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Home club welcome By SHELLEY TOPP Percival St, Rangiora (03) 313-8186 www.rangiora.toyota.co.nz Proudly supporting sport in North Canterbury The international achievements of golfing star Amelia Garvey have been recognised at her home club in Kaiapoi. Apresentation was made to Amelia by the Kaiapoi Golf Club’s patron Janice Cattermole, during the opening day of the new season on January 14, to acknowledge her achievements representing New Zealand. Amelia, aged 22, was born in England, but moved to Christchurch with her family when she was five, and joined the Kaiapoi Golf Club ayear later. Club captain Sean Regan says Amelia was the runnerup in the 2019 Women’s Amateur Championship in Northern Ireland and has played on the ‘‘hallowed fairway’’ of the Augusta National Golf Club in the United States, but Kaiapoi is her home club. ‘‘Other Christchurch club’s would like to claim her but she always says that she will never forget the club and the people who gave her her start in the game,’’ she says. Amelia joined Kaiapoi Golf Club at the age of six, went through the junior programme and won the club's senior women’s title at the age of 13. She then went through the local golf ranks representing Canterbury and New Zealand in an impressive display of teams over her amateur career. Amelia won agolfing scholarship from the University of Southern California in 2018, then in 2021 the young Kiwi star had ayear to remember playing her first Women’s Amateur Championship at Augusta National, finishing second at the Pac 12 Championship, moving up to 21st in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. She graduated with aBAin Communications, turned professional and made her professional debut at the US Women’s Open. Amelia also competed in her first Qschool (the annual qualifying Amelia Garvey tournaments for leading golf tours in the US and Europe), and secured Symetra Tour status for 2022. ‘‘Last year Amelia competed on the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) Epsom Tour and, after making the first cut, missed out on qualifying for the LPGA Tour,’’ Sean says. ‘‘This year she hopes to be in the top 10 of the money list which will give her an LPGA card for 2024.’’ The Kaiapoi Club is proud of their young star. ‘‘Amelia never misses abeat, and every time she is back in New Zealand she plays with both club members and attends junior coaching at Kaiapoi Golf Club, helping to pave the way for future professionals and club members alike. She is quite the inspiration.’’ Amelia was in Kaiapoi last month as part of her off season. But when she is on tour, her base is either in Florida or Los Angeles. Club success ... Cure Boating Club members were successful at the South Island championships (from left) George Johnson and Louis Meates who won the Lindstrom Trophy for the Men’s Club Coxless Pair, Club coach Alex Kennedy and the winners of the McRae Trophy for the Women’s Club, Coxless Pair Lauren Sim and Abbey Jenkins McCaw. PHOTO: GLENDIE WOODS Strongmedalhaul Rowersfrom the Cure Boating Club had astrong medalhaul at the recent South Island RowingChampionshipsinTwizel. Asquadof30rowers competed at the meeting held over weekend of January 28 and 29, and came home withaswag of five gold,four silver, and fivebronze medals, plus two prestigious trophies. Club committee member Barb Tasker says these were excellent results for all who tookpart. ‘‘Cure has been able to offer rowers, interested in all levels of rowing,the opportunitytobecomethe bestthey can be.’’ She saysover the pastseason rowers have been attending training as novices, intermediate, and seniors. Thosewith apassion to become New Zealand representatives havealso taken pathway training. CoachArmin Svobodawill takeasquad of under 17 novice girls to compete at the New Zealand National Rowing Championships in Twizel from <strong>February</strong> 14 to 18. The girlswill be joining the main squad, under the guidance of the club’s othercoachAlex Kennedy,tocompete there. Afterseveral years spent rebuilding its earthquake damaged clubrooms, the club are now using theirnew purposebuilt facilitysituated on the Kaiapoi River. As North Canterbury’s main rowing club Mrs Tasker saysthey are always looking for new members. Anyone interestedinknowing more aboutrowing, and would like to have ago themselves,isinvited to a‘‘HaveaGo’’ rowingprogramme on Saturday, March 4 from 11am to 4pm. She saysthe clubis also offeringasix session learn to row modulestartingonSaturday, March 11and 12 from 8am to 12pm,atacost of $150 for the programme. Registration for the Have aGo afternoon and Learn to Row modules can be made by going to the Cure Boating Club website curerowing.co.nz. NORTH CANTERBURY SPORTS RESULTS Rangiora Golf Club Ninehole Stableford, January 31: Men: David Klopper 26, 1; John Walker 22, 2; Ross McQueen 21 c/b,3; Robert Madden 21 c/b,4;Dennis Brook 20,c/b,5. Women: Rita Moore 20, 1; Lyn Leech 19 c/b,2;RuthCrawford19, 3c/b;Jan Moffatt 19 c/b,4;Annie Camerson 19 c/b, 5. RangioraBridgeClub Individual, January28: North/South: DavidRainey/SueMcIlroy 1, Sharyn Rudolph/Cath Costello2,Robin Dawson/Lynda Cameron 3. East/ West: David McRae/FernMcRae 1, Maggie Johnston/Helen Paterson 2, PeterWhitehead/TomRose 3. Individual, January 30: N/S: Heather Waldron/Pat Green1,Des Steere/ Janice Pickering2,DaveTocker/Sue McIlroy 3. E/W:Joyce Gray/Tom Rose 1, David McRae/Fern McRae 2, David Rainey/Jenny Shore 3. Junior Evening: N/S: Denis Milne/ Gerard McRae 1, Kate Whitehead/ Anne Bagrie2,Allison Howie/ Marilyn Eliet 3. E/W: Helen Russ/ Lynette Tillman 1, Annie/Susan/ Kinley 2, Carolyn Fifield/Margaret Cornwall 3. Premier Pairs: N/S: Dave Tocker/Sue McIlroy 1, Tom Rose/Rona Maslowski 2, NoreenThompson/Janelle Crawley 3. E/W: Owen Evans/TonyBiddington 1, Rosemary Smart/RobinDenley 2, JillAmer/Hilary Lakeman 3. Amberley Golf Club OpeningDay: Yellowballteams, stableford: SWebby, GMcGeddie,G Dench,LSchwaiger 191; B Balderstone, SHartley, PNeumann, JYates 188;DVanTurnhout, A Genet, RHack,DGoodwin. 179; I Holding, RWilshire, NRhynd, J Burrows, GWilliams, 176. MidWeekMen: PWylie 40,DRowell 38,NRhynd38, BGill37, AFalloon 36,NReeves 36, DFlewellen 36. Mid Week Women: Team Stableford:J Morgan, JLucas, LWilly91; KPercy, BYates, DBanton.89. PROUDLYSUPPORTING LOCALSPORT RANGIORA
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