SATURDAYS round was an 18 hole Stableford competition, with 34 ladies taking part.

Visiting today were Michelle Nesbitt and Kylie Watkins-Deller from Tuggerah Lakes GC, as well as Sam Macaskill from Belmont GC. Trish Sattler had the hard luck story of the day: she claims she never gets on to the green with her first shot on the 10th, so there’d be no point in paying the $2 fee to be in line for the Golden Shot cash prize. Guess who landed next to the pin on the green with her 1st shot? All was not lost though, as she won the Eagles Nest prize of a box of balls. It pays to back yourself in golf, you never know your luck.

Results: Saturday 26th October 2024

A Grade Winners: 1st Lynda Bayliss on 35 (best score of the day); 2nd Denise Sainty 33 C/B; 3rd Helen Haynes 33 C/B

B Grade Winners: 1st Di Davis 32 C/B; 2nd Barb Birmingham 32 C/B; 3rd Angela Clipperton 32

Place Getters (33-31): Maxxine Mitchell, Gaye Gillard, Liz Ross, Dawn Wiggins, Deb Matheson, Michelle Nesbitt.

NTP Hole 10: A Grade Denise Sainty; B Grade Trish Sattler

Eagles Nest: Trish Sattler

Tuesday was the 2nd and final round of the Ladies Championship for 2024, with 51 ladies competing for the honours in ideal conditions. It was a stroke event today, with the top 2 players, Pauline Barham and Jo Collins, as close as they could possibly be on 70 nett. Deb Matheson also had a great round today, which included a birdie on the 1st hole on her way to a win in A Grade, and Donna Clemens chipped in on the 13th.

Results: Tuesday 29th October 2024

A Grade Winners: 1st Deb Matheson on 72; 2nd Julia Hammond 73; 3rd Helen Haynes 74

B Grade Winners: 1st Jo Collins on 70; 2nd Trish Sattler 74 C/B; 3rd Lorraine Bragg 74

C Grade Winners: 1st Pauline Barham on 70 (best score of the day); 2nd Wendy Gibson 76 C/B; 3rd Di Smith 76 C/B

Place Getters (75-77): Judy Benson, Ann Syme, Angela Clipperton, Liz Ross, Di Davis, Shaz Carter, Heather McGuinn, Trish Collins, Di Bowes, Robyn Keegan and Darelle Rowe.

Gross Winners: A Grade Helen Haynes on 81; B Grade Liz Ross 101; C Grade Pauline Barham 108

NTP Hole 5: A Grade Deb Matheson; C Grade Pam Keegan

There will be a full report and results of the Ladies Club Championships next week.

Tuesday Lady Veterans 9 Hole Stableford

10 ladies teed off this morning on the back 9, and the competition was tight at the top of the leaderboard with just one shot between 1st and 2nd.

Results: 1st Sue Nicholson on 20; 2nd Pat Dodd 19; 3rd Ann Browning 16; 4th Robyn Richardson 15C/B

Thursday Lady Vets 9 Hole Nett Competition

On another splendid day on the fairways, 52 ladies teed off from the Grey Markers in a 9 hole short course event. On the front 9, Pam Keegan and Robyn West finished neck and neck, while on the back 9 it was Sue Nicholson and Marg Bonney in a tussle for the lead. Helena Wilton scored a birdie on the 3rd hole, hitting a great tee shot with her #5 rescue club to land 2.4 metres from the pin, with a good putt and NTP. Judy Benson nearly had a real “birdie” on the 13th, when her drive bounced into the middle of a flock of ducks. Luckily the duck ducked, and a certain catastrophe was averted!

Results Lady Veterans 9 Hole Nett

1st Mim Murdoch -7; 2nd Judy Benson -6; 3rd Janet Olsen -3; 4th Dawn Gough 2; 5th Jeanette Patfield 1.

NTP Hole 3: Division 1 Sue Kovacs; Division 2 Helena Wilton; Division 3 Betty Clinch

NTP Hole 16: Division 1 Darelle Rowe; Division 2 Janet Moore

Well played to all our winners today, and to everyone who participated in this week’s events!

Four Person Ladies Match Play Championship Final 2024

Wednesday saw the final of this competition, which is having a resurgence thanks to the efforts of our Captain and the Ladies Committee. Newer players have largely been coaxed and coached in the finer points of match play by many of the experience ladies, with some hotly contested, thrilling games taking place over several months.

The final match play on Wednesday was between the pairing of Deb Matheson/Deb Dummett, and Denise Sainty/Judy Gilbert. And it came down to the wire, with Deb Matheson and Deb Dummett winning on the 18th hole. After being 2 down after 2 holes, the two Debs clawed their way back in a neck and neck battle, playing steadily towards a 1 shot victory on the final hole. Congratulations to our winners and runners up, and to everyone who participated in this competition.

By Dianne BOWES