ATTENDANCE: Average 157 players for shot gun starts each day
REGISTRATIION:on Sunday 12th October at Wagga Wagga Country Club, to confirm that shot gun starts from 9am each day was still on.
COURSES: Both Country Club and RSL were prepared in an excellent manner, both courses had preferred lies through the greens due to the very dry conditions. The courses are very different from each other providing a varied challenge to all visiting players.
NSWVGA TROPHIES: The two clubs agreed that our trophies should be played for as a 36 hole competition, 18 holes played at each course. This was a fair and equitable arrangement. The Clubs added a 3rd prize for ladies as player numbers were nearly equal.
MEN Tom Clifford St Georges Basin80 points
Bob Burnett Cabramatta78 points count back
John Brayne Wagga Wagga C.C.78 points
Item: John Brayne broke his handicap each day – started on 7 or 8 Finishing on 4
LADIESRobyn Gregior Jamberoo84 points
Ann PurcellMuree83 points
Patricia Young Wollongong 82 points
DAILY HOSPITALITY: There is no Presentation Dinner, but each day we were treated to sausage sandwiches at both golf clubs. Presentations were made 2nd day at each club, commencing with Country Club, this was followed by light finger food for all players and guests. At RSL Golf Club the presentations were followed by a cold meat and salad buffet Both clubs were very generous in the provision of these meals.
Note. An impromptu survey declared resoundingly to continue the shot-gun start and not to have a presentation dinner.
SUMMARY: Both Tournament Directors Hugh Cladman (Country Club) and Norm McLennan (RSL) worked successfully together to make a great tournament, they made me very welcome and each time some one was on the microphone, I was acknowledged as the attending NSWVGA representative, I felt like a celebrity.
They were so happy to have a NSWVGA delegate play in the tournament, they openly presented me with the $2 player fee cheque at the conclusion of the presentations on Friday.
This is a very good tournament and I recommend it to all veteran golfers, it fits perfectly in the loop between Wodonga and Leeton / Narrandera. The shot gun starts are a feature they will try to uphold as they add to the friendliness of the competition.
Monday and Tuesday at the - Wagga Wagga Country Golf Club
MONDAY
Men’s A
Men’s B
Men’s C
1st
Bruce Lumley 40 c/b
CoffsHarbour
Ted Ryan 43 c/b
Wagga Country
Peter Oates 42
Mittagong
2nd
John Brayne 40
Wagga Country
Ian Whiticker 43
Wagga Country
Peter McGarry 41 c/b
Moruya
3rd
John Daley 38
Yamba
Barry Walker 42
Jamberoo
Darryl Heeney 41
Wagga Country
NTP
Mick Maher
Wyong
John Shay
AntillPark
Ron Dodd
SugarValley
MONDAY
Ladies A
Ladies B
Ladies C
1st
Aileen Whiticker 42
Wagga Country
Rayma Kemmis 45
Wagga Country
Rhonda Patterson 49
Kiama
2nd
Penny Crawford 41
Wagga Country
Margaret Shay 41
Antill park
Lyn Walker 44
Jamberoo
3rd
Gay Henderson 40
Cobram
Trikki Young 40
Wollongong
Elaine Larkin 42
Wagga Country
NTP
Aileen Whiticker
Wagga Country
Frances Maclean
Gosford
Lyn Kuskey
Jamberoo
TUESDAY
Men’s A
Men’s B
Men’s C
1st
Eddie Cram 40
Jamberoo
Brad Hungerford 42
Kiama
John Stewart 41
Wagga Country
2nd
Stu Spinks 39
Yarrawonga
John Shay 40
