Autum Classic ladies 36 hole winners Leanne Mulham (far left) and Leanne Landy (third from left) with Justin, Eli and Neville Purtill representing the Classic sponsors.
The Autumn Classic, played in ideal weather, proved an outstanding event with big fields at Deniliquin Golf Club over the weekend.
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The 36 hole winners in the men’s division were Andrew Brunker and Matthew Piper with 88 points, from runners-up Rob Armytage and Ross Burnham on 85.
Scratch winners were Peter Joice and Chris Thomson.
In the ladies division, 36 hole winners were Leanne Landy and Leanne Mulham with an impressive 95 points, from runners-up Vicki Brunker and Jenny Swainger on 87.
Brunker and Swainger also won the scratch event.
On Saturday, the men’s winners were Russell Begg and Jaxon O’Donnell with an impressive 51 points, from runners-up Oliver Dellwo and Lachlan McDonald with 49.
Ladies winners, kicking off a big weekend, were Leanne Landy and Leanne Mulham with 46 points, from runners-up Vicki Brunker and Jenny Swainger on 43.
On Sunday, the men’s winners were Alan Jenkin and Bentley Hardman with 47 points, from runners-up Rob Armytage and Ross Burnham 44.
Ladies winners were Leanne Landy and Leanne Mulham with 49 points from runners-up Carol Hardman and Linda Brant on 46.
The club again extends its thanks to Purtills Group and Wired Entertainment for their sponsorship, which continues to ensure this is one of the premier events on the annual calendar.
On Wednesday, the A-grade winner was Graeme Willoughby who scored 39 points and ‘shot his age’ for the fifth time. Runner-up was Peter Joice with 37.
B-grade winner was Tony Kew with 39 points from runner-up Stephen Townsend 38, and C-grade winner was Gary Freckleton with 41 points from runner-up Oliver Dellwo 40.
Autumn Classic men's 36 hole winner Matthew Piper, Justin, Elia and Neville Purtill, and winner Andrew 'Taffy' Brunker with his granddaughters Annabelle and Millie McAllister.
The first round of the 2026 Deniliquin Golf Club men’s championships will be played tomorrow.
The first round of the ladies championships was played yesterday.
The men will play three rounds on March 14, 21 and 28, with the final round being the top eight in each grade.
Good luck to all golfers.
As a result of the championships, stroke events will dominate play over coming weeks on both Thursday and Saturday.
The 9 hole Tuesday event will continue, as will the usual medley stableford on Wednesdays.
The next 9 hole social golf event will be on Sunday, April 12 with a 12 noon shotgun start. After golf, there will be live music and the bistro open all day. The event will be 4-person ambrose and entry fee $10 per player.
The Flagstick Bistro has recently introduced its new daily specials (see advertisement on this page). The bistro continues to get excellent feedback, and members are encouraged to continue supporting it.
Friday Night Fun is on tonight, with happy hour from 6pm to 7pm, and raffle tickets on sale from 6pm with draws at 7pm.
Last week’s results:
Thursday, March 5, 2-person ambrose:
Matt Thomas and T Grant 62.75, r/u G Willoughby and A Campbell 63.75.
Ball comp: V Brunker and P Fogarty; J Glowrey and P Chalmers; M Radeski and L O’Brien; S Aitken and K Sandford; K Leetham and F McCalman, c/o 71.75.
NTP: 11th V Brunker. Golden hole L O’Brien.
Saturday, March 7 – Autumn Classic round one:
Men – R Begg and J O’Donnell 51, r/u O Dellwo and L McDonald 49.
Ball comp: G Baker and M Hill; A Brunker and M Piper; J Hunt and S Tilders; P Keane and B Haines; J Radeski and N Purtill; Mark Thomas and N Metcalfe; N Swainger and B Bennett; C Papagianopoulos and G Morris; J Tonta and B McQuie; G Summers and A Mulham; S Mills and C Thompson; T Heffernan and C Jamieson; A Liebenberg and P Locke; T Cheetham and K Thompson; B Irwin and D Irwin, c/b 41.
NTP: 2nd T Heffernan, 5th M Piper, 9th P Keane, 11th B Haines, 13th B McQuie. Golden hole M Piper.
Ladies – L Landy and L Mulham 46, r/u V Brunker and J Swainger 43.
Ball comp: M Lyons and R Wade; K Leetham and W Pearce; M Radeski and J Glowrey; M Rothwell and L O’Brien, c/b 38.
NTP: 2nd J Swainger, 5th J Swainger, 9th M Myers.
Sunday March 8 – Autumn Classic round two:
Men – A Jenkin and B Hardman 47, r/u R Armytage and R Burnham 44.
Ball comp: G McCallum and P Barnes; N Swainger and B Bennett; P Seely and S Townsend; A Liebenberg and P Locke; A Brunker and M Piper; Warren Bull and T Kew; K Wemyss and R Landy; T Heffernan and C Jamieson; J Radeski and N Purtill; P Joice and C Thomson; J Penna and R Friend; G Stephens and D Mitchell; G Summers and A Mulham; B King and T Howe, c/b 40.
NTP: 2nd K Wemyss; 9th A Rowe; 11th G Willoughby; 13th S Gilbert.
Ladies – L Landy and L Mulham 49, r/u C Hardman and L Brant 46.
Ball comp: F McCalman and G Tiri; V Brunker and J Swainger; P Chalmers and J Armytage, A Gorsuch and S Butcher, c/b 43.
NTP: 5th A Ferguson, 9th L Landy, 11th J Hood. Golden hole A Ferguson.
36 holes: Men – A Brunker and M Piper 88, r/u R Armytage and R Burnham 85. Scratch P Joice and C Thomson. Ladies – L Landy and L Mulham 95, r/u V Brunker and J Swainger 87. Scratch V Brunker and J Swainger.
Wednesday, March 11, single stableford:
A-grade G Willoughby 39, r/u P Joice 37; B-grade T Kew 39, r/u S Townsend 38, C-grade G Freckleton 41, r/u O Dellwo 40.
Ball comp: W Hodgson, J O’Donnell, D Wade, K Leetham, A Knuckey, D Connolly, T Maw, J McGrillen, Warren Bull, P Seely, N Werner, L Chappell, A Brunker, R Taylor, N Boswell, Rivah Taylor, R Pogonoski, G Rothwell, c/o 32.
NTP: 9th C Mitsch, G Flanagan. Golden hole P Joice.
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