MERBEIN
LAST Wednesday’s Stableford winner was Ryan Teasdale on 37 points from runner-up Graeme Kerr with 36 points.
NTPs: 3rd Australian Vintage Merbein – Mark Holding 382cm; 16th Merbein Lions Club weekly – Ryan Teasdale 870cm. Saturday’s Stableford winner was Michael Thomson 33 points from runner-up Nick Cavallo 29 points.
NTPs: 3rd Australian Vintage Merbein – Pigeon Dollars (jackpot); 12th G&T Schnitzels weekly – John Bell 244cm; 16th Merbein Lions Club weekly – Ryan Teasdale 382cm. Meat raffle randomiser was won by Michael Thomson. Wednesday April 24 is a Stableford event with tee-off from 12.30pm; Thursday April 25 is an Ambrose in fours; Saturday is Stableford.
VETERANS
ENTRIES close Wednesday April 24 for the Victorian Veteran Golfers Association Stableford Championships which will be held at the Riverside Golf Club on Monday, May 6 and Tuesday, May 7.
Visit the club website to enter. Registration is from 9.30am for an 11am shotgun start.
The event is in three grades with NTPs, and daily ball runs.
Lunch is provided on both days as well as breakfast on the Tuesday.
The last time this event was held in Sunraysia was over 10 years ago.
All district association members are eligible to play as it is a medley event.
Players are invited to play in the Sunday Stableford competition prior to the event but you need to book and pay the competition fee of $12.
A barbecue will be provided after play.
The next district event will be held at Robinvale on Monday, May 13.
MILDURA
THE veterans competition played on Monday, April 15 was won by Jeff Giddings (9) with 39 points from runner-up Steven Scullino (14) with 37 points. Third place went to John Mock on 36 points.
Balls: (5) 36 points on a countback. The women played a nine-hole threeperson Ambrose on Tuesday, April 16 with Janet Stanbrook, Elaine McMillian and Desley Munro taking the win with 34.5 net. The 18-hole three-person Ambrose was won by Carla Sherriff, Dora Stewart and Lynda Saunders with 66.33 net from runnerups Helen Treacy, Nora Pikoh-Paech and Ann Bowen on 68 net.
NTPs: 2nd Trentham Estate – Sandra Hutchinson 277cm; 12th Zilzie Wines – Helen Treacy 345cm. Last Wednesday the men played a single Stableford event in two grades.
A Grade winner was Ben Callaghan (15) with 40 points on a countback from runnerup Bruce Dickie (14). Third place went to Geoff Hazeldine (7) on 38 points.
B Grade winner was Peter Cottrell (17) with 40 points from runner-up Jon Villiva (26) with 39 points and third place went to Alan McAskill (21) on 37 points.
Balls: (19) 36 points on a countback.
NTPs: 1st Pete’s Pure wine – Wayne Mayne 23cm; 2nd Pig – Jamie Lanyon 138cm; 10th Trentham Estate – Rob Toms 330cm; 12th Zilzie Wines – Jamie Lanyon 30cm. Winner of the women’s Stableford on Friday was Ruth Rodi (28) with 35 points. A medley two-person aggregate Stableford was played on Saturday with 94 players taking to the course. Winners were Grant Beggs and Lee Tucker with a combined score of 78 points from runner-ups Wayne Manley and David Murray on 75 points. Third place went to Trevor Spanos and Robert Young with 74 points.
Balls: (22) 68 points on a countback.
NTPs: 1st Pete’s Pure wine – Trevor Spanos 52cm; 2nd Water Wizard/Pig Frank Crouch 139cm; 10th Trentham Estate – Nigel Ingram 390cm; 12th Zilzie Wines – Maurice Warn 51cm. Thursday, April 25 the golf club will be hosting the Dockside Cafe Anzac Day four-person medley Ambrose event with a shotgun start at 1pm. Call the golf shop to enter on 5022 8089.
RIVERSIDE
THURSDAY April 25 is a three-person Ambrose with a shotgun start at 1pm. Entry of $25 includes a sausage sizzle prior to hit off. Bookings can be made through OneGolf or phone the club on 5023 4255. Monday’s veteran and friends event played on April 15 was won by Dom Scullino with 32 points.
Balls: 28 points. Tuesday’s women’s nine-hole Stableford played on April 16 was won by Chitra Rankin on 17 points from Roz Nash with 16 points.
Balls: 15 points on a countback.
