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■ Judy Elphinstone 54-Hole Tournament Launceston Golf Club’s Tammy Hall was crowned Tasmania’s 54hole tournament champion for the 10th time. In the rain-reduced event, Hall shot rounds of 71, 74 and 39 around her home course to secure the title by a massive 21 strokes. Hall’s nearest rival, State women’s team member Laurie Chew, claimed second place. The 26-year-old Tasmania Golf Club member carded 79, 84 and 42, a total of 205 for the tournament. Launceston Golf Club’s Narelle Hayes placed third on 208 with rounds of 80, 83 and 45. Local member Lorraine Jones and Penguin golfer Alexandra Roughley claimed the bronze and junior divisions respectively.
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Thirty-six ladies recently participated in Claremont Golf Club’s Women’s Holden Scramble. The event saw Jennifer Greenhill, Olga McGuire and Pauline Martin win their way through to the Southern division final with a tidy net 68. Runners-up Jane Bliss, Sue Saunders and Olivia Hill narrowly missed their opportunity to compete at the Sandhurst Golf Club when they returned a 68¹/³. The Southern division final will see some 20 teams from South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania vying for a spot in the national final to be held at Twin Waters in December.
■ Women’s North vs South Golf Tasmania’s annual Women’s North vs South competition was a one-sided affair. The North opened up a narrow lead in the morning’s foursomes at Royal Hobart, with three victories through Sarah Johnstone and Lu Proud, Angie Bowden and Amanda Smith and Kalynda Cowen and Lynn Cowin. Ashlee Dewhurst and Jane Hyland and Laurie Chew and Jessica Oakes claimed the two foursomes scalps for the South, defeating Anna McFarlane and Alexandra Roughley and Tammy Hall and Deidre Panton respectively. However, the North’s early morning successes were short-lived with the South dominating the afternoon’s singles matches 9-1, Dewhurst, Hyland, Oakes, Karen Calvert, Anne Medlycott, Wendy Bond, Lesley Bick, Margaret Dix and Peri Buckley all scoring victories for the South. The North’s only winner was Launceston Golf Club’s Tammy Hall who defeated Tasmania’s Laurie Chew 2 up. The South reclaimed the prized Keryn Henry Plate with an 11-4 victory over the North.
■ Women’s State Pennant Finals Royal Hobart Golf Club has captured divisions one and two of the women’s State pennant finals conducted at the Devonport Golf Club recently. The division one matches on Sunday 1 June saw Launceston Golf Club defeat Seabrook 4-1 in the morning to set up an afternoon final with the Royal club. However, the southern favourites conceded only one and a half games to Launceston, with Sue Kupisiewicz losing to Pip Leedham 3/2 and Susan Frith halving her match with Angie Bowden. For the Royal club Karen Bannister defeated Pam Hutchins 2/1, Wendy Bond overcame Kim Saunders 5/4 and Ashlee Dewhurst won her all-important number one match with Tammy Hall 5/4. Division two saw home course favourites Devonport fight their way to a showdown with Royal by defeating Riverside 3-2. However, it was to be Royal who took out the all-important final match 3-2 with wins through Wendy Jury, Victoria Bick and Claire Gill. Royal Hobart also secured berths in the divisions three and four finals, howevers were unsuccessful in their bid for a clean sweep, Wynyard Golf Club defeating Royal Hobart 3-2 in the division three final and Longford knocking Royal out of contention in the division four handicap semi-final 3-2. Longford went on to capture the fourth division title with a 3-2 win over North West champions Burnie. www.womensgolfaustralia.com
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