Author: Patrick Tregellas

As you may have noticed my handicap has been bouncing around a lot since the transition to the new GA Connect System. As previously blogged. My handicap has been 4, 6.5, 12.2, 16.5 and 17 which have been incorrect and no fault of my own. Each time I play, it goes up to a random number or comes down to my normal handicap of 4 after the completion of my round. I have been in direct contact with Golf Australia regarding this on-going issue and have been advised to keep playing in the hope it will sort itself out. Golf Australia is aware of the problem and have advised it’s been happening to players and clubs across Australia since the transition. As of the 20/11/25 they still have no solution to this on-going problem. As for the last 3 rounds, I have been playing off my usual 4 GA handicap. As a golfer, I can only play by what GA gives me to play on the day. It’s out of my control. It has caused me great stress and anxiety over the last 2 months.

On the 1^st of November – Monthly Medal. I played off 17 and finished with a Net score of 68. I have no intention to use this score to be the monthly medal winner in B grade. This result has been amended to reflect the following. Winner Kyle Harrison with a net score of 69. Runner up was Mark James with a net score of 69. All financial miscalculations have been corrected to reflect these conditions.

On the 8^th of November – Single Stableford. Playing off a handicap of 20, I finished with 46 points. I did not take the win. The winners on that day were Tony Waller with 37 points and Runner up was Ryan McDonald on 36, as per the report on the notice board.

Should you have any further concerns or questions please direct them to Brent McLennan (President) at golfcommittee@twintowns.com.au

Regards

Patrick and Brent

Men’s Captain & President

Another exciting Wednesday saw plenty of strong performances, with players across both divisions stepping up to claim prizes and recognition.

Let’s celebrate the winners and highlight those who made their mark.

Winners by Division

Division 1

Aaron Garland impressed with a score of 40, securing the top prize, while Graham Hopkins followed closely with 39 to claim runner-up honors.

Division 2

Maxwell Jessop took the win on 39, with Paul Quinlin right behind on 38 for second place.

Each division showcased tight competition and excellent play.

Ball Rundown

Here’s how the rundown shaped up:

•            Davis, Nick – 38

•            Mann, Bill – 38

•            Cooper, Keith – 37

•            Wixey, Raymond – 37

•            Druhala, Michael – 37

•            Stone, Wayne – 36

•            Wilkinson, Steve – 36

•            Byrne, Michael – 35

•            Von Itzstein, David – 35

•            Britton, Brian – 35

•            McKenzie, Graham – 35

•            Gosling, Terry – 35

NTPs

•            Lehkyj, Joseph – 4 Balls (2nd, 12th)

•            Harrison, Kyle – 2 Balls (7th)

•            Quinlin, Paul – 2 Balls (7th)

•            Edwards, John – 2 Balls (12th)

•            Cooper, Keith – 2 Balls (16th)

•            Britton, Brian – 2 Balls (16th)

•            Byrne, Michael – 2 Balls (11th)

Pro Pin

•            Harrison, Kyle – Pro Shop Voucher $66

Raffle Winners

•            Fisk, Walter – $25 Voucher

•            Hubery, Darren – $75 Voucher

Men’s Captain

Patrick

Saturday’s Ambrose competition brought out some stellar performances and great camaraderie.  It was great that the rain held off until all had completed their rounds.

🥇 Winners 

Congratulations to Jack Malone and Cem Okan who took top honours with a net score of 60.75 (handicap 8.25).

Close behind were Tony Blair and Ken Mount with 61.25 (handicap 6.75), earning runner-up vouchers.

📋 Rundown Results

Here’s a list of those who made the rundown:

•     Tregellas, Patrick – Kemp, Michael – (2.50) – 62.50

•     Myers, Bob – Myers, Robert – (13.25) – 62.75

•     Benny, Sam – Treloar, Grant – (4.00) – 63.00

•     James, Mark – Olsen, John – (8.50) – 63.50

•     Killion, David – Pochodyla, Paul – (4.25) – 64.75

•     Kirkham, Kerrod – Elphick, Wade – (6.75) – 65.25

•     Bartlett, Kevin – Smart, Stuart – (8.00) – 66.00

🎯 NTPs, Pro Pin & Raffle Winners

•     Strickland, Nimai – $82 Pro Shop Voucher

•     Overton, Jason – NTP 2nd

•     Elphick, Wade – NTP 7th

•     Trevitt, Terry – NTP 12th

•     Woodford, Wayne – NTP 11th

•     Strickland, Nimai – NTP 16th

🎟️ Raffle Winners:

•     Fisk, Walter – $25 Voucher

•     Dempsey, Perc – $25 Voucher

•     Olsen, John – $25 Voucher

•     Byrne, Michael – $25 Voucher

•     Morrison, Greg – $25 Voucher

•     Quinlin, Paul – $50 Voucher

Men’s Captain

Patrick

It was only a smart field today. The 3 putt club had their annaul trip away down south. Which took alot of regulars away.

Some of you may of noticed my handicap going from 4, 8.5, 10.2, 12.5, 16.2 and now 20.2. There is a problem with my handicap since the transition to the new system. GA is aware of the problem and its been happening randomly around Australia. Each time they go to amend it to the correct handicap. It just compounds the issue with the way they calculate the handicaps, Its not a simple fix apprently. Fingers crossed their techs can get it sorted sooner and later. But if you do need me for an ambrose off 20.2 let me know 😉

Div 1 Winner: Danial Lawler (14) with a score of 37 points, Runner up was Phil Coles (16) with a score of 36

Div 2 Winner: Tony Waller (25) with a score of 37 points, Runner up was Ryan McDonald (28) with a score of 36

Ball rundown went to 32 all in.

