McIntosh secures victory

THE popular Ham Day Stableford Competition, generously sponsored by Jeannette Braun, took place at the end of last year at the Mount Gambier Golf Club with 31 ladies participating.

The field was smaller then expected due to our first burst of summer heat with the fairways running fast but the greens running slower than anticipated.

With the clear, hot atmosphere there were some very exceptional scores with 12 players playing to their handicap or better.

First place on a countback, with a huge score of 44 points, was Helen McIntyre (Handicap 23).

Helen’s score was made up of 20/24=44 points, having four points on the 5th Hole, plus eight three pointers – she had a genuine 88 off the stick.

Unlucky to lose the countback was Sue Coulter (Handicap 27), also with a fabulous score of 44 points, made up of a split of 22/22=44 points.

Sue registered two four pointers on the 1st and 7th Par 5 Holes and parred the 16th, 17th and 18th holes to round off a great round.

Sue also had no wipe-outs and had 92 off the stick.

Jane Lamont (Handicap 42) only one point behind with 43 points, made up of 21/22=43 points.

Jane had a four pointer on the Par 3, 8th Hole plus three points each on the 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th holes to give her her great score.

Eight balls were collected by Helen Heaver (41 points) down to Di Norman with 36 points from the ball rundown.

The speciality prizes went to Carol Smith for the Accuracy Drives Competition hitting 12 Fairways (excluding Par 3 Holes).

Jan Shanahan once again won the three Balls for the Pro Shot on the Par 3, 8th Hole.STABLEFORD ROUND

Eighteen lady golfers presented themselves to compete in a stableford event for ther final Saturday competition in 2025.

Helen McIntyre (Handicap 23) continued her excellent form and carded another great scorecard with 43 points – 20/23=43 points.

Helen commenced her round with a par on the 2nd Hole, giving her four points and continued on throughout the day with eight three pointers and only one wipeout.

Second placing winning on a countback was Heather Chapman (Handicap 34) with a split of 15/23=38 points.

Heather recorded two four pointers on the 6th and 16th Par 3 holes, together with another six three pointers to round off her game.

Losing the countback in third placing was Bev Pedlar (Handicap 23) with a split of 17/21=38 points which included five three pointers.

Six balls were handed out in the ball rundown and went to Bev Pedlar 38 down to Helen Heaver 33 points. NTP was won by Bernie Jennings.