MERBEIN
The Stableford on April Wednesday 10 winner was Shane Cordell on 35 points.
Graeme Kerr came in second on 34 points.Nearest the pins were F. Crouch with 290 centimetres on third and R. Walder with 780 centimetres on 12th.
The Four Ball Better-Ball on Saturday April 13 winners were Roger Walder and Shane Cordell with 44 points.
Runners-up were Ken Matulick and Ryan Teasdale with 42 points.
Nearest the pins were R. Teasedale with 532 centimetres on second, G. Marshall with 350 centimetres on third, G. Chapman with107 centimetres on sixth, K. Matulick with 533 centimetres on 14th,
Michael Cook with 348 centimetres on 16th and S. Trinnick with 560 centimetres on 18th.
WENTWORTH
Visitor Gary Purdie won the Stableford event with 40 points.
Runner-up was Howard ‘I Am Not A Math Teacher’ Hankinson with 35 points.
Ball winner was Garry Bourke with 32 points.
Nearest the pin was Bill Slee on the second with 425 centimetres.
‘Mr Risky’ also went to visitor Micheal Cook with 27 points.
Sunday’s Stroke was close.
Glen ‘The Phantom’ Walker got over the line in a countback with Bill Slee, both with 79 nett.
Ball winner was Tom Clark with 80 nett .
Nearest the pin was Tom Clark with 200 centimetres on hole 17.
‘Mrs Risky’ went to Annette Green on 83 nett.
COOMEALLA
The A-grade Stableford winner on Wednesday March 10 was Michael Holcroft on 37 points.
Runner-up went to Ryan Tulloch 37 points.
Third place went to Ivan McKenzie on 36 points.
B-grade winner went to Malcolm Kalms on 38 points.
Runner-up was Trevor Carroll on 38 points.
Third place was Barry Waters on 37 points.
C-grade winner Phil Maw on 38 points.
Runner-up was Greg Murphy with 35 points.
Third went to Peter Chase on 34 points.
Ball comp (22) was 38 points to 33 points
Nearest the pins were Darren Murnane on third with 520 centimetres, Anthony Lee on seventh with 224 centimetres, Tony Finn on 11th with 20 centimetres and Troy Neville on 18th with 440 centimetres.
The women’s Stableford winner was Cath Eddie with 36 points.
Runner-up was Nia Whittle on 35 points.
Ball comp (5) was 36 points to 31 points.
Nearest the pins were Cath Eddie on seventh with 127 centimetres, Rachel Strachan on 11th with 300 centimetres and Nia Whittle on 18th with 112 centimetres.
The Medley 9 Hole Stableford winner on Friday March 12 was Ross Robertson on 20 points.
Runner-up was Greg Rhodes on 18 points.
Ball Comp (5) was 18 points to 14 points.
Nearest the pins were Ross Robertson on 11th with 547 centimetres and Ivan McKenzie on 18th with 481 centimetres.
The men’s A-grade Stableford winner on Saturday March 13 was Kym Mack on 38 points.
Runner-up was Jim Fahey on 37 points.
Third was Ross Bowen on 35 points.
B-grade winner was Stephen Smith on 38 points.
Runner-up was Brett Laird on 37 points.
Third was Steve Morrell on 36 points.
C-grade winner was Mark Tregeagle on 43 points.
Runner-up was Matt Harris on 40 points.
Third was Peter Bicker on 35 points.
Ball comp (26) was 43 points to 33 points.
Nearest the pins were Joe Morello on third with 690 centimetres, Jim Fahey on seventh with 37 centimetres, Jacob Slimmon on 11th with 235 centimetres and Pat Murphy on 18th with 310 centimetres.
The women’s Stableford winner was Jodene Tuau on 37 points.
Runner-up was Sue Laird on 36 points.
Ball comp (6) was 37 points to 31 points.
Nearest the pins were Lee Bottomley on third with 34 centimetres, Nia Whittle on seventh with 1030 centimetres and Janice Walker on 11th with 140 centimetres.
The Sunday Medley Stableford winner was Dean Vance on 38 points.
