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128 players turn out for Warburton Golf Club event



Wednesday 24 January, Stableford:

The best result posted on this day came from David Lever, with a solid 38 points, which was good enough to take home the A-Grade prize. Well done ‘Pup’. The A-Grade runner-up was Paul Kennedy. P.K. is always very consistent and his 36 points attest to that. The B-Grade winner was Trevor Porter, who posted a 37-point round, followed by Alan McDonald with 35 points. The ball rundown, in both grades, reached 33 points. NTP winners were Tom Barr (3rd), Ken White (5th), David Wappett (9th), Paul Osbourne (12th) and David Lever (15th).

Twilight:

With only 8 Twilight chances left, the top ten battle is hotting up. But the hottest player this week was Danny Fox, who recorded a sterling 19 points; although he only won on a countback, because James Campion took home the runner-up voucher, also with 19. Balls extended down to 17 only. NTPs went home with Danny Fox (10th), James Campion (12th) and Peninsula Kingswood guest, Jane Schendzielorz (15th).

Australia Day 4-person Ambrose:

Well, folks, what a day that WGC put on, hosting its biggest field for a long time. 128 eager players paid for the privilege of a round of golf on a beautiful course, with very pleasant golfing conditions to boot. The meal afterwards was very eagerly accepted, and the conviviality was very much in evidence. The results on the day were as follows;

With a Nett score of 50.87, the regular foursome of Lincoln Wilson, James Stewart, Pat O’Regan and Troy Veenker took home the fabulous Titleist prizes on offer. Unbelievably, the runner-up team of Mick and John Daniher, Deanne Rasmussen and Howard McDonald finished on exactly the same score but lost on a tight countback. The NTP winners, and there were plenty of them, were Brad Gwyther (3rd), Jake Drummer (5thbut no $10,000 for the hole-in-one), Brad Gale (9th), David Lever (12th) and Ben Lever (15th). The extra winners were Meredith Nursey ( for the longest Ladies’ A-Grade drive), Georgie Houniet (longest in B-Grade), Michael Batten (Longest Men’s A-Grade drive), Dean Cerveri (B-Grade) and finally RickStaggard (Straightest drive). The Committee would sincerely like to thank the Match Committee for their diligent preparation, the Clubhouse staff for their great presentation of lunch (under pressure too), and Paul and Andrew, as usual for presenting the course in immaculate condition. Happy Australia Day to all involved.

Saturday 27 January, Stableford:

After the big Australia Day event the day before, it was no surprise that a reasonably moderate field turned out on this day. Clearly, the best score on the day was returned by Dave Wappett with 38 impressive points. Well done, Wapp. That was easily good enough to earn him the A-Grade prize because Josh Hin collected a runner-up prize with 36 points. The B-Grade voucher went home with Tim Jones for a solid 35 points. The runner-up here was Warren Sheargold with 33 points. Welcome back, Wazza. If you returned 33 points, you have won a ball. Finally, the NTP winners on this day were Darryl Ward (3rd and 12th, good work Darryl), Peter Whitehead (5th), Paul Osbourne (9th) and Craig Staggard (15th).

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