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Strathalbyn Ladies Results 10/4/2024 A busy week for Strath ladies. This week proved to be a busy week of golf for some of the ladies from Strathalbyn. On Monday 8th April, the Div. 2 ladies played their Pennant match at their home course against Echunga. They had a great win 4/1. Well done to Di Krutli, Mel Johnson, Jenny Drury and Jo Cullen for winning their matches. The team has a chance to play in the finals depending on the outcome of the matches next week. Strathalbyn has a bye. Div. 3 had a bye this week. On Wednesday 10th April, the first round of the Championship finals was played. In the ‘A’ Grade competition, Bernadine Gatehouse defeated Jo Cullen 3/2, Kerrie Edwards won against Mel Johnson 5/4, Tonya Merritt defeated Jenny Drury 3/1 and Jo Pickhaver had the same score against Di Krutli.  In the ‘B’ Grade competition, there were only 6 players who qualified. Marie Kingsbury and Penny Geue had byes in the first round so they played a Stableford comp with Cara Eastwood. Penny scored 30 points, Marie 28, and Cara 27.  Ann Semple defeated Sue Phillips 6/4 and Pauline Walkom won against Charmaine Aplin 3/1 in the playoffs in the Championship round. Jo C had a gobbler on the 7th, Mel had one on the 11th and Pauline scored on the 17th. Penny had a fluky shot on the 16th hole. Her ball was heading directly into the dam but hit the hazard marker and bounced out onto the fairway. Clever!! Birthday girls Jo Cullen and Bernadine Gatehouse were celebrated with a delicious cake and roasted figs. Yum!! On Friday 12th April, 7 ladies represented Strathalbyn at Aston Hills Open Day. Jo C, Mel, Tonya, Ann, Penny, Charmaine, and Jo P enjoyed great weather, good company, and a lovely course at Mt. Barker. However, the greens were too slick for their liking – quite different to Strath. Ann enjoyed winning ‘B’ Grade NTP as well as a raffle prize. Playing partner Penny won a raffle prize too. Good day, ladies. 3/4/2024 Carol Pelle wins April Monthly Medal On Wednesday 3rd April, 14 ladies played a Stroke round that was the final Qualifying round of the Championships. It also counted towards the Monthly Medal, Mc Bain trophy, and the International Bowl. Carol Pelle used the good golfing conditions the best and finished with 70 nett. Pauline Walkom continued her consistency streak with 72, while 3 ladies Tonya Merritt, Jo Pickhaver and Jo Cullen all scored 75. Next came Penny Geue on 76, followed by Marie Kingsbury and Ann Semple on 77 and Bernadine Gatehouse on 78. Charmaine Aplin and Jenny Drury finished with 79, Kerrie Edwards scored 80, Mel Johnson 86 and Sue Phillips finished with 90. NTP winner was Kerrie who was closest with her second shot on the 17th hole. Marie found a tree trunk with her new golf ball. She was able to flick it out. However, when she got to the dam on the 7th hole, she had to bid farewell to it as it disappeared into the murky water. Kerrie also found the dam. Jo P found the creek but at least her ball had lasted a little longer than Marie’s. Mel had tree trouble as well. Jo C had to produce a trick shot at one stage in her round. She did a backwards putt through her legs that went about 20 metres. Well done, Jo. Di Krutli had a real struggle with her game and on the 12th hole, the last straw happened when her ball finished in the drainpipe, so she stopped scoring. She continued the round with her playing partner, Pauline. This week’s Pennant matches were both 3/2 losses. Congratulations to the winners and those ladies who squared their game. Ready to go again next week. 27/3/2024 Tonya Merritt wins with 68 nett. Wednesday 27th March proved to be perfect golfing weather and 14 ladies took advantage to play a Stroke round as it was the 2nd Qualifying round of the Championships.   Tonya Merritt found the conditions suited her to a tee as she finished with a fabulous round of 68 nett. Congratulations Tonya – handicap coming down!!! Pauline Walkom continued her consistent and good golf by scoring 73 while Marie Kingsbury was close behind with 74.  Four ladies followed with 75 each with Jenny Drury, on a countback from Jo Pickhaver, on a countback from Penny Geue, on a countback from Kerrie Edwards. They were followed by Bernadine Gatehouse on another countback from Ann Semple as both finished with 78. Jo Cullen had 79, Mel Johnson 80, Di Krutli 82 and Carol Pelle on 88 finished the field of players who finished 18 holes. Sue Phillips played 9 holes for 44 nett. NTP on the 9th hole was won by Carol Pelle who didn’t think her shot would still be in the running at the end of the round. Unfortunately for the other players, they were wayward and missed the green. Jenny had a birdie/gobbler on the 9th after having a gobbler on the 1st hole. Bernadine had a birdie on the 17th. Maureen Need had a practice round but enjoyed the good putting tips from Kerrie. Now she must put them into practise.  Ann went in the dam - that’s 2 weeks in a row, Ann!! Jo P was very happy as she went over the dam and she was also ecstatic about a shot through the trees on the 1st hole!! Carol found a lot of trees – she’ll have to decide which ones need to be chopped down next?? Jo C had a 2inch (4cm) drive on one hole – watch the ball, Jo!! Sue liked her final putt of the day – 3 metres. That will bring you back next week, Sue. Both Pennant teams had losses this week, but a lot of the scores were very close. Congratulations to Jo C, Robyn Johnston and Sue Pryor who had wins for their Division. 