Busy week for Alpine golfers

IT was a busy week for golfers across the region, as spring golfing continued. Myrtleford Golf Club AT the Myrtleford Golf Club’s annual meeting this week, John Costello was announced as the club’s 24th Life Member. John has been a member for over 24 years, with one year as president, two years as vice president and is in his 10th year as club treasurer. Life Membership is the highest accolade and honour the Myrtleford Golf Club can give to any member. It is to be reserved for the few generous people who have unselfishly devoted a large part of their time, energy and lives to enrich and improve the golf club. Saturday, November 2 Drummond Golf Monthly Medal Club Championships Stroke and Super 6 AMCR 71 A Grade Winner: Jade Galvan (9) 75/66. A Grade Runner Up: Jason Gilbert (14) 84/70. B Grade and Medal Winner: Paul Tanner (20) 84/64. B Grade Runner Up: Robert Wheeler (26) 91/65. Super 6 Winner: David Matthews (13) 23/19. Super 6 Runner Up: Paul Tanner (20) 23/20 c/b. Ball Winners: T Batt 66, B Caldwell 69, W Rowney 70, P Cowman 71, D Clark 72, R Toal 72, B Bynon 72, B Carroll 73 c/b. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Brian Caldwell, 4th 2nd shot: David Matthews, 8th: Craig Shewell, 14th: David Rowe, 16th: Brad Carroll. Raffle Winner: Brenden Mair. Matthews Cleaning Award: John Costello 114/90. Club Championships top four - A Grade: J Galvan 75, R Toal 77, C Piazza 80, B Carroll 81. B Grade: J Gilbert 84, D Clark 86, A Rockliff 87, S Piddington 87. C Grade: P Tanner 84, B Caldwell 86, T Batt 88, R Wheeler and A McKerral 91. Handicap: P Tanner 64, R Wheeler 65, T Batt 66, J Galvan 66. Thursday, October 31 Jim Broz Gas Supplies Stableford AMCR 74 A Grade Winner: Lucia Dupos (30) 39pts. A Grade Runner Up: Sandra Piazza (21) 36pts. Nine Hole Winner: Carol Ames (48) 17pts. Nine Hole Runner Up: Betty Newton (26) 15pts. Ball Winners: Barb Welch 36c/b, Kerry Newton 36. Foodworks NTPs - 14th: Faye McLees, 16th: Barb Welch, 2nd 4th: Kerry Newton. Wednesday, October 30 Jim Broz Gas Supplies Stableford AMCR 71 A Grade Winner: George Browne (25) 44 pts. A Grade Runner Up: Jade Galvan (10) 42 pts. Ball Winners: B Caldwell 39, I Giovannoni 35, W Rowney 34, A Rockliff 34. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Jade Galvan, 4th 2nd shot: Alan Rockliff, 8th: Jade Galvan, 14th: Ian Wales. Tuesday, October 29 Jim Broz Gas Supplies Stableford AMCR 74 A Grade Winner: Kerry Newton (19) 42pts. A Grade Runner Up: Jan Roseby (19) 36c/b. B Grade Winner: Lyn Dwyer (36) 41pts. B Grade Runner Up: Wendy Caldwell (29) 37pts. Nine Hole Winner: Pat McPherson (54) 19pts. Nine Hole Runner Up: Loretta Wales (54) 18pts. Ball Winners: Sandra Piazza 36c/b, Ann Bryant 36pts, Barb Welch 35c/b, Sandis Church 35c/b, Penny Dawkins 17c/b. Foodworks NTPs - 8th: Christine Quast, 14th: Sandra Church, 16th: Kerry Newton. Mount Beauty Golf Club THE ladies of the Mount Beauty Golf Club played 18 holes on Wednesday, October 30, which was won by Carol Bartholomew with 39 points from Liz Harvey with 37 points. The ladies played 18 holes again on Saturday, November 2 which was won, this time, by Ruth Rynehart with 40 points from Liz Harvey with 38 points. NTP on the seventh (second shot) was Liz Harvey. The men played the