Scratch: Took on Broadford at Whittlesea.  Four holes in the rain came down and play was called off for a period of time.  The rain changed the greens and it was tricky for all players.  A good result, 3/2 win.

Mick Squire – W2up, Mitch Atlas – W1up, Mal Mottram – W1up, Luke Lyons – L5/4, Dylan Harris – L2/1

Handicap: Took on Woodend at Hidden Valley, a long course with plenty of water.  Not our day going down 4/1

Shaun Scales – W3/2, Chris vanDerVliet – L6/5, Scot Williams – L2/1, Dean Kohler  –L21st, Simon Donovan – L4/3

Heavy rain during the week saw all fairways and greens a little softer; many balls picked up mud, especially in the areas attacked by the corellas.  Play began on a cool afternoon under overcast skies with some light drizzle.  The drizzle returned at about 4.00pm as the players were heading up the final holes.  The quarter-finals of the Algie Mitchell shield went off the 1st with other groups spread across the course.  The day’s results were;

1st; Shaun Scales – 96/25/71

2nd; John Freestone – 102/29/73

3rd; Sherif Abdel-Sayed – 105/31/74

NTPs; 1st – Simon Donovan, 15th – Mal Mottram & 16th – Scott Williams

Quarter-finals of the Algie Mitchell Shield

Andrew Laing (0) D Rob Rea (1) – 6/4

Steve Wilkins (3) D Bob McLennan (0) – 6/4

Mal Mottram (0) D Zac Scales (26) – 2up

Shaun Scales (3) D Mick Nicholls Snr (0) Walkover

18 Hole Competition
1st.    Steve Wilkins  (18)   33 points
2nd.  Luke Lyons      (6)     32 pts
3rd.   David Jones     (23)  30 pts

9 Hole Competition
1st.    Kath Jekabsons   (34)   20 points
2nd.  Beryl Cole              (28)   17 pts
3rd.   Lorraine Robb       (43)   16 pts

With a 90% chance of 20 – 40mm of rain predicted it was a courageous group who took the course for the club’s Ambrose event.  Early conditions looked good  however, after about five holes, the rain fell and out came the umbrellas and wet weather gear.  The Northerly wind blew up to over 40Kph and the umbrellas went back in the bag.  After about 15 minutes the rain ceased  and the wind dropped back to the mid 20sKph, play continued.  Despite the challenging early conditions scoring was generally excellent.  On a wet and windy morning the results were;

1st; Dylan Harris/Mitch Thomas – 60.75

2nd; Luke Lyons/Steve Wilkins – 64

3rd; Mick Squire/Mal Mottram/Keith Hocking – 64.83

NTPs; 1st – Luke Lyons, 15th – Dean Kohler, 16th – Dean Kohler, Best 2nd shot 3rd – Luke Lyons,  Longest Drive 4th – Dean Kohler

Another strong field contested the March Medal; the round began under almost perfect conditions, temperature in the mid 20C and a wind, S to SW under 20Kph; good scoring was expected.  The hotter, dryer weeks of late February and all of March saw ballplayers get excellent value for bribes and long irons.  Approach shots had to be accurate to players risked landing short and bouncing through the green.  Playing to handicap or better was required to figure n the results.  ON a nexxcellent day for t=golf the results were;

1st & March Medalist – Chris vanDerVliet – 98/33/65

2nd; Ben Owen – 83/16/67

3rd; Rob Rea – 85/17/68

NTPs; 1st – Scott Williams, 15th – Toby Clement, 16th – Davey Kenny, Best 2nd shot 3rd – Mick Squire,  Longest Drive 4th – Scott Williams

Least Putts; 26 – Ben Owen

RGC March’24  Medalist – Chris vanDerVliet

The running comp for the March Monthly Medal was a hotly contested event with countbacks needed to separate the top three. The course conditions were conducive to good scoring with great coverage on the fairways and the greens running true.
Hugh Williams hit a lovely shot on to the first green to win Nearest the Pin and Jenny Hartley’s reliable putting earning her the award for Least Putts on the day . Monthly medal winner will be announce once the running competition is completed.
Daily Results:
1st:  Lorraine Robb – 119/46/73 C/B
2nd: Kath Jekabsons. – 109/36/73  C/B
3rd:  Darlene Baker. – 92/19/73
NTP: 1st – Hugh Williams
Least Putts: 26 – Jenny Hartley

Scratch; Took on Whittlesea at Trentham.  The course was very dry and many players overheat their drives.  A good start tot he season with a 3/2 win

Mick Squire – W, Dylan Harris – W, Mal Mottram – W, Luke Lyons – L2 Dn, Mitch Atlas – L19th

Handicap; Took on Bradford at Woodend.  Not a great start to he season with  4/1 LOSS

Davey Kenney – L6/5, Scott Williams – L3/1, Chris vanDerVliet – L2dn, Shaun Scales – W20th, Zac Scales – L5/4

For the first time in many months players were met by a strong southerly wind.  As the run progressed the field played through cold, windy periods followed by warmer, sunnier times.  Again the course was in top condition and all players who “went down the middle’ got great results.  On a very changeable day y the results were;

1st; Andrew Laing (19)m-m35 pts C/B

2nd; Davey Kenney (13) – 35 pts

3rd; Mal Mottram (7) – 34 pts

NTPs; 1st – Mick Nicholls Sir, 15th – Bob McLennan, 16th – Davey Kenney, Best 2nd Shot 3rd – Mal Mottram

The Quarter Finals of the Algie Mitchell Shield will be;

Andrew Laing (2) Vs Rob Rea (0)

Mal Mottram Vs Xx

Davey Kenney Vs Xx

Bob McLenna Vs  Xx

In near perfect conditions for golf the Ruby Mackenzie Salver was held at the Woodend Golf Course.  Elaine Scanlon, Lorraine Robb and Darlene Baker made the short journey across to Woodend and enjoyed a lovely day on a course in tip top condition.  The winning team on the day was from Kilmore Golf Club, Jill Banon, Helen Clancy and Cheryle Anderson.