Tam did not have the scoring all his way it would seem with a fast finishing Michael McPake only 1 shot behind him for an equally excellent round on the day. Michael’s 42 points led off the ball comp.

Next in was the crafty warhorse Ronald Page with 40 points and Bernie Parker rounded out the balls with 38 points on a countback.

Mr Kennedy also stepped up on the 10th hole. Whilst Tam did not get the Bendigo Bank Whopper account for a hole in one, he did get the ball for nearest the pin at a meagre 1.9999995m from the hole. Nicely into 4 putt range !

Summer Championships Tight – 1 round to go …..

With the huge scores winning each week and some of the top 3 places tighter than a goldfishes backside, who knows who could take the placings. Even the strongest performer of the summer in B Grade, Ron Kerr is not in the winners circle with his feet in the air just yet.

In A Grade, the prominent places and their best 4 stableford aggregate scores of the summer within the monthly frameworks are; Tam Kennedy 163 points; Kevin Hoppe 160 points; Darrell Cassidy 156 points

In B Grade, the placings are even more interesting; Ron Kerr 170 points; Ian Clarke-Bruce 163 points; Maurice Manwaring 161 points; Ronald Page 160 points

With rounds to come off, hopefully better ones to come in and adjustments depending on these factors, basically it is very close. In past years we have had pronounced front runners toppled or equalled and hold on. Place your own mental bets as you will, but this format has proven very successful with our current crop of golfers who do not like dust growing on their sticks over summer.

Jeanette Elliott Ladies Champion for 2016

This scribe had it very pointedly placed in his court that whilst he is ordering the trophies for all the places, he has failed to actually publicise the 2016 Ladies Championship Results for the year that was. The ladies had some unfortunate weather foul their scheduling for their event this year and it did pan out over a number of weeks.

Once again, Mrs Jeanette Elliott has claimed the title of Ladies Champion in quite convincing form. Runner up and a little ways back was Maryanne Fitzgerald. Jeanette also claimed the Ness Flanery Memorial Trophy for best overall nett for the rounds of the Championships. As the new golf season is commencing from Autumn, when the trophies are delivered, these will be awarded to the Ladies.

This Week and Coming Up

This Saturday marks the last round of the Summer Championships and the hotter phase for golf. There will be an all welcome stableford from lunch time on Saturday.

March brings on our longer phase of regular and programmed golf for the year. Programs will be available shortly as I know they are being feverishly worked on in the background, however claim the date of 4 March 2017 as your opportunity to roll up with a partner for some Mixed Medley Fourball vs Stableford to get our year underway.

Footnote

They say in the classic Aussie way “Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn …… “.

Whoever wrote that most certainly had our young at heart octogenarian Maurice Herbert Manwaring in mind. At a pre-pubescent 83, last Sunday Maurie has come out and shot his best ever score. Maurie has whacked hard this playing to your age reference we come out with and played to a 7 marker, with a stunning 78 off the stick.

There must have been some cash or keno on the round as Maurie has shown up much younger men and taken the goodies. No doubt he had the knowing smile and a wink working hard all day and long after.

Stunning work Herb !!