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July 8, 2025

Bowling, squash, darts, snooker bridge, golf updates.

MERCURY BAY INDOOR BOWLING CLUB

Thursday, 3 July

Winners: Wayne McNeill and Betty Russell.

Runners up: Alan Henderson, Sandie Morris and Jan Harvey.

Good Sports: Sue Webb and Lee Pudney.

MERCURY BAY SQUASH CLUB

We recently held the finals for our first series of business house for 2025. A huge thanks to our five sponsors for their generous support once again.

After 10 initial hard-fought rounds the finals night was competitive but fun. The teams ended up in the following order:

1, Glasshouse; 2, Glass Bottom Boat; 3, Ideal Buildings; 4, Luke’s Kitchen; 5, Guthrie Bowron.

Winning team of Business House Squash – Glasshouse. L to R: – Paul Mason, Maddy Watson, Jimmy Wightman, Winton Bebbington, Ryan Churches, Chris McLeod & Laura McLeod.

MERCURY BAY CLUB DARTS

24 players this week so 501 doubles were played. One team went through unbeaten in all 4 sets. They were Fletcher Bale and Todd Mosses being outright winners. Highest finish for the men this week 98, scored by Steve Pointing. No finishes over 50 for the ladies this week and no 180’s scored.

MERCURY BAY CLUB SNOOKER

Wednesday, 2 July

10 players today and it was Ian Baumgren, Bob Haase and Doug Pascoe with two straight wins each to challenge the finals. Doug won the drawn bye; therefore Bob and Ian clashed in the semifinal with Bob taking a close win and went on to meet adversary Doug in the final frame. A very close match this was with Bob snatching victory and the cash prize. Doug Pascoe runner up and with two wins Ian Baumgren, Peter Schultz and Peter Challis .

Saturday 5 June

8 Players today and a new format of round robin was played with Bob Haase taking the honours with 3 straight wins and won the cash prize . With two wins were Greg Murphy and Doug Pascoe who also had the highest break of 21.

HAHEI BRIDGE CLUB

Mahurangi Pairs Week 1

Tuesday, 1 July

North/South: 1, Judie Johnson and Bev Dickie 58.75; 2, Robyn Waters and Peter Hogg 57.92; 3, Lee Hughes and Ngaire O’Brien 55.83.

East/West: 1, Ann Knowles and Peter Clark 63.75; 2, Robyn Hogg and Tia Ormsby 57.92; 3, Maggie Urlich and Myra Hoogwerf 55.00.

MERCURY BAY BRIDGE CLUB

Wednesday, 2 July

North/South: 1, Susan Swan & Tadek Gawor 58.33; 2, Pete Hogg Chris Hilford 57.29; 3, Anne Knowles & Sue Gill 54.69.

East/West: 1, Deidre Stevenson & Chris Southwell 66.25; 2, Robyn Hogg & Jenny Laton 71.7; 3, Bob Schibli & Alison Tichbon 55.

Championship Pairs Round 6

Thursday, 3 July

1, Geoff Jervis & Ischelle Stevenson 65.63; 2, Rose Tegg & Sue Gill 62.5; 3, Steven Knowles & Terri Lipanovic 53.13.

MERCURY BAY GOLF CLUB

9-hole Women – Gross

Tuesday 1 July

Div 1: 1, Audrey Vickers; 2, Jenny Layton.

Div 2: 1, Jean Hancock; 2, Jenny Cotterell.

9-hole Mixed – Stableford

1, Rod Bott; 2, Gary Freshwater; 3, Les Walbridge.

NTP: Rod Bott

18-hole Women – LGU Rd4

Wednesday 2 July

1, Diane Eccles; 2, Jo Geoghegan; 3, Pam Price.

NTP #4: Barbara Bradley

NTP #18: Diane Eccles

Longest Putt: Julie Rutledge.

18-hole Men – Stableford

1, Rohit Ranchhod; 2, Steve Geach; 3, Willie Jones.

Twos: Willie Jones, Rohit Ranchhod, Dom Szparagowski

Gross – Div 1, Mark Boe; Div 2, Rodney Price

9-hole Mixed – Stableford

Friday 4 July

1, Roger Pheasant; 2, Eddie Lyle; 3, Paul Bradley.

Duxfield Cup – 4BBB Pairs

Saturday 5 July

Winners: Kevin Smith & Sam Murphy

18-hole Men – Stableford

1, Sam Murphy; 2, Dan Ray; 3, Jum Cusdin.

Twos: Mark Boe, Kevin Smith, Graeme Butler, Jim Cusdin, Steve Geach, Sam Murphy

Gross: Div 1, Sam Murphy; Div2, Graeme Butler

PURANGI GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB

9-hole Stableford, Fairways

Tuesday 1 July

1=, Steve Borlase, Ryan Cochrane; 3=, Catherine Borlase, Mark Bell; 5, Jo Geoghegan

MERCURY BAY INDOOR BOWLING CLUB

Thursday, 3 July

Winners: Wayne McNeill and Betty Russell.

