COOLER conditions last Saturday saw a huge boost in players participating at the Griffith Golf Club, with 74 players turning out to contest a single stableford.
Brett Angel, 38 points, won A Grade, draining a birdie on the eighth.
Runner-up Tony McBride, 35, recovered from a 16-point front nine.
Jim Dickie, 39 points, won B Grade, scoring 22 points home, ahead of Bryan Salvestro, 38 points, draining a birdie on the sixth in scoring 21 points out.
Geoff Simms, 39 points, won C Grade, carding a four point par on the sixth and another on the 14th.
Daniel Richens, 39 points, second, lost the countback with four point pars on the 3rd and 13th.
Pro pins won by Tuiru Philllip and Luke De Valentin. Par Threes,7th, l Dave Gandy, 11th, Alan Le Broque, 16th, l Duncan Adams.
Vouchers to 33 points.
A single stroke in two grades on Sunday saw Jim Dickie carry on his good form, three wins in three outings to win the 0-18 Grade on 59 nett, firing 86 off the stick with five pars.
Craig Barrington, 71 nett , 87 off the stick, second carding eight front nine pars but included an ugly eight on the fifth. Andrew Mott, 75 nett, won 19-36 grade ahead of Peter Den Houting 79 nett.
Brad Fawcett won the 7th pin, Wayne Tyndall 11th
Vouchers to 76 nett.
The third round of the Brady Painters & Texture Norm Saxvick Memorial Red Gum Plate was completed on Sunday – R Barrington/J Wiscombe d M Brown/N McAntee 18th.
T Bennett/A Oates d C & A Leeson one up; C Vearing/J Magoci d N & G Campbell 2/1; D Minato/M Howard d C Bandiera/G Smith one up.
Semi-finals to be completed by Saturday, February, 25. Final Sunday, February 26.
In comjunction with next month’s Pro Am, a charity raffle has been organised. Tickets $5 for a $2000 open order at Betta Electricals and a $500 Petrol Voucher at McNabb Caltex.
Please check with Wayne Moat in regards to conditions about membership payments.
Wednesday, Saturday and Sundays events are all single stablefords.
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A GOOD roll out of veterans contesting a single stableford last Thursday.
Brad Fawcett, 39, won 0-18 grade over GraemeTrevett, 35, on a countback
Dick Thompson, 35, won 19-27 grade ahead of Bill Wilkinson 33.
Lindsay Martin, 34, best in 28-36 grade over Bob Painting, 24 on a c/b.
Pins 4th Joe Cudmore, 8th Wal Hood, 7th Brad Fawcett.
Vouchers to 31 points.
Veterans memberships fees must be paid by February 28.
Tomorrow’s event is a single stableford.
A single stableford in two grades last Wednesday with the course set up for stronger players.
Jason Magoci fired two under par 69, carding 39 to win 0-18 grade, carding five birdies, aheadof Robert Reid, 35.
Dick Thompson, 41, won 19-36 grade, four pointers on the 4th, and 13th. Peter Den Houting, 33, was second.
Vouchers to 32 points.
