Masterton Golf Club

13/04/2026

100th Trust House Wairarapa Open Recap

Congratulations to Phil Tuoro for winning this years Mens Wairarapa Open and defending his title. Phils final round of 65,which included an eagle on the 18th, gave him a two shot victory over Owen Lloyd.

Elise Barber won the Rowntree/Hopkirk Trophy in the womens division with an amazing display of golf finishing on 16 under par around the par 73 yellow tee course!

Hamish Finlayson took out on the Intermediate division by one shot over fellow local member and Mens Club Captain Matt Sale.

Wairarapa Mens Open - Phil Tuoro
Intermediate Cup - Hamish Finlayson
Rowntree/Hopkirk Cup - Elise Barber
Percy Cup (Overall Nett) - Phil Tuoro
Hugo Cup (Best Mens Saturday Gross) - Owen Lloyd

A huge thanks to all the players and supporters who joined us this weekend, the greens staff for having the course in great condition, Sir Bob Charles for travelling up and spending the weekend with us, Joel Macklin Golf Professional for running the event and last but not least Trust House for their continued support and allowing us to present an awesome prize table.

12/04/2026

Our 100th Trust House Wairarapa Open Winner - Phil Tuoro 🏆

11/04/2026

Round 3 Trust House Wairarapa Open Draw

Leaders after day 1

Seniors
Owen Lloyd (66,69)
Jonno Cane (70,69)
Phil Tuoro (69,70)
Jeff Tuoro (67,73)
Dom Hazeldine (73,67)

Womens
Elise Barber (66,71)
Amy Yu (75,68)
Ruby Jarvis (76,74)

Intermediates
Matt Sale (77,76)
Hamish Finlayson (79,77)
Harold Chambers (84,79)

Shout out to professional Kerry Mountcastle for rounds of 63 and 65 today 🔥

Best of luck to all players for the final round tomorrow!

09/04/2026

Saturday Draw - 100th Trust House Wairarapa Open ⛳️

Fantastic to see such a strong field this year for the 100th Trust House Wairarapa Open, with players from all over the country joining us to celebrate including a number of past members.

The Men’s Senior Division is looking extremely competitive, with 13 players on plus handicaps. We’re fortunate to have past champions Bruce Middlemiss, Perry Hayman, Jeff Tuoro, Jonno Cane, Kerry Mountcastle (pro), Dean Gray, Sam Forrester, and defending champion Phil Tuoro in the field, alongside a host of other contenders capable of taking out this year’s title.

It’s awesome to have Kerry Mountcastle joining us this weekend. While he’s not eligible to win the Wairarapa Open, we’re stoked to have him join the field and playing alongside three junior golfers.

The Women’s Division, playing for the Hopkirk/Rowntree Trophy, features a high-class field led by Elise Barber (+2.7) , while the Intermediate Division is set to be as competitive as ever with a host of chances.

Unfortunately, as previosly mentioned, Bob Charles won’t be joining the field on Saturday afternoon due to injury, but he will still be out supporting alongside Murray Macklin.

We’re looking forward to a great weekend of golf and encourage everyone to come out and support the players.

08/04/2026

Carrying on our look at past Wairarapa Open champions, we move on to six-time winner Bruce Middlemiss , who we’re stoked to have joining us this weekend.

Bruce won his first Wairarapa Open in 1979, with wins following in 1986, 1987, 1994, 1996 (tied with Phil Aickin) and 2001. The fact he won across four decades speaks to the quality and versatility of his game.

He was a regular for Masterton Duncan Cup teams, as well as Wairarapa and Wellington rep teams, through the late 70s, 80s and early 90s before moving on to Rangitikei Golf Club, and now Napier Golf Club. From our understanding, he has claimed seven club championships up there an he no doubt picked up a couple at Rangitikei as well!

Bruce has five Masterton club championships to his name and held the course record for many years with a 64, set back in 1984.

It’s great to celebrate and acknowledge players like Bruce and even better to have him in the field this weekend, joining fellow Hawke’s Bay residents and past winners and members Dean Gray and Jeff Tuoro.

Entries close tonight and this weekends draw will be emailed out to players and posted on Facebook tomorrow.

03/04/2026

Continuing our look back at past Wairarapa Open winners, the next name is a fitting one - the club’s patron, Sir Bob Charles, a two-time Wairarapa Open winner.

