Strong scores for local golfers

WITH 2025 in full swing, and the weather largely cooperative, there was plenty of action across local golf courses all week Myrtleford Golf Club SATURDAY, January 11 RUBY'S CAFE CHRIS RIGONI 4BBB STABLEFORD AMCR 71 Winners: Will McKerral (25) and Harry McKerral (16) 48 pts. Runners Up: David Rowe (12) and Spider Hancock (13) 45 pts. Ball Winners: G Browne and A Roseby 41, T Chapman and B O'Donohue 41, P Tanner and J Mercuri 41. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Damien Rossato, 4th 2nd shot: Spider Hancock, 8th: Harry McKerral, 14th: Harry McKerral, 16th: Jon Harrington. Raffle Winner: Brendan Wheeler. The top eight teams in the Chris Rigoni Shield are as follows: W and H McKerral 48, S Hancock and D Rowe 45, G Brwone and A Roseby 41, B O'Donohue and T Chapman 41, J Mercuri and P Tanner 41, J Harrington and C Walker 40, D Rossato and C McKerral 40, D Clark and A Rockliff 39 c/b, with the next round on Saturday. Thursday, January 9 Ruby Cafe Stableford AMCR 74 A Grade Winner: Sarah Deas (22) 41pts. A Grade Runner Up: Beth Roseby (35) 40pts. 9 Hole Winner: Kaye Holmes (43) 20pts. 9 Hole Runner Up: Robyn Ternes (21) 15pts. Ball Winners: Jan Roseby, Barb Welch. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: S Piazza, 2nd shot 4th: Jan Roseby, 8th: B Welch, 14th: J Roseby, 16th: S Deas. Wednesday, January 8 Ruby's Cafe Stableford AMCR 71 A Grade Winner: Alan Rockliff (12) 39 pts. A Grade Runner Up: Ian Wales (9) 38 pts. B Grade Winner: Andrew Rsoeby (20) 36 pts c/b. B Grade Runner Up: Peter Vasey (23) 36 pts c/b. Ball Winners: J Martin 36, P Veldman 36, M Versteegen 36, T Chapman 35, A McKerral 35. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Terry Davidson, 4th 2nd Shot: Jim Martin, 8th: Peter Stewart 14th: Stephen Takle, 16th: Andrew McKerral. Tuesday, January 7 Drummond Golf Monthly Medal Ruby Cafe Stableford AMCR 74 A Grade Winner: Aaron Jose (8) 39pts. A Grade Runner Up: Marnie Broz (22) 37pts. Drummond Golf Monthly Medal January: Marnie Broz. 9 Hole Winner: Jennifer Leita 20pts. 9 Hole Runner Up: Kaye McGuffie 19pts. Ball Winners: B Bonwick, T Ford, S Piazza. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: R Ford, K Chapman, 2nd/4th: Tim Ford, 8th: L Orton, 14th: H Mummery. Mount Beauty Golf Club WEDNESDAY, January 8 was an 18-hole round for the ladies which was won by Carol Bartholomew with 34 points from Liz Harvey with 33 points. NTP second shot on the 18th was Gill Harrowfield. On Wednesday, the men played the back nine which was won by Neil Tappe on a count back from Peter John's with 22 points each. A total of four players came in with 20 points to get a ball: Dave Etherton, Peter Hertzog, Allan Retallick and Ivan Mock. NTP on the 17th was the club while Michael Bartholomew was closest on the 18th. A Stableford round was played by the men on Saturday, January 11 and won by Macca Deans with 39 points from Stuie Jelbart on 38 points. Don Mason and Peter Hertzog with 37 points, Dave Browning and Rod McMahon with 36 points, and Stephen Short with 35 points all took home a ball for their efforts. NTP on the seventh was Fred Gerardson, along with the Tatts ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency & Post Office. The ninth was Tony Campen, the 17th Dale Neave, and Allan Retallick took the money on the 18th. The ladies played a par round on Saturday, January 11 which was won by Helen Whittaker with +4 from Leesa Bevan and Jooyon Kang-Redmond with -1 each. NTP 2nd shot on the 18th was Leesa Bevan. Bright Country Golf Club AS the summer season finally gets