ROBYN Dyer and female golf are thriving at The Nambucca Heads Island Golf Club, with the latest contest producing an extraordinarily tight finish.
A bumper field of 36 fronted the starter on Wednesday, 3 December, when 34-marker Dyer turned in 52 off the stick and parred the 10th and 13 to post 38 points to sweep the Div 3 prize of the tournament sponsored by Ecomist.
Henny Oldenhove (16 handicap) matched the 38 points to win Div 1 with a sooper dooper seven pars and 84 off the stick.
The in-form Kay McGoldrick (32) continued her merry advent close to Chrisy run with 37 points to claim Div 2 Santa rights (Dalmations off the stick).
The frenzied pool on the 8th saw pins shared by Kerrie Eichorn, Marilyn McNally and Lillian Lukins. Deidre Fletcher was the best on 13 and Dianne O’Leary capped a solid day of 36 points with the nearest the pin on the last.
“I’ll take anyone out if I hit it like this on this handicap,” said Craig Haworth, reflecting after Jack Daniels and a tidy 77 gross for nett 63 to win Div 2 of the men’s Nambucca Liquor Monthly Medal on Saturday, 6 December.
Haworth (once was 14) scorched home in two over round the back to head home Peter Miller (16) by eight.
Steve Frost (14) won the Div 2 gross with 88.
Darrell Flanders (11) posted an excellent 67 nett to win Div 1 on a testing day at The Island as the wind whipped up, by a shot from club champion Graham Watson (6).
Hard-working Bryce McCarroll (6) swept the gross with 77.
Houston Baker drawled Texan-style for an outstanding 66 nett to win Div 3, one clear of resurgent Roy Louis (29). Hans Jansen (20) won the gross with 94.
It was a Lucas pinfest – Christpher nearest on 5 and 15, and Jamie on 18 for the $70 Pro Pin. Rick Heywood took the 7th, Graham Weary on 8 and Flanders will discover the finest frisbees on the Mid North Coast are found at Pizza This Pizza That afer striping it close to an awkward stick on 13.
Scores matched the mercury in the Ecomist medley stableford on Thursday, 4 December, when you needed 40 points or better for a seat at the prize table.
12-marker Clinton Lavender had 11 pars and nothing worse than a bogey for 76 off the stick and a big train of 41 points to pip Bryce McCarroll (6) by a point in Div 1.
Gary Beggs (25) whoppered with 44 points to street Div 2 from Dennis Ashton (21) who is running back into form with 41.
The ball run went down to 33 with Bernie Dugdale the last to collect.
Geoff McCann banged the putt from afar on 1 and the pin botherers were Matt Jones on 5, Peter Thompson on 7 (hole-in-one!), Brent Polites on 8 and laser-like Drew Glasson on 15. Deidre Fletcher boxed the pizza on 13 and Peter Miller has $70 in the bank after walking off the last with the Pro Pin.
TNT Auto was the generous sponsor of the medley stableford on Tuesday, 2 December, and Kevin Wilson (26) said thank you very much for the ‘W’ with 38 points – three clear of Craig Mattick (22).
Troy Herbert took the NTP on 5, Ray Mansell on 7, Gary Leighton on 8, Mattick on 13, Peter Spencer on 15 and Tim Kinnear on 18 for a $30 Pro Pin.
Steve Ward – purveyor of fine Italian food with a Kiwi twist and humour, cuzzie bro – stumped up as he always does for The Island for the Xmas Medley on Sunday.
Heather Gray and Narelle Delaney throttled with 49 points, three clear of runners-up Georgina Riddington and Bruce Fleming.
Pins on 5 were nailed by Debra Gersbach and Karl Hobday, Glenys Thompson and Andrew Donovan on 18 and Kerrie Eichorn will be well sated thanks to Pizza This Pizza That.
Everyday on The Island is for the bois and girls – great food, banter and a challenging championship 18-hole layout. Get around it.
By Chris KNIGHT