Sir Bob’s family moved to town in 1948 and, after a rugby injury, he turned his focus to golf. He became a member of the Masterton Golf Club in March 1951 with this first offical hanciap of 11, which didn’t last long with the amount of practice he put in over the following years

He went on to win the Wairarapa Open in 1955 and 1956 as a 19 and 20-year-old, and is one of two major champions to have their name on the honours board , Michael Campbell being the other. Those wins came soon after the first of his four New Zealand Open titles, the first of which he won as an 18-year-old amateur.

His most famous win came at The Open Championship in 1963, cementing his place among the game’s greats. A single Facebook post doesn’t really do justice to everything Sir Bob has achieved, but it’s a great chance to recognise what he’s meant to the game and to our club.

His connection to the Masterton Golf Club remains something we’re really proud of, and as we head towards the 100th Trust House Wairarapa Open, it’s special to have him as part of the story and even better that he’ll be joining us to celebrate.

Speaking of next weekend’s Open, the field is building nicely with entries sitting around 90 players. Entries close on Wednesday so dont miss out.

Watch this space as we continue to highlight more of our past champions in the lead-up to next weekends Open.

31/03/2026

As we build towards the 100th Trust Wairarapa Open, we’ll be shining a light on some of our past champions.

No better place to start than with two names firmly part of the tournament and our club’s history -
TH (Bill) Horton and John Hornabrook.

Horton won the very first Wairarapa Open back in 1926, and over the years he and Hornabrook went back and forth trading wins. Hornabrook finished with eight titles - a record that still stands -while Horton claimed six.

Horton still holds the record for the most Masterton Golf Club Championships with 14, with Hornabrook claiming five of his own. Both were New Zealand Amateur champions ,Horton in 1925 and 1928, and Hornabrook in 1935, 1936 and 1938.
Hornabrook also won the New Zealand Open in 1937 and 1939.

They’ve both played a big part in the history of this event and the Masterton Golf Club, and we’re proud to recognise them as we head into this milestone year.

Watch this space as we continue to highlight more of our past champions in the lead-up to the Open on 11–12 April.
Remember entries close on Wednesday 8 April, so don’t miss out.

29/03/2026

We’re just 2 weeks out from this year’s 100th Trust House Wairarapa Open, and entries are filling up fast, with a quality field coming together.

https://mastertongolfclub.co.nz/wairarapa-open-registration
Entries close on Wednesday 8th April

As mentioned we are very excited to have the clubs patron Sir Bob Charles joining us for the weekend.
On Saturday afternoon, Sir Bob will take to the fairways of course where his love of the game began . Playing at the back of the field alongside Harry Bateman, Murray Macklin and Joel Macklin — this promises to be a truly special afternoon. Members and the public are invited to follow Sir Bob's group and the rest of the field as the weekend unfolds.

On Saturday evening we will host “Fairways & Conversation” in the upstairs lounge where Murray Macklin will facilitate a Q&A session with Sir Bob, which will be a truly memorable night for those lucky enough to attend (See below on how to secure a ticket to this exciting event). Canapés and dessert will be served, catered by Zoe Brownbutter.
Sir Bob will return to the course on Sunday to watch the action of the final round. It is a real honour to have him with us for such a landmark event.

We are also delighted to welcome back yet another of our NZPGA Professionals, Kerry Mountcastle, who joins the field fresh off an impressive stretch of professional golf. While Kerry won't be eligible to win the trophy, it will be fantastic to have him, as a past Wairarapa Open winner, back at Masterton Golf Club and truly exciting for those fortunate enough to be part of the groups playing with him.

22/03/2026

Congratulations Kerry 🏆

Once as an amateur. Once as a professional. is a fan of this tournament! 🏆🏆

Congratulations on your second Brian Green Property Group NZ Super 6s victory Kez!

20/03/2026

NZPGA professional Sean Towndrow — a familiar face at the Rothbury Masterton Pro-Am — and a friend are on an adventure around New Zealand's golf courses
They recently stopped and played at Masterton Golf Club and played an "Alternate Hole Challenge" - this is the result. Great content and we hope you enjoyed your time at Masterton Sean.

Our adventure around New Zealand's incredible golf courses continues with a Master(ton) class of Alternate Hole Challenge, around ... Masterton!A beautifully...

08/03/2026

We are honoured to announce that Sir Bob Charles will be attending this year's 100th Trust House Wairarapa Open on the 11th and 12th of April. It will be incredibly special to have our patron Sir Bob playing on Saturday afternoon 71 years after winning his first Wairarapa Open. He will also be on course on Sunday to watch the final round of play.

It is shaping up to be an exciting weekend of golf with the added celebration of 100 years of Wairarapa Open history.

You can enter this years tournament using the below link
https://mastertongolfclub.co.nz/wairarapa-open-registration/
Please see the attached flyer for further details