Myers gets the job done in stableford

Blue Lake Golf Club contest the 4th Round of the Marlene Lingham Memorial Trophy

Another spring-like day with some strong gusty wind greeted the women at the Blue Lake Golf Club for the 4th round of the Marlene Lingham Memorial Stableford Trophy sponsored by the Blue Lake Bar and Bistro.

Helen Myers was happy to be back in the winner’s circle for Division One with a very respectable score of 36 points playing to her handicap of 22. Going out in style amassing 20 points that included pars on the par threes, the 2nd and 5th, and collecting 16 points on the inward nine. No wipes were recorded adding to the consistency of her game. Dianne Perryman also off a 22 handicap played consistently taking the second minor placing signing for 34 points with splits of 17/17 that included only one par on the 11th also with no wipes on her card. Third placing was Rosemary Martland off a 18 handicap finished with 33 points after a outward nine of 14 with the only wipe on her card being on the 1st, comimg home on the inward nine with a strong finish of 19 points that included pars on the 11th and 12th holes. Division Two’s Rose Case off a 40 handicap was the winner with 34 points from splits of 18/16 after having five three-pointers with wipes on the 3rd and 13th holes. 2nd placing went to Jaynee Oberer following closely with 31 points. Off a 33 handicap Oberer’s 18 points was a good start and included two three-pointers but unfortunately after wiping the 17th and 18th on the way home only managed to post 13 points. 3rd on the podium was Johanna Gogan off a 35 handicap who finished with 27 points after only scoring 10 points on the outward nine with a better inward nine score of 17, her card did include two three-pointers as well as two fourpointer pars on the 13th and 14 holes. Nearest to the pin 2nd shot on the 2nd hole winners were Karen Panagopoulos (Div 1) and Rose Case (Div 2) with the pro-shot prize going to Trudy Herbert. Ronda Edwards had a birdie on the 12th and Panagopoulos, Bev Pascoe and Lynda Nannings had chip-in ferrets on the 7th, 10th, 8th and 11th respectively.

This week is the 5th and final round of the Marlene Lingham Memorial Stableford Trophy.

AUGUST 5 RESULTS

A near perfect day for a round of golf and a well presented course albeit with a few tricky pin placements and the course set up for the men’s qualifying of the Handicap championships the scores for the women were all over the daily score rating of 72 Winner Helen Stratford was pleased to rectify a score posted the previous week coming in one over her handicap with 94/21/73 with splits of 47/47 that included a chip-in birdie on the par three 5th and a par on the 14th. 2nd was Geraldine Scott 102/27/75 with splits of 50/52 and a par on the 5th. Rosemary Martland was 3rd on the podium with 94/17/77 recording pars on the 2nd and 12th with splits of 47/47 and winning the long drive prize. Nearest to the pin was Josie Ashby and least putts winner was Scott.

MARLENE LINGHAM MEMORIAL STABLEFORD TROPHY ROUND FOUR WINNERS: Division 1 runner up Rosemary Martland & winner Helen Myers with Division Tw0 winner Rose Case & runner up Jaynee Oberer