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Despite perfect conditions numbers were disappointing for the Burra Men’s Open Day. The timing of this event for next year will require careful consideration as there are too many conflicting events at this time of the year.

The 2018 Open Champion was Neville “Ned” Kelly from Renmark Golf Club with a 27 hole gross score of 124. Runner up was Michael Day of Clare Golf Club with 126. Both these played were locked together after 18 holes but while both faded over the final 9 Ned faded the least.

The 27 hole handicap winner was Andy Phillips with a net 108.5(?), with Chris “Critta” Waters runner up with net 112.5(?).

 

The 18 hole Stableford Challenge was won by Bob Perry with 34 points with Kobi Wenzel runner up with 33.

Long Drives:

• 27 holes Ned Kelly
• 18 holes John Wildy

Nearest the pin

• Hole 4 – Russell Gus The Good Guy” Wenzel
• Hole 8 – Kobi Wenzel
• Hole 11 – Ned Kelly
• Hole 15 No one

Despite good conditions Saturday’s scores were unspectacular. Best of the day was Michael “Tickers” Tickner with just 35 points. Runner up was visitor, John Wildy from West Lakes Golf Club with 34. Russell “Gus The Good Guy” Wenzel scored 32 followed by Dick Secomb, Dick Cleland & Kobi Wenzel on 31, Bob Taylor 30, Mark “Mouldy” Millward 28 and Neville “Ned” Kelly now of Renmark Golf Club 27. Sam Cleland, returning from a long lay off from the game took the Mars Bar with 21 points.

Neil Webster has moved into top gear as the Club Championships draw nigh. Neil scored 44 stableford points to leave his competitors stunned. Next was Russell “Gus The Good Guy” Wenzel with 36. Other scores were Andy Phillips 33, Chris “Critta” Waters & David “Jack” Webster 32, the mercurial Bob Taylor 26 while Dick Cleland took the Caramillo Koala (we were out of Mars Bars Eddie) with a dismal 22 points.

Only 9 players played in the 2nd round of the Championships yesterday. Some players seem dispirited by poor form, others are settling back to normal after a busy start to May in Burra and others are recovering from injury. There are still 2 rounds to play before the match play begins and anyone who has yet to play can still qualify. We believe that Chris “Critta” Waters was too upset after his showing on Tuesday to play but we all know how quickly our form can change in golf. Of particular concern is the fitness of popular colourful local identity Philip “Thomo” Thomson and whether he can be fit enough to play by June 16.

Round of the day was had by Dick Cleland who scored a gross 86 catapulting himself to the top of the A Grade leader board with Russell “Gus The Good Guy” Wenzel. Defending Champion Matt Opperman showed that he is going to be in the mix again this year with an 87 gross. Gordon “The Chook Man” Kakoschke leads B grade after 2 rounds while Bob Taylor holds his lead in C Grade.

Dick Cleland also took out the handicap event of the day with a net 75. Runner up was Neil Webster who beat Michael “Tickers” Tickner on a count back, both scoring net 75. Other scores were Matt Opperman 77, Gus The Good Guy 78, Andy Phillips 79, The Chook Man 80, Bob Taylor 83 & the Mars Bar went to Kobi Wenzel with a net 86.

Progressive Championship Qualifying Scores

	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Aggregate Best 2 Rounds
	05/May	12/May	16/Jun	23/Jun
A Grade
R Cleland	90	86			176
R Wenzel	87	89			176
M Opperman	87
M Tickner	89
D Robinson	90
B Grade
G Kakoschke	105	105			210
D Webster	88
A Phillips		95
N Webster		99
C Grade
R Taylor	111	111			222
K Wenzel		118

Andy Phillips returned from a recent trip and showed that he will be a strong contender for this year’s B Grade Championship. Andy & David “Jack” Webster were both playing strongly & were on an equal footing coming to the final hole. Unfortunately for Jack the hole was a complete disaster which included an airy and he failed to score. Andy was also a little shaky but managed to drain a long put for 2 points and a total of 19. The hapless Jack was edged out of 2nd place by Russell “Gus The Good Guy” Wenzel on a count back after they both finished with 17. Dick Cleland scored 16 & the Mars Bar went to the mercurial Bob Taylor with 13 points.

Ladies Open: Friday May 18 –

Shotgun start at 9;30 am

Entry $25 includes lunch

Enquiries to Di Day phone: 08 8892 2372, email: diday2@bigpond.com

Men’s Open: Sunday May 20

27 Hole Championship (stroke) tee off 9:00 am

18 Hole Stableford Challenge tee off 10:0 am

Entry $25 per player includes lunch & afternoon tea

Enquiries to Gus “The Good Guy” Wenzel phone: 0439 846 421,  email: rjguswenzel@bigpond.com

 

Dick Cleland scored 38 stableford points to win today’s competition despite being heavily involved in last night’s meeting of the Burra Malt Club. Dick scored 21 points on the front 9 and after a slow start on the back 9 fought back to hold off David “Jack” Webster who came home strongly to finish with 36. The mercurial Bob Taylor scored 32, Neil Webster scored 28 & Chris “Critta” Waters, who was having a hit out prior to the second round of the Club Championships on Saturday, took the Mars Bar with just 19 points.

The handicapper acted quickly reducing Dick”s handicap to 12 which makes him a real A grader.

A good crowd bid strongly for a strong offer of quality items. Which proved to be a great result for bidders, vendors & the Club.

The Golf Club is once again indebted to auctioneers Connor Lamond & Tim Taplin for the generous contribution of their skill & time. Once again a strong contingent of club members ensured the smooth running of the event. We saw the return of Gordon “The Chook Man’ Kakoschke to assist his colleague Bob Taylor in cooking the barbecue. Apparently there were no bowls tournaments with big enough prize money today.

Only 6 players turned out for the first qualifying round of the Club Championships. While colourful local identity Philip “Thomo” Thomson is recovering from an injury it would appear that many other members either failed to check their program or were attending the Burra Antique  Fair. Fortunately for those that missed Saturday’s round qualification for the semi finals is determined by the best 2 of 4 qualifying rounds.

The standings after round 1 are:

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The winner of the day’s handicap event was David “Jack” Webster with a net 72. Runner up was Russell “Gus The Good Guy” Wenzel with 76, followed closely by Dick Cleland 77, Gordon “The Chook Man” Kakoschke 80, David “Robbie” Robinson 81, while the mercurial Bob Taylor received the Mars Bar with 83.

Men’s Tuesday golf saw a field of just four salute the starter. Despite the benign conditions no spectacular scores were achieved. The best that could be managed was 35 stableford points by Russell “Gus The Good Guy” Wenzel with runner up David “Jack” Webster on 34. Dick Cleland scored 33 & Tarcowie member & regular visitor Klaus Heymann took the Mars Bar with 24.