Home » Sport » Golf » Golf Notes

Golf Notes

KERANG

Ladies Stableford – Wednesday, May 16

ON a very good day for golf, 10 ladies entered the day’s competition, with the winner being Rowena Henry (44) after scoring 37 points.

Finishing second was Jan Harry (10) with 34 points and in third was Joyce Boyd (28) after scoring 33 points.

The nearest the pin on Chino’s 9th hole was Rowena Henry.

R & R Stableford – Thursday, May 15

IT was another great day for golf, with 22 members entering the competition.

The best score for the day was Chris Waterson (3) who scored 40 points, while the ball pool went to Gary Pay (20) with 38 points and Casey Gillen (17), Gavin Teasdale (14) and Peter Jones (17) all on 35 points.

The nearest the pins were won by C.Waterson (3rd), B.Shields (5th), A.Free (9th), T.Laughlin (13th) and C.Gillen (16th).

Saturday, May 17

29 members and guests played in cool and windy conditions, with the ladies winner being Louise Mudgway with 37 points and the men’s winner being Allan Free with 38 points.

The ball pool went to C.Dear and D.Wood with 37 points and K.Chase and R.Nesbit with 35 points.

The nearest the pins went to P.Hatton (3rd), D.Henderson (5th), L.Hogg (13th) and B.Shay (16th).


VETERANS

TUESDAY morning, bright and early, saw 34 veterans from Barham, Cohuna, Kerang, Lakeside, Murrabit, Manangatang, Mooroopna, Murray Downs and Tooleybuc contest the annual Northern District Veterans Golf Association grass greens championships, which was played as a Stableford round.

The ladies winner was Carol Dear from the Kerang Golf Club, who finished with 39 points, while the runner up was Lorraine Howard from the Mooroopna Golf Club with 36 points.

The men’s winner was Rob Male from Murray Downs Golf Club with 39 points, while the runner up was Ian Gammon, also Murray Downs, with 36 points.

The nearest the pins went to Joyce Boyd and Dennis Pretty (3rd hole), Amanda Male and Ian Dodd (5th hole), Lorraine Howard and John Manser (9th), Amanda Male and Graeme Bray (13th hole) and John Manser again on the 16th hole.

After a wonderful lunch prepared and served by the lady members, presentations got underway, with Kerang Golf Club volunteer workers also thanked for the presentation of a great course.

Digital Editions


  • Vintage wraps up

    Vintage wraps up

    ANOTHER memorable winegrape harvest is almost over, or by the time you read this, it should be completed with the last four truck loads expected…

More News

  • Skiers on Gunbower

    Skiers on Gunbower

    CROWDS gathered at the Gunbower Creek bank throughout the week to watch the nation’s best barefoot skiers compete for the 2026 title. The weather performed as well as the competitors,…

  • Free public transport extended

    Free public transport extended

    COMMUTERS will ride public transport for free for another month before fares are slashed in half for the rest of the year, as the State Government moves to ease cost-of-living…

  • Draft budget unveiled

    Draft budget unveiled

    RESIDENTS will see a modest rise in rates, municipal charges and kerbside waste collection fees in a proposed 2026-27 budget which emphasises fiscal restraint in the face of “challenging economic…

  • Golf Notes

    Golf Notes

    KERANG Ladies Stableford – Wednesday, April 15 IN near perfect weather, our ladies had some good scores. The winner was Angela Giouzellis with 42 points, while Rhonda Willoughby, Nola Robinson,…

  • Kangas claim first win

    Kangas claim first win

    COHUNA responded to their heartbreaking Round 1 defeat in the strongest possible fashion on Saturday, with a commanding 11-goal win over Kerang. The 46-35 result saw Kangas goal shooter Ash…

  • Central Murray Round 2 Netball Match Reports

    Central Murray Round 2 Netball Match Reports

    Balranald v Lake Boga A DOMINANT second half performance secured Balranald their first points of 2026, with the Roos defeating Lake Boga by 12 goals at Greenham Park on Saturday.…

  • HMAS Hobart veteran remembers Vietnam

    HMAS Hobart veteran remembers Vietnam

    WHEN 17-year-old Barry Townley enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy in October 1963, he did not expect he would spend seven months on the first Australian war ship to serve…

  • Blues make statement

    Blues make statement

    SATURDAY proved to be a day of upsets and statements across the Central Murray A grade netball competition, but there were none bigger than that of Murrabit, who thrashed league…

  • Fatal car accident

    Fatal car accident

    POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash south-east of Korong Vale on Thursday night. It is understood a car crashed into a tree on Wedderburn-Boort Road, near Corbys…

  • Kangas bounce back

    Kangas bounce back

    COHUNA have broken through for their first win of 2026 in emphatic fashion, defeating Kerang by 47 points in a dominant display that erased the sting of last week’s narrow…