EUROA GOLF CLUB

By RICHARD JOHNSON

LIFE member and club stalwart Keith Seeber shot the round of the week to win the Wednesday Par event with a score of plus six from his handicap of 14.

Keith shot under his age with 80 off the stick and was rewarded with the swindle payout.

Daylight was next, with Bernie Shallard and Neal Healey each at plus one, while Greg Roberts visiting from Strathbogie was square for the day.

Burtons IGA were sponsors for this week’s events.

The Friday Twilight Shoot-Out event is taking shape, with only a couple of rounds remaining.

Thirty-four players took part and Charlie Watson’s 22 points just pipped his dad, Scott.

In addition to seven points for the win, Charlie collected a lucrative swindle payout.

Ray Farmer had another good Twilight score of 20 to secure a spot in the shoot-out final.

Keith Seeber and Pete McMahon also scored 20.

It is very tight at the top of the leaderboard in the Keith Seeber Twilight event, with just four points between first and tenth place.

Paul Jones had a shocker in the Friday Twilight but turned it around spectacularly with 41 Stableford points to win the Saturday event in a reduced field of 26 players. Balls down the line went to Nick Murray, Neal Healey, Brendan Redfern, and Matt Mills.

The Twilight junior event gets underway this week.

Next Saturday is another Stableford event, followed by a working bee, BBQ, and golf on Sunday to prepare the course for the annual Autumn Tournament over the long weekend in March.

Saturday features a two-person Ambrose, Sunday will have a four-ball event, and Monday will be mixed.

NAGAMBIE GOLF CLUB

By DAVID LOVE

A BIG weekend of golf at Nagambie included a four-person Ambrose held on Friday evening, followed by the much sought-after WaterBoy Cup played on Sunday.

Both events had excellent attendance, with perfect late summer weather complementing all the fun.

The Costa Mushrooms four-person Ambrose had 52 players teeing off on Friday, where the winning quartet of Andrew Biggs, Michael Mensfeld, Michael Sloan, and Steve Webster produced a scintillating score of 32-5.18-26.82.

Well done, boys.

Sunday featured an eager field of golfers ready to contest for what some have been saying are the year’s best prizes.

Thirty-five competitors got underway in pleasant conditions, with cloud cover keeping the temperature down and a strong breeze making scoring tough.

A two-way tie at the top saw the day’s winner, Shaun Spicer, getting the nod by way of count back.

Thirty-seven Stableford points was enough to snare the coveted WaterBoy Cup, with Spicer’s wayward driver behaving on the day and solid golf played from start to finish. The unlucky runner-up was David Love, who played his best golf on the front nine but did not do enough on the easier-to-score back nine; good chipping and putting were key to his round.

Third place went to the ever-consistent Tim Baldwin, who carded a distant 34 points.

Many thanks go to our sponsors across the weekend, Lindsay Hall, and a big shout out to his team who do a great job irrigating throughout the summer.

Thanks goes out to longtime sponsors Costa Mushrooms, who have been around for many years.

Next week’s golf will be a monthly medal, with D. Love on office duty and B. Leviston in the bar.

STRATHBOGIE GOLF CLUB

By KRISTEN MOORE

WE started the day by wishing one of our members, Phil Fry, a happy 60th birthday.

We are still playing under very dry conditions, and the run is quite extreme.

The winner of the men’s competition was Peter Smith with a red-hot score of 44 points.

The winner of the ladies’ competition was Gayle Raftery with 38 points.

Lineballs were won by Allan Rowarth with 38 points, Greg Roberts with 38 points, and Rebecca Newham, Carmel Lineham, Nathan Macauley, and Luke Winnell all with 37 points.

Nearest the pins on the 15th was Grant Pearce, and on the 17th, it was Greg Roberts.

The ladies’ drive and pitch was won by Kerry Hewlett, while the straightest drive was won by Carmel Lineham.

Next week is the Monthly Medal and a stroke round.

Kerry Hewlett is on duty.

Last week’s results: The winner of the day was Arch Bayles with a great score of 42 points.

Lineballs were won by Kevin Chenhall with 41 points, Phil Fry with 39 points, John Moore with 39, and Ryley McDonald with 37.

Nearest the pin winners were on the eighth, Ryley McDonald; on the 15th, Martyn Isherwood; and on the 17th, John Moore.

The men’s drive and pitch was won by Jack McDonald, and the ladies’ drive and pitch was won by Kerry Hewlett.

The straightest drive was won by Barney Robertson.

We farewelled Martyn Isherwood this week.

It was lovely having him be a part of our golfing community while he was here on holiday from England.

EUROA LADIES CLUB

By DEBRA COX

WEDNESDAY was a Stableford round with nine players for 18 holes and four playing nine holes.

The weather was kind, and the course was in top condition with lots of run.

It is a real pleasure to play.

If you are thinking about having a hit, now is the time to get out there.

The winner of Division 1/2 was Deb Cox (it has been a while since I wrote that name) with 37 points, marking a rare lucky day for me.

Lorraine Ellis scored a ball down the line with 35 points.

Kae Lummas took out the nine-hole competition with 19 points.

Nearest the Pins:

Eighth: Erica Mercer.

12th: Judy McLean

18th: Robin Lied

Drive and Pitch:

Fifth: Robin Lied.

15th: Deb Cox.

On Saturday, February 15 we held the Par round and the final round of the Summer Cup with eighteen women playing.

The weather in the afternoon was cool, showery, and very windy, challenging conditions no doubt impacted the scoring, with just several women coming in on the plus side.

Most of the field were in the negative range.

The winner was Robyn Anthony with an impressive plus four, followed by Mandy Edwards, who clearly is back in form with a plus three.

Judy McLean finished with plus one and Michelle Thomson came in square.

Well done to all those ladies.

This has made it tricky to predict the winner of the Summer Cup.

We are indebted to our Captain Sarah Bullen who will review all three rounds to determine a clear winner, which will be announced at Presentation Night later this year.

Nearest the Pins:

Eighth: Deb Cox.

12th: Freda Edwards.

18th: Dee McMartin.

Drive and Pitch:

Fifth: Robin Lied.

15th: Gail Allen.

Next Wednesday is Par, and Saturday will be Stableford.