20/3/2024 Strath Div.2 Hills won pennants match. On Monday 18th March, the Div 2 Hills ladies had a fantastic day winning their pennants match against Aston Hills 4 games to 1. This was a wonderful start to their pennant season so here’s hoping that the winning vibe can continue. Div 3 ladies played Mc Cracken at Mc Cracken which proved a difficult task with them going down 4 /1. A few golf balls were lost on the day. Better luck next week, ladies. Wednesday 20th March was the first qualifying round for the ladies’ championships. They played a Stroke round which Pauline Walkom won quite convincingly by scoring 69 nett. This also gave her a win in the Monthly Medal competition for March. Well done, Pauline. Bernadine Gatehouse was runner-up with 71, and it was a great welcome back for Helen Lyon who finished with 72. Cara Eastwood was next with 74, Jo Pickhaver 75, and Jo Cullen scored 76. Three ladies scored 80 nett – Sue Phillips, Mel Johnson and Di Krutli, while Marie Kingsbury and Tonya Merritt both finished with 81. Ann Semple with 82 was followed by Carol Pelle with 83 and Charmaine Aplin had 84. It was great to see 14 ladies out for the day. NTP winner with a very handy second shot on the 17th hole was Bernadine. Helen had 2 gobblers (chip ins) – on the 2nd and 7th. Bernadine also had an incredibly long chip on the 9th hole that found the hole to give her a birdie/gobbler. Excellent work, Bernadine. Comments from Marie and Tonya included the word traumatic quite often, while Di and Jo C found the trees on the course were not helpful to their game. Charmaine visited the Hobbit Hole but didn’t find a favouring hobbit. She also found two boomerang trees that shot her ball back to her!! Sadly, Ann drowned two balls in the dam, luckily there were more in the bag. On Saturday 16th March, Di Krutli and Jo Pickhaver visited Keith for their Mixed Ambrose competition. It was to celebrate the opening of their refurbished clubrooms. It was very, very hot and humid but the 2 had a fun time. 13/3/2024 Winter Season starts at Strath. On Wednesday, 13th March, 19 ladies played an Ambrose competition to start the Winter season. They played in groups of 3 or 4 and had a fun time. Mel Johnson’s group including Anthea Brinkworth and Sandy Yates from Keith and Carol Miller from Wallaroo won the day with 61.13 nett. Kerrie Edwards, Marie Kingsbury, and Sue Phillips came next with 65.4 while Bernadine Gatehouse, Penny Geue and Charmaine Aplin finished with 65.7. Next came Jenny Drury, Cara Eastwood, and Tonya Merritt on 68.4, followed by Ann Semple, Di Krutli, and Carol Pelle with 68.5, while Marg Colby, Jo Cullen and Pauline Walkom finished with 70.4. Jenny Drury won the NTP while Kerrie Edwards scored a gobbler (chip in) on the 11th hole. After the round, the ladies enjoyed a fabulous lunch provided by the group. Madeline Fletcher, Maureen Need, Sue Pryor, and the card ladies, Jacky Langridge and Margaret Dewhurst joined the golfers for lunch. The ladies then proceeded to the nearest green for Margaret Dewhurst (in Pat Stephens’ (our Patroness) absence), open the season by sinking her putt, much to the enjoyment and excitement of the ladies watching. Well done, Margaret!! The winner of the Eclectic of the Summer Season was announced, and Bernadine Gatehouse was the winner. Congratulations Bernadine. Division 3 played their second Pennant match at Echunga but unfortunately lost 4 1/2to ½ to Victor Harbor. All the best to both Div.2 and Div.3 in their Pennant matches next week. 6/3/2024 Kerrie Edwards wins with 40. A Stableford round was played on Wednesday 6th March with Kerrie Edwards winning with a fantastic score of 40 points. 3 ladies had 35 points with Marie Kingsbury being runner-up on a countback from Penny Geue and Tonya Merritt. Ann Semple followed with 34, Jo Pickhaver had 31, and Charmaine Aplin came next on a countback from Di Krutli, both on 30 points. Jenny Drury had 29, Maureen Need had 26 and Sue Pryor had 23 points. A couple of Laurel Wreath matches were continued. Bernadine Gatehouse played Pauline Walkom with Pauline winning 1 up. Pauline putted very well which helped her in the match. Cara Eastwood received a forfeit to proceed to the next round. NTP winner with the closest drive on the 9th hole was Di Krutli while Bernadine and Kerrie both had birdies on the 7th hole. Pauline had a gobbler (chip in) on the 7th hole and Cara had a birdie/gobbler on the 8th hole. Well done, ladies for great golf. Pennants for the Division 3 ladies started on Monday 4th March with Charmaine, Ann, Dawne Thomas, Cara, and Maureen played Echunga at Willunga. They lost 3/2 but continued to learn the skills of Match play. The full Div. 3 team also include Sue Pryor, Helen Lyon, Carol Pelle, and Pauline. Next match is against Victor Harbor at Echunga. Pennants for Division 2 Hills begins on Monday, 18th March. The ladies involved in that team are Di Krutli, Jo P, Mel Johnson, Jenny, Jo Cullen, and Robyn Johnston (McLaren Vale). They will play Aston Hills at Echunga.