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.