Autumn golf in full swing

MYRTLEFORD GOLF CLUB Saturday, 29 March MYRTLEFRORD BAKEHOUSE STABLEFORD & SUPER & AMCR 71 A Grade Winner: Jim Martin (14) 35 pts. A Grade Runner Up: Brad Carroll (7) 34 pts c/b. Super 6 Winner Jim Martin (14) 14 pts. Super 6 Runner Up: Damien Rossato (11) 11 pts c/b. Ball Winners: G Browne 34, D Rossato 32, A McKarral 32. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Noel Grant, 4th 2nd shot: Jim Martin, 8th: Brad Carroll, 14th: Damien Rossato, 16th: Zac Cunneen. Matthews Cleaning Encouragement Award: Craig Shewell 24 pts. Raffle Winner: Zac Cunneen. Thursday, 27 March Myrtleford Bakehouse Stableford AMCR 73 A Grade Winner: Judy Bynon (19) 36c/b. A Grade Runner Up: Helen Mummery (30) 36pts. Ball Winners: Marg Curtis, Kerry Chapman, Sandra Piazza. Foodworks NTPs - 2/4th: Barb Welch, 8th: Kerry Newton, 14th: Robyn Ternes. Tuesday, 25 March Myrtleford Bakehouse Stableford AMCR 73 A Grade Winner - Men: Jim Martin (12) 39pts. A Grade Runner Up – Men: Colin Walker (25) 38pts. A Grade Winner – Ladies: Heather Street (40) 40pts. A Grade Runner Up – Ladies: Lesley Browne (33) 37c/b. Ball Winners – Men: David Cummins, Andrew Roseby, Tony Chapman, William Slade, Jeffrey Ramsdale. Ball Winners – Ladies: Helen Mummery, Jan Roseby, Carolyn Prowse, Judy Bynon, Faye McLees. 9 Hole Winner: Robyn Ternes (18) 17pts. 9 Hole Runner Up: Marg Fitridge (33) 15pts. NTPs - 1st: David Cummins, 2/4th: Robyn Ternes, Steve Grimes, 8th: Fox O'Donohue, 14th: Judy Bynon, George Browne, 16th: Peter Stewart. MOUNT BEAUTY GOLF CLUB THE front nine at the Mount Beauty Golf Club was played by the Ladies on Wednesday, 19 March, and was won by Ute Svoboda with 19 points from Ruth Rynehart with 18 points. NTP (second shot) on the seventh was Lynda Barter. The ladies played the 18 holes on Saturday, 22 March which was won by Gill Harrowfield with 39 points from Lynda Barter with 37 points. NTP (second shot) on the 18th was Helen Whittaker. The second round of the Men’s Club Championships was played on Saturday 22 March which was won by one of our lady visitors in Amy Van De Den with a net 67 from Victor Selway with net 69. Victor shot one under par for his net 69 - Amy played well as she is fairly new to the sport and was aided by her 54 handicap, but she lost 17.5 off her handicap for her efforts. Her friend Tash Callewaert, also new to the sport, came in with a net 70 along with Stuie Jelbart. Sam Perry and Peter Johns also got a ball with their net 71s. NTP on the seventh, along with the Tatts Ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency & Post Office, was Rick Biesboer. The ninth was Peter Johns, the 17th was Stephen Short, with Ron Gallagher taking the money on the 18th. It was a great Monday game with Andrew Cook winning on a countback with 40 points. A roaring 23 points on the back nine will get it done most days - a late birdie on 16 gave Andrew four points and he finished off strong to take the Monday win. Just missing out again, Victor Selway shot a 71 and 40 points on the back of his Saturday's second placing behind a 54 handicapper. There is no doubt it is a great game golf - people of all abilities can compete against each other. Brian Henning played well for 37 points and again Sam Bakes shot 68 for 37 points (with a ball OOB on five). Luke, the pro from Thurgoona also shot another 68 for 36 points (and his handicap went out .2 - tough game). Wednesday, 26 March was the front nine for the men which was won by Brian Henning with 20 points from Trevor English with 19 points. A total of 18 points was enough for Craig Docherty to secure a ball while 17 points also got Ron Gallagher a ball. NTP on the seventh was Trevor English while the club kept the ball for the ninth. A break from the blue tees and the stress of the Championships, the men played a two ball multiplier stableford round on Saturday, 29 March which was won by Roger Church and Ron Gallagher. The duo finished with a score of 74 points (72 is a handicap par round for this format) from Don Mason and Allan Retallick with 73 points. The next team up was Stuie Jelbart and Neil Tappe. NTP on