Golfers raise money for local cancer group

THE weather gods looked favourably on the women at the Blue Lake Golf Club last week when they held their annual fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Awareness Group raising a massive $1000 with more to come from a ambrose that was held on Sunday, October 12, with OG Roberts dealership as major sponsor.

The money will go towards the Helping Hand Bags full of vouchers and much needed goodies for those going through breast cancer treatments, sometimes making endless trips to Adelaide.

A presentation was made to representatives Jill Gilmore and Loraine Baron by Beryl Mahoney, Bev Pascoe and Karen Panagopoulos

With expected showers, the wind gusts quickly nulified any attempt at inclement weather with most in the clubhouse before the rain came.

The women played a aggregate stableford with lots of novelty events throughout the 18 holes.

Decorated golf carts, a drinks cart manned by Carol Megaw and Carlene Laslett, everyone dressed in some form of pink and given a bag of pink lollies, finishing with a scrumptious afternoon tea supplied by Jenny Johnson, Johanna Gogan and Beryl Mahoney after lunch and presentations all adding to a great day for a great cause.

Many sponsors included The Gambier Hotel, Annette White Flowers, Oatmill Cinema, Rosemary Martland, Bev Pascoe and Karen Panagopoulos.

The winners were team Bernadette Pedlar/Lynette Hirth 66 points, runner up team Helen Stratford/Dianne Allen and third team Helen Myers/Johanna Gogan 64 points.

Karen Panagopoulos scored a birdie from a chip-in ferret on the 16th and others to have chip-in ferrets were Lynette Hirth 4th and Bev Pascoe 18th.

Shortest drive prize went to Gogan 1st and nearest to the ‘grass boob’ on the 9th was Gael Ford. Helen Stratford won the best dressed prize.

OCTOBER 4 RESULTS

What a pleasure it was to have a warm sunny day for the 21 women who played in the stableford competition, the scores attesting to it, a couple playing under or near their handicaps.

The eventual winner was Vivienne Wilson after facing a countback with Jayne Galpin after both signing for 37 points. Wilson had the better back nine score where the countbacks are done with splits of 17/20 off her 35 handicap.

There were three three-pointers on the front nine along with another two on the back nine as well as two four-pointers on the 12th and 16th holes.

Galpin had splits of 18/19 that included par three-pointers on the 5th, 9th, 12th, 14th and 17th holes off her 21 handicap.

Third on the podium was Rosemary Martland 34 points with splits of 17/17 off a 15 handicap, her card included a plethora of pars on the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 12th and 17th holes.

Other placegetters were Cherryl Hill 33, Helen Myers 30, Bev Pascoe 29, Helen Stratford 28 c/b Wendy Burley 28 c/b Renae McQuade 28.

Nearest to the pin on the 5th was Galpin (6m) BB9 winner Wilson.