WITH just a slight drizzle, the weather was perfect for the quarter finals of the 2022 club championships at the Blue Lake Golf Club, along with a stableford competition for those not involved in quarters.
In Division 1 it was always going to be a battle between Ronda Edwards (1) versus Rosemary Martland (8) both very skilful in match-play a very different game, where you have to out-think your opponent as well as use good course management.
Edwards was 1-up on the turn then ramped it up with wins on the 19th, 12th and 13th, holes.
Martland fought back with wins on the 11th and 15th but a win for Edwards on the 17th saw her take the victory 3/1.
Sue Agars (2) and Karen Panagopoulos (7) were square after the outward nine, the scores see-sawing and still square after 18 holes forcing sudden death going to the 19th of which Agars was the victor.
Josie Ashby (3) and Dianne Perryman (6), both with finals match-play experience also had a close game, square after the front nine, with four holes squared, but Perryman claimed wins on the 12th, 13th, and 16th to cement the win.
Cherryl Hill (4) and Helen Stratford (5) enjoyed a good match-up, Stratford was 2-up on the turn but was only able to win one hole and it was all Hill’s way, winning six holes for the 3/2 victory.
The Division 2 final between Beryl Mahoney (1) and Lee Anderson (8) took Mahoney by surprise, with Anderson winning the first two holes.
Mahony then settled to win the third, fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth holes, squaring the ninth to turn 3-up.
Anderson was only able to take one win on the 14th holes with a few squared, while Mahoney claimed another three holes to guarantee her a 5/3 win.
The Kate Hommelhoff (2) versus Dianne Allen see-sawed with Hommelhoff 1-up on the turn with a repeat on the back nine giving her the win on the 17th 2/1.
Next was Jaynee Oberer (3) and Rose Case (6), with Oberer taking control from the start, turning 4-up.
Case did try and stop the rot, squaring the 10th and 12th but wins for Oberer on the 11th and 13th handed her the win 6/5.
Lastly the match between good friends Lynette Hirth (4) and Lyn Gill (5) saw Gill 1-up going into the back nine then showing her dominance with wins on the 10th, 11th and 12th holes, squaring the 13th and 14th and a win on the 15th for a 5/3 finish.
The stableford winner’s were Geraldine Scott 34 points after a count-back from Trudy Herbert. Nearest to the pin second-shot winner was Scott and the pro-shot winner Herbert.
Semi finals matches from 8.30am: Division 1 – Edwards v Hill, Agars v Perryman; Division 2 – Mahoney v Gill, Hommelhoff v Oberer.
A stableford competition for non-finalists will be played.
Meanwhile, a long course greeted the 14 women competing in the single-stroke competition last Saturday with many a tee near or behind the men’s tee blocks.
It was young gun Jorja Morale off 27 who conquered the course posting a nett 69 with 96 off the stick.
After 51 on the front nine including paring the par 5 third hole she was able to shave six strokes off the back nine scoring 45 with pars on the 10th, 13th and the long par five 17th.
Geraldine Scott was second on the podium signing for 100/25/75 with splits of 49/51 and third was Cherryl Hill 101/25/76 on a count-back from Lyn Annand.
The long drive was won by Ronda Edwards.