Runner-up was Craig Maddigan on 36 points.
Third-place was Mark Woodhouse on 36 points.
Fourth was James Bate on 36 points.
Ball comp (11) was 38 points to 33 points.
Nearest the pins were Justin Freeman on third with 920 centimetres, Glenn Marr on seventh with 428 centimetres, Greg Rhodes on 11th with 376 centimetres and Mark Woodhouse on 18th with 135 centimetres.
MILDURA
The ladies played Four Ball Better-Ball Stableford on Tuesday March 9 for their Opening Day.
The winning combination after a three way countback on 41 points were Margaret McGlashan and Helen Treacy.
Sue McMillan and Dawn Jackson were second.
Glenda Hiskins and Sue Burgess were third.
A field of 71 men played single Stableford on Wednesday March 10.
The A-grade winner was Nigel Ingram who scored 39 points.
Maurice Warn made 38 points for second-place,
Cesare Fraiia was third on 37 points.
Peter Gilmore won B-grade with 38 points.
Steve Peters had 36 points for second.
Tony Dal Corobbo was third on 35 points.
Balls were awarded to players with 34 points or better, on countback. Rod Ford won the nearest the pin prize on the first hole with 21 centimetres, Peter Gilmore won the nearest the pin and the pig prize on the second hole with 189 centimetres, Robert Pallot won the nearest the pin on the 10th hole with 500 centimetres and Maurice Warn won on the 12th hole with 61 centimetres.
The 9 hole twilight competition on Friday March 12 was won by Valeria Whitelaw who scored 19 points.
Elaine Henshall was second with 18 points.
Carla Sherrif was third with 15 points.
The men’s competition on Saturday March 13 was single stroke in three grades.
Tom Crouch won A-grade with nett 71, Lee Tucker was second on nett 72 and David Murray was third with nett 73.
Top-scorer of the day Noel Hedwards won B-grade with nett 69.
Tim Mitchell and Alex Barber both had nett 71 to finish second and third in B-grade.
Robin Hubble scored nett 73 to win C-grade on countback from Perry Hill, with Ferdi Bergamin third on nett 74.
Golf balls were awarded to players with scores of nett 76 or better, on countback.
The nearest the pin prizes were won by Gary Fumberger on first with 160 centimetres, Lee Tucker on second with 322 centimetres, Stephen Reberger on 10th with 455 centimetres and Bob Bettess on 12th with 378 centimetres.
The Monday veterans stableford competition resulted in a four way tie on 38 points; a countback resulted in a win for Alan Wishart; second was Cliff Ferguson, third was Jeff Giddings and fourth was Steve Peters.
RIVERSIDE
Monday’s Labour day Ambrose Two’s was won by the pair of Nic Cairns and Nic George (70/8.5,61/5). The second placed team of Craig George and Jake Kiel finished on (72/8.75,63/25).
Nearest the pins were Kendall Marchment on fourth with 295 centimetres, Simon Bartsch on seventh with 510 centimetres and Peter Ellery on 12th with 55 centimetres.
Jan Lloyd had a lovely round of +3 on Tuesday winning the Ladies 18 hole.
Kaye Ballantyne won the nine hole, with +2.
The Men’s Stableford on Wednesday saw Simon Dale winning A-grade on a fine score of 39 points.
A count back put Andrew Forbes in second-place, followed by Tom Wilkinson, both on 38 points.
Kevin Kirirua-Gill’s 39 points gave him the B-grade win, with runner up Michael Burton on 38 points.
Nearest the pins were Greg King on fourth with 290 centimetres, Ned Klemm on seventh with 550 centimetres, Jason Marks on 12th with 220 centimetres, Graeme Southwell on 17th with 290 centimetres and Ken Upton on 18th with 310 centimetres.
The Autumn weather was enjoyed by the Ladies on Thursday in their Stableford competition.
Leonie Nott came in with 37 pointsts and a pleasing win.
Lisa Garioch followed in second-place, with 36 points.
Nearest the pins were Lisa Garioch on both the fourth hole with 185 centimetres and seventh with 635 centimetres, Heather Klemm on 12th with 410 centimetres and Lorraine Palmer on 18th with 28 centimetres.
