By DENNIS FULLER
A CALM, overcast and coolish day greeted the members at Emerald Golf Club last Saturday for a mixture of stableford and match play championship rounds.
Graham White (16) set out early with a will to win, and the breeze followed him home to victory.
His 37 points headed up the A Grade assembly and everybody else as well.
B Grade went down to the wire, or at least to the countback table where brows were furrowed with concentration and fairness.
It came to pass that David Aitken (27) got the gong when his back nine held scores better than those carded by Dean Shannon (17). Both had 35 points.
The course was a little on the slow side and the scoring of the rest echoed that feeling with average to pathetic scores carded.
Ross Martin was nearest the pin on the 4th, Peter Glasscock the 7th, John Fisher managed the daily double on the 12th and 13th, while John Carvill played a splendid shot to pocket the pro pin goodies on the 18th.
That sweet swinging Brianna McCoy once again trumped the rest of the ladies with a solid win from Benita Balfour.
Three games in the club’s match play championship were played.
Leigh Morison beat Philip Crossley 3/2, Ken Hill beat John Carvill 4/3 while Ross Martin downed Ken Sumsion 2/1 with all winners progressing to the next round.
Wednesday’s Opulently Fashioned GOLF (OFG) was a stableford event with bonuses on self-nominated holes.
The scoring was high with Philip Crossley (22) scooping the pool with 51 points from Dave O’Donnell (37) on 49.
Next in line were Ken Hill (12) on 47 and Bobby Kennedy (22) 46.
Next Saturday players contend for the July VGA monthly medal.
