Scone Golf Report: Aug 15 – 18

By Lyn Banks

On Saturday, August 17, the Scone golfers played a 2Ball and Single Stableford event for The O’Donnell Family Trophy. Another great field of 49 enjoyed the conditions with the winners Stuart Sheldrake and Adam Moore combining very well to record 49 points.

The winner of the single stableford was Malcolm Haynes who had a fabulous 41 points. Balls went to Derek Field 39, Daniel Malone, Michael Haynes, Robert Ryan 38 (Aberdeen GC), Matt O’ Donnell, Justin Smart, Red Palmer, Jeff Harrington and Will O’ Donnell all on 37 points. The NTP on the 4^th /13^th was won by Col Solway and on the 8^th /17^th by David O’ Donnell.

On Saturday, August 24 the event will be an 18 Hole Stableford for the Lucks Meats and Mick Alsleben Trophy. The Hunter River District Championships will be played in three grades at Muswellbrook on Sunday August 25. Players who have not entered may be able to get a late entry.

 The lady golfers have enjoyed two ideal days for golf for the start of the Club Championships. Round 1 on Thursday, August 15 was played for the daily prize sponsored by the Scone RSL Group. The winner was Judy Carmody who had a fine round for 71 nett to beat Annie Woods on a countback who took the runner up prize. Ball winners were Julie Leckie 72, Kerry McLennan, Noreen Marshall 74 and Jodie Hinde 75. Jodie had two birdies in her good round and collected two balls from the Birdie Box on the 13^th. The NTP on the 8^th didn’t go off. In the scratch Julie Leckie had 89 to lead Lyn Banks by 1 in Division 1, Annie Woods had 94 to lead Kerry McLennan by 3 in Division 2 and in Division 3 Judy Carmody had 104 to lead Noreen Marshall by 7.

Round 2 was played on Sunday, August 18 in conditions which turned out quite warm. The Scone Newsagency Trophy was closely contested but Kerry McLennan had the round of the day to have 70 nett. The Runner Up was Julie Leckie on 72 in a three way countback edging out Judy Carmody and Jodie Hinde. Those two players won balls along with Lyn Banks on 76 nett. Sue Watts won the NTP on the 8^th.

After two rounds of the championship the scratch leading positions see in Division 1 Lyn Banks (90, 86) two shots ahead of Julie Leckie who has had two consistent rounds of 89, 89. In Division 2 Kerry McLennan (97, 93) has a good lead of nine shots to Annie Woods (94, 105). In Division 3 Judy Carmody has a comfortable lead of 16 shots to Noreen Marshall after two rounds of 104.

The nett event for the Jean Byrnes Salver is for the best nett over the field from the starting handicaps. It is being closely contested by Judy Carmody who leads on 142 from Julie Leckie and Kerry McLennan on 144 with Jodie Hinde narrowly behind on 146. The Veteran’s nett event for the Doris Ham Memorial Trophy is played as an aggregate of the daily nett scores. Judy Carmody has a one shot lead over Julie Leckie and Kerry McLennan.
The final round will be played on Thursday August 22, 2019 for the Sue and Allan Watts Trophy.

The ladies are progressing in the inaugural Putting Championships played using the practice facilities. The knockout event is creating interest with each match taking about 25 minutes to complete. In touring golf six ladies enjoyed the normal great hospitality and the challenge of sand greens at the Murrurundi Open day on Saturday August 17, with a few being amongst the ball winners. This week another six will contest the Newcastle District Championships played at the very difficult layout of Newcastle Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday, August 19 and 20.