AN outstanding 63 off the stick Pakenham’s Andrew Villinger was a highlight at Garfield Golf Club last Saturday.
The unofficial course record helped Pakenham Golf Club to win the 2006 Garfield Plate contested by 26 teams from 14 clubs from throughout Victoria.
The event was Stableford with Andrew scoring 43 points off a handicap of two.
Andrew’s round was the lowest ever recorded by a golfer at Garfield and included ten birdies, four pars and four bogies.
Unfortunately a course record could not be recorded due to preferred lies being used on the closely mowed course a local rule on the day.
Andrew’s score helped his teammates Peter Hobson (38 points) Stokjo Kresojevic (31 points) and Rod Cameron to win the plate with a score of 112.
Agrade winner was R. Gauci (13) Yallourn 41 points. B grade went to J. Walkinshaw (17) Trafalgar 36 points.
Agrade runnerup went to E. Selimovic, Emerald, 38 points on a countback and Bgrade runnerup was P. Ludlow (Churchill/Monash) on 35 points.
Downtheline winners were P. Hobson (Pakenham) 38, A. Bassman (Moe) 37, L. Cook (Garfield) 37, T. Fox (Trafalgar) 36, C. Thomas (Churchill/Monash) 36, M. Long (Warragul) 35, G. Watson (M/North) 35, A. Finlay (Devil Bend), P. Smith (Clifton Springs) D. Etherton (Devil Bend) 34, and A. Stubbs (Moe) 34.
Nearest the pins – fourth: G. Pigott (Clifton Springs); eighth: B. Fox (Trafalgar); ninth: B. Smith (Morwell); 11th: P. J. Brown (Yallourn); 14th: D. Rawson (Warragul); 16th: A. Bassman (Moe). CCR for the day was 69.
The morning overflow event was also a Stableford event.
Agrade winner was G. Wells (handicap 16) 38 points and Bgrade winner was A. Wright (20) 40 points.
Down the line: W. Poulter 38, S. Johnson 37, K. Pettiford 36, J. Blair 36, A. Koopman 36, and T. Garratt 35.
PENNANT SEMI FINALS
The semifinals of West Gippsland Pennant will be held next Sunday at Warragul Golf Club.
Division one, two and four will play and the draw for games is:
Division four: 8am Garfield v Trafalgar, 8.45am Yallourn v Traralgon.
Division three: 9.30am Warragul v Trafalgar, 10.15 Moe v Traralgon.
Division one: 11am Warragul v Traralgon, 11.45 Pakenham v Garfield.
LADIES
On Tuesday, 6 June the ladies played an Ambrose round – stroke.
Winners were Kathy Garratt and Leesa Matthews 68 1/4 nett. Runnersup were Bernie Clark and Sue Anderson, 72 nett on a countback.
Down the lines: Debbie Huyskens and Sharon Carmody 72 nett, June Hunter and Sue King 76 1/4 nett.
Nearest the pin on 11th: Leesa Matthews. Gobblers: B. Clark 17th, S. Carmody fourth.
Tuesday 13 June was the first round of the championships –stroke, count putts.
Winners division two: Norma Glew 74 nett. Division one: Bernie Clark 75 nett.
Best nine out: Sharon Carmody, 31 1/2. Best nine in: Barbara Siddall 36.
Down the lines: Elsie Nicholson 78 nett, Debbie Huyskens 79 nett, Vicki Templeton 79 nett. Putts – Gwen Vitiritti.
Nearest the pins 11th: Lyn Veers, second shot 16th: D. Norton. Gobblers Kathy Garrett 10th, Norma Glew 13th.
