A single stableford was played at Griffith Golf Club last Saturday.
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Bryan Salvestro won the A Grade event, carding 38 points.
He won on a countback from Turiu Phillip - also carding 38 points - both firing 80 off the stick.
Len Carvill, with 37 points, was best in B Grade ahead of Lance Perry, 36 points.
Ian Carney, 38 points, won C Grade from Michael Carnell, 37.
Jason Magoci and Stephen Lightfoot won the pro pins.
Par Threes: 4th Tony McBride, 7th Steve Crowe, 11th Terry Greedy, 16th Allan Andreazza. Vouchers went to 34 points.
Another single stableford was played over two grades on Sunday.
Shane Gaffey, 41 points, won 0-18 Grade.
He went out with 19 points, then nailed a birdie on the 18th to card a high 22 points home.
Runner-up was Lama Lolotonga, 38 points, carding a consistent 19 points on each nine with seven pars.
Enso Basai, 41 points, won 19-36 Grade with 20 points out with three pars, then parred three back-nine holes to add 21 points in.
Paul Woodland, 39 points, had a day of highs and lows with three misses, two four-pointers, two threes in scoring 17 points out, then scored on every hole to add 22 points home.
The new format for Dollan Day - 10 points for best score, down to two points for the best nine scores, then one point for all other players - reached its climax on Sunday.
Stephen Lightfoot won top prize of a club membership, while Jeff Wiscombe and Albert Donadel won $250 towards their membership.
Today's event is a single stableford, Saturday's a single stroke and Sunday's a medley versus par.
The club will not be open on Christmas Day, but the course will be open for social play.
There will be club competitions on Boxing Day, Saturday, Sunday, and New Year's Day.
The veterans played a single stableford last Thursday over two grades.
Mick Catanzariti, 34 points, won 0-18 Grade on a countback from Tony McBride on a countback over Brad Fawcett.
Skeet Milne, 36 points, was best in 19-36 Grade; Susan Tyrell, 33 points, was runner-up on a countback over Garnett Reade, 33 points.
Catanzariti won the 7th pin, Tyrell 11th, John Bortolazzo 16th. Fawcett, Readed and Martyn won vouchers.
This week's event is a two-person ambrose, 9.30am. Shotgun start with barbecue lunch to follow closing day.
A two-grade single stroke was played last Wednesday. Albert Donadel, 65 nett, won 0-18 Grade.
Robin Salvestro, 71 nett, was the runner-up.
Ray Mead, 69 nett, was best in 19-36 Grade from Cam Woodside, 71 nett. Jason Magoci eagled both the 1st and 17th, Peter Den Houting won the 11th, pin, Tony Catanzariti 8th. Vouchers to 73 nett.
This is the last column for 2019. It also marks a milestone for the author, having completed 44 years of writing the column.
On behalf of the golf club board, Back at the 19th wishes all members and readers a happy and safe Christmas - and may your new year be full of birdies and pars.