Today was also the Star Medalist playoff for the monthly medal winners from November 2015 to October 2016. With only 3 strokes between all Monthly Medal winners as recorded during the year, the Star Medalist playoff was set to be a close tussle. The deciding factor seemed to be mother nature who unleashed a day of showers, strong gusting winds and even patches of sunshine.

In a close battle Terry Chipman is this year’s Star Medalist with a round of  92 off the stick and a handicap of 20, Terry had a nett 72, one shot clear of Jason Dennerley on nett 73 and Denis Wallace and David Forbes on nett 74.

Well done to Terry.

Qualifiers:

For full results click on Results:

Results:

Today was our last day to qualify for the BJS Insurance Top Gun Shootout which is to be held this Sunday, 6th November, tee off at 09.00 am.

A likely lad who has had a number of top notch scores in recent weeks but who hadn’t entered the Top Gun event, paid his $10 entry fee today, because he had a good feeling in his bones.

Unfortunately for Paul Luck, I think it may have been arthritis, as he ended up with 26, about 11 points short of qualifying.  But what a clubman.

Better news for local farmer Antony Roberts who pulled out his best round of the qualifying season to leapfrog from position ranking 34 at 8.00am to position ranked No 1 at the end of the day, after shooting a great 40 points.

A little sad news after one of the three lady qualfiers, and perenial Top Gun finalist, Coral Gray announced she had to withdraw from the shootout as she was carrying an injury.  Well done for making the final Coral, get well soon and hope to see you again in the mix for Top Gun 2017.

Bad news for Coral but good news for Denis Wallace who was squeezed out of the final today by Tony Roberts, and now he rises again, like Phoenix, into the Top 19.

The below list is the Top Gun Shoot Out Top 19.  If your name is on the list and you can’t play in the Top Gun please let Andy Bassett know so the next ranked qualifiers can be notified in plenty of time. (1-Frank Gill, 2-Brett Windsor and 3- Alan Edney)

South Gippsland – v – Sandhurst Round 2.

The final result (4-2 Sandhurst over South Gippsland) suggests a dominant Team victory by the visitors to Lang Lang Golf Course today but in reality a win to South Gippsland or draw, just slipped through our fingers.

Debutante LGC golfer Miles Wrigley lined up today for us and performed well under pressure of his lack of experience, yet held his own, winning the tricky 8th and squaring a couple against a “seasoned” opponent before going down 8/7. This round will hold him in good stead for next week’s game.

Regular dynamo Will Christensen played solid golf all day in a see sawing match against a big hitter before getting pipped on the 18th as another putt slipped past the hole, going down by 1.

Charley McKenna led all day playing great steady golf and held off a very good golfer to win 1up.

Joel Brann was a little wayward early and chased all day against a very accurate opponent who one putted most greens. Joel went down 5/3.

So being 3-1 and with the final pairings not only battling each other but severe gales that blew in, Charlie May continued yestereday’s A grade winning form at Lang Lang to outplay his opponent to finish 3 up.

Which brings us to the final pairing between Miss Kai Shipp (0.5) and Alex Geyer (9.0).  Alex started off  the match with the putting yips and Kai was soon 4 holes up.  Alex fought back over the back nine to be square at the 17th and with a shot on the 18th, was looking for a good tee shot.

Both played suberb drives and then the nerves took over.  Both eventually on for three before those yips returned and the win, then draw slipped by the hole and turned into a win for Kai, Alex 1 down and the match 4-2. A great finish for the day.

Next week’s 3rd Round is at home (Lang Lang GC) against Cranbourne, tee off at 1.30pm.

Miles Wrigley with dad Michael, lining up his putt in his first Pennant match. Miles recently got his handicap after progressing through the Junior Clinics run at LGC by Josh Hall and John Payne.