under way, you could have been mistaken for thinking this was the case. On Monday, January 6, things were looking good on the course - the weather looked promising but looks can be deceiving. A group of 20 players teed off in hot and humid conditions, and only 14 finished their rounds. The other remaining six players succumbed to the wet and windy conditions and scuttled back to the club house wet and forlorn. Winners: Graham Barrow 18 H/C, an astounding 40 points, then followed up by Andy Armstrong, 19 H/C 37 points. Ball winners: Mark Stephenson 35 points C/B, Robert Taylor 35 points, Don Grimes 34 points and Bill Bussau 33 points. NTPs - 3rd: Andy Armstrong, 6th: Bill Bussau, and 16th Mark Stephenson. Wednesday, January 8, Ladies Stableford. A wonderful round of 41 points went to Jane Canning 43 H/C. Ball winners: Robyn Poyner 39, Tina Cook 37, Julie Englert 36 points. NTPs - 3rd: Tina Cook, 6th: Carol Burgess, 16th Tina Cook. Thursday, January 9, men’s Stableford. Under perfect summer conditions, hot and dry, 65 players teed off all hoping to play well and at least, not come home with the NAGA. Eight players played under their handicaps, and here are the results. Winners: Heath Thompson 9 H/C 39 points, Clint Moore 14 H/C 38 points C/B, Phil Jessen 11 H/C 38 points, John Walsh 8 H/C 37 points C/B, Cory Brady 29 H/C 37 points C/B. Ball winners: Steve O’Rielly 37 points C/B, Matt Grossman 37 points C/B, Felix Blazek 37 points, Mark Stephenson 36 points C/B, Wayne Curtis 36 points, Mark Stephenson 36 points C/B, Andy Armstrong 36 points C/B, Mick (Lucky) Dunne 36 points C/B. NTPs - 3rd: Heath Thompson, 6th: Nifty Nev Blewitt, 11th: Mark Stephenson, 16th: Sam Hall. The chicken winner went to Heath Thompson with a fine 21 points and the NAGA went to Jake Hood from Brighton with a miserable 20 points (for the entire 18 holes). Ladies nine-hole competition, Friday, January 10. Winner: Roschelle Harrison 21 points C/B. Ball winner: Mim Preston 21 points. NTPs - 6th: Roschelle Harrison. Saturday, January 11, all gender Stableford competition. The competition that was held on the 11th of January was notable for two outstanding things. Firstly, not since Greg Norman first won the British Open Golf in 1986 has a field of 84 players teed off on a Saturday in one competition, and secondly, a player with a handicap of plus two has returned a score off the stick of 66 shots and still didn’t win the competition. The field of 84 players began their quest and three are still missing in action. Ten of the 84 played under their handicaps, while the remainder made up the numbers, results as follows. Winners: David Bakkum 22 H/C 40 points C/B, Matthew Grossman from the Corowa Golf Club, plus 2 H/C 40 points C/B. This magnificent score included seven birdies, 10 pars and one solitary bogey, and the bogey was on the 18th hole. Steve McDowell 15 H/C 40 points, Dennis Panga Pangrazio 29 H/C 39 points C/B, Nick Moschis 22 H/C 39 points C/B, Cameron Wood 40 H/C (but not for much longer) 39 points C/B. Ball winners: Graham Barrow 39 points, Ray the Borsch Borschmann 37 points, Lauren Velicki 37 points, Tina Cook 37 points, Kevin Reed 36 points C/B, Greg Walsh 36 points C/B, John Walsh 36 points, Phil-Bardsley Smith 35 points C/B, Lou Glavan 35 points C/B. NTPs - 3rd: Andy Armstrong, 6th: Wayne Curtis, 10th second shot: Ray Borschmann (that’s a surprise), 11th: Andrew Badrock, 16th: Lauren Velicki. Bright Golf Guru thought of the week, “There is always the possibility of a Hole in One, but highly improbable.”

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