Fri 30/9 Feilding 27 Hole Matchplay

Wed 28/9 Stableford

Sun 25/9 Glendinning Cup @ Hawkestone GC

Sat 24/9 1st Round Club Championship, Stableford L

Fri 23/9 Whanganui Open Day

Thu 22/9 Foxton to Kapiti

Wed 21/9 Captains Trophy

Mon 19/9 Marton Open Day 9 Hole

Sun 18/9 Zones Teams Final, Challenge Cup @ Rangitikei GC

Sat 17/9 Final Round Zemba Cup + Challenge Trophy, Captains Trophy L

Fri 16/9 Marton Greensome Foursome

Thu 15/9 Foxton to Waikanae

Wed 14/9 Stableford

Mon 12/9 Club Captains Programme Day

Sun 11/9 Manawatu Masters v Taranaki TBC

Sat 10/9 Medal Haggle, Stableford L

Wed 7/9 Robinsons Buttons Foursomes

Mon 5/9 Belmont Round Robin 9 Hole

Sun 4/9 3rd Dustin Cup

Sat 3/9 3rd Round Jones and Marchant (Medal), Robinsons Buttons Foursomes L

Thu 1/9 Pahiatua American Foursomes

Wed 31/8 Stableford

Sun 28/8 Zone Teams Semi-Finals, Kapi-Tareha OOM at Napier

Sat 27/8 Zemba Cup and Challenge Trophy, Stableford L, Kapi Tareha OOM at Napier

Wed 24/8 Stableford

Sun 21/8 Whanganui Open at Belmont OOM

Sat 20/8 2nd Round Jones and Marchant (Medal), Stableford L

Wed 17/8 Stableford

Mon 15/8 PN Canadian Foursomes PNGC

Sun 14/8 2nd Dustin Cup

Sat 13/8 1st Round Jones and Marchant (Medal), Stableford L

Wed 10/8 2nd Eclectic

Mon 8/8 Feilding Round Robin 9 hole

Sun 7/8 MWGA V Wellington LGC Featuring Players from Foxton

Sat 6/8 Mills Memorial Medal (Back Tees), 2nd Electic L

Fri 5/8 Levin 6x6x6 Tournament

Wed 3/8 3rd Bisque Par

Mon 1/8 Triangular @ Otaki, Levin, Otaki, Foxton

After the first Order of Merit Event, the Horowhenua Open at Moutere links last Sunday Foxton A Grade Pennants players Junior Tatana and Lance Knowles have been selected for the upcoming match against Wellington for Manawatu-Wanganui on 7 August 2016.

Junior came very close to winning his second Horowhenua Open Title finishing second on countback in a shortened tournament due to inclement weather conditions to Feilding player Anthony Chettleburgh.

It is fair to say that the team has lost valuable quality players such as Josh Munn, Tyler Hodge, Tyler Lock and Lachie McDonald to professional aspirations. They will be very difficult to replace with the collective influence yet to be fully appreciated.

The selectors have therefore in essence seemingly chosen a path of giving potential players an opportunity mixed with what is still available from the successful teams of recent years and it may take sometime for a solid combination to be found.

Up and coming Junior Anthony Ilton-Maher also made the cut being selected for the Junior Squad to play Wellington.

Meantime the Foxton Golf Club has recently reached out to the local community to gage interest and were pleasantly surprised at the response, especially a number of Junior Golfers. The club is running some coaching clinics each Sunday and senior players are assisting when available.

They will of course have an opportunity to mingle with the clubs representative players who will no doubt offer some guidance where they can help.

I have been fortunate to play a little more often in recent times and the course is in great shape especially underfoot with excellent drainage compared to inland courses in Palmerston North and the Greens appear to be improving dramatically with concentrated efforts from the club.

All bodes well for upcoming months with new members and representative players under the spotlight.