MERBEIN
Wednesday, March 29 – Stableford
Winner: Terry Fitzpatrick 32 pts. Runner up: Graeme Kerr 29 pts.
NTP: 12th (Club Voucher) – Graeme Kerr 1120cm; 16th (Merbein Lions Club) – Adrian Rudd 420cm.Saturday, April 1 – Monthly Medal Stroke
Another good field at “The Royal”.
Winner: Greg Marshall 86/70. Runner up: Nick Cavallo 92/72 (on countback).
Ball comp: Max Turvey 71/72, Ethan Gray 84/73, Mark Holding 97/73, Oscar Mannix 78/74.
NTP: 3rd (Australian Vintage Merbein) Al Gourlay 308cm; 3rd (Pigeon Dollars) Al Gourlay; 8th (Drummond Golf Mildura/Sunraysia Golf Driving Range) John Thompson 820cm; 12th (Club Voucher) Jed Chapman 14 metres; 16th (Merbein Lions Club) Wendy Dawson 116cm.
Meat Raffle Randomiser – Nick Cavallo.Upcoming events:
Wednesday, April 5 – Stableford – tee off from 12 noon
Good Friday – No competition.
Easter Saturday, April 8 – Par.
Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 16 – Merbein Open.
Entries for the Merbein Open are at Drummond Golf Mildura/Sunraysia Golf Driving Range – Garth Doherty has again donated trophies for our Open and is the major sponsor. Call in to enter. Morning and afternoon timeslots available.
MILDURA
Monday Veterans Competition, March 27
Winner was Ron Hall (28) with 36 points from runner-up Doug Gardiner (27) on 34 points and third place went to Boof Ferguson (16) with 33 points.
4 balls in the ball comp and 32 points on a countback or better collected.
NTP – 2nd (Trentham Estate) Ferdi Bergamin 290cm; 12th (Zilzie Wines) Geoff Cameron 620cm.Tuesday Ladies 9 holes Competition, March 28
Winner was Kay Baker (33) with 13 points.
Tuesday Ladies 18-hole Competition, March 28
40 ladies played a Canadian Foursomes round.
Winners were Sue Laird and Angela Plumridge with a Net 79 to win from runners-up Sheryleen McGlashan and Nora Paech on 79.75 net.
There were 10 balls in the ball comp and 83.12 net on a countback or better collected.
NTP – 2nd (Trentham Estate) Carla Sherriff 292cm; 12th (Zilzie Wines) Kym Ingram 272cm.Wednesday Men’s Competition, March 29
114 players played a single stableford game on Wednesday in three grades.
A Grade winner and best score of the day was Ray Lyons (10) with 42 points from runner-up Ivan McKenzie (8) on 40 points and third place went to Mark Golding (11) with 39 points.
B Grade winner was Rod Ford (18) with 40 points from runners up William Hodgetts (18) with 37 points on a countback with James Hancock (14) also on 37 points.
C Grade winner was Greg Barila (19) with 39 points from runners up Steve Peters (25) on 38 points and third place went to Graeme Worthington (23) on 34 points.
There were 28 balls in the ball comp and 33 points on a countback or better collected.
NTP – 1st (Pete’s Pure wine) Ron Casey 850cm; 2nd (Trentham Estate/PIG) Neville Hodgetts 429cm; 10th (Trentham Estate) Bruce McEwan 430cm; 12th (Zilzie Wines) Boof Ferguson 168cm.
The TWW Eagles nest went off again with Greg Toma having an Eagle 3 on the 18th hole.
2023 Mildura Open resultsFriday 18-hole Stableford competition, March 31
The lead up event for the Open weekend was played and well supported with 83 players trying to win the prize of a 7-day membership.
The winner was Robert Marshall (23) with 39 points from runner-up Tony Beyen (20) on 38 points on a countback from third-placed Paul Leonard (12) also on 38 points.
NTP – 1st (Pete’s Pure wine) Clinton Jones 120cm; 2nd (Trentham Estate) Ernie Tyrrell 144cm; 10th (Trentham Estate) Dora Stewart 91cm; 12th (Zilzie Wines Josef Rocca 175cm.
