PORT MACQUARIE LADIES
THE inaugural Pink Jacket day on Monday was a great success. Many newcomers joined experienced players in a nine-hole ambrose event. There was a play-off to determine the winning team member, involving putting with a trick putter. As a result of her expertise in this, Kellie Bryant was the winner and will have her name embroidered on the pink jacket for 2014. Everyone enjoyed the champagne and nibbles as they socialised afterwards. The event will become a regular part of our program as a lot of ladies are interested in joining us on the golf course.
There were 103 starters for Wednesday’s stableford event and luckily the fine weather held. Margaret Newcombe, Betty Dunn, Gwyn Perry and Kay Swift were thanked for donating the trophies for the day, and the winners were as follows: Division 1 – Kerrie Jourdant 37, runner-up Shannon Miller 36. NTP: 16th Wendy Gordon. Division 2 – Margaret Pople 34, runner-up Lyn Kerr 33. NTP: 5th Margo Prowse. Division 3 – Ann Broomby 34, runner-up Rhonda Howard 33. NTP: 5th Denise Franklin. Division 4 – Kim Stonestreet 37, runner-up Joan Sullivan 35. NTP: 5th Di Henry. The NTP voucher winners were Jeanette Stephens and Wendy Gordon. The ball competition winners were: 35 Pat Gunn; 34 Catherine Ditchfield and Tracey Crowe; 33 Wendy Gordon Heather Atkins and Marie Horan; 32 Joan Jarv, Louella Guild, Helen Smith, Pamela Jones, Gaylene Fielding, Margaret Hanlan, Linda Castle and Margo Prowse; 31 Anne Pickering, Joy Thorncraft, Michelle Lloyd, Margaret Nolan, Julie Lidgard, Nathalie Tessede, Pat Every, Robyn Linn, Anne Coutts, June Ruiz and Dawn Chesher; 30 Jenny Dulhunty.
Friday’s event was a 2BBB stableford but the 89 players were not quite so lucky as most were caught in a mid-morning downpour. Nevertheless, two players mastered the conditions and returned with 39 points. Di Hubbard won division one on a countback from Geraldine Lavender but Geraldine and her partner Glenys Clark won the 2BBB with a total of 46 points to the 43 scored by Tracy Crowe and Di Hubbard. Trophies for the day were kindly donated by Robyn Cheers, Belinda Richardson, Helen Christie and June Williams.
These are the other results. Division 2 – Van Hayes 35, runner-up Anne James 32. Division 3 – Denise Franklin 33 on a countback over Anne-Marie Farrelly. Division 4 – Gaylene Patterson 33, runner-up Kim Stonestreet 30. NTPs on the 5th hole were won by Betty Dunn, Maureen Armstrong and Roberta Hogan, while Colleen Berry was congratulated on winning the all-in NTP on 16th. Balls were awarded to Annette Jackson (35), Dawn Campbell (34), Anne Coutts (34), Pat Gunn (33), Julie Lidgard (33), Lyn Sentence (32), Maureen Armstrong (31), Glenys Clark (31), Von Whillock (31), Robyn Linn (31), Kay Swift (31), Diane Collocott (31) and the following players with 30 on a countback – Shauna Proctor, Elizabeth Fraser, Sharon Farrell, Lilian Smith, Margaret Newcombe, Janet Sutton, Jeanette Stephens, Tracy Crowe, Pamela Jones and June Barsley.
Players were pleased to hear the program for the year includes a number of these 2BBB events and there are various other team events coming up soon.