NTP: Zilzie Wines 4th – Jan Lloyd 630cm. The men played stroke last Wednesday and Brendan Bower had the best score of the day (85/69), giving him the monthly award. Andrew Forbes was the winner in A Grade (87/70) on a countback from runner-up Claude Dawson (84/70). Keenan Wade (92/71) won B Grade on countback from Jeff Riordan (91/71).
Balls: 74 net on a countback.
NTPs: Zilzie Wines 4th – Gary Swallow 105cm; 7th – Dom Scullino 10cm; 12th – Claude Dawson 685cm; Sunbeam Fruits 17th – Grant Gidding’s 500cm; Good Deal Tyres 18th – Michael Holcroft 3cm. The women’s nine-hole Stableford played on Thursday was won by Verna Wakefield on 16 points.
Balls: 15 points. The 18-hole Stableford was won by the Selma Maynes (who just happened to be celebrating her 80th birthday) with 36 points from runner-up Roz Nash with 35 points.
Balls: 34 points on a countback.
NTPs: Zilzie Wines 4th – Maree Irvin 640cm; 12th – Lirlene Crozier 240cm; 18th – Adel Dal Corrobo 98cm. The medley nine-hole event played on Friday was won by Claude Dawson on 21 point from runner-up Matt Anderson on a countback with Jason Marks and Andrew Stanbrook.
Balls: 17 points. Roylene Bailey had 31 points in the women’s event on Saturday to take the win from Margie Lampard on 30 points.
NTPs: Zilzie Wines 4th – Jannette Mason 233cm; 12th – Lirlene Crozier 200cm; 18th – Roylene Bailey 260cm. Saturday’s men’s event was played in two grades, with A Grade going to Steve Wilmann on 37 points from Garry Swallow on 36 points. Ray Cottle had 37 points to win B Grade from Matthew Bird on 35 points.
Balls: 31 points on a countback.
NTPs: Zilzie Wines 4th – Graeme Southwell 165cm; 7th – Larry Cavallaro 145cm; 12th – Claude Dawson 485cm; Sunbeam Fruits 17th – Larry Cavallaro 85cm; Deakin Estate Wines 18th – Simon Dale 170cm. It was a toss up for best score of the week, with Chris Curley taking out A Grade in Sunday’s medley Stableford with 40 points or Brendan Bowers 69 net on Wednesday. Brayden Collicoat had 37 points to grab runner-up. Isaiah Faulkhead had 37 points to win B Grade over Nic Cairns.
Balls: 33 points on a countback.
NTPs: Zilzie Wines 4th – Kendall Marchment 175cm; 7th – Michael Wade 245cm; 12th – Kendall Marchment 455cm; Good Deal Tyres 18th – Nic Cairns 365cm.
COOMEALLA
COMING events: Wednesday April 24 – men and women play Stableford; Friday – 12-hole medley Stableford (Presidents Port); Saturday – men and women’s Stableford; Sunday – 18-hole medley Stableford.
Last Wednesday’s men’s Stableford event:
A Grade winner Tim Vandenberg 37 points, runner-up Stephen Smith 35 points, third Andrew Graham 35 points.
B Grade winner William Jolley 39 points, runner-up Mark Lee 35 points, third Jeff Stewart 34 points.
C Grade winner Ron Moore 38 points, runner-up Mac Warchow 38 points, third Brad Mottram 37 points.
Balls: 39-33 points.
NTPs: 3rd Zilzie Wine – David Smith 310cm; 7th McGuigan Wines – Mac Warchow 120cm; 11th Walkers IGA – Shane Trinick 95cm; 18th Trentham Estate – Neil Bryant 520cm; Kookaburra – Jeff Stewart 264cm. Last Wednesday’s women’s Stableford winner Kate Murdoch 38 points, runner-up Sue Jones 37 points, third Cath Eddie 37 points.
Balls: 38-35 points.
NTPs: 3rd Zilzie Wine – Lee Bottomley 53cm; 11th Buronga Bake – Erin Nunan 300cm; 18th Trentham Estate – Kate Murdoch 94cm. Friday’s nine-hole Stableford winner Gerard Brown 20 points, runner-up Jack Eddie 20 points.
Balls: 20-17 points.
NTPs: 11th – Trevor Carroll 1500cm; 18th – Ross Robertson 51cm.
Saturday stroke: First round Coomealla open – men:
A Grade winner Cameron Stewart 69 net, runner-up Matthew Pascoe 71 net.
B Grade winner James Clay 71 net, runnerup Nathan Darby 71 net.
