Hi Everyone,

On Friday, 31st May 2024, Springwood Country Club hosted the Vets Interclub event with 135 players participating on what proved to be a threatening but rain free day. There were some very good scores on the day with Bill Morris and Geoff Payne from Glenmore winning the 2BBB with 51 points. Barbara and Keith Strathdee from Glenmore won the Medley 2BBB with 47 points. The good scores were reflected in the individual grades with the following winners:-

Mens A grade
Peter Filmer - 44 points Springwood

Mens B grade
Bill Morris - 44 points Glenmore

Mens C grade
Eddie Chambers - 45 points Dunheved

Women
Margaret Powell - 40 points Richmond

 Leonay player Bob Sproule was runner up in C grade with 39points and Grant Sutcliffe was successful in C grade Nearest the Pin. The winning team was Springwood with  a total of 159 points (home course advantage may have helped) which is based on the best four(4) scores from Club members. Leonay came fifth with 148 points.

Regards,

Bruce Baker – Mens Golf Committee

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Members of Springwood Golf Club made full use of playing on their own course last Friday with their best four stableford scores totalling a very impressive 159 points to take out the coveted team event ahead of Dunheved, Glenmore and Richmond golf clubs each with a creditable 154 points. The Springwood side comprised Peter Filmer (44points), Preggy Naicker (43), Jon Brownsell (36) and Chris Shorey (36). 

While Springwood took the club team prize, Glenmore Heritage Valley dominated the 2-ball competitions with Bill Morris and Geoff Payne (51 points) finishing ahead of Eddie Chambers and Barry Rockcliffe (Dunheved, 49) in the men's competition. They were even more dominant in the medley event – winners Barbara and Keith Stradlee (47), and runners-up Juanita Robb and Dorothy Wilmington (44 on countback) all among their contingent.

There were a greater variety of clubs represented among the individual stableford prizewinners.

In the men's competitions, A-Grade was taken out by Peter Filmer (Springwood, 44 points) ahead of Paul Gibbs (Dunheved, 40). Bill Morris (Glenmore, 44) triumphed in B-Grade ahead of Preggy Naicker (Springwood, 43). In C-Grade Eddie Chamber (Dunheved, 45) had the best score of the day to finish ahead of Bob Sproule (Leonay, 39).

Richmond finished 1-2 in the ladies competition with Margaret Powell (40) edging out Leonie Manczak (38).

Most golfers would agree that scoring 6 stableford points on a hole is a rare event, indeed getting 5 points seldom occurs. Yet for the second WSRVGA interclub event in a row it has happened, this time among the ladies. Christine Hoppe (yes my partner) birdied a much shortened par 4 11^th hole, and with 3 handicap shots her score was 3-a-6. And it could have been better, her third shot was a 5 cm putt from behind the hole.

Noel Hoppe - Vets Rep from Wallacia

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