The juniors were contesting the third round of their championships on Saturday and 11 players turned out to compete.
Campbell Smith shot 26 off the stick, including three birdies in six holes, to win the scratch and tighten up the race for the trophy he won over his big brother last year. He was consequently awarded the Avenel Wood Fired Pizza voucher for his outstanding effort. Lindsay Smith was runner-up and Max Harding came in third.
The handicap was won by Bob Taylor-White with an amazing 19 nett, three shots clear of his sister Hannah Taylor-White, who was having her first competitive hit-out. Max Brown was in third place.
The junior scratch leaderboard is topped by Lindsay Smith, who is nine clear of Campbell Smith, with Max Harding currently third.
The junior handicap is a much closer race, also topped by Lindsay (but you can’t win both), two ahead of Hudson Black. Will Lynch is one further back, with Max Harding, Bob Taylor-White and Campbell Smith snapping at their heels. Big moving Bob could swamp them all if he can repeat this week’s effort. The final round is on Saturday and we hope to see all our juniors there.
The men also played the third round of the championships and there were some big moves made. There was a strong wind across the course all day, and one could have been forgiven for thinking the scores would have suffered as a result, but in a few cases the opposite occurred.
Adam Harrap played one of the best rounds of his life to come from four shots behind to be one in front in the inaugural Bern Stevens Trophy, putting on a driving exhibition and having a flawless day with the flat stick. He shot 82 off the stick to return a 64 nett, easily accounting for the rest of the field and collecting the AGK Accounting $100 voucher, which he generously put over the bar to shout those present. To top it off he also managed to pull his own name out of the tin and collected the fantastic Avenel Meats-sponsored meat tray.
Cam Bassett was runner-up by virtue of a countback over Matt Eddy, both players carding 69, with Mark Hannigan and Stephen Donovan also collecting line balls.
The drive-and-pitch on the seventh went to the Prez Dale Smith and Mark Hannigan claimed nearest-the-pin on the 14th, which was the only one to go off.
Scoota Donovan has pulled away to a five-shot lead in the club championships with some excellent recovery golf, and if Jed had to count this round the margin would be greater.
The Bernie Stevens Trophy is being led by Harrap, one shot ahead of Eddy.
Graeme Toy leads C-grade over Bill Eddy but it appears as though Toy has swapped to bigger balls and is rolling them on the manicured lawn down the road, so if he doesn’t play the next round Bill may well claim the win.
A special mention to our own Bradmanesque performer in Alex Smith. In this year’s championships he is averaging more than the Don and has raised the bat in all three innings so far. Word is if he does it four times in a row there’ll be a book written about it, like Bradman’s 1948 Ashes team but called “Vincible”.
The final round of the club championships will be played on Saturday and it’s also the gold medal round with Bill Eddy, Dale Smith, Alex Smith and Jed Smith qualified. Goulburn Physiotherapy is sponsoring the nett winner of the day with a $100 club voucher.
We plan to have our championship presentations after golf including a barbecue tea and we invite all our members and junior members to come along. The cost will be $10 for adults and $5 for juniors. Please remember COVID-19 restrictions must be adhered to.
Look forward to seeing you on the course (or afterwards) on Saturday.
Seymour
It is finally starting to feel like spring and, as is usual with this season, the golf course is in top condition and the scores are starting to improve.
On Wednesday the women played the second round of the Belle Hamilton trophy and it proved to be a tight result.
After the two rounds were combined, two players were on 67 points and a countback decided the winner which was Paula Britton over Pam Jarvis.
Thanks to Eunice Eckberg who generously provides a prize along with the trophy which is named after her mother.
In the daily results, Di Byrne (18) was the A-grade winner with 33 points.
The B-grade winner was Irene Davey (24) with 35 points. The extra competition was the best odd holes and that went to Jane Fletcher with 19 points. The ball pool went to Davey, Byrne, Britton and Fletcher with 31 points.
In the men’s competition, the best score of the day went to Peter Sawyer (5) who won A-grade with 37 points.
The B-grade winner was John Mundy (19) with 35 points and C-grade was won by Vic Bottaro (25) with 36 points.
