ROMSEY
Saturday June 1 was day one of the Romsey Open played as a 4BBB. Very heavy rain from Friday afternoon through to midday Saturday had a number of players have second thoughts about taking to the course, however all those who took up the challenge found that the drizzle cut out after the second hole and conditions improved throughout the day. By mid-afternoon, the wet weather gear, umbrellas and jumpers had been put away and golfers enjoyed the balmy conditions. There was plenty of casual water on the fairways and on some of the greens so relief, through the green, was given. The day's results featured Rob and Tony Freeman winning the men's pairs with 37 points, Lorraine Robb and Burt Quigley winning the mixed pairs with 41 points from Beryl Cole and Dean vanDenHeuval with 34 points. John and Andrew Laing won the relative pairs event (a Romsey Golf Club shield event) with 43 points from Dave Richardson and Adrian Poulton with 41 points. NTPs went to Andrew Laing on the 1st and Chris Lingard on the 15th.
Sunday June 2 was day two of the Romsey Open Day 2 that was played as a 24-hole stroke event. Misty rain met players as they registered and then lined up to enjoy an egg and bacon breakfast and catching up with people they may not have seen since The Romsey Open in June of last year. By 9.30am, the drizzle had moved on to light rain, assisted by steady winds from the south-west. The par 45 course was challenging enough without these tough conditions. Fortunately the rain lifted after a few holes but the occasional shower and gusting wind did roll across the park during the morning. The highlight of the first 12 holes was a hole-in-one by Dave Richardson from Romsey on the 110m par 3, 10th. By 12.15pm, all players were in the clubhouse enjoying a roast lunch, a quiet drink and a good chat with other players. Halfway clubhouse house leaders were -
A Grade
Stroke - Lance Carracher from Euroa and Danny BellChambers from Lancefield with 47
Handicap - Lance Carracher with (2 2/3) 44 1/3 from Phil Constable with (3 1/3) 44 2/3
B Grade
Stroke - Anthony Freeman from Romsey with 54 ahead of Mal Mottram from Romsey with 56
Handicap - Anthony Freeeman with (11 1/3) 42 2/3 and Mal Mottram (11 1/3) 44 2/3
C Grade
Stroke - John Freestone from Romsey with 56 and Ian Reynolds from Goonawarra with 60
Handicap - John Freestone with (12) 44, Ian Reynolds with (12 2/3) and Dave Richardson with (14 1/3) 47 1/3.
The afternoon round got underway with drifting showers that moved to steady drizzle then clear, cold conditions. During the day, players were reinforced with cups of hot soup and other refreshments from the mobile kitchen staffed by RGC veterans Peter Scanlon and Bruce Robb. Many players were extremely happy to see these two as the wandered around the course. By 3.30pm, all competitors were back in the rooms and chewing their way through the warm savouries and the many homemade slices and other desserts.
The day's results were -
AM Handicap - Mal Mottram with (11 1/3) 44 2/3
PM Handicap - Mark Corradin from Euroa with (- 3) 42
C Grade
Stroke - John Freestone with 119
Handicap - Ian Reynolds with (24 2/3) 98 2/3
B Grade
Stroke - Anthony Freeman with 108
Handicap - Graham Drummond from Northern with (22 2/3) 95 1/3
A Grade
Stroke - Lance Carracher with 94
Handicap - Mick Prorock with (12) 89
NTPs were John Loney from Melbourne Airport on the 1st, Ian Richardson from Euroa on the 8th, Mick Corcoran from Northern on the 9th and Dave Richardson on the 10th.
- Anthony Lakey
KYNETON
Wednesday May 29 was a stableford event. The winner was Mark Sciberras with 39 points. Scoring then dropped away with Paul Kristian the runner-up on a count-back with 33 points ahead of Frank Evans who also had 33 points. Karel Turang and John Dawson each had 32 points. Adrian Hanks had 31 points. David Bath, Noel Alldis, T Woods and Trevor Glanfield each collected a ball with 30 points. NTPs was John Dawson on the 4th and Mark Sciberras on he 9th. Saturday June 1 was a stroke round for the monthly medal and also the first round of the James Rennick Trophy. The long-awaited and much-welcomed overnight rain had changed playing conditions considerably for players. The medal winner from A Grade was Jesper Hansen with 80-10-70 from Neil Ford with 80-9-71 nett and Adrian Hanks with 79-8-71 nett. The B Grade winner was Noel Alldis with 85-13-72 nett from Brett Treloar who had 84-11-73 nett. Trevor Glanfield was the C Grade winner with 87-16-71 nett from Damien Summers who had 95-22-73 nett. Adrian Hanks had the best putting round with 27 for the day. Tuesday June 4 was also a stroke round for the medal, inclusive of the third Silver Spoon and Joan Kimberly Trophy and fourth BD Cup. Scores suggested that the ladies found the changed conditions difficult to adjust to. There was no run on the fairways and slower greens impacted on scoring for the round, Grace Parkinson won the medal with 94-19-75. She also won A Grade from Marg Scoble who had 77 nett. The B Grade winner was Virginia Dalton with 122-41-81 nett. NTPs were Marlene Richards on the 9th, Vicki Nettleton on the 17th and Beth Murray on the 18th. Robyn MacRae had the best putting round with 32 putts. Saturday is the second round of the James Rennick Trophy and will be for a stroke. Ladies will play stroke on Tuesday for the first round of the Min Ferris Memorial Trophy.
TRENTHAM
Scores were good in the midweek stableford considering the steady rain that persisted and surprisingly only eight players pulled out midstream. Lindsay Perrin won A Grade with 35, Ray Marks did the best in B Grade with 36 and Carol Bot, Kevin Sheedy and Chris Hansen were all on 34. NTPs were P Martin, R Wilson, P Axton and C Wilson. The heavy rain on Friday night kept a lot of players at home but they would have found it hard to topple the medal winner, Allan Schroder with 82-17-65 and runner-up Dan Nugent with 77-10-67. The closest to them were John Hudson with 88-17-71, Ron Dunbar with 86-14-72 and Mick. Kaufman 78-6-72. NTPs were D Doty, A Schroder and G Varley (2). Kerrin Hynes won the playoff for the previous monthly medal. This Saturday is the second round of the KO and par while the women have stableford.
- Dogleg
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