Rochester Bowls Club
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Friday, November 14 – winners were Carol Cakebread, Cheryl Lethlean, David Burdett and Bert Smolenaars. The jackpot did not go off.
Friday, November 21- ring the office 8.45 – 9.15am, to enter your name.
Bowls starts at 10am.
Lockington tournament
Pauline Humbert is looking for two more players for Thursday’s tournament.
Contact Pauline or Jenny Major.
60 and Over
Results from play at Tongala on November 12 – winners were Howard Tonkin’s team from Kyabram.
Runners-up from Echuca were skipped by Neil Dovaston.
Next week, the competition will be hosted by Rochester, then on to Echuca the following week.
Championship games
Presently, there are quite a few championship games being played in both the men and women’s competitions.
It is important that planned games are written in the office diary – this is to assist the greenskeeper in his work schedule and having greens ready for play.
Marg Knight has offered to do a brief session on the do’s and don’ts of marking for those that are interested – Monday 24th at 2pm.
Training and skills session Thursday morning, 10am with Leigh Milgate and Marg Knight.
Lucky Lotto kicked off on Saturday night. If you’ve secured a number, good luck.
Midweek pennant
A disappointing day out in Deni for division one, going down by only two shots.
Rochester 55 shots, 2 points def by Deniliquin 57 shots, 14 points.
Division One
Team one: Don Gillies 24 shots def Paul Clear 12 shots.
Team two: Rob Dennis 15 shots def by Conway Bovell 25 shots.
Team three: Brian Kinnane 16 shots def by Tony Tonta 20 shots.
Division Two
Division two are yet to win a game and had a very disappointing day at home against Moama, in very cold and windy conditions.
Rochester 28 shots, 0 points def by Moama 85 shots, 16 points.
Team one: Marg Knight 8 shots def by Trevor Eastwell 29 shots.
Team two: Carol Cakebread 10 shots def Sue Holmes 25 shots.
Team three: Lyn Moon 10 shots def by David Lonnie 31 shots.
Division Three
Unfortunately, it wasn’t Division three’s week, and they remain without a win.
Rochester 29 shots, 0 points def by Lockington 41 shots, 14 points.
Team One: Herb Wilson 14 shots def by Phyl McFarlane 19 shots.
Team Two: Judy Murray 15 shots def by Denise Gilmore 22 shots.
Weekend pennant
Division One
Bye for Rochy
Division Three
Rochester 57 shots, 0 points def by Lockington 67 shots, 16 points .
Team 1: Kevin Hall 21 shots def by Kym Ray 25 shots.
Team 2: Jane McCallum 17 shots def by John Fisher 21 shots.
Team 3: Anton Gusak 19 shots def by Steve Pavone 21 shots.
Division Four
Rochester 57 shots, 14 points def Lockington 56 shots, 2 points.
Team 1: Wes Bertucch 21 shots def Denise Gilmore 20 shots.
Team 2: Don Gillies 20 shots def Shane Felmingham 13 shots.
Team 3: Mick McArdle 16 shots def by Cindy Felmingham 23 shots.
Division Five
Rochester 38 shots, 12 points def Echuca Blue 36 shots, 2 points.
Team 1: Joan Limbrick 18 shots def by Dennis Smith 21 shots.
Team 2: Herb Wilson 20 shots def Dick North 15 shots.
Bar duty
Monday – Thursday 5 – 6.30 pm.
17 – 20: L. Milgate and P. Stack.
24 – 27: A. Benson and G. Browne.
1 – 4 Dec: G. Houlihan and R. Clayton.
Lockington Bowls Club
An exciting week of bowls at Lockington, with the club enjoying some success in all forms of competition.
In the latest round of Campaspe Area Pennant, the odds finished in our favour.
The weekend competition saw Division Three tackling Rochester at home and playing well to record a solid 10-shot victory 67-57 and all rinks up (John Fisher d. J McCallum 21-17; Kim Ray d. K Hall 25-21; Steve Pavone d. A Gusak 21-19).
Division Four lost a close game against Rochester in a dramatic final end and lost 56-57 (Cindy Felmingham d. M McArdle 23-16; Shane Felmingham l.t. D Gillies 13-20; Denise Gilmore l.t. W Bertuch 20-21).