AntillPark
Tony Crawford 40 c/b
Wagga Country
3rd
Tommy Clifford 38
St.Georges Basin
John Patullo 39
Wagga Country
Michael Hewitt 40
Wagga Country
NTP
Ernie Draper
Portsea
John Shay
AntillPark
Ken Dickson
Jamberoo
TUESDAY
Ladies A
Ladies B
Ladies C
1st
Robyn Fortescue 40
CoffsHarbour
Wendy Phillips 42
Nowra
Carol Marriott 40
Richmond
2nd
Sandra England 39
Nowra
Carol Maher 41
Wyong
Verna Quigley 38
Wagga Country
3rd
Lee Daley 36
Yamba
Cathy Spinks 40
Yarrawonga
Lyn Kuskey 37
Jamberoo
NTP
Sandra England
Nowra
Wendy Phillips
Nowra
Phonda Patterson
Kiama
Thursday and Friday at the - City Golf Club Wagga
THURSDAY
Men’s A
Men’s B
Men’s C
1st
Tommy Clifford 42
St Georges Basin
Lance Fredericks 38
Jamberoo
Tony Silvio 39 c/b
Jamberoo
2nd
Ken Childs 39
WWCC
Fred Fortescue 37c/b
Coffs harbour
Brian Bissett 39
Cabramatta
3rd
John Brayne 38
Wagga Country
Ian Hitchman 37
WaggaCity
Graeme Patterson 38
Kiama
NTP
Lorne Scoble
Yarrawonga
Colin Shean
Jamberoo
Brian White
Cootamundra
THURSDAY
Ladies A
Ladies B
Ladies C
1st
Sue Hungerford 41c/b
Kiama
Robyn Gregson 48
Jamberoo
Julie McCann 44
NelsonBay
2nd
Pat Tooze 41
WaggaCity
Anne Purcell 47
Muree
Annia Betenson 41c/b Mona Vale
3rd
Pam Uhr 40
WaggaCity
FrancesMaclean 43
Gosford
Pat Neems 41c/b
Sussex Inlet
NTP
Una Pocock
WaggaCity
Robyn Gregson
Jamberoo
Barbara Hind
Cobram
FRIDAY
Men’s A
Men’s B
Men’s C
1st
John Daley 39
Yamba
Jim Duguid 42
Picton
John Henderson 41
Cobram
2nd
Jack Purcell 38c/b
Muree
Ron Mohr 39c/b
WaggaCity
Ray Edsor 39
Queanbeyan
3rd
Bruce Lumley 38
CoffsHarbour
John Shay 39
AntillPark
Ray King 38
Wagga Country
NTP
Roger Dixon
Corowa
Geoff Hanns
WaggaCity
Ray Edsor
Queanbeyan
FRIDAY
Ladies A
Ladies B
Ladies C
1st
Patricia Lumley 44c/b
CoffsHarbour
Janet Dodd 44
SugarValley
Joy Byng 41
WaggaCity
2nd
Robyn Fortescue 44
CoffsHarbour
Bev Bransdon 43c/b
Wollongong
Lyn Walker 39c/b
Jamberoo
3rd
Sandra England 40
Nowra
Anne Turner 43
WaggaCity
Pat Bissett 39
North Ryde
NTP
Aileen Whiticker
Wagga Country
Anne Purcell
Muree
Verna Quigley
Wagga Country
The New South Wales VGA trophy was contested over two days, one at each club. The Aggregate of total Stableford points for Tuesday and Thursday produced the following results:-
MEN
Winner : Tommy Clifford. St Georges Basin - 80 points
Tommy was presented with the VGA trophy and shield. The Wagga Clubs also presented him with a Framed memento of his success. Tommy spoke of his pride in winning the VGA shield, and was delighted with the framed Certificate. He congratulated the Wagga Clubs on a great tournament and promised to return with others from St Georges Basin in 2009.
Second : Brian Bissett Cabramatta – 78 points C/B
Third : John Brayne Wagga Country - 78 points
LADIES
Winner : Robyn Gregson Jamberoo 84 points
Second : Anne Purcell Muree 83 points
Third : Trikki Young Wollongong 82 points
We held our Wednesday evening Bowls event again this year and there is no doubt this is an event that is here to stay. 51 players took part in the bowls evening which was followed by dinner at the Club and presentations of trophies.
Winners for the bowls were
Dave Alger – Rutherglen Brian Turrell – Dubbo Alice Poole – Callala
Spider winner Ken Dickson – Kiama ( Great Skill Ken !!!! )
