EUROA LADIES GOLF By EMILY FRAVEL DUE to poor weather on Wednesday, no golf was played. However, fine conditions on Saturday saw 15 ladies take to the course for Stroke on Heritage Day, which was sponsored by Tehan George. The winner on the day was Lorraine Ellis with a net 74, claiming victory on a countback from Jo Hoare. Balls down the line went to Susan Harding with net 77, and Sarah Bullen with net 78 on a countback from Annette Smith. Michelle Thomson recorded the least putts for the day with 27, sponsored by Mary Dewis. Nearest to the pin: Eighth: Gail Allen (sponsored by Kae Lummas) 12th: Jo Hoare (sponsored by Strathbogie Tractors) 18th: Deb Cox (sponsored by Burton Stores) Drive and pitch: Fifth: Annette Smith (sponsored by McKernans Engineering) 15th: Gail Allen (sponsored by Lorraine Ellis) The nearest to the pin third shot on the 17th hole was won by Gail Allen, sponsored by Tehan George. AVENEL GOLF CLUB By LYN CARRACHER IT has been great to have some rain on the course, but the ground is now a bit cold, so there is not much growth happening. Another Saturday with blue skies and sunshine made for a perfect day for golf, however, it was not reflected in the scores. No one was able to play to their handicap. Although a few came close, the rest had to settle for boiled lollies. Dave Fullager continued his winning form from last week, this time claiming the chocolates in a three way countback from Matt Eddy and Dhana Furlanetto, all three tied on 35 points. Matt edged out Dhana to collect the runners-up prize, and line balls went to Dhana and Dee Wright. Three of the four nearest the pin and one drive and pitch ball remained with the club, with Sam Hannigan claiming the ball for the 18th and Dave collecting one for his second shot to the seventh. The Imperial Hotel voucher was won by Kevin Spencer. Thanks to Sam Hannigan for providing a tasty snack after golf - it was delicious. Avenel is hosting the Goulburn Valley District Golf Association veterans on Thursday and we hope they enjoy their day. There is a lot of leafy debris lying around the course, so if anyone is able to pop out and do some picking up, it would be much appreciated. This Saturday it is everyone’s favourite game, Par which will be from the short-course tees. Happy golfing to everyone. NAGAMBIE GOLF CLUB By DAVID LOVE THE Gary Bow Foursomes delivered the usual frustration for most of the field, with the alternating shots format making it difficult to find rhythm and placing tremendous strain on pairings and testing friendships all the way around. The winning pair of Shaun Bryant and David Love are no strangers to pressure, tense exchanges, and brutal honesty when teamed up on the golf course. Their win came as no surprise. An 86-10-76 was enough to secure victory. Runners-up, missing out by only 0.5 of a shot, were Graham Keogh and Phil Hageman with a 99-22.5-76.5. In third place were Gary Bow and Glen Evans with a 94-16.5-77.5. Nearest-the-pin prizes went to Wayne LeCerf, known as the 'Bullet', who rifled an accurate long iron onto the eighth, and David Love, who managed to find the 13th with a well weighted shot. The second round of the winter pennant was contested at Hill Top Golf Club, Tatura, where the Nagambie team recorded their first win and a three and two victory over Mooroopna. Next week’s golf will be a monthly medal, with D. Love on office duty and D. Phelan in the bar. EUROA GOLF CLUB By RICHARD JOHNSON TEHAN George were the sponsors of the weekly competitions this week. Wet and windy conditions led to the cancellation of the Wednesday competition, and 28 players turned out for the Stableford Heritage event on Saturday. The Heritage Round sees the course played in its original layout, with players finishing their rounds on the toughest holes, followed by a final chance to let the big dog loose on a par five. This contrasts with the current layout, where players finish on the second easiest hole, a benign par three. Andrew Cullen navigated the heritage layout best to win division one with 84/13/71, while Dan Murphy took out division two with 90/17/73. Ball winners were C Roper 72, A Leahy 73, L Paul 75, J Walker 75, and M Steers 76. Jackson Walker couldn’t miss a putt, winning the putting with just 22 putts for the day and only eight of them on the back nine. Two ball winners were Lucas Paul and Plugger Corradin. Lucas also picked up two nearest the pins. Wednesday this week returns to the regular Stableford event, and the Red T day has been deferred from next Saturday to align with the Dalhousie event being held at Euroa alongside our regular competition.
