Hommelhoff crowned club champion

2022 Division 2 winner gets the job done in Division 1 in 2023

Kate Hommelhoff has been crowned champion in the 2023 Belgiornos Cafe sponsored Handicap Championships for Division One.

Hommelhoff was the Division Two champion in 2022 and having dropped her handicap by one stroke over the course of the three rounds of qualifying this year it allowed her to enter Division One as the eighth qualifier and she worked her way through the quarters and semi’s to the grand final.

The matchup with Sue Agars off 20 was always going to be a one of hard work for Agars who had to concede 9 handicap strokes to Hommelhoff

After the first nine holes Hommelhoff was 3-up and Agars was able to hold the score from getting too far away from her with the scores see-sawing. Hommelhoff was still 3-up at the completion of 18 holes, adding another win on the 19th, halving the 20th, a lost ball on the 21st, a win and halved holes on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th giving Hommelhoff the win 4/3. Referee was Geraldine Scott.

The match between Division Two top seed Carol Melhuish and 5th seed Jo Gogan went down to the wire with Melhuish off 36 and Gogan 35, one extra handicap stroke going to Melhuish.

After nine holes the score was all even, the next nine showed great determination from both women having wins and losses in equal proportion until the win for Gogan on the 18th and 19th put her 2-up.

Melhuish dug deep with wins on the 20th and 24th but Gogan added another 4 wins to take the match 2-up on the 27th hole. Referee was Rosemary Martland.

STABLEFORD RESULTS

For those not involved in the finals the stableford competition winner in Division One was Josie Ashby signing for 34 points off a 21 handicap. A slow start 14 points on the front nine included one three-pointer with two scrubs. The back-nine 20 contained three three-pointers and no scrubs securing the win. Ronda Edwards off a 15 handicap scored 32 points with splits of 13/19 that included five three-pointers and two scrubs forced a count-back with Cherryl Hill also signing for 32 points.

Division Two’s Lynda Nannings had the score of the day posting 36 points with consistent nines of 18/18 and included five threepointers and no scrubs. Lyn Annand and Jaynee Oberer both had 32 points, splits of 14/13, causing a count-back with the former taking the 2nd prize voucher.

Nearest to the pin 2nd shot on the 2nd hole winner’s were Hill (div 1) and Annand (div 2) the pro-shot was won by Dianne Perryman and ferret prizes won by Helen Stratford 5th, and Trudy Herbert 11th.

APRIL 15 RESULTS
A wet start for those teeing off before mid morning caused a few cancellations but it didn’t deter the winner Jorja Morale scoring 33 points, followed by Ronda Edwards, Karen Panagopoulos and Josie Ashby all with 30 points. A count-back was required going Edward’s way relegating Panagopoulos to third spot.

HANDICAP FINALISTS: Division 2 runner up Carol Melhuish & winner Jo Gogan with Division 1 winner Kate Hommelhoff & runner u Sue Agars