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Kerang Golf Club

Locality: Kerang, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5452 1506

Address: Koondrook Rd 3579 Kerang, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.keranggolfbowls.com.au

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25.01.2022 Ladies Golf Wednesday November 25th The Wednesday lady golfers were treated to a magnificent sunny day on our beautiful course. Jean Youl made the most of the perfect conditions to shoot a consistent round of 36 points. Deanne Free was the runner up with 35 points, including a magnificent shot which landed well behind where she had started! Jan Harry and Shirley Jenner were in the ball pool with 34 and 33 points. Carol Dear won the Chino’s voucher with a great nearest the... pin on the 9th. Next week is your last chance to win a hot pink shirt when we play for the monthly medal. The forecast is for a cooler day so come along at 9 for a 9.30 start. Thursday R & R Stableford With the lifting of a lot of restrictions Geoff Williams (17) made a welcome return to golf and had a good win with 39 pts. Second place went to Joe Tartaglia (16) on 38 and Andrew Spitty (+2) had another sub-par round with 68 off the stick for 37 pts. The others in the ball pool were Gary Thorne (5) and Frank Ritchie (19) both on 36. Nearest the pins went to Andrew Spitty on the 3rd, Doug Meehan 5th, Joe Tartaglia 9th, Andrew Spitty 13th and Geoff Williams on the 16th. Saturday Golf On what was supposed to be a stinking hot day most golfers teed off early in the morning. But 7 brave fools teed off in the afternoon. It didn’t quite get as hot as predicted but the down pour at 2:30 pm was very welcome. The winner this day was Shane Dibsdale (12) one of the afternoon golfers with 36 pts. In the Ladies the Captain Michelle Dillon (8) with 35 pts. In the ball pool was Gary Thorne (5) 35, Casey Gillen (21), Ron Schultze (23) and Tony Laughlin (10) all on 34 points. The best on the par 3’s were Terry Turvey on the 3rd, Doug Meehan 5th, Ron Schultze 9th, Michelle Dillon got the money on the 13th and Col Wilkie was best on the 16th. Our Gold Watch 4 Ball event has been postponed until February. This is due to course maintenance, that needs to be carried out in December.

24.01.2022 Ladies Golf Wednesday October 28th A liaison with a territorial lizard gave Ange Laughlin the inspiration she needed to play a top round of 89, net 67 winning Ladies golf this week. Deaniee Henderson (net 70) was runner up with some massive drives and accurate putting. Jenny Waterson, Jean Youl and Shirley Jenner all made the ball pool with net 72. Jean Youl was the putting pro today with 25 putts including a 4 putt! Olive Spitty won the Chino’s voucher with a beautiful ...Continue reading

23.01.2022 Ladies Report Wed 23rd September 13 ladies and young girl (Olive Spitty), took on the windy Kerang golf course, with Chrissy Downs making the most of her holidays to win the Sept Monthly Medal scoring 103-31=72, in front of Olive Spitty 78-5=73. Rhonda Willoughby 98-24=74, Michelle Dillon 82-8=74 and Jan Harry 88-14=74, were all in the ball pool. Olive had the least number of puts with 27 and Meryl Cameron was pleased with her shot on the 9th to win a Chino’s coffee voucher. ...Anne Gibson (Pyramid Hill) had a bit of trouble with our greens to take home the Pen award. Dates to remember Medalist of the Year 7th October. Championships - Wednesdays 21/28 October and 4th November. The course is looking good after the rain. Well done to Olive who broke her handicap to 4 on Thursday. Thursday R&R Day 24th September 24 Golfers set off in blustery conditions, with Tony Laughlin on 37 points taking the honours ahead of Olive Spitty (36), B Gibson (35), Graham Wyte and Andrew Spitty both (35), rounding out the Ball Pool. A warm welcome to Mabel Spitty taking part in the days event. Saturday 26th September A rather unhappy start to the days competition with the Computer dying on us. We were forced to go back to old technology of using the old cards and checking results by hand in the office after all cards were handed in! All has now been fixed thanks to Wayne. 45 Golfers played. The lady winner was Meryl Cameron with 32 points from Jess Worner with 31points. The Men’s Winner on a count back was Jim Clark from Dave Conlan with 41 points each. H Hall 40 points, P Saunders 37, J Horn 36, C Waterson & B Wright 35, B Shay 34, A Spitty & R Nesbitt 32 were the last in the Ball Pool. NTP’s 3rd B Shay, 5th M Dillon, 9th H Hall, 13th Superpin A Spitty, 16th A Spitty.

