Kentish & Shirley win

Mystery event for Mount Gambier ladies

A Mystery Pairs Stableford Competition was conducted at the Mount Gambier Golf Course last Wednesday with 38 Ladies participating.

The ladies found the course set-up difficult with the computer selecting the pairings for the day and it was a surprise to learn who the Winners eventually were.

First placing with a good score of 70 points went to the pairing of Mary Kentish (Handicap 33) and Yvonne Shirley (Handicap 31). Mary played one under her Handicap with 20 points on the Front Nine and 17 points on the Back Nine = 37 points ,which included a Birdie on the 8th Par 3 Hole, plus 3 three pointers.

Combining well with Mary, Yvonne had a very consistent round of 17/17 = 34 points.

Second placing with 60 points was the pair of Rosalie Hunt (28 Handicap) and Leanne Hunt (Handicap 15). Leading in the scoring for this pair of Hunt Ladies (no relation) was Leanne Hunt who had 34 points, consisting of 17/17=34 points with a boost to her score by achieving a Birdie = 4 points on the difficult 15th Par 5 Hole. Rosalie Hunt registered 26 points and was very happy to have been drawn with Leanne.

Eight Ball went to the pairing of Lois Harvey/Heather Barry, Hope Bliss/Jan Shanahan, Di Norman/ Helen Gregory and Heather Teakle/Deb Sheather.

Jess Parsons had a great shot into the 8th Par, 3 Hole and earned herself three balls for the Pro Shot.

Speciality prizes of a ball each for 2nd shot on the 6th Hole was won by A Grade – Helen McIntyre and C Grade – Mary Kentish. The chocolates and piccolo went to Jess Parsons for her shot on the 8th Hole.

This Wednesday the competition will be pairs Pinehurst sponsored by Lorraine Stratford.

AUGUST 26 RESULTS

Twelve ladies played in a Stableford competition in great weather conditions and with the ball running slightly on the Fairways good scores were attained by a number of players.

Carol Smith (Handicap 24) achieved a great score of 40 points, playing 4 under her Handicap, having 93 off the stick. Her split for the two Nines was `19/21 points, including 7 three pointers. The Handicapper will be reviewing her Handicap before next Wednesday.

Only one shot behind and taking out 2nd placing was Trudy Johnson (Handicap 20) who had a remarkable Back Nine registering 24 points. Trudy’s split was 15/24 = 39 points. She had a Birdie on the 11th Hole and 4 three pointers on her scorecard.

WINNERS ARE GRINNERS: Mary Kentish & Yvonne Shirley with runners up Lean