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Te Puke Golf Club and Course moments in history
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Before Pae Korokī and Papers Past, the New Zealand Room librarians would note topics of interest in an alphabetised card catalogue, this is their selection of mentions of the Te Puke Golf Club and course from the Bay of Plenty Times and other sources.
See also: Golf moments in history
1977: Leased land from Māori owners since 1936. Lease expires 30 June 1978. Option on another property. New President Mr P. Handley. Bay of Plenty Times, 9 December 1977.
1978:
- Te Puke Golf Club Queen's Birthday Open Tournament won by John Ward of Tauranga with a 214 for three rounds. Former Club member Peter Wells had best round of 69. Development of new course begins; bulldozers move in on 126 acres. Original block of George Vesey Stewart settlement. Steele's farm. Old course can be used for another 12 months. Reprieve. Bay of Plenty Times, 8 and 15 June 1978.
- No decision on 11 acres owned by club on old course. Bay of Plenty Times, 3 and 4 July 1978.
- Thieves loot gear on new course. Bay of Plenty Times, 24 July 1978.
- $125,000 Clubhouse to be built. 75% cost from members debentures. New course ready in March or April 1979. New home after June. Bay of Plenty Times, 23 November 1978.
1979:
- Mrs Penny MacDougall and Mrs Betty Cameron win New Zealand Autumn Handicap Golf Championships at Masteron. Bay of Plenty Times, 4 April 1979.
- $125,000 under construction. Bay of Plenty Times,
- Te Puke golf's shift soon. Bay of Plenty Times, 26 May 1979.
- The final curtain. Last function on original Paengaroa course. Te Puke Times, 27 June 1979, p. 11.
- 200 entered for opening day tournament at weekend. Bay of Plenty Times, 14 August 1979.
- Final function at Te Puke old course. Bay of Plenty Times, 27 November 1979.
1986:
- Jubilee. History of Club. 16 April 1986 [Ams 487/10, Scrapbook 3, p. 13].
- 50th Jubilee, ANZAC weekend. Te Puke Times, 23 April 1986 [Ams 487/10, Scrapbook 3, p. 22].
1987: Mr Tom Jeffrey, greenkeeper, retires. Bay of Plenty Times, 20 November 1987 [Ams 487/10, Scrapbook 4, p. 20].
1996: Two page promotional feature on Te Puke Golf Club. Te Puke Times, 9 October 1996.
1999:
- Te Puke Golf Club marking 20 years on present site. Te Puke Times, 23 June 1999.
- Noel Valder a golden golfer. Member for 50 years. Te Puke Times, 29 September 1999.
Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries, Te Puke Golf Club and Course moments in history. Pae Korokī, accessed 18/03/2026, https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/120117
