🏆 DIVISION 6 BRINGS HOME THE EISENHOWER CUP!

Club Banora conquers Mullumbimby — mud, preferred lies and all!

Well, who said all those months of playing in wet conditions at Club Banora weren’t good preparation?

While other teams arrived at Mullumbimby looking at the conditions and wondering where their gumboots were, the Club Banora boys looked around and thought, “This feels just like home.”

And after taking on Yamba, Murwillumbah and Teven, our Division 6 team produced a fantastic performance to claim the 2026 Eisenhower Cup, winning the division by a massive 17 points!

Not a bad day at the office.

🏌️ The Division 6 Boys

There were a few late changes and some tactical team tweaking leading into the final.

One of those changes saw Mitch Taylor receive the call-up after casually firing a 64 nett in the August Monthly Medal. Apparently that was enough to get the selectors’ attention.

Mitch was given the honour of leading the team out and promptly delivered 32 points. Welcome to pennant golf, Mitch!

A special mention also has to go to Garry Dowding, who somehow managed to grind out 31 points while playing injured and basically operating on one leg!Most golfers struggle to make 31 points with two perfectly functioning legs, so Garry’s effort deserves some serious recognition. There were no excuses, no white flag — just get out there, hobble around Mullumbimby and get the job done for the team.

The scores were:

• Mitch Taylor — 32 points
• Sam Benny — 34 points
• Patrick Tregellas — 33 points
• Ryan Modini — 22 points
• Michael Kemp — 33 points
• Charles Paton — 31 points
• Garry Dowding — 31 points

It was an excellent all-round team performance in difficult conditions, with Club Banora eventually taking the division by an impressive 17 points.

Perhaps our preparation was better than we realised. After spending half the year navigating wet fairways, preferred lies and wondering whether certain parts of our own course should be classified as wetlands, the Mullumbimby conditions weren’t going to scare us.

🚌 Every Team Needs a Bus Driver

A special mention must go to Ryan Modini

Ryan battled his way to 22 points, which probably wasn’t quite the number he’d pictured when he woke up that morning.

Unlucky mate.

But pennant victories aren’t built on Stableford points alone.

Someone had to drive the team bus.

Ryan got everyone there, got everyone home and therefore played an absolutely crucial role in the victory.

We’re officially recording it as 21 points and one major assist.

🏆 A Great Team Effort

On a personal note, I’d like to thank every member of the Division 6 team for their support, encouragement and focus throughout the day.

Pennant golf is very much a team event, and everyone contributed to what was a terrific result for Club Banora.

It was a great win and a fantastic moment for the club.

There was, however, one thing missing…

Terry “The Big Cat” Foster.

Unfortunately, The Big Cat wasn’t in attendance to witness the boys lift the Eisenhower Cup.

We’re not saying his absence motivated us…

…but we’re also not ruling it out.

Division 11 — So Close

Our Division 11 team travelled to Murwillumbah and unfortunately couldn’t quite bring home the Cup.

There were still some excellent individual performances, particularly:

Brian Springfield — 37 points
Brendon Marshall — 32 points

Great golf, boys, and unlucky to the entire Division 11 team.

Division 12

Our Division 12 representatives consisted of two Club Banora teams who also fought hard throughout the competition.

Unfortunately, they fell just short of bringing home the pennant, but once again represented Club Banora extremely well.

Thank You, Boys

Finally, a massive thank you to everyone who participated in the 2026 Northern Rivers Pennant season.

Considering the weather, cancellations and everything else thrown at this year’s competition, we can at least say:

We got one round in… and we got a final played!

And Club Banora managed to come home with some silverware.

I probably don’t say it enough, but we genuinely have a great bunch of guys at this club.

Year after year, people put their hands up, turn up, support their teammates and proudly represent Club Banora in pennant competition.

That means a lot.

Whether you won, lost, played brilliantly, battled all day or simply drove the bus, you represented the club and did Club Banora proud.

Congratulations to our Division 6 Eisenhower Cup champions, congratulations to everyone who represented Club Banora in 2026, and thank you for another memorable pennant campaign.

Now there’s only one thing left to do…

Enjoy the Cup, enjoy the bragging rights, and let’s come back and do it all again next year!

Patrick Tregellas
Men’s Captain
Club Banora