Mudgee Vets’ Week of Golf Tournament
16 – 20 September 2024
Tournament Director:
Jeff Williamson ably assisted by Jim Yeo, Rod Wilson, Bob Colley, Marcia Box and our volunteers who may be small in number but are huge in effort and support. Many of our volunteers offered to stay almost the entire day doing spotting and assisting in any way possible.

NSW VGA Representative:
Penny Hudson

Course:
Huge congratulations to green-keeper, Jason Seis, who with the assistance from one other staff member produced a course in outstanding condition. Many players commented on the magnificent greens. Due to the recent dry spell of weather, there was plenty of run on the narrow fairways.

Weather:
Warm, sunny days after cool mornings.

Player numbers:
Monday … 151
Tuesday … 149
Thursday … 146
Friday … 124
The numbers fluctuated over the course of the week with some slight injuries and illnesses. Quite a few players opted to not participate in the Friday event to ensure an early return home. There were a total of 91 male players and 60 female players.
There were 3 grades for male players and 2 grades for female players on all three days with a medley 4BBB on Friday.

Clubs represented:
Ballina (2), Barnwell Park (3), Belmont (3), Branxton (1), Cabramatta (1), Callala (2), Charlestown (9), Coffs Harbour (1), Concord (6), Coolangatta / Tweed Heads (2), Emerald Downs (1), Everglades (11), Fox Hills (6), Georges River (1), Goulburn (5), Hawkes Nest (3), Hervey Bay (2), Kew (1), Leeton (2), Lismore (1), Long Reef (2), Magenta Shores (1), Merewether (11), Mudgee (6), Nambucca Heads (1), Nelson Bay (2), North Ryde (7), Nowra (2), Palm Beach (2), Pelican Waters (2), Penrith (5), Port Kembla (1), Port Macquarie (8), Royal Sydney (1), Russell Vale (3), Shelley Beach (4), Strathfield (2), Tathra Beach (2), The Grange (3), Toukley (2), Tully Park (1), Wakehurst (8), Wallacia (4), Warringah (1), Wentworth Falls (1), Wollongong (4), Wolston Park (1), Wyong (5), Young (1).
Total of 50 different Clubs.

Registration Day:
A “Meet & Greet” session on Sunday afternoon was strongly supported with a free BBQ supplied. The free BBQ remained during play on Monday and Tuesday as the Club Restaurant was not open. It proved extremely popular. The dinner table seating was available and arranged at this time.

Presentation Dinner:
Well attended, with almost 100% attendance. Meal consisted of either roast beef / roast chicken alternate and chocolate slice / cheesecake slice for dessert.
NSW VGA Representative, Penny Hudson, spoke.

COL MATHEWS PERPETUAL TROPHY
Best Overall Score 54 Holes

MENS 54 HOLES
A GRADE
1st Steve MANTON Port Macquarie 113 pts

2nd Barry HADAWAY Mudgee 112 pts
3rd John BELL Hervey Bay 108 pts

B GRADE
1st Paul GIFFORD Strathfield 111 pts c/b

2nd Graham KOLLN Everglades 111 pts
3rd Russell FAGG Strathfield 110 pts

C GRADE
1st Warwick DAWSON Goulburn 109 pts

2nd Nick DONADEI Charlestown 105 pts c/b
3rd David WARD Fox Hills 105 pts

LADIES 54 HOLES
A GRADE
1st Sari McDONALD Hawkes Nest 108 pts

2nd Penny HUDSON Leeton 106 pts c/b
3rd Beverley ORMAN Coolangatta/Tweed Hds 106 pts

B GRADE
1st Sue RADFORD Port Macquarie 109 pts

2nd Lynne WOODWARD Wakehurst 100 pts
3rd Christine JOHNSON Charlestown 98 pts c/b

NSW VETERANS TROPHY – Best overall score Thursday
MEN
1st Paul GIFFORD Strathfield 42 pts
2nd Nick DONADEI Charlestown 41 pts c/b
3rd Graham KOLLN Everglades 41 pts

LADIES.
1st Sari McDONALD Hawkes Nest 38 pts c/b
2nd Sue RADFORD Port Macquarie 38 pts c/b
3rd Kerry HILL Penrith 38 pts

COL MATHEWS PERPETUAL TROPHY

Best Overall Score 54 Holes
1st Steve MANTON Port Macquarie 113 pts

JIM & BETTY COTTEE 4 BBB PERPETUAL TROPHY
1st Ron ARMSTRONG Wallacia
Jim YEO Mudgee 48 pts
2nd Bill DOWNTON
Carmel DOWNTON Callala 47 pts

MONDAY
MENS A GRADE
1st John REID Royal Sydney 36 pts
2nd Jim PSAROS Merewether 34 pts
3rd Ron TRIBE Mudgee 33 pts c/b

MENS B GRADE
1st Michael MOUSSA Penrith 39 pts
2nd Wal HUTCHINSON Nelson Bay 37 pts
3rd Wayne HANDEBO Toukley 35 pts c/b

MENS C GRADE
1st Wayne MASTERS Merewether 35 pts c/b
2nd Warren MITCHELL Goulburn 35 pts
3rd Peter GARDNER Nowra 33 pts

TUESDAY
MENS A GRADE
1st Gary GREENLAND Wyong 41 pts
2nd William McCALLEF Wyong 36 pts
3rd Stuart LIDDELL Mudgee 34 pts

MENS B GRADE
1st Justin O’BRIEN Merewether 39 pts
2nd James FIELD Penrith 38 pts c/b
3rd Eric HUDSON Leeton 38 pts

MENS C GRADE
1st Trevor TOPP Nambucca Heads 38 pts
2nd Rod OWEN Wallacia 37 pts
3rd Peter TURNBULL Branxton 36 pts

THURSDAY
MENS A GRADE
1st Brian DOLAN Concord 39 pts
2nd Jeff DYBALL Fox Hills 38 pts c/b
3rd Steven ABERCROMBIE Merewether 38 pts

MENS B GRADE
1st Mark THOMPSON Fox Hills 39 pts
2nd Trevor CLARK Mudgee 37 pts
3rd Peter RIGG Concord 35 pts

MENS C GRADE
1st Richie LEES Concord 39 pts
2nd Brendan McCANN Fox Hills 37 pts
3rd Jim ADDISON Wentworth Falls 35 pts

MONDAY
LADIES A GRADE
1st Cheryl WARD North Ryde 34 pts
2nd Jenny TRIBE Mudgee 31 pts c/b
3rd Joan FLAHERTY North Ryde 31 pts

LADIES B GRADE
1st Meg WARR Everglades 37 pts
2nd Maureen BUTLER Wollongong 36 pts c/b
3rd Margaret MASTERS Merewether 36 pts

TUESDAY
LADIES A GRADE
1st Catherine BYRNE Everglades 37 pts c/b
2nd Wendy THOMPSON Emerald Downs 37 pts c/b
3rd Christine IBBETT The Grange 37 pts

LADIES B GRADE
1st Pamela LEES Concord 38 pts
2nd Beryl ROBINSON North Ryde 37 pts
3rd Vicki PSAROS Merewether 35 pts c/b

THURSDAY
LADIES A GRADE
1st Sharon CARBERRY Ballina 37 pts
2nd Vicki DIEFENBACH Wollongong 36 pts c/b
3rd Deborah NUNN Wakehurst 36 pts c/b
LADIES B GRADE
1st Kerry HILL Penrith 38 pts
2nd Fiona KIMBER Everglades 37 pts
3rd Ruth McRAE Barnwell Park 36 pts c/b

SOME of our mighty winners …

 

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