Mudgee Vets’ Week of Golf Tournament
10 – 15 September 2023

Tournament Director:
Jeff Williamson ably assisted by Jim Yeo, Rod Wilson, Bob Colley, Marcia Box, Gary Rush and our volunteers who may be small in number but are huge in effort and support.

NSW VGA Representative:
Penny Hudson

Course:
Huge congratulations to green-keeper, Mark Kirkland, who with the assistance from one other staff member produced a course in outstanding condition. Our Course Superintendent was away due to illness. Many players commented on the magnificent greens. There was plenty of run on the narrow fairways.

Weather:
Warm, sunny days after cool mornings.

Player numbers:
Monday … 119
Tuesday … 119
Thursday … 120
Friday … 105
The numbers fluctuated over the course of the week, there were a total of 80 male players and 43 female players.
There were 2 grades for male and female players on all three days with a medley 4BBB on Friday.

Clubs represented:
Asquith (1), Ballina (3), Barnwell Park (2), Belmont (2), Breakers (2), Cabramatta (1), Camden (1), Charlestown (12), Cumberland (1), East Maitland (1), Elanora (2), Everglades (6), Fox Hills (6), Georges River (1), Goulburn (5), Hawks Nest (5), Howlong (1), Kiama (1), Leeton (2), Leonay (2), Merewether (4), Mudgee (8), Nambucca Heads (1), Narrabri (1), Nelson Bay (2), North Ryde (5), Nowra (1), Pacific Dunes (4), Penrith (4), Port Kembla (1), Queanbeyan (1), Richmond (1), Ryde Parramatta (3), Shoalhaven Heads (2), Singleton (1), Sugar Valley (1), Talabudgera (2), Tamworth (4), The Grange (5), Toronto (1), Viney Creek (1), Wallacia (3), Waratah (2), Wentworth Falls (1), Werris Creek (1), Wollongong (2), Wolston Park (1), Wyong (8).
Total of 48 different Clubs.

Registration Day:
A “Meet & Greet” session on Sunday afternoon was strongly supported with a free BBQ supplied. The dinner table seating was available.

Presentation Dinner:
Well attended, with almost 100% attendance. Meal consisted of either roast pork / roast chicken alternate and apple pie / torte for dessert.

NSW VGA Representative, Penny Hudson, spoke.

COL MATHEWS PERPETUAL TROPHY
Best Overall Score 54 Holes

RESULTS
MENS 54 HOLES
A GRADE
1st Laurie Wales Tuggerah Lakes 112 pts
2nd Ron Armstrong Cabramatta 108 pts
3rd Bill Micallef Wyong 105 pts

B GRADE
1st Warren Mitchell Goulburn 104 pts
2nd Ken Edmunds Fox Hills 103 pts
3rd Paul Evans Wolston Park 102 pts

LADIES 54 HOLES
A GRADE
1st Tracey Burke Penrith 108 pts
2nd Penny Hudson Leeton 105 pts
3rd Trish Jones Mudgee 103 pts

B GRADE
1st Lesley Bortfield Ryde/Parramatta 117 pts
2nd Maureen Butler Wollongong 103 pts
3rd Noelene Leggatt Barnwell Park 102 pts c/b
54 Hole Winners

NSW VETERANS’ TROPHY –
Best overall score Thursday
MEN
1st Ron Armstrong Cabramatta 41 pts

2nd Michael Ward North Ryde 40 pts

LADIES
1st Noelene Leggatt Barnwell Park 40 pts

2nd Lesley Bortfield Ryde/Parramatta 39 pts

JIM & BETTY COTTEE 4 BBB PERPETUAL TROPHY
1st Penny Hudson and Eric Hudson Leeton 50 pts
2nd John McDonald and Sari McDonald Hawks Nest 48 pts
3rd Trevor Topp Port Kembla and Peter Sara Nambucca Heads 46 pts c/b

MONDAY
MENS’ A GRADE
1st Joe Crook Toronto 37 pts
2nd Phillip Clews Belmont 36 pts c/b
3rd David Potts Hawks Nest 36 pts
4th John Keiley Epping 35 pts c/b
5th Gary Greenland Wyong 35 pts c/b

MENS’ B GRADE
1st Mark Thompson Fox Hills 39 pts
2nd Phillip Mizzi Fox Hills 37 pts c/b
3rd Allen Davies Richmond 37 pts
4th Max Henry Tamworth 35 pts c/b
5th Wayne Masters Merewether 35 pts

TUESDAY
MENS’ A GRADE
1st Martin Berg Wallacia 40 pts
2nd Robert Williams Everglades 39 pts
3rd Robert Bortfield Ryde/Parramatta 37 pts
4th Malcolm Ryan Toronto 35 pts
5th Alfred Buckley Singleton 33 pts c/b

MENS’ B GRADE
1st Mal Slater Mudgee 37 pts
2nd John McDonald Hawks Nest 36 pts
3rd Trevor Topp Nambucca Heads 35 pts
4th Warwick Dawson Goulburn 34 pts
5th Stuart Quamby Camden 33 pts c/b

THURSDAY
MENS’ A GRADE
1st Michael Ward North Ryde 40 pts
2nd Michael Moussa Penrith 37 pts c/b
3rd Keith Flood Narrabri 37 pts
4th Peter Sara Port Kembla 36 pts
5th Adam Ferguson Mudgee 35 pts

MENS’ B GRADE
1st Jim Addison Wentworth Falls 38 pts
2nd Neil Roser Waratah 37 pts c/b
3rd Brendan McCann Fox Hills 37 pts
4th Brian Fleming Goulburn 35 pts c/b
5th Kevin Rossington Charlestown 35 pts c/b

MONDAY
LADIES’ A GRADE
1st Julie Berg Penrith 39 pts
2nd Barbara Randall Pacific Dunes 36 pts
3rd Gail Morrin Charlestown 34 pts c/b
4th Cheryl Ward Penrith 34 pts
5th Shirley Owen Wallacia 31 pts
LADIES’ B GRADE
1st Marilyn Baker Ryde/Parramatta 38 pts
2nd Christine Johnson Charlestown 37 pts
3rd Margaret Masters Merewether 36 pts c/b
4th Maree Clews Belmont 35 pts c/b
5th Sari McDonald Hawks Nest 35 pts

TUESDAY
LADIES’ A GRADE
1st Julie Sutcliffe Leonay 36 pts
2nd Michelle Peace The Grange 34 pts c/b
3rd Jenny Tribe Mudgee 34 pts c/b
4th Denise Lewis Pacific Dunes 32 pts c/b
5th Janette Bessell The Grange 31 pts

LADIES’ B GRADE
1st Sharon Patterson Charlstown 36 pts
2nd Lydia Hartmann Elenora 35 pts
3rd Glenda McCaw Hawks Nest 34 pts
4th Nerida Threlfo Charlstown 33 pts c/b
5th Meg Whitby Talabudgera 33 pts

THURSDAY
LADIES’ A GRADE
1st Merrie Llewelyn Mudgee 37 pts
2nd Lynne Wales Penrith 35 pts
3rd Evelyn Potts Hawks Nest 33 pts
4th Anne Burgess Tamworth 32 pts c/b
5th Joan Flaherty North Ryde 28 pts

LADIES’ B GRADE
1st Debbie Gron Charlstown 36 pts c/b
2nd Margaret Burton Everglades 36 pts
3rd Catherine Byrne Everglades 34 pts
4th Ruth MacRae Barnwell Park 33 pts
5th Catherine Breen North Ryde 31 pts

Some of the Winners

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