Heatwave golfing a breeze

LOCAL golfers didn’t let last week’s hot weather keep them off the course, with plenty of fiery scores recorded across the region. MYRTLEFORD GOLF CLUB Saturday, February 8 WHEELERS FREIGHT STABLEFORD & SUPER & AMCR 71 A Grade Winner: David Rowe (12) 42 pts. A Grade Runner Up: David Clark (15) 41 pts. B Grade Winners: Craig McKerral (24) 37 pts. B Grade Runners Up: Robert wheeler (26) 36 pts c/b. Super 6 Winner: Craig McKerral (24) 16 pts. Super 6 Runner Up: David Clark (15) 15 pts c/b. Ball Winners: I Giovannoni 37, D Rossato 37, W Rowney 36, S Piddington 35, W McKerral 35, P Stewart 34. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Craig Shewell, 4th 2nd Shot: Jason Gilbert, 8th: David Rowe, 14th: Andrew Corcoran, 16th: Damien Rossato. Matthews Cleaning Encouragement Award: John Costello 23 pts. Raffle Winner: Stephen Piddington. Thursday, February 6 Drummond Golf Monthly Medal & Wheelers Freight Stableford AMCR 74 A Grade Winner: Jan Harper (32) 38pts. A Grade Runner Up: Kerry Chapman (37) 36pts. 9 Hole Winner: Penny Dawkins (31) 16pts. 9 Hole Runner Up: C Ames (47) 15pts. Ball Winners: Sandra Piazza, Linda Loftus. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Sarah Deas, 2nd/4th: Sandra Piazza, 8th: Marg Curtis. Wednesday, February 5 Wheelers Freight Cafe Stableford AMCR 71 A Grade Winner: Bill O'Donohue (22) 38 pts. A Grade Runner Up: Jim Martin (14) 37 pts. Ball Winners: I Giovannoni 36, P Stewart 34, T Chapman 34. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Jim Martin, 4th 2nd Shot: Tony Chapman, 8th: Jim Martin, 14th: David Clark, 16th: Jim Martin. Tuesday, February 4 Wheelers Freight Ladies Open Day 12 Hole Ambrose Winner: Kerry Newton, Chris Zerbst, Suzette Kelly, Linda Thompson 52/33.38. A Grade Runner Up: Sandra Piazza, Lesley Browne, Janelle McMasters 51/33.50. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Lesley Browne, 14th: Ann Hazeldine. MOUNT BEAUTY GOLF CLUB THE ladies played the back nine on Wednesday, February 5, which was won by Jooyon Kang-Redmond with her 20 points from Liz Harvey with 19 points. NTP on the 18th, second shot, was Carol Bartholomew. On Saturday, February 8, the ladies broke into two groups to play a back nine par event and an 18 Hole Par event. The nine-hole event was won on a countback by Ute Svoboda from both Carol Bartholomew and Lynda Barter when all three of them finished with -3. The 18 holes was won by Liz Harvey with +1 from newcomer Tina Flint with her -1. NTP on the 18th, second shot, was Liz Harvey. Monday was the Victor Selway ‘Invitational’ 18 holes event, which was won by Dave Etherton with 38 points from Michael Bartholomew with 37 points. NTP on the seventh was Michael Bartholomew. The men played the back nine on Wednesday, February 5 which was won by a visitor from Bright, Andy Cook, with 21 points from David Drew with 20 points. Don Mason (19 points) and Michael Bartholomew (18 points) were handed balls for their efforts. NTP on the 17th was Neil Tappe, and Don Mason was closest on the 18th. Saturday, February 8 had the men playing Stableford, which was won by Anthony Boschetti on a countback from Ben Ritson, both on 43 points. Leesa Bevan and Peter Dilley, both on 38 points, and Neil Tappe with 37 points all got a ball. NTP on the seventh was Dave Browning, along with the Tatts Ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency & Post Office, while the ninth was Ben Ritson. Leesa Bevan got closest on both the 17th and 18th while Ron Gallagher took home the money. BRIGHT COUNTRY GOLF CLUB ANOTHER week, another series of results from the Bright Country Golf Club. Monday, Veteran’s all gender competition, February 