Monday May 20th – Rd 5, 2019 DDGA Women’s Pennant

Handicap Division 3

RGC travelled to Trentham to take on the home team at their picturesque course.  After last week’s rain the course had softened considerably and more steady rain during the morning was not a positive for the day’s round.  At 9.30 am  the first pair hit off soon followed by the 2nd pair.  The rain continued to fall and just before the 3rd pair hit off the greenskeeper declared the course unplayable and called the competition off.  All teams were awarded half points.  Overall results were;

Romsey Sq Trentham – 2.5/2.5

Lancefield Sq Avenel – 2.5/2.5

Sunday May 19th – 2019 DDGA Men’s Pennant

Handicap Division 3

RGC travelled to Woodend for the final round of the Div 3 Men’s Pennant.  With Woodend (hosting) already in the final there were three teams vying for the second spot.  All RGC had to do was win, same for Kilmore.  If both lost and Mt Macedon won then they were in so a very complicated situation.  On a good day for golf on a very well presented course both RGC and Kilmore went down and Mt Macedon snuck in with a win.  RGC results were;   Mitch Atlas – L4/2, Scott Williams – Sq, B McLennan – L2/1, Mick Nicholls Jnr – L3/2, Andrew Laing – Sq, John Freestone – L4/3 7 Mick Nicholls Snr – L4/2.

Overall results were;

Hidden Valley D Romsey – 6/1

Mt Macedon D Euroa – 4/3

Trentham D Kilmore – 4/3

Woodend will play Mt Macedon in the final, venue to be announced.  Good luck to both teams.

Saturday May 18th – Rd 3 – 2019 men’s Club Championships

On a smashing day for golf, clear, sunny skies with very little breeze, all members rallied to challenge the leaders from round two.  The course had continued to green up and the greens were in top nick, thanks largely to the efforts of Hugh and Les.  In A Grade the shine had slightly gone from the two glorious first rounds Les Gaunt had played allowing current champion Michael Squire to steal a three shot win. B Grade was tight and torrid with all three leaders dead level off the stick with two holes to play.  They all had a six on the par 5, 17th so, just the last hole to decide the day.  The 360m par 4, 18th is rated the most difficult hole on the course.  Scott Williams pulled his drive into the trees but after two other excellent drives followed by good approach shots it was down to two competitors, John Freestone and Rob Rea were on for four with shortish putts for a one over five.  John, he of the steely nerves, dropped his putt throwing all the pressure onto Rob.  Rob’s putt just lipped out to give John the one stroke win. In C Grade, that cagey veteran John Laing just couldn’t quite keep up with the lower handicapper Dave Richardson. Dave went on to claim an eight stroke win.

The day was notable for many things  but perhaps the most important was veteran Peter Scanlon completing his 61st consecutive Club Championship.  Thanks Peter, you are a great inspiration to us all.  There were also two excellent  performances across the three days with both Mal Mottram and John Freestone playing to their handicap each day, very consistent golf and difficult to achieve on such a tight course and under the pressure of the Club Championships

After the round everyone enjoyed a very relaxed dinner, (thanks Wilko and Andrew Laing) then cheered on the day’s winners and the winners of the various awards from 2018.  RGC vice president Kevin Dunn presided over the presentations noting many of the club’s achievements during the 2018 year and then thanking the very many people who had worked so hard to improve both the golf course and Romsey Park in general

The 2019 Men’s Championships final results were;

A Grade;     Winner – Mick Squire – 244,        R/U – Les Gaunt – 247,     Nett – Mal Mottram – 216

B Grade;     Winner – John Freestone – 279,    R/U – Rob Rea – 280,       Nett – John Freestone – 216

C Grade;     Winner – Dave Richardson – 317, R/U – John Laing – 325,   Nett – Peter Scanlon – 240

2019  Champions Mick Squire, John Freestone & Dave Richardson with RGC VP Kevin Dunn

Club  Championship Shields

Peter Scanlon Shield (Best Nett 55+); John Freestone – 216

John Jeffries Shield (Best Overall Nett); John Freestone – 216, CB from Mal Mottram

John Jeffrey & Peter Scanlon Shield winner John Freestone with RU, Mal Mottram and Peter Scanlon

Senior Cup (Best Nett  70 +); Les Gaunt – 223

The 2019 Club Champions, Darlene Baker & Mick Squire.

The day’s results;

Winner;  J Freestone – 91/21/70, from Jim Patton Patton & Mick Nicholls snr, both – 93/21/72

NTP; 15th – Dave Richardson

 

Thursday May 16th – Yea Bowl – Yea G. C.

As the RGC contingent, Lorraine Robb, Jenny Hartley and Darlene Baker, approached the Yea Golf Course a dense fog descended across the course and lasted for 17 holes!! The chilly air and heavy a dew made the going tough. Scoring was difficult for some although individual grade winners did very well especially Adrianne Anglin in A Grade  who scored 40 points off a handicap of 14.   Romsey’s Jenny Hartley was the B Grade winner scoring 35 points and three points in the Player of the Year Award- congratulations Jenny.
The winning team of the Yea Bowl for 2019 was a  team from Healesville (RACV) with a combined score of 101 points narrowly beating the Seymour team on a count back.

