THE first round of the Mount Gambier Golf Club’s Summer Salver attracted 39 ladies who participated in a stroke round at Attamurra on Wednesday.
The Salver – sponsored by life member – Isobel Phillips, is played over four rounds consisting of stroke, stableford, stroke and par, with the player producing the best of three rounds the eventual winner.
Helen Gregory, playing off a 14 handicap, returned with a top score of 85-14-71 net to claim
the win in the opening round.
Her solid score included an impressive nine pars.
One of the younger brigade, Donna Jennings was runner up on a count-back and despite having a challenging front nine, came home strongly to finish with 106-33-73 net.
Left hander Chris Galpin also played to her handicap, with two pars on the last two holes to finish with 97-24-73 net to round out the placings.
Net 76 or better was needed for the 10 ball rundown winners, with Lorraine Bruhn
leading to way with net 73.
The special prizes for the day was for the second shot on the first hole in A, B and C grades, with respective winners Jennifer Van Rijthoven, Heather Teakle and Mary Kentish, while Kate McCormick was the most accurate on the downhill par three eighth hole to claim the pro shot.
Despite a soaking rain on Friday, the Attamurra course was in excellent condition for
the 18 ladies when they played a stroke round on Saturday and the scores were evidence of that.
Gemma Winterborn was pleased with her game after she produced two nines with a 48/49 split to win with a net 70, three shots below her handicap.
Runner-up was Penne Saffin, who also played under her handicap to finish with net 72, which included a birdie on the long par five 15th hole.
Ball rundown winners who needed net 79 or better were Bernie Jennings, Chris Morrison, Di O’Donnell, Yvonne Shirley, Jan Shanahan, Van Rijthoven and Kerry Pedlar.
The pro shot winner on the eighth hole was Chris Morrison and Van Rijthoven claimed nearest to pin on the 16th.
