Thursday, August 24, 2023

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Proserpine Golf Report

On Saturday the club played a single stableford for the RV Golf trophies for the men and ladies.

The men’s winner was Gavin Kerwand with 43 points from Ross Meade, 41 and Jacob Nightingale, 40 on a count back.

The ladies’ winners were Sherri Meade, also with 43 points, from Wendy Gough 37 and Diane Chard with 35 on a count back.

The place getters were Adrian Sverdloff and Mick Kavanagh, 40, on 39 were Adam Maggs, Rob Stanley, Michael Cragg and Ryan Kenny, Barry Mortimer and Mat Bower, 38 and Aaron Prosser and Ryan Wilks 37 on a count back.

Scott Lee, Jacob Nightingale, Sean Gower, Andrew Colborne, Diane Chard and Mandy Patterson won a ball in the pin shots, while five featured in the two-shot pool. Thirty-six points and above “beat the Pro”.

Forecasts of rain and a thunderstorm reduced the field on Thursday to 16.

Peter Gibbons, a visitor from Heyward Golf Club took first place with 40 points from John Grosskreutz, 38 and John Strelec 37 on a count back.

Four featured in the run down while Ron Jamieson, Allen Roberts and John Grosskreutz, on nine and 16, took the pin shots.

Vickie Wallace, with 36 points won the Wednesday ladies, followed by Elspeth Scotford, Leanne Alexander, Mandy Patterson, Diane Chard and Heather Luvis, all on 35 points.

Phil Luckett took Tuesday’s stableford with 40 points from Michael Thompson, 38, Lyn Muller 37, and Jim Cochrane 35. Tina Badenhorst won the pin shot.

Sunday’s stroke event was won by Darren Reynolds on nett 66, from Adam Maggs 68.

The ladies’ winners were Elise Hodgson, 68, Penny Wardroper 69, Anna Winterbourn, 70 and Karen Rix 73.

Scott Grigg, Don Cameron, Aaron Prosser and Michael Thompson were the place getters.

The pin shots were won by Scott Grigg and Tiina Randmae, two, Anna Winterbourn, nine, Adam Maggs 13 and Geoff Harrison 16.

Contributed with thanks to Peter Lewis

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