GARFIELD GOLF
Let’s set the scene; a fantastic warm sunny day with a huge field of 132 all eager to get their name up in lights for the playing of the rescheduled 2021 Club Championships played on a course with rock hard fairways and the greenest of greens.
The overall scoring was very good with a better than par round or equal required to feature in the money.
A total of the four eagles were achieved with Matt Skinner and Stephan Murray on the first, Evan Williams on the second and Shane Male becoming just the second person in over 20 years to eagle the par four seventh along with Gary Kelly.
Geoff Turner won the A Grade event with a net 64 defeating Peter Black by the one shot whilst Craig Metcalf had an incredible nett 61, playing off his mark of 14, to win the B Grade event with a margin of three strokes to Craig Cousins in the runners up stall.
Malcolm Hirt returned to the winners list by winning the C Grade event with a round of nett 67 defeating Robert Murphy by two strokes.
Ian Scott tasted success for the D Graders with a nice round of nett 63, defeating Mick Howsin by one shot. A total of 19 birdies were scored for the day on the par threes, whilst a par round of 69 got you a ball down the line.
Another good size field of 74 did battle on Thursday which produced, for the third week in a row, howling easterly winds. Even so the scoring by the winners was of a high standard.
Lino Giambertone found the conditions to his liking with a very nice 42 points giving him the C Grade win three points clear of Gary Kelly having a good week with a round of 69 scored on Saturday as well.
Arti Koopman got the job done for the B Graders with a winning score of 41 points to defeat Michael Payroli by two points. Richard Perry returned to the A Grade winners list with a fine round of 39 points playing off his mark of 11 to defeat Craig Cousin and Ron Fielding by two points.
A final score of 34 points or better was good enough to get a ball down the line.
The Gippsland Veterans recently travelled up to Mirboo North for a comp of 4BBB Stableford which attracted a field of 102 players of which Garfield was represented by four teams.
The course was in excellent condition with the fairways in the best ever condition that the Garfield boys had ever seen so the ball stayed in the fairways as long as you could hit them.
Local knowledge for reading the greens proved an advantage for scoring.
The best of our motley crew were Trevor Guille and Steve O’Loughlin with a total of 43 points, unlucky not to win their Grade.
Please don’t forget the upcoming Veterans Aggregate Four-Ball Stableford event scheduled for play on 18 February at a cost of just $30 per player which includes a good lunch. All enquiries for this event to John Scale or at the club house for an entry form.
The next Veterans event is on 31 January so names to John Scale no later than the 26th please.
Next Saturday is the second round of the club championships.
RESULTS
• Monday/Single Stableford/Field Of 20
Winner: Pete Lazarus (29) 41. Down the lines: Barry Taylor 38, John Cragg, Danny Hill 37.
• Tuesday/Ladies/Summer Cup
Winner: Ronda Knee (43) 40. Nearest the pions: 4th Georgi Lowndes, 8th and 11th Amanda McLure, 9th and 16th Karli Van Der Horst.
• Thursday/Single Stableford/Field Of 74
A Grade: Richard Perry (11) 39, runner up Craig Cousin (13) 37 C/B, third Ron Fielding (14) 37.
B Grade: Arti Koopman (16) 41, runner up Michael Payroli (16) 39, third Dek Bell (18) 35.
C Grade: Lino Giambertone (29) 42, runner up Gary Kelly (21) 39, third Rob Morris (30) 37.
Down the lines: Ian Nicolson 36, Bob Calderara, John Scale, Peter Lazarus 35, Glenn Whelan, Frank Hyett, Barrie Cousin 34.
Nearest the pins: 4th Jim Accettura, 8th Ash Graham, 9th James Grant, 11th Geoff Clingin, 14th Arti Koopman, 16th Bob Calderara.
• Saturday/2021 Club Championships/Round 1/Field Of 132
A Grade: Geoff Turner (12) 64, runner up Peter Black (11) 65, third Matt Skinner (6) 67.
B Grade: Craig Metcalf (14) 61, runner up Craig Cousin (13) 64, third Evan Williams (15) 65.
C Grade: Malcolm Hirt (21) 67, runner up Robert Murphy (21) 69 C/B, third Mick Jusic (18) 69.
D Grade: Ian Scott (30) 63, runner up Mick Howsin (23) 64, third John Gay (24) 68.
Down the lines: Steve Clark 66, Jim Accettura 67, Ryan Stark, Ray James, Ian Nicholson 68, Gary Kelly, Kevan McMillan, Greg Noonan, Greg Wasmund, Steve Barrett, Barrie Cousin, Tim Sallai, Graeme Lowndes 69.
Nearest the pins: 4th Graeme Lowndes, 8th Ray James 9th Daniel Kelly, 11th Tim Sallai, 14th Matt Van Der Horst, 16th Greg Wasmund.
Closest second shots: A Grade: Doug Amos. B Grade: Brett Dwyer. C Grade: John Gay.
• Saturday/Ladies/2021 Club Championships/Round 1/Field Of 10
Winner: Di Norton (31) 67, runner up Amanda McLure (18) 71.
Nearest the pins: 4th Di Norton, 8th and 9th Amanda McLure, 11th Tina Cowie, 14th Deirdre Pilkington, 16th Karli Van Der Horst.
• Gippsland Veterans/4BBB Stableford/Mirboo North/Field Of 51 Teams
A Grade: Julie King and Gary Lalor (Morwell) 47. Runner up: Roger Taylor and Norm Langhorn (Berwick-Montuna) 42.
B Grade: Lional Mahoney and John Roberts (Deep Creek) 43. Runner up: Peter Newton (Drouin) and Peter Chapple (Monash-Churchill) 43.
• Sunday/Single Stableford/Field Of 15
Winner: Robert Taylor (23) 40, runner up Lou Artico (22) 38. Down the lines: Peter Van Helmond 37.
