Marton 9 Hole Golf Club

12/05/2026

Tuesday 12th May saw 27 players head out on a rather chilly day to play a Stableford competition, incorporating the annual Bessie Fulllerton-Smith competition for the best Stableford round, always played on the second Tuesday in May. There was some good close scoring, with Brian Willis taking out the award with 22 points, which also saw him the winner of the 1st Division, followed by 3 players all on 19 points, their places decided by countback, Allen Collins 2nd, Brian Shaw 3rd and Brian Short 4th. Last year's winner of the Bessie Fullerton-Smith, Jeff Gilbert, came in just one point shy with 21 which saw him take out the 2nd Division from Hain Dickie on 20 and Alan Deighton third, seeing off two others on 16 points by way of countback. The 3rd Division was also a close contest with Jan Cook winning on countback from Louise White in second, both on 18 points, and right behind in third, Barb Crawford on 17.There was also two birdies scored, Brian Short with an excellent one on the 2nd (Par 4) and Allen Collins on the 3rd (Par 3), Allen also taking out the raffle and Murray Richardson the lucky Card. There was also one match played in the Campbell Matchplay, with Brian Short winning over Bryan Hamerton, Brian now through to the final against Steve Whitford.

On Monday 11th May, 6 players from Marton took part in the Wanganui Golf Club's Open Day with some success. Our sole lady representative, Sheena Marshall came second in the Ladies 2nd Division with 16 points, while in the Men's 1st Division Brian Shaw was third on countback with 17 points and Steve Whitford was fifth, also on 17 points via countback. The Men's 2nd Division was won by Alan Deighton on 16 points. Sheena and Steve both also won raffles to round off an enjoyable day.

09/03/2026

Palmerston North Open Day
Report: Steve Whitford

Monday 9th March saw 10 players from Marton take part in Palmerston North Golf Club's Open Day in fine weather with the greens running quite fast. Marton certainly made their presence felt when it came to prizegiving which was great to see. Competition of the day was Stableford over two men's and two ladies divisions.
In the Men's 1st Division, Paul Sharland came third on countback with 19 points, while in the Men's 2nd Division Jeff Gilbert was first on 22 points by countback and Steve Whitford was third on 21 points by countback.
A stunning day for the ladies, with June Fallaver winning the Ladies 2nd Division with 25 points on countback from Opalle Weir in second, also on 25, and just one point back in third place was Barb Crawford with 24 points.
Steve Whitford also got nearest the pin in the Men's 2nd Division and managed to score a two, and just to round things off managed to win a meat raffle as did Alan Deighton.

04/03/2026

Palmerston North: Our entries are going in today for their Open Day next Monday 9th March.
It is great to now have 10 players from Marton attending, 4 ladies and 6 men:
Ladies: Donna Gilbert, June Fallaver, Barb Crawford and Opalle Weir
Men: Paul Sharland, Allen Collins, Alan Deighton, Brian Willis, Jeff Gilbert and Steve Whitford

Good luck and good golfing to you all!
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04/03/2026

Tuesday 3rd March saw 23 players head out in cool weather conditions with more like a winter than an autumnal feel, to play a Nett Medal competition over the temporary 9 hole course. The fairways and greens were in excellent condition even after the recent weather events and the good scoring through all divisions reflected that. The 1st Division saw Sean McAleese winning with a nett 32, while just one shot back on 33 were Steve Whitford and Brian Shaw, with Steve 2nd on countback. A nett 31 saw Jeff Gilbert a clear winner in the 2nd Division, David Smith second on 34 and Alan Deighton on 37. Meanwhile in the 3rd Division the winner Louise White had the round of the day with a nett 28, from Opalle Weir on 34 and Sharon Pudney 3rd on 35. Louise White carried on with her winning ways, also taking out the raffle and Judy McConachy got the lucky card.

Just a general enquiry, did anyone find a sleeve of Wilson Duo golf balls, yellow, marked with a + on one side and a - on the other, all No: 3. They must have fallen out of my bag somewhere along the way.

26/02/2026

Article by Paul Sharland

Last Saturday Allan Collins, Adrian Penning and myself went to Paraparaumu to watch the NZ PGA. Luckily we took our clubs and wore our club shirts because when we arrived a guy from NZ Golf approached us and asked if we would like to take part in a invitation 6 hole ambrose game during the lunch break.
We all agreed and played on the beautiful Paraparaumu links course and came away with the trophy as you can see in the attached photo. We couldn’t bring the trophy home as it had to go away for engraving but gave us a minature instead.

