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Blind golf successful to a tee ROSEBUD Country Club proudly hosted the Victorian Blind Golf Championships on Monday 25 - Tuesday 26 March. Rosebud Country Club has supported the Victorian Blind Golf Championships since 1990 and with the partnership of Blind Golf Victoria, the championship has grown significantly with 17 golfers taking part in this year’s event. Blind Golf Victoria president, Doug Sloan, said the event wouldn’t be what it is today without the help of the Rosebud Country Club. “They’re just phenomenal. They assist us with finding caddies and help us throughout the day. The course is very user friendly and they really make us feel welcome. It’s not just the matter of golf; it’s the matter of socializing and sitting down, talking about your game. We’ve achieved a lot since we have been down at Rosebud Country Club,” Sloan said. Blind golf is divided into three categories,
B1, B2 and B3 depending on the player’s vision capabilities, with B1 players being totally blind. The golfers get assistance from their coaches and caddies to line up the ball and are given a guide on where they should be hitting. “It is always amazing watching the Blind Golf participants in action and displaying such positivity. We are very honoured to host such an inspiring event at our wonderful club”. Danny McGrath – GM, RCC Results: Vic Open Champion – Glenn Niciejewski with 85pts | Caddie Peter Harrington. B1 Winner – Doug Sloan with 50pts | Caddie Jo Delaney B2 Winner – Stephen Mitchell with 68pts | Caddie Di Ludlow B3 Winner – Brad Carver with 71pts| Caddie David McMillan. Number one: RCC general Manager Danny McGrath, Glenn Niciejewski, Peter Harrington and RCC President John Sladdin. Picture: Supplied
Rye turns on the challenge in bowling invitational ON Sunday 31 March Rye Bowling greens were a flood of colour as 96 bowlers from the Mornington Peninsula, Metropolitan and Country regions formed teams to compete in the Annual Invitation Fours event. Jointly sponsored by the Community Bank Bendigo Bank and the Lamattina Group, teams were competing for $3,000 in prize money. Rye’s bowling greens provided a very competitive surface for play despite a number of heavy showers in the morning. The afternoon saw a change in the weather with
light wind and sunshine with the greens responding and challenging the bowlers looking to win their three game matches. Bowling skills were to the fore with many tightly contested games going down to the wire. Eventual winners on the day was a composite team of bowlers from Mornington Civic and Mt.Eliza skippered by Laurie Harrington. Runners up a local team from Rye skippered by Joe Turner. Photo and text by Barry Irving
Santa gives all: Anthony Freedman’s Santa Ana Lane wins the Group 1 T.J. Smith Stakes at Randwick. Picture: Supplied
Santa, the gift that keeps on giving By Ben Triandafillou MOUNT ELIZA-based racehorse trainer Anthony Freedman came to the fore in yet another Australian Group 1 sprint on Saturday 6 April. Ridden patiently by Mark Zahra, Freedman’s star sprinter Santa Ana Lane pounced down the straight to overrun his rivals in the $2.5 milllion T. J. Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick to claim his fifth Group 1 race. Santa, as he’s affectionately known, defeated a star-studded field of sprinters by 3.5 lengths and further enhanced his profile as one of Australia’s best sprinters. Freedman said he has felt that the six-year-old gelding has been a top-quality animal for some time. “I knew he was really good,” Freedman said. “I was worried about the track, but I knew that the horse was as good as I have had him and when he is like that, he can do that so it’s exciting going forward.” Jockey, Mark Zahra, described Santa Ana Lane’s run as an ‘amazing victory’. “He was a bit cranky in the gates,” said Zahra,
who was replacing injured regular rider Ben Melham. “He was a bit slow away but I got him on the back of Champagne Cuddles. Just down the side I gave him a click to track up and just had to wait and wait and I got around the bend. I had them covered 300 metres out.” The victory brought up Freedman’s 10th Group 1 from 37 starters since 2017. Freedman said the stable was now considering taking Santa Ana Lane to Hong Kong for the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) at Sha Tin on 28 April with Royal Ascot during June also a long-term option. “We will obviously give Hong Kong serious thought and if things are still good, we will head on to Europe,” he said. “He’s clearly gone to a huge level now. I’ve sort of worked him out. I know how to train him and that is the key with horses, the trainer works out how to train them and you get the best out of them. “Keep him fresh, big gaps between runs and he just keeps stepping up to the mark.”
Division One Premiers: The City of Frankston Bowling Club defeated Somerville on 16 March’s pennant final to claim their first Division One premiership in 17 years. The club also won divsions one, two and four in midweek pennant topping off a successful year for the club.
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