Wednesday May 15th – Rd 3 – 2019 Women’s Club Championships

The third round of the Club Championship was played in wonderful Autumn weather. The course showed the effects of the recent rains with the grass cover increasing by the week. The greens were in near perfect condition and were quite fast.  Congratulations goes to Darlene Baker who played consistent golf over the three weeks to win the 2019 Championships. Jenny Hartley and Elaine Scanlon battled it out for the best Nett score with Jenny coming out on top after a count back was needed to separate the two. Well done to all players.  There day’s results were;

Winner; Darlene Baker – 96/19/77 C/B from Beryl Cole – 100/23/77 & Jenny Hartley – 97/19/78

Least Putts: Beryl Cole – 26

2019 Club Champion; 

Darlene Baker from Jenny Hartley, Elaine Scanlon & Lorraine Robb.

Monday May 13th – Rd 4 – 2019 DDGA Women’s Pennant

RGC hosted the 4th round of the 2019 women’s pennant.  RGC, playing Avenel, hit off from 9.00 am.  The recent rains and overnight dew had slowed the greens; all players had to be assertive with the putter if they wished to take advantage of good approach shots.  Lancefield took on Trentham.  RGC results were; Darlene Baker – W3/2, Jenny Hartley -L4/3 , Beryl Cole -Sq , Elaine Scanlon – W5/3 & Lorraine Robb -Sq

Overall results on the day were

Romsey D Avenel – 3/2

Lancefield D Trentham – 3.5/1.5

Saturday May 11th – Rd 2 – 2019 Men’s Club Championships

With over 40mm of rain falling between Wednesday and Friday the course was far softer than in recent times, add to this the cold, late autumn air and almost everyone had trouble driving their normal distance and hitting the green in regulation.  The rain saw “relief to a card width” given as all balls would pick up mud.  A gentle breeze from the SW blew up occasionally causing problems for higher approach shots.  On a challenging afternoon it was up to one of the club’s evergreen veterans to show the way home.  The day’s results were;

Winner; Les Gaunt – 78/7/71 from Rob Rea – 90/18/72 & John Freestone 93/21/72

NTPs; 15th – Scott Williams, 16th- – Steve Wilkins

After the 2nd Round of the 2019 Club Championships 

A Grade. Stroke; Les Gaunt – 157, Mick Squire – 161

Handicap; Les Gaunt – 141, Mick Squire – 151

B Grade.     Stroke;  Rob Rea – 183, John Freestone – 188,

   Handicap. John Freestone – 146, Rob Rea – 147

C Grade.     Stroke;  John Laing – 211, Dave Richardson – 213

Handicap;  John Laing – 155, Peter Scanlon – 159

Thursday May 9th – Euroa Tournament

The district folk travelled to Euroa for their annual tournament . 58 players from 18 clubs enjoyed the course which was in great condition. The weather was very chilly but thankfully no rain fell during the round.
The best score of the day was Linda Brook with Nett 64.
Romsey was represented by Beryl Cole, Jenny Hartley and Darlene Baker who was runner up in B Grade on  a count-back. Darlene also earned 3 points in the Player of the Year Award.

Wednesday May 8th – Rd 2 – 2019 Women’s Championships

The second round of the women’s Club Championship was held after some welcome overnight rain which softened up the fairways and greens. Those who adapted well to the strong southerly wind and were able to stay on the fairways scored well .  Firm confident putts were rewarded.  Daily results  were;
Winner; Kath Jekabsons – 101/28/73 from Elaine Scanlon – 104/30/74 & Beryl Cole – 99/23/76
Least putts; Kath Jekabsons – 26

Club Championships after 2 rounds
Stroke; Darlene Baker – 190, Jenny Hartley – 198, Kath Jekabsons – 212, Elaine Scanlon – 217, Lorraine Robb – 234

Handicap; Darlene Baker – 152, Kath Jekabsons -156, Elaine Scanlon – 157, Jenny Hartley – 160 & Loraine Robb – 168

Monday May 6th – Rd 3 – 2019 DDGA Women’s Pennant Golf

Division 3 handicap

Another beautiful, sunny day for pennant, this round we had to cope with the challenging raking of the  sandscrapes at Avenel. (makes us truly appreciate our greens).  The Romsey women continued their good form to bring home their 2nd win of the season. Games were tied till the last player came in with a win.  RGC results were; Darlene Baker -W 2/1, Jenny Hartley – L 4/3, Beryl Cole – W 3/1, Elaine Scanlon – W 4/3 and Lorraine Robb – L 4/3.  In the next round RGC plays Avenel at Romsey.

Overall results were;

Romsey D Trentham – 3/2

Avenel D  Lancefield – 3.5/1.5