RIVERSIDE
LAST Monday saw a count back needed to declare John Denman the winner over Rob Arnold in the veterans and friends stableford, both on 36 points.
NTPs: 7th – France Wilmann (355cm); 18th – Peter George (113cm).
The ladies played a nine-hole Par event on Tuesday and Sally Watson won, after fighting it out with Maeve Fraser, both on +3.
NTP: 7th – Pat Riordan (1190cm).
The monthly award was contested on Wednesday by the men and Alex Spooner landed the score of the day with a brilliant 74/67.
The A Grade winner, France Wilmann 86/69 was pushed to a countback, by Bruce Liddell 84/69, both with excellent scores.
Laurie Riordan picked up the B Grade win with a lovely 89/70, in front of two other players on 72 net. Runner-up went the way of Keith Willis 90/72 from Peter George.
NTPs: 4th – Brice Liddell (570cm); 7th – Graeme Southwell (1150cm); 12th – Graeme Southwell (680cm); 18th – Tony Coppolla (269cm).
Marg McIntyre used her 35 points to collect the win on Thursday in the ladies’ comp in front of Roylene Bailey on 34 points.
NTPs: 4th – Kaye Ballantyne (311cm); 7th – Suzy Conqest (235cm), 12th – Marg McIntyre (220cm); 18th – Margie Dunlop (109cm).
Friday’s medley nine-hole stableford was won by Travis White with a very nice 22 points, from Matty Adams, who grabbed second place in front of Matt Anderson, both on 21 points. The ladies’ par competition on Saturday was won by Lyn Delmenico with a pleasing +3 in front of Wendy Dawson on +1.
NTPs: 4th – Adel Dal Corobbo (111cm); 7th and 12th – Wendy Dawson (600cm and 32cm); 18th – Lyn Saunders (55cm).
The Men’s Club Championships started last weekend and the first two rounds also included the Monthly Medal.
Saturday’s daily results saw the A Grade Medal winner being Leigh Fuller with 72/69 with Rakii Woetai 75/69 runner-up after a countback.
It was a three-way countback to determine the B Grade placings and Ned Klemm 87/71 took the medal, leaving Shane Johnson 84/71 in second place and Matt Kirirua-Gill just missing the cut.
Jerry Stevenson 92/70 was pleased to come away with the C Grade Medal over Barry Clinton 91/72.
The winning score in D Grade was outstanding and rewarded Kevin Kirirua-Gill 94/68 with the medal over Josh Lee 94/69.
There were two eagles on the Par five 11th hole. Well done to Steve Wilmann and Marty Scott.
NTPs: 4th – Scott Webster (70cm); 7th – Michael Wade (92cm); 12th – Damien Arney (275cm); 17th – Troy Germane (280cm); 18th – Kevin Maginness (630cm).
Sunday’s daily was a ripper for Steve Wilmann in A Grade. Playing off scratch his 67/67 gave him the win and the medal in front of another terrific round from Ian Dickason 77/68.
The medal went the way of Grant Giddings in B Grade after a super 81/69. Michael Wade 83/71 was runner-up.
After finishing with a great round of 87/68, Graeme Irvin was declared winner of C Grade over Josh Lee 99/75.
Gary Swallow’s 110/78 was good enough to win him the D Grade Medal in front of John Delorenzo 111/79.
NTPs: 4th – Marty Scott (179cm); 7th – John Denman (225cm); 12th – Steve Wilmann (204cm); 18th – Ian Riley (155cm).
After the second round of the Men’s Club Championships, the leaders are:
Scratch:
A Grade – Steve Wilmann (76/67 – 143) from Ash Whitehouse (72/73 – 145) and Jacob Slimmon (71/75 – 146).
B Grade – Grant Giddings (88/81 – 169) from Shane Johnson (84/90 – 174) and Joe Lando (90/85 – 175).
C Grade – Peter George (93/94 – 187) from Clinton Barry (91/98 – 189) and Jerry Stephens (92/100 – 192).
