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MYRTLEFORD GOLF CLUB SATURDAY, 10 May WAW CREDIT UNION & RINLATECH ENGINEERING LADIES & MEN'S STROKE ANNUAL TOURNAMENT AMCR 71 A Grade Scratch Winner: Darren Edwards 4, 74. A Grade Scratch Runner up: Peter Glidden 0, 77. A Grade Handicap Winner: Aaron Jose 5, 80/75. A Grade Handicap Runner up: Quinton Cooke 2, 78/76 c/b. B Grade Scratch Winner: Paul Evans 15, 91 c/b. B Grade Scratch Runner up: Andrew Loftus 16, 91. B Grade Handicap Winner: John Costello 22, 92/70. B Grade Handicap Runner up: Jason Azzin 15, 88/73. Super 6 Winner: John Costello 22, 24 nett c/b. Super 6 Runner up: David Clark 14, 24 nett c/b. Ladies Winner: Margaret Cutris 15, 91/76. Ladies Runner up: Angela O'Shaughnessy 13, 92/79 c/b. Ball Winners – Ladies: K Newton 79. Men's: R Wheeler 75, S Hancock 76, C Shewell 76, M Manley 76, M Young 76. NTPs - 1st: Peter Glidden, 4th 2nd Shot: Darren Edwards, 8th: Dillion Thompson, 14th: Angela O'Shaughnessy and Robert Wheeler, 16th: Margaret Curtis and Raymond Thompson. Raffle Winner: Pieter Veldman. Friday, 9 May 2025 WAW, Rinlatech Engineering & Michelini Wines Credit Union Ladies & Men's 4 BBB Stableford Ladies Winners: Carol Ames (47) and Ann Bryant (36) 46 pts. Ladies Runners up: Renae Howard (34) and Anna Barwick (36) 44 pts. Men’s Winners: Peter Stewart (13) and George Browne (22) 44 pts. Men’s Runners Up: Craig Shewell (13) and Jeff Ramsdale (20) 43 pts c/b. Ball Competition - Ladies: L Browne and C Prowse 42, V Swift and J Mitchell 42, A O’Shaughnessy and M Broz 41, B Wickes and R McGrath 40, K Newton and S Piazza 40. Men’s: D Clark and K O’Shaughnessy 43, J Costello and G Black 42, B Bynon and I Giovannoni 41, D Matthews and P Cowman 41. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Anna Barwick, 4th 2nd Shot: Vivian Swift and David Matthews, 8th: Darren Gordon, 14th: Vicki Sims and Jeff Ramsdale, 16th: Kerry Newton and Ichlis Giovannoni. Thursday, 8 May WAW, Rinlatech Engineering & Michelini Wines Credit Union Stableford Ladies Bowl AWCR 73 A Grade Winner: Angela O'Shaughnessy (14) 36pts. A Grade Runner Up: Liz Orton (12) 35pts. B Grade Winner: Valerie Ellis (20) 42pts, Jubilee. B Grade Runner Up: Susan Crow (18) 36pts, Mansfield. C Grade Winner: Denise Sellwood (24) 38pts, Thurgoona. C Grade Runner Up: Lesley Anderson (27) 35pts, Mansfield. D Grade Winner: Virginia Clayton (34) 40pts, Commercial Albury. D Grade Runner Up: Colleen Leeds (40) 35c/b, Mansfield. Ball Winners: Robyn Davies 35pts. Robyn Poyner 35c/b, Judith Brown 35c/b, Alison Loughran 35, Susan Oakley 34c/b, Susan Kinloch 34c/b, Jackie O'Brien 34c/b, Heather Thompson 34c/b, Tracey Gravenall 34c/b, Kerri Nicol 34c/b, Judith Hirschfeld 34 c/b, Liz Collihole 34, Dana Lampitt 33c/b, Lee Freeland 33c/b, Patsy Smiles 33c/b, Nikki Smith 33, Maggie Ray 32c/b, Lucia DaPos 32c/b, Rachael Gordon 32c/b, Shelley Comerford 32c/b, Kylie Egan 32c/b, Robyn Hogan 32c/b, Roslyn Kerr 32c/b, Beradette Malcolm 32c/b. NTPs - 1st (Golden Hole): Denise Sellwood, 8th: Helen Mummery, 14th: Nada Guyatt. Bowl Winners - 120 pts, Mansfield: Patsy Smiles, Kylie Eagan, Susan Crow and Susan Kinloch 103c/b. Small Teams - 120 pts, L Carmody 31pts, V Ellis 42pts, A O'Shaughnessy 36pts. Young Chicks 50+: Valerie Ellis 42pts. Vets 60+: Lizzie Orton 36pts. Super Vets 70+: Virginia Clayton 40pts. Raffle Winner: Susan Wood. Wednesday, 7 April Coles Stableford AMCR 71 A Grade Winner: David Clark (13) 34 pts c/b. A Grade Runner Up: George Browne (22) 34 pts. Ball Winners: D Matthews 32, P Stewart 31, P Veldman 31. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: David Matthews, 4th 2nd Shot: Geoff Sims, 14th: Dvid Clark. Tuesday, 6 May Coles Stableford AMCR 73 A Grade Winner: Barb Welch (17) 36 c/b. A Grade Runner Up: Linda Loftus (20) 35 c/b. Ball Winners: Carolyn Prowse 36 c/b, Ann Hazeldine 32 c/b. 9 Hole Winner: Lizzie Orton (15) 20pts. 9 Hole Runner Up: Betty Newton (29) 17 pts. