By Ron Hottes
The V.V.V’s:
There was no Ladies’ comp on this public holiday, as the Club held an extra comp for any members who were prepared to swelter in 40+ degrees. The results were not available at the time of print.
Wednesday 29 Jan, Stableford:
This day the comp was meant to be a 2BBB, but a late change to the new 2025 fixture, saw it become a straight Stableford. David Wappett went straight to the top of the heap, with a solid 37-point result. This netted Dave the A-Grade voucher, on a countback from Captain Gilmore. The B-Grade prize was won by Trevor Porter, who posted a 35-point score. Trev also won on a countback from the unlucky Matt Maloney, and his 35 points was his best result for some time. In both grades, the balls stretched down to 34. The NTP winners numbered only three, because in another quirk of fate, two players snared two NTPs each. Ken White returned to NTP form with wins on the 3rd and the 9th. Not to be outdone, Seth Spenceley grabbed two on the 5th and the 15th. The other single winner was Allan ‘Old-Man-River’ Hubbard, who took home one on the 12th.
Twilight:
On a perfect afternoon for good scoring, the results showed this to be correct. Troy Veenker posted a very impressive 22 points. Even this excellent result was challenged by Roger Mataele’s 22 points, but sadly for Rog, Troy scored better on the last 3 holes. Well done to both men for two great nines. In a bumper field of nearly 60, the ball rundown only reached to 18, meaning there were plenty of scores from 18-up posted. NTP winners on the day were: Dale Sund (for a terrific second shot on the 1st), Cam Westwood (3rd), Captain Whitehead (5th) and Luke Patrick (9th).
Saturday 1 February, Stroke and Monthly-Medal:
On a hot, humid and trying day weatherwise, some hot scores were posted in both A and B-Grade. The hottest of those was posted by B-Grader Robert Mills, with a superb Nett 61. That is seriously good shooting, Rob. Captain Gilmore was the B-Grade runner-up with a fine Nett 67. Ray only filled this spot after knocking off Alan McDonald, on a countback. Alan seems to have found his old form again. Welcome back, Macca. Balls here reached 69 only. The A-Grade winner was Liam Kay, who recorded a solid Nett 65. But that great result did not ‘nett’ Liam the Monthly Medal; Mr Mills had well and truly snared that prize. The A-Grade runner-up was Tom-Barr, posting a Nett 66, followed closely by Lee Creedy with a fine Nett 67. The ball rundown here reached 70. Finally, on a big day for the Club, with 61 in the field, the NTPs were won by: Tom Barr (3rd), Kevin Smith (5th), Paul ‘Ossie’ Osbourne (9th), Junior Kempton (12th) and Happy Gilmore (15th).
