Hi All,

The first round of the 2016 Esplanade Hotel Super League has been completed, with some excellent team performances being posted despite the wet mid-week weather.

• Hawks defeated Blues 137 to 134 (even team performance for Hawks with Joe Lowell leading the way with 36, Peter Stivic 37 for Blues)
• Cats defeated Saints 147 to 122 (even team performance for Cats with Neale Gillin 38 and George Misson 37, Henry Sedelies 33 for Saints)
• Dogs defeated Pies 146 to 137 (Peter Walsh and Jeff Brewer 39 for Dogs, Andrew Smith 36 for Pies)
• Tigers defeated Demons 137 to 135 (Rod Brown 36 for Tigers, Peter Hobson 37 for Demons)

Peter Walsh, with 39 Points won the Esplanade Hotel Round 1 Voucher for best player of the round on count back from his fellow team member Jeff Brewer.

The Cats are on top of the ladder after round 1, but this round sees them pitted against another first round winner in the Dogs. Hopefully it is not wet on Wednesday again ladies as only your best stableford score counts, not the number of cups of coffee you consume!

Round 2 sees the high scorers from round 1, the Cats and Dogs, pitted against each other.

Hi Guys,

Following the close of entries yesterday, the draw for the 2016 Hyland Cup has been made today (click on Hyland Cup Draw 2016). With only 39 entries there are many players who have a bye in the first round – there are only 7 matches. Just to prove that the draw was not rigged (George Misson supervised it), I am one of those involved in a first round match!

While first round matches are due to be completed by Sunday 15th May, if you are invlolved in a first  round match I urge you to arrange and play your your match ASAP. Also, despite round 2 matches not being due to be completed for 2 months, I encourage those of you who can already play their second round matches to play soon while the weather is good and the course dry.

Once you have played your match, please record the result on the draw sheet posted on the notice board near the office in the clubhouse.

I remind you that the matches are to be played off the BLACK TOMBSTONES  and it is the responsibility of BOTH players to make themselves available as much as possible and to play their match as soon as possible. Also, remember that should the match not be played by the due date, BOTH players are disqualified.

Good luck!

Our Division 2 team opened their 2016 campaign at Phillip Island with a comprehensive 7-0 victory against Foster. Played in blustery conditions our guys held the upper hand in most matches early on with only 2 matches being close, one going to the 20th. An excellent start guys, and well done to our new Captain, Tom Sorrell for steering the ship so well.

Our division3 and 4 teams played their 3rd round matches today and both were successful. Div 3 played at home and had a hard-fought 4-3 victory against Woorayl, while Div 4 defeated Welshpool 6-1 at Korumburra.

The Div 3 match was very close, with 3 games decided on the 19th. Good wins were recorded by Ben Ferrari-Mela, Brendan Simon, Bryan Sword and Peter Dowling.

The win by Div 3 places them at the top of the ladder, while our Div 4 team, with 2 wins is also in the mix.  In such a short season for div 2 (they play 4 matches only), their first -up win puts them in a good position also.

Well done guys!

Please Click on READ MORE button, then the Thursday Results hyperlink for today’s results

Thursday Results

Leongatha Golf Club Tuesday, 05 April 2016

Competition : Stableford

53 Players

Winners:

A Grade: GEOFFREY McDONALD (11) 36 C/B  $30.00 voucher

B Grade:  ANDREW HENLEY (19) 37 C/B $30.00 Voucher

C Grade:  PETER HOBSON (22) 37

DTL Balls:

• PETER STIVIC  37
• BRIAN FENNESSY 36 C/B
• RODNEY BROWN  36 C/B
• JOE LOWELL 36 C/B
• DAVID FORBES 36 C/B
• DENIS WALLACE 36
• TERRY CHIPMAN  35
• COLIN MARTIN  34
• Kevin Harris  33 C/B
• RYAN THOMAS 33 C/B
• FRANCIS THOMAS  33
• Sheilah Harper (Berwick Montuna Golf C) 32 C/B

NTP’s:

4th: WARREN, WILLIAM Glass & Ball 3.6m

7th : CHIPMAN, TERRY Glass & Ball 6.7m

14th: CHIPMAN, TERRY Glass & Ball 3.2m

16th: EABRY, JOHN Glass & Ball 2.5m

Great Score: LOWELL, JOE 12 Balls Great Score (Eagle) @ 3

Hi All,

Thanks for making the effort to enter this teams-based competition, this year sponsored by the Esplanade Hotel, Inverloch. Based on last year’s success, it promises to be a lot of fun! The first round of the competition kicks off next week (commencing Monday 4th April) and the competition will run until about early June, weather and other issues permitting.

After the closure of entries we formed 8 teams of 8 players. We did so via a “draft” in which the 8 lowest handicap male and female players were distributed by secret draw throughout the 8 teams, followed by the next 8 etc, until all 64 players had been allocated to teams. This resulted in the 8 teams having average player handicaps ranging from 18.1 to 20.3, with most around 19 average player handicap. Hopefully this evening out of talent will produce some exciting and close results!

Rather than just name the teams 1-8, we went with Victorain-based AFL Footy team nicknames. Apologies to those of you who object to having to wear colours of teams you may well hate into battle!

The Draw for the first 3 rounds is as follows:

2016 SUPER LEAGUE DRAW

                              Round 1        4^th – 10^th April

             Blues  vs  Hawks                     Cats  vs  Saints    

              Dogs  vs  Pies                  Demons  vs  Tigers

                              Round 2        11^th – 17^th April

                Cats  vs  Dogs                   Tigers  vs  Pies

          Saints  vs  Hawks            Demons  vs  Blues

                             Round 3        18^th – 24^th April

             Pies  vs  Saints                  Hawks  vs  Demons

           Dogs  vs  Tigers                   Blues  vs  Cats

The complete draw, along with the teams and results and ladder will be posted on the notice board near the office in the Clubrooms. Keep your eye on this notice board to see how your team is doing and who you play next.

Good luck to all players, may your team do well. My money is on the Hawks to make it a 4peat!!!

Any problems/queries, please see Peter Waters, Colin Bear or George Misson.

Finally, the teams for 2016’s event:

2016 Esplanade Hotel Super League Teams