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We had a perfect Autumn day today very comfortable conditions for golf. It was a bit damp underfoot for a while and the greens were surprisingly fast with our best score 78 nett and only 3 people under 80 nett!!
Only one more Thursday before our Championships, the booking sheet is out on the cork board above the score entry screens in the halfway house along with the conditions of play. You can play 1 2 or 3 days , pay on the day , play in your division , there will be a draw for the last day for the top 8 in each division. On the third day we will have a free lunch and a drink. So please consider playing , it is the major event of the year there is a lot of work involved and it is disappointing to not have everyone playing that is able to !
Five of our ladies represented our club at Casino last week in an inter club event , thanks to Colleen Kelly, Marilyn Burns, Denise Melling, Yvonne Morison and Pauline Benny.

Now to todays event:

We played our third Monthly Medal for the year , 27 players!

First division winner was Alison Blair with 78 nett, she also won the gross with 90. Runner up was Lillian Simpson also with 78 nett. Second division winner was Coral Rasmussen with 79 nett, and she also won the gross with 111. Runnerup was Denise Melling with 80 nett.

Rundown went to 83. June McFadden 81, Kaye Mills 81, Colleen Kelly 82, Peggy Williams 82, Pauline Benny 83, Pat Hodda 83 and Diane Hughes 83.

Putting : first division Peggy Williams second division Pauline Benny.

NTPs were in two divisions: 2nd Chris Mills and Glenda Ballard. 7th Lilian Simpson and Myra Biggar. Pro Pin was won by Kaye Mills $27.

A lot of work is being done on the course so it will be in tip top condition just for us for the Championships thankyou Rodger!

See you next week

Cheers from Captain Liz

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Cooler weather and excellent playing conditions seen one of the largest fields so far this year with 91 players for todays Single Stableford.

Winners were:

Division 1 Bryan Penny (13) 37pts runner-up Kim Thackeray (16) 36pts CB.

Division 2 Chris Harding (27) 38pts runner-up Darren Hubery (19) 37pts.

Ball rundown went to 34pts.

NTP’s

Division 1 Steve Wilkinson 2nd & 16th, Les Browning 7th, Christopher Brown (V) 12th.

Division 2 Brian Britton 2nd, Rick Downes 7th & 16th, Gregory Seymour 12th.

Pro Pin 16th Steve Wilkinson $73.

Raffle winners Wayne Muir $25, William McClatchey $50 and Ray Mills $25.

Next weeks comp is a 4 Ball Aggregate Stableford.

Hit it hard and hope you find it!

Captain Tink

Just another perfect day in paradise.42 sportsmen all vying for a piece of the pie.Welcome to a new Vet John Roberts who managed a win first up.

Div1 winner Frank Watego(16)36pts R/U Bryan Penny(13)33pts.

Div2 winner John Roberts(32)38pts on c/b with Tim Tarlinton(29).

N.t.p.s. 2nd Bryan Penny+house 7th Keith Cooper+house 12th Dave Wallis+John Roberts 16th Nick Davis+Tony Mason.

Raffles $50 Frank Watego $25 Bryan Penny+Simon Woolley+Ray Mills.

Well done to all winners.Good golfing and mental health(red oclock time) cheers Capt. Dave.

The weather we were expecting held off and the southerly died down as 83 players contested todays single Stableford.

I was fortunate enough to bump into an old member who had returned for a round with some former playing partners. He made mention of how good the course is looking and playing as well as not being used to the quick pace of the greens. It’s always nice to hear this kind of feedback so thanks must be given to Rodger and his crew for the course we are playing on!

Toady seen some very mixed results with 12 members playing to handicap or better. Winners today were:

Division 1 Colin McLeod (17) 40pts runner-up Patrick Tregellas (11) 39pts CB.

Division 2 Nelson Davies (20) 39pts CB runner-up Macca McGuiness (19) 39pts.

Ball rundown went to 35.

NTP’s

Division 1 Brian Springfield 2nd, Steve Wilkinson 7th, Michael Hancock (V) 12th and Michael Tink-Hornett 16th.

Division 2 Macca McGuiness 2nd, Adam Power 7th, Nelson Davies 12th and Brian Britton 16th.

Pro Pin 12th Nelson Davies $78

Bazza’s Birdie Blitz Joe Lehkyj $20

Banora Point Real Estate lucky draw Dan Banks $20

Raffle winners Dave Harrod $25, Graeme Johnson $25, Wayne Muir $25 and Paul Quinlin $50.

Next weeks comp is the May Monthly Medal.

Hit it hard and hope you find it!

Captain Tink

We started the Championships with 16 and today Stevie Caine and Simon Gates played the final round. Stevie came away with the win 6&4.

The Championships were Simons first time ever playing match play and he should certainly be proud making it all the way to the final round!

Congratulations to Stevie for his consistent play and the honor of becoming the 2023 Club Banora Match Play Champion!

34 players set out today but only 18 finished. It wasn’t the best out there! Several short sharp showers during the day , it wasn’t cold which made it easier! And we didn’t have any wind!!
We played a 2ball aggregate today and the winners today were Desley Harrington and myself with 64 points, Runners up were Janet Haddrick and Pauline Benny with 61 points.
Because we had trophy donors for winners and runnersup we were able to be generous and all the players who finished were in the rundown!
Winners of the NTPs were : 2nd Hole Kaye Mills and Diane Hughes 7th Kaye Mills and Janet Haddrick.16th Desley Harrington and Pauline Benny. All winners receive 5 dollars on their card partners receive a ball. Finally the Pro pin was won by Bev Culpitt $33.

