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Sharyn Roberts defeated Andrea Rowe 5&4 to win her 15th consecutive title. Sharyn set up a match winning lead in the morning round and while Andrea held Shaz for most of the afternoon she could not make up the difference.

In the men’s club championship Boh Wall defeated Matt Opperman 3&2 in a hard fought tussle. Scores were level at lunch and Boh established a narrow lead in the afternoon before edging Matt out.

In the men’s B Grade Kobi Wenzel defeated Richard “Pickles” Matz and in C Grade Ben Dunstan defeating Michael Shepley. Both winners held leads of 2 up at lunch but the margins blew out to 7&6 in both matches, with fitness or lack thereof playing a part in the final score.

The Burra Golf Club Championship Finals will be played next Sunday August 15.

Matches and hit off times are:

9.00 am: A Grade Women            – S Roberts v A Rowe
9.10 am: A Grade Men                   – M Opperman v B Wall
9.20 am: A Grade Men Plate       – D Webster v P Hallion
9.30 am: B Grade Men                   – R Matz v K Wenzel
9.40 am: C Grade Men                   – B Dunstan v M Shepley

All matches to be played over 36 holes.

Come along and watch some interesting golf. Please note that due to Covid-19 numbers on the course are limited to 1,000 including the players.

The men’s semi finals were played on Saturday with the following results:

A Grade:

Boh “Van Pelt” Wall defeated Russell “Gus the Good Guy” Wenzel 6 & 4
Matthew “Oppy” Opperman defeated Mark “Mouldy” Millward 5 & 3

A Grade Plate:

David “Jack” Webster defeated Philip “Tommo” Thomson 5 & 4
Pat Hallion defeated David “Robbie” Robinson 1 up

B Grade:

Richard “Pickles” Matz defeated Peter Weiss 2 & 1
Kobi Wenzel defeated Matt McAuley 3 & 1

C Grade:

Ben Dunstan Bye
Michael Shepley defeated James Tiver 10 & 8 (forfeit)

Burra Golf Club reopens with the following restriction Although we are able to open, we will be under some very strict restrictions, so that we can come out the other side of this lockdown stronger. Please take the time to read the below requirements as we all must do our part to keep our golfing community safe. Clubhouse Requirements: ●Masks are mandatory upon entry to the clubhouse , this includes bathroom facilities. Understand that this is a requirement by law, if a committee member asks you to put on your mask please do so immediately. Hand hygiene important please use the sanitiser provided. ●Our density capacity is dramatically reduced, at 1 person per 4 square metres. This allows for a maximum of, 22 people in the club house and 11 people under the veranda. Please keep this at the forefront of your mind when attending the golf course. ●Food and Beverage can be consumed either inside or outside, however you must be seated. As our liquor license encompasses the entire golf course and clubhouse, this means you cannot consume any food or beverage whilst standing up playing on the golf course. Golf Course Requirements: ●Golf can resume on Wednesday morning, although it will be for recreational purposes only. Competition golf cannot resume at this stage. ●Golf carts can still be shared, however it is a requirement from Burra Golf Course that only the one person drives, as physical distancing is not possible, we ask that anyone sharing a cart wears a mask at all times. ●Flag poles are to remain in at all times and no handshaking. ●social golf will be held on our usual golf days Club championships will be held on the 15th of August as long as we can resume golf by the 7th August I ask that all members and visitors remain understanding of these restrictions and continue to do their part to keep our community safe. It is still a requirement of the SA Government that you either QR code check-in or use the Contact Tracing Register which are either in the clubhouse area. We look forward to welcoming all golfers back Jack Webster Chairman

The current standings for the BGC Men’s Saturday Winter Eclectic:

59           D Robinson

59.5        P Hallion

59.5        K Wenzel

60           D Webster

63           M Opperman

63.5        B Wall

63.5        R Matz

63.5        P Thomson

63.5        M Millward

64.5        G Wenzel

65           P Weiss

67.5        C Waters

67.5        B Dunstan

68.5        A Phillips

70           R Cleland

70.5        T Maxted

72.5        M Shepley

76           M McAuley

78           J Tiver

82           B Radford

83.5        P Rundell

90.5        N Webster

The club program for the Men’s golf will be rearranged once we know when play can resume.

In successive weeks will be the resumption of the Bogisch Cup and the Club Championships.

Until then, stay safe.

Club Championships Semi Finals

A GRADE:

B Wall v G Wenzel

M Opperman v M Millward

A GRADE PLATE

D Webster v P Thomson

D Robinson v P Hallion

B GRADE:

R Matz v P Weiss

K Wenzel v M McAuley

C GRADE:

M Shepley v J Tiver

Bogisch Cup Semi Finals

G Wenzel v (Winner of D Webster v M Opperman)

K Wenzel v B Wall

Covid-19 measures introduced by the SA Government have meant that the golf course is currently 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.

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

Tough weather conditions. Many stayed home, in front of the fire.

Par (only 2 players)

Name	H,cap	Par score
Ben Dunstan	26	0
Pickles Matz	17	-6

Two Bogisch matches were played (handicap matchplay).

Gus Wenzel def Dave Robinson 2&1

Kobi Wenzel def Mark Millward 1up

Colourful local identity Philip “Tommo” Thomson told reporters that Boh Wall was the man to beat after Boh bundled him out of the Club Championship in the quarter finals 5&4. “I played well but this guy is too good” Tommo said.

In other matches Mark Millward saw Pat Hallion off with a comfortable 4&3 win, Matt Opperman had to work harder to beat David “Robbie” Robinson 2&1 and Russell “Gus The Good Guy” Wenzel had to go the 19th hole to beat defending champion, David “Jack” Webster.

Position	Name	Score	H’cap
1	M Shepley	35	33
2=	D Fletcher	34	26
2=	P Hallion	34	13
4	A Phillips	33	15
5	R Cleland	31	20
6	R Matz	30	17
7	D Webster	29	10
8	M Millward	27	9
9	P Thomson	26	13
10	N Webster	23	21

Saturday 10^th July 2021 – A grade Club Champs + Stableford

Position	Name	Hçap	Score
1	Kobi Wenzel	13	35
2	Andy Phillips	15	28
3	Dick Cleland	20	25
4	Pickles Matz	17	23
5	Trev Maxted	23	21

A grade Club Champs

Mark M def Pat H – 4&3
Boh W def Philip T – 5&4
Gus W def Jack W – extra hole 19th
Matt O def Dave R – 2&1