FINE weather over the week meant pristine golfing conditions at local courses.

Myrtleford Golf Club

SATURDAY, October 12

Ian O'May Shield Drummond Golf Monthly Medal Stableford & Super 6 AMCR 71

A Grade & Medal Winner: Brad Carroll (8) 37 pts. A Grade Runner Up: Damien Rossato (10) 35 pts. B Grade Winner: Brian Caldwell (18) 36 pts. B Grade Runner Up: Paul Cowman (23) 34 pts c/b.

Super 6 Winner: John Costello (23) 14 pts. Super 6 Runner Up: Robert Wheeler (26) 13 pts c/b.

Ball Winners: D Clark 35, C Piazza 34, J Gilbert 34, J Roseby 34, A Rockliff 34.

Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Jan Roseby, 4th 2nd shot: Jonathan Mercuri, 8th: Brad Carroll, 14th: Jason Gilbert, 16th: Brendan Wheeler.

Raffle Winner: Gerard Black.

Matthews Cleaning Award: David Rowe 25 pts

The qualifiers and who they play in the O'May Shield are: T Batt vs J Gilbert, B Caldwell vs P Cowman, S Hancock vs W Rowney, B Carroll vs B Carroll.

These matches must be completed on or before 27/10/24.

Thursday, October 10

Jim Broz Gas Supplies Stableford AMCR 74

A Grade Winner: Denise O'Donohue (40) 37pts. A Grade Runner Up: Jan Harper (35) 34pts.

Ball Winners: Angela O'Shaughnessy 32pts, Carolyn Prowse 31pts.

Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Jan Harper.

Nine Hole Winner: R Ternes (26) 20pts. Nine Hole Runner Up: C Ames 15pts.

Wednesday, October 9

Jim Broz Gas Supplies Stableford AMCR 71

A Grade Winner: Jim Martin (17) 37 pts. A Grade Runner Up: Ian Wales (11) 34 pts c/b.

Ball Winners: E Jones 24, G Veldman 33, C Shewell 33, B Bynon 33.

Foodworks NTPs - 1st: David Matthews, 4th 2nd Shot: Ian Wales, 14th: George Browne, 16th: David Cummins.

Tuesday, October 8

Jim Broz Gas Supplies Par AMCR 74

A Grade Winner: Penny Dawkins (34) +2. A Grade Runner Up: Scott Fitzsimmons (32) -3.

Ball Winners: Suzette Kelly -4, Judy Bynon -4, Kerry Newton-4 c/b.

Foodworks NTPs - 8th: Robyn Ternes, 14th: Kerry Newton.

Nine Hole Winner: Carol Ames (46) 15pts. Nine Hole Runner Up: Robyn Ternes 12pts c/b.

Mount Beauty Golf Club

THE women played the front nine on Wednesday, October 9, with the winning score of 17 points scored by Gill Harrowfield from the 16 points scored by Lynda Barter.

NTP on the seventh, second shot, was Ute Svboda.

On Saturday, October 12, they played the whole 18 holes, won by Liz Harvey with 30 points from Ruth Rynehart with 30 points.

NTP on the 17th, second shot, was Ruth Rynehart.

The men played par on Saturday, October 12, which was won by Bruce Plant with +1.

Balls were handed out to Allan Retallick (0), Tristan Skitt (-1), Brett Williams, Ron Gallagher and Tristan Hall (-2 each).

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

The ninth and 17th was Allan Retallick, and the money on the 18th was kept by Ron Gallagher.

Bright Country Golf Club

RESULTS, week ending Sunday, October 13.

At Bright, Spring has finally sprung - the ladies’ stroke event was played on Wednesday, October 9, and again the course was the winner.

Unfortunately, there wasn’t a score returned under par and the results were as follows.

A grade winner: Charlotte Paton, 15 H/C, nett 73. B grade winner: Jean Barber, 40 H/C, nett 75.

Ball winners: Robyn Poyner, 23 H/C, nett 75 C/B; Dianne Anders, 25 H/C, nett 76; Lauren Velicki, 25 H/C, nett 77 C/B; Carol Burgess, 13 H/C, nett 77; Robyn McGrath, 19 H/C, nett 78; Fran Bentley, 31 H/C, nett 80 C/B.

NTPs - 3rd: Robyn Poyner, 6th: Christine O’Shea, 11th: Penny White, 16th: Bernie Wickes.

Thursday, October 10, men’s Stableford.

Once again out of the 37 players who finished the 18 holes, no one managed to play under their handicaps.

Winners: Mo O’Shea, 14 H/C 34 C/B; Wayne Curtis, 23 H/C 34 points; Ken Bailey, 25 H/C, 33 points C/B; Bill Kelty, (the Colt from Buffalo River) 20 H/C, 33 points C/B.

Ball winners: Cameron Wickes 0 H/C 33 points; David Webb, 23 H/C, 32 points C/B; Matt Ellis, 13 H/C, 32 points C/B; Michael Harris, 30 H/C, 32 points C/B.

NTPs - 3rd: Andrew Robertson, 6th: Frog Thompson, 11th: Ken Grummisch, 16th: Ray Ousley.

Chicken winner was Mo O’Shea, and the NAGA was awarded to Russell Parsons from Belvoir Park Golf Club with a very ordinary 16 points.

Saturday, October 12, men’s first round of the club championships.

Fifty-three players contested the first round of the club championships and only fifty-one finished their game.

The remaining two players may still be wandering, lost somewhere, but only they will know what happened.

Winners: Chris Oswin, 8 H/C, nett 68; Mark Stephenson, 13 H/C, nett 69; Troy Stevens, 19 H/C, nett 71; Darren Wood, 26 H/C, nett 72 C/B; Phil Jessen, 20 H/C, nett 72 C/B.

Ball winners: Peter McGrath, 12 H/C, nett 72; Glenn O’Connell, 25 H/C, nett 73 C/B; Jason Filippi, 11 H/C Nett 73; Darcy Beecher, 18 H/C, nett 74; Frog Thompson, 23 H/C, nett 74; Matt Ellis, 16 H/C, nett 75 C/B.

NTPs - 3rd: Marco Pasquinelli, 6th: Ken Grummisch, 11th: Cameron Wickes, 16th: Craig Williamson.

The Bright Golf Guru thought of the week, “The only good thing about bunkers on a golf course, is there’s somewhere to build a sand castle if you get bored.”