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Ladies Stableford – Wednesday, April 16

Twelve players enjoyed the milder weather for their morning’s golf, with the winner Liz Thynne, scoring 36 points. The ball pool went to Joyce Boyd (36) and Carol Dear (35), with the nearest the pin was won by Meryl Cameron (Chino’s 9th).

R & R Stableford – Thursday, April 17

The game today was Stableford, with 28 entrants.

The winner was Brian Livingston with 38 points, while the ball pool went to J. Hewitt (37), C. Waterson and G. McNeil (36).

The nearest the pins were won by C. Waterson (3rd), J. Hayes (5th), J. Murphy (9th), D. Knight (13th) and B. Livingston (16th), with the pen award going to Brian Gibson.

Stableford – Saturday, April 19

Twenty two members faced blustery winds for this Stableford event, with numbers down due to the annual Easter races.

The ladies winner was Louise Mudgway with 37 points, while the men’s winner was Graham Wyte with 36 points on a countback.

The ball pool went to Roger Pay and Frank Cianci with 36 points and Ron Schultze and Chayse Worner with 35 points, with the nearest the pins going to S. Worner (5th), D. Meehan (9th) and D. Henderson (13th), with nobody able to get on the 1st or 16th holes.

Our annual Anzac Day Stableford event will be held on Friday, April 25, with a tee-off at 12.30pm.

VETERANS

The Northern District Veteran Golfers Association held their monthly competition on Tuesday, April 15 at the Barham Golf Course, with 29 members playing Stableford.

The ladies winner was Lisa Zanker from the Tooleybuc Golf Club, with 39 points and winning via a count back, ahead of runner-up Eileen Willox from the Murray Downs Golf Club, also with 39 points.

The ball pool went to Shirley E. Hall from the Barham Golf Club (39 points), Lisa Hyne also from the Barham Golf Club (37 points) and Joyce Boyd from the Kerang Golf Club (34 points), with the pen award going to Joan Foster.

The nearest the pins were won by Lisa Brady (1st), Mandy Male (6th), Lisa Hyne (9th) and Kerry Gammon (12th).

The men’s winner was Dallas Bibby from the Barham Golf Club with 38 points, while the runner-up was Dennis Pretty from the Nyah West Golf Club with 36 points.

The ball pool went to Joe Tartaglia from the Kerang Golf Club (34 points), Rob Male from the Wedderburn Golf Club (33 points) and R. McKenzie from the Murrabit Golf Club (32 points).

The pen award went to L. Schultz, while the nearest the pins were won by J. Manser (1st), D. Pretty (6th), R. Power (9th) and J. Manser (12th).

A great game was played in great conditions and we thank the Barham Golf Club for their ongoing support, with next month’s venue the Kerang Golf Club on Tuesday, May 13.

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