RED CLIFFS
THE women played triple sixes last Wednesday with Jill Gleeson, Sandra Marwood and Faye Englefield the winners on 70, in a countback over Bobbie Ramsay, Sally Jones and Marion Pengelly.
NTPs were: Debbie Hassell (third, 337), Marwood (eighth, 940), Debbie again (12th, 57), Gleeson (15th, 97) and Marg Fumberger (17th, 45).
The men played Stableford with Ron Baird’s 41 points getting him an easy win, with Neville Birch runner-up (35).
NTPs were: Neil Wilkie (eighth, 330), Geoffrey Smith (12th, 470) and Graeme Duffy (17th, 1080).
Saturday was monthly medal.
Lewis Gunn won the day in A Grade with net 70 from Peter Manno (74).
In B Grade, Noel Douglass won with 72 from Steven Forrest, who was one back.
NTPs were: Steven Farley (fifth, 247, and 18th, 349), Brad Morgan (eighth, 66), Graham Lohmeyer (12th, 308), Michael Hogan (15th, 1222), and Michael Morrall (17th, 395).
In the ladies’, Sally Jones won A Grade with 77 by one net shot over Debbie Hassell, with Deidre Merlin the B Grade winner on 72 with Bobbie Ramsay on 73.
NTPs were: Susan Gathercole (third, 107), Jill Gleeson (eighth, 1048, and 12th, 13) and Rita Chase (15th, 129).
COOMEALLA
THE Coomealla Open this weekend will be the district’s first Open of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The tournament runs over Saturday and Sunday with plenty of places still available, which can be booked through the pro shop on 5027 4658.
Last Wednesday, Zepp Deckert’s 41 points saw him win A Grade in the men’s Stableford competition over Ivan McKenzie (40) and Paul Leonard (38).
Dion Harris had 46 points to win B Grade from Glen Martin (40) on countback from George Poriazis.
The C Grade winner was Frank Martin with 39 points from Bryan James (38) and Brad Mottram (36).
NTPS were: Ross Robertson (third, 496), Aaron Blake (seventh, 249), Ralf Wagner (11th, 478) and Andrew Rix (18th, 311).
In the women’s competition Debralie James won with 42 points from Nia Whittle (37).
NTPs were: Kate Murdoch (third, 67), Lee Bottomley (seventh, 148, and 18th, 74) and Jenny Smith (11th, 35).
Friday’s medley nine-hole Stableford went to Andrew Rix (20 points) from runner-up David Guild (19).
NTP was: Glenn Marr (11th, 62).
Saturday – men’s American Foursomes Championships.
Scratch winners: Greg Rhodes and Troy Neville 68, scratch runners-up: Joe Morello and Justin Clay 73.
Handicap winners: Paul Wright and Matthew Pascoe 65.75, handicap runners-up: Morello and Clay 66.62.
NTPs were: Morello (third, 450), Larry Frasca (seventh, 307), Bodan Bishop (11th, 310) and Wright (18th, 344).
Women’s American Foursomes Championships.
Scratch winners: Kylie Walters and Michele Philp 77, scratch runners-up: Lee Bottomley and Jodene Tuau 81.
Handicap winners: Walters and Philp 66.12, handicap runners-up: Janet Fumberger and Jackie Horkings 68.62
NTPs were: Ninette Mammone (third, 310), Fumberger (seventh, 608), Carol Zimmermann (11th, 310) and Bottomley (18th, 351).
Sunday’s medley Stableford.
Winner: Michael Englefield 41 points, runner-up: Brendan Dean (40), third: Aaron Duck (38) and fourth: Garry Woods (37).
NTPs were: Greg Rhodes (third, 510), Nick Ciccarello (seventh, 195) and Brendan Dean (18th, 500).
Congratulations to Mark McDonald for an eagle on the eighth last Wednesday.
MILDURA
THE ladies played single stroke on October 13.
The winner was Sandra Hutchinson on net 64 over Kim Ingram (71).
NTPs were: Jan Mierswa ( first, 880), Eily Raeck (second, 550), Carol Zimmermann (10th, 92) and Ann Bowen (12th, 560).
The men’s single Stableford last Wednesday was in two grades.
Cesare Fraiia won A Grade with a score of 39 from Ray Quirk (36) and Neville Hodgetts (35).
Ron Leamon continued his good form with 40 points, which won B Grade. Bruce Smythe (39) was second and Frank Tippett (38) third.
NTPs were: Wayne Dahmes (first, 35), Robert Young (second, 161, which also won the pig prize); Phillip Nash (10th, 133), and Paul McErvale (12th, 121).
The twilight nine-hole competition on October 16 was won by Sandra Hutchinson (20 points) on countback from Mabel Crouch and Bev Stone.
Saturday’s men’s Stableford A Grade winner was Lee Tucker, who scored 42 points, with David Merry and Robert Pallott both scoring 37 to finish second and third.
The best net score of the day was in B Grade where Grant Beggs had 44 points for the win. Geoff Collett was second (42) on countback from Phllip Green.
