“The bro wouldn’t lay down,” said Terry, who fired 75 to Richard’s 76 in the opening 18 into what was mainly a headwind “that blew like crazy”.
Terry led 1-up at the halfway stage, though admitted that if Richard’s putting had been on, it would have been a different story.
After 27, Terry had extended his advantage to 4-up and victory was in sight.
“Then he pulls out back-to-back-to-back birdies to close the gap to one. I had to work hard to keep it there till the end; we halved everything to the end.”
Terry was rapt for himself, but paid tribute to his older brother.
“Hats off to him. He’s only been playing for three years.”
The intermediate final went the maximum 27 holes, with Tipi Ruru getting home 2-up over Te Kotahi Kaio.
Sonny Ritchie won the junior men’s final by default over Uma Chambers, and it was the same for Blair Crawshaw over Tom Smith in the endeavour final.
Ella Wynyard regained the senior women’s crown with a 5 and 4 defeat of Toni Rutene in their 27-hole final.
Cheryl Te Rito beat Val Grace by default in the intermediate final, and Penny Rutene beat Marg Tuapawa 3 and 2 over 18 holes for the junior title.
Ruru and Crawshaw had twos.
Terry Reeves, pictured earlier this year, regained the Waikohu senior men’s club championship crown last weekend, beating brother Richard in the final.
COMING UP: Sunday, club day; Saturday, Sept 5, Waikohu opening closing tournament, Canadian mixed foursomes and men’s sections, cup of tea 10am, tee-off 11am, inquiries to Karauria Ruru 0274041752, Eftpos available.
Electrinet Park
A cricketing rivalry will be re-enacted on the Park fairways in the club championships final day this weekend.
Brad Reynolds, representing the Pirates Cricket Club, and Ian Loffler, from the OBR stable, will lock horns in the senior men’s final over 36 holes.
Both plan to wear their team shirts, although Loffler joked he might struggle to find one that still fits.
Both made short work of their semi-final opponents last Sunday.
Reynolds, the 2019 senior champ, won four of the five holes played on the back nine to beat John Collier jnr 6 and 4.
Loffler, who was knocked out of the Poverty Bay senior quarter-finals the day before, said he “did enough” in challenging windy conditions to defeat top qualifier Zane Boyle, also on the 14th.
Kurei Collier and Shaun Pahina will decide the intermediate championship. Collier ejected Duane Mauheni 2 and 1; Pahina repelled James Witika 3 and 2.
The junior final pits Heath Tupara against Dave Rameka after Tupara defeated Damian Pilitati and Rameka beat Ed Pirini. Both matches ended on the 17th.
Poverty Bay
Anaru Reedy has a long and impressive list of achievements on his golfing CV.
But there’s one credential he’d dearly love to add to it … senior men’s club champion.
Reedy is two wins away from that after the semi-finalists were sorted for the 2026 champs on Saturday.
And none of the four has won the title before.
Reedy faces Dan Collier in one semi while No 1 seed Matt Henwood and Craig Palmer clash in the other.
The four know each other’s games well. Reedy and Collier’s names are in gold on the Electrinet Park senior honours board. Henwood and Palmer play together regularly. The only curve balls thrown will be draws or fades.
Henwood had to work hardest to advance from Saturday’s quarter-finals, beating fellow Poverty Bay/Park dual member Ian Loffler on the 18th.
Hayden Keast’s vow for vengeance after losing to Palmer in the Tairāwhiti men’s interclub semi-finals earlier in the year was quashed, Palmer winning 3 and 2.
Tony Akroyd has won virtually every major honour in Poverty Bay-East Coast/Tairāwhiti golf, but he will have to wait at least another year for Awapuni Links senior glory, going down 4 and 3 to Reedy.
Collier, a six-time senior champ at the Park, beat two-time PB senior champ Simon Jeune 3 and 2.
Gisborne Boys’ High Year 13 student Jordyn Haley showed character and talent to come from 3-down after four holes and beat No 1 seed Alex Meban 2 and 1 in their intermediate quarter-final.
Glen Udall knocked out Chris Taewa 3 and 2 to set up a semi with left-hander Haley, Vance Richardson beat Jon Jenner 1-up in their semi, and Ross Chalmers turned the 13th-15th holes into the Bermuda Triangle for men’s club captain Peter Hakiwai in a 4 and 3 win.
Gray Clapham ousted No 1 junior seed Kit Goldsmith on the 18th and was joined in the last four by Nigel Jones, Cary Hensley and Duncan Bush.
Reedy was involved in what had to be a history-making incident on Sunday.
Reedy drove the 294-metre par 4 14th hole, his ball ending about 2½m away from the flagstick. Lee “Pikey” Hewson, playing against Reedy in a Sunday School four-ball match, proceeded to sink a birdie putt from off the green, meaning Reedy had to get his eagle attempt to tie the hole as he was giving Hewson a stroke. He did … an eagle for a half.
The performance of the day, however, came from Stefan Andreassen – a superb even-par 72-6-66, for 42 points, including a two.
