Golf Report - 1/12/09

G & C Plumbing & Angies Sewing Centre Monthly Voucher.

28 Players played the last official round for the year at the Innisfail Golf Club. The Men played the monthly voucher sponsored by G. & C. Plumbing, and the Ladies played for the Angies Sewing Centre Voucher.

The course looked great, even though we had some temporary greens. The reason for this is that we were lucky enough to gain a grant for the re-turfing of the greens and that work started on Wednesday 25th November. If we continue to get favorable weather the new greens should be all laid in the next week or two and be playing on them by opening day 2010.

The winners for the day in the Ladies was Rhonda Bliss with 82 – 17 – 65. Well done Rhonda on a very good round. Next was Estelle Kopp with 87 – 19 – 68. With the temporary greens it was harder to get the ball to stay on the greens, and that was the reason that none of the ladies were able to get any of the nearest the pins on #2 and # 17.

The winners in the Mens was Graeme Wimberley with a very good score of 88 – 23 – 65. well done on a great round Graeme. Next in line was Jason Swain with 80 – 14 – 66 who beat Darryl Gould 91 – 25 – 66 on countback. Handicapper David Lee was next with a 83 – 16 – 67, followed by Daryl Wall and John Lombardi both with 78 – 10 – 68. Next was Tom Wikander with 81 – 11 – 70

The nearest the pins on #7 & # 8 was won by John Tissizis, #1 or #10 was won by Daryl Wall. #3 or #12 was won by Arthur Rogers. The Pro Pin on #11 was won by Daryl Wall.

The Impy Tavern Beers Nest on #18 did not go off for the year. Rhonda Bliss was very close when she finished 70cms from the hole. Great shot Rhonda. The Eagles Nest didn’t go off either, so we will be starting the 2010 season with a few balls in the nest.

As my year as Club Captain has come to an end, let me publicly thank all the sponsors we had this year. Without these wonderful businesses and individuals we would not be playing for the great prizes we were this year. Hopefully we will see you all at the sponsors golf day on December 12th. And you are quite welcome to stay for the presentation night starting at 7.30pm where we will be handing over all the major trophies played for this year. And please, we would like to see all these sponsors return next year.

Thankyou and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.

Phil Otto, out…….

Golf Report - 22/11/09

K.F.C. Cup, A.G.M. & Presentation Night.

Round 5 of the KFC Cup stableford competition begun under cloudy skies on Saturday 21st November. 28 players braved the conditions, until it rained about halfway through the round. A number pulled out and didn’t complete their rounds.

The winner was a brave Arthur Rogers with 38 points, followed by Troy Kopp on 37. Next was brothers Daryl on 36 and Alan Gould on 35. The only one of the Goulds to miss on getting in the run down was Brett. Next in line was Andrew Rose on 34. He beat Lance Doyle on countback. Peter Carter was next with 33 points.

Also held was the final of the Imperial Tavern Monthly Medal competition. The winner was Andrew Rose who shot 76 - 4 -72. Andrew beat greenkeeper Lance Doyle on countback. Lance recorded 81-9-72.

The ladies played the Patsi Brown trophy. The winner was Nerida Lee on 32 points. Runner up was Pat Burton on 29 points.

The winners of the nearest the pins were as follows: #2 ladies Nerida Lee, mens’ David Lee; #4 Tom Wikander, who also won the pin shot on #7. The Eagles Nest or the Impy Tavern Beers Nest did not go off this week.

Next week is the last week of competition before the greens get renovated, weather permitting, and is the G&C Plumbing Monthly Voucher. So if you want to win one of these, you only have this week to do it. Also this will be the last week to get inside 50cm mark to win the Beers Nest on the 18th hole only. So come and give it a go.

The ladies will also be playing 18 stroke for the Angies Sewing Centre trophy.

This Sunday 29th is the A.G.M. at 9.30am in the Clubhouse, so come and have a say in selecting the committee for your club.

If you would like to attend the Presentation night on December 12th at 7.30pm, please give names to Phil Otto or Patsi Brown so we can organise catering. The cost is $10 per head and kids will be free. Come along and share in the presentation of the major trophies for the year and celebrate the losing of yet another successful years competition.

Golf Report - 22/11/09

Movember Golf Day.

31 players turned up to the first 9 Hole 3 Ball Ambrose Movember Charity Golf day.

The winners were Captains Courageous on 37 nett. This team consisted of Phil Otto, Karsten Schimkat and Richard Rogers. Next was The Turtles who narrowly beat Roy’s Ramblers on countback. Both finished on 38. Fourth was Ravenshoe Ravers on 40. Following the Ravers were The 3 Tenors on 41, Burky’s Bustards on 42, the Golfing Gurus also on 42. Next in line was Innisfail Carrying Company on 44 and then came Pete’s Mojo on 46 and the Trans North Saints on 52.

Also held was the crowing of Mr & Mrs Movember 2009. The winners of these prestigious events was Jason Swain as the new Mr Movember and Sandy Cullen as Mrs Movember.

Innisfail Golf Club would lie to thank the following sponsors for their support of this important event: Paradise Palms Resort & Country Club, Roscoes Piazza, River N Reef Tackle and Bait, Babinda Munro Theatre, Imperial Tavern, Cellarbrations, Murdering Point Winery, Overflow, Innisfail Plumbing and Paint, Paronella Park, Raebon Trophies, Cheryl-lee Florist & Bridal, Innisfail Camera Supplies, A&A Realty, Mamu Canopy Walk, Kalinda Rose.

As Captain of the club, I would personally like to thank those companies and also thank Desley Barrrow and all the people associated with Healthier Great Green Way, for all their help in organising this event. Also Patsi Brown, and Arthur Rogers for all their help on the day. The day was a great success and raised $1,040 for Men’s health.

A barbecue was also held to help raise funds for the Australian Air Force Cadets’ trip to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Sydney next year. With the help of Sue Otto, Brendon Otto and Tian McKenna they were able to raise $100.

Hopefully we will be able to run a bigger and better day next year and make it an annual event.

Golf Report - 23/10/09

Stalwarts take honours.

Saturday saw the 4BBB stableford taken out by two of the old hands of the course. Maurie Jarrott and Lance Doyle won over a field 23 strong with 48 points.

The competition saw competitors line up in the best ball competition. The field followed behind very closely with Arthur Rogers and Trent Mann only 1 point behind on 47 points. Following them was Naiade Zangrande and Pam Anderson on 46 points. 3rd place was decided by countback from Graeme Wimberley and Greg Stowe also on 46 points. 5th and 6th was also decided on countback with Daryl Wall and Peter Birchley getting one over Estelle Kopp and Desley Kann both on 44 points.

The nearest to the pin were won as follows: #2 Pam Anderson, #7 Alan Gould, #12 Mary Wimberley, #16 Richard Rogers, #17 Alan Gould and the pro pin #11 won by Daryl Wall. Yet again the eagles nest and the beers nest were not claimed which means that the beers nest is just getting bigger and bigger for the lucky person that is going to claim it.

