Monday, October 28, 2013
2013 Major Championships – Rounds 3 & 4
Players were greeted with blustery conditions on Saturday for Round 3 of the Major Championships. However these conditions didn’t seem to phase Colin Eggins as he took out the dinner for two at the Black Sheep Irish Pub with an outstanding score of 61 nett. Russel Lieschke (65), Lachlan Bill (66), Garth Stacey (66), Bill McMahon (67), Roy McNair (67), Mick Gray (68) and Eddie Hawkins (69) were all recipients in Saturday’s ball rundown. Although moving day saw many great rounds carded the highlight of the day was the hole in one by Gary Spence on the Goulburn Produce sponsored 5th hole. Congratulations Spency! With a third round nett score of 65, Russell Lieschke was the day’s winner in the A Grade competition while Bill McMahon kept up his good run of form by carding a nett 67 to win Saturday’s B Grade competition. The winner of C Grade went to rocketing Roy McNair with a solid round of 66. Nearest the pin on the Goulburn Soldiers Club sponsored 14th was won by Col Eggins while Gary Spence’s hole in one saw him take out the nearest the pin contest on the 5th. The drive and pitch contest on the Goulburn Workers Club sponsored 16th hole was taken out by Scott Nolan.
Unlike Saturday, players were greeted with almost perfect playing conditions for the final round of the men’s Major Championships. The winner of October’s Monthly Medal and the overall winner for the days play was Russel Schmitt with a nett score of 63. Lachlan Bill came out the victor of Sundays A Grade competition with a nett score of 64. Sunday’s B Grade winner was Gary Spence who carded a nett 68 while Roy McNair (67) edged out Eddie Hawkins in a countback to take out Sunday’s prize for C Grade. Nearest the pin, on the Tully Park Tavern 7th hole, went to Russell Schmitt while nearest the pin on the Goulburn Workers Club sponsored 8th went to Lachlan Bill. Scott Nolan was again the winner of the drive and pitch on the Gordon Hotel sponsored 11th. Lachlan Bill (64), Roy McNair (67), Eddie Hawkins (67), Garth Stacey (67), John Smith (68), Gary Spence (68), and Kerry Bensley (69) were all recipients in Sunday’s ball run down.
2013 Mens Major Championship Winners
A Grade:
Nett – Lachlan Bill (263)
Gross – Garth Stacey (283)
B Grade:
Nett – Bill McMahon (259)
Gross – Mick Gray (329)
C Grade:
Nett – Roy McNair (262)
Gross – Eddie Hawkins (349)
Congratulations to all of the 2013 Club Champions. A special mention to Lachlan Bill as it is an outstanding achievement for a junior to win an A Grade competition. Well done Lachlan!
Monday, October 21, 2013
2013 Major Championships – Rounds 1 & 2
A Grade – John Smith leads by 1 stroke with a two round nett score of 132 .
A Grade – Garth Stacey has a handy lead of 5 shots over his nearest rival with a two round gross total of 142 .
B Grade – Bill McMahon holds what looks to be an unassailable lead of 8 shots with an impressive two round nett score of 119. Bill also leads the gross with a total of 158 with a 2 shot buffer over his challengers.
C Grade – Tully Park stalwart Brian Mills has had a weekend out to remember carving up the course on Sunday to post a new course record for C Grade with an outstanding nett round of 58 Brian leads in both the nett and gross after 2 rounds with scores of 121 nett and 166 gross. As a result Brian leads his nearest rival by 7 shots in both the nett and gross standings.
In Saturday’s round of competition Ray Turner claimed the nearest the pin on the 7th hole sponsored by Tully Park Tavern while Tom Heath claimed the honors on the Goulburn Produce sponsored 5th. The drive and pitch was claimed by Marty Hunter after he carded a spectacular Eagle on the Kevs’Quality Meats sponsored 12th hole.
Trent Cooper, Bill McMahon, Allan Bill, Mick Harris, Eddie Sivell, Marty Hunter, John Smith, Scott Gooch and Roy McNair were all recipients in Saturdays Ball Rundown.
The winner of the Black Sheep Irish Pub voucher on Saturday was Kelly McClelland who carded a nett 54.
In the 2nd round of the Major Championships Marty Weise took out nearest the pin on the Goulburn Workers Club sponsored 8th while nearest the pin on the Goulburn Soldiers Club sponsored 14th went to Don Grimston. The drive and pitch was held on the Lee and Thomas sponsored 13th and was taken out by John Smith.
Kelly McClelland, Brian Mills, Mick Gray, Roy McNair, Lachlan Bill, Scott Nolan and Trent Cooper were all recipients in Sundays’ ball run down.
Goulburn Soldiers Club Midweek Competition
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
News and Upcoming Events
A reminder that the Tully Park Golf Club Major Championships start this Saturday, the first of the four rounds, ending Sunday Octrober 27th.
Tully Park Golf Club takes on Railway Social Golf Club at Goulburn Golf Club on Tuesday October 29th, 8.30am for a 9am shotgun start. Cost $10.
The annual Tully Park Golf Club Prostate Cancer Charity Day is scheduled for Saturday November 9th. All welcome. Lots of trophies, fun and a great cause.
Sunday: Tully Park vs Goulburn Workers Club
Final Result: Goulburn Workers Club (average 41.5 points) defeated Tully Park (average 41.33 points). This is the Workers Clubs first win in the interclub competition. Next years match will be keenly contested.
The Black Sheep Irish Pub Saturday Competition
Goulburn Soldiers Club Midweek Comp
Eddie Hawkins led the charge with 27 points, collecting the Goulburn Soldiers Club vouchers and edging out Ted Bayliss on a countback. John Peterson was close behind with 26 points, followed by The Godfather (Don Grimston) on 24 points. Brian Larkin (23), Tony Clewett (23) John Peterson (23) and Don Grimston (22 – 3 card countback).
We believe that the average age of the ball rundown is well over 70. The message is: Keep practicing and the results will come.