Popular member and talented lefthander, Frank Smedley achieved every golfer’s dream by hole out on the 16th hole today.
Long time mate, Jim Arnott presented Frank with a dozen golf balls at today’s presentation and had to confess that Frank hit an excellent shot to achieve this mighty feat.
Frank is pictured above holding the well trained ball with Captain Colin Bear looking on enviously.
50 locals and visitors contested the 2018 edition of the Leongatha Open Amateur. Players were greeted with a golf course in tremendous condition and ideal weather. This golf course continues to test the abilities of some of the best young golfers in the state. Leongatha member Anthony Sparkes took out the AM nett event playing off 10 with a nett 70. Another local in Andrew Henley had the second best afternoon nett score with 71 playing off 14. This paved the way for Rik De Longville from Commonwealth Golf Club to win the 36 hole nett event with 149 playing off a handicap of 2. Rik stormed home with a scratch score of 71 in the afternoon.
The women’s field had just the 3 competitors this year, but 3 very good competitors in Keeley Marx (h’cap 2) from the Heritage, local member Rebecca Thomas (h’cap 5) & Kingston Heath member Ashleigh Hall (h’cap +1). Ashleigh proved too consistent over the 36 holes taking out the title with 156. The men’s 36 hole scratch event went to Victoria GC’s Lewis Schenk by 5 shots from his nearest competitors with a total of 147. Lewis had the best AM score with 72 and cruised home in front of Phillip Island’s Mark Boulton (152) and Royal Melbourne’s David Shimmin (152).
Thanks once again to all competitors and we look forward to welcoming you back to Leongatha Golf Club in the future.
64 men played in the comp with Colin Martin winning with a score of 38. Grade winners were Grant McRitchie with 34 and Colin Moyle with 37.
There were 12 players in today’s field with Coral Gray coming out on top with 36 points.
A perfect day to be on the golf course saw some hot players record very good scores.
Max Hyde, from C grade, was today’s winner with 40 points on a countback from Peter Brownlie.
Pete, however, took out A grade honours with Gerry Mooney leading the way in B grade.
Today’s event was generously sponsored by Lynda Basset. There were 32 players who vied to win the rescheduled September Monthly Medal, in beautiful (mostly) October weather. The winners were A Grade: Sue Wylie 96-21-75, B Grade and Medal: Kerry Hogan 101-29-72, C Grade: Jan Brownlie 113-33-80 and A Grade Scratch: Toni West 88 gross. Congratulations Kerry.
There were 10 players in the 9 hole comp and the winner was Danita Hall (19) with 19 points on c/b.
One group of stars topped the field today.
A grade was won by Gordon Morrison with a mighty 41 points, knocking off playing partner Geoff McDonald who had 40 points.
A third member of that playing group, Peter Hobson, took out B grade with 39 points. An amazing set of numbers from one group. Well done gentlemen.
Today we had 63 players in our Saturday Stroke
Overall Winner: Lachlan Thomas with an amazing score of 62 Nett!
A-Grade Winner: Mark Lafferty with 72 Nett
B-Grade Winner: Bert Borg with 69 Nett
14th NTP: Anthony Sparkes with 1.9m
16th NTP: William Norden with 5.5m
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We had 13 players in our Saturday Stableford
Winner: Grant McRitcie with 34 points
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We had 5 Ladies compete in our Saturday Stableford
Winner: Marea Maher with 28 points
NTP 16: Marea Maher
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Congratulations to Tom Sorrell on winning becoming our 2018 Men’s Club Champion.
With a 3 round total of 234, Tom pipped Chris Leaver (239) in a tight battle. This is Tom’s second Club Championship victory following his 2016 success.
The leading six players were;
| 1 | THOMAS SORRELL | 77 | 79 | 78 | 234 |
| 2 | CHRISTOPHER LEAVER | 80 | 77 | 82 | 239 |
| 3 | MARK LAFFERTY | 84 | 91 | 78 | 253 |
| 4 | ROD MACKENZIE | 83 | 89 | 84 | 256 |
| 5 | MATTHEW BOWEY | 91 | 88 | 84 | 263 |
| 6 | BRUCE HUTTON | 82 | 89 | 92 | 263 |
B grade was won by Bruce Hutton with a three round total of 263 to beat Brendan Simon on 264. A clutch par on the last hole won the day for Bruce in an epic battle. Congratulations to Brendan Simon on a super effort to peg back four shots in the last round to almost get there. Jon Smith on 269 ran third.
C grade saw Bert Borg become the champion with 3 round total of 288. Bert came from outside of the seeded groups to win with a final round 89 and upstaged Patrick Bowd (290) and Geoff Maher(291).
Lachlan Thomas came from the clouds to win D grade shooting a final round 93 for a three round total of 306 to beat Peter Hobson by a shot. Bruce Cathie on 312 rounded out the top 3.
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Chris Leaver took out the Senior Championship again this year. His three round total of 239 was too hot for the rest of the seniors but Rod Mackenzie (256) showed strong form to take second place.
Ryan Thomas on 269 cruised to victory in the Junior Championship with brother Lachlan finishing second.
Rounding out a successful three weeks, Lachlan Thomas also won the RE Cameron award for the best nett score over the 3 rounds of Club Championship. Lachie’s 3 round nett score of 210 eclipsed the rest of the field with Ian Watson and Chris Leaver on 221 finishing equal second.
Well done to the dozen volunteers that turned out to lay the turf on the 18th fairway which had been prepared by Dylan & Dennis on Wednesday. Timing is everything with these events as if we left the repair until after the coming major events, it would likely be too dry and hot for the turf to root in as easily. The area is roped off to ensure carts use the left hand side of the fairway and green. The newly turfed area’s are marked as GUR (compulsory) and relief will be taken at the nearest point, no closer to the green, as per Rule 25-1.
Cart users, when travelling from the 18th green to the 1st hole, please travel behind the 18th green as close to the tree line as possible and then approach the first tee along the bitumen path.
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