A host of past Yass Golf Club Open champions have been invited to return to Worth Street for the highly coveted December shoot out.
Once again the valued sponsors of the Yass Golf Club have dug deep to back a huge day of golf at the old course. Ian and Vicki Robertson and their landscape supplies business will be the chief sponsor for the Yass Open on Saturday December 5 while monthly sponsor, The Bob Rogers Clothing Co, will play the support role in once again putting up the money for the cherished first Saturday in December Guzzlers Mug.
Past champions from 1980 to 2008 have all been invited to attend and Yass A grader Paul Matthews has also invited a strong contingent from his former Sydney Clubs Leonay and Rosnay.
The strongest field in many a long year is expected to test our in-form Club Champion Sam Porter in the 2009 Yass Open Championship.
Last weekend witnessed a continuation of high scores on the sizzling and running fairways of the old course. Tim Kelly had his best ever score of 71 off the Pings, Sam Porter recorded a wonderful three under par 65, Kevin Healy continued his career best form with a winning 46pts in B Grade while Steve Pearce and Wayne Wilson picked up big pay packets of $100 and $165 in the Super Sunday gold rush.
Saturday Stableford
A Grade: Tim Kelly 45pts
B Grade: Kevin Healy 46pts
C Grade: P Bourke 43pts
Eagle Nest: Wayne Vickery 5th hole
Nearest the pins: Brett Cooper 2nd and Don Douglas 16th holes
Ball comp to 39ocb: K Healy, T Kelly, S Porter, P Bourke, D Glavas, B Cooper, J Bray, M Marshall, W Scheffler, M White, P Anderson, R Bullman, J Wales, P White, S Quadraccia, A Grieve. CCR 66. No of players 53.
Super Sunday
Best net: Steve Pearce (20) 62 - ($100 voucher).
Runner-up net: John Goldsworthy (9) 64 – ($50 voucher).
Best gross: Adam Crain 70 – ($50 voucher).
Eagles Nest: Adam Crain on the tenth hole.
Super Pin: Wayne Wilson – ($165 voucher).
Ball Comp to 67 ocb: S Pearce, A Crain, J Goldsworthy, J Aravanis, P Bertilson, M Hore, J Byrne, M Partridge, N Matthews, M Crilley. CCR 65. No of Players 35.
Mid Week Comp
A Grade: Edgar Mongan 22pts
B Grade: Ron Woodhill 22pts ocb
Ball comp to 21pts: D Genders, N Matthews, L Cox, C Phillips, A Golding, K Reidy, J Wales, E Mongan, S Dobbin, D Joyce.
Dad’s Army
The Dad’s Army Captain, Handicapper and ‘Granddaddy’, Jack Wales, is enjoying some golden time with his golf form and seldom a week goes by in these recent columns without due reference being made to his winning or near winning performances. This week he wins the Thursday comp by a clear couple of points and you will see below he has also won in Business House.
Well done to one of our most competitive, hard working and respected club members.
Doug Oldfield and Ken Reidy picked up balls with 21pts apiece as did Ian Bluett and Lindsey Evans, both one point adrift.
Business House Golf
One-hundred-and-thirtee n swingers turned out on Thursday and Friday for socialising and Business House Golf. The winning scores were red hot in all three grades.
A Grade: Ant Broers 28 net
B Grade: Jack Wales 27 net
C Grade: B Mongo 23 net
Nearest the pins: A Merritt and A Broers.
Ball comp to 31 ocb: D Oldfield, Rod Walker, C Hunt, J O'Brien, K Reidy, C Bradley, S Morgan, L Eikenhout, Iso Burden, A Golding, R Taylor, C Darmody, S Leahy, Marc Curtis, A Kennedy, R Shepherd, J Ludkin, I Bluett, T Smith, R Watchorn, B Johnson, A Danilczak, D Genders, M O'Donnell, W Witt.
In the teams points race the top positions in divisions are as follows:
Division I – Dad’s Army I 20pts, Triple Zero 12pts, B and V Engineering 9pts Division II – Dad’s Army II 15pts, Turner’s Nursery 15pts, Bernie’s Boys 11pts Division III – Hi Way Hitters 18pts; Golf Club Whackers and TransGrid Tuggers 1Opts; Golden Girls 8pts.
Pro Shop, Fishos, Browns Cows, Buumal Koori, Lasting Impressions, Roches Transport, Young Guns, Early Birds and Sub Station Mafia must now concentrate on Christmas revitalisation and a subsequent New Year attack!
Club House Murmurings
The tenth anniversary NSW (Yass) versus Victoria clash on the Murray resulted in an all square result. Over the past years Victoria has won seven, Yass one and two have been squared. ‘Gudge’ Barrie won all four longest drives, tour guide Warren Neilson best "Movember" adornment and the Yass team was reputedly strengthened by the non availability of Jim Byrne, Mick Bell and Tony Bayley.
The pennant team expressions of availability lists have now been completed and are being scrutinised as to the final representative listings. Anyone who missed out and is interested should immediately contact Captain Neville Matthew or Masters Captain Allan Golding.
Keep your eyes on the Club House noticeboard for news of a pennant Sunday in December – golf and barbecue for all team members. We need managers for all team, so please give thought to putting your hand up as a volunteer.
Coming events
* Saturday November 28: Yass Valley two person ambrose shoot out – 4BBB second round.
* Sunday November 29: Individual stroke
* Saturday December 5: The Open Championship – A, B, C and Junior Grades
* Sunday December 6: Individual Stableford
Golf News compiled by ‘Power Fade’ – and for the next two editions it is a welcome back to ‘Granddaddy’ as your scribe.
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