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DEEP CREEK GOLF CLUB
Golfers had to deal with some tricky conditions during Saturday’s Par competition with early winds playing havoc in the morning before the afternoon crew made a charge for the 18th hole with stormy conditions closing in.
But the wind, storms, and large-sized field were no match for Glenn Rees (14) who carded the best round of the day to win B Grade with an impressive score of +4.
B Grade golfers clearly stood out on Saturday with left-hander Rob McCrae (18) the only other player to break his handicap, finishing runner-up to Rees with a fine round of +2.
David Mair (10) balanced out his minuses and pluses to perfection, shooting a square round of golf to win A Grade on a countback from Levi Sua (9).
Ross Stewart (23) also finished square with the card to win C Grade by a single shot from Steve Van Ingen (36).
Balls down the line were awarded to Colin Crowle +2, Brian Webster +1, James Dimtsas, Anthony Franzi, Ross Maclean, Neil Atchison 0, and to Brent Greenwood, Chris Wheeler, Barry Williams, Frank Leontini, Shane Wilkinson, Alex Green and Marcus Cameron on -1.
Nearest the pins were won by Jimmy Pari on the second hole and Steve Northcott, who slotted one to within two metres on the 16th.
Northcott’s (19) impressive shot on the 16th on Saturday backed up a fine round of golf of Wednesday where he scored +3 in the Par competition to take out A Grade on a countback from James Dimtas (17).
Frank Leontini (22) gave no-one else a chance in B Grade, scoring a fantastic +5 to win by two shots from an in-form but very unlucky Graeme Steel (29) on +3.
Down the lines went to Graham Brennan +2, Phil Barling, Trevor McQualter and Tony Mafodda on square, while Chris Dalton and Roger Parker snuck onto the DTL list with scores of -1.
Leontini also prevailed in the Back Nine Super Comp, scoring +3, while Phillip Mott on the second and Neville Taylor on the 16th took home prizes for nearest to the pins.
Alex Blanck (19) was the in-form golfer on Sunday, scoring 40 points to win by a whopping eight strokes from second-place finisher Daniel Behnane (13).
Glenn Rees 32, Tom Marshall, Shaun Hegarty and Nick Gray 30 were other players worthy of note.
And a special shout out to 83-year-old Terry Bull (pictured) who is still hitting the ball in fine style in the veteran stage of his career.
Just stop those terrible dad-jokes will you Terry!
DROUIN
Men’s
Wednesday Stableford
With the course continuing to play with greater run Stableford scores in the 40’s are now necessary to compete for top billing…Craig Armstrong and Keith Crew achieved just that to get their wins.
Division One: Winner: Craig Armstrong (9) 41 points, from Darren Arnott (15) 40, Lea Caldwell (18) 40, Gary Burns (18) 38, Gilbert Davis (11) 38, Duart Perrin (14) 38, Kevin Johnson (11) 38, Peter Smith (15) 38, Reg Dixon (18) 36.
Division Two: Winner: Keith Crew (34) 43 points, from Max Luck (31) 40, Kerry Neilson (21) 37, Phillippe Alleaume (21) 36, Jim McCormack (29) 36, Jock Granger (21) 36, Laurie Pyle (28) 36, Ian Bertolotti (19) 36, Peter Newton (33) 36.
DTL Balls to 38 on c/b and median score was 33 points.
Saturday: Stroke Monthly Medal
Like Wednesday the scoring was hot, with players mastering the back tees and some tricky pin positions.
Playing in his first competition, Jake Simpson showed his dad a clean pair of heels with a fantastic nett 64, whilst waving goodbye to a 31 handicap.
Division One: Winner: David Sharpe (8) nett 68, on c/b from Daniel Gorman (11) 68, Matt Guy (8) 70, Jordan Wyatt (12) 70, Glen Vandeligt (11) 70, Jye Kruyer (0) 72, David Cavanagh (12) 72.
Division Two: Winner: Peter Smith (16) nett 65, from Ken Cooper (16) 67, Shane Davidson (14) 70, Graeme Alexander (18) 72, Philip Beruldsen (19) 72.
Division Three: Winner and Monthly Medal: Jake Simpson (31) nett 64, from Geoff Closter (22) 69, Connor Jeffries (22) 69, Peter Phillips (25) 70, Greg Roberts (27) 71, Michael Smith (23) 72.
DTL Balls to nett 71 and median nett stroke score was 75.
NTPs: 5th: Duart Perrin, 8th: Peter Morris, 10th: Peter Morris, 14th Nick Gorman.
Next Wednesday is Par, and Saturday is Stableford. The Gerry Butler Drouin Plate sponsored by Clarks Blinds and Screens takes place on Sunday, with a 10:30am assembly for 11:00am shotgun start.
GARFIELD
With many golfers taking a four-day break for cup weekend there was plenty of competition options available with many players taking part in more than the one round.
The week kicked off on Monday with a field of 38 presenting with good scores coming in.
Michael Frazee did best for the B Graders with an excellent round of 41 points to defeat Stephen Bird by a clear margin of four points. Steve Kohut Jnr had a great day out by bettering his handicap of seven and getting the A Grade decision on a count back from Elton Shipway with a total of 38 points.
A final score of 33 points or better was required to get a ball down the line.
