O’Donnell wins on countback

Victory comes down to the 18th at the Mount Gambier Golf Club

On Noember 5 there was a small field of ladies who played a stroke round at the Mount Gambier Golf Club.

Winner on the day with a lovely score was Bernie Jennings with a nett score of 73 with Penne Saffin runner up on 77.

On Wednesday warm conditions didn’t deter 25 ladies playing in the stableford competition.

There were some very good scores on the day but it was Di O’Donnell with 40 points who took out the honours on a countback from Heather Barry. O’Donnell having four pars for the day with Barry having two pars and two birdies. They were closely followed by Sue Ryan with 39 points and Helen McIntyre with 38 points. The greens were very slick and there was plenty of run on the course.

Helen McIntyre had the best shot on the par 3, 8th hole and won nearest the pin, while the best front nine holes in A grade went to Heather Barry. In B Grade Di O’Donnell had another win with Helen Heaver the winner in C Grade. Also played on the day were the quarter finals of the handicap championship.

Leanne Hunt was the winner over Lois Harvey, newcomer this year to the club Lizzie Clements had a win over Jan Shanahan. Jess Parsons who has been very consistent in her short golfing career had a win over Carol Davis and to round out the finals Janina Morrison won over Bernie Jennings.

This week will be some great games played in the semi finals. Lizzie plays Jess and Janina plays Leanne. There will also be a stableford for those not competing in the semi finals.

Saturday saw a small group of ladies contest a stableford competition and early morning player Vicki Clark returned to the clubhouse with 38 points to take the winning voucher from Bernie Jennings who survived the countback for runner up from Marie Douglas and Lois Harvey all with 36 points. Douglas and Harvey were the ball run down winners. Bernie Jennings claimed both the pro shot and the nearest the pin on the 16th with her accurate drives.

TIGHT CONTEST: Heather Barry and Di O’Donnell both had 40 points but O’Donnell was the victor with her birdie on the 18th hole the winning factor.