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Strathalbyn Ladies Results 24/4/2024 Champions for 2024 decided. Wednesday 24th April saw the finals of the Championship played with Kerrie Edwards being crowned the ‘A’ Grade champion and Ann Semple being awarded the ‘B’ Grade champion. Jo Pickhaver (‘A’) and Penny Geue (‘B’) fought gallantly to the end with both matches going the distance to the 18th hole. Here are some observations of the matches from Jo Cullen. ‘I was fortunate to join Kerrie and Jo P as they battled out the final stages of the ‘A’ Grade Championship at the Strathalbyn Golf course on Wednesday. Kerrie did a ‘Pride of Jenni’ and bolted out to a big lead and on the 12th hole was 6 shots up. This meant that Jo had to win every hole from there to square the game and force a playoff. Both girls had good drives on the 13th and were approaching the hole neck and neck. Jo Had to sink a very tricky downhill putt to win the hole and that she did. On the tricky Par 3 creek hole, both girls were comfortably over, but Jo really had her eye in with her putting and scored a par and won the hole. On the 16th hole both girls were on the green for the same score when Jo sank another great putt to really put the pressure on Kerrie. The 17th hole and the same story as Jo had another great putt to win the hole, so coming to the last hole the pressure was really on with Kerrie being now 1 up and needing to square the hole to win the Championship. And she did!! So, what a great game from both girls, worthy of a Championship. In the ‘B’ Grade Championship, Ann and Penny had a great battle all day. Early on, Ann played well to go to 3 up but Penny rallied and soon they were square. The game was really close for the rest of the match and over the last 3 holes Ann played steady golf and coming to the last hole was 1 up. She played her drive well up the fairway while Penny had a couple of short shots. Penny played a lovely shot onto the green, but sadly it rolled over the back of the green and she lost her chance to be able to win that hole and thus the game. Well done girls, you had a great game and played some wonderful golf. It was pleasing to see that both Championships went the full 18 holes and were played with great sportsmanship. Congratulations.’ While all that was going on, 6 ladies played a 9hole Stableford competition with Cara Eastwood winning on a countback from Di Krutli both scoring 16 points. Carol Pelle had 15, Mandi Vardon on a countback from Tonya Merritt 13 each and Jenny Drury had 9 points. NTP winner was Ann Semple. The ladies shared a delicious lunch to finish a very happy day. Pennant Finals at South Lakes. Monday 22nd April saw South Lakes Golf Club host the finals of the Div. 2 Hills Pennant season. Strathalbyn made the finals for the first time in 60 years!! They played Oakbank who had won it last year. The ladies played well and had close games but Oakbank are once again the winners 4 games to 1. Congratulations to Jenny Drury for the win, Jo Pickhaver and Ann Semple took their opponents to the last hole while Di Krutli and Mel Johnson had a fight on their hands with their opposition. Di had the added problem of snapping her driver club head as she leant on it on the 14th. Thank you also to Jo Cullen and Robyn Johnston for being part of the team at other times during the season. 17/4/2024 Finals underway!! The Division 2 Hills Pennant team has made it into the finals and will play on Monday 22nd April at South Lakes. Well done to Di Krutli, Jo Pickhaver, Mel Johnson, Jenny Drury, Jo Cullen, Ann Semple and Robyn Johnston who all contributed to the games the team has played. The result will feature next week. On Wednesday 17th April the Championship finalists were decided as in ‘A’ Grade Kerrie Edwards defeated Bernadine Gatehouse on the 18th with a 1 up win and Jo Pickhaver won 2/1 over Tonya Merritt. In the ‘B’ Grade competition, Ann Semple defeated Marie Kingsbury 3/1 and Penny Geue won over Pauline Walkom 7/6. All the best to the players for next week. The other ladies played a 9hole Stableford competition with Charmaine Aplin winning with a fantastic 24 points. She also claimed the NTP with her second shot on the 17th hole. Great game, Charmaine. Jenny Drury scored 17, Cara Eastwood 14, Jo Cullen 13, Di Krutli 12 and Sue Phillips finished with 8 points. Pauline scored a gobbler on one hole. 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.