Ladies Golf Report week ending 16th Mar 25

Hole in One for Lady Captain Sheryl Sargent

Tuesday 9 hole comps are really getting popular with 15 women playing this week – even though the comp of the day was the much dreaded “Par”.  Often a tough format for the higher handicap girls, but not for Sandra Lording – quite new to golf, and playing off 45, she ripped through the 9 hole course, winning the day with +3. Well done, Sandra, that is a great effort! Runner up was Pam Abbott with +1 on a countback to Susan Kinloch.

Wednesday was a stroke round, and with a few missing this week there were 27 playing. Another player new to 18 hole comps was the star of the day – Sophie Yencken, who had a fabulous nett 68 playing off a handicap of 39 to win overall and B Grade.  Runner up in B Grade was Margie Franke-Williams quite a few shots off the pace with 76 and 3^rd was Marion Sargeant with 77. In A Grade the scores were closer – Natalie Grimshaw won with nett 69, followed by Linda Terry 70 and Sam Bailey 72. Robyn Baker and Millie Cumming also put in good games with nett 73 and 74 respectively. Nearest the pins were won by Millie, Sue Crow, Sophie and Sam.

Our pennant on Friday had mixed results on a very hot day. Div 1 had a square against Yarrawonga in Benalla, while our Div 4 women went down to Commercial Albury 3.5/1.5.

Sheryl Sargent scored a lovely hole in one on the 12th

The highlight of the golfing week was on Saturday when our ladies Captain, Sheryl Sargent, scored a hole in one on the 12^th.  We share her excitement of her second ever hole in one, and it’s something we all aspire to and which has many of us also very jealous-particularly this writer!!   The competition of the day was the Parsons Family 4BBB and the winners of the father and son event were Graham and Brendan Clarke and the family event was won by Graham Clark with grandson Jay Kynnersley. The winners of the non-related pairs (and husband and wife don’t count!) was indeed Sheryl with her husband Rod Sargent, with 45 points on a countback to Ken Neale and Graham Coker and to third placegetters Graham Clarke and Jay Kynnersley. Next best of the women, was Kylie Egan and Tracey Gravenall with 44, so the scoring was all quite tight.

On Monday we are hosting our annual Women’s “Bowl” with 80 players coming from around the district to enjoy our wonderful course – let’s hope there has been a little bit of rain by then to freshen things up. Our greenkeepers are doing an amazing job however, keeping the course looking so fantastic in what is one of our worst summers on record.