2104 saw the OCT return to Napier. First visited in 2007, the 2014 tour took on Cape Kidnappers as its feature course. The weather played its part providing four days of perfect golfing conditions. The Old Chaps reciprocated in style with some of the worst scoring ever seen on an OCT feature course. There was only one winner and that was Cape Kidnappers. Congratulations to Ben Barlow who wins this years event becoming the third Old Chap to win the event twice.
Mattie B (the people's choice) picks up his first Spoon with a memorable 94 Stablefords from four rounds of golf.
Courses played:
Cape Kidnappers
Bridge Pa (Hastings)
Napier Golf Course
Cape Kidnappers
Order of merit:
1. Ben Barlow (Champion)
2. Jeremy Andrew (Founder)
3. Jeremy Harrison
4. Simon Feasey
5. Marcus Foot
6. Shane Vuletich
7. Matt Byrne (Spoonist)
Notable moments:
Jeremy Harrisons induction into the OCT school of four putting.
Mattie B's performance in the Thai restaurant on the first night.
The introduction of performance enhancing drugs to the tour with traces of 'Northland Thunder' found in several competitors samples.
Friday, April 4, 2014
Paraparaumu, delivers the OCT's first ever playoff
A memorable tour at Paraparaumu with the Tour welcoming the big hitting Marcus Foot (Footy) for the first time. The accommodation was the tours best yet with a large beach front house and great views of Kapiti. Paraparaumu's billing as one of NZ's finest golf courses lived up to its reputation.
2013 saw the OCT's first ever playoff, keenly contested between Simon Feasey and Ben Barlow, taking three extra holes before Feasey sealed the deal on the third hole of extra play. Simon becomes the second two time winner, with the first being Jeremy Andrew who also secured the first 'champ to chump' award, with a win in Dunedin 2012 and picking up the Spoonist position, for the first time at Paraparaumu 2013. Congrats to both Simon and Jeremy.
Sadly the tour farewelled Waldolf (aka Craig Foltz), who retired from the pressures of OCT Tour golfing. Reasons stated are varied, but seem to centre around intense irritation for the Handicap Committee, public school boys, the tours propensity for laddish behavior and expensive resort courses, compounded by a general preference for fly fishing. The Tour will never be the same without this colorful and controversial character. We are fortunate however that 'Craigo' has accepted the prestigious role of official OCT bookmaker.
Order of Merit
1. SImon Feasey (Champion)
1. Ben Barlow
Craig Foltz (Bookmaker)
3. Matt, Jeremy, Shane, JH, Marcus Foot, Craig Folz
Notable moments
The lay day saw the chaps travel to Wellington to watch a days cricket between England and NZ at the Basin Reserve.
Statler recovers enough from a broken metatarsal to compete - albeit spending the evenings in a moon boot.
2013 saw the OCT's first ever playoff, keenly contested between Simon Feasey and Ben Barlow, taking three extra holes before Feasey sealed the deal on the third hole of extra play. Simon becomes the second two time winner, with the first being Jeremy Andrew who also secured the first 'champ to chump' award, with a win in Dunedin 2012 and picking up the Spoonist position, for the first time at Paraparaumu 2013. Congrats to both Simon and Jeremy.
Sadly the tour farewelled Waldolf (aka Craig Foltz), who retired from the pressures of OCT Tour golfing. Reasons stated are varied, but seem to centre around intense irritation for the Handicap Committee, public school boys, the tours propensity for laddish behavior and expensive resort courses, compounded by a general preference for fly fishing. The Tour will never be the same without this colorful and controversial character. We are fortunate however that 'Craigo' has accepted the prestigious role of official OCT bookmaker.
Order of Merit
1. SImon Feasey (Champion)
1. Ben Barlow
Craig Foltz (Bookmaker)
3. Matt, Jeremy, Shane, JH, Marcus Foot, Craig Folz
Notable moments
The lay day saw the chaps travel to Wellington to watch a days cricket between England and NZ at the Basin Reserve.
Statler recovers enough from a broken metatarsal to compete - albeit spending the evenings in a moon boot.
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