One player in particular has had the back nine by the scruff of the neck in his past few rounds and this week was no different, with Dale ‘The Prez’ Smith continuing to wind back the clock, carding another great round with 68 net.
Matt Eddy moved up the leaderboard with a handy 70 net to take the runner-up prize.
Line balls went to Danny Neville and Jed Smith with 71 net and Lyn Carracher with 72.
Nearest the pins: fifth unclaimed, eighth Jed Smith, 14th and 18th Lance Carracher.
Drive and pitch on the seventh went to Mark Hannigan. The birdie hole was back to the first and it was also unclaimed.
The club champs leaderboard, on a best two of three rounds played basis, has Jed on 155, seven shots ahead of Scoota Donovan, with Dale Smith a further three behind him.
The Bernie Stevens Trophy for B-grade has Dale leading on 165, two ahead of Danny Neville and Matt Eddy in third spot, while in C-grade, Bill Eddy has a commanding lead over Rayden Hannigan.
The junior champs are led by Campbell Smith, with Rayden in second place.
Scoota would like to remind everyone that with the warmer weather we can expect to see a few “wriggle sticks” around. He almost stood on a brown one while looking for Jed’s ball on the 10th, which may have taken years off his life and added strokes to his score.
With one round to go the top two grades could go anywhere and next week could have some thrilling finishes. Good luck to all players.
The Avenel Meats $100 meat tray was won by Bill Eddy, who graciously called for a redraw, having won it recently. He then pulled Dale’s name out, who also called for the same to be done. In the end, Grant Eagles was the lucky winner.
The Father’s Day raffle was well run again this year by Marlene Hull, and Viv Beaumont won the major prize. Maureen King’s grandson won the second prize.
The course is looking good at the moment and hopefully we can get more people coming out and enjoying the hard work of our volunteers.
The women’s tournament is fast approaching, scheduled for Thursday, September 14. Lyn Carracher is taking entries on 0427 985 268.
Committee members are reminded that the September meeting is on Wednesday, September 13, 7.30pm at the clubhouse.
Good golfing to all.
