Yearly Archives: 2018

Saturday April 28th – Monthly Medal – Stroke & Puts

The April Monthly Medal, men and women, drew a large field and players headed out to the tees on yet another still, glorious afternoon for golf. The day also saw the last round of the Algie Mitchell Shield with Rob Rea and Jim Patton fighting out the final.  The fairways were still hard and dry allowing all payers to get great run the greens and surrounds were a different matter. With the Little Corellas finally moving on the repairs to the greens were  really taking root and all players were surprised by the speed of the closely cut and rolled greens.  A  large number of putts ended up shooting well passed the cup, others players, falling to read the new breaks, also ended up well passed their intended destination. Despite the wonderful conditions only three men and one women broke their handicaps.  On another dry, late autumn day the results were;
Men;
A Grade;  Robert  McLennan 83/12/71
B Grade & Monthly Medallist: Kevin Dunn 95/25/70 from Sherif Abdel Sayed 94/23/71
Women
Monthly Medallist; Jenny Hartley 97/25/72 from Elaine Scanlon 105/32/73 R/U
NTPs: 15th – Jim Patton  & 16th – Mick  Nicholls Snr
Least putts; Andrew Clement – 28 putts
Final of the Algie Mitchell
Jim Patton (4) D  Rob Rea (0) –  4/2

Sunday April 22nd – Men’s Pennant Rd 4 – Woodend G. C.

Another magic day for golf however, one that found most of of the players struggling with the slick pace of the greens.  Even a small tap from the back of a green could find you rolling off on the other side. The Woodend course was in great shape and despite some less than exemplary work around the greens everyone enjoyed the day.  RGC battled last year’s pennant winners, Kilmore and their experience shone through.  The fast greens were just handled better by Kilmore to hand us a 6/1 loss.  This has opened up the field again and RGC really need a good win against Woodend next weekend to get back to the top of the table.  RGC results were;  Rob Rea – , John Freestone – , Ron Walker – , Scott Williams – , Mick Nicholls Jnr – , Chris vanDerVliet –  & Hugh Drummond – .
The complete day’s results were;

Hidden Valley  V  Trentham –

Lancefield  V  Mt Macedon –

Romsey  L  Kilmore – 6/1

Saturday April 21st – Relative Pairs – 4BBB Stableford

Another fantastic day for golf, sunny and little to no wind. The greens were in some of the best condition ever for this time of the year, and after being cut and rolled late Friday they played very true but with the fastest pace we have seen since last summer. Club length relief still being given on the fairways which are still struggling due to lack of rain. The club very pleased to have a strong field for the Relative Pairs shield, (a club shield).   There were some classy scores many over 40 points with 46 points to get a ball.  Other pairs also played 4BBB Stableford.  On a stunning day for golf the results were;
Winners of the 2018 Relative Pair’s Shield; Darren (10)/Cameron (24) Newnham – 49 points – (23 front & 26 in back), Cameron holing putts from all parts of the green, C/B from Bruce (30)/Lorraine (34) Robb. (26 front & 23 back) Other excellent scores were;   Jim Patton (20)/Chris Lingard (2) – 46 points &  John (22)/Darren (6) Freestone – 46 points
Other scores worth note, (but not quite good enough to get a ball); Les Gaunt (7)/Robert McLennan (12) – 45 points, Peter (31) & Elaine Scanlon (32), & John (31)/Andrew Laing (18) both 43 points, R. Rea (18)/M. Nicholls Snr (22) – 42 points
NTP:  15th Jim Patton, & 16th Darren Newnham
2018 Relative Pairs winners & Runner’s-up, (The Newnham’s took the trophy in 2008 also)
Cameron Newnham, Lorraine & Bruce Robb & Darren Newnham.

Thursday April 19th – Broadford Bowl – Broadford G. C.