18/02/2026

14/01/2026

Tuesday 13th January saw the first round of our new season played in great weather and actually without any wind, which was a bonus ☀️ 🌞
The competition of the day was Stableford with good scoring in all divisions.
The 1st Division saw Steve Whitford winning with 21 points, followed closely by Wayne Pudney on 20 and in third on countback was Ray Morrissey with 18 points.
Both the other divisions were decided on countback, with the 2nd Division taken out by Alan Deighton from Dee Amor in second with both on 20 points and Jeff Gilbert third with 18 and in the 3rd Division Opalle Weir prevailed over June Fallaver, also both on 20 points and Louise White in third place with 18.
👏 👏 👏 Well done to all!

The match was followed up by a sausage off the BBQ while enjoying the nice weather out on the terrace, thanks to Murray and Jeff for their efforts doing the cooking. 🌭🌭🍞🧈🌭🌭

Before next week Its hope to have the preliminary programme for the year out to everyone, with our normal yearlong competitions starting in earnest from the 3rd of February.

Looking forward to more fine weather next week ☀️

23/12/2025

It's Christmas Time!
From our home to yours, we wish you all a very wonderful Christmas, spent having fun and making memories with Friends and Loved Ones. And all the best that life can bring to you for 2026
May your Drives be amazing, Your Birdies impressive and your Holes In One, EXTRAORDINARY!!!
All the very best..... Stu & Dee 🥂🥂🥂

22/12/2025

17/12/2025

Tuesday 16th saw 28 players head out in 7 teams of 4 for an Ambrose competition in mainly fine if a little windy conditions with just a few drops of rain towards the end. It was great to have GV and Ken Westwood joining us for the day's play. There was very good scoring by everyone, but the clear winners were the team of Marion MacPhee, Ngaire Short, Brian Short and Allen Collins with an excellent nett 18.25, with scoring very close from there on. In 2nd place with a nett 22 were Barb Crawford, Louise White, Jeff Gilbert and Steve Whitford, from in 3rd place on 22.5, the team of Joe Graham, Murray Richardson, Bryan Hamerton and Alan Deighton, then tied in equal 4th, both with a nett 23.25 were the two teams of June Fallaver, Ken Westwood,Murray Robinson and Paul Sharland, along with Barry Florence, Richard Peirce, Wayne Pudney and Richard Peirce. The raffle was won by June Fallaver, her first raffle win of the year!

The day's play was followed by an excellent (as usual) potluck lunch and social get together, being joined by our Club Patron, Tim McVerry along with the Club President, Richard Ellery and their wives, the greenkeepers, Shay and Jayden and other invited guests, including the Tuesday "Boys" who do so much to keep the course looking so good. Lunch was followed by the official prizegiving for all the competitions played during the year.
This was the last day of our official programme for the year, however there is an informal competition arranged by our 9 Hole President, Brian Willis, next Tuesday 23rd December, where he will ask for a gold coin donation ($2) and will announce the rules of play on the day, usually the winner takes all!

We will officially start back on Tuesday 13th January although our normal tee times are blocked off if anyone wants to go out for a round on a Tuesday between times. I hope you have enjoyed your golf this year and look forward to returning next year.

Photos:The cutting of the Cake Tim McVerry closely surpervised by Clare
Winners for the year
Clare, winner of the Marshall Trophy. So very much deserved!

09/12/2025

Tuesday 9th December saw 28 players head out in sunny and very hot conditions for a Stableford competition 🌞

There was some very good scoring all round, 1st Division leading the way with Adrian Penning in first with 22 points from Brian Short on 21 and Don Stewart in third on19. The 2nd Division was decided on countback with Jeff Gilbert first and Steve Whitford second, both on 19 points and Hain Dickie third with 17 points. Barb Crawford led the way in the 3rd Division, also with a very good 22 points, from Louise White second and Murray Robinson third by countback, both with 19 points. New member Donna Gilbert got off to a good start with a birdie 2 on the 3rd Hole Par 3. Jan Cook won the raffle and Sheena Marshall the lucky card
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Next week is our last official round of the year which will see an Ambrose competition played, followed by our potluck lunch and the end of year prize giving. No doubt Clare will send out a reminder to people to bring a plate to contribute to lunch. Look forward to seeing everyone there.
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