NAGAMBIE GOLF CLUB
By DAVID LOVE
THE May monthly medal was won by John Hurley, who produced an excellent round following a strong showing the previous week in the Nagambie tournament where he narrowly missed out on a prize.
Hurley backed up his form with a high-quality 89-20-69 to claim the medal and the Seymour Golf Club matchday voucher.
It was Hurley’s control of the driver that proved key, keeping the ball out of trouble and allowing him to attack the greens with precise approach shots to compile the winning score.
Runner-up was Ben Cassar, who was equally strong and long off the tee, finishing with a very respectable 83-12-71.
Rounding out the top three was Tim Baldwin, who showed he has not lost form in the lead-up to next week’s big event.
Baldwin returned a solid 81-8-73.
Nearest the pin honours went to Des ‘Oh-what-a’ Phelan at the challenging third hole, Rhys Shepherd at the eighth, David Love - making it two weeks in a row - at the 13th, and Jeremy Ezard at the 16th.
Next week’s golf is the first round of the Finnigan four-ball, teeing off at 9am on Sunday.
The annual Calcutta will be held in the clubhouse on Friday, 16 May, with a happy hour from 6pm to 7pm with the Calcutta to begin at 7.30pm.
Everyone is welcome.
STRATHBOGIE GOLF CLUB
By KRISTEN MOORE
SATURDAY was a Stableford round and the second round of the Gary Hewlett Medley Trophy and again it was the ladies who had the good scores.
Winner of the day with 41 points was Victoria Fry.
Lineballs went to Greg Roberts, Phil Fry, Kerry Hewlett, and Rebecca Newham all on 38 points, with last week’s men’s winner Mick Dixey missing out for the last line ball also with 38 points on a count back.
Nearest the pins on the fourth Greg Roberts, on the eighth Phil Fry, on the 15th and just back from his holiday, Mal Inglis, and on the 17th Victoria Fry.
Men’s drive and pitch winner was Phil Fry and the ladies by Kerry Hewlett.
Straightest drive was won by Victoria Fry.
Monday pennant saw our bogie team have a win 3/2 over Lancefield at Seymour.
Kerry, Phil, and Gayle were the winners.
Busy week of golf for the club next week with the final Stableford round of the Wally Dunn Trophy with Mick Dixey leading the men’s and Kerry Hewlett leading the ladies with many others with one good round can win as it is best two out of three rounds.
Then on Monday we are hosting the intra zone vets with 108 golfers from the Dalhousie, Goulburn Valley, and the North-East competing, and on Thursday the ladies are having their bowl and then on Saturday will be the final round of the Gary Hewlett Medley Trophy.
AVENEL GOLF CLUB
By LYN CARRACHER
WHILE it did not rain, the weather turned it on for golf on Saturday, delivering near-perfect conditions and attracting a strong field of players.
A few early starters hit off, keen to make it home in time for the Bombers game.
Jed Smith made the most of the “choose-your-tee” Stableford event, opting for the yellow tees.
He birdied all par fives and the 17th, where he drove beside the green and completed the drive-and-pitch with a tidy chip to within two feet.
Despite the impressive performance, Smith’s 38 points was only enough for second place on a countback.
Scoota Donovan, also playing from the yellow tees for the first time, came in with strong expectations but spent much of the round disciplining some unruly clubs rather than capitalising on the shorter course.
Sam Hannigan, who is known for using the first two holes as a warm-up, started strongly with consecutive three-pointers.
Her round continued to build and was capped off on the final hole with a long par putt from off the green that rolled directly into the pin.
Hannigan’s 39 points secured her a well-earned win.
Balls went to Mark Hannigan with 38 points - word is his eighth-foot eagle putt was left agonisingly short - and Matt Eddy on 37.
Nearest the pin winners were Scoota Donovan on the fifth, Rachel Smith on the 14th, and Campbell Smith on the 18th.
Shane Black claimed the drive and pitch on the seventh.
No one managed to land the fifth or the birdie hole.
The Avenel Imperial Hotel $50 voucher was won by Choc Sidebottom.
A big thank you goes to Marlene Hull for coordinating the Mother’s Day raffle.
Winners were June Lewis, Maddy, and Luke Robinson.
