Ladies Golf Report 16 Feb 25

Cumming wins Senior Amateur Event

Our golfing week kicked off with Mansfield hosting a round of the Golf Australia Senior Amateur for the first time. This series is held at a range of clubs around the state for players over 55 and our field of 66 from around the state included 23 women, with of course, a large contingent from our own club, but from as far afield as Trafalgar and Winchelsea. We were delighted to have club stalwart Millie Cumming hit her straps and take the win with 38 points in the handicap event, on a countback to Lyn Poulson. Sam Bailey won the scratch stableford event with 18 points.

In great form this week was Millie Cumming

Given the extra golfing opportunity on Monday it was slightly surprising to see a great field of 16 ladies turn out for the regular 9 holes on Tuesday. Playing off the back nine, Tracy Gravenall took the money with 18 points from Patsy Smiles on a countback and Jill Prosser, third with 17 points.

Wednesday saw another great field of 32 hit the fairways, playing the first of four qualifying rounds of the Silver Spoon – another Golf Australia event played initially on home soil for qualifying and semis and then State Finals later in the year in Melbourne. Winners of this first round were Patsy Smiles and Tracey Gravenell both with 38 points and both girls respectively winning A and B Grade. Runner up in A grade was Nicki Cooper with 36 and Jenny Foster was 3^rd with 34 points. In B Grade the runner up was Louise Calvert-Jones with 35 and Glenis Skinner 3^rd with 34 points. Line balls went to Anne Blampied, Lyn Poulson, Gayle Wells, Lorraine Wilson, Shelly Comerford, Sam Bailey, Shirley Nolan and Margie Franke-Williams. NTP’s went to Shelly Comerford (2 plus the putting prize), Jenny Foster, Gayle Wells and Kylie Egan.

Finally on Saturday, 22 ladies were back out there again, bearing up in the sudden cold snap, which was probably a pleasant change after all the heat! Sam Bailey who clearly prefers the cold, had a whopping score of 43 points to be the clear winner to A Grade runner up Kylie Egan on 36 points and Sheryl Sargent 3^rd on a count back. Winner of B Grade was visitor Linda Begg from NSW GC with 34 on a C/B to Louise Calvert-Jones and Pauline Ahola was 3^rd with 33. Kerri Nicol and Kylie Egan each picked up a nearest the pin.

The North East District pennant season kicks off this week with our Div 1 ladies playing at home against Benalla – good luck girls.

Finally, commiserations from all the girls to Gayle Wells whose long-awaited knee op has been delayed again – we all feel your pain Gayle!