Masterton Golf Club

 

The combination of a pleasant day and an interesting new format probably accounted for the big increase in numbers competing in the men’s Sellar Trophy last Saturday.  While the Sellar itself is separate from the Men’s Club Championship, to compete in the latter, golfers must have taken part in the stroke play section, which is the Sellar.  Of the four divisions the Senior and Intermediates were over 36 holes, while the Juniors and Masters just play one round.

 

There will be many golfers in Masterton who don't realise that the town once had three golf clubs (not counting Solway) more or less within its boundaries.  The third course was Riverside, which was situated off Colombo Road about where the netball complex is located.  Today, not a trace remains of what was once a thriving, and very lively golf club.  There are still a few older identities around today, Owen Henson for one, who can claim to have been members of Riverside.