D Grade – Josh Lee (94/99 – 193) from Neil Johnson (97/106 – 203) and Rocky Pipicella (101/111 – 212).
Handicap:
A Grade – Rakii Woetai (69/70 – 139) from Ian Dickason (74/68 – 142) and Troy Germane (71/71 – 142).
B Grade – Matt Kirirua-Gill (71/73 – 144) from Grant Giddings (76/69 – 145) and Maro Kirirua (72/73 – 145).
C Grade – Jerry Stephens (70/78 – 148) from Peter George (74/75 – 149) and Ken Hornsby (73/76 – 149).
D Grade – Josh Lee (69/74 – 143) from Neil Johnson (70/79 – 149) and Gary Swallow (78/79 – 157).
COOMEALLA
LAST Wednesday the men played stableford, with Aaron Duck the A Grade winner on 40 points ahead of Ed Parker (39) and Ross Robertson (38).
B Grade winner was Phil Maw (42 points) from Peter Chase (42) and Dylan Bottams (41).
Sixteen balls were handed out with scores from 35 to 42 points.
NTPs: 7th – Ed Parker (190cm); 11th – Greg Rhodes (40cm); 18th – Ron Moore (222cm).
The women also played stableford with the winner being Robyn Hand (36 points) on a countback with Suellen Nunan, while third was Christine Watts on 33 points.
Four balls were handed out with scores from 33 to 36 points.
NTPs: 3rd – Suellen Nunan (0cm); 7th – Helen Barnes (133cm); 11th – Suellen Nunan (0cm); 18th – Adel Del Corobbo (295cm).
Friday was medley 12-hole President’s Port, the winner being Terry Albion ahead of Tony Finn both on 23 points. Balls were handed out to 11 players with scores from 20 to 23 points.
NTPs: 3rd – Greg Rhodes (787cm); 7th – Ray Lyons (210cm); 11th – Kym James (820cm).
Saturday was medley Canadian Foursomes. Winners were Tim Rix and John Thompson with 68 net, ahead of Stan Prymke and Paul Wright (68.12 net), Alan Scorer and Peter Duscher (70 net) and Robyn Rohrlach and Heidi Schultz (70.75 net).
Balls were handed out to 17 with scores from 68 to 73.12 net.
Men’s NTPs: 7th – Ivan Mckenzie (120cm); 11th – Matt Harris (626cm); 18th – Ivan McKenzie (950cm).
Women’s NTPs: 3rd – Heidi Schultz (432cm); 7th – Michelle Blair (410cm); 11th – Heidi Schultz (490cm); 18th – Ann Bowen (820cm).
Sunday was a medley stableford with the winner being Mick Bacon on 40 points from Keegan Blows on 39 points.
Ten balls were handed out with scores from 35 to 40 points.
NTPs: 3rd – Matthew Briggs (80cm); 11th – Lee Bottomley (380cm); 18th – Justin Clay (256cm).
Today the men play stableford over 18 holes while the women have a choice of a nine or 18-hole stableford event, Friday is a medley nine-hole stableford, Saturday is the men’s third round and women’s final round of the Club Championships, and Sunday is the final round of the championships for the men while the women will play stableford.
MILDURA
THE Mildura Ladies enjoyed a stableford on Tuesday with many of the scores returned on the day in the mid 30s.
Placings for the event were winner Eily Raek with 38 points and the runner-up to Mabel Crouch (36). The nine-hole event winner was Kay Baker on 19 points ahead of Isobel Westhead (18).
NTPs: 2nd – Sue Burgess (173cm); 10th – Sue Burgess (95cm); 12th – Anne Bowen (208cm).
In Wednesday’s men’s stableford the best score overall returned was 43 points from A Grade winner John Hardie, who was followed by Andy Stanbrook (40) then Gavin Tellefson (38).
Picking up the fuel card prize in B Grade was winner Donald Wall on a countback from Newton Morrison on 35 points, and Don McConnell finished third with 34.
