Weekly Golf Report - 28/4/2024

Lawrie Casey is not a man to make rash predictions so when he told me early last week that he and Peter Blackmore were “good things” to win both the Anzac Day 4Ball and Saturday’s Wally Shaw Memorial then I “took it to the bank”.

Alas, they didn’t get across the line on ANZAC Day (for which Lawrie lays the blame solely with Blackers) but they did make good on the Wally Shaw part of the equation on Saturday with an aggregate score of 71 points (Blackers 37 and Lawrie 34).

That secured the dynamic duo their first honor board event win with John McHale (30) and Geoff Strachan (38) the runners up with an aggregate score of 68 points.

While Lawrie and Peter got their first taste of success in this event Bev Lyon and Marlene Topp combined brilliantly to take out their sixth win in the ladies’ event, a truly remarkable effort.

Bev contributed 37 points and Marlene 34 as they too finished with an aggregate score of 71 points and a comfortable six shot win from runners up Sharron Harrison (33 points) and Julie Neale (32) which (for those readers without calculators) gave them an aggregate score of 65 points.

Ball comp winners on the day were David Collins and John Burrows (67 points), Les Hall and Geoff Squires (64), Steve Browne and Laurie Bradley (64), Jake Gascoyne and Tom Holman (64) and Helen Armstrong and Marg Smerdon (64).

Nearest the Pin winners were Mick Gallivan (A grade 3rd), Jamie Elliot (A grade 12th), Geoff Squires (B 3rd), Trudy Denham (12th) and Wil Harrison (15th).

A special mention to Mick McAuliffe and Alan Hausler who were comfortable NAGA winners with 48 points of which Mick contributed the “bulk” of that score with 26 points.

Tuesday’s results:

A Grade

Winner: Peter Mangan 38 points

R/Up: Kevin Humbert 37 points (countback from Graeme Harrison)

B Grade

Winner: Steve March 39 points

R/Up: Alan Hausler 38 points

Balls: Graeme Harrison (37), Kevin Bauerle (36), John Burrows (36), Kerry Kreeck (35), Geoff Squires (35), Bud Thorsen (NTP A grade 3rd), Geoff Strachan (B Grade NTP 3rd), and Gordon Mackay won the voucher on the 15th.

Thursday’s results (Girgarre RSL 4BBB Stableford & Callaway)

Men:

Winners: Peter Mangan & Tom Mangan (48 points)

R/Up: Rory Kerr & Rod Breen (43 points)

Ladies:

Winners: Helen Armstrong & Nat McAuliffe (42 points)

R/Up: Judy Greer & Marie Watt (39 points)

 Callaway Winner: Ben Fletcher Nett 72

 Ball comp: John Neal & Alan Hausler (41 points), Peter Noble and Graeme Harrison (41), Marilyn West & Bev Lyon (39) and Janice Johnstone & Clare Kerr (39).

 Nearest the Pins: Peter Blackmore (A grade 3rd), Rory Kerr B grade 3rd) and Kelly Cheong (15th).

 Don’t forget Friday’s Annual Tournament. If you wish to inquire or book a spot in the field, please phone Gavon Armstrong on 0419 097 494. Otherwise, I’m pretty sure it will be okay to turn up on the day with assembly at 1130am. I can also report that we will be joined for the day, and again on the Saturday for the May Monthly Medal, by a very special guest.

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LADIES GOLF REPORT:

Valley View women played an Irish 4Ball, last Wednesday. Playing Stableford in teams of three, the best score on Par 3 holes, the best two scores on Par 4 holes and all three scores on Par 5 holes were counted.
The winning team of Sharon Harrison, Judy Greer and Judy Sutton accumulated 76 points to finish one shot ahead of Clare Kerr, Marlene Topp and Margaret Smerdon with 75 points.
Last Monday Valley View's Division one Pennant team lost 3/2 to a strong Numurkah team at Shepparton. Pennant resumes on May 6th after a bye this week.  Division one will play Shepparton at Cobram Barooga and Division 3  will play Numurkah at Tocumwal.