By TANIA PHILLIPS
Tenterfield Veteran Golfers
Tuesday 18 March: A great field of 45 players teed off in the first round of the Tenterfield Veterans Championships. Richie (Blue Bell Cafe) Tweedale had 41 points to claim the daily trophy with vice-captain Michael Manser runner-up on 38 points in a three-way countback.
Ball rundown Noel Hughes, Philip Mannion 38; Ian Wade and Neil Gale 37; Ted Hartfield 36; Peter Moll, Bill Eastgate and Greg Yap 35; David Dunnett and Steve Holmes 34. Best front nine John Milton 20, best back nine Pamela Brown 18c/b; number 18 nearest to pin Phil Mannion 84 centimetres; captain’s draw Rod Hair and mystery hole number 17 Denis Hull (six golfballs) . Championship results next week. April 1 sees a two-person ambrose, so pick your partner.
The 20th Claydon Shield will be played at Glen Innes on 15 April; teams from Grafton, Inverell, Glen Innes and Tenterfield will contest this event. Tenterfield are the shield holders so we need a strong team to compete and retain the shield. Names to veterans captain by 11 April.
Reminder the May week of golf nominations sheets need to be forwarded ASAP.
Southern Cross Bowls Club
It was rather disappointing that the weather put a stop to our gala day after six ends last Thursday. We were able to pick a winner from the shortened game with the Summit getting off to a flying start. E. Zanetta, L. Covill, M. Zanetta, and V. Newlands won with a score of 11. The runners-up were K. Johnson, J. Roots, B. O’Brien and Y. Reid on nine points. The lucky winners of the encouragement award were D. Christensen, K. Kelly, G. Barrett, B. Christensen, who did manage to get one point. Congratulations to the winners and many thanks to the Oak Tree Retirement Village for their very generous support in sponsoring our gala day. Winners of the raffles were E. Symko, G. Barrett, K. Kelly, C. Sawyer and L. Heywood.
Results: D. Scotney, M. Rawlins, M. Rampling, C. Sawyer d R. Valentine, P. Seipelt, S. Valentine, J. Cutmore 6-2; J. Marriott, L. Marriott, D. Cross, Q. Hamer (Oak Tree team) d Slave, E. Symko, J. Bailey, P. Romer 4-2; K. Johnson, J. Roots, B. O’Brien, Y. Reid d L. Doopol, W. Keats, B. Smith, N. Creighton 9-3; G. Cross, R. Reid, L. Heywood, B. Donovon d L. Nicklich, B. Friend, A. Wickham, M. Wright 4-2; C. Davidson, B. Cross, J. Callum, C. Hope drew with M. Thompson, J. Griffith, R. Griffith, M. Wagner 4-4; E. Zanetta, L. Corvill, M. Zanetta, V. Newlands d D. Christensen, K. Kelly, G. Barrett, B. Christensen 11-1. Thankyou also to our men members for helping us out enough to make up five teams.
Several players stayed on after the rain eased and two games of social bowls were played. D. Scotney, C. Sawyer d C. Hope, Slave 14-13; Prickles, C. Davidson, D. Christensen d M. Rawlins, D. Cross, L. Butler 26-4. Okay guys, you have to have your mind on the job! Also, who was the player who put down three bowls on the wrong bias?
Getting serious now, names can be put on the board for the open triples and fours. We hope to play these games in May as April is fairly busy with district events and Easter.
Today, Thursday 27 March we are inviting the men to come along and have a game of bowls with the ladies. Play to start at 1pm. The book is also open for the ladies’ singles and pairs competition which we would like to get started as soon as possible.
Results of play from last Sunday – A Grade singles final – J. Trotter d G. Cross 25-17. Congratulations to Jason. Social game – T. Gallagher, R. Vidler d K. Mooney, J. Johnson 19-14.
We have a team going to Killarney next Sunday 30 March however there will still be social mixed bowls at the Cross starting at 1pm.
Warwick Bowls Club
With our other commitments this week we only managed to squeeze in one game of open singles and that was K. Bryson v W. Tucker when we saw Koala win 25/22 after a very close game. B. Black was the marker. The call-up remains the same for the other three games, play on or before next Sat. Results for KFC Bowls played last Wed were, L. Meiklejohn, T. Wright 25 v K. Hayes, L. McCosker 24; Gordon Assay 21 v P. Wagner, Norm Chant 16; K. Gimm, D. Miller, C. Johnson 24 v L. Tucker, T. Owens, I. Campbell 17; D. Neal, B. Buckel, T. Banditt 21 v R. Valentine, L. Collie, B. Johnstone 17. The lucky winners on a draw of winners’ cards were the two pairs games skipped by Trevor Wright and Doug Warr who was runner-up. We thank KFC for sponsoring this popular monthly event. Looking ahead we have social and competition on Sat, Dad’s Army on Wed 2 April and horse and jockey sponsor day on Sun 6th.
We welcome ladies and visitors to join us on any of these days, names in by 12.30, play at 1pm. Phone 4661 1516.
Warwick East Bowls
No bowls were played at home last weekend as the club was representing us at the District Club Challenge at the Summit Club.
Results as follows: Warwick East defeated Warwick two wins, one draw one loss, giving our club two points. Second round against Tenterfield, two wins and two losses, one point.
Third round against Texas, when rain wiped out part of it we were in front on one rink, behind on one rink and draws on two rinks.
This gave the winners for the day to Texas, who then had to play the winners of game held at Warwick Club at Tenterfield.
Next Thursday is Red Rooster sponsored day with play starting at 1pm. Saturday the second round of club singles to be played with D. Sullivan/N. Farmer, E. Diery/N. Wickham to play, along with social bowls, visitors welcome.
Southern Downs Rifle Club
Results 23 March.
Target rifle class possible 105. Jim Dickenson 100.7. F Class standard class possible 126. Beth Caskey 118.5, Barry Russell 117.6, Carl Reid 105.6, Margaret Taylor 99.1, David Taylor 96.
