Stojko Kresojevic had a very good day finishing runner-up and winning the super-pin, but he couldn’t beat Ian Doak for the major A-grade prize. John Dunne had 21 points on the front nine and cruised over the line to win B-grade, while Gordan Jasch had another “flash” round to win C-grade.
A-grade: Ian Doak (37 points), 1. Stojko Kresojevic (36), 2. Neville Speight (36), 3. B-grade: John Dunne (38 points), 1. Shane O’Donnell (37), 2. Len Drill (37), 3. C-grade: Gordan Jasch (38), 1. Merv Smith (37), 2. Brian Guille (37), 3. Nearest-the-pins: Alan Eacott, John McPhee, Bob Peters, Graham Peat, Neil Findlay, Stuie Sinclair, Bill Bayles, Bernie McGrath and Merv Rankin
Super-pin: Stojko Kresojevic
Saturday, April 30:
The fourball event combined the C P Healey, Champions of the Murray and Match-play Qualifier, with Keith McCormack and Brian Suffolk having a big win. Brian took the super-pin as well and they will be hard to beat in the 16 pairs match-play knockout event. Trent Davidson and Aaron McMaster were runners-up with Brendan Kneebone and Ian Phillips in third place.
A-grade: Brian Suffolk and Keith McCormack (49 points), 1. Trent Davidson and Aaron McMaster (46), 2. Brendan Kneebone and Ian Phillips (45), 3. John Azzopardi and Dean Bruns (44), 4. Nearest-the-pins: Marcus Kenna, Potsie Webber, Andrew Marr, George O’Sullivan, Rob Kilgour, Peter Hilet, James Brown andTony Freeman.
Super-pin: Brian Suffolk
Jan McGuinness won for the second time in a week when she partnered Georgiana Azzopardi in the fourball best ball event. Fiona Simpson and Marcia Spiers are a very good fourball combination and were only second on a countback. Debbie Morden won the nearest-the-pin last Saturday and went one better this week winning the super-pin.
Women: A-grade: Jan McGuinness and Georgiana Azzopardi (38 points), 1. Fiona Simpson and Marcia Spiers (38), 2.
Nearest-the-pins: Marcia Spiers
Super-pin: Debbie Morden
Monday, May 2:
Nine Holes: Thirty-nine women turned out for the nine-hole stableford round in two grades and Virginia Noar had the best score of the day with 20 points to take the B-grade win. Wendy Williams won A-grade with 19 points on a countback to Carol Schulz.
A-grade: Wendy Williams (19 c/b) 1. Carol Schulz (19) 2. Gillian Crawford (18) 3.
B-grade: Virginia Noar (20) 1. Lyn Barker (19 c/b) 2. Michelle Moom (19) 3.
18-hole Medley: Golf operations manager Steve Loader, playing off a handicap of three, won the medley stableford round with 39 points, six points clear of second and third placed Kerry McLoughlan and Port Macquarie visitor Peter Brassington.
Winners: Steve Loader (39) 1. Kerry McLoughlan (33 c/b) 2. Peter Brassington (33) 3.
Tuesday, May 3:
Visitor Barry Tippet from Queens park GC shot three under par to take the A-grade honours. Bill Patterson edged out Bill Holmfield in B-grade and Gerard Ryan Beat Dannie Lavery and Ray Steele in C-grade. Craig Spiers had his second eagle in as many days, John Clancy eagled the first and Dave Borthwich eagled the par four seventh hole, a great achievement.
A-grade: Barry Tippett (40 points), 1. Michael Lizza (38), 2. Craig Healey (38), 3. B-grade: Bill Patterson (40 points), 1. Bill Holmfield (39), 2. Les Thomas (38), 3. C-grade: Gerard Ryan (39), 1. Dannie Lavery (37), 2. Ray Steele (36), 3.
Eagles: John Clancy 1 East, Craig Spiers 5 East and David Borthwick 7 East
Nearest-the-pins: Craig Healey, Lachlan Smith, Peter Nesbitt, Craig Opie, Colin Gneil, Geoff Smith, Ken Lambert, Ron Branch and Garry Jones
Super-pin: Michael de Jager
Wednesday, May 4:
A field of 123 women played a stableford round on the west course in beautiful golfing conditions. The main prize for the day was the Clarice Cheatley Brooch which was won for the month of May by Nacole Horneman with 40 stableford points, also taking the A-grade win. B and C-grades were won by Karen Slater and Thelma Callanan respecttively, both with 39 points. Sally Gough had her best shot of the day to take out the super-pin.
A-grade: Nacole Horneman (40) 1. Glenda Phillips (37) 2. Judi Lawler (36) 3.
B-grade: Karen Slater (39) 1. Ruth Turpin (37 c/b) 2. Toni Beck (37) 3.
C-grade: Thelma Callanan (39 c/b) 1. Donna Weller (39) 2. Julie Leahy (38) 3.
Nearest-the-pins: Lyn James (4th and 8th), Karen Slater and Sharyn Scott on the fourth; Heather Berryman and Debbie Schwarz (8th); Debbie Morden, Dianne McMinn and Leanne Cregan (19th).
Super-pin: Sally Gough.
Murray River Challenge
Sunday was Rich River's turn to host the annual Murray River Challenge, a mixed fourball stableford event between Rich River and Murray Downs. Scores were close and home team members Rosalie and Len Drill took the honours with 44 stableford points, with fellow locals Colleen Lynch and Matt Jean close behind on 43. Lisa Jean and Luke Merritt from Murray Downs filled third place with 42.
Murray Downs took the trophy home with an average score of 38.8 points, just ahead of Rich River with a 38.4 average. Next years event will be at Murray Downs on April 23.
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