WALG Ladies Champion

Johanna Wyllie from Tambo Valley Golf Club last week won the World Left Handed Golf tournament held in Melbourne over 4 rounds. The 25th WALG Golf Tournament attracted players from around the world and was played at the Commonwealth, Woodlands, Keysborough and Long Island Golf Clubs. Johanna won the event by 11 shots and is keen to defend her title when the event moves to Germany in 2019.

John wishes to especially thank Tania Holmes, the South Pines & Tambo Valley Golf Clubs, the Lucknow Exchange House, and all the businesses & people that supplied raffle prizes and those people who bought tickets who helped fund her participation in this event. Thank you also to those who sent messages of good wishes and support.

A big field contests Victorian Veterans State Championship.

131 players from 39 clubs participated in the 2017 Victorian Veterans State Championship played at Bairnsdale GC on the 2-3rd October.

RESULTS

4BBB

Winners Peter Bray & Bill Rogers 43 pts c/b (Traralgon GC)

R/Up Norman West & Brian Holcombe 43 pts (Neangar Park GC)

Third Derek Bartlett & Paul Hunt 43 pts) (Maffra GC)

Stableford Div 1

Winner Richard Olsen 35 pts (Barwon Valley GC)

R/Up Kelvin Jones 34 pts (Traralgon GC)

Stableford Div 2

Winner Don Broomfield 42 pts (Bairnsdale GC)

R/Up Peter Batterham 38 pts (Berwick Montuna GC)

Stroke Nett

Winner Ken Smith 148 (Bairnsdale GC)

R/Up Dave Berg 150 c/b (Lakes Entrance)

Championship

Winner Ross McFarlane 165 (Barwon Valley GC

R/Up Warren Prior 167 (Bairnsdale GC)

Congratulations to Jo Sellen of the Maffra Golf Club who has been selected in the Victoria Senior Women’s Golf Team.

Country week teams have been announced for the upcoming country teams to be held in Melbourne 2-4 Oct.

For further details refer to ‘Rep teams’ tab.

The East Gippsland ladies played the District Final of the Royal Women’s Hospital 4BBB. Winners were Newry pair, Rhonda Whitelaw and Lorna Morgan with 39 pts. Runners up on a countback with 38 pts were Marg Johns and Tracey Potter from Sale.

Both pairs will head to Kew GC on the 23rd October for the State Final.

Congratulations to Bairnsdale Golf Club that was awarded to ‘Club of the Year’ at the recent Golf Victoria Industry Awards.

With many excellent achievements in recent years, Bairnsdale GC self nominated for the award and was duly recognized for their efforts.

As a district we have many excellent clubs, valued employees and volunteers. Clubs should consider nominating worthy applicants for the 2018 awards.
Details will be posted when applications open.

Other categories include Volunteer of the year, Best Club Employee, Best Club Professional, Superintendent Recognition, etc. Refer to link in view details tab

East Gippsland women have been well represented at the Golf Victoria Women’s Country Championship played at the Cobram-Barooga Golf Club. Players from Newry, Maffra, Kings Cove, Lakes Entrance and Tambo Valley have travelled to the border course for the Country Foursomes and singles championship. The Championships got off to a good start for East Gippsland when Tambo Valley’s Johanna Wyllie teamed with Jessica Pickwick (Kilmore GC) to come runners up in the 36 holes Foursomes event. This is the 4th time the pair have been runners up in the event.

Success for the women continued in the Country Championship with Janice Marchesi of Newry Golf Club winning the ‘Glenelg’ Cup for the best 36 holes nett in the ‘B’ Division. Janice had 78,75 = 153 to finish three shots clear of Maffra’s Sue Marsden. Sue however also won the best 36 holes gross with 96,98 = 194. Kerry Scott (Kings Cove) and Newry pair Robyn Walker and Janice Marchesi won the teams event on Day 1.

In the Country Championship, Johanna Wyllie won the best 36 hole nett with nett scores of 73,70=143. She also won the best nett for day 2 with a nett 70. The Country Championship now goes into the Matchplay stage with the top 8 players qualifying. Johanna has qualified in 4th position but was unfortunately defeated in the first round of the matchplay quarter finals.

View details for scores and results.

Craig Rimington of the Bairnsdale Golf Club has won the 2017 East Gippsland Championship.

There was a slight delay to today’s play while Craig (Bairnsdale’s Curator) swept the ice from the greens. A total of 52 players representing clubs from around East Gippsland were then presented with a terrific course and a wonderful day for golf. Craig shot 75 & 37 for a 27 hole total of 112 and then had to survive a sudden death playoff against Chris Shanahan of Orbost GC. Both players reached the 1st green in regulation and with Chris to putt first his 20 foot birdie putt just slid by the hole and finished some 6’ past the pin. Craig then had a 15’ putt up hill and was safely in after two putts for a regulation par. Chris unfortunately missed his return putt and the title was Craig’s.

Peter Nicholas and Bruce Coulton win EGDGA 4BBB

Congratulations to Peter & Bruce from Lakes Entrance GC who won the EGDGA 4BBB with 45 points.

The event was played on Sunday 2nd July 2017 at the Bairnsdale Golf Club.

Runners up were Shawne McKenna and Lachlan Pearce from Bairnsdale with 44 points.

Special thanks to the Bairnsdale Golf Club for hosting the event, and the 41 players that took part.

The 2017 EGWG Championships were played over 27 holes at the Lakes Entrance Golf Club on the 27th June.

A total of 66 players in 4 grades played in the event, with Johanna Wyllie being the first member from Tambo Valley GC to win the title.

The EGWG Foursomes was held the previous day - refer to details tab for full results.

Congratulations to Lakes Entrance on winning the EGDGA Plate on the 18th June held at the Lakes Entrance Golf Club. The team of Charlie Lesiw, Rob Sperring, John Ward & Trevor Faithfull scored 101 stableford points (best three scores count) from Bairnsdale (1) with 98 pts. 11 teams from 5 different clubs participated.

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Tambo Valley Golf Club has created EGDGA history being the first 9 hole golf club to win Division 1 pennant when they defeated Maffra (1) 3/2. A close contest was played at the South Pines Golf Course that was presented in superb condition and is a credit to it’s many volunteers.

Success in pennant has been a long time coming for Tambo Valley with its last win in 1980 when it won both the B & C grade divisions.

The assault on this years pennant was hatched over a late night campfire at the picturesque course some months ago in an effort to instill more interest in the competition. The club look forward to defending the title in 2018.