Another Wednesday Stableford is in the books at Club Banora, with some excellent scoring across both divisions. Warwick Self produced the standout score of the day with a brilliant 44 points, while Perc Dempsey also had a terrific day with 41 points to lead the ball rundown.

Winners

Division 1: Stuart Irving (18) claimed the win with a very solid 39 points, earning the $50 voucher. Kyle Harrison (11) finished runner-up with 36 points to collect the $35 voucher.

Division 2: Warwick Self (22) was the star performer with an outstanding 44 points to take the $50 winner’s voucher. Graeme Smith (19) wasn’t far behind, posting an excellent 42 points to secure runner-up and the $35 voucher.

And spare a thought for poor old Perc Dempsey! A cracking 41 points, and what does he get for his trouble? One ball and four shots chopped off the handicap! 😂 That’s gotta suck, Perc — sometimes playing well really does come with a price!

Rundown

• Perc Dempsey (27) – 41
• John Edwards (23) – 38
• Jim Storey (23) – 38
• Lindsay Smith (22) – 38
• Steve Archdeacon (25) – 37
• Des Scott (19) – 37
• Michael Druhala (19) – 35
• Jared Brown (8) – 35
• Graham Hopkins (17) – 35
• Kim Thackeray (17) – 35
• Peter McCray (14) – 35
• Michael McKay (15) – 35
• Peter Mitchell (13) – 35
• Walter Fisk (30) – 35
• Terry Baker (24) – 35
• Bill Mann (17) – 35
• Chris Harding (22) – 35
• Brendon Marshall (10) – 35

NTPs

2nd: Denis Crowe and Keith Cooper
7th: Peter McCray and Des Scott
12th: Trevor Neil and Perc Dempsey
16th: Graham Hopkins and Owen McCallum
11th Open: Bill Mann

Pro Pin

Owen McCallum took out the Pro Pin, collecting a $84 Pro Shop Voucher.

Raffle Winners

• Steve Wilkinson – $125 Voucher

Mens Captain

Patrick

🏌️ September Monthly Medal — Plenty of Run, Plenty of Banter!

The September Monthly Medal has been run and won, and once again the morning players have shown the afternoon crew exactly how it is done. There is becoming a rather uncomfortable pattern here — perhaps the early starters have discovered something the rest of us haven’t, or perhaps they’re simply getting all the good weather before the sun, wind and golf course decide to have a laugh at everyone’s expense.

The course was in excellent condition for the September Monthly Medal, with plenty of run on the fairways and some nice, but fair, pin placements. It was a great day for stroke play, although judging by some of the scores, “fair” doesn’t necessarily mean “easy”!

🏆 Winners — HC by Division

Division 1

Dean Love took the Division 1 Net honours with a superb 66, playing off a handicap of 5. David Killion followed in second place with a very tidy 73 off his handicap of 7. In the Gross event, Gary Tozer took the chocolates with 81 Gross with a handicap of 3. A very respectable effort — particularly considering the rest of us were probably still trying to remember where we put our putter or finding a lost ball.

Division 2

Bryan Penny was the man to beat in Division 2 Net, finishing 68 off a handicap of 19. Graham Cron wasn’t far behind, claiming second with 69 off 14. In the Gross event, Michael Davies took the gross win with an 86, playing off 13.

Division 3

John McLoughlin picked up the Division 3 Net victory off a handicap of 26 with a score of 68, while Colin Norton finished runner-up with a very solid 70 off 23. Nick Lawler claimed the Division 3 Gross prize with a 94 off a handicap of 20.

Congratulations to all of our division winners and place-getters. Plenty of good golf on display and, importantly, plenty of opportunities for everyone else to explain why their score wasn’t quite as good as it should have been.

🎯 Rundown

• Anthony Brown (31) — 70
• Bob Myers (24) — 70
• Kevin Bartlett (18) — 71
• Dean Stockwell (19) — 71
• Perc Dempsey (31) — 71
• Darren Hubery (19) — 71
• Nigel Luxton (17) — 73
• Walter Fisk (34) — 73
• James Wood (26) — 73
• John Tannahill (28) — 73

The ball rundown was hotly contested, with Anthony Brown and Bob Myers leading the charge at 70. After that, the field settled into a respectable collection of even-par and 71-73 scores. Not quite enough to threaten the winners, but certainly enough to keep the ball bucket busy.

🎯 NTPs

The nearest-the-pin prizes were spread around nicely:

• Dean Love — 2nd hole
• Colin Norton — 2nd hole
• Patrick Ganet — 7th hole
• Graham Hopkins — 7th hole
• Graham Cron — 7th hole
• Les Browning — 11th hole
• Grant Treloar — 12th hole
• Stuart Smart — 12th hole
• David Williams — 12th hole
• David Killion — 16th hole
• Chris Harding — 16th hole
• Casey Godfrey — 16th hole

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📌 Pro Pin & Raffle Winners

• David Williams — $75 Pro Shop Voucher
• Kevin Bartlett — $25 Raffle Voucher
• Stuart Smart — $50 Raffle Voucher

A special mention to Dave Williams, who not only managed to win the Pro Pin but then apparently decided that being nearest to the hole wasn’t quite enough. He followed it up with a four-putt.

That’s elite-level consistency: winning the Pro Pin and then immediately demonstrating that distance control is clearly overrated. 😂

🌊 The Return of Kemps Creek

And speaking of questionable course management, we had Wayne Muir attempting to recreate the magic of “Kemps Creek” today.

Only this time, Wayne had clearly done some off-season training, successfully achieving both of the key objectives:

1. Getting the ball back out.
2. Not falling in.

That’s what we like to call progress.

No word yet on whether the ball actually wanted to come out, but Wayne got the job done and lived to tell the tale. Thankfully, video footage is available on request — because some moments are simply too good not to preserve for future generations of the club.

🍕 Coming Up — Jarrod Lyle Free Day

Don’t forget our Jarrod Lyle Free Day on Saturday, 19 September, with an 8:00 am shotgun start.

Get your name in quickly — there are still some tee times available, but they’re not going to hang around forever.

And, most importantly, there’ll be drinks and pizza at the end of the round, so even if the golf goes sideways, there is a perfectly legitimate reason to keep playing.

Get booked in, bring your best golf, bring your worst excuses, and we’ll see you out there!

Congratulations again to all our winners, place-getters, NTP winners and raffle winners. 🍻🏌️

Men’s Captain

Patrick