On Sunday, April 2, the annual Triangular Tournament between Omokoroa, Whangamata and Waihi was held on the Waihi course.

On a cracker of a day after some overnight rain the course was in great condition to welcome the 75 players who took part.

The average stableford score for each club was calculated to find the trophy winners. In the competition between Whangamata and Omokoroa it was Omokoroa that prevailed, while Waihi came in ahead of Whangamata for the Wai-Whanga shield.

Waihi took out the combined overall trophy, as did the Waihi ladies in their competition. A notable score to help the Waihi cause was an outstanding 46 points scored by John Drent.

NINE HOLE SECTION: Last week's weekly competition was a mixed stableford, and with a clear majority with 24 points, Val McLoughlin was the winner. Next was Vicky Knight with 21, while next were Glen Bennett 18, and Helen Brady, Rex Smith, and Lynda Thomson all with 17 points.

WEDNESDAY LADIES: The ladies played the first round of the Nancy McCormick 4somes nett competition. The first placed team this week was Dot Ramsey/Jane Wordley with 66 nett, while in second place was Salley Grindlay/Annette Hetherington with70. Next were Adrienne Lynch/Denise McConnon (71), and Rae Wright/Kathy Ashton also (71).

THURSDAY MEN: A crisp southerly wind, but fine conditions welcomed the morning haggle field, and coming out on top with a fine 40 points was Ray Fisher. He was followed by Graham O'Dwyer with 38, with Norm Sanderson and Errol Millar next with 35. Then on 34 points were Francis Gascoigne, Tom Rowbotham, and (after all his frustrations) Jim Powell.

There was some good scoring at the top of the afternoon haggle with Mike Rose being the best with 40 points. He was closely followed by Rex Knight with 39, while Chris Pilmer and Brent Willoughby both recorded 38 points, while on 37 were Terry Gerbich and Mark Tomsett.

VETS PENNANTS: The Waikato Zone 3 pennants played a further round of their competition at Waihi on Friday in great conditions. While the team's placings have not been reported, David Lockton of Waihi had the best score of the day with a nett 67, while Stuart Arnold (Paeroa), Shane Ridley (Tahuna), and Daryll Denyer (Waihi) all had nett 69's.

SATURDAY LADIES: The ladies nett haggle was won by Denise Morgan with 69 nett, with Michelle Libby next on 71. They were followed by Karen Digglemann and Bev Ireland with 72 nett, with Denise on 73.

SATURDAY MEN: The final of the Chunky Petfood sponsored summer shootout was played on Saturday afternoon. After the 19 starters had been whittled down nby one player each hole, with the final two left to play the eighteenth and last hole. Mark Mora and Alex Standfield were in a tense battle, until Alex found himself bunkered short of the green, and Mark went on to take the title. It will all start again soon as the winter shootout gets underway.

In the morning stableford haggle, Tim Parish was awarded first place after a countback from Daryll Denyer and Peter Hewitt with them all recording 37 points. Next was Kevin Woods (36), and Francis Gascoigne (35).

Rodger Bagshaw