Parkland Golf Club
Midweek
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Tuesday, April 21 was the Annual Bell Day and once again we were extremely grateful for the generous sponsorship of Fab Flowers Florist and Nursery, Allan St, Kyabram. It was an open day and along with Parkland there were representatives from Heathcote, Hill Top, Merrigum, Mooroopna, Nathalia, Rich River, Rochester, Shepparton and Valley View, making a field of 75. Apologies were received from Cobram-Barooga and Numurkah. The competition included a stableford event for teams of three plus individual events for A B and C Grade.
Rich River was the winner of the teams event with a combined score of 107 points. The team consisted of Barb Duke off a handicap of 24, Cath Kelly off 20 and Chris Kelly off 23, with scores of 37, 35 and 35, respectively. All three were presented with a pot plant along with a small bell. Their names will also be inscribed on the perpetual Bell Trophy.
Individual results were:
A Grade: winner Sally Nayler (18) 36 points (Shepparton); runner-up Di Wood (20) 34 pts (Shepparton)
B Grade: winner Ros Wright (27) 40 pts (Shepparton); runner-up Sue Turnbull (25) 38 pts (Hill Top)
C Grade: winner Jane O’Rielly (29) 40 pts (Shepparton); runner-up Bev Steward (39) 40 pts Shepparton
Nearest the pin: A Grade: 14th hole, Barbara McCarty (Rochester)
B Grade: 9th hole, Mary Elliott (Parkland)
C Grade: 1st hole, Louise Eels (Rochester)
Ball competition: Kathy Fanning 38 pts Parkland, Terrri Giffen 37 pts Parkland, Lorraine Brough 37 pts Rich River, Faye Roberts 37pts Parkland, Susie Bennett 36 pts Parkland, Marilyn Ross 37pts Parkland, Helen Caldwell 35 pts Parkland, Sue Lowe 35 pts Shepparton, Veronica Ryan 35 pts Parkland, Kyra Clark 34 pts Parkland, Terry Thompson 34 pts Parkland, Leonie McMaster-Smith 34 pts Parkland and Fay Faulkner 34 pts Mooroopna.
Parkland ladies rostered on for catering prepared and served up a light two-course meal for all participants.
Weekend
A mini RSL service for Anzac Day was held prior to the 84-strong field taking to the fairways on Saturday at Parkland.
A three-way countback decided the winners in the women’s section.
Di Bruhn and Lyn Bailey were the winners with 44 stableford points. Runners-up were Kathy Fanning and Pauline Laidlaw on the same score.
Third were Heather Sleeth and Trudie Plumb, also 44 points. The men’s winners were Vin Sleeth and David Kuiper with 46 points.
Michael Whitley and Jake Tooley were second with 45 points while Ray Falla and Steve Piggott were third with 44 points after a countback from Charles Lowe and Sean Gay, also 44 points.
Ball winners were Mary Elliott/Bev Howard, Faye Glover/Susie Bennett, Kerri McCormick/Dympna Hayes, John Thompson/Les Mitchell, Greg Woods/Stuart Laidlaw, Peter Fraser/Vaughan Moss, Peter Price/Howard Teasdale and Kane Crompton/John Bray.
Nearest the pins went to Dympna Hayes on the 9th, Peter Fraser on the 18th and Greg Woods on the 1st.
Ricky Walsh was nearest on the 6th for the voucher from Firstea Café.
Representatives from the RSL attended the presentation of trophies. The event was supported by Kyabram Club.
Ray Falla played solid golf on Wednesday to claim the A Grade trophy with 37 points. Ray finished off a good day by being nearest the pin on two occasions, holes one and nine.
B Grade went to Chris Harmer on 37 points while Kayne Crompton with 36 points was second. Ron Pope was all smiles winning C Grade with 38 points.
Ken Risstrom was second with 36 points after a countback from visiting Ken Wildes. Ball winners were Jake Plumb, Mark Hendy, Noel Boyd, John Thompson, Don McKenzie, Neil Chynoweth, Mark Percy and Alan Williams. Nearest the pins went to Chris Harmer on the 14th, Vin Sleeth 15th for the Clive Coventry Funerals voucher, Kayne Crompton was closest on the 18th while Sam Attardi was successful on the 6th for the voucher from Firstea Café.
The Annual Tournament will be held over the next 10 days, with events featured on the notice board.
Bingo: This Thursday evening the jackpot will be $1000 in 56 calls. The Star Flyer is $1450.
Coming events: Saturday Men’s and Women’s Stroke. Medal Round. Intersport Bennetts’s Birdie Hole No 16. Oz Signs and Designs Nearest the Pin No 1. Eclectic No 2. Noon to 12:30pm. Sunday (3rd): Men’s and Women’s 36 Hole Open Stroke Championship. 8:30am to 9am. Tuesday: Women’s Stroke 9:30am to 10am. Roma Fraser Memorial Brooch No 2. Wednesday: Men’s Stableford. 9:30am to 10am.
Valley View
Midweek
High scores were the order of the day for last Wednesday’s stableford round at Valley View.