21.01.2022 Ladies Golf Wednesday November 4th A cool cloudy day provided the perfect conditions for the third and final round of the Ladies Club Championships. Olive Spitty (4) played a beautiful round to become our new Club Champion with a total of 237. What a fantastic achievement for this talented 11 year old! Her family and the whole club are very proud of her. Michelle Dillon (8) was runner up with 249. The hotly contested B grade was interesting to watch with some brilliant play...Continue reading

21.01.2022 Ladies Report Wednesday 16 March 12 Ladies enjoyed the cooler weather, on St. Patrick’s Day. We welcomed Robyn McGrath, Meryl Cameron’s sister, from Bright Country Golf Club. Also Mandy Ackland (24) who had a nice day with 36 points, taking home the major prize. Runner-up was Joyce Boyd (24) with 34 points. Ball Pool was a battle between the sisters, with Robyn (15) with 33 points, beating Meryl (16) with 31 points. Chino’s NTP, Robyn McGrath. Next week 9 for 9.30 hit off, se...e you there, cheers The Captain Thursday R & R Stableford 18 March Twenty five golfers set out in very mild conditions. Chris Waterson was the winner with 39 points. Saturday Stableford 21 March A smaller field than usual, some must have gone to the footy, played on Saturday with Max Wilson winning the days event with 42 points.

19.01.2022 Men’s Report Hello to our golf members and what a second half of a season it’s been. All things ran along beautifully until the Covid 19 virus hit our shores and basically shut down golf, but anyway let’s talk about the golf we did play. First up I’ll give my thanks to the people that have helped me over the last twelve months and they are firstly the committee for allowing me to be Captain again, Chris Waterson, Peter Jones and Graham Wyte for filling in for me in the offi...Continue reading

18.01.2022 GOLFS BACK! With the easing of restrictions of Covid, we had our first official Saturday competition on the weekend so there were cheers all round. Because the weather didn’t look promising we only had 33 golfers turn up to play. We must thank all the players from Murray Downs GC in Swan Hill for their patronage of our course over the past few weeks it has been a pleasure having them and seeing so many people on our course. We had a few start early and the rest start at the n...ormal times because Chris Waterson told them all it was going to start raining at 1:00. Angela Morton (22) was the best of the Ladies with 36 pts to win by one over Chrissy Downs (31). In the Men Ross Nesbitt (13) won the day with 37 pts. In the ball pool was Andrew Spitty (+2), Chrissy Downs (31) and Bryan Livingston (17) on 35, Logan Keighran (2) and Blake Shay (11) on 33 pts and Greg Gin (17) got the last ball on countback from 4 other golfers. Nearest the pins were on the 3rd Jack Hewitt, 5th Joe Tartaglia, 9th Shane Dibsdale, Paul Goodson got the superpin on the 13th and no one could handle the wind on the 16th. The best stroke score came from Andrew Spitty with 69 off the stick and Terry Turvey was as pleased as punch winning he’s first pen, well done to the President. A highlight of the past few weeks was young Olive Spitty, who set a members course record of 73 a while back go two better and par the course while playing with her father Sunday week ago, I’m sure it wont be long before she does it on a comp day and be recognised properly. Just a warning to all golfers that a snake was spotted on Saturday at the bridge beside the 5th green so please be aware that the onset of warmer weather will bring them out but if you do see one call Jean Youl as she is experienced at getting rid of them just ask Deaniee.

