St Clair Golf Club Weekly Wrap

22nd January 2026

Mulford Legends ProAm at St Clair

Our Legends ProAm is coming up on Wednesday 4th February and there is still a chance for you to be involved.

The Legends ProAm is 3 Amateurs with 1 professional where you play your own ball in a team Stableford (best 2 each hole).

You can be a hole sponsor, enter a team or enter as a single. Contact the pro shop to be involved.

Men's Club Captain Report

Dear Members

Last week we played the first qualifying round for the Platinum Homes club champs. We still have the 31st of Jan to put in a qualifying card if you haven’t already done so.

Player of the day Jamie Murley net 64.

With another qualifying round to go we have Cam Botting, Greg Johnson, Mark Davis & Iain Ferguson leading their respective divisions.

This week it’s the first round of the four seasons and we are off the big boy tees. Black tees will play a bit longer this time round as course conditions are a bit softer for this time of year.

Cross Country is back, register yourself or your team in the pro shop for Friday 6th March.

Dunedin Strokeplay. Feb 21st is the St Clair Dunedin Strokeplay. We have a Saturday division and a Saturday/Sunday division with blue and black tee options. Please support this event.

Pennants. Yes, it’s that time of the year again. The team sheets are on the notice board in the men’s changing rooms. Please enter your names on the sheets. It’s a great way to play all the other Dunedin course and represent your club.

Members can you help? I am still looking for help with starting duties particularly in the mornings. Let me know if you can help.

Can you help as a sponsor? We have several competitions we run throughout the year. It’s a great opportunity to support the committee by sponsoring a Saturday comp or a trophy event. All the money we receive for sponsoring committee events goes into funding our competitions and directly benefits members. Costs are from $100.00. If you are interested, please let me know.

Regards Paul Brouwer  paul.brouwer@nzwindowshades.co.nz 
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Women's Club Captain Report

It's a busy start to the year with the first round of club champs qualifying all done and the second round coming up on the 27th/31st Jan. 

She Loves Golf starts back up this Thursday (weather permitting) and will run until the end of March. If you know of anyone who might be interested in coming along, feel free to pass on my email and I can give them more info (hannah@westfamily.co.nz). 

We've also started planning for our Weekend women's tournament happening on the 8th March. Thank you to those who have offered to help out with the organising of this tournament or with sponsorship. 

Coming up in the calendar
20th/24th Jan - South African stableford 
27th/31st Jan - 2nd CC qualifying round and Jessie Conroy Vets (55 years + gross and net) 
3rd/7th Feb - Betty Davenport Stableford (R1)

Cheers
Hannah

Course Convenor's Report

As has already been announced there have been some local rule changes in regards to blue, green and red marker pegs. Members will notice in the coming weeks a number of additional pegs to help clearly mark these areas. Again, please be aware, some areas have changed colours.

The contractor working to remove piles of slash around to course is almost finished. Thanks go to Eddie Baker for cutting the Macrocarpa by the 8th tee into manageable pieces so it can be removed. We have another contractor coming in very soon to work the gully between the 11th and 12th.

There is still a lot of growth on the course. So, mowing has been again the top priority. All the greens were verticut this week. Rain is forecast unfortunately for the weekend. However, it will help the course maintain well-grassed fairways which were perhaps on the verge of browning off.

If there is are obvious operational issues etc. that effect normal club play, please let Chris know as soon as possible so that he can effect a change.

Please remember to give way to our greens staff on the course.

Members can contact me with feedback or questions regarding the course on my dedicated club email address at convenor@stclairgolf.co.nz

 Play well
Neil Turner

News from Patrick at the Pro Shop

On Course

A reminder to members of the following events and their impact on course access:

Saturday 24th January – Club day, tee times essential

Friday 30th January – Harbour Rugby Club Golf Day.  Course will be closed until approximately 4:00–4:30pm. 

Monday 2nd February – Masters Games. Course will be closed until 4:00pm.

We encourage members to book tee times and carts early, particularly around these dates, to avoid disappointment.

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St Clair golfers update

Southland Strokeplay last weekend
Parker Aluesi and Connor Howes both featured at the Southland Strokeplay with Parker leading after 2 rounds (141)  finishing slow with a 75 for 4th place.

Connor finished with a 69 in his first event since his ‘cricket finger’.

Both boys are amongst the favourites at the Otago Strokeplay this week both having been finalists at the Otago Matchplay.

Patrick NZPGA ProAm circuit
Patrick is away playing the NZ ProAm circuit the next couple weeks with the following events this week:

Wednesday 21st, Hastings ProAm - 5th place after play in heavy rain.
Thursday 22nd, Martinbrough ProAm 
Friday 23rd, Masteron ProAm

The scores will be on the NZPGA website:
https://www.pga.org.nz/annual-calendar---pro-am-series

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Mizuno Fitting Day – 19th February
We’re excited to host a Mizuno Fitting Day on Monday 19th February. This is a great opportunity to get custom-fitted clubs and expert advice. Please see the attached flyer for full details and to register your spot

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Pro Shop Specials
Don’t forget to check out the Pro Shop this week – we currently have 50% off selected putters and 50% off selected shoes, so now’s a great time to grab a bargain (see photos below).

Freezer looking a bit empty after the festive season?

Now’s the perfect time to restock and support the club at the same time!
With lots of new flavours, there’s something for everyone.

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