Busy by name, busy by nature! There was action apenty onthe 10th fairway this afternoon as the dethatching contractors swung into action. They plan to work until around 8pm tonight and hopefully will have completed the job by tomorrow afternoon.
Sunday 15th November the South Gippsland District combined Juniors team played away at the Waverley Golf Club against the Waverley Wizards.
In his report of the match, assisting manager Mark Boler wrote:
“Well Done everyone
The score today was 3-3 so we came away with a draw.
Handicaps today were a lot closer than last week although all players were still given shots. Our opposition once again insisted on teeing off in the reverse order that is stipulated in the rules and as such, Chris Buckland (Meeniyan) was first to the tee.
Chris’s opponent Peter Vassilladis opened strongly and their match remained close all day but Chris was always a couple of holes down. Putting was the main difference where Chris had many opportunities but couldn’t buy a putt, many lipping out and the match was lost 5/4.
Charlie May (Lang Lang) had another convincing win leading all day 3 up at the turn and never looked back, playing down the middle to finish on the 15th 5/3.
Tim Boler (LGC) was our captain this week and aside from the post-match speeches, showed no nerves being 5 up at the turn then continuing his form on the next three holes to finish the match 8/6.
Oscar Harry’s (LGC) opponent Lennox Popplestone got the jump on him early then Oscar fought back to be all square after 7. However Lennox again pulled away over the next two holes being two up at the turn. The match remained tight but Oscar couldn’t recover the margin and went down 4/3.
Jessica Harry’s (LGC) opponent Jouan Lam played consistent golf from the first tee. Jess couldn’t match this consistency today but fought hard keeping her chances alive eventually going down 5/4.
Will Christensen (Lang Lang) had a tough day and at one point was 4 down, and by the time all other matches were completed, SGD were relying on him to level the match. Once again, all his team mates went over to watch Will and his opponent Rachel Young finish their match and it was all square with 3 to play. Will never flinched and proceeded to win the next 2 holes for a win and to level the day for the team.
Amazing pressure on both of these young juniors to fight out a match like that. That’s probably why the Rules say the low handicappers should be bringing the field home.
Next week we have 4 players heading to Kyneton for a Country Club Championship and we wish Chris, Charlie, Tim and Oscar all the very best for that challenge.
We (SGD) will be playing Settlers Run at home at Lang Lang Golf Club and there will be some fresh faces to help out the rest of the team.
Well done today and good luck for the final round next week.”
Scores were as follows
Chris Buckland 4/5 lost to Peter Vassilladis
Charlie May 5/3 Defeated Caleb Johnson
Tim Boler 8/6 Defeated Hannah Mourant
Oscar Harry 3/4 lost to Lennox Popplestone
Will Christenson 2/1 Defeated Rachel Young
Jessica Harry 4/5 lost to Jouan Lam
Many thanks to Mark for sharing the Team Manager role and compiling these reports.
Winners
NTP’s – Women
NTP’s – Men
DTL Balls
36 Hole Stroke Event
Winners
Men
Women
18 Hole Stableford Event
Winners
Men
Women
Hyland Trophy for Best Women’s Nett: Liz Halpin 37 points
NTP’s – Men
NTP’s – Women
DTL Balls
Eagles:
AM EVENT:
56 Players
Winners
• BEST SCRATCH: Charles Cooper, Anthony Day Dave Poulton – 59
• MEN’S BEST NETT: Tony Johnson, Michael Peel, Derek Summers, Barry Goodwin – 60 – 3 ¼ = 56 ¾
• THIRD: Ian Barlow, Peter Horman, Brian Fennessy, Bob Smith – 58 3/8
• WOMEN’S BEST NETT: Wendy Parker, Coral Gray, Libby Seebeck, Marg Griffiths – 63 1/8
NTP’s – Men
• 4th. Barry Goodwin 2.7m
• 7th Nil
• 14th Barry Goodwin 2.9m
• 16th Charles Cooper 1.4m
NTP’s – Women
• 4th. Marg Berry 3.7m
• 7th Nil
• 14th Nil
• 16th Wendy Parker 2.7m
D.L.Balls
• Bill Howson, Will Norden, Ross McRobert, Tony Gedye – 58 7/8.
