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ON Sunday, March 30, a medley Stableford was played with Chris Romeo taking the win with 42 points, from runner-up Scoffy Atkinson 40 points.

Balls: (8) 36 points on a countback.

NTPs : Zilzie Wines 4th – David Byrnes 223cm.

A medley Stableford was also played on Monday, March 31, with Ned Klemm on 38 points claiming the win.

Balls: (3) 34 points.

Last Tuesday, the ladies played a par event. The winner was Chitra Rankin square with the card from runner-up Meg Hamence on- 1.

Balls: (3) -3 on a countback.

NTP: Zilzie Wines 4th – Adel Dal Corobbo 920cm.

Wednesday’s men’s Stableford:

A Grade: Andrew Graham 38 points, runner-up Chris O’Brien 37 points on a countback from Bill Beckworth and Lucas Byron.

B Grade: Lachlan Connolly 46 point, runner-up Peter Welling 39 points.

Balls: (12) 34 points on a countback.

NTPs: 4th – Ross Elliot 126cm, Cookes Pools and Spa’s 7th – Chris O’Brien 56cm, 12th – Bluey Martin 208cm, Sunbeam Fruits 17th – Greg Barila 240cm and Good Deal Tyres 18th – Graham Sievewright 200cm.

Thursday’s ladies stroke Monthly Medal: Suzy Conquest 92/73, runner-up Lisa Garioch 85/76.

Balls: (3) 78 net on a countback.

NTPs: 7th – Lisa Garioch 758cm, 12th – Pat Riordan 81cm.

Friday’s nine hole medley Stableford: Mathew Burns 23 points, runner-up Jason Zambelli 22 points.

Balls: (18) 17 point on a countback.

Saturday’s 4BBB medley Stableford: Brett Harvey and Adam Schelfhout 46 points, runner-up – Reece Godfrey and Cliff Cooke 45 points.

Balls: (18) 41 points.

NTPs: Zilzie Wines 4th – Shane Crossling 102cm, 7th – Claude Dawson 515cm, 12th – Adam Schelfhout 722cm, Sunbeam Fruits 17th – Paul Wilkinson 270cm and Good Deal Tyres 18th – Chris O’Brien 140cm.

COOMEALLA

COMING events. Tomorrow is a two person Ambrose; Friday is a nine-hole medley Stableford; Saturday is Monthly Medal stroke; Sunday is a medley Stableford.

Competition Results.

Last Wednesday was a Stableford event played for the Monthly Mug.

A Grade: Ilker Deli 40 points, runner-up Phil Moisidis 36 points, third Aaron Blake 35 points.

B Grade: Craig Lovel 39 points, runner-up Ian Walder 37 points, third Alister McBain 36 points.

Balls: (13) 40 to 33 points.

NTPs: 3rd Zilzie Wine – Aaron Blake 105cm, 7th McGuigan Wines- Wally Schulz 331cm, 11th Walkers IGA – Matthew Thorpe 361cm, 18th Trentham Estate – Ross Robertson 451cm.

Shawn Clarke had an eagle on the 8th hole.

Women played for the Monthly Award on Wednesday: Sonya Golitschenko 36 points, runner-up Helen Martin 33 points, third Nia Whittle 33 points.

Balls: (3) 36-33 points.

NTPs: 3rd Australia Vintage – Adel Dal Corobbo 64cm, 7th– Erin Nunan 256cm, 11th Buronga Bake – Sonya Golitschenko 0cm (birdie), 18th Trentham Estate – Nia Whittle 95cm.

Friday’s nine-hole medley Stableford was won by Luke Bergens 27 points, runner-up Jonty Dalton 20 points.

Balls (7) 19-17 points.

NTPs: 18th – Tim Earl 40cm.

Saturday was a par event:

A Grade: Troy Neville +4, runner-up Wayne McDonnell +1, third Bruce Summerfield +1.

B Grade: David McDonnell +3, runner-up Matthew Thorpe +1, third Shane Wilmore 0.

