The first qualifying round for the Club Championships was played on Saturday. In a round that saw some extremely heavy rain early in the second nine, many scores were affected. Former champion, Matt Opperman took the rain in his stride scoring 82 off the stick for a net 73. Philip “Tommo” Thomson was also unaffected scoring 85 off the stick (Tommo is not in the same class as Oppy) to tie Oppy in the handicap event. Ben Dunstan collected the Mars Bar. Trevor Maxted & Dick Cleland abandoned their rounds during the rain to go home for a hot shower and get ready to watch the Port Power beat the Crows. Defending champion David “Jack” Webster did not play.