RED Cliffs Golf Club’s Daryl Morgan claimed the weekend’s Mildura Golf Resort Open by three shots over Coomealla’s Justin McPhee and Ballarat’s Aaron Clarke.
Morgan carded 70 on Saturday in difficult conditions with the temperature reaching the mid-40s, bested only by Mildura’s Cameron Stewart who had a brilliant 69.
Clarke had 72 to sit third, with McPhee and Mildura’s Joe Morello a shot back.
But while Stewart’s second round 82 put him out of contention, while Morgan and McPhee both carded 72s and Clarke had 73 to leave Morgan on 142 and three clear of his nearest competitors.
“There’s been some good golf played in the last few opens, I probably haven’t been playing my best in the last few — I’ve been struggling a little bit particularly with my short game,” Morgan said.
“I found a bit of rhythm on Saturday and Sunday so it was good, my short game was solid so I’m happy with that.”
Ballarat’s Joel Antsis (78 and 71) and Morello (73 and 76) rounded out the top five with Stewart sixth.
Broken Hill’s Jennifer Stephenson’s 167 (79 and 88) had her victorious in the ladies championship from Mildura’s Mabel Crouch on 182 (90 and 92) and Riverside’s Stephanie Baker 183 (95 and 88).
Other results:
B Grade scratch
Winner: Rob Garioch 168, runner-up Geoff Hazeldine 169
C Grade scratch
Winner: Phil Nash 177, runner-up Frank Morello 180
A Grade handicap
Winner Vince Dichiera 142 net, runner-up Rob Pallot 143 net
B Grade handicap
Winner Rob Garioch 142 net, runner-up Geoff Hazeldine 145 net
C Grade handicap
Winner: Phillip Nash 143 net, runner-up: Frank Morello 146 net
Women’s handicap
Winner: Mabel Crouch 146 net, runner-up Jennifer Stephenson 157 net
Veterans scratch
Winner: Rob Pallott 153
Veterans handicap
Winner: Vince Dichiera 142 net
Junior scratch
Winner: Stephanie Baker 183
Junior handicap
Winner Mathias Moisidis 156 net