the seventh, along with the Tatts Ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency & Post Office, was Victor Selway, while the ninth was also Victor. The 17th was Dave Browning and the club kept the money on the 18th. Better individual scores on the day were Roger Church and Ron Gallagher who both had 37 points. Allan Retallick, Don Mason, Victor Selway, Stuie Jelbart and Brian Henning all had 36 points each. BRIGHT COUNTRY GOLF CLUB DID you know, the game of golf is strongly tied to Scotland? I’m sure you knew this, but in 1457 King James II banned the practise of playing golf as it interfered with archery practice, then a crucial skill for national defence. In 1502 King James IV lifted the ban and became a golfer himself, further solidifying the game’s popularity. Enough of this week’s history lesson, it’s time for the rundown of golf in Bright this week. Monday, 24th of March was an all gender veteran’s golf, and much to everyone’s surprise, it was a stroke round. A group of 16 players felt the need to torment themselves playing stroke, and no one played under their handicaps. Winners: Mark Stephenson, 6 H/C nett 73, and in second place Denis Hayes, 26 H/C nett 74 on a countback. Ball winners: Ross Heydon nett 74, Ian Browne nett 75 C/B, Colin Richardson nett 75 C/B, Mick Dunne nett 75. NTPs - 3rd: Ian Browne, 6th: Mark Stephenson, 11th; Kevin Reed, 16th: Robert Taylor. Wednesday, 26 March, Ladies Maggio Cup Stableford competition. The scoring was tough, and the results are as follows: Winner: Carol Burgess playing off a 12 handicap, 34 points and in second place, Robyn McGrath 16 handicap, 32 points on a countback. Ball winners: Fran Bentley 32 points, Tina Cook 30 points on a countback. NTPs - 3rd: Tina Cook, 6th: Carol Burgess, 11th: Fran Bentley, 16th: Carol Burgess. Thursday, 27 March, men’s Stableford competition. A group of 40 golfers teed off in perfect conditions, and for a change, six players played under their handicaps. Winners: Robert Taylor 9 H/C a fine 40 points, Robert Davey 22 H/C 39 points, Ian McIntyre 20 H/C 37 points C/B, Nifty Nev Blewitt 22 H/C 37 points C/B, Butch Thomas 25 H/C 37 points C/B, Andy Miller 15 H/C 37 points. Ball winners: Beau Whitely 36 Pts C/B, Buffalo Bill Kelty 36 points C/B Peter McGrath 36 points, Troy Stevens 35 points C/B, Steve O’Rielly 35 points, Peter Dredge 34 points C/B, Rod Brown 34 points C/B, and Mick Dunne 34 points. NTPs - 3rd: Andy Armstrong, 6th: Johnnie Ocean, 11th: Mark Stephenson, 16th: Graham Badrock. Chicken winner was Crusty Carlisle with 20 points, and the NAGA went to Graham ‘The Laird from Osborne Flat’ McElvenny with a respectable 24 points. Friday, 28 March, ladies nine-hole stableford competition. The ladies are enjoying their time, and the results were as follows. Winner: Giselle Braithwaite 15 points C/B and in second place, Faye McLees 15 points C/B. NTP on the sixth hole was Faye McLees. Saturday, 29 March, all gender two person Ambrose. A field of 58 players, in teams of two played in wet and trying conditions, with 22 teams playing under their handicaps, and here there are. Phil Bardsley-Smith and David Kelly nett 63, Darren Stanton and Craig Hobson nett 65 C/B, Darcy Beecher and Mitch Banks nett 65. Ball winners: Tina and Andy Cook nett 65.6, Chris Oswin and Greg Walshy Walsh 65.75 nett, Taine Pearse and Guy Packham nett 66.5, Jason Fillippi and Shaun Paul nett 67.5 C/B, and finally Crusty Carlisle and Mo O’Shea nett 67.5. NTPs - 3rd: Johnnie Ocean, 6th: jackpot, 11th: Peter Dredge, 16th: John O’Shea. The NAGA for the day went to a couple of Bright’s finest, Panga and Butch nett 74.5. The Bright Golf Guru interesting fact about golf: legend says it all began in 1952 in St Andrews back when golf courses ranged from seven to 13 to 22 holes. Tradition was that you took a ‘fifth’ bottle of scotch around the course with you during play. A bottle of scotch is roughly, 18 small glasses worth (give or take) and after every hole, it was custom to take a tipple. So, then it was settled - 18 tipples of scotch for 18 holes of golf.

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