Wednesday 13 April Stableford:
Like many Clubs around Melbourne’s suburbs, Warburton’s midweek fields are quite different to the main Saturday group.
To start with, Wednesday fields are usually quite a deal smaller than the weekend and the other difference is that the ‘hotshots’ in our Club, the scratch, 1, 2, 3 and 4-handicappers rarely play midweek, (occasionally during holidays or at Christmas, etc).
That is not to say that quite a few very serious golfers are not regulars on a Wednesday, we have plenty of 5-12 handicappers, who rarely miss a midweek game.
But I make this point to emphasise that often during the midweek comps, some of our true B and C-graders rise to take out the top prize.
Andrew McMath is a genuine B-Grader, off a handicap of 21, who often features in the take-home of vouchers. He did it again last week, with a very solid 37 points.
But he only sneaked-in on a C’back, as Rob Hendy matched that 37 total. ( In another life, Mr Hendy was a Commonwealth-Games champion, and was not used to coming in second, as often as he does in his golf but he took it on the chin.)
Balls got to 36 only, and NTP winners were David Murch, (3rd), Neil ‘Mr. Scotland’ Leckenby, (9th), Kevin-Conway, (12th) and ex-Captain Cross, (15th).
Saturday 16 April Stableford:
On a beautiful day for golf and with the Club-Champs looming next week, the fortunate ones who can actually play this crazy game tuned-up for that most prestigious event.
The best-tuned golf game was owned by Craig Staggard, which returned him the top prize in A-Grade, netting him 40 impressive points.
Peter Bell gathered 33 points to take home the B-Grade voucher. The daily R/up was the perennial Alan Johnston returned a card with 35 points on it. If you scored 31+, you can claim a ball. NTP’s went to Hatty, (3rd), Bruno Kennedy, (5th)Noel-Cross, (9th), Gator Atwell, (12th) and to A.J. (15th).
Good luck to all those partaking in the club championships, starting next week. A detailed report will be in your paper next week.