Saturday was the inaugural competition for the Kristie Carpenter Perpetual Trophy, an Individual Stableford Medley for handicapped and social players, and sponsored by Terry Griffiths and Veronica Rebellato.

The overall winner was Mark Collits, decided by count back from four players who all finished on 40 points. In presenting the trophy, Veronica was full of excitement by Mark’s win, making reference to his and Kristie’s close friendship over many years.

Prizes were awarded for the men (presented in two divisions), the ladies and for social players:

• Mens Division 1 winner: Mark Collits 40 pts

• Mens Division 1 runner-up: John Betland 40 pts

• Mens Division 2 winner: Geoff Drane 40 pts

• Mens Division 2 runner-up: Brett Slack- Smith 38 pts

• Ladies winner: Jenny Hubbard 40 pts

• Ladies runner-up: Bess Shields 38 pts

• Social winner: Geoff Tilley 30 pts

• Social runner-up: Veronica Rebellato 27 pts

• The ball sweep went to 37 points on count back, going to: 40 – M Collis, G Drane, J Betland, J Hubbard; 39 – B Carpenter, A Dukes, M Haley; 38 – T Griffiths, B Shields, B Doyle, M Cartwright, J Carpenter, B Slack-Smith, A Callaghan and 37 – S Grallelis, R Nixon, B Drabsch, I Bown.

• The NTP’s went to: 9th – Ladies: J Hubbard, Men: B Carpenter and 18th – Ladies: B Drabsch, Men: P Dawson.

Scoring overall was pretty good with some eagles and many birdies being marked on the cards. Terry Griffiths had the best 9-hole Stableford with 25 points on the back-9. John Betland recorded the best scratch score, a 5-under par 67, shooting 32 on the front-9.

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Warwick Judge fired the perfect shot during play in the Sunday Stableford Medley, scoring a hole-in-one on the 9th. This finely struck pitching wedge, finished off a good round, having started on the back-9. This is his second, but most satisfying, hole-inone as it was a pure golf shot.

Saturday was the 4-Ball Stableford Multiplier, sponsored by the Tuesday golfers.

This format requires good arithmetic, which is second nature for the Tuesday golfers who manipulate their stories well.

The winners were Brian Doyle and Greg Webb who combined well to finish with 81 points, despite only managing a point each for a multiplier ‘1’ point on the last hole.

Runners-up were Tom Edols and Milton Cartwright, who managed 80 points, which included a few ‘zero’s’ on their card. However, these misses were offset by a ‘12’ and a number of 9’s.

The ball sweep went to 67 points, going to: 81 – Doyle/G Webb; 80 – Edols/ Cartwright; 76 – Chandler/Bown; 74 – Dawson/ J Betland; 71 – Howe/G Betland; 68 – Rhodes/R Webb and 67 – Besgrove/Sallaway.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – B Doyle; 18th – S Sallaway.

The multiplier effect can produce unexpected results. One player’s good play (Andrew Dukes with an eagle on the 6th) can be offset by a miss by their partner (Mike Spice missed his putts) to record a zero.

As always, continuous scoring is important. While 9’s and 12’s are good, the best individual hole score was achieved by Troy Howe and Geoff Betland, with a ‘16’ on the 7th.

On Sunday the Stableford Medley had 14 participants who ensured their shot making was good.

The winner for the day was Michael B Wood with 38 points, who needed the count back to pip Warwick Judge, also on 38.

The ball sweep went to 36 points, being collected by Ash Tucker and Jill Cripps. The NTP’s were easily decided – Warwick Judge on the 9th and Mike Wood (the dad) on the 18th.

The LVDGA Men’s 4BBB District Final is set to be held at Forbes on 5th August. The winners go to Bonneville for some fun time.

Nominations are needed for the Sand-Grass Greens Championships set for 18th, 19th August. Nominations close on 6th August. There is a ‘4-for-3’ nomination incentive and also a team prize.

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The Foursomes are a championship event played over two days, and for which the sponsorship by S&S Welsh Transport is greatly appreciated.

The overall results were: • 36-hole Scratch winners: D Bayley/ P Dawson 153

• 36-hole Scratch runners-up: A Dukes/ S Sallaway 159

• 36-hole Handicap winners: B Thomas/ A Tucker 140

• 36-hole runners-up: D Bayley/ P Dawson 147

The day-1 Scratch leaders were Andrew Dukes and Shane Sallaway with a score of 76, ahead of Steve Betland and Mark Collits on 77. However, both pairings had poor scores on day-2, while the Bayley/Dawson pairing surged forward with a 75, three shots better than their day-1 score.

The day-1 Handicap leaders were Dukes/ Sallaway (70.5) but their day-2 score pushed them back. Brett Thomas and Ash Tucker followed their day-1 score of 71.5 with a very good 68.5 to leap-frog into the winner’s jackets.

The day-1 ball sweep went to 75 net on count back, going to: 70.5 – Dukes/ Sallaway; 71.5 – Thomas/Tucker; 73.5 – Churchill/A Borger; 74 – R Nixon/N Duncan and 75 – Bayley/Dawson, N McMillan/B Carpenter, S Betland/Collits. The NTP’s went to: 9th – B Carpenter; 18th – S Sallaway.

The day-2 ball sweep went to 74 nett, going to: 68.5 – Thomas/Tucker; 72 – Bayley/ Dawson and 74 – R Nixon/N Duncan. The NTP’s went to: 9th – W Judge; 18th – J Betland.

The best exhibition of wonderful play goes to Niel Duncan and Richard Nixon on day-2. Their driving was not as good as before but it was around the greens that they excelled. Between them, they chipped in four times – on the 3rd, 4th, 10th and 15th – for pars and only needed 21 putts on the other 14 holes.

On Sunday there was a Stableford Medley played by a very small crowd who wanted a normal game. Dave Clarke won the day with 35 points, ahead of Ian Bown on 30. There was no ball sweep and no NTP’s as everyone missed the green.

The junior clinics are still being run on Tuesday afternoon, commencing at 4:30pm. Contact Simon in the Pro Shop on 6851 1554 for details.

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Saturday was the Monthly Medal, sponsored by Walkers Ag-n-Vet, contested by 64 players in difficult conditions.

The A-Grade winner was Steve Betland with a nett 74. A good front-9 was offset by an ordinary back-9. Runner-up was Mark Collits on 76 nett, who snuck in ahead of two other players.

The B-Grade winner was Brian Everest with a 70 nett. He had a good back-9 after an indifferent front-9. Runner-up was Brian Doyle with 71 nett.

The C-Graders put in some good scores with Milton Cartwright (71) and Geoff Betland (73) showing what could be done.

The ball sweep went to 76 nett on count back, going to: 70 – B Everest; 71 – M Cartwright, B Doyle, A Borger; 72 – P Barnes, S Uphill; 73 – G Betland; 74 – L Little, P Kay, S Betland; 75 – A Callaghan, D Culley and 76 – G Coles, M Collits, S Kirkman, N McMillan, R Nixon. The NTP’s went to: 9th – Terry Griffiths; 18th – Troy Howe.

The Sunday Stableford Medley was played by a very small crowd with Barb Drabsch (30 points) taking the overall win and the NTP’s.

The draw for the Wallace Cup (match play on handicap) will be made this weekend, so if you want to be ‘IN’ contact the club captain on 6851 5293.

Two important LVDGA events are very close. The Mixed Fourball Championships will be held at Grenfell on 22nd July and the Men’s Fourball District Final will be held at Forbes on 5th August.