Author: Goobindyke

Covid-19 measures introduced by the Government have meant that all golf courses in Australia should be closed.

The health of all members and visitors are of prime concern and the committee has acted quickly following the latest government announcements and advice from Golf Australia. The clubhouse was closed a week ago and will remain closed.

We have tried to keep the course open while meeting social distancing guidelines but given the tightening of these it is no longer possible. It was our aim to provide the opportunity for members to continue to get exercise. Unfortunately, according to the government, golf does not rate as an exercise.

We will open the course again once it is deemed safe to do so. In the meantime please keep safe.

Saturday’s stableford was won by visitor Keith Johns from Ingle Farm Golf Club with a score of 40 points. Best of the locals was Dick Secomb with 37 followed closely by Richard “Pickles” Matz and Kobi Wenzel on 36.

At the other end club captain Russell “Gus The Good Guy” Wenzel had a day best forgotten taking the confectionery, and being the only player not to achieve 31 points or better.

Results:

• 40 Keith Johns (Ingle Farm)
• 37 Richard Secomb
• 36 Richard Matz, Kobi Wenzel
• 33 Philip Thomson, Chris Waters
• 31 Mark Millward, Anndrew Philips, David Webster
• 28 Russell Wenzel

Peter Wess overcame a slow start to defeat Dick Cleland in the Jennison Cup Handicap Match Play Cup in a high quality & hard fought battle finally closing the match out on the 17th winning 2 & 1.

Volunteers are required to clean up the Burra Oval next Wednesday March 18, after the SA Stud Merino Field Days.

This activity has been undertaken by the Burra Golf Club for a number of years and is an important fundraiser.

Access to the site is available all day so if you can spare some time please come along with your rake, utility, trailer, tractor or front end loader and rake the straw into piles for removal.

Klaus Heymann demolished today’s Heritage Classic field scoring 37 points to win by four. Klaus made some of the more fancied competitors look very ordinary indeed. Runner up was Andy Phillips with 33 points while there were 5 players on 32. The best of the ladies was former Burra member, Helena Holman, now a member at Thaxted Park who scored 31 points.

The Mars Bars went to visitors with Anita Hodge and Trevor Durant getting the ladies and men’s award respectively. Both are members at Thaxted Park.

Results

• 37 Klaus Heymann
• 33 Andrew Phillips
• 32 Richard Cleland, Mark Millward, Chris Waters, Russell Wenzel, Neil Willoughby (Thaxted Park)
• 31 Helena Holman (Thaxted Park)
• 30 Mark Holman (Thaxted Park), Christine Telfer (Thaxted Park)
• 29 Philip Thomson, Kobi Wenzel
• 28 Gary Weymouth (Emu Golf Club)
• 25 Peter Brearly (Peterborough), Anita Hodge (Thaxted Park)
• 24 Trevor Maxted
• 23 Rolly Haggerty (Peterborough_
• 16 Trevor Durant (Thaxted Park)

Russell “Gus he Good Guy” Wenzel scored 36 stableford points to take out Saturday’s competition. Runner up was Dick Cleland, one back on 35. Dick Secomb took the Mars Bar while Andy Phillips won 3 nearest the pins.

Results

• 36 Russell Wenzel
• 35 Richard Cleland
• 33 Kobi Wenzel, Michael Tickner
• 32 Trevor Maxted
• 29 Richard Matz, Andrew Phillips, Philip Thomson, David Webster
• 25 Richard Secomb

Petr Weiss & Mark “Mouldy” Millward slugged it out in their Jennison Cup semi final finishing the regulation 18 holes all square before Peter pulled off a spectacular birdie on the sudden death 19th to sink Mouldy’s hopes.

Peter will now meet Dick Cleland in the final next Saturday.

Colourful local identity, Philip “Tommo” Thomson was the firm favourite to win this years Jennison Handicap Matchplay Cup until he had to play the club’s oldest active member today.

Tommo broke out the blocks in fine style winning the first hole. Unfortunately it was the only hole that Tommo won. Despite a minimal difference in handicap Tommo was unable to stem the tide going down 6 & 5 to Dick Cleland. This result has thrown the betting markets into disarray. Dick will play the winner of the other semi final between Mark “Mouldy” Millward & Peter Weiss which will be played next week.

This is Dick’s easiest win in the competition so far with both of his previous matches going to the 19th.

Eddie “The Flying Dutchman” Van Keulen smashed the field in today’s par bisque. In a game that requires both good golf and the intelligence to manage the use of handicap strokes Eddie excelled in both. Runner up was Mark “Mouldy” Millward on plus 4. Both Eddie & Mouldy scored -1 in normal par scoring, demonstrating Eddie’s uncanny ability to maximize his handicap strokes under this format. Chris “Critta” Waters collected the Mars Bar with -4.

Normal Par Scores:

• -1 Edward Van Keulen, Mark Millward
• -2 Russell Wenzel
• -3 Robert Perry
• -4 Kobi Wenzel
• -5 Richard Secomb
• – 6 Andrew Phillips
• -7 Richard Matz, Trevor Maxted
• -8 Chris Waters

Wild windy conditions confronted a small field of 5 players who ventured out on Tuesday. The winner was Russell “Gus The Good Guy” Wenzel with 35 stableford points, a good score in the testing conditions. No other pplayer scored 30 or more points.

Scores:

• 35 Russell Wenzel
• 29 Andrew Phillips
• 28 Neil Webster
• 26 David Webster
• 23 Richard Cleland (Mars Bar)