On Saturday, the competition will be stroke, and players will contest the May monthly medal.
Good golfing to all.
NAGAMBIE GOLF CLUB
By KARYN THOMPSON
ONLY six players competed, but the competition remained strong.
The winner of all grades was Monica Hurley with 34 points on a count-back from Bev Brown.
Bev won the nine-hole competition with 20 points.
Nearest the pin on the eighth was Karyn Thompson.
Balls down the line for 18 holes went to Monica and Bev, both with 34 points.
Balls down the line for nine holes went to Bev with 20 points and Karyn with 19 points.
Monica was also the winner of the Seymour Club Voucher.
The week of May 7 round was played as Stableford and marked the first round of the Captains’ Aggregate Trophy.
We had eight players, with two playing only nine holes.
The winner of all grades with 39 points, the nine-hole winner with 23 points, winner of the Seymour Club Voucher, and the winner of the first Aggregate Trophy round was our new member, Sue Consiglio.
Balls down the line for 18 holes went to Sue with 39 points.
For nine holes, Sue scored 23 points and Karyn Thompson had 18 points.
Nearest the pin on the third was Karyn.
EUROA LADIES GOLF
By EMILY FAVEL
WEDNESDAY was Stableford and Greenkeepers’ Revenge.
There were plenty of obstacles and challenges placed in and around the greens, but there were some great scores on the day.
Winner on the day was Annette Smith with 35 points on a countback from Faye Mollison.
Balls down the line went to Sarah Bullen with 33 and Ros Doxey with 31.
The nine-hole winner was Bruce Demmery with 15 points on a countback from Kae Lummas.
Nearest to the pins:
12th – Lorraine Ellis
18th – Erica Mercer
Club retained the eighth
Drive and pitch:
Fifth – Faye Mollison
15th – Sarah Bullen
Saturday, May 11
Saturday was Par, sponsored by Evans Accounting, and 15 ladies played.
Winner was Melissa Eddy with a fantastic plus one off a 13 handicap.
Balls down the line went to Faye Mollison with minus one, followed by Jean Duff and Mandy Edwards, both finishing on minus two on a countback from Gail Allen.
Nearest to the pins:
Eighth – Freda Edwards
12th – Jean Duff
18th – Lorraine Ellis
Drive and pitch:
Fifth – Annette Smith
15th – Melissa Eddy
EUROA GOLF CLUB
By RICHARD JOHNSON
TWENTY-THREE players turned out for the qualifying round of the Lewis Family Match-play event, competing in the much-loved and much-hated par event.
Scores ranged from minus 10 through to the winners on plus two.
Charlie Walker had his second win for the week, taking out the event on plus two in a four-way countback from Jackson Walker, Dan Murphy, and Keith Seeber.
The top four will now progress to the quarterfinals round against Gary Ross, Richard Johnson, Mick Anderson, and Peter McMahon, who all returned even-par scores.
Not content with the day’s win, Charlie Walker also teamed up with Ian Sutherland to win their first-round match in the Murphy Motors four-ball event against Cam Roper and Craig Flavel.
They will now face Keith Seeber and Brian Rosenbrock.
Earlier in the Wednesday competition, Green Keeper Dav Mackrell extracted the green keeper’s revenge in the Stableford event, made all the trickier by additional obstacles and outrageous pin positions.
Gail Allen was seen playing a billiards-style shot under a toilet seat to make her par.
Peter Bath, Pete McMahon, and Charlie Walker were undeterred by the challenges, all finishing on 37 points, with Peter Bath taking the countback win.
Dan Murphy capped off his strong day with his plus two score and a birdies and eagles win.
Earlier in the week, one of the club’s standout junior players, Jackson Walker, competed against top junior golfers from both the Dalhousie district and some of Melbourne’s best courses, finishing second in the handicap junior event with an impressive 77–7, net 70.
Jackson now has the opportunity to compete against the state’s best juniors at the outstanding Curlewis Course.
Next Sunday, May 18, the club will host a free come-and-try golf day open to all.
Whether you are an absolute novice or a little rusty and would like a chance to reconnect with the game, head out to the course about 11am, enjoy a free lunch, and test your skills.