MERBEIN
Saturday, May 15 – Par.
Winner: Peter Shadwick +1. Runner up: Ethan Gray +1. Ball comp: Steve Russell +1; Jason Binding square; Ken Matulic square.
NTP: 2nd Billie Fairlie (2cm); 3rd Mick Thomson (15 metres, yes metres, and the pigeon); 6th Matt Vining 0cm (Eagle’s nest); 8th Craig Hocking 538cm; 12th Matt Dean 151cm; 16th Craig Hocking 47cm; 18th Matt Dean 285cm.
Congratulations to Matty Vining for his eagle on the par five 6th.
Meat raffle – Graeme Dunne.
Wednesday, May 19 – Par
Winner: Frank Zambito +4. Runner up: Rodger Walder +1.
Ball comp: Howard McGaffin -1.
NTP: 2nd Rodger Walder (510cm); 3rd Jed Chapman (210cm); 6th Jed Chapman (340cm); 8th Ken Matulic (310cm); 14th Jed Chapman (610cm); 16th Rodger Walder (780cm); 18th Ken Matulic (510cm).
Saturday, May 15 – Ambrose in 4s
Winners: Fox Mulder, Mick Thomson, John Bell and Paul Hollingworth – 62 scratch, 5.25 handicap – 56.75 nett.
Runners-up: Maxi Trinick, Peter Shadwick, Shane Watson and Dave Hancock – 63 scratch, 5 5/8 handicap – 57 3/8 nett ($25 Merbein Golf Club vouncher).
Ball comp: Peter and Allan Gourlay, Michael Cook and Jed Chapman – 68 scratch, 8 5/8 handicap, 59 3/8 nett ($10 Merbein Golf Club voucher, at the club to be collected).
NTP: 3rd Mick Thomson (300cm – and the pigeon again); 12th Michael Cook (132cm); 16th Cheese Teasdale (510cm). Meat raffle – Paul Hollingworth.
Thank you to all that helped during the week, special mention to Thomo for the new pin positions on Friday morning before he went to work, Gavin for slashing and cooking the free barbecue on Saturday that the club put on. Also to Mac and Frank for helping out behind the bar, without these stalwarts clubs like ours do not exist.
From our Committee meeting on Monday, May 17, we have now introduction a new $5 club voucher for ball comp winners rather than giving a ball, winners can use voucher for anything at the club to that value.
We have also introduced same for winners and runner’s up prizes for Club events.
Upcoming events, Wednesday, May 26: Stableford. Saturday, May 29: Stableford.
COOMEALLA
Coming events
Wednesday, May 26 – Men: Stroke – Golf Shoes. Women : Stroke – Golf Shoes
Friday, May 2 – Presidents Port Medley 12 hole Stableford.
Saturday, May 29 – Men: Stableford. Women: Stableford
Sunday, May 30 – Medley Stableford.
Competition results
Wednesday, May 19 – Par.
A Grade winner – Tony Finn +4. Runner up – Ross Robertson +3. 3rd – Rob Toms +2
B Grade winner – Pat Murphy +3. Runner up – Darren Murnane +1. 3rd – Greg Chandler 0.
C Grade winner – Glen Martin +4. Runner up – Michael Morrall +2. 3rd – Ken Sudholz +1.
Ball Comp (20) +4 to -1
NTP – Men: 3rd – Graeme Burrows 350cm; 7th – Noel Thomas 120cm; 11th – Greg Murphy 250cm; 18th – Tony Finn 60cm.
Women – Par
Winner – Helen Barnes +4. Runner up – Linda Hodgson 0. Ball comp – (2) 0 to -1
NTP – Women: 3rd – Ninette Mammonne 150cm; 7th – Lee Bottomley 717cm; 11th – Susan Mills 63cm; 18th – Lee Bottomley 22cm.
Saturday May 22 – May Medley 4BBB Stableford
Winners – Sandy Waters and Helen Barnes 46 points. Runner up – Maureen Bailey and Sue Mills 46pts. 3rd – Keegan Blows and Nick Thompson 45pts. 4th – Sandra Hunt and Ron Hunt 45pts.
Ball comp (13 teams) – 46pts to 42pts.
