By Ron Hottes
Wednesday 19 April, Par:
Any Par round can sort out the chaff in each field, folks. There was plenty of chaff, but some players finished in positive territory. The most positive score this day was posted by Ron Wilson, with a very strong +6. This result trumped all others to the tune of 4, with a number of +2’s vying for the runner-up voucher. Ross Machar clearly had the best back nine, for he took home that prize on a countback, from 3 others. With these scores, it is no surprise that the ball rundown only extended to ‘square.’ NTPs were taken home by Kevin Bargar (3rd), Rod Kempton (5th), Glen Forbes/ Mick Eldridge (9th, a deadset even result), Dale Horrobin (12th) and Steuart Hawke (15th).
The Ladies’ B and C-Grade Championship update shows us that Jaqui Hall has a comfortable lead over Ineke DeGraaf. In C-Grade, new girl Deb Hamment also has a sizable lead over Sue Barratt. Full details for these events will be in next week’s edition.
Saturday 22 April, Stroke and 2nd Round of the Club-Championships:
So, with plenty on the line in all grades, a large field was fiercely contesting in each grade. The fiercest competitor was Chris Leighton from B-Grade. His Nett 57 just blew everyone else out of the water. Suffice to say, the next best score in this grade, a great Nett 65 by Geoff-Sharp, would have normally won the day. Geoff had to be content with the runner-up prize. In A-Grade, a fine Nett 67 from Clint Smallman earned him the top gong there, with another Clint, Toohey, posting a Nett 69 to take home the runner-up cheque. In C-Grade, Stuart Patrick posted a Nett 67 to win there, but he only snuck in on a countback, as Kevin Conway also recorded a 67. Balls therefore only extended to 72. The NTP winners, on the day, were Clint Toohey (3rd), Paul Mason, (5th and twice in a row), Rob Hendy (9th), Shane Ford (12th) and Sam Dennis (15th).
Full results of the Club-Championships will be covered next week with photos hopefully. But, the leaders at this stage are: for the Open title, Paul Mason, with 144 has a slender 1-stroke lead over Michael Batten, who is 3 ahead of Clinton-Toohey. The B-Grade leader, Paul Osbourne, has a healthy 11-shot margin over the current runner-up in Darryl-Ward 160-171. In C-Grade, Chris Leighton has a massive 20-stroke buffer (168), over second-placed Alan McDonald, with Andrew McMath, just one behind, breathing down Alan’s neck.