C Grade: David Guild 0, runner-up Wally Schulz -1, third Ethan Rushford -2.

Balls: (20) +4 to -2.

NTPs: 7th McGuigan Wines – Greg Lee 232cm, 11th Walker’s IGA – James Daly 830cm, 18th Trentham Estate – John Pitt 70cm.

Troy Neville had a eagle on 13th hole.

Women: Sandy Waters +4, runner-up Amanda Phillips +3, third Sonya Golitschenko +3.

Balls: (5) +4 to -1.

NTPs: 3rd Zilzie Wines – Lee Bottomley 19cm, 11th Buronga Bake – Sandy Waters 30cm, 18th Trentham Estate – Lee Bottomley 35cm.

Nycole Riordan had an eagle on the 14th hole.

Sunday’s 18 hole medley Stableford was won by Jim Fahey 43 points, runner-up Justin Freeman 41 points.

Balls: (6) 43-34 points.

NTPs: 3rd – David Martin 1080cm, 7th – Carolyn Croke 91cm.

MERBEIN

LAST Wednesday was a Stableford event and Jim Piper won with 36 points from runner-up Ken Matulick on 35 points.

Balls (1) 35 points.

Friday’s nine-hole Stableford event was won by Steven Batchelor with 21 points from runner-up Abe Nemes on 19 points.

Saturday Monthly Medal was won by Dylan Burnett 70 net from runner-up: Carlo Longeri 72 net.

Ball (1) 73 net.

NTPs: 3rd Aus Vintage – Brad Blaby 248cm. 8th Drummond Golf – Carlo Longeri 385cm. 12th G&T Shnitzel – Leigh Heywood 425cm. 16th Merbein Club – Carlo Longeri 324cm.

RED CLIFFS

LAST Wednesday the men and women played stroke.

In the men’s event Neville Tickner emerged as the overall winner with a brilliant round of 67 net, followed by Malcolm Goodieson on 71 net.

Balls: Matthew Bird, Mark Wilson, and Ron Baird.

NTPs: Mark Wilson on holes 8 (275cm, Chemist Warehouse) and 12 (310cm, Lucky Dip); Graham Lohmeyer on holes 15 (ball) and 17 (349cm, Drummond Golf); Michael Hogan on hole 18 (900cm, Red Cliffs Club).

The ladies stroke competition saw Jill Gleeson take out A Grade with a 71 net, and Susan Gathercole claimed B Grade on countback with 70 net.

Balls: Jenny Schaeffer and Dee Hopkins.

NTPs: Kaylene Geddes on hole 8 (266cm, Chemist Warehouse); Jill Gleeson on hole 12 (21cm, Red Cliffs Bakery); Lee Bottomley on hole 15 (9cm, Bread & Butter).

Saturday, 5 April – Monthly Medal Stroke

Jayden Boehm won A Grade in the men’s stroke Monthly Medal with a 68 net closely followed by Matthew Bird (70).

Mathew Burns won B Grade with 67 net, while Steve Meimetis topped C Grade with 74 net.

Balls: Neville Birch and Daniel Tung.

NTPs: Malcolm Blagus on hole 3 (289cm, Zira & Co Graphic); Bradley Steer on hole 8 (45cm, RCAM ball) and hole 12 (1180cm, Plumb Tec); Kobus Visser on hole 15 (514cm, Coca Cola); Cliff Pistorius on hole 17 ($20 voucher, T & T Wright); Nomai Pakere on hole 18 (40cm, Red Cliffs Club).

The ladies Monthly Medal saw Susan Poole claim overall victory with a score of 73 net just ahead of Faye Englefield on a countback.

Balls: Jill Gleeson and Dee Hopkins.

Gleeson was dominant in the NTPs winning on holes 15 (35cm, Coke 6 Pack Cans) and 17 (722cm, Bobbie Ramsay’s ball); Sally Jones on hole 3 (360cm, Ron Baird ball); Deanne Davis on hole 8 (584cm, Irymple Hotel); Catherine Lanigan on hole 12 (74cm, Zilzie Wines).

