Sue DeSousa and Wendy Beveridge with Finley's 2023 Hutcheon & Pearce Finley Masters Tournament ladies winners Sue Simpson and Kath Klemke.
Finley
The rain, welcomed by the farming community, saw the abandonment of golf on both Wednesday and Thursday last week at Finley.
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Friday was Fish Day. Maree Doyle showed how it should be done when, with 40 stableford points, she came out the winner.
Bill O’Connell (38) and Steve McRae (33) were winners in the ball competition.
Representatives of the late Bill Cook's family and friends travelled from both Canberra and Melbourne, and were joined by good fields made up of locals and visitors for days of great golf during the 2023 Hutcheon & Pearce Finley Masters Tournament.
The 44th Anniversary Bill Cook Memorial 4BBB Stableford event was held on Saturday.
In the men’s division, at the end of the day, a four-way countback on 42 points was required to find the winners.
Local golfers Kevin McCumstie and Rob Klemke stepped up to collect the winners’ trophy, with Brad Haines partnered by Jason Kerr from Deniliquin as runners-up.
In the ladies division, the Klemke family influence continued when Kath Klemke and Sue Simpson were winners with 44 points,
Kellie White and Anne Harding has 42 to be runners-up.
NTPs: 18th Jason Kerr; 6th Leo McNamara; 3rd Sam DeSousa (Queanbeyan); 11th Kellie White.
Wendy Beveridge with 2023 Hutcheon & Pearce Finley Masters Tournament men's winners Rob Klemke and Kevin McCumstie.
Ball competition winners were Ian Swain and Rob Singleton, Paul Beaver and Billy Smith, Trevor McCaw and Peter Wood, Sharon Pyle and Gai Singleton, Mary Polkinghorne and Annie Wood all with 41 points, as well as Sel Corcoran and Peter Stokes (Tocumwal) and John Taylor and Brett Murphy who each had 39 points.
On Sunday, Darren John had 80 off the stick to step up to claim the men’s division one scratch trophy.
Tom Deane (Burns Belconnen), on 82 scratch, was runner-up.
After countback on 76 net, Simon DeSousa (Murrumbidgee Country) came out the men’s division one net winner, followed by Paul Pinnuck also with 76 net as runner-up.
Peter Stokes (Tocumwal), with 90 off the stick, claimed the men’s division two scratch trophy and Leo McNamara, on 92 gross, was runner-up.
Division two net winner, with 76 net, was Rand Wilson. Also on 76 net was runner-up Bob Ross.
The ladies scratch trophy went to Bobette Wilkinson (Tocumwal) with 85 off the stick, and the net trophy went to Shellie Clark (Tocumwal) after countback on 75 net. Jenni Corcoran, also on 75 net, was runner-up.
NTPs: 18th Kevin McCumstie; 13th Jennie Corcoran.
Men’s longest drive went to Darren John, with the ladies longest drive going to Jennie Corcoran.
Ball Competition winners were Andrew Corcoran 71, Billy Smith 78, Stephen Kelly (Murrumbidgee Country) 78, Michelle O’Brien (78) and Colin McNamara, Lewis McLennan (Quimbayas) and Lindsay Donkin all on 79 net.
Stableford was played to finish the tournament on Monday.
Tony Smith, with 37 points, took out the men’s trophy whilst Linda Rendell on 33 won the ladies trophy.
Jacob Smith picked up the junior trophy with 32 points.
NTPs: 13th Shellie Clark (Tocumwal); 18th Kevin McCumstie.
Ball competition winners: Kevin McCumstie 33, Ross Clark (Tocumwal) 32, Leo McNamara 30, Sharon Pyle 30, and junior golfers Jackson Pyle and Lincoln Price.
Berrigan
Friday's winner was Wayne Crew (56-18-38) and runner-up was Chris Kelly (45-7-38).
Peter Shand won the putting with 14 putts.
Saturday's winner was Beau Waliss (43-9.5-33.5), and Neil Graham was the runner-up (50-12.5-37.5).
Beau also won the putting with 12 putts, and ball winner was Dave Midson (53-15-38).
Sunday's winner was Rick Bradbury (81-7-74), and runner-up was Chris Cameron (80-5-75).
Chris also won the putting with 27 putts.
Ball winners were Alan Arnold (94-18-76) and Wayne Crew (114-36-79).
Tocumwal
On Tuesday, June 6, only 21 ladies played for the Monthly Medal in cold conditions, on the captain’s course from the blue tees.
Susan Pappas won with net 75 on a countback from Carmel Butcher.
Gross winner was Maxine Sadler 85.
Division 2: Grace Valente net 76; R/U Susan Davies net 79. Gross winner Susan Davies 104
The weather was bleak Wednesday last week with only 30 men teeing up for stableford.
Division 1: Darren John 38 points; R/U Adam Purtill 38 points.
Division 2: Philip Cheesewright 35 points; R/U Robert Dishon 34 points.
NTPs: 2nd captain’s Michael Taylor; 8th captain’s John Henry; 2nd president’s Robert Dishon.
Saturday saw a 9.30am shotgun start to kick off the Winter Tournament.
The competition was a mixed Canadian Foursomes Stroke with a field of just over 100 players.
Results: Darren Duckworth & Kim Morris net 69, 1; Philip Willshire & Mary Morgan net 72, 2; Rhys & Allison Southwell net 74, 3; Graeme Brierley & Jean Youl net 75, 4; Gregory Cake & Julie King net 76, 5.
Sunday was day two of the Winter Tournament, with another 9.30am shotgun start.
The ladies and men teamed up to play aggregate stableford.
Ladies: Dawn Cay & Ann Dickinson 67 points; R/U Julie Knight & Mary Morgan 65 points; 3rd Alison Gibson & Joyce Laurens 65 points.
Men: Rod Simms & Frank McGowan 77 points; R/U Scott Eddy & Brett Molnar 76 points; 3rd Ricky Bourke & Bennie Benbow 75 points.
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