A field of 55 attended on Cup Day with the overall scoring down on the previous day’s play.
Greg Macklin won the A Grade event with a score of 37 points, defeat David Jarvie by one point.
Paul Kaye got the countback decision for B Grade, defeating Ash Graham with a score of 37 points, while Malcolm Hirt won C Grade, also by a countback, from Harry Huysken, with 35 points.
Speaking of Hirt, he had a great week by also finishing runner up on Thursday, winning a nearest the pin and producing a miracle bogey on the par four fifth hole.
After putting his tee shot in the dam he casually went back and birdied the hole for a score of five for two points. A final score of 33 points was required to get a ball down the line on Cup Day.
On Thursday a field of 53 lined up and it was Richard Perry winning the A Grade event with a good score of 38 points playing off his mark of 11. Perry defeated Garfield’s ‘Mr Unlucky’ Gary Basset by a one-point margin. A bit stiff is Gary as he bettered his handicap of just seven with a score of 37 points.
Speaking of unlucky it was John Blair whom could lay claim to that title by finishing runners up to Don Towan for the B Grade decision with a score of 36 points on Thursday… as well as finishing second on Saturday in B Grade = good play though John.
Peter Lazarus won the C Grade event on a countback with a score of 35 points to defeat the aforementioned Malcolm Hirt. Once again a final score of 33 points was good enough for a ball down the line.
A good size field of 108 turned out on Saturday and it was the prolific Ray James getting the job done for the major grade with a better than handicap score of 38 points to defeat Ray Pund by two points.
Peter Bogart won B Grade with a round of 37 points to defeat the aforementioned John Blair whilst the winning machine that is Peter Fedorenko won the C Grade event on a count back from Clinton Smith with a score of 35 points.
Stephen Bird had the day’s best score with a D Grade-winning tally of 39 points to get the win over Dylan Skinner by one point.
The Gippsland Veterans kick into gear this month with the next event coming up at Moe on November 22. Entries please to our rep John Scale no later than November 18.
The 2021 AGM will be held at the completion of play this Saturday. Details for this event are available on the club’s event notice board. This Saturday is a shot gun start at 8am followed by a club provided lunch and then the 2021 AGM.
Results
Monday
Single Stableford/Field of 38
A Grade: Winner Steve Kohut (7) 38 C/B, second Elton Shipway (14) 38, third John Scale (15) 37.
B Grade: Winner Michael Frazee (20) 41, second Stephen Bird (25) 37, third Trevor Guille (22) 36.
Down the Lines: Damien Hammond, Peter Bogart 35, Bruce Styles, David Manning, John Hoare 34, Jim Jenkins 33.
Tuesday – Cup Day
Single Stableford/Field of 55
A Grade: Winner Greg Macklin 37, second David Jarvie 36, third Joe Tonso 34.
B Grade: Winner Paul Kaye 37 C/B, second Ash Graham 37, third Ryan Stark 33.
Nearest the Pins: 4th Matt McCormick, 8th David Jarvie, 9th Greg Macklin, 11th Paul Kaye, 14th Brett Dwyer, 16th Malcolm Hirt.
Eagle: 1st – Jackson Bennett, 15 balls.
Down the Lines: David Jarvie 36, Joe Tonso, Thomas Cowie, Graeme Pretty, Ryan Stark, Brett Dwyer, Ray Pund, Kris Fowler 33.
Thursday
Single Stableford/Field of 53
A Grade: Winner Richard Perry (11) 38, second Gary Bassett (7) 37, third Trevor Franklin (12) 36.
B Grade: Winner Don Towan (20) 36 C/B, second John Blair (15) 36, third Rob Coates (16) 35.
C Grade: Winner Peter Lazarus (31) 35 C/B, second Malcolm Hirt (21) 35, third David Thorp (24) 33.
Down the Lines: John Scale 36, Bob Calderara, Kevan McMillan, Peter Johnson 35, Greg Needham 33.
Nearest the Pins: 4th Trevor Franklin, 8th Richard Perry, 9th Phil Williams 11th Peter Scott, 14th John Blair, 16th Gary Bassett.
Saturday
Single Stableford/Field of 108
A Grade: Winner Ray James (7) 38, second Ray Pund (10) 36, third Richard Perry (11) 35.
B Grade: Winner Peter Bogart (17) 37, second John Blair (14) 36 C/B, third Ash Graham (15) 36.
C Grade: Winner Peter Fedorenko (19) 35 C/B, second Clinton Smith (20) 35, third Kelvin Rhodes (21) 34.
Down the Lines: Glenn Wells, Shane Male, Carl Gilbert 35, Curtis Duffy, Dean Shannon, Grant McLure, Peter Medwin, Graeme Pretty 34, Dan Kelly, Martin Spurway, Doug Amos 33.
Nearest the Pins: 4th Kevan McMillan 8th Trevor Franklin 9th Shane Male, 11th Joe Tonso, 14th John Blair, 16th Nick Gaal.
Second Shots: B Grade Darren Rae, D Grade Dylan Skinner.
Sunday
Single Stableford/Field of 21
Winner: David Manning (10) 38 C/B, second Steve Bloomfield (25) 38, third Bob Calderara (12) 37.
Down the Lines: Mick Jusic 37 and Keith Edwards 35.