Next week sees the Currajah Hotel Monthly voucher up for grabs on the Saturday then on the Sunday is the PCYC Charity day event, which I’m sure, will be heaps of fun.

Don’t forget that the AGM will be coming up very soon on November 29th so if you have any issues that you want to raise with the club please come down and express them.

Golf Report - 14/10/09

Kopp ‘n’ Cook succeed in pairs comp.

17 pairs turned up on Saturday for the Drummond Golf Mixed Foursome Championship with each group having to have a male and female member of the club competing. Champions for the day were Troy Kopp and Robyn Cook hitting a 78. Coming runner up was Pam and Graeme Anderson with an 83 other than this the rest of the field was quite a few strokes back.

The way the foursome runs is an average is found between the two handicaps between the two people. This made some of the nett scores quite interesting. Leanne and Karsten Schimkat came in first with 87-19-68, runner up and missing out by only half a shot is Desley Kann and Joe James with 68 ½, 3rd was Ruth Dodds and Arthur Rogers with 69. The next 3 places are a tie with Pam and Graeme Anderson, Glynis and Jeff Mcgrath and Pat Burton and Richard Rogers all coming in with a 70.

The nearest to the pin winners were, #2 Pat Burton and Richard Rogers, #7 Debra Smith and John Lombardi, #10 David and Nerida Lee, #17 Robyn Cook and Troy Kopp. No one got the 13th and the Eagles nest also did not go off. The Beers nest has not gone off all year and has weighed up a pretty big bounty now for the person that gets it. Winner of the pro pin was Cindy and Daryl Wall.

This Saturday sees the 4 ball best ball Stableford for the men and the Cr Ian Rule Trophy for the women. Hope to see you there early to then go to the annual race day next door afterwards.

Golf Report - 9/10/09

Veteran comes out on top.

Veteran golfer Alan Kopp took the rest of the field by one shot gaining the Imperial Hotel’s Monthly Medal this month. Alan a local C grader fought off a barrage of A graders who were looking for the victory.

Kopp succeeded with 90-26-64. The A graders who followed him and were extremely close to the lead were Trent Mann 74-9-65, John Tissizis 75-10-65, John Lombardi 76-10-66 and Peter Birchley 75-9-66. The men were met with dry condition as it has been unseasonably dry over the last couple of weeks and has led to the course being hard with a lot of run.

A slew of B and C graders took some of the next positions and showed that many had stood up to fight the heat and the dust. John McKaskill 86-19-67, Rich Rogers 80-13-67, Wayne Toy 79-12-67 and Robert Harker 78-11-67 showed that not only the A graders came out with good game on Saturday.

The nearest to the pin competition had something quite rare happen. Someone different won each pin. The eagles nest and beers nest both did not go off and the beers nest is filling up nicely for the Christmas season so someone can win it and shout the club some nice chrissy drinks.

#1 Troy Kopp, #4 Andrew Ghietti, #7 Phil Otto, #11 Men’s- David Lee, Women’s- Rhonda Bliss and the pro pin by Karsten Schimkat.

Speaking of Schimkat the ladies winner in the Roscoes Piazza Monthly Medal was Leanne Schimkat with 97-28-69, with runner up Dell Steve getting 92-22-70, coming in third was Estelle Kopp 91-20-71 and Sue Morrison 87-15-72.

The Otto family sponsored 18 holes alternate shot that was meant to be on last Sunday has now been postponed to a later date, keep looking at this space to see when.

Good luck to all our guys going to Cairns for the Wargent Match play competition against the Cairns Golf Club. Lets hope that we can worry more about the game and less about the hydration that is needed around the course.

Golf Report - 2/10/09

C Grade champ wins monthly voucher.

This week saw 2 different competitions with Vandeleur and Todd Monthly voucher being played on the Saturday and the Annual Wargent/Anderson Challenge being played on the Sunday.

Congratulations to Arthur Rogers and Naiade Zangrande who won a very dusty and hazy competition on the Saturday with the recent dust storm coming through. Ladies runner up was Deb Smith who scored 41 points, Naiade scored 42.

While the ladies were playing a stableford the men were in a stroke competition. The run down of the men goes as follows: A. Rogers 81-20-61, J Logan 77-15-62, J Hills 77-11-66, W Toy 78-12-66, W Toy 78-12-66, B Burke 88-21-67, J Lombardi 78-10-68, S Valente 77-9-68, L Doyle 79-9-70. Nearest to the pin winners are as follows: #11 A. Alman, #16 J. Logan, #2 S. Valente, #7 J. Hills, #10 R. Rogers and the pro pin by Phil Otto.

Amazingly the beers nest has still not gone off with nearly 18 cartons up for grabs now thanks to the Imperial Tavern.

Sunday was the first round of the annual Wargent/Anderson challenge between Innisfail Golf Club and Cairns Golf Club. After a tight struggle, Cairns prevailed winning 10 games to 8. The return match is 18th October for tee off at 7.30am. Be at the club by 5.45 am, bus leaves 6am to all of those involved.

Congratulations to the C grade horses ass David Swaine and the bin boys for the bus trip to Cairns, Mal Clifford and Peter Birchley.

The return match is on the 18th October. Tee off is 7.30am. Be at the clubhouse before 5.45am, bus leaves at 6.00am.

Golf Report - 23/9/09

KFC cup benefits veterans.

Saturday saw round 4 of the KFC cup with some of the loyal players benefiting. The round saw 34 players in the running and Keith Marshall as victor with 40 points on stableford. Keith only just scraped in with Peter Birchley and Steve Valente getting second and third place respectively on countback. Fourth place was John Logan with 39 points and fifth Arthur Rogers with 38points.

This was a very close competition with the first 5 places coming within 3 points of each other shows the level of competition in the club and how the competition has been nurtured under the watchful eye of club captain Phil Otto.

A very special mention to “gun” golfer Maurie Jarrot who got every golfers dream, a hole in one on the 119m par 3 hole #2. Congratulations to Maurie from everyone at the club who are extremely jealous of your good luck.

The Ladies competition saw Pat Burton with 38 points on countback to Robin Cook. Rhonda Bliss came in third with 37 points from Deb Smith on countback also with 37 points. Thursday’s competition saw Naiada Zangrande with 91/67 win the Innisfail Tyre and Brake Monthly Medal Trophy. Runner up was Anne Alman 98/68. A big thanks to Innisfail Tyre and Brake for all of their support to the golf club.

The nearest to the pin winners on the Saturday were #4 A. Rose, #6 C. Sultana, #10 T. Mann, #12&14 T. Kopp Pro pin G. Stowe.

Next week sees the Vadeleur & Todd Monthly Voucher. We would like to thank Vandeleur & Todd for all of their support, they are one of the companies that help us every year.

A quick mention to D. Steve and C. Wall who were left out of the report for the club championship with Dell winning the B grade championship; congratulations.

Golf Report - 16/9/09

A big week of golf for all.