16.01.2022 Ladies Report Wednesday 30/09/2020 Our numbers were boosted with a couple joining us from Lakeside, it was Deanne Free (36) that handled the course the best, beating Nola Robinson (35) on a count back with 34 points. Olive Spitty (4) 33 pts, Jan Harry (15) 32 pts and Jenny Waterson (21) 31 pts, were the only ladies to make it over 30 pts. The course is in great condition, so not sure why everyone else found it tuff! Jo Martin came to visit for the holidays and now has a new p...Continue reading

15.01.2022 Ladies Golf Wednesday March 10th The course and the weather provided a magic day for golf this week. Ten ladies played a stableford round with Jenny Waterson proving the best of the field with 35 points and treating her playing group to an amazing display of approach shots. Carol Dear played a steady round to card 33 points and Meryl Cameron completed the ball pool with 32. The Chino’s Nearest the Pin on the 9th also went to Jenny Waterson. See you on Wednesday at 9 for 9....Continue reading

13.01.2022 Twilight Golf On the second last night of Twilight in good weather Joel Gray had the best of the night to win with 42 11 = 31 and behind him was Poddy Free on 42 9.5 = 32.5 in t3rd place was Brian Doyle with 49 14.5 = 34.5. Joel Gray got ntp’s on the 3rd and 5th to cap off a good night and Chrissy Downs got the money on the 9th. Thursday Golf ... Well Donny Ross (9) has done it again with his second win in a row on Thursday golf only this week he went 5 points better to win the day with 42 pts from Gary Thorne (5) on 38. Coincidently both players had the best stroke score for the day with 74 each. The others in the ball pool were Kevin Sambrooks (16) 36, Max Wilson (16), and Michelle Dillon (8) got the last 2 balls on a c/b from Simon Shanks (17) all on 35 pts. Nearest the pins were Simon Shanks on the 5th, Don Ross 9th, Tony Laughlin 13th, Max Wilson 16th and no one landed on the 3rd. Ron Thoulliss won the pen for his great game. Saturday Golf Monthly Medal day and Gary Hayes (18) handled the wind best to win with a 69 nett. Ladies winner for the day was Michelle Dillon (7) 75 nett. The ball pool consisted of Graham Wyte (12) 70, Max Wilson (16) 70, Allan Free (19), Tony Laughlin (9) and Gary Thorne (4) all on 71 nett and Doug Meehan (5) got the last ball on a c/b from Dave Conlan (20) both with 72 nett. Nearest the pins went to Doug Meehan 3rd and 9th, David Gray on the 5th and 16th and Graham Wyte got the money on the 13th. Once again Gray Thorne kept his good form going to again win best stroke score with 75 and Gavin Teasdale gleefully accepted the pen with he’s fine score. Par 3 is on this Sunday so get your names in for the chance to win $30000 off a car from Swan Hill Kerang Toyota book through bookatee.com or text Scott Harry 0439 939 502.

13.01.2022 WEEKLY GOLF REPORT Another outstanding week of golf from the Kerang Golf Club. Mabel Spitty, younger sister of golf sensation Olive, won the ladies event last Saturday with 34 points, while her father Andrew, put on another great display with a two under par 69. Playing off +3, Andrew stormed home on the back nine holes carding a brilliant four under par and finishing with 36 points. In another dramatic situation, Ron Thouliss, a regular visitor to our Club from the small tow...Continue reading

09.01.2022 Thursday Golf Our Thursday golfers keep turning up in good numbers to enjoy their golf in their latter years and probably the fittest of them all, Tony Laughlin (11) is still capable of shooting low numbers to take out the day with 41 pts. He started of ordinary being 3 over after 2 but parred the rest of the front nine and except for a couple of hiccups on the back nine could very well shot his age or better, well done AJ. Runner up was Joe Tartaglia (17) on 39 and the rest...Continue reading

