Ladies Golf Report week ending 4 May 2025

Mansfield Ladies travelling far and wide

Lots of the Mansfield golfing girls were out and about this week, which did leave the fields a little light on at home!  On Monday and Tuesday, no less than 18 players headed to Cobram Barooga for 2 days of fun and frivolity with a social trip, and by all accounts they had a fantastic time. Tracey Gravenall was the star with the win across both days.

Back at home, 9 players still headed out in the same perfect conditions we have been enjoying for weeks now – albeit it still sadly without any precipitation from above to give the course a well-earned drink. Pam Abbott scored a very nice 17 points to win the 9 holes off the front. Sandra Lording was runner up in a countback with 15 points.

On Wednesday, 14 of us played stableford but with the added fun of “Bingo, Bango, Bongo” – a points comp rewarding those who reach the green first, get closest to the hole or sink a putt first. It’s a bit silly but a lot of fun. On form today was Linda Terry winning both the regular comp with 38 points as well as the BBB comp. Sheryl Sargent was runner up with 35 points on a countback to Linda Brook, who also won a nearest the pin along with Lyn Holland.

Shirely Nolan, Winner of C Grade at the Benalla Bowl with a fabulous 40 points

Very Happy winner of A Grade at the Shepparton Bowl was Kirsten Scudamore

There was plenty more golf to be had on Thursday with 12 ladies heading to Benalla to compete in their annual Maie O’Shea Bowl. More picture perfect conditions and their course running hard, resulted in some excellent scores coming in, but none better than our own Shirley Nolan who won C Grade and the SuperVets comp. Showing similar good form on Friday was Kirsten Scudamore who won A Grade at the Shepparton Bowl, where another team from Mansfield were flying the flag.

You would think by Saturday that everyone would be all golfed out but eleven hardy souls still ventured out and top of the pops was Colleen Leeds with a beautiful round of nett 72 to win on a countback from Kerri Nicol (bad luck Kerri!) and 3^rd place Shelly Lakin. Sam Bailey was in good putting form to win that comp and Shelly Comerford and Kerri Nicol won nearest the pins.