The inaugural Fairview/Settlers Ladies’ Classic was held over two very warm days on March 25 & 26. With a field of 20 very competitive teams it provided for a lot of closely contested games.
The brainchild of Elaine McClintock who with her committee of Kerin Roberts, Colleen Rice, Jo Baxter & Glenda Rountree put in many hours of work to make this tournament the success it was.
A huge thankyou must go to all the volunteers who gave their time & expertise. Phil Chisholm, Bruce McClintock, John Gledhill, Colin Rogan, Leon Wech & Chub Roberts were in attendance on both days and certainly made Elaine’s job a lot easier.
Thank you also to Phyl Humphries, Sherril Watson, Elwyn Beatson who stepped in at the last moment to play with Gerd Hutcheson to replace a late withdrawal.
Winners on the day were the team of Helen Blick from Howick Second was Wendy Jensen’s team Third was Gerd Hutcheson’s team. In fourth place was another Mairangi team, that of Organiser, Elaine McClintock. Coming in at 5th place was Adele Ineson’s team.
Day 1 prize went to the Linda Anderson team & Day 2 to Esther Eu’s team.
Many thanks to all those involved, from helping out in the kitchen, setting up the greens, donating items for the raffle. Thank you to Jo Baxter who created 24 gift baskets from the donated items.
Thank you to Robyn Rangi from Fairview Village & Linda Neale from Settlers Village. Without their generous sponsorship this event would not have taken place. We were delighted to hear they are willing to sponsor us again next season.
Thanks to Robyn Coles & James Dixon who organised the well patronised Harcourts Coffee & Cone van.
Well done Elaine & your team for a well run & very enjoyable tournament.