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Match Report – Woodlands Golf Club (Stableford Event) – 10^th June 2025

It’s now Winter and the early forecast was for a few showers throughout the day. What a beautiful day for golf it was at the Prestigious Woodlands Golf Club, the Sun was out with a slight breeze. Because of the low numbers for the event we had to shuffle groups around for a two tee start on Holes 1 and 10, which seemed to work quite well. The course was in excellent condition with the greens running quite well, you just had to miss the deep bunkers around course.

There was a total of 35 players for this Woodlands Cup stableford event of which we had 7 members playing their first round, Kevan Fox (SGA), Colin Holmes (Heidelberg) Mike Dowsley (Brighton), Steve Holmes, Juris Briedis, Richard Bland and Tim Scrase all from Camberwell. There was only 1 Visitor Tim Chamberlain from Future Golf. Welcome to all the new members to the Melbourne Vets.

The Woodlands Cup winner on the day with a great score of 39 Points was Barry Thompson (24) from Eastern on a countback.

The A Grade Winner was Juris Briedis (15) from Camberwell with 39 Points, runner up Don Hackett (14) from Heidelberg with 34 points on a countback from Mal Dunkley (12) from Camberwell.

The B Grade Winner was Tim Scrase (26) from Camberwell with 37 points from runner up Richard Abrahams (25) from Spring Valley on 35 points.

The NTP’s: Hole 5 – Don Walker (Riversdale)      
                    Hole 8 – Mike Steventon (Northcote)              
                    Hole 11 – Don Hackett (Heidelberg)                               
                    Hole 17 – John Fellows (Lakeside Albert Park)                           

Lucky Door Prizes
                   1^st – Round of Golf for 4 at Woodlands won by Janet Gibson (Bairnsdale)
                   2^nd – Bottle of Wine won by Neil Campbell (Spring Valley)
                   3^rd  – Bottle of Wine won by Wayne Reddaway (Heritage)
                   4^th – Bottle of Wine won by Kevan Fox (SGA)
                   5^th – Book (Golf Course Guide) won by Fred Jamieson (Woodlands)

Thanks to Woodlands Golf club for donating the Round of Golf and 3 Bottles of Wine.

Next Games

Monday 23^rd June – Patterson River Golf Club
Registration by 7.30am. The booking sheet opens at 5pm, Monday 16^th June.

WINTER BREAK !

Monday 18^th August – Yarra Yarra Golf Club
Registration by 7.30am. The booking sheet opens at 5pm, Monday 11^th August.

Match Report – Cranbourne Golf Club (Stableford Event) – 26^th May 2025

It’s almost winter and a very cold morning, greeted us with strong wind gusts to make the golf quite tricky, Especially into a few of the long par 4’s and the well bunkered par 3’s. The course was in excellent condition for a championship golf course that Cranbourne is.

We had a great turnout for the MDVGA 2 for 1 deal, where a Member could bring a guest for free. There was a total of 62 players for this stableford event of which we had 1 member playing their first round, Vito Sgro from the Italian Golf Association. There were 20 Visitors from golf courses around Melbourne and of those, Welcome to the 7 visitors who joined the MDVGA on the day.

The A Grade Winner on the day was Paul Matthews (17) from Rosanna with 32 Points on a countback from the runner up Don Walker (17) from Riversdale.

The B Grade Winner was Bill Riddle (23) from Howlong with 38 points from runner up David McLaren (23) from Spring Valley on 37 points on a countback from Mike Steventon (22) from Northcote.

The NTP’s: Hole 3 – Conrad Groen (Lakeside Albert Park)             
                    Hole 8 – Paul Ferguson (Latrobe)                     
                    Hole 12 – Harry Pantelidis (Northcote)                                        
                    Hole 14 – Kevan Fox (SGA)                  

Next Games

Tuesday 10^th June – Woodlands Golf Club
Event – Woodland Cup! Best Stableford Score
Registration by 7.30am. The booking sheet opens at 5pm, Monday 2^nd June.

Monday 23^rd June – Patterson River Golf Club
Registration by 7.30am. The booking sheet opens at 5pm, Monday 16^th June.

It was a cracking day for golf with a light breeze for our first afternoon game at the beautiful Northern Golf club. It was supposed to be a 12:30pm shotgun start, but we had to wait for the conclusion of the school boys championships being played. We finally got going at about 1pm, the course was in excellent condition, you just had to navigate the various bunkers and water hazards throughout the course.

