Matthew Ryan wins Portarlington Carnival of Golf championship

MATTHEW Ryan has smashed it down the fairway, winning the Portarlington Carnival of Golf Bendigo Bank 36-Hole Event on Saturday, with a score of 148 off the stick.

Ryan blitzed the course on the first 18 with a score of 73 and followed up with 75 in his second round.

Ryan, a former member of Portarlington Golf Club, used not only his local knowledge but also the skills that he picked up playing golf recently at college level in America.

Second place getter was former threetime Carnival of Golf Champion Robbie “Real Deal” White, who narrowly missed the win with a score of 150.

Third place and B Grade was won by Stephen Duhau from Warrnambool, who made certain that his trip was worthwhile.

Sunday’s Portarlington Post Office’s Mixed four-ball event saw 120 players grace the course, with Mark and Kathryn Petrie taking out the esteemed prize with a fantastic score of 46.

The Carnival of Golf will continue to welcome around 1,000 golfers this week from across Australia to Portarlington.

The carnival finishes tomorrow (Friday) with the Bellarine Times 2-Person Ambrose event.