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Top field for Yamba Golf Pro-Am

An excellent field of 65 golf professionals have entered our Mi Organics Pro-Am on August 8-9.

Included so far are British Open qualifier Aaron Pike, NZ Open winner Jordan Zunic also Sam Brazel, Dimitrois Papadatos and Matthew Millar just to mention a few.

Thursday Stableford – tight finish in A Grade

Geoff Flett won A Grade with 41 points on a countback from Michael Shirlow (2 over) and Chris Holst also on 41points. B Grade was won easily by Phillip McDougall with 40 points from Neil Gore-Brown and Pip Dixon on 35 points. Stephen Cassidy took out C Grade with a fine 40 points from Czes Czarnota and Brian Pollock.

Nearest the pins went to Brad Roberts on the 3rd, Van Isackson on the 9th, Peter Sweetman a Hole in One on the 10th, Craig Erskine on the 12th and Bob Waldron on the17th.

Saturday Stableford

Reilly Wunderlich Eagles the 14th and Matthew Sahlqvist drives the 4th hole and then proceeds to have 4 putts, ‘ouch’.

A Grade winner was Kane Hancock with 40 points from Craig Penman and Michael Fishburn. David Schwarz won B Grade with 37 points from Barry Bartley and Brad Roberts both with 36 points. Winner in C Grade was Brian Pollock with 38 points from Ross Wilson and Peter Sharp. NTPs were won by Brian Dwyer on the 3rd, Luke Luchetti on the 9th, Greig Little with 66cm on the 10th, Pro Pin on the 10th was taken out by Alex Podbereski with 131cm, Bill Lingstone on the 12th and Kane Hancock with 180cm on the 17th.

Happy Golfing and stay safe.

Greg Laforest