Sport in our Club
The backbone of our success
We are proud to have ten adjuncts and four activity groups as apart of our Club family, who welcome all who wish to come and give it ago!
Snooker
President: Gavin Johnson
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Results Tuesday 22nd September. Winner was Rob with 4 wins and 321 points. Runner Up was DJ with 4 wins and 284 points. Highest Breaks were Colin 24 and DJ 33 including handicap. Raffles were won by Rod & Brian.
Darts
President: Ray Fitness
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Results 10th August: Fourteen players contested 501 straight start best of three. Patrick Cairns showed his class with five straight wins. Jude Fenton won the play off for second against Brian Wyatt. Kevin Madsen held the men’s highest start with 92 and Patrick the highest finish of 93. Jude swept the women’s field with a start of138, a finish of 74 and threw in a 180 for good measure. Jono Waters won the members draw and Liz Huxley was closest to the six-dart jackpot.
Mah-Jong
Vice President: Tina Palmer
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On Friday 7th August: We had 60 players at Mah Jong. "The Bigwood Prize" sponsored by Smoky Pallet was won by Val Pitt. The winners of Mah Jong for the day were Eleanor Leopold and Joy Speedy with 38 points. Second was Nancy Gerrand with 36 points and third with 33 points was Rosemarie Rutherford.
Golf
President: Rod McLeod
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We had a great turnout for our first post covid Tournament on Sunday 28th June with 34 players. Another 5 joined us for our AGM with drinks and delicious platters provided by the club. There were some great (and not so great!) scores. The ones we can talk about are: Ladies: 1) Rosemarie Rutherford - 33, 2) Helen Cashen (by lot) 32
NTP Chris Davenport. Gentlemen: 1) Ken Coulam 41, 2) Alex Steel 40 3) Steve Goddard 39, 4) Mike Gallot (by lot) 37, NTP Rod McLeod.
We also had a hidden teams prize - for the combined top score (which was 147) but the team members have requested confidentiality.
Tai Chi
Contact: Tamara Echave
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Keep Fit
Contact: Erin Wyatt
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Indoor Bowls
President: Alex Steel
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Friday 31 July: Winners: Ellen McSkimming, Ngaire Wallace and June Wilkinson. Runners Up: Lindsay Tomlin, Leanne Hooper and Barbara Mathieson. Raffle: Laurene Eades.
The weekend of August 1st and 2nd saw the Whangamata Club Indoor Bowls section hold their annual pairs and fours tournament. Saturday the 1st was the pairs with 62 teams competing in the Whangamata Club, the Memorial Hall and the RSA. Winners were: Neville and Pamela Bracewell from Manurewa Club. Second Carol Smyth and Daphne Paki from New Lynn RSA. Third Equal Jason Parker and Cindy White Pukekohe Club and Debbie Reed and Don Harris from Tauranga Citizens Club. Best local team was Laurene Eades and Don Gardner who went through to the last eight.
On Sunday 2nd: the fours was held with 34 teams competing in the Whangamata Club and the Memorial Hall over five rounds.
Winners were: Jason Parker, Cindy White, Brian Macdonald and Karen Watson from the Pukekohe Club. Coming second, one point behind, was the team of Roger Bartosh, Val Hagan, Murray James and Maureen Bartosh of Papamoa Club. Third Terry Boyle, MaryAnne Tansfield, Bob Lord and Kay Lord of the Hamilton Working Mens Club. The best local team went to Norm Sayer, Jim Bell, Cynthia Colville and Joy O’Sullivan. Congratulations to all of our winners and many thanks to all of our competitors from Taupo to Auckland who all helped to make this a successful weekend.
The Whangamata Club Indoor Bowls section thanks our many sponsors especially Whangamata Real Estate, Twentmans Funeral Services and New World who are our major sponsors. Our other sponsors were Supa Liquor, Whangamata Service Centre, Whangamata Pharmacy, Chill Café, Whanga Books, Bunnings, Yings @ the RSA and the Whangamata Club.
8-Ball
President: Glen Adams
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Fishing
President: Mark Carter
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Table Tennis
Contact: Gail Gilbertson
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From Thursday 6th August: Brian Ford took the winning spot again, with Barbara Hoy, Angie Dewhirst and Wayne Broom all one point behind. Another good turn out at the Whangamata Club. We are there every Thursday at 12.50.
Coastal Rockers
President: Grace Patterson
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Christmas Hop: 7th November
Line Dancing
Contact: Colleen
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Bolivia
Contact: Alison Gee
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