Ladies Thursday 10th September, 2009 18Hole Stableford for the Mary Wimberley Trophy.
Winner with 41 points was Robyn Cook. Runner up Patricia Burton with 39 points Nearest the pin on # 2 or # 11 was Estelle Kopp. Well done ladies.

2009 Innisfail Open - 10th to 13th September

PARONELLA PARK OPEN
Friday 11th September saw 37 ladies play for the Paronella Park Ladies Open. With visitors form both Northern and Southern clubs and fine sunny weather a great day was expected by all.

Winners on the day were:

Overall Nett: Jude Gambling from Cardwell with a 78-13-65
Silver Gross: Addi Butorac from Halfmoon Bay with an 81-8-73
Silver Nett: M. Atkinson who shot 87-18-69
Bronze 1 Gross: Estelle Kopp with 89-19-70
Bronze 1 Nett: Naiade Zangrande with 91-26-65
Bronze 2 Gross: D. DiVersi with 101-32-69
Bronze 2 Nett: M. Hudson with 104-33-71
Front 9 Stableford: Nerida Lee with 22 points.
Back 9 Stableford: Geraldine Schumacher with 25 points

Nearest the Pin over the field: Dot Corran
Silver Div. 3rd shot 6 or 15: Addi Butorac
Bronze 1 2nd on 8 or 17: Desley Kann
Bronze 2 2nd on 7 or 16: Claire Bourke.

Congratulations ladies for a great effort. And well done to all the winners.

We would like to thank Paronella Park for wonderful sponsorship, and hopefully you will continue to support the club again next year.

JOHN COLE TOYOTA INNISFAIL GOLF OPEN.
Overcast and breezy conditions greeted the field of 64 for the 2009 John Cole Toyota Innisfail Open. With over 30 visitors form clubs such as Mareeba, Gordonvale, El Arish, Pardise Palms, Atherton, Cardwell, Willows in Townsville, Cairns, and Wondai Golf Clubs a fight to claim bragging rights was expected by the locals.

The man to come out on top was Phil Henricks from Mareeba who shot a 2 over 72. Congratulations on wiining and hope to see you next year to defend the Open title. Runner up was another Mareeba man, Lui DeZen who shot 73.

The overall nett champion for this year is local stalwart Alan Scott who fired a great 86. What makes this so good for Scotty is that he was off 26, and that equals a great 63 nett. It is even more special when considering his age he nearly shot his age. Well done Scotty from all at the golf club. So if you see “young” Scotty around the traps, give him a pat on the back.

The A grade Nett champion was local Jack Hills who shot 78-12-66, followed by Lui DeZen on 68.

The B grade Nett winner was Lance McDougall from Gordonvale who beat Jason Swain from the Willows in Townsville on countback. They both fired 82-15-67.

The C grade Nett was taken out by two locals. Bob Burke prevailed with 88-22-66.He beat Maurie Jarrott who shot 90-22-68.

The Seniors, for the over 55's was was taken out by Innisfail Golf Club's president Wayne Toy who shot a 81-12-69.

The nearest the pins for the day were taken out by local hot shot Trent Mann on #1+#10, and also #7+#16. Another local John Lombardi took #4+#13. Cardwell visitor John Benton took the pin shot on #8+#17. The pro pin for the day on #2 was won by local Joe James.

JOHN COLE TOYOTA 4BBB STABLEFORD
Sunday saw 16 pairs play for the John Cole Toyota 4BBB stableford. Weather looked like there could be some rain about, thankfully it didn't! But the course needs it.

The winners on the day were El Arish ladies pairing of Clare Lavelle and Linda Sutherland on 48 points. Well done ladies hope to see you back again soon. Runners up were David Swaine and Greg Stowe on 47 points. They beat husband and wife combinations of Leanne and Karsten Schimkat and Nerida and David Lee all on 47 points. Club president Wayne Toy, who partnered father-in-law Kevin Kelly were next in line with 45 points. Following Wayne, were sons Darren and scratch marker Keith who finished on 44 points. With elder statesmen of the club, Joe James and Maurie Jarrott next on 43 points, on countback from Des King and Tom Wikander. Husband and wife pairing of Daryl and Cindy were next on the list.

The nearest the pins were taken out by Calre Lavell on #7+16, #8+17 was taken out by Darren Toy. He luckily hit the pin marker and finished just inside the previous mark. The Ladies #2 was won by Linda Sutherland. #6+15 was won by Matthew Tissizis. The pro pin for the day saw club handicapper David Lee prevail in this hotly contested pin shot.

With over 130 players playing the 3 days it was a very successful weekend for our small club. Well done to all who helped make the weekend a great success. Without this small band of volunteers it would not have been such a success. The Innisfail Golf Club would like to thank Mr John Cole and Mr Craig Boase from John Cole Toyota, and Mark and Judy Evans form Paronella Park for their continued support of this major event for the club. If not for these supporters, these events would not possible, so from evry one at the golf club a big thank you. We would also like to thank Lance Doyle our greenkeeper, for having the course in such great condition. Well done Lance.

This is Carnegie Clark signing off and our regular publicity officer Anthony Holt should be back next week.

Golf Report - 9/9/09

Lee and Doyle Medal Winners.

Saturday saw 39 players vie for the Imperial Tavern Monthly Medal. Beautiful sunny weather greeted the players and with the conditions dry a lot of run on the course was expected. So scores were expected to be better than they have been for the last couple of weeks.

The ladies winner was Nerida Lee with a very good 86-18-68, followed by Leanne Schimkat with an equally good 98-28-70. Next in line was the new Ladies A Grade champion Debra Smith 84-13-71 who finished ahead of Glynis McGrath 88-17-71 on count back.

The Men’s winner was our esteemed greenkeeper Lance Doyle who shot a very good 72 which is just 2 over par. It probably should have been better. Lance was standing on the tee on the 17th at 1 under par and looking at shooting a very, very good 69. Off a handicap of 9, that would have been a stunning score. Unfortunately he walked off the 17th with a 7, so still a 72-9-63 was the end result. Runner-up Tom Wikander had an equally good round of 76-11-65. Tom’s score on most other days would have been the winner but unfortunately he ran into a red hot Lance.

Next in line were two of our early morning players, Keith Wilcox 77-11-66 and Brian McElhinhey 86-20-66. It is good to see Brian back from his hiatus and we should be seeing more of him. Next in line was Club Captain Phil Otto 80-13-67. He got his round off to a good start, birdying the 1st, paring the 2nd and just missing a birdie on the 3rd. The ball finished on the edge of the hole. Next was a visitor, Paul Anderson with 78-10-68 followed by our Club Handicapper David Lee 88-17-71.

The Nearest the Pins were as follows: Ladies #2 Glynis McGrath, Members #1 Phil Otto, #7 Alan Scott, #12 Keith Wilcox, #15 Barry Scott and the Pro Pin on #11 Lance Doyle. The Eagles Nest on #5 or #14 didn’t go off. The Beer’s Nest on #18 also did not go off. The Club would like to thank the Imperial Tavern for sponsoring the Beer’s Nest and the day’s event. The beer’s nest now stands at 11 cartons.

