Emerald golf
CONDITIONS at Emerald Golf Club last Saturday were fast with a tendency for acceleration at reasonably inconvenient times. Par was the game for the day.
Mike Litchfield (12) was the star of the day when he played beautifully to roll in enough putts to be +4 when the bean counters attacked the cards at the end of play. His play saw him atop the A Grade mound as well.
In B Grade, new president Ken Sumsion (26) won the day in that section with +3 and went within a whisker of winning overall but youthful enthusiasm beat him on the last hole. David Aitken (29), Ken Hill (15) and Ross Martin (12) all hung in there for +2.
The ever-consistent Peter Glasscock (15) was +1 and Mark Starick (11) and Dennis Fuller (16) were both square after hostilities.
Starick was nearest the pin on the 4th, Martin the 7th, Glasscock the 12th, John Fisher the 13th and Ken Hill pocketed the pro pin lolly on the 18th.
Davina Jennings was a clear winner in the ladies’ comp from Brodie Reynolds in a distant second place.
In Wednesday’s Obviously Foppish Golf (OFG) using Golf Link handicaps, Dennis Fuller (17) won the stableford event with 42 points. Graeme Fergus (19) and Geoff Whittaker (21) both came in with 38 followed by Ken Sumsion (26) on 37.
Next Saturday, members compete for the February VGL monthly medal and there have already been murmurs from the undergrowth from some who have declared themselves pretty certain winners already.
Marysville golf
LAST Saturday, 36 golfers played in the 4BBB stableford event for the Liesfield Memorial Trophy.
James and Matthew Liesfield and their mother, Elizabeth, died in the 2009 fires. James and Matthew were popular young members of the club and keen golfers.
The winning pair on Saturday was Yarra Glen member Joe Tricarico and Geoff Ferguson with 46 points on a three-way countback.
Joe has made this highly sought after trophy his own having won it three times. The runners-up were John Norfolk and Robert Coleman from Toolangi followed by Miriam Page and John Trathen.
The nearest the pins were won by Ray Jones, Brent Norfolk, Peter Lilley and Miriam Page. Peter and Ray also won the Golden Shot.
The Thursday nine holers played par on the back nine holes. The winner was Ron Denmead with square followed by Geoff Ferguson on -1 on a countback from Jack Hill. Nearest the pin on the 18th hole was won by Ken Whittingham.
