seniors
NATIONAL SENIORS
Alan Bullas: Queensland Senior Amateur Champion
Australian team ready for NZ
Golf Australia has announced the twelve-man team to play the New Zealand Seniors team in the annual match for the Sanctuary Cove Trophy. The team members are Stefan Albinski (NSW), Ross Bockman (NSW), Alan Bullas (Vic), Vince Clark
(NSW), Denis Dale (NSW), Stephen Gibson (NSW), Richard Greville (NSW), Peter King (Qld), David Limbach (NSW), Ian McPherson (WA), Robert Payne (NSW) and Roy Vandersluis (NSW). The nonplaying captain is Queenslander Chris Coats and the vice-captain is NSW senior Tony Kennings.
2013 Australian Senior Rankings
2013 Aust Senior Rankings HANDICAP
Player
State
Events
Ave.
Player
State
1
Stefan Albinski
NSW
7
113.26
1
Denis Dale
NSW
7
102.69
3
Roy Vandersluis
NSW
7
96.79
4
Peter King
QLD
6
5
David Limbach
NSW
7
Events
Best 5
1
Graeme Altmann
1
Noel Mills
VIC
5
67.66
TAS
5
65.90
3
Roy Vandersluis
NSW
4
55.07
93.24
4
Steve Gibson
NSW
4
53.82
90.34
5
Stefan Albinski
NSW
4
53.50
This event follows the same format as the Ryder and Presidents Cups. The competition rotates between each country and in 2013 will be played in Australia at the Sanctuary Cove Golf Club (The Pines course) from 9-11 September. After six years of competition the scores are locked together with three wins for each national side. Victorian Alan Bullas recorded his initial senior ranking event title with a play-off victory in the 2013 Queensland Senior Amateur Championship at Oxley Golf Club. After rounds of 77-73-80 for a total of 230 Bullas was tied with Queenslander and Oxley club member Brad Oliver (73-80-77). The playoff began on the par-3 9th hole and after their tee shots Bullas was badly bunkered with Oliver sitting safely on the green. Bullas then played a remarkable bunker shot to recover for a par and the hole was halved. Back to the same tee but this time Bullas almost holed out and his tap-in birdie gave him the title over Oliver’s par. The 2013 Queensland championship was a very keenly contested one with a trio of players finishing just one shot out of the playoff - defending champion Peter King (Windaroo), New Zealand visitor Neal Pitches (Royal Wellington) and the 36hole leader Richard Greville (Avondale) . The Gold Coast Seniors was the most recent national ranking event. It was played over 54 holes at Royal Pines (36) and Lakelands (18) golf clubs. In an exciting final day victory went to Queenslander Trevor Box with rounds of 77-73-74= 224. Standing on the final tee at Lakelands and playing together, Box and Brian Sams (NSW) were locked together in the lead just a single stroke ahead of the overnight leader Denis Dale (NSW). After a wonderful par from Box on the difficult closing hole he stood back to watch Dale and Sams attempt two metre putts to force a playoff. When both narrowly missed ,Box had his title from Dale (74-72-79) and Sams (NSW 78-74-73) who finished in joint second place. The National Senior Ranking table is well underway with only five events left for the 2013
season. Stefan Albinski on 113 points maintains his lead over Denis Dale (102) and Roy Vandersluis (96). www.ausoom.com
NSW
Tight finish expected in Senior Order of Merit
The six-time winner of the NSW Senior Order of Merit competition Denis Dale is closing in on the current leader Ross Bockman from the Long Reef club. Dale (Twin Creeks) has recorded three wins from his last three starts and his total of 1840 points from his best 14 rounds has him only 85 points behind Bockman. Steve Gibson (St Michael’s), Greg Stanford (Mona Vale) and Vince Clark (The Lakes) are locked in a very close battle for third place with just 24 points separating the three players. With 13 events still remaining on the NSW calendar the race for the end-of-year medals will certainly be a keen one. The 2013 Ocean Shores Seniors was won by the amazing 72 year-old Wyong senior jack Parker. Making light of his status as one of the older players in the field Parker recorded a great round of one over par 73 to defeat Forster-Tuncurry member Tony Kennings by a single stroke. The inaugural Coffs Coast Senior Classic was played over 36 holes at Coffs Harbour and Bonville Golf Clubs. The winner was Denis Dale (Twin Creeks 74-76) who defeated Victorian visitor Barry Tippert (74-80). Both courses provided demanding
2013 NSW Senior Order of Merit Player
Club
Events
Best 8
1
Ross Bockman
Long Reef
19
1925
1
Denis Dale
Twin Creeks
18
1840
3
Steve Gibson
St Michael’s
20
1562
4
Greg Stanford
Mona Vale
17
1554
5
Vince Clark
The Lakes
18
1538
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