AS Santa prepares to make his journey, a few golfers from around the region received early gifts in the form of great scores on the golf course.

MYRTLEFORD GOLF CLUB

Saturday, December 21

Clyde Street Butchery Stableford & Super 6 AMCR 71

A Grade Winner: Stephen Piddington (12) 37 pts c/b. A Grade Runner Up: Alan Rockliff (12) 37 pts. B Grade Winner: Logan Deering (29) 43 pts. B Grade Runner Up: Peter Stewart (17) 40 pts.

Super 6 Winner: Logan Deering (29) 16 pts. Super 6 Runner Up: Tony Chapman (17) 15 pts c/b.

Ball Winners: B Carroll 36, W Rowney 35, S Hancock 35, T Chapman 35, B Bynon 35, G Browne 35.

Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Brad Carroll, 4th 2nd Shot: Chris Rowney, 8th: Ian Wales, 14th: Stephen Piddington, 16th: Brad Carroll.

Raffle Winner: Damien Rossato.

Matthews Cleaning Award: Ian Wales 28 pts.

Thursday, December 19

Clyde Street Butchery Stableford AMCR 74

A Grade Winner: Kerry Chapman (38) 38pts c/b. A Grade Runner Up: Marg Curtis (18).

Ball Winners: Jan Roseby, Sandra Piazza, Marnie Broz.

Foodworks NTPs - 1st: D O'Donohue, 2nd/4th: V Sims, 8th: M Broz, 14th: V Sims, 16th: B Welch.

Wednesday, December 18

Clyde Street Butchery Stableford AMCR 71

A Grade Winner: George Browne (22) 36 pts. A Grade Runner Up: David Clark (15) 35 pts c/b.

Ball Winners: A Roseby 35, P Vasey 34, T Chapman 31 c/b.

Foodworks NTPs - 1st: George Browne, 4th 2nd Shot: Peter Stewart, 8th: Jim Martyin, 14th: Geoffry Sims.

Tuesday, December 17

Clyde Street Butchery Stableford AMCR 74

A Grade Winner: Sandra Piazza 38pts. A Grade Runner Up: Marg Curtis 37 c/b.

Ball Winners: Jan Roseby, Victoria Sims.

Foodworks NTPs - 1st: J Roseby, 8th: V Sims, 14th: V Sims.

9 Hole Winner: K McGuffie 20pts. 9 Hole Runner Up: Jennifer Leita 16pts.

BRIGHT COUNTRY GOLF CLUB

RESULTS, week ending Sunday, December 22

Monday, December 16, all gender Veteran’s Competition.

A group of 15 players competed on Monday and the results were as follows.

Winners: Fran Bentley 30 H/C and a great 41 points, Ray Borschmann 20 H/C 37 points C/B.

Ball winners: Jenny Richter 37 points, Mick Dunne 36 points C/B.

NTPs - 3rd: The Borsch, 6th: Mark Stephenson, 11th: Fran Bentley, 16th: Fran Bentley.

Wednesday, December 18, Chicken 9-hole competition, back nine, (this week, a turkey, courtesy of Andrew Badrock).

Winner of this year’s Turkey Hunt: Trent Robinson from Beaconhills Golf Club (there goes the turkey) with 13 H/C 21 points, Mac Simpson 20 points C/B, Shaun Paul 20 points, Robyn McGrath 19 points.

Ball winners: Jenny Richter 17 points C/B, Gavin Hunt 17 points C/B.

NTPs - the 11th and 16th both went to Robyn McGrath.

Thursday 19th of December, Men’s Stableford event.

38 players teed off and only four managed to play under their handicaps, with one truly exceptional result.

Ian ‘Macca’ Mcintyre 26 H/C had a ‘blinder’ with 45 points and duly lost just over two shots from his handicap.

Other winners: Nathan O’Sullivan 9 H/C 38 points, Tony Chalwell 16 H/C 37points C/B, Steve O’Reilly 15 H/C 37 points.

Ball winners: Cameron Wickes 36 points C/B, Wayne Curtis 36 points, Rod Brown 35 points, Heath Thompson 34 points C/B.

NTPs - 3rd: Rod Brown, 6th: Ray Borschmann, 11th: Troy Stevens, 16th: Bruce Morris.

The chicken winner went to Tony Chalwell with 19 points on the back nine.

The NAGA went to Ken Bailey with 25 points.

The ‘Snake award’ went to the Colt from Buffalo River, Bill Kelty.

Saturday, December 21, mixed four person Ambrose competition.

Winners: Lucy Snowdon, Tina and Andy Cook and Mandy Clayton nett 55.75; Michael and John O’Shea, Tony Chalwell and Mark Frost nett 56; Ken Grummisch, Frog Thompson, Matt Ellis and Mark Zwiersen nett 56.87.

Ball winners: Ian Browne, Raul Cordero, Angus Murrells and Jack Thompson nett 56.87; Darren Stanley, Chris O’Brien, Andy Armstrong and Andrew Palm nett 57.62; Guy Packham, Darren Wood, Earmon Thomson and Cameron Wood nett 59; Rod Brown, Phil Jessen, Peter Dredge and Mark Stephenson nett 59.37.

NTPs - 3rd: Jenny Richter, Tony Chalwell, 6th: ladies - Anita Funnell; men - jackpot, 11th: Nola Treyvaud, Graham Barrow, 16th: Tina Cook and Cameron Wickes.

The NAGA went to Ray Borschmann, Nick Moschis and Frank Noble with a very ordinary nett 68.33.

The Bright Golf Guru thought of the week, “When you think all of your Christmases have come good, and you are grouped with a golfer you cannot count, then it’s time to take up lawn bowls.”