Boyce lives the golfing dream

It’s championships season at Mount Gambier Golf Club

MARCH 9 RESULTS Simon Browning had the round of the day and perhaps the round of his golfing career so far with a fabulous 45 points and 77 off the stick. With just six bogeys and like all good players, a birdie on the last, he was six points clear of second.

John Miles was second with 39 points, Mark Foster, Peter Waters and Kevin Cook all on 38 points. John Miles also had the enviable distinction of claiming both nearest the pins on the 8th and 16th holes a rare feat indeed. Amazingly, if you’ve seen John putt, he was able to roll in both putts for birdie twos. The ball rundown extended to 35 points with Tony Steen taking the last one.

MARCH 11 RESULTS Darren Keding had a fine 79 off the stick on Saturday and 44 points to easily win B Grade with Gary Button taking 2nd place by count back from David Pike, Mike Atwell and Sqizzy Taylor after all four posted 40 points. Archie Milich had 41 points to claim C Grade from Don Coulter and Graeme Armstrong with both players posting 38 points.

Coulter claiming second place on countback with his birdie on the last proving critical. In A Grade it was Craig Foster taking first place and continuing his run of good scores of late. It was only by the vagaries of countback though as Wayne Elliot and Ken Whitehead also posted 39 points, with Elliot taking second place. The other big news was a hole in one to popular member Dave Boyce on the difficult 16th hole.

Boyce always a happy face around the clubhouse and always ready to help out with club activities and fundraisers achieved every golfers dream after a smooth 4 wood to the 150m par 3. A ball that never left the pin landing just short, pitching and then gently rolling in the cup.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS The quarter and semi finals of the club championships have been held with some minor changes due to some players being unavailable. In C Grade Michael Rookas defeated Ian Ewart 2 up before defeating Max Tollner to reach the final. Tollner had defeated Riley Parson in the morning.

Chris Gabriel defeated Graham Thomas before going down to Archie Milich after Milich had a bye in the morning. Milich and Rookas to battle out for the C grade Championship over 36 holes on March 26.

In B Grade Damian Smith will meet Matt Bowering after Smith survived a bye in the morning before defeating Peter Collie in the afternoon. Collie had beaten Simon Tulak in the morning.

Pepe Pace had defeated Nathan Taylor win the morning before going down to Bowering in the afternoon. Bowering defeating Hadyn Dow in the morning. In A reserve Zac Shanks defeated Archie Arch in the morning before defeating David Anderson in the afternoon. Anderson had a bye in the morning.

Blake Schroder defeated Nick Black in the morning before going down to Wayne Elliot in the afternoon. Elliot had defeated Kent Comely in the morning and will now meet Shanks in the final. The Club Champion final will be decided between Joel Mann and six-time winner Darren Bilney.

Bilney had defeated Joe Clements in the morning before meeting Sam Letizia in the afternoon. Letizia had defeated Andrew Stark in the morning before going down to Bilney. Mann had defeated Jim Leane in the morning and Darren Coxon in the afternoon. Coxon had defeated Gary Wilson in the morning. All finals will be over 36 holes onMarch 26 and spectators are more than welcome.