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Strathalbyn Ladies Results 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. 27/5/2026 & 29/5/2026 (Gala Day) Cara Eastwood shows the way again with 66. On Wednesday 27th May, 14 ladies played a Stroke round in great golfing conditions. Once again, Cara Eastwood lead the way, but only just. She finished with 66 nett while close on her heels were Gill Keane and Ann Semple both on 67 nett. Michelle Handke finished with 73, Jo Pickhaver 75 and Pauline Walkom 76. Marie Kingsbury and Mel Johnson both scored 77, while Carol Pelle and Penny Geue both had 80. Maureen Need had 83, Sue Pryor 84, Jayne Dunn 88 and Sue Phillips finished with 92. NTP on the 17th with a good second shot was Maureen, who was surprised she was still in a winning position at the end of the round. Gobblers (chip ins) were scored by Penny on the 4th, Gill on the 6th and Cara on the 18th. Maureen lost her phone on the course but went out after her round finished and luckily found it between the 6th and 7th. It had bounced out of her cart as she bumped her way down the path. Sue Phillips drive on the 6th found the ball wedged at the base of this tree. It seemed an impossible task to hit it safely out but being left-handed came in handy. A short poke at the ball placed it in an open spot for her to hit to the base of the green. ‘Australiana’ was the theme for Strathalbyn Gala Day. Friday 29th May dawned overcast but no rain for the ladies at Strathalbyn who were holding their annual Gala Day out at the course. With a full field of 68 players from 14 clubs across the region – Echunga, Aston Hills, Lake Albert, McLaren Vale, Links Lady Bay, Mc Cracken, Mt. Osmond, Murray Bridge, North Adelaide, Oakbank, Thaxted Park, Nairne, Victor Harbor and Willunga - the ladies played a Pinehurst competition. The ladies at Strathalbyn would like to thank the sponsors who helped make the day special for the players – Drummond Golf, Darlington; Bremerton Wines; Coopers Brewery; The Bridge Hotel, Langhorne Creek; Angas Plains Estate; Victoria Hotel; Strath Motel; Vineyards Estate; Daish Irrigation and Fodder; FPAG, Strathalbyn; Wizard Pharmacy and Finniss General Store. A big thank you, of course, goes to the wonderful team of volunteers who have worked together to make this day happen - from the kitchen and bar to the men at the 6th/15th Port hole and especially the groundsmen who maintain our lovely course all year round. There were some wonderful costumes worn by the ladies and they made it difficult to decide on the best dressed for the day – Steve Urwins, Australiana jumpers knitted 30 years ago, Indigenous outfits, Vegemite jars, Australia t-shirts and lots of Akubras. However, 4 ladies, Heather Burford, Rosemary Robinson, Helen Miles and Jill Jellett from Mt Osmond went the extra mile to come as two sets of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, the Gumnut babies and Barbara Mynhart from Oakbank had to cope with a redback on her toilet seat as she trailed a little toilet paper from hole to hole!! They each won the best dressed for the day. The novelty events were won by the following ladies. The longest drive for ‘A’ grade – Helen Pengilly from Willunga, longest drive for ‘B’ grade – Susie Crate from Willunga, nearest the pin on the 17th hole – Jaye Schmidt from Oakbank, nearest the pin on the 9th hole – Vicki York from Links Lady Bay, and nearest to the Vegemite jar – Jo Evers from Willunga. The Pinehurst Competition winners are as follows. Gross Pair Winners – Carol Collins and Jo Purling from Willunga – 88/72.25 Gross Pair Runners up – Kirsty Page and Donna Makins from Oakbank - 94/71.12 Nett Pair Winners – Natasha Rees and Janet Holt from Thaxted Park – 69.5 Nett Pair Runners up – Roswitha Abel and Gwen Jones from Willunga – 70.12 Congratulations to all the winners on the day and thank you to all the ladies who participated on our Gala Day. Your continued support helps our club and we look forward to hosting you all again next year with a different theme, of course!!  20/5/2026 Cara Eastwood wins in great golf conditions. Wednesday 20th May dawned fine and continued in that way to becomes a perfect golfing day weatherwise if not at times, golfing wise!! Fifteen ladies played a Stableford competition with Cara Eastwood using the conditions to the greatest effect scoring 37 points. Not far behind was Ann Semple and Jayne Dunn both with 36, while Pauline Walkom finished with 34 and Mel Johnson scored 32 points.  Four ladies all finished with the same score of 31 points – Helen Lyon, Jo Pickhaver, Sue Pryor and Penny Geue. Mandi Vardon finished with 29, Marie Kingsbury and Kerrie Edwards28, Sue Phillips 26, Carol Pelle 22 and Maureen Need scored 21 Stableford points. NTP on the 9th hole was Helen Lyon while Kerrie had a gobbler on the 1st and a birdie on the 9th. Jayne matched Kerrie with a gobbler on the 1st but she was more impressed that she scored a par 4 on that hole for the first time. Well done, Jayne. Many of the ladies had to leave early so they missed the buns for Jo Pickhaver’s birthday. That also meant that stories from the day were short on the ground. Mel found drains and Jo P had varied success with the trees. A couple went straight through them and ended up in nice positions while a couple of others found the trunks at a great rate of knots and ended up in slightly more precarious positions.  A couple of days from our Gala Day, so the ladies are all working busily towards providing a great day for our visitors. Thank you to the wonderful band of volunteers making our course look so inviting and beautifully prepared for the day. ‘Make the putting green a place of opportunity, not a place of anxiety.’ Cara Eastwood wins in great golf conditions. 13/5/2026 Gill Kean 's good form continues. Once again our girls were blessed with perfect weather for the playing of the club foursomes.  Gill Keane combined with Di Krutli to bring in a winning score by .5 of a shot with a nett 75 They were followed closely by the consistent pair of Cara Eastwood and Pauline Walkhom with a nett 75.5, pretty close. We had some of our girls returning from holidays to boost numbers on the day. Sam Bradley has been having a relaxing time in Thailand doing all the touristy things and also visiting an elephant sanctuary. Sue Pryor and hubby Dave, have had a wonderful cruise from Broome to Darwin and Mandi Vardon has just returned from a fabulous golfing holiday with friends. Mandi must have fine tuned her tee shots whilst on holidays as she reckons she had a monster drive on the 3rd, 239 metres, that is a pretty good drive. Bet her partner on the day, Maureen Need would have been happy with her partner for the day. Sam Bradley and Marie Kingsbury were having a steady round until the 14th . On their 3rd shot to the green, Marie Kingsbury confidently addressed the ball, then whoosh, big miss!! Partner Sam Bradley then also lined up for the perfect shot, but, whoosh again, two airies girls, Finally Marie got onto the net shot and put it onto the green, only to see it run thru, down the track to the 15th tee, thats golf. The usual wildlife were out on the course today and a special visitor was spotted, a koala in the trees on the 4th fairway. No birdies or gobblers were to be had but Carole Pelle had a good drive on the 9th to claim the NTP for the day.  Next Wednesday after golf, we plan to have a gardening working bee to prepare for our Gala day.