Martland snares another monthly medal

Plenty of action on the fairways of the Blue Lake Golf Club

It was a chilly start to the day for 30 women at the Blue Lake Golf Club last Wednesday for an action packed round of golf, but the day improved finishing in sunshine. The stroke competition involved the May Monthly Medal, sponsored by Bev Pascoe, along with the fourth and last round of the Collins Court Butcher sponsored Captain’s Trophy and also the first of three rounds of the State run International Bowl.

The Monthly Medal winner was Rosemary Martland, her second for the year, with a fine nett 69. Martland has not been well of late adding to the old saying ‘beware of the sick golfer’. Martland, one of only two to play under or to their handicaps, also took home the first prize voucher for Division 1 win signing for 84/15/69 that included seven pars and only two double bogeys on the 7th and 18th with splits of 43/41.

The course set-up with pins strategically placed on most holes certainly created a challenge with a lot of double bogeys for most but the firmness of the fairways giving lots of run was a bonus. Kate Hommelhoff was second placegetter signing for 104/26/78 blowing out on the outward nine 55 with a bit too much red ink making up a little ground on the inward 49 having pars on the 10th and 12th, with a birdie on the dog-leg 15th. Third was Dianne Perryman 100/21/79 winning a count-back from Karen Panagopoulos 104/26/79.

Perryman had splits of 52/48 with a par on the 15th. Winner of Division 2 was Lyn Annand who played to the daily scratch rating of 72 posting 105/33/72 and splits of 53/52 with the flat-stick working to her advantage holing 29 putts. Bev Pascoe continuing on her regular appearance in the winners circle of late posting 108/32/76 also had too much red ink on her card with splits of 56/52 but it was enough to take the second place voucher. Third placegetter was Dianne Allen signing for 114/37/77 and included a par on the downhill par three 5th that resulted in her winning the Pro-shot prize.

Nearest to the pin 2nd shot on the 14th winners were Josie Ashby (Div 1) and Rose Case (Div 2). Ashby also won her division’s putting prize with 26 putts.

Karen Panagopoulos and Kate Hommelhoff had birdies on 14th and 15th respectively, Kate’s from a chip-in ferret. Lynda Nannings and Trudy Herbert 10th, Josie Ashby 12th and Bev Pascoe also had chip-in ferrets. This week’s competition is the 2nd round of the short course trophy in stableford format.

MAY 20 RESULTS

Fifteen women played in the stableford competition in very cold conditions. The winner was Bev Pascoe off 32 handicap posted 32 points with splits of 14/18 that included a four-pointer on the 12th. Josie Ashby off 22 started the day with a three-point par on the 1st but did struggle to stay on track with 13 points on the outward nine, salvaging some points paring the 15th and 16th scoring 17 points on the inward nine. Visitor from Charlestown golf club in N.S.W. Dianne McInnes also scored 30 points off a 28 handicap with splits of 14/16 with pars on 4th, 14th and 17th to win 3rd prize after a countback from Ashby. The best back nine scorer was Bev Pascoe.

WEDNESDAY PODIUM: (Back row) Division 1 runner up Kate Hommelhoff & third placed Dianne Perryman with Division 2 third placegetter Dianne Allen, runner up Bev Pascoe and winner Lyn Annand. Absent: Rosemary Martland