Pro Pin: Cem Okan

2nd: Danial Lawler, Steve Wilkinson.

7th: Brendon Marshall, John Tannahill.

11th: David Harrod

12th: Patrick Hayes, Terry Trevitt.

16th: Danial Lawler, Cem Okan.

Raffle: Tim Pooley $50 & Terry Trevitt $50.

Miss ya Wayno! I hope the nurses are taking good care of you.

Course closed this weeek till thursday. Green renos and alot of the paths getting repaired.

Men’s Captain

Patrick

Div 1: Peter McCray 38 points, Runner up: Nigel Luxton 37 points.

Div 2: Martin Dobney 36 points, Runner up: John Tannahill 35 points.

Ball rundown to 33 points all in.

Pro Pin: Max Jessop $64

2nd: Patrick Hayes

7th: Phil Coles, Mark Jessop.

11th: John Cusack.

12th: Steve Wilkinson, Dale Park.

16th: Sam Benny, Max Jessop.

Raffle: Neil Armstrong Taking home the goods with $125.

Men’s Captain

Patrick

A Grade Winner: Liam Henzell with 73, Runner up was Rick Culpitt with 74. Gross winner was David Killion with 83 Gross.

B Grade Winner: Patrick Tregellas with 68, Runner up was Kyle Harrison with 69. Gross Winner was Shane Vanderlight with 84 Gross.

C Grade Winner:  Steve Wilkinson with a 66, Runner up was Casey Godfrey (Vistor) with 66. Gross winner was Graham Hopkins with a 91 Gross.

Ball Run down went to 74 all In.

David Williams $66 on the Pro Pin.

2^nd: David Kammer, Dave Killion

7^th: Kyle Harrison, Peter Lindeblad, Kerrod Kirkham.

11^th: Liam Henzell.

12^th: Simon Woolley, Barry McFadden, Brian Springfield.

16^th: David Williams, Paul Pochodyla, Ken Mount.

Raffle: Tony Waller, Brian Springfield, Steve Salter winning $25 each and Kim Hall and Trevor Neil wining $50 each.

Men’s Captain

Patrick

Our Men’s traveled away this Sunday for the 2025 Eisenhower Cup.

Team 1, Terry Foster, Garry Dowding, Sam Benny, Ryan Modini, Grant Treloar, Charlie Huff, and Simon Gates played at Mullumbimby. The boys improved on last year’s result. We had some new faces in the team this year. Well played Gents.

Team 2, Bryan Penny, Brent McLennan, Jimmy Woods, Darren Hubery, Paul Quinlin, Steve Salter, and Will Salter. The boys played at Murwillumbah and Unlucky not to come away with a win. A notable mention to Will Salter who had 37 points and that was with 2 wiped holes. Better luck new year guys.

Pennant dates in 2026  will be the 12th July, 19th July, 26th July, and finals on the 2 August.

Men’s Captain

Patrick

2025 MEN’S FOURSOME CHAMPIONSHIP

We made it! Men’s golf finished our 2025 honour board calendar this weekend with the foursome’s championship being played. Although it was a small field of only 64 players and 32 teams. The course was beautifully prepared by Brendon and his team and it’s a full credit to their commitment throughout the year. The course has never been better, and all members of Club Banora appreciate all your hard work, with that being said, it was a day filled with drama, someone getting a 13 on the 1^st hole, Water, Out of bounds, 3 putts, 4 putts, 5 putts, lost balls, saying sorry, reaching for another new ball and asking how many holes left kind of day. It was great to see some new names in the winner’s circle.  Thank you to everyone who stayed back till the presentation.

A big thank you to Ken Culpitt, without your spreadsheets, today would have been a lot harder as everything had to calculated and manually entered into the computer. Shout out to Michael Kemp for helping me at the end of the day collecting the cards. Big thank you to Paul Quinlin for helping at the end of the day with finalising the results.

DIV 1:

0 TO 17

Gross Winners: Paul Pochodyla & David Killion with a gross score of 124

Gross Runners up: Brian Springfield & Tony Blair, on a countback with a gross score of 129

Nett Winner: Michael Kemp & Bob Myers with a nett score of 105.5

Nett Runner up: Graham Hopkins & Wayne Lloyd with a nett score of 109.25

DIV 2

17.5 TO 36

Gross Winners: Max Jessop & Mark Jessop with a gross score of 140

Gross Runners up: Wade Elphick & Haydn Vincent on a countback with a gross score of 145

Nett Winners: Perc Dempsey & Walter Fisk with a nett score of 114

Nett Runners up: Graham Mckenzie & Kym Fiora with a nett score of 115.

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Raffle: Patrick Tregellas, Brian Springfield, John Mcloughlin, Perc Dempsey, Michael Byrne all winning $25 each. Will Salter taking home $50

Miss ya Wayno, I hope you’re feeling better soon, Barry’s Pepsi max sales have dropped in your absence. I’ve had to pick up the slack in that department.

Men’s Captain

Patrick