The Ladies will be playing an 18H Stableford event on Thursday 10th September sponsored by Mrs Mary Wimberley.

The Club’s next major event is on this Friday 11th September with the Ladies playing the Paronella Park Open with a progressive draw being held from 9.30am. Cost is $20.00. This includes sandwich for lunch, tea and coffee and finger food. We appreciate the valued support provided by Paronella Park, Queensland’s #1 place to visit.

Saturday will be the Men’s John Cole Toyota Innisfail Open. It will be 18H Stroke. Sunday will be a Medley 4BBB Stableford. Timesheets for Saturday and Sunday are up in the Clubhouse. For bookings, phone the Club on 40612223 after midday on Wednesday and Friday if you would like to nominate. Cost for each day is $20.00 including sandwich and tea and coffee.

The Ladies’ and Men’s events are open to all who have a valid AGU handicap.

The Innisfail Golf Club values all major sponsors of this weekend. John Cole Toyota, Innisfail and Atherton. Thank You to Mr Cole for his continued support of the Club. It is greatly appreciated. Thanks also to Paronella Park for their continuing support. We hope to see them supporting the Club into the future.

This has been Carnegie Clark filling in for our regular publicity officer Mr Anthony Holt who should be back writing and informing next week.

Golf Report - 3/9/09

Championships quite the hit.

The Innisfail championships closed without a hitch on Sunday with all grades getting outright winners. Congratulations to Andrew Rose and Deb Smith who were male and female club champions.

Rose 72-77-74-69-292 took the lead on the third day after Troy Kopp had a 1 shot lead coming into the second weekend. Kopp did not only have to look out for Rose but also Darryl Wall and Tom Wikander who both pulled in respectable rounds on the first weekend.

But the second weekend saw something different with Rose taking the lead early with a 74 on the Saturday. The Saturday saw one more addition to the top with Trent Mann getting a 76 in a round where every birdie was equalled with a bogie on the next hole. Rose put the nail into the coffin on the Sunday when he scored a 1 under 69 to take the championship.

The ladies competition saw a battle between Deb Smith, Sue Morrison and Robyn Cook with all ladies close to each other at the end of the first weekend. By the next Saturday there were two in the race for the championship with Smith and Morrison only 4 shots apart. Smith can be forgiven for having some nerves in the run home when she hit a 93 and Morrison hitting a 90. This meant that Smith had won the championship by only 1 shot.

B grade men’s competition saw Jamie Best come out cracking with a 78 on the first day and no one within 3 shots of him. Best was able to continue his good form with 85 on the Sunday. The second weekend saw quite a field going after him and putting the pressure on to see if he would crack. Rich Rogers pulled out a 79 and David Swaine and David Lee both hitting 80.

This led to the final pairing looking quite determined to topple Best at the top. Rogers pulled out a 39 on the first nine and it looked at that point that he might have been able to pull off an underdog comeback. But a consistent Best cracked another 85 to give him the win by 3 shots to Rogers. Unfortunately Lee and Swaine fell short hitting a 92 and 94 respectively.

Congratulations to Arthur Rogers for winning the C grade championship by an amazing 13 shots to a late charge by Tony Logue.

Club captain Phil Otto was very impressed with the event and thanked everyone who competed. He also mentioned that the weather really showed how great playing golf in the FNQ can be.

Full results are as listed below in the following Report.

2009 Club Championship Results.

Andrew Rose streaked away with the Mens Championship on the last day.

Tony Logue getting away another great drive.

Golf Report - 21/8/09

Club Championship looking good.

Missing the last couple of weeks reporting has not stopped all of the guys from playing some outstanding golf. Last week saw the Innisfail Chemex 18 hole stroke competition. Congratulations to Rich Rogers 77-16-61 blowing the rest of the field away with an outstanding effort.

Behind were Jack Hills 76-12-64 on countback to Des King 73-9-64 and 4th going to John Logan 82-15-67. Winner for the ladies was Desley Kann 96-30-66.

Nearest to the pin were won by #1 Ian McDonald, #4 Wayne Toy, #8 Rich Rogers, #3 Greg Stowe with the ladies won by #2 Robyn Cook, #11 Pro Pin Mary Wimberley.

Today sees the start of the 72 hole club championship. This hotly contested event has all of the members from the club lining up to play. The first 2 rounds are played this Saturday and Sunday with the following weekend the finish. The event is a gross event which means that handicaps do not matter.

On that note it is hard to pass Andrew Rose winning this event. Andrew has been playing some fantastic golf of late and it will be hard for the rest of the competition to get close. This will be an enduring event and will be interesting who comes up victor in the B and C grades as well.

Golf Report - 31/7/09

Doyle and Rose clean up the foursome championships.

There was a big turnout on Saturday at the Vandeleur and Todd foursome championships. Congratulations go to Lance Doyle and Andrew Rose who won the day on 78. Rose and Doyle played exceptionally well on the day working well together to get the win.

Coming in second and very closely as well was Trent Mann and Phil Otto who were grouped with Doyle and Rose. Mann and Otto pulled out a 79 which led to quite an interesting show with the first two places playing off against each other.

Coming in third was Alan Gould and Troy Kopp who just came in third on the last hole where they lost through countback. All teams were happy with the day which at the start looked like it was going to be a washout but seemed to just get better and better through the day.

The women also played in the championship with Mary Wimberely and Robyn Cook winning with 85, second place was Nerida Lee and Desley Kann 92, with Dell Steve and Rhonda Bliss coming in third.

The nett winners for each were Nerida Lee/ Desley Kann 92-24-68 and Maurice Jarrott/ Graeme Wimberley 89-22-62.

The nearest to the pin winner’s were #1 Doyle/Rose, # Doyle/Rose, #2 Rhonda Bliss, #7 Doyle/Rose and the Pro pin was won by Rhonda Bliss.

The women’s Thursday competition saw the 4KZ trophy vs par competition go to Nerida Lee with +2, followed by Mary Wimberley, Ruth Dodos and Cindy Wall who were all on +2 as well. Congratulation to Rhonda Bliss who won both the nearest to the pin and the eagles nest. The first eagles nest to go off in some time.

Lance Doyle and Andrew Rose celebrating their win on the weekend.

Golf Report - 24/7/09

Monthly Voucher goes to the C graders.

The VIBE Surf Sport and Skate Monthly Voucher and S. Morrison Trophy was a hotly contested event on Saturday with the new structure having a draw and combining the ladies with the men becoming a great success.

Winner of the day was Joe James who hit a very solid 83-18-65 leading a pack of 6 over the next 4 shots. Runner up for the day was Steve Valente 75-10-65 falling short due to a countback. 3rd Graham Wimberley 91-25-66.

Leanne Schimkat came through showing that she will not staying on that handicap for long hitting a very respectable 96-30-66. Leanne has the honours of being the first lady to win a prize in the new mixed competition.

