167 golfers took part in the midweek Stableford event at Yamba Golf & Country Club on Thursday.
The southerly wind was blowing extremely hard, making the first four holes a real test of a golfer’s skill in hitting the ball low and straight. The conditions did not seem to bother most of the voucher winners, with scores being much better than in recent weeks.
Wayne Rice continued his good form to take out A Grade with 41 points from Stephen Graham (39) and Greig Little (36 c/b). Best round of the day was recorded in B Grade when Danny Quin returned 42 points to win. Andy King (38) and Marty Tishler (37) filled the rest of the placings.
It was good to see Terry Wilson return to the winning list in C Grade with a fine round of 41 points. Ian Francis and Mick Florrie both scored 40 points and visited the countback to determine the voucher order.
NTP winners: Fitted Golf 3rd David Miles 72cm, Peter Campbell Physio 9th Rob Gallagher 231cm, SeaFire 10th Steve Graham 63cm, Yamba Barber Shop 12th Mark Rice 157cm. 17th Richie Carter 233cm.
The Fitted Golf Pro Pin winners were: 0-14 Troy Urquhart 130cm and 15-54 Andy King 155cm. 33 with 19 on the back nine won a ball in the rundown.
Perry Robinson wins Stableford event
The southerly wind had eased a little for Saturdays Stableford but, conversely, scores were not as good as were recorded midweek.
A good field of 160 contested the event and, in A Grade, David Robertson (Thurgoona) was the winner with 40 points. Paul Thompson and Richard Beresford followed when both scored 37 points.
Gordon Brauer (Bonville) was the B Grade winner with the day’s best score of 41 points. Chris Durrington took second spot with 39 followed by Geoff Flett on 37.
The C Grade winner was Perry Robinson on a countback from Steven Henwood when both recorded great rounds of 40 points. Max Sweetman had an excellent back nine which allowed him to score 39 points and secure third place.
NTP’s were sponsored by Fitted Golf Pro Shop, Peter Campbell Physiotherapist, SeaFire Steak & Seafood, and Bean Scene Café. On the 3rd Stephen Dennis was closest at 67cm, 9th Drew Smart 215cm, 10th Chook Henwood 266cm, 12th Paul Thompson 75cm and 17th Greg Wyllie 21cm.
Fitted Golf Pro Pins: 0-14 Andrew Williams and 15-54 was not won and will jackpot to next Saturday. 34 points with 16 on the back nine won a ball in the rundown.
The Yamba Open Golf Tournament, which takes place in November, is already full. There is a waiting list for any vacancies that may occur. Please leave your names at the office if you wish to go on the list.
VW Scramble winners go to Regional Final
Hot scoring was the order of the day on Sunday when a qualifying round of the Volkswagen Scramble was held at Yamba.
84 players contested the event and, winners with a great round of 11 under par was the team of Dan Neill, Todd Brewer, Dylan Spagnolo and Doug brown. Their nett score was 53.37; in second place was Andrew Cook, Dave McCarvie, Steve Eagleton & Adam Izzard (54.75) and third, Dan Kelly, Kane Hancock, Tony McFarlane & Paul Hope (55.5)
NTP winners: 3rd Jeff Minter 65cm, 9th Irvine Gillies 30cm, 10th Steve Eagleton 125cm, 12th for the ladies Kate Thompson 475cm and for the men Dean Moore 54cm. Craig Penman was closest on the 17th 100cm.
The winning team will now move to the Regional Finals which will be held at Coffs Harbour Golf Club on October 16.
David Miles