WAUCHOPE MEN’S VETERANS
THE club conducted a single stableford event on Tuesday 25 February. There were 149 players and Harrington Veteran Golfers visited to contest the Harri-Hope Shield. A Grade winners: Brian Hughes (13) 41 points, Mike Sheldon (14) 36 on a countback over Peter Mansfield (15) 36. Ball winners: 36 points: Rod Allen, Darryl Morrow, Allan Lynch; 35 Anton Kundicevic, Gary Duncan, Bruce Amey, Ian Bain, John Bennett; 34 Bruce Anderson, Norm Marchant, Phil Raraty, Roy Stokes, Bob Baker and David Cairns. B Grade winners: Graham White (22) 42, Robert Cannon (18) 41, Doug Currey (19) 39. Ball winners: 37 Neil Clancy, Dennis Morton; 36 Bill Studeman, Barry Watson; 35 Kevin Miller, Doug Connell, Graham Ferguson, John Prior, Bill Sharp, Ralph Newall, Earl Garth; 34 Ron Dixon; 33 Geoff Collins, Ross Bird, Bill Wagner, David Martin, Bob Spratford. C Grade winners: Bob Harmer (25) 37, John Willis (34) 36, Robert Morgan (30) 35. Ball winners: 33 John Faddy, John Hough, Colin Hassall, Trevor Payne; 32 Gordon Miller, Allan Harris, Peter Goldsmith; 31 Warwick Hain, Bruce White, Fred Ertl; 30 Don Brennan , Michael Luschwitz.
NTP winners: 4th hole: A Grade, Bob Mitchell (0.71m); B Grade, Mick Privett (1.9m); C Grade, Michael Luschwitz (5.9m). 18th hole: A Grade, Kerry Galloway (3.52m), B Grade, Rob Cannon (4.3m), C Grade, Bob Harmer (5.25m).
Thursday 20 February, nine-hole single stableford, 43 players: Winners: David Fell 23 points, Kevin Miller 22, Ken Lane 18 on a countback. NTP: Ron Dixon (2.65m). Ball rundown: 18 Bernie Quain, John Ford, Russell Harris, Bob Baker; 17 Ray Knapp, Norm Smith, Colin Hassal, Cyril Clark, Ian Bain; 16 Col Berwick, Ray Radcliffe, Ross Bird, Steve Taylor.
February monthly medal with 131 starters and visitors from UK, Asquith GC, Woolooware GC, Wyong GC, Cumberland GC, and St Michael GC. Results: A Grade winner Alan Organ, 69 nett on a countback, runner-up Greg Christie 69 nett. B Grade winner Robert Taylor 68 nett, runner-up John McFadden 69 nett. C1 Grade winner Russell Dawson 68 nett, runner-up Leon Norgate 70 nett, C2 Grade winner Bill Atkinson 70 nett on a countback, runner-up John Lawrence 70 nett. NTPs: 5th Bruce Smith and Bob Daniels, 7th Glenn O’Brien, 13th Barry Catterall and Barry Filshie, 16thPaul Atkin and Julian Duxberry, ball rundown 73 nett.
Next week’s event is a single stableford.
PORT MACQUARIE MEN’S VETERANS
THERE WERE 131 starts in the February monthly medal. Results: Todays results are as follows: A Grade winner Alan Organ 69 nett on a countback, runner-up Greg Christie 69. B Grade winner Robert Taylor 68, runner-up John McFadden 69. C1 Grade winner Russell Dawson 68, runner-up Leon Norgate 70, C2 Grade winner Bill Atkinson 70 on a countback, runner-up John Lawrence 70. NTP: 5th Bruce Smith and Bob Daniels, 7th Glenn O’Brien, 13th Barry Catterall and Barry Filshie, 16th Paul Atkin and Julian Duxberry, ball rundown 73.
Next week’s event is a single stableford.
WAUCHOPE LADIES
ON Wednesday 26 February the Wauchope Ladies Golf Cub hosted the annual Novocastrian Ladies visit. After disastrous weather last year, 111 ladies enjoyed a beautiful sunny day for their single stableford competition. Winner of Best Novocastrian was Gail Delaforce with 34 points on a countback and winner of best Wauchope Lady was Karen Muras with 37. Lorraine Putland was winner of division one with 36 on a countback, Marion Johnson with 35 in division two and Novocastrian Marilyn Thwaites with 32 points in division three. Runners-up were Barbara Varcoe 36 on a countback for division one, Jan Grant had 34 on a countback for division two and Patricia Power 31 for division three. Second runners-up were Lyn Kelly division one, Pamela Hewat division two and Noeline Hirst division three. Overall winners of the day were the Wauchope Ladies with 658 points to Novastrian Ladies 576.