The C Grade winner was Synon Peers (41). Bruce Smythe and Robin Hubble (40 points each) finished second and third, respectively.
NTPs were: Graeme Polkinghorne (first, 90), Frank Crouch (second, 160, which also won the pig prize), Steve Crawford (10th, 620) and Ray Quirk (12th, 170).
The Mildura veteran men played Stableford on Monday.
The winner was John Williams (38) from Steve Peters and Alan Wishart (37 apiece).
Golf bookings can be made online or by phone to the Mildura Golf Shop on 5022 8089.
RIVERSIDE
IT was a fine win for Alec Cattanach (38 points) on October 12 over Michael Englefield (37).
The ladies nine-hole on Tuesday was won by Cath Kent (18) after a countback against Di Benham.
Roylene Bailey had a fantastic round in the 18 hole (41 points), with runner-up Karyne Scheer on 38.
Wednesday was Par for the men with identical scores in both grades.
Simon Dale (+3) grabbed A Grade, with a countback on (+2), giving Ned Klemm runner-up, over Greg Lee.
A nice win to Frank Taperell (+3) in B Grade, followed by Ian Walder (+2) after a countback with Kevin Challis.
The ladies’ Medalist of the Year play-off on Thursday was pretty special for one lady.
After an excellent round (99/71) Linda Dickson put her name on the board, once again.
Linda also won the daily comp, with Suzy Conquest second (88/73) after a countback against Maeve Fraser (108/73) and Carol Benning (94/73).
Craig George’s 23 points won Friday’s Medley nine-hole, from Isaac McKenzie.
The second round of the ladies’ championships was contested on Saturday, results as follows:
Scratch: A Grade – Steph Baker (84-87-171) from Lisa Garioch (84-88-172), Marg Lampard and Wendy Dawson (177).
B Grade – Heather Klemm (92-101-193) from Dot Knight (100-102-202), Sally Watson and May Connolly (206).
C Grade – Gaye Briggs (106-111-217) from Lyn Delmenico (109-111-220), Lirlene Crozier (221).
Handicap: A Grade – Steph Baker (70-73-143) from Wendy Dawson (70-75-145), Tracey Bryan (152).
B Grade – May Connolly (71-79-150) from Heather Klemm (72-81-153), Sally Watson (156).
C Grade – Anongnuch Ferris (75-80-155) from Marie Hudak (76-81-157) and Lirlene Crozier (75-82-157).
The ladies’ daily comp saw Sandy Briggs winning with a nice (91/73), from Steph Baker (87/74).
Stableford for the men on Saturday had Andrew Diwell pumping out 41 points to win A Grade, just edging out Brad Steer (40).
Another exceptional 41 in B Grade gave Glenn Butterworth the win, with Neville Cooke second (39).
Rhys Keating was all smiles after his eagle on the par-five 14th.
Sunday’s medley Stableford was a winner for Marcus Nitschke after his impressive 41 points, over Wayne Sievewright’s (40).
WENTWORTH
THE chicken run is off to a great start with good numbers participating, although scoring has not been great with handicaps being cut by 50 per cent.
Nathan Kelly won week 1 and Annette Green won week 2 with score of -1 and -4.
Thursday’s winner Glen Walker produced 34 points to the surprise of everyone, runner-up Ron Moore, with all the championship practice, could only manage 33.
NTP was: Max Hodges (second, 300) Mr Risky, with consecutive wins, went to Bill Slee with an improved 23 points.
Sunday’s stroke winner Garry Bourke with 72 net and losing one handicap stroke. Runner-up Tom Clark, showing some improvement, had 73 net.
NTP was Tom Clark (17th, 600). Mr Risky went to Josh Lowry with a forgettable 90 net.
Club championships are in November, format to be decided.
MERBEIN
WITH the recent rains and aeration of the greens, the course is in great condition.
C. Longeri played steady golf to win on Wednesday over G. Kerr.
Good scoring on Saturday by P. Mulder – 42 points – saw him beat Shane Trinick by a point.
Wednesday: Winner: C. Longeri +2, runner-up: G. Kerr +1.
Everybody is welcome to come and play our competitions which usually hit off around lunchtime.
You can however play in the morning if you can organise your own group.
Merbein Open is on November 21 and 22.
Bookings for tee slots will start in the coming week. All information will be on our Facebook page.
VETERANS
OUR next district round will be a busy one.
Players will be competing in championship games, then enjoy lunch before attending the AGM. This will be held at the Riverside Golf Club on November 9.
There are three weeks to go as November events are organised to accommodate the Melbourne Cup week. The scratch event will determine our overall champion and the A and B grade scratch and handicap winners.
There is an eligibility criteria for players competing in our championship game and that is that they must have played in a previous round. Players who have not complied can still play and be eligible for alternative prizes.
The AGM is expected to see some new faces in the executive as some incumbents have expressed a desire to retire.
They have contributed positively over many years but agree that new people bring new ideas. They are not difficult jobs and any new members can expect support in learning the ropes.