Runners up: Alan Henderson, Sandie Morris and Jan Harvey.

Good Sports: Sue Webb and Lee Pudney.

MERCURY BAY SQUASH CLUB

We recently held the finals for our first series of business house for 2025. A huge thanks to our five sponsors for their generous support once again.

After 10 initial hard-fought rounds the finals night was competitive but fun. The teams ended up in the following order:

1, Glasshouse; 2, Glass Bottom Boat; 3, Ideal Buildings; 4, Luke’s Kitchen; 5, Guthrie Bowron.

Winning team of Business House Squash – Glasshouse. L to R: – Paul Mason, Maddy Watson, Jimmy Wightman, Winton Bebbington, Ryan Churches, Chris McLeod & Laura McLeod.

MERCURY BAY CLUB DARTS

24 players this week so 501 doubles were played. One team went through unbeaten in all 4 sets. They were Fletcher Bale and Todd Mosses being outright winners. Highest finish for the men this week 98, scored by Steve Pointing. No finishes over 50 for the ladies this week and no 180’s scored.

MERCURY BAY CLUB SNOOKER

Wednesday, 2 July

Saturday 5 June

8 Players today and a new format of round robin was played with Bob Haase taking the honours with 3 straight wins and won the cash prize . With two wins were Greg Murphy and Doug Pascoe who also had the highest break of 21.

HAHEI BRIDGE CLUB

Mahurangi Pairs Week 1

Tuesday, 1 July

North/South: 1, Judie Johnson and Bev Dickie 58.75; 2, Robyn Waters and Peter Hogg 57.92; 3, Lee Hughes and Ngaire O’Brien 55.83.

East/West: 1, Ann Knowles and Peter Clark 63.75; 2, Robyn Hogg and Tia Ormsby 57.92; 3, Maggie Urlich and Myra Hoogwerf 55.00.

MERCURY BAY BRIDGE CLUB

Wednesday, 2 July

North/South: 1, Susan Swan & Tadek Gawor 58.33; 2, Pete Hogg Chris Hilford 57.29; 3, Anne Knowles & Sue Gill 54.69.

East/West: 1, Deidre Stevenson & Chris Southwell 66.25; 2, Robyn Hogg & Jenny Laton 71.7; 3, Bob Schibli & Alison Tichbon 55.

Championship Pairs Round 6

Thursday, 3 July

1, Geoff Jervis & Ischelle Stevenson 65.63; 2, Rose Tegg & Sue Gill 62.5; 3, Steven Knowles & Terri Lipanovic 53.13.

MERCURY BAY GOLF CLUB

9-hole Women – Gross

Tuesday 1 July

Div 1: 1, Audrey Vickers; 2, Jenny Layton.

Div 2: 1, Jean Hancock; 2, Jenny Cotterell.

9-hole Mixed – Stableford

1, Rod Bott; 2, Gary Freshwater; 3, Les Walbridge.

NTP: Rod Bott

18-hole Women – LGU Rd4

Wednesday 2 July

1, Diane Eccles; 2, Jo Geoghegan; 3, Pam Price.

NTP #4: Barbara Bradley

NTP #18: Diane Eccles

Longest Putt: Julie Rutledge.

18-hole Men – Stableford

1, Rohit Ranchhod; 2, Steve Geach; 3, Willie Jones.

Twos: Willie Jones, Rohit Ranchhod, Dom Szparagowski

Gross – Div 1, Mark Boe; Div 2, Rodney Price

9-hole Mixed – Stableford

Friday 4 July

1, Roger Pheasant; 2, Eddie Lyle; 3, Paul Bradley.

Duxfield Cup – 4BBB Pairs

Saturday 5 July

Winners: Kevin Smith & Sam Murphy

18-hole Men – Stableford

1, Sam Murphy; 2, Dan Ray; 3, Jum Cusdin.

Twos: Mark Boe, Kevin Smith, Graeme Butler, Jim Cusdin, Steve Geach, Sam Murphy

Gross: Div 1, Sam Murphy; Div2, Graeme Butler

PURANGI GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB

9-hole Stableford, Fairways

Tuesday 1 July

1=, Steve Borlase, Ryan Cochrane; 3=, Catherine Borlase, Mark Bell; 5, Jo Geoghegan

Fairways

1=, Jill Huston, Anne Costello

18-hole Nett

Sunday 6 July

1, Steve Borlase; 2=, Richard Agnew, Richard Greenwood; 4, Mike Farrance.

4BBB: Steve Borlase and Richard Agnew

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