Monthly Medal competitions for the ladies get underway at the Blue Lake Golf Club

With the start of the trophy events for 2023, the women at the Blue Lake Golf Club relished in the warm, mild conditions taking to the fairways for the first of nine monthly medals played in stroke format. Life member Judy Collins was the medal sponsor and the recipient was Rosemary Martland.

Martland also collected the division one prize voucher with a top score of 86/13/73 from two consistent nines of 43 strokes apiece.

Her front nine featured par’s on the 1st, 2nd and 6th holes, back nine pars on 11th, 15th and 6th. A double bogey on the par three 5th and on the 17th and 18th were her only blemishes on an otherwise good card.

Three month visitor from South Africa Elca Faure would have been pleased with her efforts for her second to last hit on the Blue Lake course before heading home next week.

Faure played off 15 also having two consistent nines of 45 each (90/75) with pars on 3rd, 5th, 9th, 11th along with double bogeys on 4th, 12th and 15th taking second place. Helen Myers was the third placegetter 98/20/78 after a countback from Lee-Anne Medhurst 102/24/78.

Unfortunately the top scorers in Divison Two all struggled with a little bit too much red ink on their scorecards.

Lyn Annand was the first over the finish line posting 109/34/75. Pars on the 5th and 9th holes helped keep her score to 52 strokes on the front nine blowing out a little on the back with 57.

Following was Jaynee Oberer Monthly Medal competitions for the ladies get underway at the Blue Lake Golf Club winning the second place voucher signing for 110/33/77 with a par included on the par five 4th hole and splits of 55/55. 3rd on the podium was Lucy Richards 110/32/78 beating Jo Gogan, Lyn Gill and Bev Pascoe in a four-way countback all posting nett 78.

Nearest to the pin 2nd shot winners on the par three 16th were Josie Ashby (Div 1) and Jo Gogan (Div 2). The pro-shot winner was Ashby on the 5th. Martland and Oberer were the best wth the flat stick with least putts winning a ball each. Lesley McPherson won two chocolate bar vouchers for her birdie/ferret on the 14th.

Wednesday, February 1, is the Sorrentos Cafe sponsored Summer Trophy 1st round played in stroke format.

JANUARY 21 RESULTS

With conditions warm it was the early morning golfers benefiting from a cooler start. Carol Megaw had a day to cheer about signing for +4 just pipping Helen Stratford who was another pleased with her +3 score. 3rd place went to Lyn Annand signing for +2 followed by Cherryl Hill and Karen Panagopoulos both tied at all square. Megaw won the nearest to the pin and Stratford the BB9 score.

STROKE ROUND WINNERS: Division 1 Helen Myers (3rd), Elca Faure (2nd), Monthly Medal and Division 1 winner Rosemary Martland with Division 2 Lucy Richards (2nd), Josie Ashby (nearest to pin & pro-shot winner)