A record number of players contested the 2023 Goulburn Cup sponsored by the Nagambie Rowing Club.
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Near perfect weather conditions and the course presenting at its best made for a very enjoyable and exciting day of golf.
The big field of 99 had a steady northerly wind to contest with but the average score returned was well into the pluses for the par event and scores above 40 for the women’s stableford.
The winners of the women’s stableford were local sporting legend Moz Fowler and partner Bev Brown, who won the division with a very healthy 44 points.
Runners-up, only one point adrift, were the determined Monica Hurley and Carol Wallis, who finished their round with an impressive 43 points. Rounding out the top three and pushing the top two pairings all the way were Marj Dodd and Lorraine Smith on 42 points.
The nearest-the-pin prizes for the women went to Brown with a stellar shot to the third, Marj Dodd firing a solid strike into the head wind on the eighth, Annette Mills showing the touch we have all heard about at the 13th and Ange Richards caressing it close on the 16th.
A second win in three years and after studying the Nagambie Golf Club honour boards, possibly the best four-ball player in the history of the club, Jeff Lodding, won again with a magnificently managed round and +8 total.
Having to replace long-time playing partner Bill Leviston due to injury, it was the keen and eager Steve Donnison hooking up with Lodding on short notice and most certainly doing his bit with an eagle on the 14th to help claim the win.
Four-ball specialist Lodding put his mark on the card with a day of straight hitting and great touch around the greens. He and Donnison were delighted to go on the honour board and enjoyed the big win.
Runners-up were last year’s winners Kal Winnell and Jeremy Ezard putting up a solid title defence only to miss out by countback with a +8. The quality pair did little wrong throughout the round only to finish agonisingly short.
A third place result went to visitors Bill and Willem Love. Having tried to win the event for 10 or more years, a +7 was recorded for another top-three finish, but the day could have been so much more with a bit more polish holing out.
The nearest-the-pin for the men were Paul Cox controlling the ball on to the narrow green at the third, Jock Mundy using his strength to reach the long eighth, John Hurley with a surprise strike to the 13th and Dave Fullager’s run of good form continued on the 16th.
Nagambie Golf Club would like to thank sponsor Nagambie Rowing Club and all the visiting golfers from throughout the district that made the day such a great event. Also many thanks go to the caterers for the fantastic lunch that was served and all the volunteers helping out with course preparation and running the event on the day.
Next week’s golf is summer time hit off 8am to 8.30am. It will be a monthly medal with D. Brown on office duty and D. Neville in the bar.
Midweek
On Wednesday, October 18, there were 14 women playing a round of stableford and a play-off for the gold monthly medal, in beautiful weather conditions.
The winner of the gold monthly medal, the Seymour voucher, B-grade competition and the nine-hole competition was Kylie Carmichael with 39 points for 18 holes and 19 points for nine holes.
The A-grade winner with 35 points was Moz Fowler. The C-grade winner was Ronda Richards with 31 points.
Nearest-the-pin on the eighth was Annette Mills and on the 13th Irene Keogh.
Balls down the line for 18 holes went to Carmichael with 39 points, Fowler with 35 and Mills with 34.
Balls down the line for nine holes went to Carmichael with 19 on a countback from Mills and Fowler, who had 18 points.
On Wednesday, October 25, there were 11 players for a special 12-hole game of stableford, so as we could finish a little earlier and celebrate the end of the winter season with lunch and presentations.
The winner of the Seymour voucher and B and C-grades was Jane Bow with 26 points.
The A-grade winner was Hurley with 22 points.
The six-hole winner was Carmichael with 11 points on a countback from Hurley, Wallis and Bow.
The 12-hole balls went to Bow with 26, Carmichael with 26 and Wallis on a countback from Hurley, both with 22 points.
Nearest-the-pins were won by Mills on the third and Bow on the 13th.
The midweek nine-hole competitions played on Thursday, October 19, attracted a field of 32 players for a round of stableford on the back nine.
The winner was Mick Bates with 23 points, ahead of runner-up Barry Cryer with 21 points.
Nearest-the-pin on the 13th was Wayne LeCerf and on the 16th it was Keogh.
On Thursday, October 26, 28 players competed for a round of stroke. The winner was Glen Evans with 44-9-37 nett and the runner-up was Terry Lowis with 46-10-36 nett.
There was only one nearest-the-pin winner and that was Hurley with a spectacular drive on the third.
Seymour Telegraph