MILDURA
In the ladies’ Tuesday nine-hole played on November 8, the Stroke competition winner was Kay Baker (33) with a 36 nett on a countback, with Faye Casey (35) also on 36 nett.
In the ladies’ Tuesday 18-hole, there was Stroke competition and a Medallist of the Year play-off.
The winner was Bev Stone (37) with a 72 nett from runner-up Marilyn Warn (20) with a nett 75 on a countback with Margaret Morrison (24) also on 75 nett.
With five balls in the ball comp, 77 nett on a countback or better collected.
NTP: 1st Duxton Vineyards – Margaret Morrison (98cm), 2nd Trentham Estate – Margaret McGlashan (75cm), 10th Trentham Estate – Sue Burgess (75cm), 12th Zilzie Wines – Ann Bowen (829cm).
Men’s competition – Wednesday, November 9:
An aggregate team stableford competition was played and 74 players took to the course to enjoy some warmer weather at long last.
Winners on the day were Maurice Warn and John Williams with 75 points from runners-up Jeff Chalmers and Rob Toms on 73 points on a countback from Robert Young and Ray Quirk also on 73 points.
There were 18 balls in the ball comp and 68 points or better collected.
NTP: 1st Pete’s Pure wine – Rick Foster (226cm), 2nd Trentham Estate/PIG$ – Rob Toms (177cm), 10th hole Trentham Estate John Williams (311cm), 12th Zilzie Wines – Gary Fumberger (18cm).
The Eagle’s Nest went off again for the third time in two weeks with Maurice Warn scoring an Eagle 3 on the 18th for two golf balls.
Ladies’ Friday 18-hole Stableford:
The winner was Carla Sherriff (24) with 33 points from runner-up Ruth Rodi (23) on 30 points.
Friday Medley nine-hole Twilight:
The winner was Tony Dal Corobbo (28) with 19 points on a countback with Bev Stone (37) also on 19 points.
Saturday Medley competition:
In all, 98 players took to the course on a day that threatened rain, but it held off luckily to keep everyone dry (on the course, at least).
The A Grade winner with the best score of the day was Robert Young (10) with a fantastic 40 points from runner-up Greg Toma (8) with 39 points, and third place went to Rob (Jex) Donaldson (13) with 38 points.
The B Grade winner was Sammy Smythe (17) with 37 points to win on a countback from Alan Lay (17) also on 37 points, with a third-place mention to Pat Rogan (19) with 36 points.
The C Grade winner was Bruce Smythe (29) with 37 points ahead of runner-up Rob (Beaver) Leng with 36 points and Newton Morrison (21) in third place with 35 points.
There were 24 balls in the ball comp and 34 points on a countback or better collected.
NTP: 1st Pete’s Pure wine – George Szentpaly (227cm), 2nd Trentham Estate/PIG – Wayne Manley (305cm), 10th Trentham Estate – Simon Kelly (950cm), 12th Zilzie Wines – Shannon Bush (122cm).
The Ranfurly Iron Jack Tony Beyen collected $10 with 9 points.
In golf club news, in the final round of Pennant at Robinvale on Sunday the Mildura ladies had their first win for the season in a decisive on 5/0 over Riverside Gold. There were wins to Emmalee Beggs 3/2, Margaret McGlashan 2/1, Sue Burgess 2/1, Margaret Morrison 6/5 and Jenny McCoy 1 up.
In Division 2 Mildura Gold went down 4/1, with a win to Trevor Spanos.
Also in Division 2, Mildura Black had a strong win to secure top spot on the ladder and a finals berth 4½/½. There were wins to Greg Toma 3/1, Paul Leonard 4/2, Dave Murray 5/3, Trevor Riordan 6/5 and a half to Paul White.
In Division 3 Mildura had a good win over Coomealla 3½/1½ to keep their top spot on the ladder and a finals spot with wins to Robin Hubble 5/3, Rick Foster 3/2, Wayne Dahmes 4/3 and a half to Bob Bettess.
WENTWORTH
The weather again intervened in Thursday golf, with players not even hitting off the first.
On Sunday it was a different story, with some players braving the showers to complete the Stroke round.
Howard Hankinson and Bill Slee fought back from a poor front nine to return 74 netts, with the countback going to Howard.
The ball went to Glen Walker.
NTP: 12th – also Glen Walker (12m).
Mr Risky went to the improving John Mudge.
The Club Championship was also completed on Sunday, with Bill Slee finishing 148 nett for the two rounds.
The runner-up was Garry Bourke with 153 nett from Howard Hankinson 154 nett.
MERBEIN
Wednesday, November 9 – Stableford:
Winner Frank Crouch 35 points, runner-up Mark Holding 32 points.
NTP: 3rd Australian Vintage Merbein – Ken Matulick (650cm), 12th Golf Club voucher – Graeme Kelly (160cm).
