Yearly Archives: 2021

After more mid autumn rain (42mm) the course, and Park as a whole, had greened up and softened, once a ball landed it did not got far.  The new drains had worked very well; there was no casual water in the usual spots of the past. While two of the greens were very soft the remainder were in excellent condition.  The round began under overcast skies but after the first few holes the sun shone through and jumpers came off.  Over the final few holes a strong westerly wind blew up causing more than a few problems for the final groups as they came up the 18th.  Despite the conditions many players found it tough to return a good score.  On a generally good afternoon the results were;

Winner & March Medalist; Chris Manktelow – 109/38/71 from Scott Williams – 87/15/72, Davey Kenney – 88/15/73 & Ryan Davies – 93/20/73

Least Putts; Scott Williams – 24

NTPs; 15th – Jim Patton, 16th – Andrew Laing

The Algie Mitchell Shield Semi Finals;

Mick Squire (0)D Hugh Drummond (16) – 1Up

Scott Williams (0) D Mick Nicholls Snr (8) – 4/2  (Played earlier ion the week)

The Algie Mitchell Shield Final;

Mick Squire (0) Vs Scott Williams (11)

The weather was perfect for the 22 teams who played in the Goonawarra Bowl on Friday 26th March. The rain that had fallen on the previous few days meant that the course was quite heavy, which greatly affected the scores. The winners of A, B and C grade all had 34 points.

Winners; Gisborne B – 94 pts from Northern B- -92 pts.

RGC was well rep0resented  by Wendy Gosden (25) – 26 pts/Shirley Shelton (23) – 26 pts and Lorraine Robb (41) – 28 pts 80 pts.
Goonawarra did a wonderful job presenting the course and looking after all the players

77 players from many clubs throughout Dalhousie District and surrounding clubs met at Marysville for the annual Women’s Sandy Wilson Bowl. RGC was represented by Jenny Hartley, Wendy Gosden and Elaine Scanlon.

A mild start followed by drenching rain, along with patchy skies, interspersed with sunny, humid periods greeted those who to took to the course to play in the Royal Women’s Hospital 4BBB.
Despite the weather, scoring was quite good as shown in the following results –

4BBB Results
1st;  Steve Wilkins (14) /John Laing (26)      43 pts
2nd; Darlene Baker (17)/Jenny Hartley(23)  42
3rd;  Steve Wilkins (14)/Rob Slade (17)         42 C/B

Winner of the Royal Women’s Hospital 4 BBB Darlene Baker (17)/Jenny Hartley(23) – 42 points

9 Hole Stableford Competition
1st      Hugh Williams (20)   13 points
2nd    Bruce Robb      (31)    12 pts

Rain fell steadily and, while most pairs got off the tee, play did not continue for long.  With water pooling on the greens the competition was called off at about 1.30pm.

Results;

Trentham Vs Mt Macedon – Sq – 3.5pts each

Romsey Vs Woodend – Sq – 3.5pts each

Hidden Valley Vs Kilmore – Sq – 3.5pts each

The last round of early starts so there was dew on the greens for the first few holes.  Everyone had to adjust quickly as the greens dried and ran much quicker.  The weather was ideal, an intermittent wind from the Sth and clear skies.  Players took advantage of the good conditions and a course that was in top condition to return some excellent scores.  The Algie Mitchell Shield 1/4 finals were generally close with only two matches being concluded without reaching the 18th.  The other two were tight all day with one being decided on the 18th the other on the 19th.  On a warm, clear afternoon the results were;

Winner; Trent Cannon (21) – 41 pts from Chris vanDerVliet (25) – 40 pts & Andrew Clement (8) – 36 pts

NTPs; 1st & 16th Andrew Clement, 15th – Mick Squire.

The Algie Mitchell Shield Quarter Finals;

Mick Squire (0) D Mal Mottram (4) – 2Up

Hugh Drummond (0) D Keith Hocking (9) – 3/1

Mick Nicholls Snr (2) D Anthony Lakey (0) – 19th

Scott Williams (0) D Ryan Davies (5) – 4/3

The Algie Mitchell Shield Semi Finals;

Mick Squire (0) Vs Hugh Drummond (16)

Mick Nicholls Snr (8) Vs Scott Williams (0)

On a perfect day for golf the Romsey women ventured to Kilmore to participate in their bowl. Kilmore had attracted 57 players to the field and it was a big thrill for the Romsey team to win the Gordon Howells Kilmore Bowl. RGC edged Kilmore out by 2 points.  The course was in good condition with a fair bit of summer run.

2021 Kilmore Bowl Winners; (Romsey) Elaine Scanlon (34) 37pts/Wendy Gosden (27) 35pts/Beryl Cole (30) 38pts – 110pts

Beryl also took out NTP on the 7^th and picked up the birdie.

Stableford

A good field participated in the club’s Wednesday Stableford competition.  The round was played in perfect autumn conditions and the 20mm+ of rain over the weekend had spurred on the growth across all fairways.  A big “Thank-you” to Hugh Williams who ran this competition.  Results were:

1st; Rob Slade (17) – 39pts

2nd; Kevin Dunn (25) – 35pts

3rd; Chris Manktelow (33) – 34pts

Ambrose

Lancefield Golf Club Women hosted the Romsey Women in a very relaxing annual Ambrose event. This event sees Lancefield at home in the odd years and Romsey at home in the even years.  The players enjoyed the camaraderie; either renewing old friendships or making some new golf friends.  It was also interesting to hear how a local plays their course. The greens were in top condition.
Results:

Di, Shirley, Hazel and Suzanne combined well as the winning team.
Thank you to the Lancefield women for a beautiful lunch and to Carole and Judy for plating and serving.
RGC would like to welcome Shirley Shelton back to club.

26 teams of teams of four, from clubs throughout the District, participated in the DDGA Country Teams Ambrose fund raiser at Euroa.  There were two teams from RGC. Men’s team;  John Freestone, Ron Walker, Bob McLennan and Scott Williams  – 71/10/61. (mid field).  Women’s team; Darlene Baker, Jenny Hartley, Wendy Gosden, Elaine Scanlon – 75/11.5/63.5 did very well.  The day’s overall results were;

Thank you to the Euroa Golf Club for a beautifully presented course and to Trish Grinter, Women’s
Country Team Captain, for a well organised and  run event.

Elaine, Jenny, Wendy, Darlene after finishing their round.

With heavy rain predicted for mid afternoon the club invoked the “Extreme Weather” policy and play began at 9.30am.  This round was also a “Golf Fore A Cause” round, double the usual competition fee with half going to the Drummond Golf cancer research fund.  Conditions were generally excellent, reasonably still, good cover on almost all fairways and the greens fast and true.  Towards the end of the round a strong westerly wind blew up causing a few problems for all golfers.  The club’s call for an early start proved correct with just about everyone making it into the rooms before the rain began to fall.  On a cool, overcast morning and afternoon the results were;

Winner; Mick Squire (4) – 38 pts C/B Josh Squire (41) from Rowan Stott (17) -37 pts & Chris Manktelow (34) – 36 pts

NTPs; 1st – Robert Bretherton & 15th – Michael Nicholls Jnr

The Algie Mitchell Shield Quarter Finals;

Mick Squire (0) Vs Mal Mottram (4)

Hugh Drummond (0) Vs Keith Hocking (9)

Mick Nicholls Snr (2) Vs Anthony Lakey (0)

Scott Williams (0) Vs Ryan Davies (5)