H. Barclay came in 5th place 75-9-66, Craig Alman coming in 6th 76-9-67 and Wayne Toy coming in 7th 81-12-69. All shot respectable scores with Craig up the top of the leader board again and getting some more getting cut off his ever-decreasing handicap.

The pro pin was won by Rob Mills with Glynnis McGrath getting the ladies #11 closest to the pin and Darryl Wall claiming the mens #11 closest to the pin. The 2 members closest to the pin were won by #3 T.Mann and #7 Leanne Schimkat.

The ladies Thursday competition was the 18 hole Roscoe’s Piazza Monthly Medal. Congratulations to Mary Wimberly hitting 80-69 and also claiming the nearest to the pin on #2. Runner up on countback was Nanade Zangrande 96-71, coming in third was Rhonda Bliss 88-71, she also claimed the nearest to the pin on #11.

This Saturday sees the Vandeleur & Todd foursome championships for both the men and ladies. This week will be a time sheet then going back to draw the next week. Lets hope someone can get that Beers nest which is now over 7 cartons..

Golf Report - 17/7/09

Fish Trophy brings out the competitors.

Saturday saw the Innisfail Fish Depot sponsor the men’s 18 hole vs. par competition. Handicaps seemed to take over what was classed as an interesting event.

The winning “Burgular” was Mal “MALLO” Clifford with a very good +8. He was off a handicap of 15, but club handicapper David “BORN SHORT” Lee will, with a very sharp knife, cut him. Runner up was Tony “GUS” Logue with +6. He will also be cut sharply. 3rd was Allan “AL” Gould also on + 6. Desmond “DESSY” King was next with +5, followed by Tom “TOMMY” Wikander also with +5. Next in line was Steven “STEVE” Valente +5, and Jamie “NUGGET” Best and Peter “BIRCH” Birchley on +4.

From next week, 18/07/09, there will be no more timesheet and we will be having a progressive draw for ALL members. There will be only one competition running for ALL members, so ladies and men will be all playing for the same prizes. This was decided at the monthly committee meeting held on 09/07/09. The competition next week is a monthly voucher co-sponsored by VIBE SURF SPORT SKATE and SUSAN MORRISON. People should start turning up between 11.30 and 12.00 on Saturday to find out when they play.

We need all players in the pairs Matchplay to have their 1st round completed by 25/07/09 so the 2nd round can begin on time, 26/07/09. So please get yourselves organised and have them completed by then or their may be some forfeits or byes.

The ladies Saturday competition saw the Innisfail Fish Depot 18 hole Stableford. Winner was Dell Steve with 44 points from Susan Morrison with 42 points followed by Robyn Cook with 40 points. The Nearest To the Pin on 2 or 11 was won by Mary Wimberley. Well done ladies, good golf.

Golf Report - 8/7/09

Monthly Medal close call.

Saturday saw another close monthly medal sponsored by the Imperial Tavern with the first seven places having only six shots between them. Winner for the day was a shocked Anthony Holt hitting 90-28-62. He was extremely happy with his performance on the day and attributed the success to the people he was playing with.

Runner up with and exceptional 72-9-63 was Craig Alman going through the day at only 2 over is an amazing effort; he was followed by Andrew Rose who also hit an amazing 69-4-65. Andrew has been staying consistently at the top and does not seem like he is going to budge, looks like it is going to be quite a fight for the up coming club championship.

4th was John Lombardi 75-9-66, 5th David Swaine 85-19-66, Vaughan Smith 78-12-66 and Alan Gould 75-7-68. All players above will have the pleasure of getting their handicaps taken down and some by quite a bit.

A special mention goes to Brett Gould who has come back and played his first game on Saturday hitting a valiant 75 nett. Lets hope he keeps coming out.

Nearest to the pin was picked up again by Vaughan Smith, who must have plenty of balls now after how many he has won, winning #1 and #11. With Greg Stowe winning #7, the Pro pin went to Craig Alman #2.

The ladies Thursday competition saw 12 ladies out playing for the Radio 4KZ stableford trophy. Winner for the day was Patricia Burton with 43 points, runner up was Sue Morrison on 41 points and 3rd was Glynis McGrath on countback. Nearest to the pins were won by Robyn Cook #2, Pam Anderson #11.

Saturday’s comp saw the Innisfail Engineering and Winches Monthly Medal. Winner for the day was Nerida Lee 85-19-66, coming second was Leanne Schimkat 98-32-66 and 3rd 86-18-68. Nearest to the pin was won by Rhonda Bliss #2, Mary Wimberley#11..

Golf Report - 30/6/09

Toying with the best at the classic

Keith Toy and Jamie best took the honours on the weekend in the 2 day 36 hole Harvey Norman Classic. A line up of 49 people turned on the weekend with players coming from Cairns G.C, Willows in Townsville, Mission Beach and Mount Garnet.

Keith Toy won the event becoming overall gross champion with a solid 73-73-146 on both days. Jamie Best ended up winning the overall nett competition hitting a 70 on the first day and an amazing 56 on the Sunday finishing with 70-56-126 for the competition.

The A grade competition saw Andrew Rose win the Gross with 72-75-147 only one shot behind Keith Toy. Matthew Tissizis won the nett competition with 63-70-133.

Phil Otto won the B grade competition with a gross score of 82-81-163. Followed by Jason Swain with 66-66-132 to take out the nett competition.

Joe James with 90-90-180 who took out the gross and Anthony Holt with 67-69-136 taking out the nett competition won C Grade.

The Nearest to the pin won on the Saturday were, #2 Des King, #6 Vaughn Smith, #16 Jason Swaine. NTP on the Sunday #2 Vaughn Smith, #4 G. Aylward, #16 Darren Toy. Vaughn Smith also picked up the longest drive on the 9th as well.

A big thank you goes out to David Swaine of Harvey Norman Innisfail for sponsoring the event. The event would not have been the great success that it was if not for him. Another big thank you to the ‘LEGEND’ Lance Doyle for keeping the place looking fantastic. His tireless effort showed on the weekend the grounds looking spectacular. Also a big thank you to Patsi Brown for her efforts behind the scenes and all of the others that helped out on the weekend as well.

The women’s competition played for the Madge Handy Trophy with Lois Toms coming up winner for the day with +5. Dell Steve and Debra Smith followed her on +4 respectively. Coming in 4th was Leanne Schimkat with +3 and Cindy Wall also on +3. Nearest to the pin were won by #2 Glynnins McGrath and #11 Nerida Lee.

Thursday competition saw the Pat Burton stabelford trophy go to Cindy Wall with 41 points. Rhonda Bliss followed her with 40 Points on countback from Estelle Kopp on 40 points. The nearest to the pin was won by, #2 Cindy Wall, #11 Rhonda Bliss.

Harvey Norman Classic
27 - 28 June

Peter Birchley, Jeff McGrath, John Lombardi and Vaughan Smith enjoying the 19th after a hard couple of days at the Harvey Norman Classic.

