THE final event for this year on the Attamurra Wednesday women’s golf calendar was played last week at the Mount Gambier Golf Club when 36 players enjoyed a stableford competition.
The prizes of two hams and a Christmas pudding generously sponsored by fellow player, Jennette Braun were big incentives to play well.
Off a 37 handicap, Pauline Paterson did just that when she commenced her game steadily before wiping on the fifth and seventh holes to finish her front nine for 17 points.
Paterson then stepped up a notch on the homeward nine and gathered another 26 points which included two four-pointers and three three-pointers including a par on the final hole to take home a ham with a top score of 43 points.
Di O’Donnell’s solid round of 41 points included five pars and produced a 20/21 split to take home the second ham.
The Christmas pudding went to Anne Headlam with 37 points in third place after a three-way count-back from Jennette Braun and Lorraine Stratford.
Eight ball rundown winners needed 35 points or better to claim a ball, while Jan Shanahan won the pro shot on the eighth hole.
The prizes for the second shot on the par 3 16th hole in A, B and C grades were won by Kerry Pedlar, Maxine McGregor and Mary Kentish respectively.
Meanwhile, 23 women played a stableford competition last Saturday in warm conditions.
The strong-hitting Leanne Hunt played the homeward nine first and secured 20 points including a par on the par 4 14th hole.
At the halfway mark, Hunt kept her composure and parred three of the next five holes on the front nine before finishing with 40 points to claim the honours.
Betty McKechnie also played steady golf for an 18/18 split which included two pars on the sixth and 16th holes and a par on the testing 12th to finish runner-up with 36 points.
Ball rundown winners were Marie Douglas, Kerry Pedlar, Bernie Jennings, Chris Morrison, Sharran Waters, Pauline Paterson and Jennifer Van Rijthoven.
The pro shot winner on the eighth hole was Jennifer Van Rijthoven while Carol Smith was nearest the pin on the 16th.
Some coming holiday events include an Orange short-course event on Monday, January 3 and an Irish Stableford four-ball on Australia Day, Wednesday, January 26, 2022.
Tee bookings can be made through the pro shop.
