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MYRTLEFORD GOLF CLUB SATURDAY, 31 May COLES PAR & SUPER & AMCR 71 A Grade Winner: Brad Carroll (6) +1. A Grade Runner Up: Spider Hancock (12) -2 c/b. B Grade Winner: John Costello (24) 0 c/b. B Grade Runner Up: Kerry Newton (17) 0. Super 6 Winner: David Matthews (13) +2 c/b. Super 6 Runner Up: Brad Carroll (6) +2. Ball Winners: C Walker -2, D Matthews -2, D Clark -2, G Black -2, L Miller -2, A Manzella -3 c/b. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Warren Rowney, 4th 2nd Shot: Craig Piazza, 8th: Stephen McAlister, 14th: David Rowe, 16th: Kerry Newton. Matthews Cleaning Encouragement Award: Andrew Loftus (17) -11 c/b. Raffle Winner: David Matthews. Thursday, 29 May Coles Stableford AMCR 73 A Grade Winner: Faye McLees (26) 34pts. A Grade Runner Up: Marnie Broz (19) 30 c/b. Ball Winners: Sandra Piazza, Denise O'Donohue. Foodworks NTPs - 14th: Angela O'Shaughnessy. Wednesday, 28 May Coles Stableford AMCR 71 A Grade Winner: Bill O'Donohue (21) 32 pts. A Grade Runner Up: David Matthews (13) 31 pts. Ball Winners: A Manzella 30, P Vasey 30. Foodworks NTPs - 1st: Alex Manzella, 4th 2nd Shot: Tony Chapman, 14th: Colin Walker, 16th: David Matthews. Tuesday, 27 May Coles Stableford AMCR 73 A Grade Winner: Kerry Newton (17) 27pts. A Grade Runner Up: Marg Cutis(16) 23pts. Ball Winners: Judy Bynon. Foodworks NTPs - 8th: Kerry Newton. MOUNT BEAUTY GOLF CLUB THE ladies of the Mount Beauty Golf Club broke into two groups on Wednesday, 28 May to play both the back nine and 18 holes. The back nine comp was won by Gill Harrowfield with 12 points from Ute Svoboda with nine points, while the 18 holes was won by Helen Whittaker with 29 points from Liz Harvey with 27 points. NTP, second shot on the 18th was Liz Harvey. The ladies are obviously not getting the run on the course they have enjoyed over the last few months. The ladies played 18 holes on Saturday, 31 May, which was won by Gill Harrowfield with 27 points from Helen Whittaker with 26 points. NTP, second shot on the seventh was Lynda Barter. The men also played the back nine on Wednesday, 28 May, which was won by Roger Church with 18 points from five players with 16 points each: Ron Gallagher, Peter Dilley, Victor Selway, and Ivan Mock. NTP on the 17th was Victor Selway, and on the 18th was Ron Gallagher. Saturday, 31 May was the much-anticipated Falls Creek vs Kiewa Valley match. This was played out in Ryder Cup style with teams scoring points depending on a Stableford Matchplay between pairs. A pair of ladies joined the field playing for Falls Creek, Karen Etherton and Anne Archibald. The match was won by the Kiewa Valley by only 1one point, six matches to five. The better individual scores on the day were Tristan Hall representing Falls Creek with 36 points on a countback from Roger Church (Upper Kiewa). Podium placings went to Victor Selway (Lower Kiewa) with 35 points. All with 34 points were Sam Perry (Falls Creek), Trevor English (Falls Creek) and Dave Browning (Upper Kiewa). NTP on the seventh, along with the Tatts Ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency and Post Office was Rick Biesboer. The 17th was Ben Ritson, and Peter Hertzog was closest on both the ninth and the 18th taking home the money. A big reminder and invitation for all to compete for the $10,000 Hole-in-One in the King's Birthday Four Ball Ambrose on Monday, 9 June. Muster is 11.30am for 12.10pm shotgun start, comprising of teams of four. For more information, ring 0459 679 356. BRIGHT COUNTRY GOLF CLUB THE famous English poet, William Wordsmith was quoted as saying, “Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness.” The great poet probably preferred daffodils to mown fairways, but very few golf quotes encapsulate the sport’s distinct combination of physical exertion and leisurely relaxation quite like this one. The Monday veteran’s golf was washed out, but when the sun finally shone, the Bright ladies’ Wednesday competition was off and running, the results were as follows. Winners of the four-ball comp: Lisa Anders and Lauren Velicki 46 pts, Robyn McGrath and Tina Cook 43 pts. Ball winners: Carol Burgess and Fran Bentley 42 pts, Di Anders and Elizabeth Barker 41 pts. NTPs - 3rd: Elizabeth Barker, 6th: Di Anders, 11th: Di Anders, 16th: Robyn McGrath. Thursday, 29 May, men’s Stableford competition. A field of 34 golfers thought they were in with a chance to find a bit of form, but only two played under their handicaps: Tony Chalwell 15 H/C 38 pts C/B from Mark Stephenson also with 38 pts. Key Bailey finally found a way out of his recent golf slump, 20 H/C 35 pts C/B, and John Forbes rounded up the top four with 35 pts. Ball winners: Mick Dunne 34 pts, Heath Thompson 33 pts C/B, Mo O’Shea 33 pts C/B, Andrew Robertson also 33 pts. NTPs - 3rd: Frog Thompson, 6th: Mark Stephenson, 11th: John Forbes, 16th: Peter McGrath. The winner of the IGA chicken went to Tony Chalwell with 19 points. The all-important NAGA was awarded to Craig Thompson with a respectable 24 points. The Friday ladies’ nine hole Stableford competition winner was Sarah Williamson 19 pts C/B from Roschelle Harrison 19 pts. Saturday, 31 May, all gender 4 BBB Stableford competition. A group of 46 golfers teed off in pairs to try and outwit and outplay the rest of the field. But there can only be one overall winner, and that team was Tina Cook and Robyn McGrath with 43 pts on a countback. Next were Tony Chalwell and Kevin Reed, 43 pts, and in third place were Shaun Paul and Chris Oswin with 42 points. Ball winners: The Colt from Buffalo River Bill Kelty and Mick Dunne 40 pts C/B, Nu’u Tanumafili and Josh Hartwig 40 pts C/B, Reddog Ruddock and Hamish McPhee 40 pts C/B, Darren Wood and Trent Robinson 40 pts, and John O’Shea and Mo O’Shea 39 pts C/B. NTPs - 3rd: Jason Fillippi, 6th: Darren Wood (jackpot), 11th: Calum McCarthy, 16th: Buffalo Bill Kelty. The member’s draw will jackpot as Graham Barrow left early, and the all-important NAGA went to Frog Thompson and Guy Packham with 30 points. The Bright Golf Guru quote of the week from Sam Snead, “If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they’d starve to death.”

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