Metlifecare NZ Masters Tournament

Welcome to the Metlifecare NZ Masters – 2024

The Conditions of Play and Draws are on the CoPs, Draws and Results page of this website.

Here is a link to the handbook of the Metlifecare NZ Masters.

BNH Metlifecare NZ Masters Event Booklet 2024

 

Events and Venues.

Monday 7 October 2024

Browns Bay

2 greens

60 – 74 Men’s Fours

Birkenhead

1 green

75+ Men’s Fours

Hobsonville

1 green

60 -74 Women’s Pairs

Belmont Park

1 green

60 – 74 Women’s Pairs

Mairangi Bay

1 green

75+ Women’s Pairs

 

Tuesday 8 October 2024

Hobsonville

1 green

60 – 74 Men’s Pairs

Waimauku

1 green

60 – 74 Men’s Pairs

Warkworth

1 green

60 – 74 Men’s Pairs

Mahurangi East

1 green

60 – 74 Men’s Pairs

Birkenhead

1 green

75+ Men’s Pairs

Takapuna

1 green

75+ Men’s Pairs

Milford

1 green

60 – 74 Women’s Fours

Belmont Park

1 green

75+ Women’s Fours

 

Wednesday 9 October 2024

Browns Bay

2 greens

60 – 74 Mixed Pairs

Mairangi Bay

1 green

60 – 74 Mixed Pairs

Milford

1 green

60 – 74 Mixed Pairs

Belmont Park

1 green

75+ Mixed Pairs

Takapuna

1 green

75+ Mixed Pairs

 

Thursday 10 October 2024

Browns Bay

2 greens

Semi-finals

 

Friday 11 October 2024

Browns Bay

1 green

Finals

 

 

 

Bowls North Harbour NZ Masters 2023 Summary

Last year several of the Centre’s legendary players were among the major winners when the Bowls North Harbour NZ Masters ended at the Browns Bay club on Friday 6 October 2023.  

Colin Rogan and John Walker, who between them have close to 70 centre titles, were in imposing form to win the 75 plus men’s pairs, winning the final from Aucklanders Mike Hardrup and Mike Costello 11-6.  And while not quite with the same dominance another two of Harbour’s multiple centre champions, Bart Robertson and Elaine McClintock clinched the 60-74 mixed pairs title, but only by 11-10 over Lin East, from Browns Bay, and her partner, Lloyd Sinton. Lloyd amassed a large following of Browns Bay members over the week and it was heartening the support from the sideline.

 
One of Harbour’s official legends, Ruth Lynch, returned from her new centre, Bay of Plenty, to partner Takapuna’s Irene Costello, in winning the women’s 75 plus pairs title, However, they, too, were made to battle hard in the final, winning by just one from a gallant Milford pair of Alwine Barlow and Jan Hutton. 
 
Takapuna secured a double in both men’s fours titles, with Chris Taylor, Murray Mathieson, Bik Cheung and “guest” Leighton Bristol winning the 75 plus final from Birkenhead stalwarts, Lionel Drew, Sandy Cleghorn, Roy Parker and Barry Reyland. The Birkenhead Drew-led team had been leading all the way to the final three ends, where they dropped a four to be two behind and ultimately may have cost them the gold medal.  A line-up skipped by Wynne Gray won the 60-74 title. Gray had Simon Poppleton at three, Roger Stokes at two and Dennis Hale leading in beating the Garry Cotter-skipped Waikato four in the final. Poppleton and Stokes replaced Brett O’Riley and Gordon Jenkins who were unavailable after playing the early rounds.
 
Takapuna’s other winners were Judi Farkash and Jan Calcott, who won the 60-74 women’s title with a comfortable win over experienced Aucklanders, Estelle Hickey and Helen Blick.
Calcott had a memorable tournament as she was in a four skipped by Keiko Kurohara and with Connie Mathieson leading and Jamie Chen at three, which finished runners-up to a Bay of Plenty four skipped by Gayle Melrose. The BOP team including Mina Paul, Mary Campbell and Marilyn Constantine are no strangers to high-performance bowls, came from behind to secure the win.
 
Milford was another club which could be proud of its effort, especially in women’s events. Alwine Barlow and Jan Hutton were in a four with Jill Wallace and Elaine Hall which only just lost the 75 plus title to one of the visiting teams from Pukekohe, Diane Main, Kathy Lister, Sheryl Brownlee and Elaine Hall. Alwine also was silver medalist in the 75 plus Women’s Pairs with Jan Hutton.
 
National gold-star holder Petar Sain, from Auckland’s Carlton-Cornwall club, partnered Jill Fraser to win the 75 pus Mixed Pairs title over Northland legend Ann Muir and Earl Edlin. Ann and Jill, now playing out of Kerikeri in the Far North, had a battle of the leads upfront which was exciting to watch.
 
In the 60-74 Men’s Pairs, Allan Smith and Michael Jelley, won the title from Northlanders, Steve Smith and Keith Marshall.
 
By Lindsay Knight
 
BNH NZ Masters Results 2023
60 – 74 Men’s Pairs
 
60 – 74 Women’s Pairs
 
 
60 – 74 Men’s Fours 
 
60 – 74 Women’s Fours
 
75+ Women’s Pairs 
 
75+ Men’s Pairs 
 
75+ Mixed Pairs 
 
75+ Women’s Fours 
 
75+ Men’s Fours 
 

YouTube Links:  BNH NZ Masters Finals Day. 

 

 

BNH NZ Masters 2022

If you still want to watch the 2022 finals matches that were streamed use the links below

Men’s Fours Final: https://youtu.be/1lxl_RoLY-c

Women’s Pairs Final: https://youtu.be/IaqGCPTMDaE

Mixed Pairs Final: https://youtu.be/nU4qw-tgcYU