The Mildura Open 36 holes
Men’s Open Championship was won by Cameron Stewart with rounds of 69 and 78 for a 147 total from runner-up Greg Rhodes with 73 and 77 with a total of 150.
B Grade champion was Roland Tankard with rounds of 85 and 79 for a 164 total from runner-up David Williams with 85 and 85 for a total of 170.
C Grade champion was Frank Crouch with rounds of 88 and 88 for a 176 total from runner-up Boof Ferguson with 94 and 85 for a 179 total.
D Grade champion was Chris Bush with rounds of 94 and 92 for a 186 total from runner-up Brant Reid with 93 and 94 for a 187 total.Ladies Mildura Open Championship was won by Jennifer Stephenson with two consistent rounds of 82 and 81 for a 163 total to win from runner-up Stephanie Baker with 85 and 80 for a total of 165.
36-hole Junior championship
Gross winner was Stephanie Baker with 85 and 80 for a 165 total.Handicap winner was Shaun Hollingsworth with 73 and 69 for a 142 net total.
36-hole Veterans ChampionshipGross winner was Greg Rhodes with 73 and 77 for a 150 total.Handicap winner was Boof Ferguson with 76 and 66 for a 143 net total.36-hole handicap
A Grade winner was Maurice Warn (7) with 74 and& 71 for a 145 net total from runner-up Ben Doherty (7) with 76 and 73 for a 149 net total.
B Grade winner was Roland Tankard (10) with 75 and 69 for a 144 net total from runner-up David Williams (12) with 73 and 73 for a 146 net total.
C Grade winner was Boof Ferguson (19) with 76 and 66 for a 142 net total from runner-up Will Hodgetts (19) with 77 and 67 for a 144 net total.
D Grade winner was Shaun Hollingworth (30) with 73 and 69 for a 142 net total from runner-up Chris Bush with 72 and 70 nett total.Ladies 36-hole Handicap
Winner was Jennifer Stephenson (6) with 76 and 75 for a 151 net total from runner-up Margaret Lampard (12) with 77 and 76 for a 153 net total.Daily Events
Saturday, April 1 Mens
A Grade winner was Joseph Rocca (4) with 70 net on a countback from Cameron Stewart (+1) also with 70 net.
B Grade winner was Simon Kelly (15) with 70 net from Andy Stanbrook (13) with 71 net.
C Grade winner was Ben Nitschke (19) with 70 net from runner-up John Williams (17) with 72 net.
D Grade winner was Brant Reid (21) with a 72 net on a countback from runner-up Chris Bush (22) on 72 net.
NTP – 2nd Hole (Trentham Estate/PIG) Trevor Riordan 113cm; 10th (Trentham Estate) Nigel Ingram 93cm; 12th hole (Zilzie Wines) Greg Lee 37cm.
Ladies
Winner was Jennifer Stephenson (6) with a 76 net from runner-up Lisa Garioch (6) with 77 net.
NTP – 2nd (Trentham Estate) Lee Bottomley 143cm; 10th (Trentham Estate) Salli Fox 75cm; 12th (Zilzie Wines) Angela Plumridge 272cm.Sunday, April 2
Mens
A Grade winner was Tim Mitchell (8) with a 71 net on a countback from runner- up Maurice Warn (7) also on 71 net.
B Grade winner was Roland Tankard (10) with a 69 net from runner-up David Williams with 73 net on a 3-way countback.
C Grade winner was Boof Ferguson (19) with a 66 net from runner-up Will Hodgetts (19) with a 67 net.
D Grade winner was Shaun Hollingworth (30) with a 69 net on a countback from runner-up Fuat Karayilan (21) also on 69 net.
NTP – 2nd (Trentham Estate) Craig Douglass 386cm; 10th (Trentham Estate) Michael Osborne 202cm; 12th (Zilzie Wines) Jacob Slimmon 276cm.
Ladies
Winner was Carla Sherriff (23) with a 74 net from runner-up Jennifer Stephenson (6) with a 75 net.