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Linda Loftus, 8th: Kerry Newton, 14th: Linda Loftus. MOUNT BEAUTY GOLF CLUB THE Monday League played their 18 holes on Monday, 5 May which was won by Andy Cook from Bright Country Golf Club with 39 points from Tony Campen and Dave Etherton, both with 36 points. The ladies played the front nine on Wednesday, 7 May which was won by Ute Svoboda with 21 points from Helen Whittaker and Carol Bartholomew, both with 18 points. NTP on the seventh (second shot) was Liz Harvey. The men played the front nine on Wednesday, 7 May which was won by Fred Gerardson with 22 points from Dave Browning with 20 points. NTP on the seventh was Dave Browning, and the ninth was Roger Church. The ladies played Par on Saturday, 10 May which was won by Lynda Barter with +1 from Liz Harvey and Astrid Yea (Yackandandah GC), both with -3. NTP, second shot on the 18th was Ruth Rynehart. Saturday, 10 May was the final round of the Kiewa Cup for the men. The round was won by Keith Archibald with a net 69 from Ross Wilson with net 70. Balls were handed out to Samuel Bakes (Commercial Club Albury) with net 71, Michael Bartholomew with net 72, and Don Mason, Peter Johns and James Breen (Thurgoona GC) with their net 73s. NTP on the seventh, along with the Tatts Ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency & Post Office was Allan Retallick, ninth was Keith Archibald, 17th was Mark Redmond, while Peter Johns took the money on the 18th. Combined with his net 73 the week before, Keith Archibald took out the coveted Kiewa Cup with his combined net 142 from Bruce Plant net 150, and Trevor English net 152. On the Sunday 11 May, the grand final of the Matchplay Championship was played out between Carol Bartholomew and Trevor English. Trevor was able to overcome a determined Carol on the 16th, winning 4-2. BRIGHT COUNTRY GOLF CLUB AS the famous Jack Nicklaus once said, “When you lip out several putts in a row, you should never think that means that you’re putting well. When you’re putting well, the only question is what part of the hole it’s going to fall in, not if it’s going in.” This was obvious on Monday, 5 May, as the winner Steve Grogan was putting them in from everywhere. The veteran’s competition on the fifth was stroke, a true test of golfer’s ability. The winner, Steve Grogan, playing off 23 HC finished with a very fine nett 72, and coming in second was Mick Dunne, 14 H/C nett 75. Ball winners: Rod Brown 76 nett C/B, Kevin Reed nett 76, Glenn O’Connell nett 78 C/B, Andy Armstrong nett 78. NTPs - 3rd: Ian Browne, 6th: Kevin Reed, 11th: Kevin Reed. Wednesday, 7 May, Ladies’ Monthly Medal. Overall winner and medal winner was Tina Cook playing off a 10-handicap, victorious with a nett 72. Ball winners: Carol Burgess nett 75 and Suzette Heydon nett 77. NTPs - 3rd: Carol Burgess, 6th: Dianne Anders, 16th: Tina Cook. Thursday, 8 May, was the men’s Stableford competition. With 37 golfers teeing off, only one was successful in playing under their handicap. Neville Blewitt playing off 20 H/C returned with a fine 38 points. Second place went to John O’Shea with a return to form 15 H/C 36 pts, Crusty Carlisle had 11 H/C 35 pts, and in fourth place Tony Chalwell 15 H/C 34 pts C/B. Ball winners: Jake Greyson 34 pts, Heath Thompson 33 pts, Michael O’Sullivan 32 pts C/B, Beau Whitely 32 pts. The winner of the IGA chicken went to Crusty Carlisle with fine 22 points The winner of the NAGA went to Ken Bailey with a rather ordinary 15 points – but at least he took home a fine Bright Golf Club sherry glass to remember his achievement. Friday, 9 May, ladies’ 9-hole Stableford competition. Winner was Sarah Williamson with 20 pts, and ball winner was Lucy Snowden with 16 pts. NTPs - 16th: Sarah Williamson. Saturday, 10 May was the annual anniversary golf stableford competition, all gender. A total of 58 golfers tried, but only one played under their handicap. The president, Barney Neville, couldn’t understand why there wasn’t a better score but he triumphed over the others with a fine 37 points. Others were Phil Jessen 11 H/C 36 pts, Mark Stephenson 7 H/C 35 pts C/B, Keven Reed 22 H/C 35 pts, Dianne Anders 27 H/C 34 pts C/B. Ball winners: Carol Bailey 34 pts C/B, Greg Dawson 34 pts C/B, Fran Bentley 34 pts C/B, Shane Castricum 34 pts C/B, Joh O’Shea 33 pts C/B, Nev Blewitt 33 pts C/B, Chris Davey 33 pts C/B. NTPs - 3rd: Phil Jessen, 6th: Andrew Badrock, 11th: David Kelly, 16th: Ash Laurenson. The members draw went to John O’Shea and the NAGA surprisingly went to John Forbes from Pinchgut with 19 points. The Bright Golf Guru interesting golf fact of the week is about lost balls. Approximately three to four golf balls are lost each round, totalling over 1.5 billion lost balls annually in the US.

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