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Strathalbyn Ladies Results 22/7/2026 Ambrose played for Pyjama Day. On Wednesday 22nd July, 15 ladies played an Ambrose competition with most of them playing in their pyjamas. Teams of 3 were organised and off they went. The first few holes were played in fine weather and then the drizzle started. It continued for about 9 holes but eventually stopped so the ladies could dry out before they finished. Winners of the day were the combination of Kerrie Edwards, Ann Semple and Jayne Dunn with a score of 64.8. Runners-up were Carol Pelle, Penny Geue and Cara Eastwood scoring 67.7. Next came Mandi Vardon, Sue Pryor and Gill Keane with a score of 68.67, followed by Pauline Walkom, Maureen Need and Mel Johnson finishing with 69.16. Jo Pickhaver, Marie Kingsbury and Sue Phillips finished the day with 79.2.   NTP on the 9th hole was Mel and Mandi won the long drive on the 5th hole with a monster drive that stayed straight!! Ann had a birdie on the 17th hole. Her team used her shots for the whole hole. Kerrie had gobblers on the 5th and 9th holes. Hitting shots like this definitely help scores in Ambrose. The creek and dam were traps for some ladies, Ann found the dam, Gill and Sue Pr. found the creek on the 15th and Sue Phillips found it twice. Once again trees posed a problem for some, however, Carol, Cara and Penny’s group had more success with quite a few landing back on the fairway. Jo found the tree on the 3rd and was thankful that she could pick it out as Marie had played a good shot that the group could use. The ladies had a delicious lunch of wraps, sandwiches, and fruit salad that had been organised by Di Krutli, Jenny Drury, Mandi and Maureen. Sue Ph. had made a lemon meringue pie for the ladies to celebrate Sue Pryor’s birthday. A lot of the ladies playing saw 2 or 3 echidnas strutting their way around the area near the 7th green and 4th tee block. A couple even used the drain area to snuffle around. Why was the golf ball crying?  It was going through a rough patch. 15/7/2026 Gill Keane wins with +3 Wednesday 15th July dawned with a cool but calm winter’s day, and Gill Keane used the conditions to win the day with a fabulous +3 for her Par round of golf. She outshone the other 11 ladies who played in the competition. Her nearest competition was Carol Pelle who finished with -1, Mel Johnson and Ann Semple scored -4, Mandi Vardon -5, Penny Geue -6 and Jenny Drury finished with -7. The next group of ladies scored -8 for Jo Pickhaver, -9 for Sue Phillips and Pauline Walkom, -13 for Kerrie Edwards and -14 for Jayne Dunn. NTP was won by Mandi with her drive on the 9th landing on the green. She also had a birdie on the 8th hole while Jenny had a gobbler on the 11th hole. Ann and Jo encountered kangaroos on the 5th hole, but they all jumped away as they went to hit. At least 12 jumped from the dam wall across the fairway towards the 4th. Mandi’s playing partner, Pauline reported that Mandi had luck with the trees. She hit at least 4 but the result was landing in the middle of the fairway each time. Sometimes the luck just goes your way. The ladies had 4 birthdays to celebrate including a special 80th for Jacky Langridge. The other birthday ladies were Pauline, Penny and Sue. Thank you to Ann and Sue for providing cakes – black forest, chocolate and lemon meringue. They were all delicious and met with lots of ‘yums’. What’s the secret to playing golf well?  Hit the ball hard, straight, and not too often. 8/7/2026 Cara Eastwood does it again – July Monthly Medallist. On Wednesday 8th July, 14 ladies played a Stroke round including a Putting competition. These also included the 4th round of Qualifying round of the Championships, Monthly Medal, International Bowl, and Mc Bain competitions. Cara Eastwood showed the way again with a wonderful 69 nett to claim the July Monthly Medal. Mel Johnson and Mandi Vardon scored 77, Claire Methven (new member) and Gill Keane 79, Penny Geue 80, Jenny Drury 82, Pauline Walkom 83, Ann Semple 86, Marie Kingsbury 88, Dawne Thomas 89, Michelle Handke 93. Maureen Need did not finish her round and Sue Phillips played 9 holes for 69. In the Putting competition, Pauline and Mandi tied with 29 to win that comp. Jenny 32, Claire and Cara 33, Marie and Mel 34, Penny and Ann 37, Dawne 38, Michelle 39, Gill 41, and Sue 21 for 9 holes. To continue her good day, Cara claimed the NTP on the 17th hole with her second shot. Gobblers were scored by Jenny on the 2nd and Mandi on the 9th. The ladies would like to welcome Claire to the club. Wishing you all the best at Strathalbyn. The dam has filled up due to the recent rain and Penny found out the hard way. She hit a great shot on the 7th hole which, unfortunately, hit the gum in the middle of the fairway and ended up at the edge of the water in the dam. Heroically, she tried to hit out of the water- got nicely drenched. A message to the other ladies, stay out of the dam!! The ladies noticed lots of kangaroos on the course but most of them take no notice of the ladies as they hit their shots. Why do golfers have to keep buying golf balls?  