Division Five posted another win against Rich River after sharing the rinks and claiming a close four shot victory 41-37 (Rod Fiedler l.t. C Simson 19-21; Kalvin Stout d. B Kelly 22-16).
Notice to all members - there is no weekend pennant next Saturday due to the Victorian State Open championships.
The midweek pennant series provided some excitement when Division Three defeated Rochester and Division Four fought out a thrilling 41 - all tie against Moama Black.
Division Three won both rinks in the 41-29 victory (Denise Gilmore d. J Murray 22-15; Phylis MacFarlane d. H Wilson 19-14).
Division Four challenged Moama Black and tied the match (Russell Shawcross lost to G Reed 18-19; Kim Ray d. J Sullivan 23-22).
Division Three is in fifth position and Division Four are third on their respective premiership ladders.
The Sixty and Over competition was held at Tongala during the week, but unfortunately there were no chooks returning to Lockington.
On the local tournament circuit, our members have performed well to collect the odd trophies.
Mel Freeman and Cindy Felmingham (s) challenged all-comers in the recent Regional State Pairs championship.
They fully appreciated the experience and collected one win against some more experienced bowlers.
Two teams travelled to Serpentine for their annual twilight mixed fours tournament last Thursday evening.
The rink comprising Shane Felmingham, Jeff Carnie, Cindy Felmingham, and Leanne McInnes (s) combined brilliantly to take home the runners-up trophies.
The Ray Hanson rink played without much luck but enjoyed the greens and the excellent hospitality.
The Tuesday evening barefoot bowls was another successful night of bowls with plenty of fun and laughter.
There were two two-game winners with the honours going to Milli DiAngri and Ashley Dobell on 2 wins plus 12 shots ahead of Rod Fiedler - JD Wright 2 wins + 6 shots.
Bowlers and non-bowlers are welcome to attend and enjoy the experience.
Tuesday evening - 6.30pm roll up and 7pm start of play.
Bowls are available and flat sole shoes or barefeet are essential.
Good to see Pos Andrea close to recovery and trying to regain the bowling finesse.
Club championships are in progress and the early round winners include Denise Gilmore scoring a hard earned win against a persistent Pauline Humbert 25-17.
Six time club Champion Leanne McInnes had the reputation on the line to survive a massive display of bowling from her opponent, up and coming bowler Mel Freeman in a high standard game of bowls where the scores were locked together at 21 - all before McInnes was able to wrap up the win 25-21and progress to the next round.
The men’s section championship draws are on display and games should be played as soon as possible.
The women are holding the annual invitation fours on Thursday, commencing at 9.30am.
Three games of ten ends.
Contact Kathi Maddison 0428 862 347 or Denise Gilmore 0422 819 027 for entries.
The club will host the Regional State 60 and Over Pairs on this coming weekend on both Saturday and Sunday.
Members are requested to offer assistance if available on either day.
60 and Over
The Campaspe 60 and Over Bowls Group held their Wednesday weekly bowls at Tongala Bowls Club on a cool but clear day with slow greens.
28 teams consisting of 112 bowlers, all competing for a chook.
There were 3 three-game winners.
Ivan Hicks' team from Echuca only had one bowl near the jack and missed out.
Neil Dovaston’s team from Echuca had one better with two bowls near the jack.
His team consisted of a fill-in from Tongala as a lead, Dennis Smith second, Paul Leach third and Neil Dovaston was their skipper.
The winners on the day were Howard Tonkin’s team from Kyabram, they had four bowls near the jack.
The team were Howard Tonkin lead, John McFadyon, second, Maurice Hatley third and Peter Denham was their skipper.
Members of both teams received a chook each.
The next 60 and over Bowls is at Rochester on November 17 at 11am.
Entries to Francis Keech on 0477 949 700 or David Murray on 0477 520 385
Good bowling, and see you all next week.
Rochester Golf Club
Friday evening, organisers were delighted with the number of new and part-time golfers joining regular members in the 2-person Ambrose event.
Another good field enjoyed the composite course.