Tracey Wade was a clear winner in A Grade with 40 points. Janice Johnstone was runner-up with 36 points on a countback from Marilyn West.
Von Morris was nearest the pin on the 15th and also won the Firstea voucher for nearest the pin on the 3rd.
Marlene Topp saluted in B Grade with 38 points on a countback from runner-up Bev Lyon.
The first round of Winter Pennant was played at Cobram on April 20. Valley View’s Division 2 team played Numurkah. Helen Armstrong and Wanda Hacon competed well before going down by one shot on the 18th. Strong wins by Von Morris 4/3, Leanne Busch 5/4 and Jenni Bauerle 3/2 gave Valley View a 3/2 result.
The next match will be played at Valley View on May 4. Valley View will have the bye.
On Friday, Valley View will host Goulburn Murray golfers for the Joyce Broadbent teams event in conjunction with Valley View’s Menzies Bowl.
Weekend
Saturday’s Girgarre RSL Anzac Day Stableford event produced one of the more remarkable fourball performances, with Paul Dickens taking out the event with 47 points.
Playing one of his best ever rounds, Dicko set up his victory with a massive 25-point back nine, which included four three-point pars (on holes 12, 13, 14 and 17) and a tap-in birdie two for four points as he also won the First Tea nearest-the-pin voucher on the 15th hole.
Paul’s scorecard also bore the name Alan Hausler, who contributed two three-point holes on the front nine before he (we can only assume) had to leave the course. Fortunately, he was able to make it back in time to make a contribution at presentations.
The unlikely pairing of Glenn Laity and Lindsay Tatterson took out the men’s runner-up trophy with the excellent score of 45 points.
The ladies also put together some very good scores, the best coming from Von Morris and Wendy Cox with 44 points as they scored a one-point win in what was a jam-packed leaderboard, with four pairs contesting a countback for runner-up with 43 points.
After a lengthy countback process, Jan McHale and Marlene Top emerged as the runners-up from Helen Emery and Jenni Bauerle, Judy Greer and Bev Lyon and Denise Pappin and Marilyn Morrell.
The last three groups mentioned won balls in the ball, which was dominated by the ladies with Helen Armstrong and Marg Smerdon and Sharon Harrison and Julie Neale also winning balls with 42 points.
Aside from Paul Dickens on the 15th the only other nearest-the-pin trophy winner was Kelly Cheong on the 3rd hole.
Kelly also won the nearest second shot ball on the 13th while Laurie Radley picked the nearest second shot ball on the ninth, leaving himself with a par putt of only a few centimetres.
The Callaway event was won by Cam Graham.
Tuesday’s winners were Brenton Sheppard in A grade with 38 points and Geoff Strachan in B grade with 36 points.
Strachannie’s B grade win came courtesy of a three-way countback in which he fended of runner-up Geoff Squires and Paul Pappin.
Peter Mangan was the A grade runner-up with 37 points in a countback from Kevin Bauerle.
Ball comp winners were the aforementioned Kevin Bauerle and Paul Pappin, Mick Pell (36), John Burrows (35) and Mick McAuliffe (35).
Colin Rangitonga took home the First Tea nearest-the-pin voucher on the 15th and the nearest second shot ball on the ninth.
Mick Pell had a profitable day, winning a ball in the ball comp, the nearest second on the 13th as well as a further half a dozen balls from the Eagle’s Nest as he holed out with his second shot on that hole.
Going back to Sunday week ago, Valley View regained the Challenge Cup against Parklands with an average player score of 32.2 to 28.8.
Peter Blackmore and Kyle Kydd led the Valley View charge as they finished first and second in A grade with 40 and 38 points, respectively.
Parkland dominated B grade with Cameron Willis the winner with 38 points and Mark Hendy the runner-up with 35 points in a countback from Noel Boyd.
Parkland’s Terri Griffen had the best round of the day with 43 points to take out the ladies’ comp with our own Wanda Hacon the runner-up with 38 points.
Daryl Harrison won the Ed McQuienn Memorial Trophy for best gross score, with a superb 79 off the stick.
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Raffa bocce
With the third round of the Business Challenge Championship completed, the Bocce team remain undefeated after a tight game, with both teams on a 12-all draw on the last end. Bocce team managed to get one shot to win 13-12.
The RSMD team also played a tight game going neck and neck with Teckie Tycoons. both teams being level on 14 points on the 13th end. RSMD went on to defeat Teckie 16-15 to hold third spot on the ladder.
The two Warramanda teams battled it out for fourth position. Warramunda 110% lived up to its name by defeating Warramunda 1, 15-6.
Betta Electrical team received a forfeit from Bendigo Bowlers.
The ladder now stands with the Bocce Team holding top position, followed by Betta Team, RSMD, Warramunda 110%, Warramunda 1, Coolcats, Teckie Tycoons & Bendigo Bowlers.
