Women golfers hand cheque to Friends in Common

The annual Captain v President, now Golf v House 4BBB Matchplay Day, was held in perfect weather last week.

The House Team turned the tables from last year, recording a resounding win, 12 matches to 7, to gain bragging rights for 2026. Congratulations went to Team House.

The club also appreciated its Match Committee and thanked them for their dedicated work with ladies’ golf.

Kerryn Eade and Jane Cronk were congratulated for their recent holes-in-one.

Raffles held recently, along with donations, resulted in a cheque of $5,083.98 being presented to a delighted Friends in Common president, Lesley Shead, and charity member, Julie Kennett.

Friends in Common president, Lesley Shead, thanked Pepsi, who donated $2,000, the men’s golfers who bought $1,200 worth of raffle tickets and won lots of prizes, and the huge contribution on the day from the lady golfers of more than $1,600.

“This amount of money will enable Friends in Common to continue supporting members of the community through cancer treatment,” Lesley said.

The group also paid its final respects to six former lady members who have passed away during the past 12 months. Karen Droop put together some memories and shared them with the group, who could appreciate the contributions these members had made.

Dessert, after soup and sandwiches, came in the form of yummy Julie Kirchen-made cupcakes and birthday cake for a special “0” birthday. Thank you, Carol Tytler, for turning 80 in a week or so. The club wishes her all the very best.

Saturday, June 20

On Saturday, the ladies played a 4BBB Par game as a qualifier for the Winter Shield.

The winners, with a fantastic score of +8, were the team of Joanne Ryan and Kay Clarke. Runners-up, with a great +7, were Tania Zentveld and Carol Szekfy.

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2nd - Julie Kirchen

14th - Olivia Ng

Balls went to +3.

Thank you went to the Saturday sponsor, Kennedy Real Estate.

Next Saturday will be the first round of the Winter Shield, with the games as follows:

Joanne Ryan/Kay Clarke vs Kirri Davis/Louise Cross

Tania Zentveld/Carol Szekfy vs Karen Droop/Jenny Thomas

Sandra McGuinness/Irene Cocks vs Jenny Luke/Lisa Weir

Chez Edwards/Ally Ballantyne vs Mary Hockley/Dot Ringholt

Good luck went to all the players.

YMGCR Ladies Nine Holers

Wednesday, June 17

Round 4 of the Your Golf Pro Trophy

39 players

Winner A grade: Michele Weekes 21

Runner-up: Heather Kannegiesser 17 c/b

Winner B grade: Noreen Nieuwenhout 20

Runner-up: Marg Bland 18 c/b

Winner C grade: Jill McKenzie 18 c/b

Runner-up: Kelley James 18 c/b

NTP: 4th

A and B: Cathy Borg

C: House

YMGCR Men’s Nine Holers

Last Tuesday’s superb weather was reflected in the scores on both courses, as Peter Ferguson edged Darryl Haden in a countback on the Blue to take the honours with 21 points. Ray Scott and Roy “Minder” McCann were also split in a countback on 20 points, with ball prizes going to Steve Hutchinson, Mick Doran, Keith Murray on 19, and Dave Holdsworth and Trevor “San” Pellegrino on 18.

On the Red, Corny Boers blazed around the course with 34 off the stick to hit a five-under-par 23 points and win the day, with Ross Watson and Bob Fiddes fighting it out for the minor placings with 21 points each.

Also winning balls were Tom Hackett on 19, Bill Rapkins and Neil Calder on 18, Stuart Paterson, Graham Brookes and Paul Byrne.

Thursday’s showers again saw reduced numbers, as Michael Hope and Ray Minette teamed up to win the 2 Man Ambrose on the Blue with 28.75, with ball prizes going to Ken Forsyth and Corny Boers on 29.5, Stuart Paterson and Ron Hocking on 30.25, Bill Hidson and Glenn Perkins on 30.75, and Peter Ferguson and Bob Fiddes on 30.75.

On the Red, Steve Hutchinson and Graeme Lavis won the day with 34.25, with balls going to Pete Wilson and Steve Pegg on 35.5, Ray French and Mick Doran on 36.25, Frank Warren and Keith Miller, and Ray Scott and Ray Pritchard on 36.25 each. Great golfing, guys.

Tuesday, June 16

Stableford, 72 players

Blue h/cap score

Winner Peter Ferguson 16 21

Runner-up Darryl Haden 14 21

Red Lakes

Winner Corny Boers 3 23

Runner-up Ross Watson 16 21

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2nd Blue: Keith Murray

6th Blue: Club

2nd Red: Len Elliss

7th Red: Bill Rapkins

Thursday, June 18

2 Man Ambrose, 54 players

Blue h/cap score

Winner M Hope and R Minette 5.25 28.75

Runner-up K Forsyth and C Boers 4.5 29.5

Red

Winner S Hutchinson and G Lavis 5.75 34.25

Runner-up P Wilson and S Pegg 7.5 35.5

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4th Blue: Michael Hope

6th Blue: Corny Boers

2nd Red: Dave Holdsworth

7th Red: Graeme Lavis