NTP – Men: 3rd – Ron Hunt 392cm; 7th – Frank Tassone 93cm; 11th – Serfet Kuzu 140cm; 18th – Jai Hudson 283cm.
NTP – Ladies: 3rd – Sandy Waters 45cm; 7th – Sandy Waters 260cm; 11th – Sandy Waters 43cm; 18th – Kylie Walters 0cm
Sunday – Medley Stableford
Winner – Darren Bottomley 43pts. Runner up – Kim Hensgen 42pts. 3rd – Wilkie Hudson 40pts. 4th – Trevor Williams 39pts
Ball Comp (17) 43pts to 36pts
NTP – 3rd – Justin Clay 455cm; 7th – Sue Laird 320cm; 11th – Justin McPhee 256cm; 18th – Glen Johnson 175cm.
Eagles for the week – Jack Budd on Saturday on the 15th hole.
Justin McPhee and Dale Stephens on the 8th hole on Sunday.
Get your entry in for the Teams Challenge on the June Long Weekend, phone golf shop on 50274658 to enter.
WENTWORTH
Thursday Stableford: Convincingly won by Ron Moore with 42 points. Runner up was Bill Murray with 39 points reminding everyone that he can play.
Ball winners Bill Slee and Howard Hankinson, both with 36 points.
NTP: 12th Ged Chapman (200cm).
Mr Risky still learning Wayne Astbury with just 11points. It will get better keep at it.
Sunday Stroke.
The two arrows dominated Sunday with Mr Red Arrow Col Stewart having a 69 nett.
Runner up Ms Straight Arrow Annette Green with 71 nett.
Ball winner Ron Moore with 75 nett.
NTP: 2nd Tom Clark (185cm).
Mr Risky went to Howard Hankinson with an ordinary 82 nett.
MILDURA
The Mildura ladies played single stableford on Tuesday, May 18; and four ladies had 31 points. The countback resulted in a win to Carla Sherriff; Mabel Crouch was second; Margaret McGlashan third; and Elaine Henshall was fourth. The ladies stableford on Friday, May 21, resulted in a win to Bev Stone (31 points), and Val Whitelaw was second on 29 points.
The men’s American foursomes on Wednesday, May 19, resulted in a win to Jason Marks and Andrew Forbes with a score of 64.5. Billy Fishwick and Jamie Lanyon were second on 65; and Dennis Grigg and Geoff Hazeldine scored 68.6 for third place. Balls were awarded to eight pairs with scores of 72 or better.
The qualifying round for the annual Forty Winks competition (4BBB par) on Saturday, May 22, resulted in a win to Dennis Knight and Michael White (11 points); Terry Buckingham and John Green were second (10 points); and Steve Crawford and Geoffrey Hazeldine were third. Nineteen pairs had scores of six points or better. Nearest the pin prizes were won by Jeff Giddings (first hole, 182 cm); Nigel Ingram (187 cm, pig prize, second hole; Terry Buckingham (second hole, 142 cm); P Green (10th hole, 520 cm); and John Williams (12th hole, 12 cm).
The Mildura veteran men played their usual stableford competition on Monday, May 4. The winner was Keith Williams who scored 36 points; second was Frank Tippett on 34, and Peter Dooley also had 34 points but finished third on countback. Keith Williams also won the nearest the pin prize on the 12th hole.
Golf events for the next week at Mildura are mens single stableford Wednesday, May 26; social golf on Thursday; ladies 18 hole stableford on Friday, May 28; mens medley stableford on Saturday, May 29; Mildura veteran men stableford on Monday, May 31; a ladies 9 hole stableford and American foursomes stroke event on Tuesday, June 1, and a mens “double par plus” event on Wednesday, June 2.
Golf bookings can be made online, or by phone to the Mildura Golf Shop on 5022 8089.
RIVERSIDE
The first comp of the week, Monday, May 17, Veteran and Friends, required a count back. Stephen Jones (Coomealla) put together the best back nine, winning over Jack Graham, both on 39 points. Jack also finished with an Eagle on the Par five 14th.
NTP: Brian Young 310cm.
Jan Lloyd had a nice score of 36pts, to win the Ladies Tuesday 18 holes, but not before a count back against June Hensgen. The nine holes was won by Jill Richardson after a lovely 21pts.
