Sport
2 October, 2022
Golfers back charities
LARGE fields contested play in charity golf events at Inglewood and Wedderburn on AFL Grand Final Eve. Inglewood and District Health Services day was back after a COVID hiatus and organisers are currently totalling up receipts and donations. The event...
LARGE fields contested play in charity golf events at Inglewood and Wedderburn on AFL Grand Final Eve.
Inglewood and District Health Services day was back after a COVID hiatus and organisers are currently totalling up receipts and donations.
The event was well supported by the community with 20 teams taking to the course.
The winning team was “ The Murphy’s” who took away first prize which included a round of golf at the Bendigo Golf club.
Second place went to the Huntly Hooters and third was Happy Hackers, led by team captain Jill Hobbs.
IDHS community, consumer and volunteer engagement officer Cindy Gould thanked Inglewood Golf Club and community partners for their contributions through sponsorship, prize donations and support on the day.
At Wedderburn, more than $5100 was raised for Friedreich Ataxia Research Association to take the total money raised by the club over the the past decade to more than $80,000.
Thirty-one pairs contested the day’s event with A Grade honours going to Byron Bird and Jim Tonkin on 39 points from Robbie Sutton and Keith Bird 38 on a countback from Chris Johns and Ron Hart.
Jon Chandler and David Fry took the prizes in B Grade with 43 points from Owen Bailey and Ian Hargreaves 41. The ladies event was won by Di Walker ands Debbie Bish 37.
The successful team in the mixed was Vicki and Andrew Bainbridge 36.
The best second was Scott Wright and nearest the pins Tony Holt, Norm Shea, Josh Millie and Chris Johns.