Back at the 19th
The event last Saturday at the Griffith Golf Club was a single stableford with 88 players challenging the course with a CCR of 69.
Though there was plenty of run on the course, the lush growth in the rough punished errant shots but it held no terrors for Mark Brown, who fired two over par 73 to take out A grade carding 44 points.
He shot the lights out on the outward nine, canning birdies on the first, fourth, seventh and ninth to go out in two under par 34 for 25 points.
He could not produce the same fireworks on the back nine, only able to par three holes but a four-point birdie on the 18th saved his day, carding 19 points home.
Runner-up Col Leeson picked the wrong day to fire, shoooting 77 off the stick to card 42 points.
He drained birdies on the fifth and seventh on the front nine but a one-pointer on the eighth and a miss on the ninth robbed him of a higher number than 20 points out.
He parred the 10th, birdied the 11th, but a run of bogies from the 12th, to the 15th, saw him slipping from contention.
However, he rallied to par the 16th, and 17th, then drained a birdie on the 18th, to score 22 points home.
Alf Franchi stopped his slide to card the winning B grade score of 39 points.
He scored 20 points out, carding six pars then served up much the same on the run home to card 19 points and was fortunate misses on the fifth and 12th did not cost him a win.
Runner-up Tony DeMarco carded four pars in a 20-point front nine but double bogied the 10th, 11th, and 12th on the back nine to slip out of contention, though he rallied to par the 15th, 17th, and 18th, for 18 points home.
Robin Salvestro made it two Saturday wins on the trot, carding the winning C grade score of 40 points.
He set up his win with a solid 22 point front nine, draining a birdie on the seventh.
He carded another four three-pointers on the back nine to score 18 points home.
He had to survive a countback after Silvio Bortolin also carded 40 points with the same splits, 22 out and 18 home, pushed into runner-up, only scoring 10 points in the final six to Salvestro's 12.
Bortolin birdied the fourth for a whopping five points in his 22-point front nine but a miss on the 13th was the rock he perished on in his 18-point run home.
Mark Brown had a real day out, taking the ProPin on the first and also the par three fourth and 16th.
Garry Blacka won the 15th ProPin, Col Leeson the seventh and Tom Morgan 16th.
Vouchers went to 37 points.
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The WRDGA championships will be played at Jerilderie this coming weekend, August 29 and 30 with foursomes on Saturday and sroke on Sunday.
The draw should be available from the clubhouse.
The appeal to golfers to fill their fairway divots with sand is falling on deaf ears. How hard can it be?
There will be the normal single handicap events this coming Saturday and Sunday and another date to keep in mind is Saturday, September 12, the Roy and Ida Graham Mixed Matchplay qualifying round.
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Last Sunday's event was another single stableford with 44 players and a CCR of 69.
Darryl Henderson was the A grade best carding 41 points, two ahead of runner-up Craig Tilston on 39.
Countbacks sorted the places in B grade after Justin Robertson and John Peters both carded 38 points, Robertson's better back nine taking the win.
Brad Hardwick was the day's top acheiver, slashing his handicap, carding the winning C grade score of 43 points.
An unlucky James Robertson picked the wrong day to fire, carding 41 points for runner-up.
Vouchers went ot 35 points on a countback.
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The vets played their weekly single stableford last Thursday, a warm sunny day with 43 players and a CCR of 69.
Barrie Brown carded the best score of the day to take out the 0-13 Division with 40 points from David Woodside on 38 points.
Newly elevated Tom Morgan was best in B grade on 37 points. Bruce Smith runner-up on 36.
Garnett Reade cracked it for a win with 38 points in C grade, one ahead of Greg Farrell on 37, on a countback from John Bortolazzo.
Vouchers to 33 points on a countback.
Tomorrow's event is again a single stableford but in four divisions.
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Last Wednesday's Pro Comp was a single stableford with 45 players and a CCR of 69.
Allan Foster was the star performer on the day, firing 76 off the stick to take out A grade with 44 points. Sid Knox was a distant second on 39 points.
John Peters has found a run of form, taking out B grade by carding 40 points, two ahead of Cec Spence on 38 points. Derek Langford was C grade best on 39 points with Robin Salvestro runner-up on 38 on a countback.
Vouchers to Ross Horton, Dane Sutcliffe, Garry Blacka, Bill Cottom, Dave Gandy, Len Blackburn, Lance Perry, Warren Salvestro, Brian Wiltshire.
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