October 14, 2026

Medal Winners Take Dry Conditions in Their Stride

Winners of the Oct Monthly Medal, Craig McLean and Jan Shuwalow. Photo supplied: John Roser

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Contributed with thanks by John Roser.

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Jan Shuwalow and Craig McLean kept their October Monthly Medal rounds on track despite tight lies on the drying course.

Shuwalow led the ladies with 64 nett, ahead of Robyn Whitham on 67. Anna Winterbourn also returned 67, followed by Paula McQuat on 69, Elspeth Scotford, Jacqui Wall and Kath Borer on 70, and Leanne Alexander on 71.

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McLean carded 65 nett, with Andrew Albergo runner-up on 68. Visitor David Kercheval also returned 68, Don Hope and John Oates 69, Peter Lindsay 70, Gary Scotford and Trevor Paroz 71, and John Strelec and Harro 72.

McLean’s putter behaved, earning least-putts honours with 27. McQuat, Beryl Nosworthy and Whitham shared the ladies’ honours with 29.

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Tina Badenhorst claimed all three ladies’ A Grade pin shots, with Whitham and Allison McCarthy taking B Grade honours.

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Harro took two men’s A Grade pin shots and Gerald Lovell the other. Hope, Lindsay and Strelec claimed B Grade honours.

Chip-ins came from Wall, Whitham, Borer, Tessa Aitken, Nosworthy, Scotford, Harro, Lindsay, Neil Cawthorne and Robert Sherwood.

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McCarthy and Barry Shuwalow received a ball each for the NAGAs.

McLean also won the membership draw, while Vic Feldman won the raffle. Stableford was next on the calendar for October 13