A field of 46 women competed in Broadford Golf Club’s 2018 Women’s Tournament. Players were divided into three grades; A Grade who played stroke and B + C Grades who played Stableford.  The course was in very good condition with reward for staying on the well grassed fairways, any who wandered off the fairway paid the price among the many trees usually being forced to chip out sideways. The greens were generally good and quite slick with bold putts running well through when missing the cup.  RGC was well represented by Denise O’Meara, Beryl Cole, Lorraine Robb, Jenny Hartley and Darlene Baker.
The day’s Scratch Winner; Kerry Peterson ( 12)83 from Cheryl Anderson (8) 84.
Other winners on the day were
A Grade Nett; Adrienne Anglin  16/88/72
B Grade; Bev Bellman (26) 36 points
C Grade; Lorraine Robb (33) 38 points A great score by Lorraine which also saw her receive 5 points in the DDGA PoTY award.

Wednesday April 18th – RWH 4BBB – Stableford

Members played the Romsey round of the 2018 Royal Women’s Hospital 4BBB.  These events are played at participating clubs throughout the year with the winner and runners-up playing off in their districts for a chance to play in the state finals later in the season.  There was an excellent field with five groups of women playing the 4BBB.  The men played a Stableford round with another pairing of men recording scores for handicap purposes. Results for the RWH 4BBB were extremely close with two points separating all five teams so there were count backs aplenty.  The day’s results were;
RWH 4BBB Winners; Pam Drummond (31)/Jenny Hartley (25) –  39 points from Beryl Cole(24)/Denise O’Meara (45) – 38 points  C/B Lorraine Robb (34)/Jan Harver (45) – 38 points  C/B Elaine Scanlon (32)/Wendy Gosden(30) – 38 points, Darlene Baker (17)/Leila Beasley(41) – 37 points
Men’ Results; Bruce Robb (30) – 33 points from Hugh Williams(22) – 29 points

Monday April 16th – Women’s Pennant Rd 1 – Romsey G. C.

On Monday 16 April the DDGA Women’s pennant competition commenced.  Romsey were hosting  Section 3 and were drawn to play Lancefield.  After RGC not having a pennant side for several years it was a big thrill to start with a convincing 4/1 win. When you are playing at home local knowledge certainly helps.

Individual scores were; Darlene Baker; W-4/3, Beryl Cole; W-2up, Jenny Hartley; W– 6/5 and Lorraine Robb; W– 3/2.

Sunday April 15th – Men’s Pennant Rd 3 – Trentham G. C.

With heavy rain during most of Saturday and then more over night two of Trentham’s greens were flooded and unplayable.  The 3rd round of the 2018 pennant golf season was cancelled.  It may be possible to reschedule this round later in the season.

Saturday April 14th – Algie Mitchell Final & Par

After over eight weeks with virtually no rain the skies finally opened up and heavy rain began to fall mid morning.  The finalists in the 2018 Algie Mitchell had hit of earlier in the morning but they too were caught up in the heavy rain.  After playing 13 holes, all square, it was decided to call the match off; one club flying over 40 metres after an approach shot.   All repaired to the club rooms for a warm drink and a chance to win the weekly raffle.  The final of the Algie Mitchell Shield will now have to be played within a fortnight.

The final of the Algie Mitchell will again be;

Rob Rea (0) Vs Jim Paton (4)

Thursday April 12th – Phylis Williams Bowl – Seymour Golf Club

The Phyllis Williams Bowl was held at the Seymour Golf Club and a field of 60 players enjoyed the well grassed fairways and lovely greens.  The good conditions saw some excellent golf; Stableford scores on the day were generally quite good with plenty in the 30s. The highest for the day came from Bev Bellman (Marysville) with 39 Pts. RGC was well represented by Pam Drummond (29) 30 points, Jenny Hartley (24) 35 and Darlene Baker (16) 29 for a total of 94.
The Day’s Winners; Kilmore (Cheryle Anderson/Sandy Wicking/Bron Gunn.) – 106 Pts
Both Darlene and Jenny picked up a NTP.

Wednesday April 11th – Handicap Matchplay

With the start of pennant on just around the corner, Handicap Matchplay was on the agenda.   All players struggled in the unseasonably humid condition for mid April.  The greens continue to improve and generally putted very true.  A number of golfers played a friendly nine holes before coming together for lunch to discuss the hosting of the first round of Pennant on Monday 16th. Only two full matches were played;

Beryl Cole (24) D Darlene Baker (17)  7/6  and

Pam Drummond (31) D Jenny Hartley (26) 2/1. (A tense battle throughout).