We had 53 golfers play the course today.

We had three Visitors, David Nichols (Bermagui), James Oakes (Yackandandah) and Harry Pantelidis from Northcote.

The A Grade Winner on the day was John Fellows (16) from Lakeside Albert Park with 42 Points and runner up James Oakes (18) from Yackandandah with 41 points.

The B Grade Winner was Rod Parry (32) from Northcote with 38 points from runner up Cec Bailey (19) from Spring Valley on 36 points on a countback from John Tanti (30) from Northcote.

The NTP’s: Hole 4 – Gavin McGregor (Lakeside Albert Park) 67 cm Hole 6 – James Oakes (Yackandandah) 80 cm Hole 14 – John Harris (Northern) 311 cm Hole 16 – Harry Pantelidis (Northcote) 820 cm

Next Games

Monday 26th May – Cranbourne Golf Club Registration by 7.30am. The booking sheet opens at 5pm, Monday 19th May.

Tuesday 10th June – Woodlands Golf Club Event – Woodland Cup! Best Stableford Score Registration by 7.30am. The booking sheet opens at 5pm, Monday 2nd June.

It started out quite a chilly morning for our Gentsomes team event at Southern Golf Club. The course was in excellent condition with its manicured fairways and very true greens.

We had 48 golfers play the course today, 12 teams of 4 with the best 2 stableford scores on each hole counting towards the team score.

We had two people playing their very first round for the Melbourne vets, Hume White and Richard Abrahams from Spring Valley and 1 visitor Joan Benwath from the National.

The Best team score on the day was 105 points, Doug Campbell, Keith Woodhead, Phil Clarke and Tony Smith all from Latrobe Golf Club.

Runner up with 104 points was John Fellows, Ian Norman from Lakeside Albert Park and Hume White, Richard Abrahams from Spring Valley.

The NTP’s: Hole 3 – Tony Smith (Latrobe)                                         520cm
                    Hole 6 – Ros Pearce (Bairnsdale)                                   302cm
                    Hole 12 – Stuart Webb (Peninsula Kingswood)             208cm
                    Hole 16 – Colin Monson (Camberwell)                           120cm

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Next Games

Monday 12^th May – Northern Golf Club    NB: Its now an afternoon event
Registration by 12.00pm. The booking sheet opens at 5pm, Monday 5^th May.

Monday 26^th May – Cranbourne Golf Club
Registration by 7.30am. The booking sheet opens at 5pm, Monday 19^th May.

The conclusion of the MDVGA Club championships were played at the beautiful Keysborough golf course. The weather was very good for golf on a challenging course, with some very tricky pin positions in play.

We had 53 golfers play at Keysborough, of those 6 played off in the inaugural B Grade championship and 7 in the Club championship.

There was 3 Visitors, William Kersing from Gardiners Run, Peter Grace and Derek Jury (Heidelberg).

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Congratulations to the winner of the MDVGA Club Championship for the 2^nd year in a row was Stuart Webb from Peninsula Kingswood with a total score of 172. Runner up was Mark Haldane (Eynesbury) on a countback from Anton Gutsche (Rosanna) on a score of 174.

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Congratulations to the winner of the B Grade Championship was Ian Norman from Lakeside Albert Park with a total score of 189. Runner up was Bruce Adams (Rosanna) with a score of 192.

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The A Grade Winner on the day was Tony Jones (17) from Waterford Valley with 39 Points and runner up Phil Barry (15) from Latrobe with 36 points on a countback from Wayne Jeffery (13) from Eastern and Paul Mathews (18) from Rosanna.

The B Grade Winner was David Heraud (33) from Brighton with 37 points on a countback from Russell Howard (26) from The National.

The NTP’s: Hole 3 – Derek Jury (Heidelberg)                       356 cm
                    Hole 8 – Al Abraham (Brighton)                        732 cm
                    Hole 12 – Ron Sankey (The National)                600 cm
                    Hole 15 – Rob Pollard (Latrobe)                         494 cm
Lucky Door Prizes
                   1^st – Round of Golf for 4 at Keysborough won by Derek Jury (Heidelberg)
                   2^nd – Book (The Golf Course Guide) won by John Fellows (Lakeside Albert Park)
                   3^rd  – Book (The Golf Course Guide) won by Bruce Adams (Rosanna)

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Next Games
Monday 12^th May – Northern Golf Club
Event – Stableford.
Registration by 7.30am. The booking sheet opens at 5pm, Monday 5^th May.

