Brass Monkey Competition
Combined Stableford (Pairs) Matchplay Competition for Maungakiekie Veterans
ENTRIES
Members nominate themselves. The Pairs combinations will be randomly drawn by the Committee.
The Committee will split the list of nominations into...
1. Lower half handicap players.
2. Higher half handicap players.
The Committee will draw 1 player from each list by lot to make up each pair.
CALCUTTA SWEEP
This will be arranged by the Committee to raise funds for 1st , 2nd & 3rd prizes.
The allocation will be:
1st - 60%
2nd - 25%
3rd - 15%
The Owner (person or persons who buy it at the Auction) of the winning pairs team gets 60% of the money raised at the Auction.
Owner of the Second Place team gets 25%.
Owners of the Third Place teams (losing Semi Finalists) share remaining 15%.
THE DRAW
The Committee will randomly seed the pairs (as above) and arrange the timing of the matches. Traditionally they are played on Thursdays but by arrangement can be played at other times.
Any problems re time or dates will be adjudicated by the Committee.
THE MATCHES
Each match will be played as a Combined Stableford Matchplay event with the Best Combined Stableford score deciding which team wins each hole. If the Match is all square after 18 holes, continue until one team wins a hole.
TROPHY
The winners receive engraved miniatures and share the trophy.
HISTORY
1991 A. Seath / Bob May
1992 Paul Reeves / Ron Cartwright
1993 J. Paton / M. Martin
1994 Len Mullins / Peter Davenport
1995 Frank O’ Sullivan / T. Mc Donnell
1996 John Adams / Ron Cartwright
1997 Alan Callaghan / Ron Steven
1998 Tom Henderson / Bob May
1999 Gordon Calvert / John Walton
2000 Bob Turley / Frank O’ Sullivan
2001 Alan Callaghan / Bud Mc Phatter
2002 Ron Anderson / John Walton
2003 Wally Kemp / Ron Bird
2004 Noel Dyer / Ray Rasch
2005 Doug Lister / Frank O’ Sullivan
2006 Colin Saussey / Trevor MacLachlan
2007 Wally Kemp / Les Wilson
2008 Ron Anderson/Ron Bird
2009 Ron Anderson/Peter Leatham
2010 Wally Kemp/John Walton
2011 Charlie Bentley/Bob Davidson
2012 Don Wallace/Blair Hill
2013 Nigel Huffam/Merv Popham
2014 Bob Davidson/Geoff Phoon
2015 Bill Baillie/Ron Anderson
2016 Blair Hill/Rex Winborn
2017 David Butler/Peter Brown