General Managers Message
Dayne Bulloch

Nga mihi o te tau hou, Happy New year to everyone.

We roll straight into a big month of golf tournaments, with the The Clubroom/Barfoot and Thompson Omokoroa Open and the Bay of Plenty 5 Course Classic occurring in the next couple of weeks.  Nathan has the course in great condition, and with the wind we have about at the moment, it will prove a challenge for those playing this weekend.

As some of you may have noticed we have sand and sand buckets, thanks to Swampy, down on the first tee.  Couch is a creeping grass so we do not want you to replace your divots.  Instead we want you to fill the divot with sand.  This evens out the ground and the couch will spread over the sand and keep the fair ways smooth.  Once you have played return the buckets to the stations around the 18^th or 9^th green.

Thank you for those who have given feedback on the concept plan for the clubhouse. It is not too late to put your submission in.  Please go to the following link to complete your feedback https://forms.office.com/r/kySiv3HFVg alternatively you can fill out a print out of the questionnaire in the office.

Good luck for those playing in the Open this weekend and enjoy your summer golf.

Captains Corner
Daryl Muir

Happy New Year To Everyone

Thank you to all those who entered in both the Christmas and New Years Eve events, a great day was had by all with some very good golf played.

Congratulations to the winners on the day.

Thanks to all the greens staff for their efforts over the Christmas/New Year period.

You will notice that the sand stations are now full of sand and our new sand buckets are ready for use.  I urge everyone to carry a bucket of sand with you and use it to fill in your divots on the fairways.  The cooch grass loves the sand and it promotes very rapid growth, so in the interests of better fairways, let’s use the sand buckets.

Please ensure that your bucket is empty of sand at the end of your round and place the empty bucket in the bin adjacent to the seats on the 18^th.

For those that are playing very early on these summer mornings, please consider the green staff during your game, they start early to complete their work and these large early morning fields can disrupt their day.  Please be patient and let them complete their work unless they call you through.  There have been several close calls with shots played whilst they are working.  Please be considerate of them, they provide the course you are enjoying.

Let’s all look forward to another great golfing year at Omokoroa!

18 Hole Ladies 

Happy New Year to everyone, on behalf of the 18 Hole Ladies Committee!

Haggle Winners

Tuesday 7th January
Div 1

1^st  Petra Hall    42pts

2^nd  Cathy Berry               41pts

3^rd  Dee McCrea              41pts
Div 2
1^st  Mary Gainford           44pts
2^nd  Michelle Carolin     40pts

3^rd  Astrid Martin             38pts

Ladies Haggle Conditions

The ladies haggles have restarted for the year. If you want to go in the haggle you need to book in our allocated slots, after 9am on Tuesday and,  after 8:30am on a Saturday. However, you may also book in the mixed slots before this on a Saturday  starting at approximately 8.14am.
As a committee, we are trying to preserve the social nature of our haggle, and keep the ladies together.
You must also pay your $5 to the office before you start.

Summer Cup

There is one round left, Saturday 18th^th January.

Opening Days

These will be on Saturday 1st February, and Tuesday 4^th February

Debbie Clark 

9 Hole Ladies
Yvonne Hoskins

It was the last day of our organised golf today and we had a full field.  The weather was kind and everyone seemed to play great golf.  Winners on the day were - Shirley Johnstone, Robin Lusby, Irene Hallam and Rohanne Hancock.  Well done ladies. This will be the last email from the nine hole ladies for 2024 - so I want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year and a restful break.  See you all in 2025.

9 Hole Men
Fred Hartley

Men’s Nine Hole Golf, Thursday 9^th January

      A season opening game, Stableford using four clubs and a putter.

Front Nine          Lynton Holmes        17  points

                           Steve Crossfield      17

                           Spencer Tankard     17

                           Bill Joy                   16

Back Nine          Denis Douglas         23       points

                           Gordon Lusby         22

                           Blair Francis            22

                           Jim Avis                  21.

Presidents Message
John 'Swampy' Marsh

Well, Christmas and New Year sure seemed to fly by! Happy New Year to all our wonderful members, and welcome to 2025.

If you’ve been out on the course over the holidays, you’ve probably noticed how busy the greens staff and volunteers have been. They’ve been hard at work getting the course ready for the Open and the 5-Course Classic—it’s looking fantastic!

KD and Colin are making great progress on the 7th hole, preparing it for the concrete work. Firewood sales are still going strong, so be sure to catch up with Colin G if you’re keen to stock up. Pagey, Colin, and KD have done a terrific job trimming the hedges and tidying up the edges of the first cart path.

Swampy has given the tee blocks and markers a fresh coat of paint, and here’s some exciting news for our juniors: the purple and red tees are now official distance markers, making things a bit more straightforward for them.

Meanwhile, Jaquie and David Ashton have been working hard in the gardens, keeping everything neat and tidy for what’s shaping up to be a busy January.

Happy golfing, everyone!