The golf column Back at the 19th returns for 2021, bringing you all the news and results from the Griffith Golf Club.
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Over Christmas and New Year, golf continued to receive great support from both competition and social golfers.
The first monthly medal for the year, sponsored by the Drive-Thru Pharmacy, a single stroke with 87 players, was last Saturday's event.
Mitch Howard won the A Grade medal, firing 76 off the stick for a card of 65 nett, draining birdies on the 9th and 16th. Jason Bartlett second on 69 nett, 81 scratch Paul Piccoli 68 nett won B Grade, nailing a birdie on the 10th in firing 85, ahead of Dom Gugliemino 72 nett, canning a birdie on the 6th, 87 scratch on a countback over Jarrod Gale.
Graham Male best in C Grade on 69 nett, carding pars with other numbers to shoot 90, on a countback over Geoff O'Callaghan who nailed a birdie on the 7th. for a round of 93 for 69 net.
Howard won the Hanwood Butchery 4th pin, O'Callaghan - Elestricity 7th, Sam Ranney - Pet Resort 8th, Ryan Grieve-Limone 11th, Wayne Bottcher - Broomes 15th, Piccoli - Elipse 16th.
Vouchers to 76 nett.
A strong Sunday field of 62 players contested a Medley Single Stableford.
Jason Magoci fired two under par 69 to win A Grade with 39 points ahead of Bryan Trembath 73-37 points.
Ilison Koroi 35 points won B Grade ahead of Lee Kimball 34 points on a countback over Mick Catanzariti.
Terry Greedy 37 points took out C Grade from Tom Wright 36 points on a countback over Terry Brady and Jason Waring-Bryant.
Daren Forrester won the 7th pin, Tuiru Phillip 15th. Vouchers to 31 points.
The Second Round of the McNabb Caltex Summer 5's commences on Monday, January 18, with all the usual conditions of entry, also the Club is hosting a round of the Volkswagon Scramble on Sunday, February 14. Teams can only register online.
Results of other New Year competitions, all medley single stablefords.
January 1- Div.1 Leon Parr 38 points, second David Kidd 37 points.
Div.2-Jack Draskovic 36 points, Connor Bock 35 points. Vouchers 31 points.
January 2 - A Grade p Sam Ranney 40 points, Wayne Alpen 37 points.B Grade Lee Kimball 38 points, Stephen Lightfoot 37 points c/b Dary McDermot.
C Grade Grant Gyles 40 points, Paul Josling 38 points.
Pins-4th Jason Magoci, 7th Wayne Alpen, 8th Stephen Matheson, 11th Dom Guglielmino, 15th Martin Sweeney. Vouchers to 31 points.
January 3 - A Grade Bryan Trembath 40 points, Col Woodcock 37 point. B Grade Michael Aventi 43points, Derek Langford 38 points, C - TomWatson 40 points, John Evans 36 points.
Pins 7th Albert Donadel, 15th Trembath. Vouchers 31 points.
January 6 - A Grade Jack Trimboli 45 points, Mark Townsend 39 points. B
Grade John Brennick 34, Lee Kimball 33,c/b John Badoco. C Grade Richard Wiseman 42 points, Terry Brady 36 points.
Pins 8th Jason Magoci, 16th David Woodside. Vouchers 31 points.
The veteran's competition recommenced last Thursday, competition on Wednesday ,Thursday and Sunday all stablefords. Saturday a 4 Ball Best Ball.
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