• Kev Castwood, Andy Bassett, Ian Baker, Peter Waters – 59 1/8
• Ron Paice, Jan Paice, Terry Grace, John King – 60 7/8
PM EVENT:
72 Players
Winners
• BEST SCRATCH: Michael Foote, Theo Vassiliadis, Peter Barrie, Adrian Soban – 58
• MEN’S BEST NETT: Alan Hayes, Graeme Brennan, Graham English, Paul Delaney – 57 1/4
• MIXED TEAM BEST NETT: John Payne, Bruce Hutton, Peter Jaspers, Marilyn Williams – 61 1/8
• THIRD: Rod Hopcraft, Bruce Clark, Geoff Tyson, Andrew Westaway 58 5/8
NTP’s – Men
• 4th. Daniel Trease 2.6m
• 7th Michael Foote 1.4m
• 14th Mick McGrath 1.2m
• 16th John Surridge 4.2m
NTP’s – Women
• 4th. Lyn Pinner 3.7m
• 7th Nil
• 14th Nil
• 16th Janette Mitchell 2.7m
D.L.Balls.
• Keith Godridge, Ted Bruinewoud, Fred deBondt, John Simon – 59 1/2
• Tony Munn, Adrian Grinham, David Corrin, Paul Ross – 59 ¾
• Roland Rees, G. Warren, J SZony, P. Byrne – 58 7/8
SPONSORS PRIZE: Tristian, David and Noel Creed
Winners Mens 86 Players
Winners Womens 38 Players
NTP’s Men
NTP’s Women
D.L.Balls Men
D.L.Balls Women
Well Done to our juniors today!!!
The official score was 4 matches to 2, so it looked like a convincing win, however this was not the case.
Overall today we got an incredible 125 shots over our six opponents. Cranbourne were definitely a very strong team, with their first 4 players being single figure handicappers.
So before the first ball was struck off the tee, I think it is fair to say that we were a little intimidated. This was reflected over the first few holes by all our young players, but once we settled and realised that if we played our own golf, we were still a chance.
Leading from the front was Charlie May (LLGC) whom never lost control and came out with a win.
Jacob Taberner (LLGC) loves his golf and with the gift of youth where you don’t worry and just go for your shots, resulted in another win.
Tim Boler (LGC) once again had a slow start but grinded his way back into the match. Determination is his key and he produced another win for us.
Oscar Harry (LGC) had an up and down day. His opponent Rob Taylor got the jump on him but to Oscar’s credit he came back to be all square at the turn. He tried to fight it out but his opponent came home very strongly for the win.
Will Christensen (LLGC) was as consistent as ever and I always felt that he would get over the line which he did. The three Lang Lang Juniors really used their local knowledge to push home good wins.
Jessica Harry (LGC) was our captain today and led our team with pride, her end result does not reflect how she approached her game. Although she went down to Tom Ryan, I think the best shot of the day was her second on the 9th, leaving it within 1 foot of the pin.
Congratulations to our young team.
Well done to the parents and helpers who make it possible for them to play.
Scores were as follows
Charlie May 4/2 Defeated Dalton Crawford
Jacob Taberner 4/2 Defeated Ashleigh Hall
Tim Boler 3/1 Defeated Jean Louis
Oscar Harry 3/4 lost to Robert Taylor
Will Christenson 3/2 Defeated Ainsley Range
Jessica Harry 3/4 lost to Tom Ryan
Round Four: Waverley Wizards versus SGD to be played at Waverley Golf Club, 82 Bergins Rd, Rowville VIC 3178. TeamSelections and Tee off time to follow.
10 of the 11 players to have won Monthly Medals throughout the year (Nov 2014-Oct 2015) today competed for the honour of being the 2015 J.E. Champan Star Medallist. In rather tricky conditions the event was once again closely fought with two players finishing with the same nett score of 76. After a count back, last year’s winner Peter Jaspers was crowned this year’s winner, just tipping out the unlucky Fred Debono.
Peter is only the third player in the event’s history to have won consecutive Star Medals, a tremendous feat. As yet, nobody has been able to post 3 consecutive wins, so Peter has a great chance to create history next year.
Our thanks go to Gwen Chapman who once again generously sponsored this event.
57 Players
Winners
Super Comp winner: David Forbes.
Best Scratch Score: Trevor Rickard 81
NTP’s
DTL Balls
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