In the second round of the Silver Spoon the scoring was very competitive with many in the field playing to their handicaps or better. The conditions were great for golf with a lot of run on the fairways and the greens in tip top shape. Results of the Stableford round –
Winner;  Beryl Cole (24) – 37 pts from Wendy Gosden (28) – 35 pts & Jenny Hartley (20) – 34 pts

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A wonderful day was had by all at the Lancefield Golf Course, when the Romsey members were invited to a social round of 3 Person Ambrose on Wednesday 17 th April.  A field of 20 players took advantage of the pleasant weather and well presented course and thoroughly enjoyed the relaxed and friendly atmosphere of the Ambrose event. The Lancefield members provided a scrumptious lunch, with dessert supplemented by a birthday cake for Lancefield member Florence Meyer’s significant birthday. Results of the day –
Winners; Lorraine, Beryl, Carole and Sandra from Darlene, Gidia and Kath.

Monday 15^th April saw the beginning of the women’s pennant season. Romsey were drawn to play Lancefield at Trentham in the Division 3 Handicap. The weather was perfect not a breeze to be felt and warm and sunny. The players were all inspired after watching Tiger Woods win at Augusta. Unfortunately after most players having to give strokes we went down 3/2. We all agreed the course was in good condition and some of the greens beat us. The other match at Trentham, Avenel went down to Trentham 3 ½ /1 ½ .

Division 2 Scratch

The RGC team travelled to Strathbogie to take on Broadford.  Strathbogie, felt by many to be one of the best courses in Dalhousie District, tested all players; long holes, rugged rough and wonderful greens.  The weather was perfect for golf.  RGC results were; Daniel Wright- L3/4, Michael Squire – Sq, Les Gaunt – L2Dn, Andrew Clement – W2Up, Bob McLennan – L2/1, Pat Chisholm – L3/2 & Jim Patton – L7/6

Overall Results were;

Broadford D Romsey – 5.5/1.5

Seymour D Kilmore 5.5/1/5

Division 3 Handicap

The RGC team travelled to Mt Macedon to take on division leaders and favourites Woodend.  A stunning autumn afternoon saw all six teams looking to solidify their position and move closer to a final.  RGC results were; Andrew Laing – W6/5, Rob Rea – W7/6, Scott Williams – L6/4, Steve Wilkins – L6/4, Mick Nicholls Jnr – L3/2, Ron Walker – L2/1 & Chris vanDerVliet – L5/4

Overall results were;

Hidden Valley D Trentham – 6/1

Woodend D Romsey 5/2

Kilmore D Euroa – 4/3

It was a still, sunny afternoon for the club’s Par round.  A strong field teed up hoping to take advantage of the good conditions but, as usual with golf, expectations rarely meet reality.  There was some additional difficulty added to the round as, during the past week, a number of damaged and dangerous trees had been felled leaving piles of wood and some heavily churned areas of soil.  The ongoing dry, virtually no rain since early January, saw widening cracks on some fairways and, outside the irrigated areas, many bare patches so relief on fairway played was still given.  Despite the more than challenging conditions a few golfers were able to rise above the pack and return a f\good score.  The day’s results were;

Winner; Mick Squire (6) – +5 from Pat Chisholm (14) – +3 & Andrew Laing (21) – +2

NTPs; 15th Hugh Drummond.

Algie Mitchell Shield Winner John Laing (right) with RGC Captain Scott Williams

A glorious autumn day was enjoyed by all the golfers playing at Broadford for their annual tournament.

Winner; Helen Dennett – Kilmore; 82/11/71.

In C Grade Romsey’s Wendy Gosden came third after a three way countback and received 2 Player of The Year points for her efforts. Wendy also had nearest the pin on the 16th. Jenny Hartley and Darlene Baker also represented Romsey on the day .

The Doris Chambers qualifying round was played in chilly autumn weather that promised sunshine but failed to deliver. The wind was brisk and gusty affecting club choice on many holes.  Foursomes is a challenging format with the alternate shot requiring concentration and consistency from both players.
Winners; Jenny Hartley (19)/Wendy Gosden (28) – 30 points from Lorraine Robb (33)’Kath Jekabsons (29)
Jenny and Wendy will represent the club later in the year for the finals of The Doris Chambers Foursomes.

Round 2 – Scratch Division 2

The team travelled to Kilmore to take on Strathbogie.  A beautiful, still autumn day and while the greens and surrounds were in good in nick the ongoing lack of rain had seen the fairways and rough dry out considerably.   The RGC team came very close to notching their first win in the season with two matches going down to the final hole, in the end we went down 5/2.  RGC results were ; Les Gaunt – L1Dn, Andrew Clement – L1Dn, Andrew Evans – Sq, Bob McLennan – W4/3, Pat Chisholm – L2Dn, Mick Nicholls Jnr – L6/5 & Scott Williams – Sq.  Over-all results were;

Strathbogie D Romsey – 5/2

Broadford D Seymour – 4/3

Round 3 – Handicap Division 3

The team travelled to Euroa to take on Kilmore.  Again a beautiful, sunny autumn day.  The front nine greens have been scarified so putting was more than usually tricky.  The back nine greens were untouched causing many players to either over or under hit leaving longer than usual second putts.  It was great to so IPC Tony Freeman (on his way to Echuca from Albury?) drop in to see the team hit off.  The RGC team also came very close to picking up their third win of the season.  RGC results were; Anthony Lakey – L4/3, Heath Rae – W1Up, Rob Rea – Sq, Mick Nicholls Snr – L1Dn, Chris vanDerVliet – L2/1, Ron Walker – W6/5 & Keith Hocking – Sq. Over-all results were;

Kilmore D Romsey – 4/3

Woodend D Hidden Valley – 5/2

Mt Macedon Sq Trentham – 3.5/3.5