March Golf Summary...

Despite the heavy rainfall, we still had 5,325 rounds played in total for the 21 days of golf including 3,380 rounds at Hilltop and 1,945 rounds at Beachside.  At Hilltop, 73% of the play was from members with 27% from visitors. At Beachside, 62% of the play was from members and 38% from visitors. 

There was 1,470 competition rounds played at Hilltop with 25 players scoring 40 points (or 68 nett) or better.

The best scores included 44 points by Brian Henning and Kevin Kennedy.  Frank Peacock had +7 in a Par event while Hayden Ralph and Matt Ringland shot 42 points. 

Congratulations to our new Mixed Foursomes Champions, Kurt Rixon and Sue Kelly who won the Championship from Andrew and Debbie Lees in tough, wet conditions on Sunday 27th March.  The only thing worse than playing 18 holes in the rain is playing 36 holes in the rain and the small field managed to survive (just).  Congratulations to Peter and Karen Bashford who won the 36 Hole Nett from Garry and Sue Hilder.

Also, congratulations to Robert Watson who had his first "Hole-In-One" on the 9th Hole on Saturday, 12th March.

April Golf Events

Please take note of the following events this month...

• Vets Interclub Challenge with Kiama - Monday 4th - POSTPONED due to the weather (no carts)
• Women's Monthly Medal - Tuesday 5th 
• Callaway Club Fitting Day - Wednesday 6th - Bookings essential at Hilltop Golf Shop
• Vets Club Championship - Wednesday 6th (Rd.1) & 13th (Rd.2)
• Men's Monthly Medal - Saturday 9th (postponed from 2nd)
• Easter - Friday 15th to Monday 18th
• Vets Legacy Day - Wednesday 20th
• Anzac Day - Monday 25th
• Qualifying for Women's NSW BOWL 4BBB - Tuesday 26th

Pennants

Both the men's and women's pennant seasons have been severely impacted by the wet weather.  The men's season is almost complete with the Final being played tomorrow.  Congratulations to the men's Senior team who defeated Eden 3/2 in their Semi-Final match at Catalina GC last Sunday.  They now meet Tura GC in the final at Moruya tomorrow morning and we wish them the best of luck. 

The men's Division 1 and 2 teams finished 4th respectively in their divisions.  Please see the final table on the link below.  

It's been a slow start to the women's season with Division 1's first three matches postponed.  Our two teams in the Open Division both had wins at Catalina yesterday and we wish all the women's teams the best of luck for the remainder of their season.

Course Maintenance

Basically repeatedly cleaning up after this (see photos below) is what the maintenance staff have been up to lately.  The bunkers have been repaired several times and its been challenging to get on top of the mowing as there has been limited opportunities to get the mowers on course.

3rd in Australian Amateur Championship

Congratulations to Kelsey Bennett who finished 3rd in the Australian Amateur in Melbourne yesterday.  Kelsey finished on a total of 2 under par for the 72 hole Championship.

After the event, Kelsey received an official invitation from Golf Australia to represent Australia at the 2022 Queen Sirikit Cup at Laguna National Golf Resort in Singapore in May.

Kelsey is in the running to win one of the two Karrie Webb (pictured left)  scholarships available this year.

Well done to Jye Halls who was also exempt into the Australian Amateur Championship but unfortunately just missed the cut in the men's event.

Good golfing this month or more to the point, hopefully "lots of golfing" this month.

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