08.01.2022 Ladies golf 7 Kerang ladies golfers took on the back 9 twice with Nola Robinson (33) taking home the major prize with 37pts, Michelle Dillon (8) 34pts & Geradine Kennedy (37) 30pts was very happy to take gone a ball in the ball pool, Dilly ntp on chinos 9th, welcome back to Meryl Cameron after a few weeks off & congratulations to Olive on her successful weekend last week in Ballarat, don’t forget our Christmas get together on wed 16th at sporties 6-6.30, the greens are lookin...g fantastic after the recent coring a bit of pain for a lot of gain well done Tony & his band of workers cheers your lady captain (most powerful women in the club) Twilight Golf A good night for golf and a very good win went to Brad Short who had a 43 6.5 = 36.5, R/up was Mark Henderson 55 17 = 38 and third was Ron Schultze 51 12 = 39. Nearest the pins were Chris Gray on the 13th and Brad Short on the 16th. Something different this year is that every time you play Twilight your name goes in the draw for a $150 gift voucher from Halls Hardware so the more times you play the more entries you get. Over the Twilight season a $25 Voucher will be given to the golfers that get the overall nearest the pin on all par 3’s. Thursday Golf Our President Terry Turvey (12) made to most of the good weather to win on a countback from Ron Schultze (24) both on 38 points the others in the ball pool were Tony Laughlin (10) 36, Kevin Sambrooks (18) and Graham Wyte (11) both on 34. Nearest the pins were Deaniee Henderson on the 3rd, Frank Ritchie on the 5th, 9th to Ron Thouliss, 13th went to Ron Schultze and Don Ross won on the 16th. Saturday Golf Well, we can all expect both WADA and ASADA to call upon Ron Schultze (24) this week for a drug test because Ron won with the amazing score off 48 points to win the day and go home with the Greenwood Mugge, well done Sarge. Second place was Chris Gray (14), who after coming in with 42 pts must have almost thought he had the Mugge. Ladies winner was Michelle Dillon (8) with 33 pts and R/up was Jess Worner (30) from Lalbert with 31. In the ball pool was Dave Conlan 40, Mark Henderson 38, Doug Ellwood 37, Col Wilkie and Terry Turvey both on 36. Nearest the pins were Chase Worner on the 3rd, 5th Gav Teasdale, 9th Don Ross, Heather Hogan (our GA Regional Rep) from Birchip got the money on the 13th and John Murphy was best on the 16th. Don’t forget the Max & Gav day on the 27th Dec and also we are now trialling a new tee booking system, go to bookatee.com.au, find Kerang Golf Club and follow the prompts to book your tee times, on any day of the week.

07.01.2022 Ladies Golf Wednesday October 7th There’s nothing like the threat of a rainy day to sort the princesses from real golfing royalty! Unfortunately, the princesses were warm and dry while some of the lady golfers came in wet, cold and underwhelmed with the whole game! We welcomed Jan Milne to our club this week. She picked a challenging week to put her first card in, especially after her son had advised her to leave her umbrella at home! The weather posed no problem to Meryl...Continue reading

06.01.2022 GOLF QUIZ - WEEK 1 - ANSWERS 1) A competitor in stroke play starts a round with 13 clubs. During the front nine he broke his putter in anger. After the ninth hole he grabs another putter out of his car and uses it for the remainder of the round. What is the ruling? c. There is no penalty. You can have a maximum of 14 clubs in the bag, so the fact that old mate started with 13 clubs is his saving grace.... 2) In stroke play, Player A looks into Player B's bag to determine which club Player B used for his last stroke. What is the ruling? c. There is no penalty. Technically if we were playing for sheep stations you can't ask a person a yardage, but you can look around at things! 3) A player drives his ball off the tee and the ball comes to rest out of bounds. What is the ruling? b. There is a one stroke penalty and the player will need to hit the ball from the tee again. Watch out for this one on 1, 4, 6, 11, 12, 14, 15?, 17?, 18 4) In stroke play, a competitor's ball lies on the putting green. Before playing his next stroke he taps down the spike marks in the vicinity of the hole but not on his line of putt. What is the ruling? c. There is no penalty. Back in the day this used to be a penalty. Now just tap away all you like and give the greens keepers some assistance. While your going, fix a few plugs! 5) A player makes a practice swing and accidentally moves his ball in play with his club. What is the ruling? b. The player incurs a penalty of one stroke and must replace the ball. 6) A player drives his ball off the tee and the ball comes to rest in a hazard. What is the ruling? d. All of the above. Either go for a swim and play the ball with no penalty. Take a drop at the point of entry and go back as far as you like in line from point of entry and the pin, costing you 1 stroke penalty or load up again from the tee, and add a stroke penalty.