Match Report – Rosanna Golf Club (Club Championship Round 1) – 31^st March 2025

It started out a nice day for golf at Rosanna golf club, the wind picked up later in the morning, the course was in very good condition with some tricky greens and pin placements.

We had 55 golfers play the 1^st round of the MDVGA Club Championships.

There was two Visitors, Trevor McGowan from The National and Chris Germanchis from the EUFC Social Golf Club with Malcolm Dunkley (Camberwell) playing his first game for the vets.

The Club championships will be played over 2 Rounds the first was at Rosanna followed by Keysborough on the 14^th April. The Top 8 players plus ties will play off for the Club Championship & the inaugural B Grade Championship. All qualified players will be placed in the booking sheet in order of Gross scores.

Club Champion Leaders (Gross Score)                                 B Grade Leader (Gross Score)
Bino Da Silva                    (78)                                                  Bruce Adams                   (89)                     
Stuart Webb                    (80)                                                  Ian Norman                     (91)
Rob Pollard                       (81)                                                  Cec Bailey                         (93)
Anton Gutsche                 (84)                                                  David McLaren                (96)
Jim James                         (84)                                                  Ross Graham                   (96)
Shay McQuade                (86)                                                  Neil O’Keefe                     (97)
Mark Haldane                  (86)                                                  Ross Parks                        (97)
David Harbinson             (86)                                                  Brian Scott                       (98)
                                                                                                    Mike Steventon                (98)

The A Grade Winner on the day was Rob Pollard (15) from Latrobe with 41 Points and runner up Stuart Webb (10) from Peninsula Kingswood with 37 points.

The B Grade Winner was Peter Nikolaidis (31) from Northcote with 38 points on a countback from  Bruce Adams (20) from Rosanna.

Other Good Scores: 

The NTP’s: Hole 3 – Brian Scott (Latrobe)
                    Hole 6 – John Fellows (Lakeside Albert Park)
                    Hole 15 – Shay McQuade (Brighton)

Lucky Door Prizes
                   1^st – Round of Golf for 4 at Rosanna Golf Club won by Barry Murphy (Kyneton)
                   2^nd – Book (The Golf Course Guide) won by Stephen Costello (Latrobe)
                   3^rd  – Book (The Golf Course Guide) won by Anton Gutsche (Rosanna)

Next Games

Monday 14^th April – Keysborough Golf Club
Event – Club Championships for A Grade & B Grade (Stroke/Stableford).
Registration by 7.30am. The booking sheet opens at 5pm, Monday 7^th April.

Monday 28^th April – Southern Golf Club
Event – Teams Gentsomes.
Registration by 7.30am. The booking sheet opens at 5pm, Monday 21^st April.

Match Report – Settlers Run Golf Club (Teams Event) – 17^th March 2025

On arriving at Settlers Run golf course, the weather was a chilly 10 degrees, but it turned into a nice sunny day with a light breeze, good for golf. We are playing our first teams event for the year, the 3 best stableford scores for each hole, perfect for St Patricks day!

The Settlers run golf course is a Greg Norman designed course with plenty of strategic placed bunkers and water to be wary of. The management have just informed us we are playing a temporary course due to some course development. The par 3 (8^th ) is out of play with a shorter (19^th ) par 3 replacing it, also shorter holes, the 13^th and 18^th Par 4’s.

We had 42 golfers play the course today with great fairways and fast greens.

We had two Visitors, William Kersing from Gardiners Run and Patrick Martin from Settlers Run.

The Best team score on the day was 115 points, Peter Hayward from Waterford Valley, Don Hackett  (Heidelberg), Richard Harmer (Spring Valley) and Paul Stewart (Green Acres).

Runner up with 112 points was John Fellows, Ian Norman, Don Read and Gavin McGregor all from Lakeside Albert Park.

The NTP’s: Hole 2 – David Heraud (Brighton)
                    Hole 11 – Paul Stewart (Green Acres)
                    Hole 19^th – John Hetherington (Settlers Run)

Next Games

Monday 31^st March – Rosanna Golf Club
Event – Club Championships for A Grade & B Grade (Stroke/Stableford).
Registration by 7.30am. The booking sheet opens at 5pm, Monday 24^th March.

Monday 14^th April – Keysborough Golf Club
Event – Final Round of Club Championships for A Grade & B Grade (Stroke/Stableford).
Registration by 7.30am. The booking sheet opens at 5pm, Monday 7^th April.