With spring just around the corner there are a host of special events coming up at Deniliquin Golf Club.
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This will include the return of the Deniliquin Pro-Am, to be held on Wednesday, September 6.
A strong field of professional golfers have indicated their intention to compete, many on their way to the two-day Border Open Pro-Am at Barham on September 9 and 10.
There are still vacancies in the field for amateurs, so don’t miss this great opportunity if you haven’t entered.
Golfers from surrounding clubs are also invited to participate.
On Monday, September 4 the ladies will contest the Mary Bradshaw Bowl, which is teams of four players, single stableford and top three scores to count.
Entry forms are also available for the Spring Classic, on the weekend of September 16 and 17.
This popular annual fourball event will again be 18 holes on Saturday and Sunday, and 36 holes overall.
Get your partner organised early and an entry submitted.
Later in September, on Sunday, September 24, will be the High School Charity Day, which will be a four-person ambrose.
The action continues in early October when our annual Veterans’ Week of Golf will take place.
Registration is Sunday, October 8 and daily events will be held throughout the week, culminating in VGA Trophy Day on Friday.
Entry forms are on the golf club website.
On Thursday last week the ladies played versus par.
A-grade winner was Shandra Simpson +1 on countback to Lyn O’Brien, and B-grade winner was Elise Ritchie +2 from runner-up Prue Chalmers +1.
On Saturday, Magnus Aitken and Dean Irwin teamed up to win the Keno men’s two-person ambrose.
They recorded 63.5 to win narrowly from Jimmy Poka jnr and Oscar Marshall on 64.25.
In Wednesday’s stableford event, captain John Radeski was the A-grade winner with 39 points, from runner-up Phil Hodgkinson 36, and in B-grade Bernie Biggs had 38 to win from Fiona Milward 37.
There are plenty of events in the coming week, starting with tomorrow’s stableford aggregate.
Sunday is the Mixed Scramble, which is ambrose, on Tuesday the ladies have their nine hole competition, Wednesday is stableford, Thursday is ladies two-person ambrose Keno qualifier, Saturday is stroke and men’s monthly medal, and next Sunday is two-person ambrose for the Keno mixed qualifier.
A further reminder of junior and sports membership categories, giving youngsters and those involved in other sports an opportunity to become golf club members and enjoy the course, especially in their off season.
Junior membership is only $60 per year, and there are cadet membership and sporting membership categories for $480.
These provide an affordable way to play golf on a regular basis, with all its sporting and social attributes.
Don’t forget the raffle draws tonight from 7pm, happy hour 6pm to 7pm and meals are available tonight and tomorrow night.
Last week’s results:
Thursday, August 17, versus par:
A-grade S Simpson +1, c/b L O’Brien; B grade E Ritchie +2, r/u P Chalmers +1.
Ball comp: P Davis, F Harrington, J Lord, K Leetham, J Armytage, D Hunter, J Glowrey, Y Holmes, c/o -1.
NTP: 9th L Brant; 11th J Swainger. Golden hole K Leetham.
Saturday, August 19, two-person ambrose, men’s Keno qualifier:
M Aitken and D Irwin 63.5; r/u J Poka jnr and O Marshall 64.25.
Ball comp: P O’Brien and G Willis; G Stephens and R Taylor; D McQuie and B Bourke; J Radeski and G Rothwell; A Liebenberg and B Barlow; A Jenkin and F Conallin; C Thomson and P Joice, c/b 68.
NTP: 2nd J Poka jnr; 5th P Joice, M Radeski; 9th J Poka jnr, A Gorsuch; 11th Mark Thomas, J Wacheke; 13th G Stephens, O Marshall. Golden hole M Radeski.
Wednesday, August 23, single stableford:
A-grade J Radeski 39, r/u P Hodgkinson 36; B-grade B Biggs 38, r/u F Milward 37.
Ball comp: Warren Bull, C Thomson, V Kelly, M Lyne, W Hodgkinson, R Bolton, P Oddy, C Mitsch, A Johnstone, B Barlow, I Campbell, Matt Thomas.
NTP: V Kelly, B Biggs. Golden hole B Biggs.
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