06.01.2022 Thursday R & R Stableford Well what can I say about Thursday’s winner Chris Waterson (6) even he was heard to say that he was in awe of himself, that he had played that well it was like he was on a different planet to everyone else. Chris had 69 off the stick to win with 44 pts to crush the rest of the field by 6 points. Chris started off Par, Birdie, Bogie then with another birdie and bogie on 6 and 7 and then going around the back nine in 2 under made for a great day for Ch...Continue reading

06.01.2022 Golf Report Beautiful Autumn weather brought out the best in our golfers last week with Gary Thorne (4), Michelle Dillon (8) and Simon Shanks (17) each scoring 38 points in Thursday’s Stableford competition, with Thorne the eventual winner on count-back. Dillon (8) was again in the mix, scoring 77 off the stick, to win the Ladies Stroke competition on Saturday, while Terry Turvey (15) was back in form, firing 82 off the stick to win the Men’s Stroke Monthly Medal event. Thurs...day Golf With the greens and fairways providing excellent conditions for scoring, Gary Thorne, Michelle Dillon, and Simon Shanks produced better than handicap scores in their terrific round of 38 points each. While Thorne managed to avoid a miss on his card, finishing with an excellent 2 over par 73, Dillon struggled on the par 4 seventh hole while Shanks failed to score on the par 4 tenth hole. Terry Turvey completed the ball pool with 35 points. Nearest the Pin winners: N/C (3rd), Terry Turvey (5th), Gary Thorne (9th & 13th), N/C (16th). Ron Schultze won the pen. Saturday Golf A good turn-out for the Monthly Medal event last Saturday which included visitors from Werribee Park, Kilmore, Murray Downs and Benalla. Club President, Terry Turvey played well within his handicap, scoring a net 67 to easily win April’s Medal event. Ross Nesbit (12) was second with a net score of 72, ahead of Ron Schultze (22) who also scored a net 72. Although Turvey struggled on the back nine holes, with a birdie on the par 5 fourteenth hole as the main highlight, his steady front nine holes was the key to his great win. Nesbit was the opposite, scoring strongly on the back nine holes after an up-and-down front nine holes. Schultze too struggled on the front nine. In the Ladies Stroke Event, Michelle Dillon continues her great form, with a wonderful round of 77 (net 69) that included birdies on the second and sixteenth holes. Deaniee Henderson (21) was second, scoring 92 (net 71), while Jenny Waterson (18) was third with a net 78. Gary Thorne, Peter Hall and Chris Waterson completed the ball pool. Nearest the Pin winners: Graham Wyte (3rd), Michelle Dillon (5th), Des Tudor (9th), Tony McGregor (13th), Michelle Dillon (16th). Upcoming Events April 11 IGA 4 Person Ambrose (Any Combination) register online with Bookatee. Note: Please support our local Sandscrape courses.

02.01.2022 MEN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS are starting from this Saturday 17th, 24th and 31st of October. This start date is also combined with the Annual tournament happening this week, so a big week coming up! Assemble on all days at 12:15 for a 12:45 start. Saturday hitting off in grades. All entries to the captain please. LADIES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS are starting from Wednesday 21st, 28th October and 4th November. VISUAL APPEAL 4 PERSON AMBROSE - Friday 23rd October (AFL Grand Final Eve - Public Holiday)

