Yearly Archives: 2024

Eighteen teams teed up on a fine, coolish morning to take on “The Old Course” lay-out at Romsey Golf Course. The day was a four-player Ambrose event and saw players from Geelong, Rosebud, Bendigo and Fawkner as well as from Romsey and surrounding districts; some with excellent handicaps others just out to have a round and to help raise some money for a very worthwhile cause.  With a par of 45 for both men and women the old course is more than  challenging.  The morning warmed up and the round was played in generally excellent conditions.  This was the 16th RFL Golf Day and many players had been coming for years.  There were very positive comments on the state of the course especially the fairways and greens.    Of the eighteen teams five were well under the card and their team handicaps really came into play.  It was a very tight result with two teams finishing  on 35.63.  A count back over the back six holes was required to separate them

1st CDMA; Mal Mottram/Davey Kenney/Craig Sandy/Andrew Laing – 41/5.38/35.63 C/B

2nd The Wanderers; Mitch Atlas/Paul Ellis/Ben Owen/Andrew Caldwell – 42/6.38/35.63

NTPs; 1st – Darren Alpinton, 8th – Dean Kohler, 10th – Davey Kenney/Darlene Baker

Just under 80 people sat down for lunch; a great meal provided by the members of “Puddles Team”.

Special mention to Romsey Mitre-10 who again sponsored the day.  They have generously supported this charity event since 2017.  The day saw just over $2,000  raised for cancer research

The 2024 RFL Champions CDMA

Craig Sandy, Andrew Laing & Mal Mottram (Davey Kenney absent)

A perfect day for golf, course in top condition and just the barest wind from the S/SE. While there was some damage to a few greens the bulk of the corellas seem to have moved on, very unusual as they are often on Romsey Park until late March.  Edges of the fairway and large swathes of the rough clearly show the damage these birds can do.  Conditions saw some excellent golf played and it was just one bad hole that made the difference between winning or coming in the top three.  On a great day to be out on the course the results were;

1st; Mitch Atlas (7) – 38 pts

2nd; Scott Williams (17) – 36 pts C/B

3rd; Mick Squire (6) – 36 pts

NTPs; 15th – Mitch Atlas, Best 2nd shot 3rd – Mick Squire

Thankfully there was a cool change overnight so the weather today was pleasant for playing golf. There was a bit of debris on the course from the wild and windy weather yesterday. Rob McDonald had the best round of the day. If a shot went astray he was able to make a great recovery with his next shot.  Daily competition results:
1st Rob McDonald 86/17/69
2nd Elaine Scanlon 104/33/71
3rd Jenny Hartley 96/22/74
The 1st round of the Silver Spoon was a running competition – Saturday 10th or Wednesday 14th. Jenny Hartley stated before golf on Saturday that this was her designated game.  The winner of the 1st Rd of the Silver Spoon was Jenny Hartley (Sat 10th) 94/23/71 on a c/b from Elaine Scanlon (Wed 14th) 104/33/71.

After a cool morning the day warmed up and conditions looked excellent for golf.  The fairways again had good cover and all players got excellent results from well struck drives and low irons. For once the corellas seemed to have moved on and the greens showed far less than usual damage.  Hopefully these damaging birds have really moved on1  Over the round there was just a gentle breeze from the S/.SW so good scores looked to be the “on the cards”.  However, despite the good condition, no-one was really able to “tear the course apart”.  On a great day to be out on the park the results were;

1st; Dean Kohler – 82/12/70 C/B

2nd; Davey Kenney – 86/16/70

3rd; Sheriff Abdel-Sayed – 105/34/71 C/B Jenny Hartley

NTPs; 1st – Scott Williams, 15th – Luke Green, 16th – Shaun Scales, Best 2nd shot 3rd – Scott Williams

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Another glorious day on a well prepared course for the Wednesday session of the 1st Round of the Summer Cup.  The format was Par with only two scores on the right side of the ledger; scoring was tricky in the gusty winds that arrived late in the round.  Sherif Abdel-Sayed played a very consistent round to card an excellent score.  The competition results were;
1st – Sherif Abdel-Sayed  (29); +3
2nd – Rob Mc Donald       (17); +2
3rd – Kath Jekabsons       (38);  -2 (C/B from Jenny Hartley)
NTPs; 1st-Darlene Baker, 3rd-Darlene Baker & 16th – Rob McDonald

The 2024 Summer Cup began on a hot, sunny afternoon.  With the temperature predicted to be 31C+ the umbrellas and sunscreen were both in play.  As the round progressed a wind blew up (~20kph) from the N/NNW and some higher, approach shots did drift well away from the green.  There was excellent cover on the fairways however, the recent hotter, dryer weather saw everyone get great value for well struck shots.   While just about all players had a few good holes followed by lesser performances two players held their nerve over the whole 18 holes.  Six birdies going a long way to a good card, but just not quite good enough.  On a hot, sunny day the results were;

1st; Zac Scales (39) +3 C/B

2nd; Mick Squire (7) + 3

3rd; Mitch Atlas (7) – +1

NTPs; 1st – Anthony Lakey, 15th – Mitch Atlas, 16th – Luke Lyons, Best 2nd shot 3rd – Mick Squire

With only 11 putts on the first nine holes Jenny Hartley made a flying start to the January Monthly Medal.  With a very consistent second nine she produced a final score of nett 68 to secure the win, well done Jenny.   The well presented fairways and great greens contributed to the good scores on the day. The day’s results were;
1st & January Medalist: Jenny Hartley – 92/24/68
2nd: David Jones – 93/22/71
3rd: Rob Mc Donald – 95/17/78 C/B Lorraine Robb and Beryl Cole.

The round began under clear skies with the wind of 15 -20Kph moving between S/SE/W.  The course was again in great condition however, a few machinery problems and volunteers away on a break meant the rough was more than challenging on some holes.  Generally it was a great day for golf but the field seemed to find ways to not play to their handicaps.  The day’s results were;

1st & January Medalist; Ben Owen – 90/17/73

2nd; Scott Williams – 92/17/75 C/B

3rd; Luke Lyons – 82/7/75

NTPs; 15th – Davey Kenney, 16th – Scott Williams, Best 2nd shot 3rd – Mitch Atlas

A big congratulations to Mick and Josh Squire who took out the DDGA Australia Day 4BBB at Seymour G. C.  A top score of 47 was all that was required.

The course was in excellent condition for the Stableford round and thanks goes to our band of volunteers who have been working overtime. The fairways are lush and the greens wonderful.  Daily results ;
1st.    Hugh Williams (18)   34 points
2nd.   Jenny Hartley  (23)  26 pts
3rd.    Darlene Baker  (18)  25 pts,  c/b Ron Cole (32) 25 pts

Players teed off under clears skies with a gentle wind from the North of around 25Kph.  The recent rains and warmer weather had seen tremendous growth across the whole of Romsey Park and the club’s volunteers had been hard pressed to keep it under control.  All fairways had tremendous santa ana couch cover and the greens were almost back to their best.  The teams enjoyed a relaxed round but the odd friendly competition between players kept  everyone on their toes.  On another top day to be out on the course the results were;

1st; Simon Donovan/Sean Scales/Davey Kenney/Zac Scales – 69/11.5/57.5

2nd;  Andrew CLement/Chris vanDerVliet/Dylan Harris/Toby Clement – 66/8/58

3rd; Roger Baker/Luke Lyons/Scott Williams/Darlene Baker – 66/7.75/58.25

NTPs; 1st – Steve Wilkins, 16th – Simon Donovan, 2nd shot 3rd – Simon Donovan