Hi Members We are a little early this week !! Karori Golf Club has found its 2020 club champions after a finals day played in superb spring weather. Congratulations to the new five champions, and commiserations to the beaten finalists. We captured most of the action (sorry Junior B finalists), via the telephoto lens of Erich Bucher. Women A massive battle, with Celia Howden eventually beating Fiona Kearns 1 up. 
Celia on her way to becoming Karori women’s champion. Senior Tim Richards got home 2 and 1 mounting a rearguard action on the second 18, after Adrian Porter had forged an early three-hole lead. 
Tim Richards chasing his first club title. 
Adrian Porter was the beaten senior finalist. Intermediate Luke Underwood beat Eugene Doyle 5 and 4, after both shot specatacular 80s over the first 18. 
Luke Underwood won a quality Intermediate final. Junior A Phil Goodwin (despite having Phil Hartley as caddie) saw off wily Terry Bastion 9 and 7. 
Junior A finalists (from left) Terry Bastion and Phil Goodwin. Junior B Alan Henwood successfully defended his title, beating Jim Waters 4 and 3. City of Wellington Click the Flyer and it will take you to the registration page, this will be a very popular event so we encourage you to register early. The General call to other clubs will be sent out early next week. The prize list is unbelievable !!  Jubilee Shirts They are behind the bar ready for payment and collection. GOLF BALLS We still have Titleist TruFeel Golf Balls on special $39.99 per Doz and Pro v 1 and 1X at $79.99 We have a great relationship with Titleist and Footjoy if you would like a digital catalogue contact Adrian at karori@golf.co.nz there is a huge range of Golf Gear we have access to for our members. WEDNESDAY CLUB UPDATE Leading cumulative placing points in stableford competitions from November 2019, as calculated after September 16. There are just three more stableford competitions before the end of October. Cordue, Patrick 78 Presland, Graham 74 Cox, Michael 72 Pearce, Chris 69 Kennedy, Peter 59 Hawkes, Paul; Leung, Martin 57 McCrone, Don 56 Lim, Alex 55 Markham, John 50 NEW WEBSITE GOES LIVE And this is it http://www.karorigolf.co.nz/home The new subscription prices have been published on the website and will become active from October 1, as flagged by the president in his letter last month. Members can now also pay their subs by debit/credit cards and online banking through the website after logging in using their membership number and password. Have a look right here. http://www.karorigolf.co.nz/member-login SCORECARDS 
If you want to avoid printing cards, use the golf.co.nz app instead, it has a scorecard enabled. Simply use the clubhouse wifi to open it and the scorecard before you tee off - then it is able to operate in offline mode. Try it out in the safety of your own home. It’s much, much easier than putting on the 11th. CLUBHOUSE HOURS Monday - 10am-3pm Tuesday 9am-3pm Wednesday 9.30am-4.30pm Thursday 10am-3pm Friday 9.30am-3.30pm Saturday 9am-5pm Sunday 9am-5pm FIREWOOD (keep warm, help the club)
It’s winter, it’s a bit brisk already. You need to keep warm, so the club has a deal for you. Members can now buy firewood from the club, if they bring their own trailer.
Trailer load prices Pine $120
Macrocarpa $140
RESULTS We were finding the club results were putting a heavy load on the email system, so for full results please use this link. https://www.karorigolf.co.nz/competition-results?ComeFromCat=1827
FUNNY Not so much a funny: here’s the talented Kiwi professional Danny Lee at the US Open reminding us things can always get worse, and not to give up. 
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