Dear Guest,

Trinity Hill Summer League

We are getting down the business end of the Trinity Hill Summer League for the 2025/26 Season.

There are only 3 weeks left before we find the Semi Finalists for the Match Play with the top 2 seeds in each division progressing to see who can make it into the finals.

The Overall competition continues right through to the end of the season.

The Chardonnay division currently sees Mudgway Partsworld & Ball Fondlers in the qualifying spots with Kaur & Co Ltd next but 3 points behind.

The Syrah division sees Dam Natives & Fill My Divot atop the leaderboard with Just One More & United Nations sitting within 2 points.

In the overall season standings Karamu sit at the top closely followed by Swampies & Ball Fondlers with a further 3 teams within striking distance.

For a Full breakdown of the results proceed to the Trinity Hill Summer League Golf Genius Portal below:

https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/11982875214968026333

Douglas Cup/Bud Fear Cup

The first competition for the Men's season has taken place with the Douglas Cup being taken out by Marc Rackett with a 5 stableford score total of 199pts.

This also sees the top 16 available players proceed to the Bud Fear Cup Match Play.

The draw is available on the Men's Noticeboard with the round of 16 due to be played on Saturday 14th February.

Wallace Development Pro Am

Wednesday 21st January saw a field of 30 professionals and 30 amateurs line up on the start line for the Wallace Development Pro Am! The heavens opened and it did not stop all day! The field of 60 battled through the conditions with Jarrod Williams and his Pro Ethan Jones taking out the Pro-Am component of the event. Ethan Jones (Taranaki) was the victor in the professional division beating Cam Jones in a playoff. They ended regulation tied on -2.

This signals the end of this cycle of sponsors and partners for professional golf at Hastings Golf Club. We succeeded over the last four years of hosting a Charles Tour event, the NZPGA Championship as a standalone event, the NZPGA Championship as an event part of the Aus PGA TOUR and a 1-day Pro Am. As members you can be proud of the way that Ben and the team presented the course throughout the events. Not a blade of grass out of place!

These events don’t happen without sponsors, and it is important to acknowledge their committed contributions over the past four years. 

• Jonathan Wallace - Wallace Development
• Matthew McDowell / James Ridley - Bayswater European and Hawke’s Bay BMW
• Pud Scott- Cape Physio
• James O’Rourke - Ping NZ
• Eden McCabe - PowerTurf
• Kim Bone - F.L. Bone
• Steve McNamara - Property In-depth
• Ed Connolly - Tuki Tuki Cottages

We appreciate everything you have afforded the events over the past four years.

Wallace Development Hastings Open

After the Pro Am and 100mm of rain on Wednesday Ben and the team had the course dialled in for the Wallace Development Hastings Open. We had over 120 entries this year and a waitlist which reached 15 golfers at one point! This was immensely pleasing and a great problem to have as we get closer to the 100th edition of the event.

We would like to acknowledge the following winners:

Isaac Steel - 73,721,71 - 216 - Men’s Elite

Angeline Loh - 70, 73, 76 - Women’s Gross

Ed Connolly - 37, 36, 36 - Men’s Premier

Jimmy Andersen - 40, 34 - Under 19

A full list of results and scores can be found here https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/12124414086674937323

Once again thank you to Jonathan Wallace and his commitment to golf at Hastings Golf Club. We appreciate the sponsorship and look forward to the future.

Angeline Loh & Isaac Steele Open winners. 

Premier winner Ed Connolly with Club Captain Nic Schnell.

Junior Division winner Jimmy Andersen with Nic Schnell.

Administration Office Update

From this week, Meg will be relocating to the Tournament Office (newly renamed to Admin Office), where she will be based full-time as our Office Administrator. This move reflects the growing volume and nature of administrative and member-related work and will allow Meg to work more efficiently within that environment.

Michelle will remain in the current office. While both our General Manager and Office Administrator roles support the club, they have different areas of focus and responsibilities. Separating these functions allows each role to operate more effectively, improving responsiveness and clarity for members and staff alike.

Going forward, members are encouraged to direct general administration, membership, and office enquiries to Meg in the Admin Office. This will help ensure your queries are handled promptly and by the appropriate person. Meg can be reached on admin@hastingsgolfclub.co.nz

We see this as a positive and practical step that supports the continued smooth running of the club, and we appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we make this adjustment.

Greens Maintenance Monday 9^th February

Next Monday, 9th February, the greenkeeping team will be giving the greens a little TLC with small solid needle tine aeration across all green surfaces.

This important maintenance helps relieve surface compaction and improves air and water movement through the soil, keeping the turf healthy and happy. Disruption to putting surfaces will be minimal, and the greens should bounce back quickly.

Thanks for your patience while we give the greens a quick tune-up to keep them rolling smoothly.

Welcome New & Returning Members

We've had a number of members join the club since our last December update. We hope you are all enjoying the benefits of the club and mixing with our membership.

What's Coming Up

4 Feb - Trinity Hill Summer League, shotgun 5:30pm

5 Feb - Thursday Men

6 Feb - Waitangi Day

7 Feb - Presidents Shield, rd 2.  LGU, rd 1

10 Feb - Baker Cup, rd 1

11 Feb - Sutcliffe Cup, rd 1 & LGU Net Medal, rd 1.  Trinity Hill Summer League, shotgun 5:30pm

12 Feb - Thursday Men

13 Feb - Men Strokeplay Championship entrie close 5:00pm

14 Feb - Baker Cup, rd 1

15 Feb - Bud Fear deadline

17 Feb - Campbell Cup qualifying, rd 1

18 Feb - Women's Opening Day, shotgun 8:30am

19 Feb - Thursday Men

20 Feb - TUMU MATES FOR LIFE TOURNAMENT, shotgun 12:30pm

21 Feb - Strokeplay Champs/Matchplay qualifying, rd 1