WENTWORTH
LAST Thursday’s stableford saw new member Gary Clark show he will be a force to be reckoned with as he managed a win at his first attempt with 37 points.
Annette Green again finished second with 33 points.
“The Arrow” Col Stewart continued his consistent form with another high finish with 32 points and a ball.
NTP: 8th – Bill Slee 525cm.
Mr Risky was the returning Glen Walker on 23 points.
Sunday’s stroke saw Col Stewart returned 73 net to come in first with runner up again going to Annette Green with 74 net.
Ball winner was Howard Hankinson on 76 net .
NTP: 2nd – Gary Clark 192cm.
Mr Risky went to Garry Bourke with 85 nett.
MERBEIN
LAST Wednesday was a stableford with the winner being Greg Marshall on a countback from Roger Walder, both on 37 points.
Ball winner was Roger Walder.
NTPs: 3rd – Terry Fitzpatrick 488cm; 16th – Frank Crouch 790cm.
Saturday’s event was a 4BBB stableford, with Graham Kerr and Max Turvey the eventual winners with 44 points.
Ball winners were Allan Gourlay and Peter Gourlay with 42 points.
NTPs: 2nd – Maxi Trinick 41cm; 3rd – Roger Walder 290cm; 3rd – “Pigeon” jackpot from last Saturday was Roger Walder; 6th – Matty Dean 125cm; 8th – Maxi Trinick 197cm; 16th – Maxi Trinick 620cm; 18th – Maxi Trinick 495cm.
Sunday, December 12 was the inaugural Corporate Moose Par 3 Open Tournament.
What a “moose” of a day and an unbelievable response to this tournament.
A full capacity field, which was patronised by all local clubs, was absolutely incredible, it was more like a corporate day than a normal competition which saw many a “moose” running a-muck on the course.
As a 100 per cent volunteer run club, it was very rewarding to hear of the generous comments made about “The Royal” and that we are a progressive club and people can see we are making a difference. A huge thank you to all participants who entered and enjoyed the day.
Special mentions must go to Stevo Russell, Maxi Trinick, our fabulous sponsors, committee and members who helped out and to Beryl (Bezz) and daughter Janeene for cooking and riding the mule (not the “moose”) to help those thirsty men and women on the course.
Also another special mention to Rob Garioch from the Riverside Golf Club for assisting with the MiGolf handicapping system, thanks again Rob.
All NTP winners received a $25 voucher from our fabulous sponsor’s venue the Corporate Moose.
NTPs: 1st – Mick Innes 240cm (your voucher is with your brother Claude); 2nd – Rob Stanley 151cm; 3rd – Wayne Innes 106cm (your voucher is also with your brother Claude); 4th – Ryan Zeppel 552cm (voucher at club); 5th – Lisa Garioch 56cm (shot of the day); 6th – Greg Rhodes 268cm (voucher at club); 7th – Melinda Binding 153cm; 8th – Rod Healy (Mr. WHAM) 326cm; 9th – Reece Kurrle 329cm; 10th – Alan Gourlay 353cm (voucher at club); 11th – John Bell 440cm; 12th – Justin Morrison 116cm; 13th – Damien Arney 233cm; 14th – Luke McClelland 615cm; 15th – Josh McAskill 151cm; 16th – Josh McAskill 601cm; 17th – Alan Lillia 103cm; 18th – Ian “Pumpy” Burrows 161cm (which he kindly donated back into the raffles).
Winners on the day were:
A Grade: Mick Thomson 38 points; runner-up Matty Dean 37 points.
B Grade: Grant Hancock 37 points; runner-up Rob Garioch 36 points on countback.
C Grade: Jason Binding 36 points; runner-up Rob Stanley 35 points.
Ladies: Melinda Binding 33 points; runner-up Janeene Charman 32 points.
Today will be a single stableford and on Saturday will be stroke for the Monthly Medalist of the Year. Each Monthly Medal winner will be advised of the event.
COOMEALLA
TODAY is men’s stroke/golf shoes with the women playing a 9 hole Stableford event.
Friday is a 9 hole medley Stableford.
Saturday the men and women will both play Round 2 of the Summer Cup with a medley Stableford to be played on Sunday.
Wednesday men’s Stableford:
A Grade winner: Ken Wakefield 38 points; runner-up: Paul Modica 37 points; 3rd: Darren Murnane 36 points.
B Grade winner: Pat Murphy 39 points; runner-up: Greg Lee 38 points; 3rd: Terry Jones 36 points.
Balls: ( 16 ) 39 to 34.
NTPs: 3rd – Zilzie Wine: Paul Wright 808cm; 7th –McGuigan Wines: Ken Wakefield 164cm; 11th – Walkers IGA: Ben Camilleri 630cm; 18th –Trentham Estate: Michael Baynes 300cm.