Golf Report - 24/6/09

KFC cup good prelude to Harvey Norman Classic

Rick Rogers made it two in a row this week by winning the KFC Cup stableford. Rick scored 44 points to be the out right leader on the weekend. M. Jarrott who came second on countback to Graham Wimberley 3rd both on 42 points followed Rogers.

John Lombardi came outright 4th with 41 points with Vaughn Smith and Jamie best contesting 5th and 6th place respectively on 38 points. Nearest to the pin were won by #3 Peter Birchley, #7 Trent Mann and the Pro Pin Karsten Schimkat. #10, Eagles nest and the Imperial Hotel Beers Nest did not go off. This means there is still a bucket load of beer to be won.

A special mention needs to go to newcomer Stuart Brenton whose club choice on the 18th led to a very spectacular finish. Stuart chose a club little to big for the distance he was and decided to show the members sitting up on the balcony his impression of the bombing of Darwin by hitting one on the roof of the clubhouse. Maybe next time Stuart will think twice before using that club at that distance.

The ladies Thursday competition was a washout but Saturday saw Debbie and Vaughn Smith Sponsored stableford doubles. Cindy Wall and Glynis McGrath came in first with 46 points followed by Nerida Lee and Deb Smith on 45 points. Coming in 3rd were Susan Morrison and Robyn Cook on 43 points. Nearest to the pins were won by #2 Glynis McGrath and #11 Dell Steve.

This Saturday and Sunday sees the Harvey Norman Classic and with $2000 worth of prizes up for grabs we have big numbers coming out to play. Some players to watch out for over the 36 hole, 2 day competition are:
Andrew Rose - Andrew has been out lately due to match play commitments but is ready and waiting to get out there on the weekend.
Trent Mann - Trent has been away for a while due to work and has recently come back into form. Definitely one to watch.
Keith Toy - Keith won a couple of comps earlier in the year and will be waiting to break the course record on one of the days.
Karsten Schimkat- Karsten has had a great lead to the event and looks the goods for the day.
Lance Doyle - although when asked Lance will tell you that he is nothing special or that he wont be any good on the day he will certainly be one to watch. Don’t be surprised if Lance hovers around up at the top.

This weekend will see a very interesting competition.

Golf Report - 17/6/09

Doyle leads three way tie at top.

Lance Doyle came out victor from a three way tie due to count back in the Currajah monthly medal on the weekend. Lance 74-10-64 won from Karsten Schimkat 74-10-64 and Dave Forster 88-24-64.

Three way ties were the order of the day with the next three players also drawing with Arthur Rogers 86-20-66 getting the honours over Troy Kopp 73-7-66 and Greg Stowe 83-17-66.

Coming in after them were John Logan 82-15-67 and Darryl Gould 92-25-67, and finally coming ninth was Robert Harker with 78-10-68. This is a sign of things to come with the Harvey Norman Classic being so close it seems that everyone is hitting their form for this major event. The classic is a 36 hole event running over the 2 days of Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th, with $2000 worth of prizes to be won it will be good to see what happens.

Nearest to the pin were won by #3 Robert Harker, #9 Des King and pro pin by Alan Gould. The Beers nest has now gone up to a total of 7 cartons thanks to the Imperial Tavern and the eagle’s nest is now 9 balls. Next week sees round 2 of the KFC cup. This is an 18 hole stableford competition with the person with the highest score over 5 rounds getting the win.

Ladies played both the Thursday and Saturday competition with Thursday being the Imperial Tavern monthly medal. Congratulations to Cindy Wall who was able to come out on top with 98-28-70. She was followed by Pat Burton 100-28-72 and Dell Steve on countback 98-26-72. Nearest to the pins were claimed by N. Zangande #2 and Mary Wimberley #11.

Saturday saw the ladies play for the Rhonda Bliss Trophy. Dell Steve came out winner in the stableford competition on 43 points, followed by Lois Touis 41 points on countback from Desley Kann 41 points and Robin Cook with 40 points. Nearest to the pin was won by #2 Robin Cook and #11 Pam Anderson.

This Sunday there will be a working bee at the golf course at 8.00 am. To help the club with the way that it will look on the following weekend for the Harvey Norman Classic, the club is asking for all members and social players who enjoy playing on the course and would like to see it in tip top condition in the incoming weeks to come down and help out with some of the beautifying chores needed around the place. So come on down and join the friendly crew that will be attending on the day.

Golf Report - 10/6/09

Mills comes up trumps in monthly medal.

Robert Mills came out winner and the next to put his name down for the monthly medal finals at the end of the year last weekend. Saturday saw the Imperial Tavern Monthly Medal played with a strong 35 man competition battling it out to see who would come out on top.

Robert Mills was victor with an amazing 82-19-63 lining him up with a fantastic preparation for the up coming Harvey Norman Classic. Mills was followed by a visitor from Mackay Trevor Lyons who shot well with a 78-14-64 and Troy Kopp coming third with 73-8-65.

They were followed by three players in 4th place Phil Otto 81-13-68, John Logan 83-15-68 and Anthony Holt 96-28-68. 5th was Colin Sultana 77-8-69, Alan Gould 76-7-69, Lance Doyle 79-10-69, Darryl Gould 94-25-69 and Joe James 88-19-69.

The nearest to the pins were won by Anthony Holt #1, Leon Wilcox #7, Andrew Rose #17 and the Pro Pin won by Karsten Schimkat #11

Next week sees the Monthly Voucher sponsored by the Currajah Hotel with all men playing the way they are this will be yet another interesting lead up to the Harvey Norman Classic. The classic will be running over 2 days on the 27th and 28th June. There are plenty of prizes to be won with the estimated total to be over $2000.

The ladies played on Saturday with 12 turning up for the Monthly Medal sponsored by Roscoes pizza. Congratulations to Nerida Lee who won with a strong performance shooting 88-19-69. 2nd went to Pam Anderson 82-11-71, 3rd Dell Steve 98-26-72 and 4th Mary Wimberley 84-11-73. Nearest to the pin went to Pam Anderson #2 and Estelle Kopp #11.

Thursday saw the ladies 18 hole stableford sponsored by Roscoes Pizza. Robyn Cook came out on top with 37 points, followed by Mary Wimberley with 36 points. Mary Wimberley also scored both the nearest to the pins on the day. Next week sees the ladies play an 18 hole stableford sponsored by Rhonda Bliss

Golf Report - 2/6/09

Play off for top spot.

The Innisfail Tyre & Brake Aggregate Championship was played on the weekend with the top 2 teams having to play off on another day to separate them. Andrew Rose and Karsten Schimkat will be playing off against Lance Doyle and Craig Alman, both finished with a stroke score of 153.

Andrew has been playing some great golf lately and teamed up with Karsten, who has been coming into his own in the last few weeks, it would be obvious that they would be top of the table. So it is good to see that Lance and Craig could give them a run for their money. This will be quite an interesting play off and will give everyone an inside look at how some of the front runners will be going for the up coming Harvey Norman Classic on the 27th and 28th June.

Others that played well on the day were 3rd place Des King and Tom Wikander with a 158, John Lombardi and Peter Birchley coming 4th with a 159 and Barry Scott and Mick Harker with a 159 as well.

