By David Waters
Players were welcomed to the last home round for the season on a very pleasant but dark morning.
Good conditions at the Endeavour Hills site of the Churchill/Waverley golf club (formerly Churchill Park golf club) saw many contests going through the 18 holes for their result. Fairways in excellent condition provided plenty of run. Matches were played hard but with plenty of humour. Who was that laughing and rolling on the ground, while at the same time consoling an opponent for his missed putt. Bad luck mate, my hole.
As the day wore on, blood pressures rose. As the results today were to affect who was to top the ladders. The top green team and the top gold team are to play off for the match play championship.
The remaining twelve teams play an aggregate stableford event for the Teams Challenge trophy.
On Friday 24 March the host club being Churchill/Waverley performed very well, pushing the strong Box Hill contingent to a 6 to 2 loss in gold and 4 each tie in green. All home clubs have held a significant advantage over their opponents winning nearly every time during the season.
Heritage gold held sway throughout the season and even losing on Friday held on because they had more wins by individuals than the nearest rival (Eastwood). They are match play finalists.
It has been a tight contest for top spot all year in the green group. Eastern and Heritage won and joined Yering Meadows on four wins. These three teams were separated by the wins and halves by individuals. Fortunately for Box Hill, halving this last game lifted them to top on the ladder. A loss would have let Eastern take the chocolates.
The finals will be held at Eastwood on Friday 31 March.
Match play championship will be played between the Heritage gold team and Box Hill green team.
Have fun and play good golf.
