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MYRTLEFORD GOLF CLUB Saturday, 19 April BASTONI PIZZERIA STABLEFORD & SUPER & AMCR 71 A Grade Winner: Alex Manzella (11) 39 pts. A Grade Runner Up: Chris Rowney (11) 36 pts. B Grade Winners: Jye Cunneen (17) 37 pts. B Grade Runners Up: George Browne (24) 36 pts c/b. Super 6 Winner: Will Currie (33) 17 pts. Super 6 Runner Up: Trout Batt (18) 15 pts. Ball Winners: T Batt 36, J Martin 35, P Evans 35, J Roseby 35, A McKerral 35, D Pool 34, V Randall 33 c/b. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Brad Carroll, 4th 2nd Shot: Andrew Loftus, 8th: Pieter Veldman, 14th: David Matthews, 16th: Craig Piazza. Matthews Cleaning Encouragement Award: Paul Cowman 15 pts. Raffle Winner: Jon Harrington. Thursday, 17 April Bastoni Pizzeria Stableford AMCR 73 A Grade Winner: Angela O'Shaughnessy (14) 38pts. A Grade Runner Up: Judy Bynon (19) 36pts. Ball Winners: Sarah Deas, Ann Bryant, Linda Loftus. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Carolyn Prowse, 2nd 4th shot: Marnie Broz, 14th: Marg Curtis. Wednesday, 16 April Bastoni Pizzeria Stableford AMCR 71 A Grade Winner: Spider Hancock (12) 39 pts. A Grade Runner Up: Alex Manzella (11) 35 pts. B Grade Winner: Paul Cowman (19) 37 pts. B Grade Runner Up: Richard Perryman (21) 35 pts Green Acres. Ball Winners: A Jose 34, T Chapman 34, A Roseby 34, I Giovannoni 34. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Ichlis Giovannoni, 4th 2nd Shot: Spider Hancock, 8th: James Whitford, 14th: Ichlis Giovannoni. Tuesday, 15 April Bastoni Pizzeria Stableford AMCR 73 A Grade Winner: Kerry Chapman (32) 36c/b. A Grade Runner Up: Marg Curtis (15) 36pts. 9 Hole Winner: Robyn Ternes (21) 20pts. 9 Hole Runner Up: Carol Ames (49) 19pts. Ball Winners: Lesley Browne, Judy Bynon. Foodworks NTPs - 1st Victoria Sims, 2nd/4th: Marg Curtis, 8th Marg Curtis, 14th: Marg Curtis. MOUNT BEAUTY GOLF CLUB THE ladies split into two groups for the Wednesday, 16 April competition. The back nine comp was won by Gill Harrowfield on a countback from Carol Bartholomew, both with 15 points. Jooyon Kang-Redmond won the 18 hole comp with her 34 points from Ruth Rynehart with 33 points. On Easter Saturday, 19 April, the 18 hole comp was won by Karen Etherton with her 33 points from Jooyon Kang-Redmond with 32 points. NTP, second shot on the 18th was Leesa Bevan. The Monday League 18 holes was won by Ross Rynehart with 37 points on a countback from Fred Gerardson. NTP on the ninth was Fred Gerardson, the 17th was Roger Church and the 18th was Steuart Snooks. The men played the back nine on Wednesday, 16 April which was won by Andrew Greenfield with 21 points from Tony Campen, Ron Gallagher, Tom Docherty and Brett Williams all having 19 points each. NTP on the 17th was Ron Gallagher and the 18th was Tony Campen. Stableford was played by the men on Easter Saturday, 19 April with 45 points scored by Tom Redmond from Tom Docherty who scored a (normally) match-winning 41 points. A score of 37 points came from Craig Docherty, father of Tom, and Peter Johns was not enough, nor was 36 points by Keith Archibald, Ben Ritson, Michael Hutchinson and Dan Paynter, although all got a ball each for their efforts. NTP on the seventh, along with the Tatts Ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency & Post Office, was Dave Browning. The ninth was Tom Docherty, the 17th was Keith Archibald, while Peter Johns took home the dough on the 18th. Easter Monday, 21 April was a four ball Ambrose fun day. The winning group on a countback was Will Betheras, Peter Hertzog, Anthony Boschetti and Taf Sullivan from Keth Archibald, Michael Lawton, Anne Archibald, and Michael Hutchinson with net 59.875 