Stratford records score of the day

Perfect weather conditions greet golfers for second round of the Sorrentos Summer Trophy

Making the most of the perfect weather conditions, 29 women were eager to hit the fairways at the Blue Lake Golf Club for the second round of the Sorrentos Cafe sponsored Summer Trophy last Wednesday.

Stableford was the format and with manicured fairways and rolled greens there were some very consistent scores recorded the score of the day coming from Helen Stratford.

Stratford has been dropping strokes off her handicap during the summer and looks like coming under the handicapper’s scrutiny after signing for 38 points off a 17 handicap. Splits of 19/19 included six pars and no wipes winning her the top Sorrentos Cafe voucher for Division 1.

Sue Agars, off 21, was the second prize winner on 35 points having to wait on a countback from Lynda Nannings also 35 points. Agars 16 points on the outward nine put the pressure on the inward nine and she was equal to the task having pars on the 14th, 15th and 16th and one wipe on the 13th to come home with 19.

Nannings, who has had some health issues of late, would be extremely pleased with her efforts. Her 30 handicap was used wisely especially on the outward nine of 19 points. A highlight was a 60 metre low running birdie hit into the hole for four strokes on the par five 4th hole, finishing with 16 on the inward nine.

Division Two’s Carol Melhuish is another starting to be a constant in the winner’s circle after a year of sporadic golf games in 2022. Melhuish off 37 had a bit of a slow start scoring 15 points on the outward nine with 3 x threepointers and a wipe, making up points on the inward finishing with 19 that included 5 x three-pointers and one wipe signing for 34 with her better back nine 19 winning the countback from Lynette Hirth, off 45, also scoring 34 points.

Hirth also used her handicap strokes very well with 5 x threepointers and only 1 wipe but unfortunately had a few one points on the inward nine. Third placegetter Dianne Allen off 39 is often in the Division Two’s winner’s circle and 32 points was good enough.

Splits of 14/18 included 3 x threepointers and two wipes. Nearest to the pin 2nd shot winners on the par three 14th were Ronda Edwards (Div 1) and Rose Case (Div 2). The pro-shot was shared by Geraldine Scott and Lee-Anne Medhurst. Edwards and Nannings won a chocolate bar voucher each for their birdies on the 4th. Nannings won another for her ferret on the 4th along with Karen Panagopoulos 8th, Jaynee Oberer 11th, Rosemary Martland 12th, Melhuish and Annette Ford 18th.

The 3rd round of the Sorrentos Summer Trophy is par and will be played this week with a novelty prize for the most accurate fairways.

FEBRUARY 4 RESULTS

The par round attracted 13 women and it was Annette Ford off 23 receiving the accolades signing for +2. It all started on the front nine with plusses on the 7th and 8th holes then par plusses on the 14th and 18th with wipes on the 13th and 17th, the back nine was square to her handicap.

Kate Hommelhoff, off a 31 handicap, followed with +1 having -1 on the front nine that included three plusses, two halved and four wipes turning to the back nine scoring +2 from four plusses and two wipes Josie Ashby off 20 followed with +1 having to be content with 3rd place after a count-back from Hommelhoff Nearest to the pin on the par three 5th was Ronda Edwards and the best front nine score was Ford.

SUMMER TROPHY STABLEFORD PODIUM: Lynda Nannings & Dianne Allen with (front)Helen Stratford, Sue Agars, Carol Melhuis. Absent: Lynette Hirth