Some individual scores from the men include Des King 73-9-64, Craig Alman 75-10-65, Steve Valente 76-10-66, Wayne Toy 79-12-67, Lance Doyle 78-10-68, Peter Carter 83-15-68 and Phil Otto 81-13-68. It looks like there is quite a few people getting ready for the impeding competitions and looking to their best on the day.

The nearest to the pin on the day went to Andrew Rose on holes #4 and #8, Jack Hills on #16 and the pro pin going to Phil Otto on #2. The Imperial Tavern Beers nest has still not gone off and we are starting to get quite a large booty there. A player in competition needs to get their 2nd shot on the 18th within 50cm of the hole. This has proved very elusive to our members with plenty of them wanting to claim the prize as many of them would be happy to get their hands on the prize of 6 ½ cartons of beer.

The ladies Thursday competition saw the 4BBB stableford competing for the Hensler Realty Trophy. Congratulations to Dell Steve and Pat Burton who won with 47pts. Runners up were Robyn Cook and Pam Anderson with 40pts. Pat Burton and Dell Steve were also able to claim the nearest to the pin honours as well.

Make sure you come down on Sunday for the Bundaberg Rum pairs match play that starts this Sunday. The more teams there are the better. So come on down and have a swing.

Golf Report - 27/5/09

Best debut for Best.

The standard of golf matched the beautiful conditions that greeted all players last Saturday for the Ron & Dan Butchery Stroke Competition. While the usual suspects enjoyed the sunshine out on the course, it was one of our newest members who took the honours. Jamie Best shot 88-26-62 in a stunning debut performance. The question now is, can he continue the form after an inevitable improvement in handicap?

There were plenty of players hot on the heels of Best with Craig Alman shooting 74-11-63 to be runner up, with Phil Otto 79-15-64 coming third on a count back from Karsten Schimkat 75-11-64. Course leader Andrew Rose came in 5th with 69-4-65. Andrew continues to shoot very low numbers displaying outstanding consistency. One has to wonder how long the course record of 68 will last.

The nearest to the pin honours were shared around quite a bit this week with #1 going to David Lee, #4 to John Lombardi, #7 and #16 going to Graeme Anderson and the pro pin going to another newcomer in Stuart Brenton who also had some special moments on course on Saturday.

There was a bonus competition in play on Saturday with the longest drive being rewarded to each grade on the 18th hole. Players needed to hit it long while landing it on the fairway. The players who achieved that best were Andrew Rose (A Grade), Phil Otto (B Grade) and Allan Kopp (C Grade).

In the ladies competition, played on both Thursday and Saturday, Estelle Kopp displayed great consistency to beat the field on both days. Estelle hit 87-20-67 on Thursday and backed up with an 89- 19-70 on Saturday. Even being cut did not seem to phase her as she was able to win on the Saturday from Nerida Lee, who was second on a count back 89-19-70 from Dell Steve 96-26-70. Rhonda Bliss 87-19-68 and Robin Cook 87-19-68 were both awarded runners up on Thursday. Estelle picked up both of the nearest to the pins on Thursday alas.

Next week sees the Innisfail Tyre and Brake aggregate championship so men and ladies need to grab a partner to enjoy a great days golf. Men, you need to find a partner and get practising for the Pairs Matchplay coming up on the 7th June. And with some of the low scores being shot of late, the practise will be much needed.

Mens winner Jamie Best

Golf Report - 20/5/09

Newcomer makes his mark.

Richard Rogers made himself known in the club on the weekend by winning the competition and setting himself up for the C grade title. Richard had a respectable first round score of 80-20-60.

He was followed by Jack Hills 76-12-64 coming in second on a count back from Steve Valente 75-11-64. They were then followed by Greg Stowe coming in 4th 83-18-65 and Craig Alman 5th 77-11-66.

The nearest to the pin was won only on the 7th and 11th holes with Keith Wilcox and Craig Alman winning these respectively. Also Jeff McGrath came through with the pro pin.

Next week is an 18 hole stroke event sponsored by Ron and Dan’s Butchery.

The ladies were a wash out on Saturday but were able to play on Thursday. The competition was sponsored by Oliveiri’s Deli and was the Monthly Medal. Congratulations to Dell Steve who won with 98-26-72 she was followed up by Robin Cook on count back from Pat Burton.

Congratulations also to Rhonda Bliss who got both of the nearest to the pins. Special mention to Mary Wimberley who landed an eagle 2 on the 16th hole par 4.

We have the pairs match play coming up on Sunday 7th June this means that if you want to get your name in you have to do it over the next 2 weeks. We need at least 16 teams to make it worthwhile.

Golf Report - 12/5/09

Looking at golf for the year.

The golf was rained out this week so instead I have decided to let you all know about what is coming up in the year for golf.

Each month we have a monthly medal, which is sponsored by the Imperial Tavern. This is a stroke event that sees the winner of the day gets to claim to be the best golfer in the club for the month. This comes to an end on the last month when all of the monthly medal winners play off against each other for the prize of a yearly membership.

This is then linked with the Innisfail Day & Night Pharmacy Consistency trophy where your best 5 cards from monthly medals are averaged out and the most consistent performer wins.

Another competition that we have at the club is the eclectic trophy. This is to be played on all 18-hole singles competitions. The player enters their score and their marker signs to confirm and then the final score is calculated at the end of the year. The player then has half of their handicap deducted and the person with the best score wins. The prize for this is a yearly membership.

A competition that is coming close up is the Harvey Norman Classic. This is a 36 hole nett event over two days on the same weekend. With over $1000 worth of prizes up for grabs it is a weekend not to be missed.

Another comp going through the year is the KFC cup. These are 5 separate 18 hole stableford competitions throughout the year. The cards are then added together and the player with the highest points score is deemed the winner.

A highly regarded competition that is coming up next month is the Bundaberg Rum 4 ball Matchplay. This competition is a great golf event where each team member must play well for the team to survive. For this there is a $20 entry fee.

Finally there is the club championship. This is happening in August and goes over 4 days broken up into 2 weekends. This is the definitive competition of the year and allows the winner to claim the honours of club champion for the year. Also there is a huge amount of prizes on offer as well.

All of these competitions are only eligible to those who are members and for only $100 for the rest of the financial year there is no better time then right now to become a member.

Golf Report - 6/5/09

Monthly medal comes down to the wire.

Last weeks monthly medal was yet again a closely and hotly contested event. The Imperial Tavern Monthly Medal held on Saturday brought out 35 of Innisfail’s players with the top 9 players only being separated by a 4 shots.

Honours went to Barry Scott who shot an amazing 72-7-65, he was then followed by a huge line of players who all came so close to becoming victor. These included Graeme Anderson 81-15-66 runner up, 3rd Craig Alman 78-11-67 on count back from Troy Kopp 75-8-67.

Troy and Craig have both been hovering around the top of the board over the last couple of weeks and it looks like they will both need some element of luck to get them past the post. Here’s hoping that things will run their way soon.

