A TIGHT result in last week’s Mount Gambier Golf Club Thursday stableford competition saw Tony Bolton emerge the winner by a solitary point.
Bolton posted a tidy 39 points to claim the win ahead of Zak Shanks and resident professional John Martin, both on 38.
Neil Quirk and Peter Waters posted 37 points with Rob McIntyre, Gordon Bignell and Patrick Dempsey all square with their handicaps on 36.
Bolton’s round was highlighted by a birdie-two on the 16th hole that saw him post 22 points on the back nine after going out in 17.
The ball run-down went all the way to 33 points, with Henry Forbes claiming the last one.
Nearest the pins went to Shanks on the eighth hole and club stalwart Russel Lewis on the 16th.
Most importantly, both players were able to roll in their birdie putts.
Meanwhile, beautiful weather greeted players for the monthly medal on Saturday.
Both the weather and the golf course were excellent, as was the interest in the competition, with 108 in the men’s field.
Daniel Long was the best of the day with a fine nett 67 to win by one stroke from Bryce Cutting, Keith Couzner, Wayne Elliot, Ken Whitehead and Tim Kenny, all on nett 68.
Playing off a 20 handicap, Long remained steady all day, with no score worse than six and a birdie on the par 3 eighth hole.
Long claimed the C Grade win from Couzner, with Kym Sykes third on nett 72.
A four-way tie in A Grade between Kenny, Cutting, Elliot, and Whitehead was eventually sorted by the arbitrary sword of count-back, with Kenny and Cutting taking first and second respectively.
In B Grade, Haydn Dow claimed first place with nett 69, two strokes clear of Grant Stephenson on nett 71.
The ball rundown extended to nett 75, with Tim Driver pleased a birdie on the last hole elevated him enough to claim the last ball.
Nearest the pins went to Bob Dalgarno on the eighth hole and Ben Thiel on the 16th.
Unfortunately neither player was able to make their birdie putt.