NTP – 2nd (Trentham Estate/PIG) Sandi Briggs 340cm; 10th (Trentham Estate) Jennifer Stephenson 390cm; 12th (Zilzie Wines) Lee Bottomley 110cm.
Golf club newsReflecting on a huge weekend of golf for the Mildura Open there are many thank yous to acknowledge. Firstly our sponsors Jayco Caravans, Beta Electrical, Drummond Golf, Gateway Tavern, Pizza Café, Mallee Meats, Duxton Vineyards, Craig Malic, Mildura Plumbing Plus, Fairway Bistro, Milestone Chemicals, Oasis Unmatched, Thomsons Linen, Sunraysia Daily, Tasco, Frasers Plumbing, Nutrien Water.
Nick Cavallo and his staff on the greens in the golf shop and the bar all did a great job accommodating all the golfers and visitors over the weekend.
Thanks also to all the players who entered and made it through two to three days of golf and supported our club. We received many positive comments on the condition of the course and in particular the greens running fast and true.
The golf committee and volunteers all pitched in to do various tasks to ensure the event ran as smoothly as possible.
Finally, one last thank you and while it takes many people to put an event together, one person really took the ownership of this event. Putting in many hours in daylight and in the dark working tirelessly was club captain Gary Fumberger (who turned 60 during the week, happy birthday Gary!!). A big thank you to you, Gary, on a job very well done.
VETERANS
A TOTAL of 560 veteran golfers travelled to the Mildura Golf Resort to compete in Monday’s The Vines single stableford competition.
The winners in A Grade were Ray Lyons with a score of 36. A countback determined second and third as both players scored 35. Paul Treacy secured second ahead of Gary Sharman in third. In B Grade, Brad Mottram was the winner with Bob Lattta taking second ahead of Laurie Riordan in third. Ball winners were Bill Slee, Gary Clarke, Keith Williams, Peter Gilmore, Jeff Woodroffe, Alison Black, Geoff Cameron, Ned Klemm, Ken Upton, Mark Lee, Greg Lee, Boof Ferguson, Rob Gray, Greg Butler, Dennis Grigg, Keith Willis and George Mason.
Nearest the Pin winners were Cath Remer on the second, Geoff Cameron on the 10th and Ray Lyons on the 12th.
There was no recipient of the ball for the badge raffle as the player was not present when the draw as conducted.
We were able to welcome two new members this week.
Our thanks to the Mildura Golf Club, the bar staff, the green keepers and caters for their support in organising the day.
Our next event is a 4BBB stableford at the Robinvale Golf Club on Monday, May 1. So get your partners and carpools organised and make sure you order a cart early as their a limited number available.
RED CLIFFS
ON Wednesday, March 29 both genders played a 4BBB.
Andrew Forbes and Tim Peterson were the winners for the men with 45pts and David Lloyd and Peter George had 44pts to be runners up.
For the ladies, Glenys Murray and Heather Shaw won with 41pts and Kaylene Geddes and Lorraine Palmer were runners up with 40pts.
NTP – 8th K. Willis and K. Geddes; 12th J. Gleeson; 15th T. Peterson and J. Gleeson; 17th G. Riordan and L. Bottomley.
On Saturday, a Stableford was played.
Mal Goodieson had 35pts to win the men’s A Grade and Mal Blagus had 34pts to be runner up. In B Grade, Brian Young won with 39pts and Graeme Duffy had 38pts to be runner up.
For the ladies, Jill Gleeson was the winner with 35pts and Ruth Cupper was runner up on a countback with 34pts.
NTP – 3rd K. Hart; 8th B. Steer and A. Dal Corobbo; 9th P. Ellery; 12th B. Morgan and R. Nash; 15th R. Nash; 17th G. Duffy and J. Gleeson, 18th G. Nunn.
On Sunday, Walter Schulz had 36pts to win and Nathan Swaeney was the runner up on a countback with 35pts. D. Spencer, P. Ellery and M. Davison each won a ball.
