MURRAY DOWNS MEN’S
WITH the wind picking up and the temperature dropping, scoring was a lot harder this week at Murray Downs.
Thursdays Stableford competition was a very close affair, with Luke Doolan (5) winning A grade by three points, but claiming the score of the day on a countback.
Ray Power (8) scored 36 points and finished second in A grade on a countback over Noah Starrs (2) who finished third.
B grade saw Chris Grant (19) taking out the top spot with 34 points and finished one point ahead of Rod Prockter (15), whose 33 points pushed Chris Fordham (18) and his 32 points into third.
Tori Ficarra (23) also scored 39 points to take out C grade honours ahead of Ross Cox (26), who shot 37 points and Greg Daniels (24) who scored 36 points.
For a place in the ball rundown, 33 points was required, while the nearest the pins were won by Robert West (2nd), Ray Power (11th) and Noah Starrs (5th and 15th).
Luke Doolan (5) went back to back, shooting 38 points in Saturday’s Stableford competition to once again claim the best score of the day and win A grade, with Graeme Cox (8) scoring 35 points to finish second on a countback ahead of Luke Wilson (6).
West Lakes Golf Club visitor John Everingham (11) took a liking to the course to claim B grade honours with 37 points, while another countback was needed to separate Craig Matheson (9) and Ben Smith (14).
Brian Hinton (16) hit 37 points to take out C grade honours, with Anthony Carroll (16) finishing second with 35 points and Links Lady Bay Golf Club visitor Hadyn Doe scoring 34 points to finish third.
D grade was very close with the top three all scoring 34 points with a countback needed to separate the podium spots.
John Threadgold (20) finished on top, with Christopher Batt (20) finishing second and young Jackson McNees (40) finishing third.
Thirty points was the minimum score to get into the ball rundown, with the nearest the pins going to Daniel Cruickshank (2nd and 5th), Mark Bowd (11th) and Aldo D’Amico (15th).
Sunday saw a medley Stableford competition take place, with the conditions suiting Josh Hendy (15), who scored a remarkable 43 points to claim the best score and the B grade title.
Numurkah Golf Club visitor Michael Herlihy (14) was a few points back, but his 36 points was good enough for second, with James Downing (17) finishing third with 35 points.
C grade saw Garry Steinmann (34) hit 38 points to take the top spot via a countback over Nathan Dunstone (36) who finished second ahead of Carolyn Zambelli (26) who finished third with 37 points.
Thirty two points was required to earn a place, with the nearest the pins won by Luke Doolan (2nd), Chris Waterson (5th), Oliver Rohde (11th) and Craig Burrell (15th).
Monday and Tuesday saw Murray Downs Golf & Country Club host their 23rd Seniors Tournament, with 216 men and women travelling to the club for a chance to win the prestigious Stableford event.
The competition was split into five age based divisions, two for the women and three for the men.
In the women’s 70 and below, Lyn Merrett was head and shoulders above the others with a blockbuster score of 46 points on the Tuesday rocketing her to a combined score to 80 points and victory.
The women’s 71 and above category saw a similar story, with Leeton Golf Club member Susan Reid also having a marvellous day on Tuesday, scoring 43 points and seeing her combined score jump to 81 points.
In the men’s 68 and under division, Dale Rogers showed that consistency is key with two solid rounds of 36 points and 38 points coming together to give him victory.
It was tight finish in the men’s 69-73 age bracket, with Rob Merrett up to the task with his score of 71 points seeing him win by a single point.
Finally, the men’s 74 and over division saw Riverside Golf Club member Ned Klemm claim victory with a score of 77 points.
MURRAY DOWNS LADIES
FORTY five women competed in the Stableford event at Murray Downs on Wednesday, with Carol Wiseman (27) and Judi Lonergan (29) both scoring 38 points in Division 1, with the former succeeding on countback.
In Division 2, Melita Sartori (34) scored 37 points and Tracey Hooper (39) scored 34 points to take out the prizes.
Tamika Hogan (23) has steadily reduced her handicap after two years of golf and returned another handicap reducing score of 37 points to lead the ball pool ahead of Paula Pickert (15) with 36 points, while Marg Moore was rewarded with two nearest the pin prizes, with Suzanne Napier and Paula Pickert collecting the others.
On Saturday, Mag Kiley (22) posted the best score of 34 points out of the 24 women who braved the hot conditions, with Jenny Lynas (28) and Lyn Merrett (26) the next best on 33 points, with Tamika Hogan and Carol Wiseman claiming the nearest the pins.
Lois Coady, Jill Brown and Jenny White all scored 17 points and were the leaders of the Golden Girls competition on Friday, with Heather Evans winning the nearest the pin and all participants enjoying morning tea to celebrate Pink Day.
Next Wednesday’s event is an Open Day Ambrose event, sponsored by Rutherford Street Insurance, with assembly at 8am to beat the predicated hot weather.
MURRAY DOWNS DAD’S ARMY
ON Monday, February 24, no golf was played by due to the Seniors Tournament that took precedence.
However, Wednesday, February 26, saw members engaged in a unique golfing event, as they navigated the front nine off the blue tees instead of the gold and participating in a stroke event.
This particular Wednesday, being the last one of the month, was a designated fun day and as a result, saw a day filled with a sense of camaraderie and enjoyment, with the outcome being that everyone was declared a winner.
In the end, it was the spirit of golf itself that emerged victorious.
TOOLEYBUC LADIES
Wednesday, February 26 – Stableford
18 hole winner – Lisa Zanker (36 points)
9 hole winner – Tracey Burge (22 points)
Nearest the pin (10th) – Lois Jordan
Nearest the pin (18th) – Lisa Zanker