The nearest-the-pins went to Ian Richardson on the fourth, John Boruch on the sixth, John Mundy on the 17th and the 12th stayed with the club. A score of 34 points was needed to be in the ball pool.
The mixed nine holes was won by Dilva Grattan with a steady 18 points. The next best was Stubby Byrne with 17 points and Dawn Leece and Duncan Chisholm both had 14 points to be included in the ball pool.
Saturday the championships continued, and it was the second-last round for both the men and the women.
Daniel Fleming had the best scratch score for the day to win A-grade with 75-4=71. Darren Cook had 87-15=72 to be the B-grade winner and Roger Edwards had 93-22=71 to win C-grade.
Matt O’Sullivan claimed the nearest-the-pin on both the fourth and the 17th, the 12th was won by Dave Newson and the sixth was unclaimed. The drive-and-pitch on both the eighth and the 15th went to Dave Pearce. A net score of 74 was required for the ball pool.
After three rounds, Daniel Fleming is in the lead for the men’s club champion with a score of 228 from Matt O’Sullivan on 232. Greg Pell and Peter Nelson are both on 237.
The A-grade net leader is Mark Fountain with 212 with Peter Nelson and Danny Fleming the next best on 216.
Ben Davey is leading the B-grade net with 218 from Phil Jarvis on 223. The C-grade net leaders are close with Michael Papworth and Roger Edwards sharing the lead on 225, Jerry Bender one back on 226 and John Mundy on 227.
The A-grade winner in the women’s competition was Jane Fletcher with 77-6=71. The B-grade winner with the top score of the day was Di Byrne with 88-18=70.
The nearest-the-pin on the 17th was Dale Stuart and the ball pool went to Di Byrne, Jane Fletcher and Sue McCall with 71 nett.
Jane Fletcher is the leader for the women’s club championship on 163, with Tania Zentveld the next best on 177.
In B-grade, Di Byrne is leading on 183 and Shirley Wright is only four back on 187.
The Friday social holes this week is stroke over holes 16 to six. Saturday is the final round of the championships for the men and the women.
The men will also be playing for the December monthly medal and the medallist of the year. The club will hold a presentation night and Christmas break-up dinner on Saturday, December 18. Mark that date on your calendar and further details will follow in the coming weeks.
Nagambie
The 2021 gold medal play-off was won by Nagambie junior Ryan Ezard firing a 92-21-71, adding another trophy to his already formidable collection.
Ryan won the C-grade club championship earlier this year and has already taken home the club’s biggest four ball trophy, the Finnigan four ball, in 2020, so it comes as no surprise he continues his winning ways. Well done, Ryan.
A silver medal was also being played for to kick start the new season with the day's best score went to Dean Brown with 81-12-69. The crafty Brown makes a habit of finding form at the right time with next week's Goulburn Cup four ball best ball taking place.
Runner-up was Wayne LeCerf finishing with 88-18-70, only one adrift and another to watch in next week's big event. Gold medallist Ryan Ezard rounded out the top three.
Nearest-the-pin prizes went to Alby Seenan showing he can still hit a good ball on the long par-3 eighth, Alan Anderson showing off on the 13th and Gary Bow firing an arrow at the 16th.
Next week's golf is the re-scheduled Goulburn Cup open four ball for both men and women. Assembly is at 9am for a 9.30am shotgun start. Our day's sponsor is the Nagambie Rowing Club. Entries can be forwarded to Ronda on 0408 349 505 or David on 0419 672 442.
Wednesday, November 17
Eleven women played for the final monthly medal for the year. The winner with 33 points was Irene Keogh.
Keogh also won the A, B and C-grade and the silver spoon. Well done, Irene.
The nine-hole winner was Bev Brown with 17 points.
Eighteen-hole balls went to Keogh, Moz Fowler (30 points) and Jane Bow (26 points).
Nine-hole balls went to Brown on a countback to Keogh and Fowler with 15 points. Fowler took out nearest-the-pin on the third.
Chicken run, Thursday, November 18
Twenty players enjoyed a game of stableford.
The winner with 24 points was Michael Mensfeld. Runner-up was Chris Roberts with 20 points on a countback.
Lindsey Hall took out nearest-the-pin on the 13th and Joe Labas was closest on the 16th.