each. Third was Nigel Mateo, Tom Redmond, Jooyon Kang-Redmond and Mark Redmond with net 60.625. NTP on the seventh was Wes Dowel, along with the Tatts Ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency & Post Office. The ninth and 17th was Anthony Boschetti while Don Mason took home the money on the 18th. BRIGHT COUNTRY GOLF CLUB AS Arnold Palmer once said, “The game has such a hold on golfers because they compete not only against an opponent, but also against the course, against par, and most surely against themselves.” – these words were never truer than at the Bright Country Golf Club this week. On Monday, 14 April, 14 players competed in the weekly all gender Veteran’s Stableford event. The only thing different was all players were playing off the white markers. It was no different for the men, but for the four ladies a few extra shots were added to their handicaps. The winners were Colin Richardson 27 H/C 37 pts C/B from Ian Browne 23 H/C 37 pts. Ball winners: Don Grimes 36 pts, Graham Barrow 35 pts C/B, Greg Dawson, Riversdale Golf Club 35 pts and Dennis Hayes 34 pts. NTPs - 3rd: no one worried the marker, 6th: Greg Dawson, 11th: Charles Whie, 16th: Ray ‘The Borsch’ Borschmann. On Wednesday, 16 April, the ladies played the first round of the Hepburn Cup, an annual four ball competition. Winners: Robyn McGrath and Robyn Poyner 96/76, Fran Bentley and Anne Quenbie 109/77. NTPs - 3rd: Tina Cook, 6th: Anne Quenbie, 11th: Tina Cook, 16th: Carol Burgess. Thursday, 17 April, men’s Stableford competition. A total of 40 players teed off including visitors from GSM Golf Club, Goonawarra Golf Club, Howlong Golf Club and Yarrambat Golf Club. The winners were grinners as follows: David Bakkum 37 pts C/B, Heath Thompson 37 pts C/B, Dennis Pangrazio 26 H/C 37 pts, Graham Badrock 16 H/C 36 pts C/B, Neil Gill 22 H/C 36 pts C/B, Butch Thomas 25 H/C 36 pts. Ball winners: Brendan Mair 36 pts, Colin Richardson 35 pts, Paul Duff 34 pts, Angus Murrells 34 pts C/B, Kevin Reed 34 pts C/B, John Forbes 34 pts, Graham McElvenny 33 pts C/B, Crusty Carlisle 33 pts C/B, Phil Jessen 33 pts C/B. NTPs, 3rd: John Forbes, 6th: not eligible, 11th: Andrew Robertson, 16th: Mark Butters. The winner of the chicken was Heath Thompson 19 points, and the NAGA went to Bill Bussau with a truly miserable 21 points, and that included a birdie on the 15th hole. Saturday, 19 April, all gender Stableford competition. A crowd of 70 players, including 34 golfers from visiting clubs from Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, competed for the honours on Easter Saturday. The winners were: James Brett from the Future Golf Club 25 H/C an astounding 47 pts, Jason Fillippi 11 H/C 41 pts C/B, Rod Brown 6 H/C 41 pts, Greg Walsh 17 H/C 40 pts, Judy Langford from Yarrawonga Golf Club 8 H/C 39 pts, Bill Stonhill 14 H/C 37 pts C/B, Jacob Smith 22 H/C 37pts, Anne Brookes from Riversdale Golf Club 23 H/C 36 pts C/B, Tony Chalwell 15 H/C 36 pts. Ball winners: Frog Thompson 36 pts, Steve Aloizos from PGA Golf Club 35 pts C/B, Guy Packham 35 pts C/B, Tim Fitzgerald from SGA Golf Club 35 pts C/B, David Brookes from Mollymook Golf Club 35 pts, Mark Stephenson 34 pts C/B, Anna Castles from Yarrawonga Golf Club 34 pts C/B, Nick Fitzgerald from Wollongong Golf Club 34 pts C/B, Andy Miller 34 pts C/B, and the lucky last, John Forbes from Pinchgut 34 pts C/B. NTPs - 3rd: John O’Shea, 6th: jackpot, 11th: Crusty Carlisle, 16th: Justin Placek. The Bright Golf Guru thought of the week: Standing on the tee at the fourth hole at Bright, do you chicken out and use a water ball, or do you just trust your natural ability to hit left of the water?

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