Sport
30 July, 2023
New century brings big tournament field
WEDDERBURN Golf Club’s annual tournament entered its second century with one of the largest 27-hole event fields in recent years. Strong entries for the 101st event - more than 40 players from 17 clubs - saw the A Grade field set at players on...
WEDDERBURN Golf Club’s annual tournament entered its second century with one of the largest 27-hole event fields in recent years.
Strong entries for the 101st event - more than 40 players from 17 clubs - saw the A Grade field set at players on a handicap of eight or less.
Boort’s Andrew Kane won the top grade scratch event hitting 103 and following on his form of the previous weekend when winning the same event at his home club’s annual tournament.
Cam Taylor took honours in B Grade with 112.
27-hole handicap - A Grade: Mark Bamford 102. B Grade Tony Holt 98.2
18-hole scratch - A Grade: Anthony Masters 69. B Grade: Glen Kramer 77.
18-hole handicap - A Grade: Anthony Passalick 67. B Grade: Glenda Bird 65.
9-hole handicap - A Grade: Tim Griffiths 32 on a countback from Mark Bamford. B Grade: Jon Chandler 31.
Nearest the pins: Jon Chandler, Anthony Masters, Glenda Bird, Tony Woolley.
The tournament started with the ladies’ four-ball best-ball with 15 pairs representing seven clubs.
Di Johnston and Julie McLennan scored 46 points for victory in A Grade from Sue Slattery and Pat Collins 43.
B Grade went to Beth Thompson and Dot Beattie with 49 with runners-up Wendy Laffin and Carmel Fitzpatrick on 46.
Nearest the pins: Ruth Iser, Di Johnston, Sue O’Connor. Second shot: Joan James. Longest putt: Wendy Laffin.
The men’s four-ball best-ball on Friday was contested by 35 pairs from 19 clubs across central and northern Victoria.
Owen Bailey and C. Hansen were the A Grade winners with a score of 44 from Dale Anderson and Grant Humbert 43.
Anthony Hargreaves and J. Soulsby were victors in B Grade with 45 from Peter Sauy and Robert Bottom on a countback from N. Bradford and B. Johnson 44.
Nearest the pins: Grant Humbert, Dan Lanyon, Keith Bird. Second shot: Owen Bailey.
Sunday’s ambrose competition had 42 players from 14 clubs competing in groups of three to conclude the tournament.
Scratch: Todd Louttit, Neville Vickery, Frances Lee 63, runners-up Lee Hicks, Darren Wright, Jake Wright 64.
Handicap: Anthony Hargreaves, Wendy Hargreaves, Wendy Laffin 56.17, runners-up Shane Ward, Archa Ward, Jake Hayes 57.
Nearest the pins: Mick Smith, Tony Holt, Robert Tonkin, Wendy Tonkin.