Friday’s Medley nine hole competition was a great day for Dwayne White, leaving with a win after his 22 points.
Runner-up was Ang D’Amico on 21 points.
The Ladies Stableford on Saturday saw Sandy Briggs producing a very comfortable win, with an exceptional 41 points.
Lisa Garioch had to settle for second-place, finishing once again on 36 points.
Nearest the pins were Linda Dickson on seventh with 1080 centimetres and Wendy Dawson on the 18th with a birdie.
Grant Giddings completed a winning round in A-grade on Saturday in the Men’s Stableford.
Runner-up was Claude Dawson on 36 points.
Gary McNally was the better in B-grade after a count back against Keith Vale, when both finished on 37 points.
Steve Wilmann had three exceptional shots on the par five 11th, to leave with an eagle.
Nearest the pins were Tony Coppola on fourth with 371 centimetres, Claude Dawson on 13th with 395 centimetres and Grant Giddings on 18th with 222 centimetres.
Sunday was a chilly day but Reece Farr was far from cold, putting together an excellent 39 points for his win.
Ned Duthie was runner-up after a count back with Michael Holcroft, both scoring 38 points.
Nearest the pins were Jon Slatter on fourth with 650 centimetres, Paul Danenberg on 12th with 950 centimetres and Mick Innes on 18th with 10 centimetres.
Andrew Thomas topped the day off, with the shot of the week on the par three, seventh, sinking his tee shot for a hole in one.
RED CLIFFS
Last Wednesday both men and ladies played a Stableford competition.
In the ladies competition Dee Hopkins was the A-grade winner on 33 points from Sue Poole on 32 points on a countback.
B-grade winner was Lea Walmsley on 31 points on a count back from Helen Wood.
Balls went to Di MorrLL, Jill Gleeson, Sally Jones, Sue Gathercole, Denise Morgan and Jill Eyles.
Nearest the pins were Sally Jones on 12th, Jill Gleeson on 15th and Dee Hopkins on 17th.
Winner in the men’s competition was Neville Birch with a fine 38 points from Rod Gray on 30 points.
Balls went to Neil Wilkie, Kevin Leach and Bill Woosnam.
Saturday’s game was a Medley Stableford.
Peter Lynch was the winner in A-grade on 35 points from Neville Birch on 34 points on a countback.
Brett Overton must have really taken note of what Daryl and Ben were telling the juniors at the clinic on Thursday evening as he won B-grade with a great score of 41 points.
Runner-up was Mark Collett with a fine 38 points.
Balls went to Marg Stanbrook, Daryl Morgan, Sally Jones, Chris Merlin and Karen Bullman.
Nearest the pins were Daryl Morgan on third, Robert Stewart on fifth, Robert Stewart on eighth, Brett Overton on ninth, Gary Nunn and Marg Stanbrook on 12th, Gary Nunn and Deirdre Merlin on 15th and Neville Birch on 18th.
VETERANS
It is now less than two weeks before the much anticipated return of the district veteran golfers to the Wentworth Golf Club.
Returning after an absence of seven years the club will host a single stableford game on Monday March 29.
It will be a special round fitting in between two monthly games and therefore not listed on the schedule that was distributed to members earlier this year.
As such we are asking all district vet members to spread the word.
This will be organised as a normal round with the same process as the other games.
Registration starts around 8:30am and the regular twenty dollars covers an entry fee, green fee and lunch.
We will begin with a shotgun start around 9:30am which will be an interesting exercise given that many of us will be unfamiliar with the course layout.
Still that is one of the attractions of the day as it will be an opportunity and a challenge to play on another district course.
Walkers and carters will be accommodated and members can hire a cart by contacting Bill on 0402 570 500.
The club has eight carts available so I suggest you book one to avoid missing out.
As with other clubs the carts are available for the special price of twenty dollars.
Following the days play we enjoy a lunch and drinks can be purchased from the club.
Prizes will be organised by the association with A and B-grade competitions and Nearest the Pins on all par threes. See you there.
