EUROA GOLF CLUB By RICHARD JOHNSON SOME welcome relief from the extreme summer heat conditions brought big fields to the events sponsored by Trotters Mitre 10 Hardware. The final stroke round of the Nolan Trophy had a field of 46 men. The early players got the best of the conditions with strong winds and pesky showers making it tough going later in the day. Laurie McMartin’s 73-2-Net 71 just pipped Chris Burke on a countback in Division one. Division two, Paul Jones’s run of good form continued with 89–22–67. Balls down the line went to Ross Wishart and Chris Head 72, John Gilbert and Scotty Meehan 73. Visitors from Shepparton, Wangaratta and Jubilee also joined the event. Only six of the 46 players managed to play to their handicaps, and a dozen or so players had a tough day out with scores above Net 80. Alex Burton maintained his good form for the third round to win the Nolan Trophy and add another generation of Burton golfers to the club honour boards. The final leaderboard showed Alex Burton on 214 ahead of Nicholas Murray 218. Pete McMahon was on 219, Laurie McMahon 222, Richard Eddy 223, Charlie Watson 224, David Baker 226, Matt Mills 226, Spencer Mildren-Nicel 228 and Keith Seeber 228. Thirty-four players competed in the second round of the Twilight Keith Seeber event, which saw another junior, Grace Eddy, pick up the win with 21 points, one point ahead of Robyn Anthony and Dot Rule. Seven rounds into the Kinross Farms Euroa Hotel Twilight Shootout sees Rae Farmer on top with 20.5 points, followed by Robyn Anthony 20, Robert Lummas 16.5, Brian Rule 16, Jackson Walker 15.5, Sam Mills 14, Dot Rule 14, with Bruce Demmery, Grace Eddy and Michelle Grady sitting in the top 10 playoff spots. However, nine other players are within 1.5 points of a spot in the top 10. Wednesday's hot weather reduced the field to just eight. Next Saturday is a Stableford round, with the junior series commencing on Saturday, February 24. NAGAMBIE GOLF CLUB By DAVID LOVE THE fourth round of the Summer Trophy felt like winter had arrived, with the temperature plummeting and a cold south wind blowing for the entire day's round. Long-sleeve tops and windproof jackets were required for Friday, February 16. But our winner on the day was unfazed by the unseasonal weather, as Dan Maguire belted out a neat and tidy 91-22-69 to win on countback. Maguire has been fairly consistent throughout the summer so far and took full advantage of the tough conditions to take home the spoils. An unlucky runner-up was Daniel Hall, who played a superb round of golf for most of the day. Knowing what was needed on the last tee of his round, Hall faltered ever so slightly to go into the countback and finish second with an 87-18-69. Third place was claimed by Tim Baldwin, who has been putting together some solid golf of late. Baldwin carded 83-11-72. The nearest-the-pin prizes went to Tim Baldwin with a dynamic strike to the third, Graeme Cusack using the wind to his advantage at the long par-three 8th, and Greg Baldwin pulling the correct club with the dramatic crosswind at the 13th. A big week in golf ensues, with a four-person Ambrose being played this coming Friday, February 21. Hit-off is between 4pm and 5.30pm, and entries can be forwarded to Ronda on 0408 349 505. On Saturday, as part of the NOW Festival, there will be a hole-in-one competition mid-afternoon by Lake Nagambie. On Sunday, the Nagambie golfers will be teeing it up for the prestigious Water Boy Cup, a Stableford event sponsored by Lindsay Hall. On office duty is L. Hall, and in the bar is B. Cassar. EUROA LADIES GOLF 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 is in top condition with lots of run, it's a real pleasure to play. If you are thinking about having a hit now is the time to get out there. Winner of Division 1/2 was Deb Cox (it's been a while since I wrote that name) with 37 points. A rare lucky day for me. Lorraine Ellis scored a ball down the line with 35 points. Kae Lummas took out the nine hole comp with 19 points. Nearest to the Pin on the Eighth: Erica Mercer, 12th: Judy McLean and 18th: Robin Lied. Drive and Pitch on the fifth: Robin Lied and 15th: Deb Cox. Saturday February 15 was Pa 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 which no doubt impacted on 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. Mandy Edwards, clearly back in form, with a plus three. Judy McLean 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 needs to review all three rounds to determine a clear winner which will be announced at Presentation night later this year. Nearest to the Pin on the: Deb Cox, 12th: Freda Edwards and 18th: Dee McMartin. Drive and Pitch on the fifth: Robin Lied and 15th: Gail Allen. Next Wednesday is Par and Saturday will be Stableford. NAGAMBIE LADIES GOLF By KARYN THOMPSON RESULTS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5. EIGHT players took to the course for a stroke round in rather windy conditions. The A and B grade winner was Kylie Carmichael, posting a score of 100/26/74. In C grade, Marg Harrison claimed victory with a score of 128/40/88. Kylie also secured the nine-hole competition win with 52/13/39. Nearest the pin on the eighth hole was Irene Keogh. Balls down the line for the 18-hole competition went to Kylie Carmichael with a net 74 and Irene Keogh with a net 79. In the nine-hole competition, balls down the line were awarded to Kylie with a net 39 and Bev Brown with a net 40, edging out Irene Keogh on a countback. Kylie Carmichael also claimed the Seymour Club Voucher. RESULTS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12. Nine players competed in a Stableford round, where high temperatures made conditions challenging. Bev Brown was the winner of A and B grades with 36 points, while Marg Harrison took out C grade with 27 points. Bev also secured victory in the nine-hole competition, the Monthly Medal and the Seymour Club Voucher. Balls down the line for the 18-hole competition went to Bev Brown with 36 points and Kylie Carmichael with 35 points. In the 9-hole competition, balls down the line were awarded to Bev with 20 points and Kylie with 19 points. Nearest the pin winners were Annette Mills on the third hole and Bev Brown on the 16th hole.