3. This week the organiser tossed a stroke competition into the mix - this could have been why the numbers were lower than usual. Only 13 players fronted up, and one player decided that it was all too much, and retired after nine holes. It’s not known if he had a medical episode, or just thought “Stuff it, I’ve had enough of the heat, and I don’t need to torment myself anymore.” Of those hardy souls who did finish their rounds, the winners and grinners are as follows: Jenny Richter, 18 H/C nett 68, next was Mick Dunne playing off 16 H/C nett 70. Ball winners: John Williams nett 71, Graham Barrow nett 72, Robert Taylor nett 73, Ian Browne net 74 C/B. NTPs - 3rd: Graham Barrow, 6th: Glenn O’Connell, 16th: Glenn O’Connell. On Tuesday, February 4, the nine-hole chicken competition was back - 12 players sought the chook, but there was only one to be won. The chook went to Cooper Thomason with 19 points on a countback - Tyler Thomason was a bit stiff, he lost on a countback with 19 points. Ball winners were Sam Buckley 18 points C/B, and Darren Stanley 18 points C/B. NTPs - 3rd: Sam Buckley, 6th: Riley Bacon. Wednesday, February 5, Ladies Stableford competition. The hot and humid conditions were beginning to take their toll, as no one played under their handicap. Winners: Fran Bentley 26 H/C 36 points, Tina Cook 9 H/C 35 points. Ball winners: Bernie Wickes 33 points and Dianne Anders 31 points. Thursday, February 6, men’s Stableford competition. A group of 34 players battled the hot and windy heatwave that’s been around this week. To everyone’s surprise, the Borsch, Ray Borschmann, conquered the field with 40 points. Playing off 18 H/C, Ray’s round included nine pars, and he fell over the line on a countback from Troy Stevens who, playing off 16 H/C who also had 40 points. Other winners were Jason Egbers, 17 H/C 39 points C/B, and Steve Grogan, who finally found some form playing off 22, had 39 points. To his credit, Steve did chip in off the green on both the 10th and 11th holes. Ball winners: Matt Ellis 38 points, Tony Chalwell 37 Points, Jayden Scurry from Redland Bay Golf Club, playing off plus one had 36 points, Phil Jessen 35 points C/B. NTPs - 3rd: Cameron Wickes, 6th: Jayden Scurry, 11th: Jack Lanting, 16th: Crusty Carlisle. The winner of the chicken was Crusty Carlisle with 19 points. The NAGA winner, and to his credit he stayed for the presentations, was Graham McElvenny with 22 points. Friday, February 7, ladies’ nine-hole par competition front nine. Winner was Noreen Treyvaud (+1) and the ball winners were Mim Preston (0) and Rochelle Harrison (-1). Saturday, February 8 was the Jeff Tucker Memorial Day competition. The all-gender Stableford competition saw 67 players begin the day with a shotgun start. Of all those players, only one was missing in action. There were some remarkable scores, with one of Bright’s newest players taking home the bickies. Amulfo Olivo, playing off a handicap of 22, returned to the club house with a fine 44 points. The rest of the scores were: Rod Pack 19 H/C 42 points C/B, Mo O’Shea 13 H/C, 42 points, Jake Riely 15 H/C 41 points, Crusty Carlisle 12 H/C 40 points C/B. Ball winners: Darren Wood 40 points, Bernie Wickes 37 points, Lauren Velicki 36 points C/B, Cameron Wickes 36 points, Tony Chalwell 36 points C/B, John Walsh 36 points. NTPs - 3rd: Chris Oswin, 6th: Bernie Wickes, 11th: Guy Packham, 16th: Carol Burgess. The Bright Golf Guru golf fact of the week: the average golfer has a 1:12,500 chance of having a hole in one each time they stand on the tee at a par three, but those odds are better than winning the lottery.

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