Wet weather once again tests golfers

Harry Elyasie had a consistent week on the track at Deep Creek Golf Club. 293974 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS

DEEP CREEK GOLF CLUB

The remarkable run of wet weather continued at Deep Creek Golf Club on Saturday with the heavens once again testing the temperament of morning golfers.

Despite the early-morning spring rains, several golfers carded some great scores making for a close leaderboard at the end of the day.

The battle for top honours would eventually hinge on a countback, with Peter Reilly (9) narrowly edging out Shane Franzi (18) after both players signed off on impressive scores of 39 points.

Down the lines went to Dean Jones 38, Brenton Hollingworth, Glenn Rees and Maddison Selleck 36, Anthony Kemsley, Matt Hogan, Rob McCrae and Bodhi Leguier 34, Graeme Durran 33 and Scott Irwin 32.

Nearest the Pins: 2nd Hole: Brian ‘Worm’ Webster (7.20m) and 16th Hole: Marcus Cameron (2.00m).

Scoring was extremely difficult during Monday’s stableford event with John Curtin (18) prevailing with the modest total of 31 points.

Rex Jobling (28) was runner-up on the same score, with down the lines going to Stephen Northcott 30, David McMahon, Tony Sheahan and Gordon Edwards 29 and Levi Sua, Rob Nobelius and Tom McDermott 28.

Nearest The Pin on the 16th was Christopher James (1.10m).

Scoring picked up rapidly for the main mid-week competition of the week, with Murray O’Dwyer (14) winning A Grade with a handicap-equalling score of 36 points.

Levi Sua (11) was runner-up in the top-flight with 35 points, while David Bell (21) carded the best score of the day – 38 points – to win B Grade by four shots from Chris Dalton (22) on 34.

Down the lines went to John Wilson 35, John Curtin, John Kingman, Heath Barclay, Harry Elyasie, Bill McDonald, Rex Ryan and Gordon Edwards with 34 points.

The SuperComp Front 9 winner was John Wilson with 20 points.

Nearest the Pins went to 2nd Hole: Gordon Edwards (1.86m) and 16th Hole: Scott Irwin (1.86m).

Heath Barclay (9) rounded out the golfing week by scoring 35 points to claim Sunday’s stableford competition.

Down the lines went to Brian Bateup and Harry Elyasie, also on 35 points.