2017 Marlborough Spring Championship

Marlborough Championships, Labour weekend 2017.

The weekend was a benefit match for two shooters that dominated the entire weekend.  Malvern's 18 year old FTR shooter Daniel Alexander was 24 points in front by the end of the short ranges on Sunday lunch time and had extended that to 27 by the end of the championship, with a score of 558.25. Ashburton's John Snowden was in great form ahead of travelling to Australia for the Commonwealth Shooting Championships.

On an opening day when there were only 10 TR possibles shot, John shot 4 for a total of 200.27 to lead by 6 points. By the end of the championship he was 10 points clear of the field, shooting a total of 6 possibles when there were only a total of 16 shot by the 31 TR competitors. John's final score was 490.36.

The weather was typically Kaituna with fresh breezes on each day with the usual switches and changes that make it the challenging range that it is. It was fine and sunny although cool at times.  The FTR 2nd went to Petone's Eben Fourie on 531.17 and Kaituna's Phil Gardiner 3rd on 506.18. The TR championship 2nd went to Malcolm Dodson on 480.31 from Bevan Mehrtens on 479.44, Graeme Bolland on 475.26 and Richard Rowlands on 474.41.

Chris Kershaw took out the B grade with 470.30 in another one sided result from Nicole McKee 456.27, Clinton Whyte on 453.25, Anita Benbrook on 450.23 and junior Callum Beardslee on 446.17. At the end of the first day Callum was in 4th place overall on 194 with Malcolm and Bevan. Chris had a great longs shooting 189.13 with only 3 A graders posting a better aggregate.
 

The C grade was the closest competition of the weekend with another junior, Megan Snowden coming through strongly at the long ranges to take the title. Her long range aggregate of 184.8 was only bettered by one B grader and 7 A graders. 2nd was Kaituna's Herman Jansen Van Vuuren on 451.25, 3rd went to Petone junior Rob May on 435.16.

The interclub coached teams match saw the wind going from 8 right to 2 left so the coaches had to work. Four shooters x 15 shots at 900 yards, was taken out by Petone #2 with a score of 285.21, from Kaituna on 280.19, Malvern 276.21, Petone #1 268.15 and Ashburton 262.8. Top score went to Bevan with 73.7 from Kaituna junior Jody Jansen Van Vuuren on 73.6., and John Snowden getting 73.2, coached by Megan.