Because they don’t know how to swim!! 1/7/2026 Thunder and lightning stopped golf. On Wednesday July 1st, 11 Intrepid? Brave? Optimistic? ladies headed out to the Strathalbyn Golf Course. Showing their optimism were Marie Kingsbury, Pauline Walkom, Penny Geue, Sam Bradley, Ann Semple, Gill Keane, Jo Pickhaver, Mandi Vardon, Tonya Merritt, Jayne Dunn and Sue Phillips. They had a few competitions to play including Stroke and Putting. However, they only played between 3 and 9 holes before the round was cancelled due to the thunder, lightning and rain that rolled over the course. The ladies will play the competitions next week. 24/6/2026 Cara Eastwood wins Par with +3 Thirteen ladies played a Par round of golf in glorious weather for this time of the year. Not a drop of rain and beautiful blue skies for the 18 holes. It was a pity that the golf of some of the players didn’t represent the conditions. However, Cara Eastwood was able to use them to her advantage by playing excellent golf to register +3 for her round. She was way ahead of the other players with Ann Semple, Nikki Alves, Gill Keane and Mel Johnson all scoring -2. Following them was Carol Pelle -4, Marie Kingsbury -5, Pauline Walkom, Mandi Vardon, and Penny Geue all scoring -7, Kerrie Edwards -8, and Jayne Dunn and Jo Pickhaver finishing with -11. The ladies had 2 NTPs – one on the 9th hole and second shot on the 17th. Mel had a fantastic drive on the 9th that hit the flag stick and nearly dropped for a hole in one, however she got the putt to finish with a birdie and NTP and then had another good hole on the 17th by winning that NTP with her second shot. Cara had a gobbler on the 2nd hole that was 3 metres off the green and nicely rolled into the hole. Nikki had a birdie on the 16th after driving onto the green. Well done, Nikki. Jo P, Carol and Cara had tree trouble, but some trees were nicer than others!! Mandi found the dam and her next shot finished near the little shed on the other side but made for a tricky shot towards the green. A few of the ladies were disappointed with putts that just stopped short of the hole and chips that didn’t run as far as they hoped. What is afraid of the dark?  A ball that won’t go into the hole!! 17/6/2026 Rhonda Simcock Memorial 3 club day. Rhonda was a former golfer and Champion of the club was remembered when the ladies played at Strathalbyn on Wednesday 17th June. Only 10 ladies ventured out to the course with the threat of heavy rain hanging in the air. However, the golfing gods were kind to them all when the rain went around Strathalbyn and the ladies finished the day all nice and dry. The first conundrum was to choose the 3 clubs for the day – Driver, mid iron, putter or wood, short iron, putter, or wood, long iron, and putter? For some it didn’t matter what they took as some clubs just didn’t work at all. The best three finishers were Ann Semple 77, Mel Johnson 78 and Gill Keane 79. Carol Pelle 81, Tonya Merritt 83, Nikki Alves 86 and Mandi Vardon 89 were the next best. Jo Pickhaver and Jayne Dunn both scored 90 while Sue Pryor finished with 100. Tonya Merritt won the nearest the pin with a fantastic drive on the 9th and she scored a birdie by putting in one putt. Nikki scored a gobbler on the 5th hole. The 6th and 15th holes over the creek proved difficult for Mandi and Carol as they went in there twice. They didn’t learn from the first time around!! Nikki only went in once. However, she managed to find the dam edge in the rough and needed two shots to get out. Carol was in the dam rough twice for a couple of interesting holes. Mel and her partner lost sight of her first drive and needed a hunt to find it – 3 mins. Jayne, on the 10th hole found her ball in a tricky position next to the drain edging. She decided to take a drop and not ruin one of the 3 clubs she had!! On the 6th hole, Sue slipped and fell on the upslope near the creek. Luckily, no injuries were noted and no photo taken. Jo Pickhaver’s putter decide not to work or was it Jo who couldn’t putt!! What are the primary components of a golfer’s diet? A lot of greens and water!! 