Benalla Golf Club notes

Golf report: Benalla Ensign. Photo by Megan Fisher

BENALLA GOLF CLUB MEN’S RESULTS

Today, Wednesday, December 15 is a Stableford event, and Saturday, December 18 is also a Stableford event and another round of the Purdey’s Putter.

On Wednesday, December 22 a three- or four-person Ambrose event will be held, then on Wednesday, December 29 and Saturday, January 1 it will be Stableford events on both days.

The Foott Waste Player of the Month award for November was won by Richard Gourlay.

December 8:

On Wednesday, December 8, 74 players competed in a Stableford event.

The best score of the day, 44 points, was had by Jim Edmond to win C-grade from runner-up David Blore 43 points. In B-grade the winner was Ian Foletta with 38 points from runner-up Wayne Drane 37 points. In A-grade, Reg Symes was the winner with 41 points and runner-up was Ian Wise with 37 points on a countback.

Nearest the pins: 3rd Crothers’ Joinery: Steve Kjar; 8th Srixon/Golf Shop: Jim Edmond; 9th Cellarbrations, Benalla: Dean Milligan; 12th Ray White Benalla: Steve Smith; 13th Fruits ’n Fare: Ian Wise.

Ball competition: 38 Mick Smith; 37 Alexander Scherini (visitor), Graeme Squires, Trev Willmott, Eric Hoolihan; 36 Steve Kjar, Brian Hollins; 35 Alan Moore, Tony Mort, Gary Smith, Tom Stilman (visitor); 34 Geoff Dalton, Graeme Paull, Robin Close all on countbacks.

December 11:

Last Saturday, December 11, a four-person Ambrose event sponsored by CUB attracted 20 teams, comprising 78 players, to compete on the day.

The best score of the day, 51½ nett, was had by the team of Chris Dube, Chris Plum, Jarrod Morham and Glen Smith. The runners-up with 53⅜ nett was Gavan Crothers, Andrew Hodson, Terry Meagher and Adrian Squires.

Nearest the pins: 3rd Crothers’ Joinery: Rod Squires; 8th Srixon/Golf Shop: David Gipp; 13th Spalding/Golf Shop: Chris Plum.

Ball competition: 57 Ian Wise, Denise Shanks, Alan Moore and Jamie Waters, Henry Dobson, Chris Keast, Steve Kjar and Chris Stapleton; 57½ Trevor Squires, Rod Squires, Bruce Reid and Maurice O’Brien; 57¾ Dave Dunster, Les Cairnes, Daryl Quin and Jim Bransgrove (visitor).

Women's golf

A stableford round was played on Thursday, December 9, with 16 players.

Division 1 winner was Marsha Watson with 39 points and Division 2 was won by Anne Brown with 41 points.

Ball competition: J. O’Brien 37, B. Carroll 35, S. Oakley 35, H. Briggs 33 c/b.

Nearest the pins, 3rd: M. Felmingham; Milner-Watson Pharmacy 8th: H. Crilly; Ray White 12th: O’Brien; Golf Shop 13th: M. Watson; 14th J. Rubira.

On Saturday, December 11 the women’s CUB Ambrose was won by June Shennan, Roma Watkins, Sue Oakley and Suzanne Noble with 73/13⅞/59⅛.

Balls went to M. Watson, L. Symes, A. Thomson and M. Cowan with 63⅞.

Nearest the pins, 3rd: S. Oakley; 8th: B. Carroll; 13th: M. Badrock.

This week a Stableford will be played on Thursday and Saturday.