2022 Competition Schedule

We are pleased to provide the 2022 Competition Schedule below.  Please click on the link and save the document to your device.

Please note Saturdays have reverted back to a one tee start this year.

January Golf Summary...

Hilltop was very busy last month trying to manage the peak holiday season plus all the visitors who would normally play at Beachside.  We hosted 8,818 rounds in January which is an average of 284 players per day.  Hilltop averaged 228 per day while Beachside averaged 56 members per day.  62% of the rounds at Hilltop were from members with 38% of the rounds from visitors. 

With 2,832 competition rounds played at Hilltop there were 69 players that shot 40 points or better.

The top scores included 52 points by Hamish McLeod (yes in a single stableford and yes a 3 pointer on almost every hole) while Cliff Haynes shot 46 points and Lesley Betsis recorded 45 points to record the best score for the women golfers.  Ashton Brown shot 44 points while Brian Henning, Grant Oliver, Paul Lehmann and Harry Gourlay shot 43 points.  Special mention to Harry Gourlay who shot a one under par 71 off the stick and is just 13 YEARS OLD!

The Monthly Medal "Gold Medal" playoff was won on a count back by Gavin Lee over Jamie McLennan last week while Riley Bowman won the Cliffy Jacobs Trophy for the juniors.

Kelsey has been on fire...

After Kelsey returned home from Abu Dhabi and the United States late last year she has continued her hot form...

Winner - Port Phillip Open Amateur in Victoria
Winner - Victoria Women's Amateur Championship
9th - Australian Women's PGA Championship (against the pros) in Queensland
5th - Avondale Amateur in NSW
Semi-Finalist in the NSW Amateur Championships
16th - TPS Victoria Championship (against male and female pros, Kelsey finished best amateur in the field)

Kelsey was also named "Australia Day Sportsperson Of The Year" for the Shoalhaven Region last month.

Jye - Runner Up in NSW Amateur Championship

Jye Halls made it all the way through to the final of the NSW Amateur Championship after some gruelling come back battles in the match play rounds.  

After coming back from well down in both the quarter final and semi final matches to win, Jye then came up against one of the best amateur golfers in the world, Harrison Crowe.  Harrison birdied 4 of the last 6 holes in the morning round to take the lead then Jye birdied 4 holes on the front 9 of the afternoon round but Harrison made 5 birdies to finish the final with a 6&4 victory.

We still have to remember Jye only turned 17 a couple of months ago.  Huge effort to finish Runner Up.

He's back!

Welcome back to Mario van Zyl (pictured ) who has re-joined the team at Hilltop as the Head Golf Professional after 14 months at Brookwater in Queensland.

Mario made the decision late last year to move back to Mollymook to provide a nicer environment for his family and so his daughter to start school with a lot of friends she grew up with (if you have lived at the back of Ipswich you will understand wanting to move back to Mollymook).

Our Teaching Professional, Brad is away on holidays this month while Mark recently successfully completed the final stage of the Australian PGA Legends Tour Qualifying School in Melbourne so he will be competing in Legends events later this year.

The club now has 5 PGA Professional staff members to assist you...

Barry - Golf Manager
Mario - Head Professional
Brad - Teaching Professional
Mark - Legends Tour Professional
Chris - Associate Professional

Hopefully the fine golfing weather continues this month.

Barry West (Aust. P.G.A.)
Golf Manager
Mollymook Golf Club