Agars on fire in 2023

Countbacks the order of the day in right competition

women at the Blue Lake Golf Club for a stableford competition last week and the score of the day was posted by Division One’s Sue Agars off a 21 handicap.

Consistency has been Agars best friend on the fairways of late having been in the winner’s circle for the past three weeks this time taking top spot again with another resounding 38 points. Splits of 17/21 included pars on the 2nd, 4th, 13th, 16th with birdie four-points on the dog-leg 15th. A wipe on the par five 3rd was her only blemish on a otherwise near perfect card.

Helen Myers, off 20, followed with 33 points from 16 points on the outward nine and 17 on the inward that included pars on the 2nd and 14th par threes and a wipe on the 13th.

Geraldine Scott, off 23, signed for 32 points, splits of 14/18 with pars on the 5th, 12th and 14th.

SPORT DOWNLOAD THE APP AT MT GAMBIER MT GAMBIER Dianne Allen, off 39, is another breaking her handicap and often in the winner’s circle and was top of the podium for Division Two with 35 points.

Consistent nines of 18/17 and no wipes along with six three-pointers showed she deserves her three stroke handicap reduction over summer.

Jaynee Oberer is another who often plays better than the score indicates just needs to try and eliminate a few errant shots to bring her handicap down. Signing for 34 points off her handicap of 34 that included seventhree-pointers and three wipes it was a slow start scoring a low 13 points then coming home with 21 points to take second spot.

Lynette Hirth and Lyn Annand both had 30 points and had to go to a countback with the former taking the 3rd prize. Hirth had three three-pointers and a four-pointer with splits of 14/16.

Nearest to the pin 2nd shot winners on the 14th were Cherryl Hill (Div 1) and Lucy Richards (Div 2).

The pro shot winner was Dianne Perryman and birdie and ferret prizes won by Sue Agars 15th, Rosemary Martland 5th and 11th, Lucy Richards 14th.

JANUARY 14 RESULTS A stroke competition was played in extreme weather with the temperature hitting the high 38 + after early morning temperatures already were in the high 20s.

Ronda Edwards and Elca Faure certainly weren’t deterred too much both signing for nett 74.

Edwards had 88/14 with double bogeys on the 6th and 8th and a par on the 9th. Turning for the back-nine determination took over paring the 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th and 17th with only one double bogey on the 13th. Faure also had 88/14 from two even nines of 44/44 with pars on the 2nd and 3rd, a birdie on the 4th and a par on the 13th along with double bogeys on the 1st, 6th and 10th. Adding to her prizes winning a couple of balls for least putts and the long drive.

Josie Ashby also had nett 74 and facing the three-way countback had to be content with third spot.

Ashby off 20 posted 94/20, had a par on the 12th after starting on the back nine with too much red ink amongst the 50 strokes but turned it around on the front-nine with 44 strokes and par’s on the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th. Ashby won the nearest to the pin on the downhill par three 5th hole.

STABLEFORD WINNERS: Dianne Allen, Jaynee Oberer, Sue Agars, lynette Hirth, Helen Myers & Geraldine Scott

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