NTP: 4th – Sally Watson (450cm); 12th – Heather Klemm (290cm).
Thursday saw Lisa Garioch play an excellent game, taking the win with 37pts, in front of Kathy Ridley on a fine 36pts.
NTP: 4th and 18th – Tracey Coulson (347cm and 204cm); 12th – Jan Lloyd (110cm).
John Horkings (Coomealla) had the luck running his way on Friday, coming out on top, after a count back with Jarrad Stokker, both on 20pts.
The Ladies Stableford on Saturday was a winner for Wendy Dawson on 32pts.
The A Grade Mens winner on Saturday was Michael Holcroft, with a super 39pts, from Allan McMaster, close behind on 38pts.
Kevin Eastwood had the round of the week, with a mighty win in B Grade, scoring a pleasing 41pts. Frank Taperell picked up second place, but would have been happy with his score of 39pts.
NTP: 4th – Kevin Maginness (75cm), 7th – Tony Scullino (290cm), 12th – Claude Dawson (245cm), 17th – Graeme Southwell (290cm) and 18th – Neville Cooke (272cm).
Sunday’s Medley Stableford was won by David Williams, with 38pts. A three way count back was needed to determine the runner up, with Wendy Dawson snaring that, followed by Cindy Wisseling (Rosebud) and Oscar Manix, all on 37pts.
NTP: 4th – Jim Callaway (290cm), 7th – Mick Innes (196cm), 12th – Frank Taperell (280cm) and 18th – Michael Holcroft (254cm).
RED CLIFFS
Last Wednesday 40 ladies played a Stableford event.
Winners – A Grade: Julianne Wood on 37 points from Jill Gleeson on 36 points. B Grade: Jill Eyles with an excellent 40 points was the winner from Denise Morgan on 38 points.
NTP: 3rd Karen Bulman; 8th Roz Baird; 12th Deb Hassell; 15th Deb Hassell; 17th Joan Ryan.
Another excellent score in the men’s competition was Buddy Coad on 40 points to win from Neville Walker on 39 points.
NTP: 8th Michael Hogan; 12th Matt Forward; 17th Graeme Duffy; 18th Wayne Smith
Saturday, May 22, saw the men play a 4BBB PAR qualifying round of the Seabrook Strachan.
Winners were Brad Morgan and Affie Ganz on plus 8 on a countback from Paul Legg and John Prictor.
Other qualifiers were Paul Bamford and Ben Tallent, Chris Barko and Stuart Thomson, Dylan Burnett and Steve Farley, David Spencer and Jamie Wood. NTP: 3rd Michael Hogan; 5th Nathan Riordan; 8th John Gooch; 9th Nathan Riordan; 12th Rodney Gray; 15th Affie Ganz; 17th Michael Hogan; 18th Stuart Thomson.
The ladies played a Par game and the winner in A Grade was Keryn Niendorf on plus 3 on a count back from Suzanne Johns. B Grade winner was Denise Morgan on plus 3 from Ruth Cupper on plus 1.
NTP: 3rd Jill Gleeson; 8th Bobbie Ramsay; 12th Jill Gleeson; 15th Denise Morgan; 17th Rita Chase.
Next Saturday and Sunday is the Red Cliffs Open.
VETERANS
Sunraysia and District Victorian Veteran Golfers Association (S&DVVGA) members are also members of the Victorian Veteran Golfers Association.(VVGA). The VVGA co organises all of the states district associations and holds statewide events. John Robertson, the VVGA secretary, will join the next event at Riverside on Monday, June 7. He will compete in the single Stableford event before joining members later at the 19th hole. John will take the opportunity to share news about statewide initiatives and issues. This will include the creation of a new website that hopefully will be in operation later this year.
The association is organising a busy month, starting with the event at Riverside. The usual process will be in place so get there around 8.30am to complete your registration. Give the club a ring if you want to hire a cart.
Later in June, the Veterans are travelling to Ouyen to complete in a 4BBB stableford so you will need to organise a partner and a cart if necessary. There is a later start for this event of 10am to allow travel time. Registration will commence from 9.30am.
A reminder to members that to compete in the championship round in August you must have played twice before that day. There is only two rounds to go before then.
