MYRTLEFORD GOLF CLUB

Saturday, 5 July

Drummond Golf Albury Monthly Medal Stroke & Super 6 AMCR 71

A Grade Winner & Medal: Tristan Purss (12) 85/73 c/b. A Grade Runner Up: Brad Carroll (5) 80/75.

B Grade Winner: Andrew Loftus (18) 91/73. B Grade Runner Up: Robert Wheeler (24) 98/74.

Super 6 Winner: Andrew McKerral (15) 24 nett. Super 6 Runner Up: Tristan Purss (12) 25 nett.

Ball Winners: A McKerral 75, C Walker 76, W Rowney 76, G Black 76.

Foodworks NTPs - 4th 2nd Shot: Andrew Loftus, 8th: Gerard Black, 14th: David Clark, 16th: Jim Martin.

Raffle Winner: Ian Wales.

Matthews Cleaning Award: Ian Wales (9) 97/88.

Thursday, 3 July

Jo Ross Jackson Hearing Services Stableford AMCR 71

A Grade Winner: Angela O'Shaughnessy (16) 34 c/b. A Grade Runner Up: Wendy Caldwell (25) 34 c/b.

Ball Winners: Lyn Dwyer, Craig Piazza, Barb Welch.

Foodworks NTPs - 4th: Craig Piazza, 8th: Wendy Caldwell, 14th: Helen Mummery, 16th: Angela O'Shaughnessy.

9 Hole Winner: Helen Mummery (31) 19pts. 9 Hole Runner Up: Penny Dawkins (33) 16pts.

Wednesday, 2 July

Jo Ross Jackson Hearing Services Stableford AMCR 71

A Grade Winner: Craig Piazza (7) 35 pts. A Grade Runner Up: David Clark (14) 34 pts c/b.

B Grade Winner: Andrew Loftus (19) 42 pts. B Grade Runner Up: Marnie Broz (20) 35 pts.

Ball Winners: D Matthews 34, P Vasey 33, I Wales 33, A Roseby 32 c/b.

Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Paul Tanner, 4th 2nd Shot: Colin Walker, 8th: David Matthews, 14th: David Matthews, 16th: Craig Piazza.

Tuesday, 1 July

Drummond Golf Monthly Medal Stroke AMCR 73

Monthly Medal Winner: Jan Roseby (16) 90/74.

A Grade Winner: Craig Piazza (6) 79/73. A Grade Runner Up: Jan Roseby (16) 90/74.

Ball Winners: Wendy Caldwell, Kerry Chapman.

Foodworks NTPs - 4th: Craig Piazza, 8th: Craig Piazza, 14th: Sandra Piazza, 16th: Jan Roseby.

9 Hole Winner: Betty Newton (26) 14pts. 9 Hole Runner Up: Marg Fitridge (33) 13pts.

Putting: Sandra Piazza 27 putts.

MOUNT BEAUTY GOLF CLUB

The ladies played the front nine on Wednesday, 2 July, which was won by Liz Harvey with 17 points from Jooyon Kang-Redmond with 16 points.

Gill Harrowfield got nearest to the pin with her second shot on the seventh.

On Saturday, 5 July, the ladies played their monthly stroke comp, which was won by Lynda Barter on a countback from Liz Harvey with net 80.

Jooyon Kang-Redmond was nearest the pin on the 18th after her second shot.

The men also played the front nine on Wednesday, 2 July, which was won by Andy Cook from Bright Country Golf Club with 18 points.

Roger Church and Peter Hertzog each got a ball for their 17 points apiece.

NTP on the seventh was Allan Retallick, and the club kept the ball for the ninth.

Monthly Medal was the name of the game on Saturday, 5 July for the men.

Victor Selway with net 72 headed the field from Keith Archibald and Allan Retallick, both with net 73.

NTP on the seventh, along with the Tatts Ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency & Post Office, was Allan Retallick.

Alan also got the 17th and the money on the 18th, while the club once again kept the ball for the ninth.

BRIGHT COUNTRY GOLF CLUB

As the famous Australian professional golfer Bruce Crampton once said, “Golf is a compromise between what your ego wants you to do, and what your nerves let you do.”

Monday, 30 June, Veteran’s mixed gender Stableford competition.

With many of the Bright Veterans chasing glory at Howlong, it was left to the true golfers to battle it out at home.

Winner: Reddog Ruddock, 16 H/C 32 pts C/B. Ball winner: John Williams 32 pts.

NTPs - 3rd: John Williams, 6th: none, 11th: Reddog Ruddock, 16th: Barney Neville.

Wednesday, 2 July, Ladies stroke event.

Winners: Tina Cook 11 H/C nett 69, Robyn McGrath 19 H/C nett 74.

Ball winners: Lisa Anders 76 C/B, Robyn Poyner 76 nett.

NTPs - 3rd: Tina Cook, 6th: Robyn McGrath, 16th: Robyn Poyner.

On Thursday, 3 July, the big boys came out to play - 34 tried, but only one playing under his handicap. Winners: Hugh Kirk 18 H/C 39 pts, Rod Brown 6 H/C 36 pts, Mark ‘Zorro’ Zwiersen 14 H/C 35 pts C/B, Heath Thompson 8 H/C 35 pts C/B.

Ball winners: Tony Chalwell 35 pts C/B, Buffalo Bill Kelty 35 pts, Mo O’Shea 34 pts C/B, David Webb 34 pts C/B.

NTPs - 3rd: Doug Badrock, 6th: The Borsch, 11th: Tony Chalwell, 16th: Heath Thompson.

The Chicken winner went to Rod Brown with 19 pts on the back nine.

The NAGA went to the marvellous Johnnie Ocean with a respectable 28 pts on a countback.

Friday, 4 July, Ladies’ 9-hole competition.

The ladies played a 4BBB Stableford round and the results were: Michelle Barker and Lucy Legget 24 pts, and in second place Lisa Hood and Jan Bird 22 pts.

Ball winners: Gab Healy and Kate Duff 21pts, Karen Sherry and Roschelle Harrison 20 pts.

NTPs - 6th: Lucy Legget.

Saturday, 5 July, all gender Stroke event, and for the men the July Monthly Medal.

A field of 47 golfers played, with one exceptional result from medal winner, Minter Barnard off 31 H/C (but not for much longer) nett 64.

Tony Chalwell 17 H/C nett 70 C/B from Nick Aloizos 22 H/C nett 70, Graham Badrock 20 H/C nett 72, C/B, Simon Grimes 12 H/C nett 72, Mick Dunne 19 H/C nett 72.

Ball winners: Suzette Heydon 73 C/B, Matt Ellis nett 73 C/B, Ian Browne nett 73, Bill Kelty nett 73 C/B, John Forbes nett 73 C/B, Graham Barrow nett 73 C/B, Brodie Brain nett 73, Sam Hall nett 74 C/B.

NTPs - 3rd: Ray Borschmann, 6th and jackpot: Mick Dunne, 10th second shot (350mm and he missed the putt): Michael O’Shea, 11th: Sam Hall, 16th: Minter Barnard.

The Bright Golf Guru thought of the week: they say it’s only a game, sometimes it’s an obsession, but aways a challenge.