The NEBA held its qualification games last Sunday for players to represent our region at the Australian National Championships to be held on the King’s Birthday weekend at the Casa Abruzzo club in Epping. All players played a round robin, playing against each of the other applicants. The final top four to qualify, making our local men's team, are: Antonio Borrelli, Paul McInnes, Liam McInnes and Joe Greco, while the women's team will be Maria Greco and Fran Mandaradoni.
Spectators are invited to attend and witness a week of bocce and raffa being played. Information can be viewed on the Bocce Australia website.
Merrigum Golf Club
Fears the weather was on the turn just a few weeks ago have abated after a succession of perfect Saturdays for golf.
Merrigum golfers played a stroke round for the Privilege Cup and a place in the next Tiger Cup play-off. Also up for grabs was a succulent roast, which captain Ash has introduced for the winners of the Privilege Cup over the past few months.
Cory Berghofer has produced some very good rounds over the past few months, but Saturday’s was his best yet, winning A-grade and the Privilege Cup with an outstanding round of 72-7-65.
His two-over-par score consisted of three bogeys and one birdie, with the rest of his round being pars.
He lost another shot from his handicap and confirmed his position as the member with the lowest handicap at Merrigum.
The B-grade winner was Tommy Ladhams with 80-13-67. Just how Tommy comes to be in B-grade is one of life’s great mysteries. Part of it can be explained by the fact that a good number of Merrigum’s regular golfers are playing off handicaps of 10 or less, so by trying to even up the grades, Tommy just happened to finish in B-grade.
He is probably the most over-handicapped player at the club presently; however, he did lose a shot from his handicap this week.
Ball competition winners were Bill Bray with 68 net, new member John Evans with 69, and Tony Borrelli 70. Nearest the pins were won by Andrew Wood on the ninth, Simon Doherty on the jackpot 12th, and Bill Bray on the 14th.
The chook shed challenge was a tie, so jackpots to a future round.
One of the other highlights of the day apart from Cory’s round, was Clint Prygoda’s second eagle on the 11th in the space of two months. Last time he chipped in from just short of the green. This time he drove the green on the 308m hole and sunk a five metre putt.
He also drove the green on the next hole, the 125m 12th, but four-putted for a double bogey.
This Saturday’s event is the Fitzsimmons Memorial three-person ambrose sponsored by the extended Fitzsimmons family. It also incorporates Ann’s par three challenge and plenty of novelty events.
Entry is $20 per player and includes a barbecue lunch. It is always a great day, so get a team organised and join in the fun. Hit-off is between 10.30am and 12.30pm.
GVVGA
Superb sunshine again greeted the 84 veteran golfers for the Goulburn Valley Veteran Golfers Association round at Kialla Golf Club on April 27.
The fairways and greens were in excellent condition, a credit to the all-volunteer staff. Kialla again exceeded requirements in the catering department with the addition of an ice-cream cone to the luncheon.
A-grade winner with the highest score of the round was captain John McHale, Valley View, with 37 stableford points. Runner-up on 36 points was Geoffrey Teague, Shepparton, with 36 points.
In B-grade Phil Steers repeated his effort of last year to post a winning score, but was relegated to runner-up by Ian Godkin, Kialla, on countback with 35 points.
C-grade was also decided on a countback with Phil Cooper, Parkland, edging out Ian Clarke, Kialla, with 34 pts.
Nearest the pin was contested on the 111m 11th hole with its narrow gap off the tee. Bruce Brown, Merrigum; Phil Steers, Shepparton; and Patrick Durant, Kialla, were successful in A, B and C-grade respectively.
Down the line balls in A-grade were awarded to: Frank O’Connor, Euroa; Mick McAuliffe, Valley View; Graeme Waight, Shepparton; Shane Pollock, Kialla; Geoff Corboy, Deniliquin; Norm Purtill, Deniliquin; Peter Jeffery, Cosgrove; John Mortimer, Shepparton; Ray Coleman, Parkland; Mark Poulton, Merrigum; Michael Gallivan, Valley View; Bill Murphy, Mooroopna; Mario Brdaric, Shepparton; Garry Reese, Mooroopna. B-grade included: Ray Gourlay, Kialla; Leo Hartup, Kialla; Lindsay Simms, Parkland; Richard Stockdale, Parkland; Dennis Williams, Kialla. C-grade included: Bill Chilcott, Shepparton; Patrick Durarant, Kialla; Bruce Whebell, Mooroopna; Lindsay Tatterson, Parkland; Peter Giorchino, Mooroopna.
The GVVGA will be represented at Phillip Island GC in early May at the VVGA (Malcolm McPherson) Championship by Bill Murphy and Phil Cooper.
Our next event is the Intra-Zone challenge for the Ralph Sneyd trophy on Monday, May 18 at Benalla Golf Club. This event is limited to 36 players from each district (North East, Dalhousie and GVVGA).
We have a full team, but if you would like to register as an emergency, please text the secretary, Rolf Weber. Please note that our start time is 30 minutes earlier than usual.
Our next open event is at Valley View Golf Club, Kyabram, on Monday, June 1, for assembly at 9.30am.