02.01.2022 Ladies Golf Wednesday December 2nd Thank goodness the wind died down a bit for this week’s round of golf, allowing the 10 ladies every opportunity to win the monthly medal shirt. Jean Youl was the star of the show, scoring an impressive 92 (24) 68 to win the day. She also took out the putting prize with a very accurate 25. Runner up was an ever-improving Nola Robinson with 102 (31) 71. Ball pool recipients were Chrissy Downs and Shirley Jenner, both with net 76. Michelle Di...llon played a splendid shot onto the 9th green to win the Chino’s voucher. Forecast for next week is looking great, so see you next week at 9 for a 9.30 start. Thursday R & R Stroke 3rd December When 22 golfers set off on a wonderful bright sunny day, with no wind, they were about to start their game with a twist! The back nine holes were unplayable due to maintenance works. This meant that the front nine would have to be played twice. Most were able to cope with this on their score cards. Mark Henderson was the man to beat with a round of 97-34=63. Ball Pool was D Ellwood 87-22=65, Frank Ritchie 84-19=65, Don Ross 75-9=66. NTP’s were Bob McKnight 3rd, Poddy Free 5th and Don Ross on the 9th. The Pen Award went to Geoff Williams. Saturday 5th December Monthly Medal Stroke Conditions were not at their best for the golfers, what with greens recently renovated and cold blustery weather and light showers. Just 17 ventured out, and it was a happy return to the Kerang course for James Meehan, who showed his delight being back by scoring 76-10-66, to take out the Monthly Medal. The Ball Pool was Peter hall 87-15=72, Ron Schultze 97-24=73, Tony Laughlin 83-10=73. The winner of the Pen Award was Geoff Williams again. NTP’s went to Ross Nesbit on the 3rd & 9th, while James Meehan picked up the 13th Superpin. Twilight Golf has commenced on Tuesday afternoons, so come out and enjoy the course. Junior Golf Olive, Sadie and Mabel Spitty have recently been part of a virtual junior pennant team with juniors from Lalbert, Balranald and Mildura. They team won all four matches in an aggregate stableford system and won their division, which was pleasing for all junior involved. Olive Spitty recently competed competed in Ballarat as part of a regional Northern-Murray Team. Olive shot rounds of 84, 75, and 80 on three different courses to place 3rd overall in the stroke and 2nd in the nett. This was a great effort competing against girls up to Under 18. Online Tee Booking System We are trialling an online tee booking system this month. Instructions on this post have been provided.

02.01.2022 Wednesday A large field of golfers played on Wednesday, supporting the Lakeside Golf Club ladies who competed for the coveted Boga Brooch. Mandy Ackland (25) managed to retain the Brooch with a very respectable 36 pts, which also got her first place in the ball pool. Lorraine Bray 30 (ex Lakeside golfer, who has won the brooch previously, on several occasions) won the day with a handicap smashing 42 pts, from our ever consistent Captain Michelle (9) on 38 pts. Ball Pool - Ma...Continue reading

01.01.2022 TRY YOUR HAND AT THIS GOLF QUIZ! Try your hand at this golf quiz while you're having a quiet drink tonight, make a mental note of each answer and we will put up the answers later this week to test your knowledge! 1) A competitor in stroke play starts a round with 13 clubs. During the front nine he broke his putter in anger. After the ninth hole he grabs another putter out of his car and uses it for the remainder of the round. What is the ruling?... a. The competitor is penalised two strokes at each hole on the back nine. b. The competitor incurs a two stroke penalty at the 10th and 11th holes. c. There is no penalty. 2) In stroke play, Player A looks into Player B's bag to determine which club Player B used for his last stroke. What is the ruling? a. Player A incurs a penalty of two strokes. b. Player A is disqualified. c. There is no penalty. 3) A player drives his ball off the tee and the ball comes to rest out of bounds. What is the ruling? a. There is no penalty and the player plays the ball from where it lies. b. There is a one stroke penalty and the player will need to hit the ball from the tee again. c. There is no penalty and the player plays the ball from the nearest point of entry. 4) In stroke play, a competitor's ball lies on the putting green. Before playing his next stroke he taps down the spike marks in the vicinity of the hole but not on his line of putt. What is the ruling? a. The competitor incurs a penalty of two strokes. b. The competitor incurs a penalty of two strokes if the act assists with his subsequent play of the hole. c. There is no penalty. 5) A player makes a practice swing and accidentally moves his ball in play with his club. What is the ruling? a. The player has made a stroke and must play the ball as it lies. b. The player incurs a penalty of one stroke and must replace the ball. c. There is no penalty but the player must replace the ball. 6) A player drives his ball off the tee and the ball comes to rest in a hazard. What is the ruling? a. There is no penalty if the player plays the ball from where it lies. b. There is a one stroke penalty and the player will need to hit the ball from the nearest point of entry. c. There is a one stroke penalty and the player can hit the ball from the tee again. d. All of the above.

01.01.2022 Hello Golfers, Those looking for hit of golf Melbourne Cup Day the Captain has decided to run a stableford comp~hit off 10:30 am in time to watch the great race over a beer afterwards.