Wednesday women’s Stableford results:
Winner: Adel Dal Corobbo 36 points; runner-up: Kate Murdoch 34 points on a countback.
Balls: (6 ) 36 to 33.
NTPs: 3rd – Helen Barnes 142cm; 11th – Ros Hocking 78cm; 18th – Janet Fumberger 90cm.
Friday was a medley 9 hole Stableford: Peter Duscher 20 points; runner-up: Barry Waters 19 points.
Balls: (9) 19 to 16
NTPs: 11th – Gary Thomas 247cm; 18th – Barry Waters 70cm.
Saturday men’s Stableford results:
A Grade winner: Darren Bottomley 44 points; runner-up: George Poriazis 43 points; 3rd: Matthew Briggs 39 points.
B Grade winner: Trevor Carroll 42 points; runner-up: Steve Morrell 40 points; 3rd: Ken Hollis 38 points.
C Grade:
Winner: Mathias Moisidis 39 points; runner-up: Pat Murphy 37 points on a countback from Jack Morello 37 points.
Balls: (26) 44 to 34
NTPs: 3rd – Zilzie Wine: Paul Wright 163cm; 7th – McGuigan Wines: Ross Bowen 30cm; 11th – Walkers IGA: Mark Woodhouse 364cm;
18th – Trentham Estate: Glen Johnson 70cm.
Women’s Stableford results for Saturday:
Winner: Sue Jones 38 points on a countback from runner-up Janice Walker 38 points.
Balls: (4) 38 to 36.
NTPs: 3rd – Zilzie Wine: Kylie Walters 122cm; 7th – McGuigan Wines: Maureen Bailey 905cm; 18th – Trentham Estate: Lee Bottomley 53cm.
Sunday was a medley Stableford.
Winner: David McDonnell 39 points; runner-up: Walter Schulz 37 points.
Balls: (11) 39 to 34.
NTPs: 3rd – Kerry Gray 225cm; 7th – Damen Southgate 282cm; 11th – Lee Bottomley 126cm; 18th – Darren Bottomley 390cm.MILDURA
PLACEGETTERS for the ladies stableford round on December 7 were Glenys Anderson the winner on 38 points and Bev Stone the runner up on a countback from Val Whitelaw (36).
Wednesday’s men’s stableford event came down to a three-way countback in the A Grade resulting in Stephen Boyce winning the Tasco fuel voucher from runner up Greg Toma and Ken Byrne, all on 37 points.
Ian Brodie enjoyed a comfortable win in B Grade with 38 points from Bruce McEwan and Dennis Murray, both on 35.
NTPs: 1st – Alan Steedman 415cm; 2nd – Jeff Chalmers 223cm (pig pin); 10th – Bruce McEwan 6500cm; 12th – Gavin Harrington 220cm. Ball rundown to a countback on 32 for the round.
The weekly nine-hole twilight event winner was Elaine Henshall with 20 stableford points and second to David Coombes from a countback on 19.
In Saturday’s stableford medley, Frank Crouch brought home the best score of the day with 42 points, six ahead of the next best in A Grade in Tim Mitchell and Ray Quirk (both 36).
In B Grade Michael Osborne won the Gateway Tavern prize with 39 points, second went to Gavin Tellefson and third David Merry (both 36).
Gary Smart’s score of 40 points set up a narrow win in C Grade over Newton Morrison and Fred Goldsworthy (both 39).
NTPs: 1st – Rob Toms 58cm; 2nd – Rob Toms 259cm; 10th – Jeff Chalmers 132cm; 12th – David Merry 260cm. Balls rundown to 34 points.
Mondays veteran’s competition winner was Peter Briggs (38 points) then Peter Dooley settled for second spot from a countback on 32.
NTPs: 1st – Peter Dooley; 2nd – Keith Williams.
Today’s event is men’s stableford, Friday twilight nine and ladies 18-hole event, Saturday is the Noel Pugsley memorial 4BBB medley, Monday Vets, and Tuesday ladies stableford nine and 18 holes.
RIVERSIDE
SUMMER has definitely decided to poke its head out this week. Here’s hoping it’s not this punishing on Christmas Day.
The ladies had a choice of nine or 18 holes on Tuesday, with both comps being stableford.
Margie McIntyre was the winner of the nine hole, with a lovely score of 21pts, in front of Jen Stephenson, who picked up second place after a count back against Leonie Nott, both on 18pts.
NTP: 4th – Jen Stephenson 1700cm.
The 18-hole winner was Sally Watson, with her 33pts. Jan Lloyd (30pts) was the better in a count back for runner up, against Kathy Ridley.