NTP’s: 1st – Ben Winton (58cm); 2nd ‘Pig Pin’ – Peter Dooley (271cm); 10th – Rick Foster (1250cm); 12th – Dennis Grigg (10cm). Andy Stanbrook won the TWW prize with an eagle on par 5 11th.
Balls went to players with 34 points and up.
In Saturday’s Jarrod Lyle charity day medley stableford, Andy Stanbrook came in for the win with 40 points over Jeff Chalmers (38) and Robert Young (37) in A Grade, while in B Grade David Merry took the win from captain Rick Foster on a countback at 41 and Bill Fishwick was in third place (38).
A three-way countback on 37 points resulted in the win awarded to Beverly Mathews in C Grade over Graham Robertson and Steve Peters.
NTPs: 1st – Kane Cameron (102cm); 2nd ‘Pig Pin’ – Nick Katis (231cm); 10th – Terry Buckingham (986cm); 12th – Rob Donaldson (170cm). Ball rundown to a countback on 35 points.
In Sunday’s diehards day 27-hole par event, Cesare Fraiia and Joe Denaro had their names inscribed on the famous cup with a win on +11, with and runners-up going to Nick Katis and Andrew Keogh on +8.
Morning nine-hole winners were Steve Fumberger and Ernie Tyrrell, and the 18-hole event win to Katis and Keogh.
NTPs: 1st – A. Keogh; 2nd – R. Young; 12th – J. Hancock.
In Monday’s veterans competition it was Alan Steedman running hot with 25 stableford points on the first nine, then 20 around the back to set up a comfortable win from runner-up John Edwards, also with a fine 40 points.
NTPs: 2nd – Brian Murphy; 12th – J. Edwards.
Today’s competition is stroke, Friday is twilight nine and ladies events, Saturday is stroke for monthly medal, vets on Monday and stableford events for the ladies on Tuesday.
VETERANS
THE final district veteran golfers event will be held Monday, December 6.
It will be a single stableford event held at the Riverside Golf Club. Our regular format will be in place with registrations commencing from around 8.30am.
The familiar faces of Tony and Brian will collect the $20 for the green fees, competition fee and lunch. As this is our Christmas meeting, lunch will be more festive than usual. Carts are available but please contact the club prior to the day.
Members who have not shown evidence of being double vaccinated will need to do so when they register. Please check in with Brian.
John Green will be assisted by new assistant captain Ned Klemm to inform the group of local rules, organise teams and starting tees before distributing us to our starting positions.
When the event is finished our new president
John Denman will preside over his first presentation ceremony. There will be the traditional Christmas
raffle with all members in attendance assured of a gift.
All the greens are back in use after four recently received refurbishment and with the Club Championships concluding the day before they should be in great condition. They might even be a little more challenging than usual.
This was the final event for the year before the summer break, with the next event in early March.
MERBEIN
LAST Wednesday’s winner was Roger Walder (Square) ahead of Greg Marshall (-1).
NTPs: 2nd – Ken Matulic (AFLW); 8th – Ken Matulic (355cm); 16th – Frank Crouch (590cm).
On Saturday we welcomed visitor Darren Hill from Heidelberg Golf Club. It was a long day at “The Royal” but all players had a fantastic day and great memories from the golf.
The winner was Graham Kerr on 36 points ahead of Roger Walder on 35 on a countback.
Balls went to David Timmis (35) and Leon Craig (34).
NTPs: 2nd – Greg Marshall (181cm); 3rd – Darren Hill “Pigeon” (583cm); 6th – Ken Matulic (777cm); 12th – Aaron Finch (174cm); 14th – Aaron Finch (542cm); 16th – Bear Lanigan (315cm).
‘Chocolates to Boil Lollies Award’ went to Graeme Dunne on 20 points. Meat raffle was won by Maxy “Meat Tray” Turvey.
Today is stableford and Saturday is stroke for the Monthly Medal.
