ISLAND GOLF GAZETTE
10 JANUARY 2025
“THE BALL DOESN'T KNOW HOW OLD YOU ARE.”
- Mary "Mickey” Wright
LPGA Pro Golfer (1935-2020)
FROM THE CLUBHOUSE
The sun keeps shining and, thanks to the outstanding efforts of Jake and his dedicated team, the course continues to maintain its tip-top condition and is still a pleasure to play
A new generation of golfers is heading to our island course on Monday with our inaugural booked-out Junior Golf Clinic taking centre stage from 9:00 AM. We're excited...
Island Golf is waiting for you!..
Clubhouse Hours
Open from 7:00 AM Daily
Tee times are available from 7:14 am until 5:02 pm
Island Gate Hours 1st Nov - 31 Mar
Sun-Fri 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM Sat & Public Holidays 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM
LET’S SHARE
It has been another big week for numbers of people going through each and I commend Jake and his team on such top condition. It has been fantastic golfers from across our state enjoying The diversity of players has brought is heartening to witness the camaraderie and sportsmanship shared by everyone. It’s times like this spirit of the game.
Saturday was the first round
Congratulations to John Joubert with a field of 121players. And Darren Shapter took out Golden Shots on the 3rd following winners -
A Division - Marty Christensen (9) & Michael Havelberg (2)
B Division – Peter Woodruff (14) & Bailey Ash (14)
C Division – Peter McSween (18) & Dean Kelly (19)
D Division – John Joubert (29) & Rob Tehan (25)
On Wednesday we had 148 players Stableford Competition. First place was countbacks required! Congratulations score of 39. Well done again to Brian Heron for his eagle on the 13th and James Gladman for his eagle on the 17th. Wayne Pettigrove and Ian Warren won Golden Shots on the 3rd and 9th respectively. Well done to the following winners -
A Division – Barry Gladman (11) & Tim Fennell (1)
B Division – Matthew Gibbon (17) & Ben Thomson (17)
C Division – Brian Heron (19) & Alan Merriman (21)
D Division - Maurice O'Flynn (25) & John Morgan (25)
It has been great having so many ladies participate in the Thursday ladies’ competition. Congratulations to Siobhan Lyons winning with a score of 36 this week. I must acknowledge the fabulous win of Chris McManus in the previous week with a score of 46!
A reminder to our lady members, I have posted a sign-up sheet for the SWGA Challenge Bowls and events for 2025 on our noticeboard – please put your name next to events you are interested in playing in (Challenge Bowls require a team of 3).
Who's claiming the top prizes lately?
Marty Christensen (9) 39
A
B GRADE
C GRADE
D GRADE
Michael Havelberg (2) 36
Peter Woodruff (14) 38
Bailey Ash (14) 37 C/B
Peter McSween (18) 38
Dean Kelly (19) 36 C/B
John Joubert (29) 47
Rob Tehan (25) 37
Barry Gladman (11) 39
Tim Fennell (1) 38
Tin Can Bay GC
Matthew Gibbon (17) 38
Lonsdale Links
Ben Thompson (17) 37
Brian Heron (19) 39 C/B
Alan Merriman (21) 39 C/B
Maurice O’Flynn (25) 39
John Morgan (25) 35 GOLDEN SHOT
3rd Darren Shapter 9th Gavin Brown
3rd Wayne Pettigrove 9th Ian Warren
14th Stephen Ash 14th Michael Overall
Brian Heron | Eagle @ 13th James Gladman | Eagle @ 17th
Siobhan Lyons (23) 36
Chris McManus (33) 35
Monthly Medal Winner
JANUARY
JOHN JOUBERT (29) 47
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