10/6/2026 Cara Eastwood is June’s Monthly Medallist. On Wednesday 10th June, 13 ladies headed out in fine but cool conditions. However, the rainy drizzle came in and made life unpleasant for a while. By then end of the round the golf bags and ladies clothing was dry again. The ladies were playing a Stroke and Putting round for a combination of trophies. Most important for the day was the Monthly Medal, followed by the 3rd round of the Club Championships qualifying rounds, Putting, the International Bowl and the Mc Bain Trophy. Some of these competitions run for the year. Cara Eastwood, on a countback, from Sam Bradley won the Monthly Medal for June with both ladies finishing with 71 nett. Next were Ann Semple and Mel Johnson with 74, followed by Pauline Walkom on 76. Nikki Alves had 77, Jayne Dunn, Sue Pryor, Carol Pelle and Marie Kingsbury all finished with 79, Jo Pickhaver 82 and Gill Keane and Mandi Vardon both scored 84 to finish their round. In the Putting competition, Pauline and Marie both had 26 putts while Mel had 29. The other ladies had more than they wanted to have!! Ann Semple kept the NTP with her second shot on the 17th hole all day, while gobblers (chip ins) were scored by Sue Pryor on the 13th, Carol on the 15th and Cara on the 16th. Mel had a birdie/gobbler on the 6th hole. Carol told the story of the putts for her and Mel. Mel’s initial chips were ending up just off the greens for her to run the ball up close to the hole for 1 putt. Carol’s, however, would end up on the greens, a long way from the hole and she ended up with 3 putts for the hole. That’s golf!! The ladies celebrated 5 birthdays with two delicious cakes. Happy Birthday to Mandi, Mel, Margaret Dewhurst, Di Liebelt (two of our card ladies) and Maureen Need (absent). When is a golf ball like a birthday cake?   When you slice it!! 3/6/2026 Pauline Walkom wins Stableford comp and Cara Eastwood wins the Laurel Wreath comp. On Wednesday 3rd June, 11 ladies played in perfect, winter golf weather but some of the scores did not show that. However, Pauline Walkom tamed the course the best scoring 32 points to win the day. Not too far behind were Carol Pelle and Marie Kingsbury on 30, while Shelley Handke finished with 29 points.  Gill Keane and Mandi Vardon scored 28, Sue Pryor and Mel Johnson had 27, and Ann Semple finished with 25. Kerrie Edwards scored 24 while Jo Pickhaver struggled to make 19 points. Jo P. did have a highlight by winning NTP with her drive on the 9th. Jo and her playing partner, Ann Semple both landed on the green but unfortunately couldn’t get the putt for a birdie, but did manage a par. Gobblers (chip ins) were scored by Mel and Carol on the 15th hole and Kerrie scored one on the 18th. Mandi had a birdie on the 8th hole. Jo P. was lucky to land on the dam edge, in the mud, and was able to hit it out, but on her round found 5 trees that were not favourable to her golf. Sue Pryor didn’t learn the first time round as she landed in the creek on both the 6th and 15th hole. She said, at least I found the balls. Last week it was Maureen, this week it was Mandi’s turn to lose her phone. Ladies you need to put them in safer places. Mandi was lucky as Shelley found it on the righthand side of the 5th. As Marie and Mandi were looking for the phone, Marie was lucky not to be hit by Jo’s low drive from the 5th as she came out from behind the dam wall in her cart coming from the 7th hole. Both Gill and Carol were playing in different groupings but playing with green balls. On the 14th hole, both played towards the dam wall and went looking for the ball. Carol had played a provisional, so she ended up playing that one.  Gill found one so she played that one. Neither ball had extra markings to distinguish them. Laurel Wreath Winner – Cara Eastwood On Friday 5th June, Cara Eastwood and Ann Semple played the final of the local Laurel Wreath competition. It is a traditional statewide women’s event that is held within the club. It is an 18-hole handicap match play tournament. The winners are awarded the iconic Laurel Wreath Brooch. Congratulations to Cara who won the event on the 16th hole after Ann gave her a good run. Well done to both ladies for getting to the final.