Marlborough Championship 2017
A Grade	Club	300/1	300/2	500/1	600/1	500/2	600/2	800/1	900/1	800/2	900/2	Shorts agg	Longs agg	Grand agg	Grading 1	Grading 2
J Snowden	Ashburton	50.06	50.07	50.09	50.05	49.03	49.03	48.04	44.01	50.07	50.01	298.33	192.13	490.46	242.25	248.21
M Dodson	Kaituna	50.04	48.03	50.04	46.02	49.03	47.03	49.03	44.02	48.04	49.04	290.19	190.13	480.31	239.15	241.17
B Mehrtens	Malvern	50.08	48.03	49.07	47.03	49.05	48.03	48.07	46.02	49.04	45.02	291.29	188.15	479.44	240.27	239.17
G Bolland	Petone	48.04	47.03	47.02	47.03	49.04	46.01	50.04	45.01	49.03	47.01	284.17	191.09	475.26	238.14	238.12
R Rowlands	Malvern	47.02	49.08	49.06	46.01	48.04	47.04	46.04	47.02	49.06	44.04	286.25	188.16	474.41	235.15	237.26
D Crow	Masterton	48.06	49.05	49.06	47.02	47.03	44.01	47.03	47.03	49.05	45.03	284.15	188.14	472.29	238.20	234.17
K Win	Trentham	47.02	48.04	48.04	44.03	49.02	47.01	44.02	39.03	49.04	44.01	283.16	176.10	459.26	222.14	237.12
D Dick	Kaituna	44.01	47.02	49.07	46.03	46.05	47.03	45.01	43.03	47.05	45.03	279.21	180.12	459.23	227.15	232.18
A Doyle	Petone	49.06	48.04	49.06	42.05	47.06	42.02	49.04	38.00	45.04	47.04	277.29	179.12	456.41	178.15	229.20
R Mason	Trentham	48.03	49.03	47.04	44.03	49.04	45.03	44.01	38.01	49.04	42.02	282.20	173.08	455.28	221.12	234.16
J McMurdo	Petone	49.03	49.05	45.04	43.01	50.02	44.02	40.02	45.01	45.02	45.02	280.17	175.07	455.24	222.11	233.13
V McMurdo	Petone	48.02	49.04	44.02	47.02	48.02	44.03	43.03	44.02	49.01	34.01	280.15	170.07	450.22	226.11	224.11
J Phillipps	Petone	48.03	46.02	47.04	48.04	47.03	48.05	44.01	36.00	45.01	37.00	284.21	162.02	446.23	223.12	223.11
H Freiman	Petone	48.05	49.05					44.03	44.04	48.05	42.02	97.10	178.14	275.24
M Steele	Malvern					46.01	39.00	43.00	33.00	41.00	36.01	85.01	153.01	238.03
B Grade
C Kershaw	Malvern	47.04	48.03	46.03	46.02	47.02	47.03	48.03	47.02	50.05	44.03	281.17	189.13	470.30	234.14	236.16
N McKee	Karori	48.04	47.05	48.05	48.04	45.01	47.02	44.01	47.02	44.02	38.01	283.21	173.06	456.27	235.16	221.11
C Whyte	Kaituna	48.06	46.02	47.02	44.01	48.03	47.02	44.02	39.02	46.03	43.02	280.16	173.09	453.25	222.13	230.12
A Benbrook	Petone	48.01	43.04	50.04	46.02	44.03	45.04	47.01	40.01	46.02	39.01	278.18	172.05	450.23	231.09	217.14
C Beardslee	Petone	50.05	47.02	48.01	49.01	47.02	41.01	42.01	33.01	49.03	40.00	282.12	164.05	446.17	222.09	224.08
J Fleming	Ashburton	48.06	42.01	50.06	45.03	46.01	42.01	40.01	40.00	45.02	47.03	273.10	172.06	445.24	223.16	222.08
B Scott	Petone	46.04	47.02	48.03	41.00	50.05	45.02	43.02	38.02	41.02	46.02	274.16	167.08	441.24	216.11	229.13
R Gilchrist	Oamaru	46.01	48.03	47.02	45.01	46.02	48.00	38.02	31.00	45.01	41.02	280.11	155.06	435.17	207.06	228.08
D Taylor	Gore	43.02	48.03	46.02	49.02	43.01	43.03	44.01	37.01	39.01	35.00	279.13	155.03	424.16	219.08	208.08
C Snowden	Ashburton	44.04	42.01	42.02	42.03	45.01	39.00	38.01	35.00	43.01	40.01	259.11	153.03	410.14	201.10	209.04
C Grade
M Snowden	Ashburton	47.02	48.03	41.04	46.02	46.03	43.02	49.03	45.01	45.02	45.02	271.16	184.08	455.24	228.12	227.12
H Jansen van Vuuren	Kaituna	47.02	48.02	48.03	45.01	45.05	46.03	40.03	40.00	49.03	43.03	279.16	172.09	451.25	220.09	231.16
R May	Petone	47.02	46.01	46.05	41.00	46.00	42.01	44.02	38.03	47.02	38.00	268.09	167.07	435.16	216.12	219.04
T Gore	Trentham	38.02	47.03	48.01	43.01	46.03	45.02	38.03	37.01	42.04	44.01	267.12	161.09	428.21	204.08	224.13
B Hawksby	Asburton	45.03	45.02	46.02	46.02	49.02	44.01	41.01	30.01	47.02	34.00	275.12	152.04	427.16	208.09	219.07
K McKee	Karori	36.02	43.01	42.01	40.01	37.00	35.00	42.01	44.02	46.03	44.03	233.05	176.09	409.14	204.07	205.07
FTR
D Alexander	Malvern	59.01	60.06	55.02	58.03	56.04	58.03	49.02	53.01	54.01	56.02	346.19	212.06	558.25	274.09	284.16
E Fourie	Petone	59.02	54.03	57.06	43.00	52.02	54.01	49.00	55.02	58.02	50.01	319.12	212.05	531.17	263.10	268.09
P Gardiner	Kaituna	54.04	56.03	58.03	53.03	52.02	49.01	53.02	41.00	45.00	45.00	322.16	184.02	506.18	259.12	247.06
G Smith	Malvern	53.01	52.02	54.01	48.01	54.02	53.01	48.01	48.02	49.00	44.00	314.08	189.03	503.11	251.06	252.05
M Cook	Ashburton	55.02	49.00	57.03	48.00	52.00	48.00	48.00	46.01	45.00	47.01	309.05	186.02	495.07	254.06	241.01
M Alexander	Malvern	58.03	60.05	54.01	42.00	51.03	44.01	46.01	40.01	53.04	38.00	309.13	177.06	486.19	240.06	246.13
M Steele	Malvern	51.01	45.00	54.02	41.00									230.03
Teams
Petone	Coach E Fourie		Kaituna	M Dodson		Malvern	Mehrtens/Rowlands		Petone	A Benbrook		Ashburton	J&M Snowden
V McMurdo	72.6		D Dick	67.6		B Mehrtens	73.7		G Bolland	63.1		J Fleming	67.3
A Doyle	71.7		H J v Vuuren	71.5		M Steele	68.6		H Freiman	67.5		M Snowden	71.2
R May	70.2		J J v Vuuren	73.6		C Kershaw	69.4		C Beardslee	68.3		C Snowden	51.1
J McMurdo	72.6		C Whyte	69.2		R Rowlands	66.4		J Phillipps	70.6		J Snowden	73.2
	285.21			280.19			276.21			268.15			262.08