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N Z MAORI GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Gisborne recently hosted the NZ Maori Golf Championships held over 4 days. To accommodate the 463 golfers the players used the Poverty Bay Club as HQ, The Park Golf Course & the Wairoa Golf Course. It was a great opportunity for local golfers to join in and have a go with the best of them.
The "Hierachy" of the 1995 NZ Maori Golf Association Golf Tournament held in Tairawhiti Terry Morrison (Rotorua) General Manager NZMG Assn, Polly King (Auckland) 4 times winner of the Ladies NZMG Title & Bill Donnelly Member of the NZMG Executive & the Tairawhiti Delegate.
Kendall Rogers ready for a week of golf.
Cini Hapi made the Quarter Finals of the top 16.
Wiki Morrissey (ex Te Puia golfer) now Gis Park Ladies Champion.
Charlie Bluett (Whakatane) a member of the NZ Executive NZMG Assn.
Tracey Gray from Te Puia is a Ngata College pupil & Materua Donnelly ex Te Puia & mother of top local golfer Waka Donnelly.
Nick Morgan (left) & Dion Milner. Dion from Tolaga Bay was the best local qualifier going through to the Semi Finals.
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Matthew Poi from Gisborne Park, Wish Manuel from Tikitiki, Bill Pua now Wgtn & Jack Peneha from Waikohu, made up a 4 for the 1 st day.
B.O.P. Rep & top NZ golfer Marcus Lloyd sizes up the 1st tee at the Poverty Bay Golf Course.
Charlie Keelan (left) & Wairoa's Ben King. Ben played well to win a plate in the 3rd Division.
Early starters on were Tina from Hawkes Bay, Girlie Ngawharau & 14year old Wiki Shailer who went on to become NZ Ladies Maori Golf Champion 1995.
George Blake (Vice President of the NZ Maori Golf Assn) a picture of style and elegance.