Cliff Poole shot his age, 84, in the veterans’ Stableford on Tuesday won by Jon Jenner with 43 points.
The women’s play last week turned out to be an all-the-way senior club championship 36-hole matchplay final.
Reigning champion Rochelle Taewa led 2-up after 18 holes, and it was all-square with Megan Allen after 27.
Up-and-down pars by Taewa on the 15th and 16th holes proved crucial, and she went on to win on the 36th for her fourth senior crown.
Miggles Shanks defeated Debbie Kirkpatrick in the intermediate final, Pip Dymock beat Kay Toon in the junior final, and the 9-hole champions were Suzy Gardner (Division 1) from Linda Brown, and Jenny French (Division 2) from Rob Dymock.
TUESDAY – Veterans’ Stableford: J. Jenner 43, A. Baldwin 42, C. Poole 41, R. Wells 39, D. Atkins 37, B. Morrissey 37, D. Pirimona 37.
Hidden hole (4th): J. Jenner net 2.
Pātūtahi
A Wednesday giant-killing act could not be repeated on Sunday as a battle of the brothers emerged in an action-packed men’s club championship quarter-final round.
Jon Priestley, a two-time intermediate champ, stunned senior men’s top qualifier Regan Hindmarsh on the 19th in their second-round catch-up match held midweek.
But his run ended in the quarter-finals 2 and 1 at the hands of Rios Moleta, who will play Tini Hawea in one semi-final after he knocked out Jace Brown on the 17th.
The other semi pits Eddie Brown jnr against younger brother Hukanui, who has held a dictatorship over the senior division for the past seven years.
Eddie pipped the dogged Hamish Harris 1-up while Hukanui eased past Reuben Mottart 4 and 3.
Ash Hindmarsh got a free pass against intermediate top qualifier Beau Toa in his quarter and next faces Adam Brodie, who eliminated George Brown in an 18-hole tussle.
Dan Williams beat Rocky Pardoe 4 and 3 and the battle of the Pats – 2023 champ Hokianga v 2024 champ Molloy – went Hokianga’s way 5 and 4.
Williams’ son Jack advanced to the junior semis the hard way, a 19th-hole win over Zach Norris. His next opponent is Michael Broad, who accounted for Lindsay Jamieson 4 and 3.
No 1 seed Mason Smith fell 3 and 2 to Kim Dodgshun, who will take on Madison Murphy, who had a default win over Chris Harris.
SUNDAY – Men’s Stableford, Division 1: P. Hokianga 38, W. Brown 35, L. Anania 32, P. Molloy 32, H. Brown 30.
Division 2: P. Johnston 34, D. Johnston 33, M. Broad 32, A. Brodie 32, C. Harris 31.
9-hole Stableford: J. Graham 17, I. Tietjen 16, D. Quinn 15.
Twos: T. Hindmarsh 2, L. Anania, D. Johnston.
Jackpot: T. Hindmarsh.
FRIDAY – Meat pack 9-hole Stableford, Division 1: Z. Norris 22, B. Williams 20, M. Broad 20, A. Nimmo 20, G. Hawea 19.
Division 2: S. Fookes 22, S. Helm 17, R. Evans 16, D. Quinn 16, J. Graham 15.
Te Puia Hot Springs
Dick Cook is the 2026 Makarika Cup men’s handicap matchplay champion.
Cook proved too good for Ian Logan, winning the final 4 and 3 and also topping the men’s Stableford with 36 points.
Iritana Ngarimu beat Pauline Summersby 4 and 3 in round 2 of the Women’s Handicap Cup while Hiria McClutchie’s 89-23-66 won the women’s net.
SUNDAY – Women’s net: H. McClutchie 89-23-66, I. Ngarimu 102-31-71, A. Cook 121-45-76.
Men’s Stableford: D. Cook 36, J. Forrester jnr 33, M. Higham 33.
Tolaga Bay
Watch out, summer.
Leighton Aupouri looks to be on a handicap-reducing mission as winter fades.
Aupouri won the medal on Sunday with 90-26-64.
The Bartrim Cup men’s pairs final is on Sunday. Will Yats and Richard Paora will do battle with BJ Sidney and Gary McLean for the honours.
SUNDAY – Medal: L. Aupouri 64, C. Waru 66, W. Reedy 69.
Putting: W. Aupouri 26.
Approach: M. Yates.
Mahia
COMING UP: Friday, September 18, Stockies & Cockies tournament, 9-hole ambrose teams of four, 1pm tee-off, entry includes dinner, inquiries to Maraea 0272292342.
Veterans
COMING UP: Sunday, October 18, to Wednesday, October 21, Ryman Poverty Bay Vets Open, at Poverty Bay Golf Club, open to men and women 50 years and over, must be a member of an affiliated club, Sunday net round followed by matchplay for men, Sunday optional practice round followed by cumulative gross, net and Stableford for women. For further details, contact GisborneECVGA@gmail.com. Online entry available in the “tournament entry forms” section of the NZ Veteran Golfers Association website.