GARFIELD GOLF
Well, you can’t say we weren’t warned.
After a couple of months of warm and dry weather, the forecast of flooding rains duly arrived on Tuesday and resulted in up to 75mm falling in 48 hours.
This forced the club’s hand to ban the use of golf carts for Thursdays’ competition whilst the scheduled green coring still went ahead.
Monday’s event got the last of the good weather with a field of 56 logging on for a start.
Leo De Jager got the A Grade win with a better than handicap result of 38 points winning by a countback from Jim Accettura.
Alex Green had the day’s best round of 40 points to get the B Grade win.
With carts out of play on Thursday, a field of just the 27 punters lined up for a game with Stephen Eddy having the best round with the A Grade winning score of 40 points, defeating Mick Matthews – yet another second place – for the day’s only Grade.
A final score of 34 points back to a countback was the number required to finish in the money.
Saturday was a game of single par and was played in fine and mild conditions with a field of 108 players keen for a game after missing out on Thursday.
Ryan Stark was streets ahead of everyone else, easily posting the day’s best round by winning the A Grade event with a total of plus 10…seven shots clear of the next best in Paul Govaars and Doug Amos.
Rex Turner had the day’s best B Grade round getting the win by a countback decision from Hank Adams with a score of plus 5.
The C Grade event was a three-way countback with the three gents posting scores of plus 2, but it was Steve Kohut Snr getting the judges’ nod.
A final score of -1 was required to finish in the money.
A total of 34 players, a good result, were able to beat or play to their handicap.
The West Gippsland Veterans tour returns to Drouin on 16 October with entries to be with John by the 11 October.
The annual East Gippy verses West Gippy event is scheduled for contest at Traralgon on 6 November with entries required to be lodged by Wednesday 1 November.
For details, as usual, check the notice board in the gents wash room.
This Saturday is the October Monthly Medal.
RESULTS
• October 2/Veterans Single Stableford/Mirboo North/Field of 73
A Grade: Rick Scurlock (Churchill-Monash) 37, runner up Peter Smart (Churchill-Monash) 35 C/B.
B Grade: John Kneebone (Berwick-Montuna) 34 C/B, runner up Ken Barnes (Churchill-Monash) 34.
C Grade: Judy Lee (Moe) 42, runner up Stephen Bird (Garfield) 34.
Nearest the pins went to 4th John Cahill, 6th Bill Estrada, 16th Fred Deguara.
Down the lines went to those with scores of 31 points or better (17).
• Sunday/Single Stableford/Field of 32
Winner: Steve Bloomfield (24) 37 C/B, second Paul Renehan (16) 37 C/B, third Keith Edwards (17) 37.
Nearest the pins went to 4th and 8th Matt Van Der Horst, 9th Paul Renehan, 11th James Wallace, 14th Matt Hogan, 16th Kerrie Davey.
Down the lines went to those with scores of 33 points or better (5).
• Monday/Single Stableford/Field of 56
A Grade: Leo De Jager (15) 38 C/B, second Jim Accettura (16) 38.
B Grade: Alex Green (28) 40, second Shirley McGrath (30) 39.
Down the lines went to those with scores of 35 points or better (10).
• Thursday/Single Stableford/Field of 27
Winner: Stephen Eddy (36) 40, second Mick Matthews (23) 38, third Michael Carrigan (19) 37.
Nearest the pins went to 4th Karli Van Der Horst, 8th and 11th Rob Coates, 9th Greg Macklin and 14th Stephen Murray.
Down the lines went to those with scores of 34 points back to a countback (4).
• Saturday/Single Par/Field of 108
A Grade: Ryan Stark (14) Plus 10, second Paul Govaars (9) Plus 3 C/B, third Doug Amos (11) Plus 3.
B Grade: Rex Turner (21) Plus 5 C/B, second Hank Adams (20) Plus 5, third Graeme Durran (19) Plus 4.
C Grade: Steve Kohut Snr (27) Plus 2 C/B, second Brendan Williams (27) Plus 2 C/B, third Stephen Bird (26) Plus 2 C/B.
Nearest the pins went to 4th Andrew Harry, 8th Peter McNeish, 9th Chris Davies, 11th Bill Low, 14th David Werner and 16th Nick Gray.
Second Shots: A Grade: Andrew Went. B Grade: John Hoare. C Grade: Brenton Hollingworth.
Down the lines went to those with scores of -1 or better (29).
• Saturday/Ladies/Single Par
Winner: Lisa Mitchell (40) -1.
Nearest the pins went t0 8th and 16th Kerrie Davey.
-Terry Webster-
