GARFIELD GOLF
It was a real taste of winter at Garfield Golf Club this weekend with cold temperatures and plenty of showers – although it did become clearer on Saturday afternoon for the final round of the 2023 4BBB Par Championships.
Best in for the day of the 44 pairings was Tony Grayson and Robert Toth with a good score in the prevailing conditions of plus-9 giving them the 2023 title.
Overall, they were some five shots better than Scott Corbett and Andrew Went, while finishing outright third was Brett Dwyer and Robert Murphy with a total of plus-9 for the two rounds.
Paul Govaars and Grant McLure are two golfers in fine touch after great individual rounds last week.
They paired together to finish runners up on Saturday with a score of plus-7 defeating David Zaffarese and Damien Martini via a count back.
A final score of plus-4 or better was required for a ball down the line.
On a difficult day for scoring just eight birdies were achieved on the par threes.
Thursday is becoming quite popular, this time with a good size field of 82 players.
George Gray had the best score for the week, winning C Grade with a great round of 43 points.
Harry Thomas got the B Grade win with a round of 38 points whilst Mark Johnson won the major grade with a round of 39 points.
A final score of 34 points back to a count back was required to finish in the money.
Roger Parker, a visitor from Deep Creek, won Monday’s event with a score of 38 points out of another good field of 47 players.
Jeanette Mitchell is the club’s current in-form number-one, this time with a Tuesday win with a stroke score of 71.
On Saturday there was an overflow event of single par contested by 22 players with Mick Matthews breaking a run of outs with a winning score of plus-3.
The vet’s tour arrived at Traralgon on May 15 with no Garfield players featuring in the money, however the course presented in good condition and everyone enjoyed their lasagne lunch.
It’s now time for the vet’s winter break with the next event scheduled for Monday September 11 at Moe via a 9am shot gun start.
The new third teeing ground has been in play during recent Saturdays and with the tee tucked right up against the boundary fence I expect plenty of balls to be sailing out of bounds with the only playable option to aim left side of the fairway.
Next Saturday is a game of single stableford for both the men and ladies.
RESULTS
• West Gippy Vets/ Traralgon/Single Stableford/Field of 84
A Grade: Daryl Henderson (Traralgon) 37, runner up Wade McGill (Berwick-Montuna) 36 C/B.
B Grade: Chris Bourke (Berwick-Montuna) 36, runner up Kelvin Jones (Traralgon) 35.
C Grade: Laurie Snowball (Traf) 36, runner up Richard Gould (Trafalgar) 33.
Down the lines: 29 points or better.
Nearest the pins: 5th John Kneebone, 8th Laurie Snowball, 15th Brendan Cleland.
• Sunday/Single Stableford/Field of 22
A Grade: Jared Atkinson (16) 37, second Rob Coates (14) 35, third Heath Barclay (9) 33 C/B.
B Grade: Brenton Hollingworth (22) 35, second Shaun Mclean (28) 34, third Peter Van Helmond (19) 32.
Down the lines: Karli Van Der Horst 33.
Nearest the pins: 4th Steve Humphrys, 9th David Manning, 11th Peter Van Helmond, 14th Darren Allen, 16th Jared Atkinson.
• Monday/Single Stableford/Field of 47
A Grade: Roger Parker (12) 38. B Grade: Max Luck (30) 33 C/B.
Down the lines: Bob Calderara 37, Jim Accettura 35, Andrew Hale 34, Kel Trickey 33 C/B.
• Tuesday/Ladies/Rose Bowl Round 2/Stroke
Winner: Jeanette Mitchell (24) 71.
Nearest the pins: 4th Karli Van Der Horst, 8th Jill Gay, 16th Bernie Clark.
• Thursday/Single Stableford/Field of 82
A Grade: Mark Johnson (7) 39, second Matt Ross (13) 37, third Peter Medwin (10) 36.
B Grade: Harry Thomas (16) 38, second Brett Nowlan (15) 37, third Tony Mafodda (17) 36.
C Grade: George Gray (28) 43, second Alan Borch (27) 38, third Nick Gaal (320) 35.
Down the lines: Greg Needham 36, Heath Barclay 35, Choon Cheng 35, Andrew Hale 34, Greg Macklin 34, Harry Huyskens 34, Trevor Franklin 34 C/B.
Nearest the pins: 4th John Blair, 8th Malcolm Hirt, 9th Nigel Goldsworthy, 11th Heath Barclay, 14th John Curtin, 16th Terry Webster.
• Saturday/Single Par/Field of 22
A Grade: Tim Cornell (12) Plus 1 C/B. B Grade: Mick Matthews (26) Plus 3.
Down the lines: Alex Blanck Plus 1, Richard Perry Square.
• Saturday/Ladies/Single Par
Winner: Tina Cowie (27) Plus 2. Nearest the pins: 4th and 16th Amanda Mclure.
• Saturday/Mens 4BB Par Championships/Final Round
Overall winners: Tony Grayson and Robert Toth – Plus 15.
Round Two winners: Tony Grayson and Robert Toth – Plus 9, second Paul Govaars and Grant Mclure – Plus 7 C/B, third David Zaffarese and Damien Martini – Plus 7, 4th Brett Dwyer and Robert Murphy – Plus 6 C/B, 5th Charles Vega and Craig Metcalf – Plus 6.
Down the lines: Tim Sallai and Doug Amos – Plus 5, Phil Williams and Clint Williams – Plus 5, Shane Male and Daryl Sheehan – Plus 5, Daniel Schmidt and Rick Manley – Plus 5, Brendan Pola and Bob Calderara – Plus 4, Trevor Franklin and Harry Huyskens – Plus 4, Steely and Leon Mateariki – Plus 4 C/B.
Nearest the pins: 4th Andrew Went, 8th Andre Van Gent, 9th Choon Cheng, 11th Steve Kohut Snr, 14th Brendan Pola, 16th Harry Thomas.
Second Shots: A Grade: Sam Collins. B Grade: Jackson Bennett. C Grade: Scott Corbett.
-Terry Webster-