Friday Twilight, November 11 – Stableford:
Winner Jim Piper 20 points, runner-up Graeme Kerr 15 points (countback).
Saturday, November 12 – Ambrose in pairs:
Winners Robert Redman and Tim Rix 71/65¼ nett, runners-up Terry Fitzpatrick, Graeme Kelly and Ryan Teasdale 77/65/56 nett
Ball comp: Mike Thomson and John Bell 72/68½ nett (countback)
NTP: 3rd Australian Vintage Merbein – Mike Thomson (301cm), 3rd Pigeon Dollars – Mike Thomson, 12th Club Voucher (donated by Gavin Fields) – Graeme Kelly (730cm), 16th Merbein Lions Club – Ryan Teasdale (345cm), 16th Merbein Lions Club “Weekly Winner” – Ryan Teasdale.
Meat raffle randomiser: Graeme Dunne.
Upcoming events:
• Wednesday November 16 – Stableford
• Friday November 18 – Twilight Back nine-hole competition – commencing at 4pm – last tee-off at 5.30pm
• Saturday November 19 – Par
• Special mention – Sunday November 27 is our Par 3 Open – Stableford. Registration from 11am; entries at Drummond Golf Mildura/Sunraysia Golf Driving Range. $25 per player (handicap and non-handicap) includes BBQ lunch – groups of four players, please. 12.30pm shotgun start. $50 NTP per hole. Grades and prizes also.
Again, a huge thank you to all the volunteers for their tireless work on the course.
VETERANS
Our annual general meeting held last week saw the election of a new captain, Ned Klemm, and new vice-captain, George Mason, with the re-election of Tony Dal Corobbo as treasurer, John Denman as president and Brian Young as secretary. The committee members elected were George Poriazis, Cliff Ferguson, Roy Latta, Jill Gleeson, Keith Willis and Cath Remer.
The reports presented outlined a successful year for the association, with it enjoying good membership numbers, a strong financial base and supportive sponsors. Retiring captain John Green was thanked for his leadership and work over the past seven years.
Winners of this year’s incentive program will be announced at the December meeting. A meeting of the committee at the conclusion of the AGM reviewed the effectiveness of the incentive program and decided to replace it. Participants who attend the AGM will have their lunch provided. It is important that members be encouraged to attend and contribute at this important meeting.
It was also decided that the awarding of a third-place prize will continue for the next year and the badge draw will also remain.
Our next meeting will be the last for this year.
After that we will take a break over the summer to avoid playing in the the heat.
It will be single Stableford event to be held at the Mildura Golf on Monday, December 5. It is our Christmas meeting with a special lunch.
Make sure you are there to collect your copy of next year’s syllabus.
RIVERSIDE
It was with much sadness that we farewelled one of our beautiful lady members recently.
Cath Kent passed away late last week after a short battle with cancer. Her kind heart and happy smile will be missed by us all.
The unpredictable inclement weather has caused a couple of our comps to be washed out over the past week.
Tuesday, November 8 was a nine-hole Stableford for the ladies and saw Adel Dal Corobbo finish with a nice 19 points for a win, over Carol Benning, on 18 points.
It was Stableford also for the men on Wednesday in two grades.
A super score of 42 points came from Dean Vance in A Grade, putting him in first place, from Barry Pilgrim, one behind with another fine score of 41 points.
Rob Arnold fought out a countback on 37 points in B Grade for his win, leaving Glenn Butterworth in second place. Balls (12) 36 points on a countback.
Two clever men produced Eagles on the day, with Bodan Bishop on the par five 11th and Andrew Stanbrook on the par five 14th.
NTP: 4th Zilzie Wines – Ken Hornsby (85cm), 7th – Gary Sharman (110cm), 12th – Ash Whitehouse (290cm), 18th Good Deal Tyres – Tom Wilkinson (10cm).
Friday’s Medley Stableford was won by Paul Wilkinson on a great 23 points, with a countback needed to determine second place, which was picked up by Brodie Peters, from Lisa Garioch, both on 22 points. Balls (15) 18 points on a countback.
Caroline James put her -1 to good use, being the winner of the Ladies’ Par event on Saturday.
The three NTPs were all won by Lisa Garioch: 7th – (980cm), 12th Sunbeam Fruits – (400cm) and 18th – (150cm).
Saturday’s Par was played in three grades with an impressive field.
The overall best score of the day came from Brayden Collicoat on a massive +6 on a countback from John Horkings.
Ned Klemm put in a terrific round of +4 to take out A Grade, over Reece Godfrey with a nice +3.
John Horkings may have missed the score of the day countback but he was happy to leave with the B Grade win after his excellent +6. Bruce Liddell was the lucky one after a countback for runner-up, leaving Kevin McGiluray pondering what could have been, both finishing rounds of +4.
