Last Monday Scone Golf Club hosted the Newcastle Hunter District Ladies Golf Association Country Cup with 17 clubs attending.
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The overnight rain severely affected one green and thus a modified scoring system was used.
The players had to deal with rain for at least the first nine holes and very wet course conditions.
The aggregate nett scores of three players resulted in Horizons Golf Club being winners on 235 nett, and Merriwa Golf Club finishing in second place on 239.
The Scone team of Lyn Banks, Julie Leckie and Ruth Wallace finished sixth with the highlights being Julie being runner up in the scratch in Division 2 and Lyn winning the NTP on the 8th/17th in Division 1.
The visitors were impressed with the course and a huge thank you goes to all the course volunteers who put in so many hours to present the course so well for the ladies major event, and for the men’s pennants last Sunday.
Thanks also to the many ladies and men who assisted on the day in the clubhouse and on the course to make the day a success.
All enjoyed a lovely lunch by the new caterers.
Last Thursday the Scone ladies had a very hot day to play an 18 Hole Par for the Jo Brown Trophy.
It was also the second round of the Ruth Wallace Trophy.
Most of the players found the going difficult by the scores in this unforgiving game.
Cheryl Clydsdale had an excellent round to have +2 and win the day and also take the NTP on the 2nd/11th. The runner up was Lyn Banks who had -2 and balls went to Jo Brown -4, Ruth Wallace -4, Kathy Robinson -6 and Sarah Howey -6.
Today the ladies play an 18 Hole Stableford for the Julie Leckie Trophy and it will be round one of the Sue and Alan Watts Trophy.
Next Thursday, April 30 the ladies will play an 18 Hole Stableford for the Ruby’s Girl Trophy.
Last Saturday the men at Scone played an 18 Hole Stableford for the Field Family Trophy.
The morning players had the best of the conditions with the wind getting up in the afternoon.
A number of visitors from Nelson Bay joined the locals to have a round before the Masters Pennant match. Grade prizes went to Terry Winser in A Grade with 39 points whilst two Murrurundi visitors took out both B and C Grade, Nathan Booth on 37 points and Ken Thornton on 41 points.
Terry Winser’s shot to 0.89 metres won him a jackpot of 12 balls on the 2nd/11th whilst the other NTP on the 8th/17th was won by Paul Kennedy 4.95 metres.
Balls were won by Ken Thornton 41, Terry Winser 39, Ron Sale 38, Graham Allen 38, Nathan Booth 37, Kevin Thompson 37, Troy Collison 36, Paul Kennedy 36, Scott Lye 35, Steve Morse 34, Tim Smith 34 and Scott Reid 34 c/b.
The regular Saturday ladies had a game also with Lyn Banks having 37 points to be the winner.
Kerry McLennan also had a good game to have 36 points and win a ball.
On Sunday the Masters Pennant team played Nelson Bay at Scone and had a win 4 ½ to 3.
Wins were by Derek Field 1 up, Ross Banks 1 up, Terry Winser 3 and 2, Rod Spratt 2 and 1 whilst Paul Smart had a square.
On Saturday an 18 Hole Stableford will be held for the regular men and lady golfers, and an Anzac Day 9 Hole social three person Ambrose will be conducted for those members and non-members who wish to have a game.
On Saturday, May 2 the Monthly Mug Stroke/Stableford will be held.
