🏌️ Saturday Medal Wrap-Up
Another Great Day at the Club!
There was plenty happening with some excellent scores across all three divisions, plenty of ball rundown winners, nearest-the-pin sharpshooters and, as always, a few lucky raffle winners heading home with a little something extra. Congratulations to everyone who picked up a prize! Good to finally have carts on the course, Well done to Brendon and the boys for a well-prepared course.
Match Play – Congratulations to Jared Brown who defeated Will Salters in today’s one and only match play round. Jared Has made it to the final and will now wait to see who he plays in the 2026 Match Play Championship.
Division 1
Ryan Modini (7) claimed the Division 1 handicap honours with a superb 71, edging out Garry Dowding (+1) on 72. Patrick Tregellas (7) took out the Gross prize with an impressive 80.
Division 2
Ken Mount (17) produced the winning score of 70 to claim Division 2, with Simon Gates (17) just one shot behind on 71. Cem Okan (15) added the Gross prize after posting 87.
Division 3
Steve Salter (24) was the standout in Division 3 with a terrific 70, while David Williams (26) finished runner-up on 72. Darren Hubery (20) secured the Gross prize with 94.
Ball Rundown
- Tony Waller (23) – 72
- Wayne Muir (25) – 73
- Anthony Anketell (11) – 73
- Patrick Ganet (12) – 73
- Brian Springfield (11) – 73
- David Killion (9) – 74
- Bryan Penny (18) – 74
- David Von Itzstein (9) – 74
- Walter Fisk (35) – 74
- Graham McKenzie (21) – 74
- Luke Coe (22) – 74
Nearest the Pins
- Hole 2 – Michael Kemp, David Harrod
- Hole 5 – Simon Woolley
- Hole 7 – Paul Pochodyla, Phil Cook, Darren Hubery
- Hole 11 – Cem Okan
- Hole 12 – Mark Stockwell, Michael Kemp
- Hole 16 – Patrick Ganet, Peter Lindeblad, Cem Okan
Pro Pin Winners
- Paul Pochodyla – $50 On Card – Prize from 4/7/26
- Michael Kemp – $38 Pro Shop Voucher
Raffle Winners
- Wayne Muir – $25 Voucher
- David Harrod – $75 Voucher
- Steve Wilkinson – $75 Voucher
🎬 The Curious Case of the Mystery Pitching Wedge
There are moments in club history that deserve to be remembered.
This…may not be one of them.
Picture the scene.
A golfer arrives on the first tee, blissfully unaware that tucked neatly among the irons in the bag is a 15th club.
Not just any club.
A pitching wedge.
Not their pitching wedge.
Someone else’s.
Cue the dramatic music…
DUN… DUN… DUNNNNNN!
After a few holes, the dreaded words were spoken.
“Hang on… I’ve got too many clubs.”
Panic.
Confusion.
An emergency club count.
A thorough investigation worthy of a prime-time crime drama.
The mystery deepened when it became apparent that a certain member—whose identity shall remain protected by the Witness Protection Program (and because they still want friends)—had apparently left their pitching wedge in the innocent victim’s bag after the previous outing.
Or…did they?
Was it an innocent mistake?
A momentary lapse in concentration?
Or was this a carefully orchestrated attempt at psychological warfare designed to inflict a two-stroke penalty on an unsuspecting competitor?
The committee has no comment.
CSI Golf Club investigators were unable to recover fingerprints due to excessive sunscreen and pie grease.
Witnesses reported seeing “a bloke looking confused near the carts and clean shaven and wearing 2 pairs of socks,” but descriptions varied wildly.
The unnamed suspect has denied everything.
The unnamed victim maintains their innocence.
The pitching wedge remains silent.
The truth?
We may never know…
🎵 Dramatic music fades… until next Saturday. 🎵
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Men’s Captain
Patrick T