MITCHELL Handford returned the round-of-the-day at the Attamurra golf course on Saturday, posting a nett 66 after the 11-marker shot 77 off-the-stick.
The stroke round was the first of two qualifiers for the men’s club championship.
A field of 111 enjoyed excellent course conditions, but tough pin positions challenged golfers.
Ron Walker and Kevin Cook posted nett 68’s with Setio Shanahan and Simon Tulak rounding out the top five with nett 69’s.
Handford won B Grade by four from Russell Oehms on nett 70, while Cook’s 68 won A Grade by one from Shanahan.
Tulak took the C Grade voucher by two from Stephen Herbert on nett 71, while in D Grade Ron Walker’s 68 was two better than Peter Gardener on nett 70.
Players needed nett 74 and a good back nine to win a ball, with winners including Brendon Curley, Pat O’Donnell, Bryan Pink, Mike Atwell, Michael Cutting, Darren Coxon, Bryan Walsh, Peter Fox, Joe Clements, Darren Harding, Peter Raymond, Bill Degaris, Nick Black, Ian Ewart, Tent Eitzen, Ben Robinson, Thomas Madigan and Peter Jones.
The pro-shot on 16 belonged to Selwyn Humphries and shot-of-the-day on the eighth went to Tod Lillicrap, who fired a crisp eight iron to just 66cm.
Mainwaring on song
FAYE Mainwaring continued her good form from Wednesday to take out the Saturday comp as well.
Her 35 points in difficult conditions was good enough to win by one from Marie Douglas on 34.
Julie Robinson, Mary Kentish and Helen Gregory rounded out the top five and finished respectively on 32 points.
Kerry Pedlar took the pro shot on the 16th hole and rolled in the putt for a birdie-two, while shot-of-the-day belonged to Christine Galpin.
Club Championships
SUNDAY saw the final round of club championship qualifying as windy conditions greeted the 50-strong field.
Players across four grades competed, with the top eight from each grade qualifying to continue into the match-play section of the championships.
Sunday’s best round was 71 by reigning club champion Daryl Morgan, which ensured he would qualify as number one in A Grade.
Mitchell Handford has beaten all but seven A Graders at the club to claim the eighth spot and will now face Morgan in the quarter finals.
All quarter and semi-finals will be on April 8, with times available on the website, Facebook or through the pro-shop.
Qualifiers – A Grade: D. Morgan, S. Shanahan, D. Bilney, J. Clements, K. Cook, D. Coxon, N. Black, M. Handford.
B Grade: T. Madigan, D. Harding, R. Oehms, J. Mann, I. Ewart, S. Parsons, J. Millhouse, K. Comely.
C Grade: S. Tulak, H. Dow, D. Coulter, B. Simmonds, J. Clauson, K. Sykes, J. Miles, K. Lockwood.
Graham Kain was the only D Grade participant in both rounds and so has a fairly easy path through the finals.
Thursday Stableford
AN excellent day for golf saw a field of 86 players on Thursday, with Jack Peacock and John Hopkins sharing round-of-the-day honours on 41 points each.Peacock claimed the win on count-back.
Allan Gray and Patrick Dempsey posted 40 points each, with players needing 37 points to win a ball, except for Chris Hill and Wayne Sampson who slip through as the best of the 36’s.
Other winners included David Turnbull, Henni Nieuwendyk, Peter Edwards, Bob Dalgarno, Don Coulter, Ian Ewart, Darren Harding and Barry Page, among others.
