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Strathalbyn Ladies Results 12/8/2026 Pauline Walkom wins the day. On Wednesday 12th August, 13 ladies played a Stableford competition in windy conditions, but luckily no rain. The course was heavy after the rain and the greens were slow for some of the ladies. Or maybe they just need to be braver and hit the putt a little harder. A few ended up centimetres from the hole. Pauline Walkom showed how to play the course by finishing with a credible 31 points considering the conditions. Penny Geue was not far behind with 30 points. Nikki Alves and Ann Semple followed with 26, while Marie Kingsbury and Kerrie Edwards scored 25 points. Four ladies all finished with 23 points, and they were Jayne Dunn, Mel Johnson, Sue Pryor and Tonya Merritt. Jenny Drury and Jo Pickhaver scrambled to 22 points while Cara Eastwood had 18 points. As you can see scoring was not high!! It was nice to see Tonya back out playing golf. Nikki won the NTP on the 9th hole with a good drive to the hole. Ann had a gobbler (chip in) on the 3rd hole while Jayne had one on the 10th hole. Penny scored a birdie on the 6th hole with a great drive and finishing putt for 2 on the par 3. Many stories from the day. Ann found the dam and the dam edge on her round, Cara and Ann both found the ditch on the 14th hole via various means. Sue found the creek and then on the 6th hole her buggy was behaving badly, not the operator??!! A big chase to catch it as no remote to be found- not available!! Nikki lost her GPS for a short while but eventually found it in the grass between the 13th green and the 17th tee block. Marie found the water on the fairway on the 7th. I hope she took a drop for casual water. It was great seeing the galahs back now that the little corellas have left for a while. The kangaroos were out and it was lovely to see one of the new season’s joeys with its head out of the pouch. How do you know your golf game is terrible?  When you had to have your ball retriever regripped!! 5/8/2026 Cara Eastwood shows the way. Wednesday 5th of August proved to be a perfect golfing day for the ladies at Strathalbyn. Overcast, calm, not even a breeze, and no rain so the conditions could not be blamed for any of the scores that were had on the day. The 14 ladies who played 18 holes played a few competitions including, a Stroke and Putting round, the 5th Qualifying round of the Championships, Monthly Medal for August, and Mc Bain. Winner of the day was Cara Eastwood with a nett score of 72. She played exactly to her handicap. Runner-up was Jenny Drury with 75, followed by Ann Semple 77. Jo Pickhaver and Penny Geue had 78, Nikki Alves, Pauline Walkom and Marie Kingsbury all scored 81, and Claire Methven finished with 82. Di Krutli and Sam Bradley had 86, Sue Phillips 87, Gill Keane 88 and Jayne Dunn finished with 95. Maureen Need played 9 holes and finished with 49. In the Putting competition, Marie won the day with 28 followed by Jenny with 30. Next came Ann 31, Penny and Di 34, Nikki and Pauline 35, Cara 37, Jo and Gill 38, Sam and Jayne 39, Claire 40 and Sue 43. NTP on the 17th hole with her second shot was Jenny and Jo had a gobbler (chip in) on the 9th hole. It was great to see Di out playing golf after her shoulder injury. Jayne, Gill and Jo’s group skipped over drains but found the dam edge and then the dam for Jayne and Gill. Jo’s shot ended up near to fence. She didn’t want to be the third in the dam!! Ann and Sue also found the dam while Cara was lucky as her shot hit the tree in the middle of the fairway and bounced to the rough on the edge of the dam.   What did the dentist say to the golfer?  You have a hole in one!! 29/7/2026 Ann Semple wins on a countback. Thirteen ladies headed out to the Strathalbyn course to play a Par competition on Wednesday 29th July. The conditions were fair with only a little drizzle part way through the round but luckily there was no wind to make the conditions unsavoury. Lots of kangaroos were sighted with at least 16 being counted. Using the conditions the best were Ann Semple and Mandi Vardon with Ann winning on a countback. They scored +1 for their round. The next two ladies were Jenny Drury and Claire Methven who squared their round. The rest of the ladies were unable to score in a positive way. Their scores were Cara Eastwood -3, Marie Kingsbury and Carol Pelle -5, Mel Johnsom -6, Pauline Walkom -7, Kerrie Edwards -8, Penny Geue -9 and Jo Pickhaver -11. The ladies had 2 NTPs. Mel won the first one on the 9th hole and Ann won the 17th hole with her second shot. It landed 1cm from rolling into the hole but refused to drop. Kerrie had a wonderful gobbler on the 5th hole. It was at least 30 metres from the hole, rolled down the slope and disappeared into the hole. Mandi had a gobbler on the 14th. The dam and creek claimed some balls. Penny, Claire and Ann all drowned balls in the dam. Its nice and full now, so there is no way of rescuing any that even roll in. Ann found the creek as well.  Kerrie hit trees on her round, but the majority found a good place to stop for a safe second shot. Great to see Di Krutli out practising chipping and putting after her shoulder injury. Hopefully she will be out playing on Wednesdays soon. On Friday 31st July, Ann Semple and Mandi Vardon represented the Strathalbyn Club at the Swan Reach Open day. It was a very foggy and cold drive. Golf was 'off' for both ladies so there were no prizes there. They both came home with a bag of potatoes - they were giveaways, not prizes. 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!!