The C Graders also had a run of +4, with Colby Hards winning, Noel Murray in second place and Cliff Cooke just missing out. Balls (22) +1 on a countback.
NTP: 4th Zilzie Wines – Darren Gray (350cm), 7th – Wayne Innes (160cm), 17th Sunbeam Fruits – David Williams (30cm), 18th Good Deal Tyres – Brayden Collicoat (90cm).
Sunday was Medley Stableford and Oscar Mannix had a ripper, completing a round of 43 points for his win. There were three on 41 points and Tim Earl put in the best back nine to take second place over Greg Love and Simon Bartsch. Balls (6) 40 points.
NTP: 4th Zilzie Wines – Clayton Clifford (423cm), 7th and 12th – Michael Innes (66cm and 510cm) and 18th Good Deal Tyres – Simon Bartsch (85cm).
RED CLIFFS
On Wednesday, November 9 the ladies played a 3BBB Stableford. Ladies captain Rita Chase teamed up with Debbie Hassell and Margaret Stanbrook to win on a countback from Biddy Pitt, Deirdre Merlin and Julianne Wood with 48 points. Balls went to Sue Poole, Deb Dark and Helen Wood.
NTP: 3rd – K Hart (130cm), 8th – P Marks (1020cm), 12th – D Hassell (292cm), 15th – P Marks (155cm), 17th – S Poole (224cm).
The men played a Stableford and Neville Birch was the winner with 39 points from Peter Knight on 37 points. Balls went to Ian Slaughter, Brad Morgan and Robert Chase.
NTP: 8th – R Pain, 18th – I Slaughter.
A Medley Stableford was played on Saturday. In A Grade Christopher Chase won on a countback with 39 points from Rodney Begg. B Grade saw Ian Slaughter win with a fantastic 44 points and Rita Chase was the runner-up with 39 points.
34 to 37 points won a ball (9).
NTP: 8th – R Underwood, 9th and 12 – K Woosnam (395cm and 422cm), 15th – J Plant, 17th – J Scott, 18th – P Wright (200cm).
On Saturday November 26 an Open 4BBB Medley Stableford sponsored by Gregg and Sons Steel is being held. All visitors are welcome, and bookings can be made by emailing the club at redcgolf@bigpond.net.au.
COOMEALLA
Wednesday Men:
A Grade: winner Adam Philp 41 points, runner-up Greg Rhodes 39 points, third Tony Finn 37 points.
B Grade: winner Rob Elder 36 points, runner-up Rodney Hand 35 points.
Ball comp: ( 14 ) 41 to 33 points
NTP: 3rd Zilzie Wine – David Martin (960cm), 19th McGuigan Wines – Greg Rhodes (524cm), 11th Walkers IGA – David Martin (341cm).
Wednesday Women:
Winner Sue Laird 40 points, runner-up Ros Hocking 35 points, third Lee Bottomley 34 points.
Ball comp: (4) 40 to 32.
NTP: 3rd Zilzie Wine – Kate Murdoch (16cm), 19th Terry White Chemist – Sue Laird (1050cm), 11th Buronga Bake – Kaylene Geddes (52cm), 18th Trentham Estate – Sue Laird (0cm, 2nd shot)
Friday – Medley 12-hole Stableford:
Winner Lee McLeod 23 points, runner-up Larry Frasca 22 points.
Ball comp: (9) 22 to 25.
NTP: 3rd – Sue Laird (495cm), 11th – Graeme Burrows (889cm), 18th – James Daly (321cm).
Saturday Men:
A Grade: winner Greg Rhodes 39 points (countback), runner-up Vince Dichiera 39 points, third Ray Lyons 38 points.
B Grade: winner Barry Waters 39 points, runner-up Ron Hunt 37 points (countback), third Russ Collyer 37 points.
C Grade: winner Greg Stewart 40 points, runner-up Josh Lee 39 points, third Joel Doherty 38 points.
Ball comp: (20) 40 to 34
NTP: 3rd Zilzie Wine – Steele Denman (430cm), 9th McGuigan Wines – David Doering (225cm), 11th Walkers IGA – Steele Denman (170cm), 18th Treatham Estate – Steven Farley (129cm).
Saturday Women:
Winner Angela Plumridge 38 points, runner-up Nia Whittle 35 points.
Ball comp: (4) 38 to 34.
NTP: 3rd Zilzie Wine – Kate Murdoch (70cm), 11th Buronga Bake – Maurine Bailey (40cm), 18th Treatham Estate – Lee Bottomley (64cm).
Sunday – Medley Stableford:
Winner David Britton 39 points, runner-up Daniel Torpey 37 points.
Ball comp: (7) 39 to 34.
NTP: 3rd – Ben Camilleri (450cm), 7th – Craig Hocking (189cm), 11th – David Smith (296cm), 18th – Craig Hocking (189cm).
