Highlights of the week:
Nelson Bay Ladies enjoyed major successes in two recent, prestigious competitions:
Jenny Frost and Heather Atkins won the Net category in the NSW State Foursomes Championships played at Campbelltown Golf Club.
In the Newcastle & Hunter District Ladies Golf Association Champion of Champions’ Competition held at Tanilba:
Janice Ingleton was the 3rd Division Scratch Winner
Julie Newsham was Division 2 Net Runner-up
Congratulations to Neil Hodges, scoring 49 points and taking-out Winner in Wednesday’s C Grade Men’s Stableford Competition.
Congratulations to Peter Bowen, scoring 48 points and taking-out Winner in Friday’s C Grade Men’s Stableford Competition.
Congratulations to Warren Parkinson for a hole-in-one on the 14th in Wednesday’s Men’s competition.
BREAKING NEWS: Congratulations to Peter Gibson for taking out the Scratch Winner, with a score of 227 over the 3 rounds, in the Men’s Club Championships 2016/2017.
Competition Results for the period
SUNDAY 13 Nov: Ladies Stableford: Div 1: Winner Rhondda Shaw 35, Runner-up Linda Drake 34; Div 2: Winner Sue Lewis 41, Runner-up Jill Rowland 36.
Men’s Stableford: A Grade: Winner Tony Short 39, Runner-up James Thompson 38; B Grade: Winner Bob Justice 41, Runner-up Kevin Humphreys 40; C Grade: Winner Ralph Carstairs 42, Runner-up Michael Trigas 40.
MONDAY 14 Nov: Vets 9 hole Competition Stableford: Div 1: Winner John P O’Shea 27, Runner-up Barry Kalousek 26 c/b. Div 2: Winner Doug Curtis 33, Runner-up George Train 30.
TUESDAY 15 Nov: Ladies Stableford Competition: Div 1: Winner Julie Walker 40, Runner-up Rhondda Shaw 37.
Div 2: Winner Di Brown 39, Runner-up Bev Suska 38; Div 3: Winner Beryl Wood 39, Runner-up Pat Harold 37.
WEDNESDAY 16 Nov: C1 Men’s Individual Stableford: A Grade: Winner
Mark Garden 42 c/b, Runner-up Bob Justice 42; B Grade: Winner Mark Twomey 40 c/b, Runner-up Bob Scott 40; C Grade: Winner Geoffrey Yonge 41, Runner-up Simon Law 38.
C2 Men’s Individual Stableford: A Grade: Winner Wayne Cleaver 39, Runner-up Peter Carter 38; B Grade: Winner Bryan Gibson 44, Runner-up Brian Hammond 43; C Grade: Winner Neil Hodges 49, Runner-up Geoff Cavanagh 40.
THURSDAY 17 Nov: Ladies Stableford: Div 1: Winner Deirdre Haxton 38, Runner-up Robyn Hare 37; Div 2: Winner Carol Townsend 38, Runner-up Mary Judge 36 c/b.
Vets 9 hole Competition Stableford: Winner Ron Exton 22, Runner-up Mike Coghlan 21.
FRIDAY 18 Nov: Ladies Stableford: Div 1: Winner Anne Newman 40, Runner-up Deborah Childs 38; Div 2: Winner Robyn Greedy 37, Runner-up Denise Ball 35.
Men’s Stableford: A Grade: Winner Scott Quinn 42 Runner-up Peter Metham 35; B Grade: Winner Charles Schofield 40, Runner-up Phil Rogan 38; C Grade: Winner Peter Bowen 48, Runner-up Dexter Tabeta (vis) 45.
SATURDAY 19 Nov: Men’s Championships 2nd Round Stroke C1: Overall Scratch: Joint Leaders: Conner Benjamin, Peter Gibson 152.
A Grade: Joint Leaders Scratch: Conner Benjamin, Peter Gibson 152, Leader Net:Peter Gibson 140; B Grade: Leader Scratch: Eric Kidd 174, Leader Net: Steve Fogwill 141; C Grade: Leader Scratch: Sam Cockburn 185, Leader Net: Sam Cockburn 145.
Men’s Stableford C2: A Grade: Winner John Wade 40, Runner-up Peter Carter 39; B Grade: Winner Mark Holley 43, Runner-up Reg Cronin 39; C Grade: Winner Norman Cousins 43, Runner-up Peter Henry 41.
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Nelson Bay Golf Club Results
By David & Rhona BIRSS