An uninviting weekend weather forecast and heavy rain on Friday did little to dampen the enthusiasm of Stanthorpe golfers who played another full weekend of golf last week.
On Saturday, a stroke round Saturday’s stroke finalised the Pike Trophy and found the winner of the the Nuffield Cup.
Sunday’s event was the club’s mixed foursomes championships with the winners adding their names to the honour list.
Heading into the final round of the men’s section of the Pike Trophy there were a number of players in contention. Scott Constable shot 72 off the stick for a nett 71 in the final round to claim the men’s Trophy.
In the ladies event, Christine Hood played another good round on Saturday and claimed the ladies’ Pike Trophy. Congratulations to Scott and Christine who have added their names to the long list of Pike Trophy winners.
Scott Constable was also the winner of the men’s Stroke round on Saturday and in addition to taking the prize for the event added his name to the Nuffield Cup.
Constable’s win however only came after a countback with Greg Fraser who also returned nett 71. Fraser forced to settle for the runner’s up spot.
Christine Hood also won the Ladies event after she returned the lowest nett round of 73 for the ladies. Lisa Stuart (nett 78) was the runner up.
Play in the stroke event and Nuffield Cup was kindly sponsored by club member, Mark McCosker.
Players were back out on the course bright and early on Sunday morning for the mixed foursomes championships played over 27 holes. The championship sponsored by the Golf club is a good test. The mixed teams must complement the others play with players often finding themselves in positions they normally would not experience.
Matt and Nikki Waterworth combined better than the rest to win the 2022 mixed foursomes and add their names to the list of winners. Next best were runner’s up David Reeves and Racheal Hendry. In the nett event, Keith and Helen Jones headed the standings just half stroke ahead of Mark Hendry and Neta Thouard.
Sponsor for the mixed foursomes championships was the Golf Club.
There is always something of interest or a point of contention which emerges from the mixed event. This year was no different with some teams playing from the wrong area. Plenty of discussion surrounded the situation and many different interpretations of the rules ensued. In the end although a decision was made it was disappointing for the teams involved.
This weekend members will hit the fairways on Saturday for the April monthly medal and putting competition. Another chance for players to qualify for the Medal of Medallists later in the year. The Stroke event will be sponsored by club member Richard Reardon and tee off is from 11am. There is a time sheet is on the board at the club house.