Chris Trewin and Peter Palmer combined well to win with 34 net 28.88 on a countback from the unlucky team of young Will Coghill and single-figure golfer Lachie Wilson.
Our main drivers for Friday evening golf, Shane Connelly and Troy McInnes, were next best (30.5), closely followed by Shane Bywaters and Greg Watkins (30.84).
Closest to the pin were on the 7th, Greg Watkins, 8th , Murray Schier and Wilson won the money for his nice shot to the 15th and 16th.
Zac McInnes was closest to the 16th, and Helen Ingram was delighted to win the closest to the line down the 10th fairway.
On Wednesday morning, 20 played over the front nine holes.
Wayne Williams easily won with 25 Stableford points.
After a 3-way countback Paul Pappin was runner-up from Allan Campbell and Chris Eeles, all on 22 points, with an unlucky four players all on 21 points.
Kevin McCormick finally had something to smile about, winning a ball for his first and only good shot to the 6th hole.
Our new course director Troy McInness has been working hard over the last month, supervising spraying, knocking out lots of broad leaf and other random weeds, while also spreading fertiliser over all fairways and tees and watering with the help of our dedicated "sprinkler team".
McInness and president Leigh Hicks have asked members to be patient until all these important upgrade works have time to settle, with mowing again to start over the next fortnight.
Goulburn Valley Veteran Golfers
The Goulburn Valley Veteran Golfers extend our sincere condolences to the families in the passing of two respected local identities that have both served the golfing community of the Goulburn Valley for a very long time.
Firstly, we acknowledge Craig Prothero, the former general manager of Mooroopna Golf Club, who retired early due to health issues, and secondly to Graeme Wright, the former club professional at Shepparton Golf Club.
We appreciate the help and support both gentlemen have extended to our members over the years.
On Monday, November 10, 73 veteran golfers also turned out for the Jimmy Rae memorial event at Mooroopna Golf Club to honour the distinguished service of past president James Rae’s unbroken service on the GVVGA committee for 27 years.
It was also an honour to have our sponsor, Shirley Rae, in attendance to make the presentations.
This was a stroke event, the third round of our championship program, which is sponsored by GMCU.
The weather was ideal, moving from 15 to 20°C throughout play with a light breeze not exceeding 20 km/hour.
There was high praise for the condition of the course, but still the home course advantage was evident in the prize distribution.
A-grade leader was Keith Seeber, Euroa, 70 nett; from Michael Meehan, Mooroopna, on 72.
B-grade winner was Neil Parker, Numurkah, 70; from Bruce Lynch, Mooroopna, with 71.
C-grade winner was Ian Clarke, Kialla, 70; well clear of Neville Christensen, Mooroopna, 74 pts.
Nearest-the-pin was contested on the 10th hole at 146 metres.
A-grade was claimed by John Keller, Hill Top; B-grade went to Geoff Stone, Numurkah; and C-grade to Brian Rosenbrook, Euroa.
Ball winners in A-grade included Graeme Willoughby, Deniliquin; Greg Austin, Mooroopna; Mick McAuliffe, Valley View; Michael Dixey, Strathbogie, John Keller, Hill Top; Peter Jeffery, Cosgrove; Michael Gallivan, Valley View; Dennis Koik, Mooroopna.
B-grade: Laurie Radley, Rochester; Wayne Ferguson, Parkland; Bernard O’Hare, Nathalia; Joe De Leso, Hill Top; Howard Cooper, Cosgrove; Garry Baker, Deniliquin; Ray Gourlay, Kialla; Phil Steers, Shepparton; Mark Thorpe, Mooroopna.
C-grade: Brian Reiners, Kialla; Ron Dixon, Lockington; Lindsay Simms, Parkland; Richard Stockdale, Parkland; Peter Giochino, Mooroopna; Brian Rosenbrook, Euroa; Syd Roughsedge, Numurkah.
Our next event is the Christmas social at Kialla Golf Club on Monday, December 1.
Please note that the assembly and starting time is one hour earlier (8.30 for 9am tee) to comply with our heat policy.
Please note that for the special Christmas luncheon, our match fee increases to $30/head.
Also, the 2026 enrolment fee will increase to $25, and the new membership/syllabus cards should be available at Kialla.