By Ron Hottes
Alan Johnston once again came in with the day’s best score of +2 in Warburton Golf Club’s Wednesday 24 October contest.
The runner-up was new member, Mark Gunther, also with a +2.
Balls only extended to +1.
The nearest the pins went to Ossie McClay on the ninth, AJ on the 10th and to CHB on the 15th.
The much-coveted board event, the Harry Martyr singles match play final, was played on that day between two great mates, Tex Van Der Kooi and Neil Leckenby.
Tex was not showing any mateship in this game, as he easily accounted for Neil with a 4/3 win.
In the twilight contest, Roger Mataele got the chocolates with 20 impressive points.
Steve Patrick was runner-up on 19.
Those who scored 16 and up scored a ball.
Nearest the pin winners were Kim Kennedy on the third, Kim’s Uncle Bruno on the sixth Steuart Hawke on the ninth.
A nett score of 66 is very good in any stroke event, and there were three of them on the Saturday 27 October contest.
Sam Dennis’s 66 won him A-Grade, Kempton Senior’s saw him snare B-Grade, and Ralph Logan had to accept the runner-up prize with his excellent 66.
Surprisingly, balls got down to 71.
Nearest the pins were won by Tony Bickley on the third, Steve Wyatt on the ninth, Simon Spencely on the 12th and Andy-Lockey on the 15th.
The club played stroke so that the M/Medallists could play off for the Medal of Medallists title.
This year’s winner was Ray ‘Happy’ Gilmore with a very acceptable nett 69.
Information suggests that it was his first M of M award.
