Winners - Annette, Jewel, Joy & Janice
The Mackay Novice players competed in the 2026 Australian Wide Novice Pairs Competition on Tuesday. Sixteen Mackay pairs competed against other players all over Australia. The Mackay Winners were Annette Howe & Jewel Schmidt N/S and Janice Mansfield & Joy Block E/W. Many new players who finished beginner’s lessons in March participated with excellent results. Well done to all it, was an extremely close finish.
Weekly Results
Monday 25 May 2026 – 6 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S
E/W
1st
Geoffrey Patterson / Noel Bugeia
1st
David Ting / Eric Goodchild
2nd
Ming Ting / Diane Stokes
2nd
Joy Hold / Rodney Miles
3rd
Lorna Shuttlewood / Geoff Taylor
3rd
Sandra Wallace / Pamela Armstrong
Tuesday 26 May 2026 – 2026 Australian Wide Novice Pairs 8 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S
E/W
1st
Jewel Schmidt / Annette Howe
1st
Janice Mansfield / Joy Block
2nd
Jennifer Cameron / Errol Morris
2nd
Susan Ross / Laura Howland
3rd
Lynne O’Neill / Christine Fitzpatrick
3rd
Jean Penridge / Helen Goldston
Tuesday Evening 26 May 2026 – 6 Table One Winner Green Points
1st
Geoff Taylor / Janelle Conroy
2nd
Faye Wright / Janine Rodgers
3rd
Vicki Howard / Richard Wix
4th
Patricia Garner / Adrian Westcott
Wednesday 27 May 2026 –10 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S
E/W
1st
Monica Darley / Frances Brown
1st
Terry Sheedy / Lorna Shuttlewood
2nd
Janine Rodgers /Schmidt
2nd
Janet Hansen / Alan Brown
3rd
David Ting / Eric Goodchild
3rd
Gwen Liddell / Anne Lutz
Thursday Evening 28 May 2026 – 4 Table One Winner – Green Points
N/S
E/W
1st
Terry Sheedy / Noel Bugeia
1st
Griffin Bancroft / Mick King
2nd
Faye Wright / Adrian Westcott
2nd
Julie O’Neill / Ann Whitmore
Friday 29 May 2026 –- 11 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S
E/W
1st
Janine Rodgers / Richard Wix
1st
Ming Ting / David Ting
2nd
Noel Bugeia / Terry Sheedy
1st
Debbie Ludkin / Diane Cox
3rd
Patricia Garner / Christine Nice
3rd
Lynne O’Neill / Annette Howe
Saturday 30 May 2026 – 11 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S
E/W
1st
Alan Brown / Frances Brown
1st
Janet Hansen / Diane Stokes
2nd
Marilin Robins / Janine Rodgers
2nd
Vicki Howard / Geoffr Cowan
3rd
Susan Wright / Lorna Shuttlewood
3rd
Patricia Garner / Martin Pearce
Sunday 31 May 2026 – Novice and Mentors 7 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S
E/W
1st
Joy Hold / Terry Sheedy
1st
Martin Pearce / Jennifer Cameron
2nd
Griffin Bancroft / Debbie Ludkin
2nd
Debra Goodchild / Annette Howe
3rd
Faith Hutchinson / Geoff Cowan
3rd
Rodney Miles / Geoffrey Patterson