The computers were down but the golfing conditions were great for the 70 players who graced the fairways.
Mitchell Gin was the standout performer with a high quality 42 points to win the men’s event.
Gerry Carcour and Glenn Marsham were the clever grade winners.
Dot Stubbs, with an impressive 37 points, won the women’s event.
Click here to view the men’s prize report and click here to view the women’s prize report
An exceptionally large field competed in the inaugural Rod Brown Mixed American Foursomes last Sunday. The event was in honour of past member Rod Brown, sponsored by his family. Rod was an avid fan of mixed events and would have been honored by the number of players competing, including many from his prior club, Woorayl. Club President Peter Waters and Ryan Thomas, grandson of Rod, opened the 2020 year by hitting off from the first tee. Ryan elected to tee off with an old 2 iron that belonged to his grandfather and effortlessly sent it sailing down the fairway (the ball, not the 2 iron). Men’s Captain, Colin Bear, extended thanks to the Brown family for their sponsorship of the day and to Ashleigh Hutton for her donation of the Board for this event.
Tony and Else Gedye will be the first to have their name etched on the Board, finishing with a superb score of 64.125. Four shots behind were Coralie and Ian Baker (not Ian Baker-Finch) with an equally impressive score of 68.875.
Pauline and Lance Lancaster, from Woorayl Golf Club won the visitors trophy.
A special prize was also awarded to Chris Leaver and Rita de Bondt for their eagle on the 3rd hole.
The women’s NTP were won by Robin Smith on the 14th and Louise Schache on the 16th. The men’s NTP went to Leroy Sharrock on the 16th and Albert Borg on the 14th.
Down the line balls: (Score range 69.375-72.125) Russell and Marilyn Williams, Lianne Adamson and Leroy Sharrock, Dot Stubbs and Lachlan Thomas, Ashleigh Hutton and Grant McRitchie, Glen Marsham and Rebecca Wilson, Jocelyn and Bill Howson, Bert and Cheryl Borg, Trevor Steer and Fran O’Brien and Garry Rotteveel and Liz Hodge.
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Winners
Tony Gedye Else Gedye Wendy Brown (Sponsor) Pauline Lancaster Lance Lancaster (Winners Visitor Trophy (Woorayl GC)
Runners up
Coralie Baker Wendy Brown (Sponsor) Ian Baker
Today we had 87 players in our stableford event
Overall Winner: John Mc Namara 38 points
A-Grade Winner: Matthew Bowey 37 points
C-Grade Winner: Willaim Norden 37 points
14th NTP: Doug Carter 1.52m
16th NTP: Sam Saykan 1.85m
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Today we had 107 players in our men’s event
Overall Winner: Ronald Chaplin 44 points
A-Grade Winner: Marcus Luscombe 41 points
B-Grade Winner: Ken Wardle 40 points
C-Grade Winner: Melina Willder 39 points
14th NTP: Paul Richardson 2.95m
16th NTP: Ken McKenzie 2.17m
A great field of 82 took up the stableford challenge for today’s competition. Trevor Moss shot the lights out to win overall with 42 points. Peter Walsh was the best of the A-grade field with 35 points. John Mclennan also played some great golf to take out B-grade with 40 points and Brad O’Brien continued his recent good form to win C-grade with 38 points.
On a perfect Winter’s day the Summer leg of the Four Seasons Medal was played. With all four rounds completed over the first Tuesdays of Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer our 2019 winner was Chris Leaver with a four-round nett of 289. David Forbes completed four solid rounds with a nett 292 to finish second.
Fred deBondt found some hot form to win today’s event with a sizzling 66 nett. Geoff Maher lead the field in B grade with a handsome 71 nett.
The field of 66 players was treated to perfect conditions for today’s stableford competition – known as “Rainbow Tee Day” as part of our contribution to Movember.
Shooting the lights out, Ian Blencowe blitzed the field to take out overall honours with 46 points! A-grade winner was Gordon Morrison with an excellent 42 points; while John McInnes took out B-grade with 39 points.
Following completion of coring of the greens, a more modest field of 36 players experienced very warm and windy conditions for today’s stableford competition.
Taking the opportunity of a golfing experience elsewhere, Captain Colin Bear spirited a happy bunch of caravaners north to Euroa for a few days, while Joker Poker Chairman, Paul Luck, led a busload of members to Mirboo North for the day.
Winton Knop handled the challenging conditions best to win A-grade and overall with 39 points, while Mick Oliver also played very good golf to take out B-grade honours with 38 points.
Saturday stableford – the weather was perfect, the course was in great condition, the greens were quick and a few players were surprised and elated to win a prize.
The women’s competition saw Victoria GC visitor, Virginia Andrews, triumph in A grade with 35 points. Dot Stubbs was runner-up with 30 points. B grade was won by a very surprised Julie Keeble from Warragul GC with a mighty 26 points. Anne Gibson was even more surprised when her 24 points won the B grade runner-up prize. Fay Quilford hit the green on 16 to win NTP.
The men’s competition was a similar story with winners and runners-up as follows;
A grade – Winner, Kevin Halpin from Victoria GC with 33 points pipping Beaconhills member Aaron Le Dan on a countback.
B grade – Winner, Barry Attwood with 36 points. Runner-up, Phillippe du Plessis.
C grade – Wayne Davey won to the cheer of the strong Beaconhills contingent. His 36 points taking the honours over runner-up John McLennan with 33 points.
D grade – Gary Sharrock posted a very nice 36 points to pip our 2028 Club Champion, Thomas Simon, who had 35 points.
Glenn Schaper from Sale GC won NTP on 14 with a shot to just 167 centimetres and tapped in the birdie putt. Paul Dell’s shot to 5.46 metres was the best of the field on 16.
A group of happy winners is pictured below;
A capacity field of 132 golfers enjoyed pleasant conditions in a contest for honours on the first day of Leongatha’s Annual Tournament. Strong scoring in both of the men’s and women’s fields was a feature of the excellent overall results.
In the women’s field, Alison Strong and Patricia Miller shot an impressive 44 points to take the honours; from Susan Bowler and Fay Quilford on 41 points; with Colleen Touzel and Anne Gibson rounding out the placegetters in third place with 35 points.
In the men’s competition, Martin Edney and Stephen Travena top scored with 43 points. John Renwick and Arthur Nilsson teamed well to take out second place on countback with 42 points; ahead of Patrick Bowd and Bryan McCorkell, also on 42 points; ahead of Michael Mansour and Christopher Mansour on countback. who also shot 42 points.
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