Cannon dealing to his opponent 4/3 finishing 3 under par, likewise Andy Wilson won by the same margin finishing 4 under par. Wins also came to Jack Tisch and Oliver Coxhead, with Jason Ornberg battling for a half.

Another stellar effort from the team in the afternoon resulting in a 5 ½ to 3 ½ win, placing us in a comfortable position to take second place and a spot in the final (provided no major slip ups against the Mount at Kawerau on Sunday).  However a turnaround in morning results need to happen if we want to be competitive against the competition top dogs Kawearu comes finals time.

Courtesy of roving reporter and part time golfer

Toby Pudney