After a period of high Mars Bar consumption Trevor Maxted has recently strung together a number of wins including the C Grade Championship. Trevor added to these wins braving Saturday’s rain to take out the stableford competition with 37 points, a great effort in the conditions. Newly crowned Club Champion, David “Jack” Webster was runner up with 36 points. Mark “Mouldy” Millward collected the Mars Bar.
11 ladies played the 20 hole Par 3 course on Tuesday prior to the Winter season Trophy presentations & lunch. Winner of the nett in the Par 3 was Di Day & Runner up was Lyn Mosey.
Winter Trophy Winners:
A Grade Champion – Sharyn Roberts
A Grade Runner Up – Andrea Rowe
B Grade Handicap Plate Winner – Lyn Mosey
B Grade Handicap Plate Runner Up – Judy Reilly
Grace Barker – Andrea Rowe
Olive Oates Stableford – Andrea Rowe
Captains Trophy for Par – Sharyn Roberts
Longford Consistency – Sharyn Roberts
Eclectic – 1st Division – Andrea Rowe
Eclectic – 2nd Division – Peggy Gebhardt
Eclectic – 9 Hole – Elaine Arthur
International Bowl – Margie Stockman
Chip Ins – Di Day & Sharyn Roberts (tied)
Bar Trophy Best Gross – Sharyn Roberts (86)
Bar Trophy Best Nett – Di Day & Margie Stockman (69 – tied)
Burra ladies selected in Mid North Pennant team.
Andrea Rowe & Sharyn Roberts have been selected in the Mid North District Pennant team to represent the Mid North at the Golf SA – South Australian Country District Pennant, to be held at Barmera GC on October 10th & 11th. The team consists of 6 men & 4 women from the Mid North. All the best to team ‘Mid North’.
Today’s mulligans was won by Russell “Gus The Good Guy” Wenzel with 18 points from Andy Phillips 17. Star performer Richard “Pickles” could only manage 16 points. Dick Cleland took both nearest the pins and the Mars Bar.
The mercurial Bob Taylor has stopped the run of handicap superstar Richard “Pickles” Matz with an outstanding score in Tuesday’s stableford. Bob scored an astounding 41 points to push Pickles into 2nd place on 38. To rub salt into the wound the handicapper savaged Pickles removing another stroke from his handicap. Neil Webster took the Mars Bar.
David “Jack” Webster defeated defending champion, Matt Opperman, in a hard fought battle going to the 35th hole & winning 2 & 1. Today’s result reverses last year’s result.
Matt Opperman (left) & Jack Webster
All of the other matches were closely fought requiring either 35 or 36 holes to get a result. In the A Grade Plate Pat Hallion prevailed over Mark “Mouldy” Millward 2 & 1
Pat Hallion (lleft) & Mark “Mouldy” Millward
In B Grade Richard “Pickles” Matz took the long hitting Chris “Critta” Waters to the 36th before losing 1 down.
Critta (left) & Pickles
The C Grade final also went to the 36th hole before Trevor Maxted prevailed over Peter Weiss 1 up.
Peter Weiss (left) & Trevor Maxted. They might only be C graders but at least they had the sense to use a cat for a 36 hole event.
Congratulations to all players for providing such exiting and well fought matches. All the photos were taken before the start of play which probably explains why everyone except Pat Hallion is smiling.
Today’s mulligans competition saw Richard “Pickles” Matz win yet again despite the drastic action taken by the handicapper. Runner up was Dick Cleland with an overdue improvement in form while Russell “Gus The Good Guy” Wenzel took the Mars Bar. Dick Cleland took both nearest the pins, on holes 4 & 15.
Three father & son teams and two teams made up of fathers payed in the social ambrose on Fathers Day. Father & son teams were Boh & Harry Wall, Trevor & Neil Maxted & Brett Wallis & Kobi Wenzel. The other teams were Russell “Gus The Good Guy” Wenzel & Richard “Pickles” Matz, and David “Jack” Webster & Dick Cleland.
Results:
Best off the stick: Gus & Pickles
Best Hhandicap score: Brett & Kobi
Mars Bar: Trevor & Neil
A good time was had by all. These social 2 man ambrose events are held on the first Sunday of the month @ 10:00 am and are intended for the golfer and non golfer alike.
Richard “Pickles” Matz has returned to his winning ways with an astounding 42 stableford points leaving the field devastated in his wake. Pickles scored 42 stableford points winning by 5 points. Runners up were the mercurial Bob Taylor & Chris “Critta” Waters with 37. Trevor Maxted took the Mars Bar.
The handicapper has finally awoken from his slumber and deducted 2 strokes from Pickles’ handicap.
Players not involved in championship semi finals played a par round with Peter Weiss successful with a score of 1 down. Dick Cleland was runner up with down while Bevan Ladhams to the Mars Bar with several more down.
The championship semifinals were played on Saturday with A grade presenting two close matches. Boh “Van Pelt” Wall took defending champion Matt Opperman all the way to the 18th hole before losing 2 down. In the other match David “Jack” Webster defeated Russell “Gus The Good Guy” Wenzel 3 & 2, setting up a rematch of last year’s final.
In B grade the matches were not close with Richard “Pickles” Matz returning to the winners circle defeating Kobi Wenzel 6 & 4. If Pickles keeps this up we will enter him in the Burra Show. In the other match Chris “Critta Waters crushed Andy Phillips 5 & 4. The final between Pickles & Critta will be of great interest indeed.
In C grade the players seemed to have trouble organising themselves which is probably why they are in C grade. Peter Weiss !0 & 8 received a forfeit from Bob Taylor while Trevor Maxted & Trevor Maxted hope to play their match before the final.
The finals will be played next Sunday with the A grade hitting off at 9:00 am. If you would like to watch the finals, please try to get there early as, due to covid-19 restrictions we are limited to 1000 people on the golf course.
Stop Press: Trevor Maxted defeats Bob Perry to take on Peter Weiss in the C grade final.