Next week we have our April Monthly Medal a warm up for our Club Championships , the nomination sheet will be out on Thursday, hope to see you all playing if possible !

Some drier weather is forecast for next week , perfect weather for golf !!

Cheers from Captain Liz

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Little different weather than what we’ve been seeing for the last few weeks today. 47 players braved the conditions for todays 4BBB Stableford with our winners being:

Patrick Hayes & Nimai Strickland 44pts and runner-ups Kev Trinne & Nathan Smith 41pts.

Rundown went to 38pts.

NTP’s

Division 1 Dean Culpitt 2nd, Wayne Woodford 7th, Phil Coles 12th and Steve Wilkinson 16th,

Division 2 Nathan Smith 2nd, Darren Hubery 7th, Max Jessop 12th and Ross Telfer 16th.

Pro Pin 12th Phil Coles $43

Raffle winners Shane Vanderlight $50 and Ken Mount $25.

Reminder that the team event cards are to be filled out a little different to single event cards. There was an example of how to score todays event on an A frame board before crossing the bridge and there were still incorrectly filled out cards submitted. If you are ever unsure, PLEASE ask before submitting your card.

Big thank you to Katrina and Kev for looking after the business end of things today. Muchly appreciated!

Next weeks comp is a Single Stableford.

Hit it hard and hope the rain doesn’t take too much off it!

Captain Tink

Sorry for the delay getting the results out.
On Thursday we played a single stableford on a very windy day. It was not easy at all so we must congratulate Pauline Ryan on her magnificent 39 points, the only person to play to their handicap or better , she also won the NTP on the 7th and the ProPin on the 12th. Runnerup was myself with 34 points, hopefully a sign of better things to come!

We had a generous rundown because we had a trophy donor, it went down to 27 points which shows just how tough it was out there.
Kaye Mills had a nice finish to her day scoring an Eagle on the last hole.
It was great to see Doreen Rankine and Glenda Ballard back playing after each had lengthy delays after surgery.
The NTPs were well spread out over the field, all 3 were in two divisions on the 2nd was Colleen Kelly and Yvonne Morrison, On the 7th was Pauline Ryan and Mary Swanson and on the 16th was Kaye Mills and Janet Haddrick.

This week we are playing a 2ball aggregate Stableford. You will each get a card and have a partner. Partners will be the first two on the sheet and the second two, if that is not how wish to play it is up to you to get it changed before Thursday! You must swap cards with someone in the opposite team! To help the card checkers you could keep your team scores in the spare columns.

On Friday we have 5 girls going to Casino to represent our club in a Teams Event, great to see Open Days back on the calendar again we are hoping to have one ourselves on the 28 th September.

Our next “event” will be our Club Championships starting on the 18th May, hopefully this showery/windy weather will be gone by then!! Conditions of Play will be up this week and the nomination sheet will be out on the 4th May. We are planning to have a light lunch and a drink for you on the last day.

We had a beginners free clinic last week so we are hoping to get some new players , there is another free clinic on the 16th May, once they get hooked on the game they will want to come out and play so let me know if you are interested in taking someone out for nine holes or to put their cards in!

Thankyou to the Committee and helpers who all work to make our day go smoothly!!

Cheers from

Captain Liz

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A very windy day once again but at least no rain till after comp finished.Vets are blessed.Only 39 starters hence only 1 division.

Winner Bazza McFadden(31)36pts R/U Owen Snelling(27)35pts.

Rundown 31pts all in.N.t.p.s. 2nd Simon Woolley+house7thWilko+house.

12th Wayne Howlett+Terry Trevitt 16th Col Norton+Bob McElveney.

Raffles$50 Peter Wazlawek $25 Rod Jackson+Bob Hedger+Graeme Johnson.B.B.B. Bazza McFadden $20.Well done all winners.

Good golfing and mental health(red oclock)cheers Capt. Dave.

The southerlies are back! Temperature’s are dropping, greens are getting faster and any hole facing south is requiring a club or two extra.

Today we played a 4 Ball Aggregate Stableford with 71 players hitting the course.

Winners today were Michael McKay and Macca McGuiness 72pts and runner-ups Charlie Huff and Les Browning 67pts CB.

NTP’s

Division 1 Frankie Watego 2nd, Graham Hopkins 7th, Michael Kemp 12th and Garry Dowding 16th.

Division 2 Mick Walsh 2nd & 12th, Graeme Johnson 7th and Perc Dempsey 16th.

Pro Pin 7th Graeme Johnson $69

Bazza’s Birdie Blitz Steve Wilkinson $20

Banora Point Real Estate lucky draw Graham Hopkins $20

Raffle winners

Barry Mc Fadden $25, Dave Harrod $25, Graeme Johnson $25, Greg Morrison $25, Brian Springfield $25 and Ray Wixey $25.

Special shout out and thank you to the players that are kind enough to take the pins out and bring them in each Wednesday and Saturday. Appreciate your help and making that part of the comp run smoothly!

Pennant teams are being finalised and we are expecting to see the draw on the 5th of next month. We will be having a players gathering in the late afternoon of the 5th to hand out shirts and go over any details before the matches commence. Kev and I will be in touch with the players between now and then with more details.

Next weeks comp is a Single Stableford.

Hit it hard and hope it comes back in bounds (D. Killion)!

Captain Tink.