In Sunday’s medley Stableford Jack Crowe took top honours with a solid 40 points, followed by Clayton Downing 37 on a countback from Jarrod Taylor.

MILDURA

LAST Tuesday the women played par with Ann Bowen winning on a countback from Jan Mierswa and Kim Ingram, all square with the card.

Balls: (5) -3 on a countback.

NTPs: 2nd Trentham Estate – Tracy Katis 502cm; 10th Trentham Estate – Ann Bowen 126cm; 12th Zilzie Wines – Gayle Rod 80cm.

The nine-hole event was won by Dawn Jackson with +2 from Isobel Westhead on -3.

Balls: (2)

On Wednesday, the men played Stableford with Simon Kelly winning A Grade with 39 points from Matt Adams on 38 points with Joseph Rocca third with 37 points.

B Grade was won by Ross Williams with 38 points from Thomas Floyd with 36 points with Keith Williams third with 35 points.

Anthony Sergi won C Grade with 39 points on a countback with Don Mc Connell with Lance Reilly third with 38 points.

Balls: (25) 39-34 points on a countback.

NTPs:1st Pete’s Pure – Robert Briggs 28cm; 2nd Pig – Justin McPhee 126cm; 12th Zilzie Wines – Robert Morgan 265cm.

Friday was the Mildura Open Stableford medley which was won by Nathan Lever with 41 points from John Mock on 38 points with Gayle Ford third with 37 points.

Balls: (11) 41-32 points on a countback.

NTPs: 2nd Pig – Noel Hewards 698cm; 12th Zilzie Wines – Andy Stanbrook (hole-in-one).

The Mildura Jayco Open commenced on Saturday. Daily event placegetters were:

A Grade: Josh Bailey, Rob Toms and Ben Doherty.

B Grade: Matt Adams, Michael Wade and Robert Garioch.

C Grade: Harry Wiliiams, Cooper Bush and Kevin Burke.

NTPs: 2nd Pig – Larry Finis 165cm; 10th Trentham Estate – Paul Leonard 503cm; 12th Zilzie Wines – Josef Moisidis 162cm; TWW Eagles Nest – Josef Moisidis 10th hole (6 balls).

Final results in the open: Brendan Rowse 148 gross, runner-up Jarrad Stokker 150 gross, third Ashley Whitehouse 150 gross.

B Grade: Matt Adams 160 gross, runner-up Michael Wade 167 gross, third Robert Garioch 167 gross.

C Grade: Sean Bromley 181 gross, Thorell Lees 184 gross, Kevin Burke 191 gross.

Women’s open event: Jenny Stevenson 165 gross, runner-up Lisa Garioch 174 gross, third Salli Fox 175 gross.

Daily event placegetters were: Shannon Bush 147, runner-up Salli Fox 151, third Jodene Tuau 155.

NTPs: 2nd – Michelle Blair 372cm; 12th Zilzie Wines – Shannon Bush 241cm.

WENTWORTH

THURSDAY was the last 8.30am Stableford hit-off. With the end of Daylight Saving time we will now tee-off at 9.30am.

Thursday’s competition was won by B. Slee with 37 points from runner-up H. Hankinson on 31 points with third place going to V. Appleton on 26 points (Vicki’s first-ever ball win). The Mr Risky pink ball went to G. Bourke who also won the NTP with 125cm on the 12th.

On Sunday, a 2BBB competition was played which attracted a field of 40 players from around Sunraysia and one from South Australia.

First place went to husband and wife pair C. and A. Gurney with 44 Stableford points. Second was H. Hankinson and G. Walker with 43 points and S. and D. Plewinski struggled into last place.

NTP on the 2nd was D. Burnett with 600cm, S. Farley had 600cm on the 8th, while on the 12th P. Trevathan was 200cm from the pin and A. Gurney had 450mm on the 17th.

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