C Grade winner Shane Wilmore 68 net, runner-up John Blake 68 net.
Balls: 68-75 net.
NTPs: 3rd Zilzie Wine – Matt Bottomley 240cm; 7th McGuigan Wines – Darren Bottomley 130cm; 11th Walkers IGA – Cameron Stewart 5cm; 18th Trentham Estate – Ricky Lowe 0cm (hole-in-one). Women’s winner Maureen Bailey 70 net, runner-up Allison Clarke-Tosic 71 net.
Balls: 70-74 net.
NTPs: 7th McGuigan Wines – Jenny Stephenson 520cm; 11th Buronga Bake – Susan Mills 3cm; 18th Trentham Estate – Allison Clark-Tosic 100cm.
Sunday stroke: Second round Coomealla Open – men:
A Grade winner David Gardiner 71 net, runner-up Brendan Rowse 72 net.
B Grade winner Nathan Darby 68 net, runner-up Ivan McKenzie 70 net.
C Grade winner Samuel Trinick 65 net, runner-up Samuel Longeri 67 net.
Balls: 65-74 net.
NTPs: 3rd – Paul Wright 418cm; 7th – Brendan Rowse 120cm; 11th – Josh Fleming 153cm; 18th – Dennis Williams 270cm. Women’s winner Angela Plumridge 69 net, runner-up Janice Walker 72 net.
Balls: 69-75 net.
NTPs: 3rd – Keryn Neindorf 242cm; 7th – Jenny Stephenson 225cm; 11th – Maureen Bailey 156cm; 18th – Stepanie Baker 18cm. Men’s 36-hole open:
A Grade scratch winner Cameron Stewart 142, runner-up Daryl Morgan 150, third Ashley Whitehouse 152.
B Grade scratch winner Ivan McKenzie 167, runner-up Kane Brown 171, third Nathan Darby 171.
C Grade scratch winner Selfet Kuzu 182, runner-up Shane Wilmore 189, third David Smith 190.
A Grade handicap winner Andrew Rix 144 net, runner-up Cameron Stewart 144 net.
B Grade handicap winner Nathan Darby 139 net, runner-up Ivan McKenzie 143 net.
C Grade handicap winner John Blake 133 net, runner-up Samuel Longeri 136 net.
Women’s 36-hole open: Scratch winner Stephanie Baker 158, runner-up Angela Plumridge 160, third Sue Laird 163; Handicap winner Angela Plumridge 140 net, runner-up Maureen Bailey 146 net, third Allison Clark-Tosic 147 net.
Junior open 36 holes: Scratch winner Stephanie Baker 158, runner-up James Clay 180; Handicap winner John Blake 133 net, runner-up Samuel Longeri 136 net.
Senior open 36 hole: Scratch winner Greg Rhodes 153, runner-up Ivan Mckenzie 167; Handicap winner Trevor Carroll 145 net, runner-up Stan Prymke 145 net. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to the greens staff for presenting the course in magnificent condition.
RED CLIFFS
THE women played Stableford last Wednesday and in A Grade, Sally Jones had 38 points to win from runner-up Dee Hopkins with 31 points. Chris Taylor won B Grade on a countback from runner-up Sandy Wright, both on 36 points.
Balls: G. Murray, D. Morgan, L. Leach, K. Cattanach and Robyn Hand.
NTPs: 3rd – V. Edwards; 8th – L. Leach; 12th – S. Marwood; 15th – S. Jones; 17th – P. Marks. The men played an aggregate Stableford on Wednesday and Russell Reid and Brian Bird had 73 points to win from runnersup Ken Evans and Noel Douglass with 66 points.
On Saturday both genders played par for the first round of the Golden Putter. Andrew Keogh won A Grade with +4 from runner-up Michael Golitschenko with +2. In B Grade Gary Young was square with the card to take the win from runner Alex Mullins on -1.
Balls: N. Tickner, G. Groves, G. Lohmeyer, D. Spencer, I. Doering, N. Katis, A. Wood, T. Minns and G. Goodall.
NTPs: 3rd – N. Katis; 8th – G. Groves; 12th – T. Bell; 15th – A. Keogh; 17th – N. Tickner; 18th – J. Scott. Michelle Blair had +3 to win the women’sevent from runner-up Heather Shaw with -1.
Balls: P. Marks, R. Chase and S. Jones.
NTPs: 3rd – M. Blair; 8th – L. Leach; 15th – P. Marks.
