Members of Kaitangata Golf Club, who asked to be referred to by first names only, were disappointed but stoic following a burglary at their beachside clubrooms on the night of April 28.
‘‘The security service called the club secretary last Thursday night about the alarm going off,’’ club member Bill said.
‘‘But he was down with Covid so he called me and I got here about quarter past nine. The power was out and the door had been pried open.’’
Interior wiring servicing the alarm had been attacked by the intruders, which had tripped the system for the security service.
A small amount of cash was stolen from the green fees honesty box, along with one member’s collection of golf clubs.
‘‘I can’t replace those,’’ Eddie said, who was storing his gear at the club while on holiday from Australia.
‘‘They were seamless steel irons and I got my putter from the USA.’’
The men said police arrived the following day to collect evidence including fingerprints, and it was felt the break›in was likely targeting alcohol.
The intruders were foiled in this regard and failed to make any impression on the club’s steel›fortified bar facilities.
‘‘We’d have a few choice words for the culprits but there’s no point getting angry about it,’’ one of the men said.
‘‘Security is always a consideration with a course out in a beautiful, isolated spot like this. It’s bad luck the clubs were here at the time but otherwise I’d say the break›in was hardly worth the effort.’’