Coming in 5th, 6th and 7th respectively were John Lombardi 77-9-68, Steve Valente 79-11-68 and Peter Birchley 78-10-68.

Steve Valente has been working hard with our juniors on a Sunday and it is starting to pay off with a bit of a crowd coming down at 3pm. With it only costing $5 to play it is a fantastic way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

We had a visitor from Tully come in 8th place Gerard Straatman 78-9-69, and finally Alan Scott coming in 9th with 91-22-69. Alan has been playing for more years then he can remember and it is good to see him coming up the table to give those A graders a run for their money.

The nearest to the pins honours went to Troy Kopp #3, Gerard Straatman #10 & #13, Barry Scott #16 and the pro pin to Joe James. Neither the eagle’s nest or the beers nest went off this week and the Imperial Tavern sponsored beer nest is now a whopping 6 and a half cartons.

The ladies played the Goondi Hill Hotel sponsored monthly medal this week with winner Glynis Mcgrath 86-20-66 also claiming one of the nearest to the pin. Coming in second was Pam Anderson 79-12-67 and 3rd Rhonda Bliss 88-20-68. Nerida Lee also claimed a nearest to the pin.

May and June are to big lead up months for players to start getting into real form. The 27th and 28th of June is the Harvey Norman Classic and now is the time for many of our players to start pulling some low numbers if they want to run against each of the grade champions. Overall championship holder Andrew Rose is looking forward to the event. He said he could not wait to finish the match play so he could start getting ready for the classic. And with the numbers that some of the players are shooting this looks like it could be a close one.

Golf Report - 29/4/09

Toy toying with the rest.

Saturday saw Keith Toy break the course record with a 67 and even after doing this he did not win on the day.

Innisfail Marine sponsored the 18 hole stableford on Saturday, which saw P. Birchley take the victory with 42 points. He was followed by a tie between J.James and G. Anderson who were both on 41 points, 2nd went to J. James on a count back. K. Toy came in 4th place with 39 points, which when playing off scratch is a fantastic effort. They were then followed by T. Wikander, P.Carter and A. Gould all on 38 points.

Keith also took honours on one of the nearest to the pin taking out #3. P. Birchley took #8, G. Anderson took #16 and Wayne Toy took out the pro pin on #11.

With Keith now taking the course record it is up to club champion Andrew Rose to see if he can stand up to the test and take his record back. Andrew is playing off a handicap of 3 and Keith, as said before, playing off scratch should mean an interesting time in the upcoming events.

15 ladies also went out on Saturday to play for the Estelle Kopp trophy. The stableford event saw G. McGrath come out winner with 36 points. She was followed by M. Wimberley on 35 points, R. Cook and D. Kann battled it out for 3rd and Cook came out on top after a count back. Congratulations to D. Smith and N. Lee who both got the nearest to the pin on the course.

Next week sees the men’s monthly medal being played, sponsored by the Imperial Tavern and the ladies monthly medal sponsored by the Goondi Hotel.

Now is a fantastic time to become a member of the club with our special of green fees for the rest of the financial year only costing $100. This gives you access to the course whenever you want, an official Australian handicap and a chance to get into the great game of golf either again or the first time. So come on down and have a swing.

Andrew Rose & Keith Toy

Golf Report - 22/4/09

Competition coming into full swing.

In today’s column I will be giving you the last two weeks results. Easter Saturday saw 26 of our men play a stableford competition for the North Coast Machinery voucher. This was a close competition with the course being quite heavy due to the torrential rain that it had got over the last few days.

Tom Wikander came out in front with 40 points fighting off 5 other players who were close behind. Second was Peter Carter with 39 points. A tie for 3rd between John Lomabardi and Jack Hills on 38 points followed by another tie for 4th with Joe James and Phil Otto joining in as well.

Tom also picked up the nearest to the pin on hole 4. He was not the only one with Alan Gould and Jack Hills also picking up nearest to the pin honours as well. Try Cooper picked up the Pro pin for the day scoring a nice little bonus.

None of the eagles nest went off this week. Our newest bonus, the beer nest, has not gone off yet and by the looks of it when it does whoever gets it is going to enjoy. The beer nest is by the Imperial Tavern and involves people getting their second shot on the 18th to come within 50cm of the hole. The winner will score themselves 5 cartons of beer. This starts at a 6 pack a week and accumulates from there. So whomever it is that gets the nest will have a lot of friends that week.

Last Saturday saw The Innisfail Travelworld stroke competition played. A field of 28 went out and yet again another close competition with our first 8 players being within 3 shots of each other.

Winner for the day was D. Cooper 82-17- 65 nett. Coming in second only on count back was J. Hills 79-13-66 beating S. Valente 77-11-66. They were then followed by the next 5 players all on a 68. The placing went due to count back- C. Alman 78-11-68, A. Rose 71-3-68, D. Wall 76-8-68, B. Scott 75-7-68 and G.Anderson 83-15-68.

Some of the men mentioned above had the honour of also getting a nearest the pin with B.Scott getting #1, J.Hills getting #7 and C.Alman getting #17, also S. Valente picked up the pro pin for the day.

Ladies again had games called off through the week due to the wet. But were able to play last Saturday in the Graphically Speaking Stroke competition. Winner for the day was D. Steve 99-26-73, 2nd M. Wimberley 87-13-75 on count back from C. Wall 103-28-75.

Also if you are interested in coming down to play membership at the club has now gone down to only $100 until the end of June. This gives you plenty of time to take advantage and find out if golf is your sport. If you have any questions just see Merv when you’re down there or speak to Phil Otto club captain on 0408616572.

Jack Hills & Don Cooper
Winners

Golf Report - 16/2/09

Beautiful day for monthly medal.

Innisfail golf club saw the Monthly medal played on the weekend sponsored by the Imperial Tavern. The weekend also saw the running of the monthly medal final for last year which was postponed due to bad weather.

Congratulation to Mat Tissizis who picked up all the prizes this weekend, Mat won the monthly medal for last year by shooting a net score of 62 which equated to an amazing 8 under. This also meant that Mat won the Monthly medal for the month which lines him up for the final again at the end of this year. Mat was the man of the moment also winning the Eagles nest on the 5th hole, so quite a little swag for the weekend.

Congratulations also to Lance Doyle for collecting the pro pin on the 2nd hole closest to the pin competition.

The women were also competing in the monthly medal this week and a big congratulations goes to Mary Wimberly who took away the Imperial Tavern monthly medal prize.

The last weekend was a great lead up to our opening week competition sponsored by GolfWorld commencing this weekend. The competition will run over the 2 days and if the line up that played last weekend is anything to go by it will be a close weekend. There weekend will be run by a draw so all you need to do is turn up and wait to go out.

We will also be running our demonstration days at the same time so you will be able to come and see the latest in golf while you are there. Remember that this is the best time to become a member with fees until the end of the financial year only costing $150. if you are interested then go to the course and see the golf steward Merv all call club captain Phil on 0408616572.