back nine on Wednesday, October 30, which was won by Macca Deans with 22 points from Ron Gallagher with 21 points. Don Mason also got a ball for his efforts with his 19 points. NTP on the 17th was Peter Hertzog and on the 18th was Peter Johns. Monthly Medal was the comp played by the men on Saturday, November 2 which was won by Allan Retallick with his net 66. Heath Hudson came in next with his net 68, while Victor Selway (net 71), Bruce Plant (net 72) and Rick Biesboer (net 74) secured a ball each in the ball comp. NTP on the seventh was Peter Hertzog, along with the Tatts Ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency & Post Office, the ninth was Dave Browning, 17th was Rick Biesboer, and Shane Purss took home the money on the 18th. Bright Country Golf Club RESULTS, Week ending Sunday, November 3. Monday, October 28, mixed gender vet’s golf. With many of Bright’s real golfers playing in the North East Vet’s golf at Wodonga, there were only 10 players in the competition and the winners were, Colin Richardson 27 H/C 33 points C/B, Ian Browne 24 H/C 33 points. Ball winners: John Treyvaud 28 H/C 32 points C/B, Graham Barrow 21 H/C 32 points. NTPs - 3rd: Graham Barrow, 6th: Graham Barrow. Wednesday, October 30, Ladies' Stableford competition. Overall winner: Elizabeth Barker, 25 H/C, 35 points. Ball winners: Carol Burgess 14 H/C 29 points; Suzette Heydon 33 H/C 29 points, Robyn Poyner 25 H/C 28 points C/B, Jean Barber 42 H/C 27 points C/B. NTPs - 3rd: Elizabeth Barker, 6th: Jean Barber, 16th: Carol Burgess. Thursday, October 31, Men's Stableford competition. Spring was in the air, and so were the good scores - 44 players teed of with the results as follows: Winners: Cooper Thomason 14 H/C 45 points, Michael O’Sullivan 28 H/C 42 points, Phil Jesse 15 H/C 39 points, Rod Brown 5 H/C 38 points, Michael Harris 30 H/C 37 points C/B, Kevin Reed 23 H/C 37 points. Ball winners: Dennis Pangrazio 36 points C/B, Mo O’Shea 36 points C/B, Andrew Robertson 36 points, Arnulfo Olivo 36 points, Colin Richardson 36 points, Graham Barrow 35 points C/B, Mark Stephenson 35 points C/B. NTPs - 3rd: Crusty Carlisle, 6th: Michael O’Sullivan, 11th: Graham Barrow, 16th: Ross Wallkear. The winner of the chicken was Mick Dunne with a very fine 21 points. Saturday, November 2, mixed gender Stableford. One of the largest fields for the year competed for the prizes on Saturday - 75 players started, and two are still missing. Winners: Stephen Perkins 14 H/C 43 points, Graham Barrow 21 H/C 41 points, Dennis Hayes 28 H/C 39 points C/B, Mick Dunne 16 H/C 39 points, Greg Seiz 25 H/C 38 points C/B, Craig Hams 7 H/C 38 points C/B, Jenny Richter 20 H/C 38 points, David Bakkum 23 H/C 37 points C/B, Bill Stonhill 17 H/C 37 points. Ball winners: Dan Neville 36 Points C/B, Gavin Hunt 36 points C/B, Josh Carr 36 Points, Brett Swanson 34 points C/B, Calum McCarthy 34 points C/B, Mark Zwiersen 34 points C/B, John O’Shea 34 points C/B, Ross Heydon 34 points, John White 33 points C/B, Tina Cook 33 points C/B. NTPs - 3rd: Jim Ferguson, 6th: Ross Heydon, 11th: Mo O’Shea, 16th: Matthew Sefton. The Bright Golf Guru thought of the week, "It’s not how you play that makes the difference, it’s who you play your golf with."

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