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Millie Harris with flowers following her ‘Hole in One’. Image: Kaye Murdoch

Ace for Millie at Grafton

Monday October 9

17 players played a 9-hole Stableford.

Div 1: winner – Rhonda Studd 21pts; r/up – Kim Perl 17pts.

Div 2: winner: Meghan Nelson 26pts; r/up – Roxanne Sydenham 20pts.

Wednesday October 11

30 ladies enjoyed the sunshine and played an 18-hole Stableford.

Div 1: winner – Ann Gibbons 39pts c/b; r/up – Jen Townsend 39pts; third – Marianne Mannell 37pts.

Div 2: winner – Jan Davis 44pts; r/up – Pam Kenway 43pts; third – Trish Clarke 40pts.

NTP’s: 1st Holiday Coast Meats & Smallgoods – Helen Packwood; 6th MJO Legal – Sue Heath; 10th Clarence Valley Tyre Centre -Brenda Cooper; 2nd shot 10th Grafton Mall Butchery – Sue Roberts; 17th Dougherty Property – Marianne Mannell.

Balls went to 36pts.

Friday October 13

24 ladies played an 18-hole Stableford, with a visit from Nadine Carroll from Yamba. Jan Davis is on a roll since having her hip replacement, she has lost 4.5 off her handicap over 3 games. Keep up the great games Jan.

Winner – Jan Davis 41pts; r/up – Marianne Mannell 38pts; third – Liz Fisher 37pts c/b; fourth – Peg James 37pts c/b.

NTP’s: 1st Greensill Bros – Cheryl Shanley; 10th Mt Zion Quarry – Jen Townsend; 2nd shot 10th – Jan Davis.

Balls went to 35pts.

Saturday October 14

Only 5 ladies played today.

Winner – Helen Packwood 42pts.

NTP’s: Helen Packwood 80cm.

Ball went to Annalese McKee 38pts.

Saturday Matchplay

Donna Carter def Ann Gibbons 2/1; Chrissy Danvers def Shirley Goodger 4/3.

Donna Carter will now play Chrissy Danvers on Saturday October 21 in the finals. Good luck ladies.

Yamba 3 Day Tournament

Monday – 18 Holes: 

Div 1

Accuracy Drive: Sharyn O’Grady (Grafton). 

NTP 12th Open: Wendy Butcher (Grafton).

Div 2

Winner – Viv Nichols (Grafton) 36pts c/b; 2nd r/up – Millie Harris (Grafton) 35pts.

Divi 4

R/up – Janet Pilgrim (Grafton) 37pts.

On Tuesday, Millie Harris was the only Grafton lady to win a prize. Millie’s 1st shot on the day was a Hole in One on the 10th. Millie was presented with a Hole in One badge, a Yamba golf ball, and a bouquet of beautiful flowers. This was Millie’s 1st hole in one, she was so excited, as we all were for her.

Wednesday – 18-hole Foursomes 

Div 1  

9-hole nett out: Di Alderman/Kathy McMullan (Grafton) 31.5. 

NTP’s: 3rd – Kathy McMullan/Di Alderman (Grafton).  

Lucky door prizes on Tuesday night went to Jan Patterson, Kerry Harding, Shirley Goodger & Peg James.

Wednesday raffle winners were Millie Harris and Julie White won the major raffle.

Updates

Ladies, this Wednesday is the 1st Round of the 3-week challenge, a 2-person Ambrose, and the ‘Doing it for Jarrod’ day, so don’t forget to wear something yellow.

The nominations for the 2024 committee are now open. If you are interested, the nomination sheets are in the ladies’ locker room.

Kaye Murdoch