Fitting winners at Museum fundraiser

 

Mangawhai Museum benefitted by an estimated $20,000 from two recent sporting events – a golf tournament and two day bowls event, both featuring charity auctions.

And the main winners at the golf tournament fittingly were two people who have been at the forefront of raising funds for charity in the district.

Christine Bygrave, president of the Mangawhai Historical Society and museum driving force, topped the women’s field with a net 73 off a 19 handicap.

Meanwhile Mangawhai Golf Club president Mike Howard – whose charity fundraising has assisted many notable causes – won the men’s division one net with a 65, off an 18 handicap.

The Bayleys bowls tournament raised approximately $10,000 towards the museum project, with $4500 of that coming from the charity auction. Sponsors Bayleys, The Club and Pacific Coast Surveyors were thanked by the museum for their contribution to a successful weekend.

Meanwhile the golf auction raised $6945 and the golf event overall was expected to provide about $10,000 to the museum.

Craig Matheson of Barfoot & Thompson led an array of sponsors who donated a spectacular auction and prize table at the golf.

On behalf of the museum, Christine Bygrave thanked the many sponsors and participants who together made an appreciated contribution to the progress of the museum by supporting the two sporting events.

Some outstanding golf was played, not least by North Shore’s Cameron Jones, who shot a gross 66 off a plus two handicap.

Others were on the way to good scores when the Northland drought was briefly broken by a half-hour downpour midway through the round, interrupting the momentum of some who had got off to promising starts.

 

RESULTS Women Net Christine Bygrave 73, Robyn Pardy 75, Jillian Waldock 76, Ali Howard 76, Bridget Meredith 77, Kay Edmond 77, Geraldine Speed 78, Carol Richardson 79, Gloria Drury 80, Linda Foster 80, Ann Bolton 80, Susie Asselstine 80, Maggie Cameron 82 Women Gross Robyn Pardy 91, Christine Bygrave 92, Carol Lett 93, Geraldine Speed 94, Kay Edmond 96, Bridget Meredith 97, Ena Robertson 98, Ann Bolton 101, Carol Richardson 103, Joan McKay 106, Jil-lian Waldock 108, Maggie Cameron 111, Anne McDowall 111, Diane Alexander 111, Ali Howard 113 Women Stableford Christine Bygrave 35, Barbara Chitty 34, Jillian Waldock 33, Robyn Pardy 33, Ali Howard 32, Bridget Meredith 31, Kay Edmond 31, Gloria Drury 30, Linda Foster 30, Ann Bolton 30, Geraldine Speed 30, Carol Richardson 29 Men Div 1 Net Mike Howard 65, Greg Furnell 67, Larry Renner 68, Cameron Jones 68, Mike Alley 70, Graeme Edmond 71, Stew-art Speed 71, Neville Dowson 72, Clyde Johnson 73, Des Chitty 73, David Lett 73, Keith Routledge 73, Ross Ratima 73, Mark Briggs 74, Grant Green 74 Men Div 1 Gross Cameron Jones 66, Mike Alley 76, Greg Furnell 78, Clyde Johnson 79, David Lett 79, Larry Renner 83, Mike Howard 83, Graham Drury 85, Stewart Speed 85, Des Chitty 85, Chris Steele 86, Grant Green 87, Keith Routledge 88, Graeme Edmond 89, Ernest Hurley 90, Neville Dowson 90     Men Div 1 Stableford Mike Howard 43, Greg Furnell 41, Larry Renner 40, Cameron Jones 40, Graeme Edmond 38, Mike Alley 38, Don McLean 37, Stewart Speed 37, Neville Dowson 36, Steve Hinton 36, Clyde Johnson 35, Dav-id Lett 35 Men Div 2 Net Cliff McPherson 66, Bryce Beauchamp 67, Allan Cameron 69, Terry Dowson 72, Peter Yandall 73, Sam Cooper 73, Bill By-grave 73, Mike Robinson 74, Geoff Lyons 74, Mark Bygrave 74, Paul Alexander 74, Ed Nathan 77, Malcolm Davey 77, Bill Naish 78, Ray Stonelake 78, Gerry Richardson 78, Jim Wintle 81, Brett McDowall 81 Men Div 2 Gross Bryce Beauchamp 87, Allan Cameron 89, Cliff McPherson 90, Peter Yandall 93, Geoff Lyons 93, Terry Dowson 93, Sam Cooper 94, Paul Alexander 94, Ed Nathan 96, Mike Robinson 96, Mark Bygrave 97, Bill Bygrave 97, Bill Naish 98, Malcolm Davey 102, Ray Stonelake 106, Gerry Ri-chardson 107, Jim Wintle 110 Men Div 2 Stableford Cliff McPherson 42, Bryce Beauchamp 41, Allan Cameron 39, Don McKay 36, Terry Dowson 36, Peter Yandall 35, Sam Cooper 35, Geoff Lyons 35, Bill Bygrave 35, Mike Robinson 34, Mark Bygrave 34, Paul Alexander 34 Men Twos Neville Dowson, Mike Howard, Cam-eron Jones, David Lett, Mike Robinson