NTPs: 12th – Kathy Ridley 255cm; 18th – Sally Watson 73cm.
The men contested their Monthly Medal on Wednesday, with Brian Young (93/69) being rewarded with the overall score of the day.
The A Grade winner was determined by a count back, with Troy Germane (74/69) collecting win, over David Lloyd (84/69).
Ron Hall put together a fine round of (97/70) to win B Grade, from Les Ball (101/71).
NTPs: Fourth – Ken Hornsbey 86cm; 7th, 12th and 17th – Graeme Southwell (610cm, 1250cm and 940cm); 18th – Laurie Riordan 520cm.
It was stableford for the Ladies on Thursday, playing in the Shane Doherty Cancer fundraiser.
A good field of ladies enjoyed the day, with Maeve Fraser coming in with a magic round of 39pts, winning, three shots in front of her nearest rival, Lyn Saunders (36pts).
NTPs: Fourth – Dora Stewart 223cm; 12th – Lyn Saunders 130cm; 18th – Cath Eddie 38cm.
Dallas Kalms was the winner of the nine-hole medley stableford on Friday with a nice 20pts, in front of runner up, Warrick Fisher (19pts) after a count back with David Woolcock.
Lyn Saunders was rewarded with the win on Saturday, after a round of 36pts.
NTPs: 12th – Lyn Saunders 283cm; 18th – Lorraine Palmer 156cm.
Drummonds Golf Day was held on Saturday for the men and the overall best score of the day went to Clinton Barry, with a mighty +6.
It was a three-way count back in A Grade and Rob Garioch used his luck to grab the win, followed by Ned Klemm, with Larry Cavallaro just missing out, all on +2.
A super score of +4 gave Glenn Butterworth the winning score in B Grade, over Jeff Riordan’s +1.
NTPs: 4th – France Wilmann 145cm; 7th – Barry Pilgrim 335cm; 12th – Chris Curley 780cm; 17th – Claude Dawson 62cm; 18th – Steve Wilmann 306cm.
Sunday’s medley stableford was taken out by Andrew Thomas on 37pts. David Williams and Reece Merlin battled out a count back for runner up, with David coming out the better, both on 36pts.
NTPs: 12th – Gavin Minter 495cm; 18th – Andrew Thomas 325cm.
RED CLIFFS
WEDNESDAY’S medley par A Grade winner was Steve Johns on +4 from Jill Gleeson on +1 . In B Grade Bob Chase on + 4 was the winner from Margaret Maynard on +2
NTPs: 8th – Michael Morrall and Jill Gleeson; 15th – Faye Englefield; 17th – Graeme Duffy; 18th – Mal Blagus.
Saturday’s game was a medley stroke and the second round of the Ray Pain Summer Trophies.
Daily winners were in A Grade Glen Goodall (68 net) from Terry Pain (70 net) and in B Grade Lea Walmsley (70 net) was the winner from Ian Doering (71 net).
NTPs: 3rd – Michael Hogan; 8th – Ben Sharp and Jan Boyce; 9th – Gary Nunn; 12th – Jill Gleeson and Daryl Morgan; 15th – Jill Gleeson and Tom Minns; 17th – Lea Walmsley; 18th – John Filippi.
Winners of the Ray Pain Summer trophies played over two weeks were Michael Hogan in A Grade ahead of runner-up Terry Pain, Don Fiorello in B Grade ahead of runner-up Ian Doering, and the ladies winner was Kath Cattanach ahea dof runner-up Sandy Wright.
Coming up this week we have a medley stableford today and also on Saturday. Sunday will be our Christmas gathering with a nine-hole three person Ambrose SGS at 10am followed by barbecue lunch.VETERANS
THIS will be the final Veterans Golf Report for 2021. Our thanks to the Sunraysia Daily for the opportunity to communicate with members on a weekly basis. The articles will recommence early in February a few weeks prior to our restart next year.
The current heat wave reminds us that the association takes a summer break and so our next event is not until next March when we will gather at the Mildura Golf Resort.
On reflection the year has been challenging due to the restrictions imposed by Covid 19. We have managed to conduct most of our events sometimes by rescheduling them but mostly by modifying our plans to comply with the regulations that were in place.
We thank all of the district clubs for their work in conducting games and to our sponsors for their continuing financial support. Of course we thank our members for continuing to compete in our events. It has meant becoming double vaccinated and adjusting to new procedures and travel restrictions that arose throughout the year.
We look forward to a more normalised 2022 when we can continue to enjoy playing with district members at all district courses. One initiative that will start next year is the issuing of name badges. In the meantime enjoy playing veterans golf at your club. Encourage others to join us at the district level.
Finally to all associated with the Sunraysia Veteran Golfers Association and their families we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Keep safe.
