Author: Mark Duerden

South Lakes 2017 Gary Davies Winner

25 Members made the trip to South Lakes Golf Club nestled between the Southern Ocean and the mighty Murray River .Very windy conditions made good scores hard to come by as players struggled to play to handicap. The course was in excellent condition and Clubhouse food was very good. Gary Davies 1st with an excellent 38, 2nd Liz Wedge 35 and 3rd Mark Mancini on C/B.
A Grade
Chris Skewes 30
Andrew Reid 30

B Grade
Mark Mancini 35
Rob Pearce 32

C Grade
Gary Davies 38

Ladies
Liz Wedge 35
Annette Pearce 30

NTP
5th Bruce Clark 6m
8th Mark Harkins 2.1m
10th xx
15th xx

See you at Rennmark.
John Mortimer

The Vines 2017 John Mortimer Wins

36 Members teed up at the Vines in windy conditions for our second event at this well kept course
It’s a great test of golf with sloping tree-lined fairways, blind tee shots, water hazards, and well placed bunkers protecting the greens.
Results: 1st John Mortimer, 2nd on C/B Chris Belshaw, 3rd Mike Willis

A Grade
John Mortimer 38
Mike Willis 35
Rob Mulder 34
Tony Carter 34

B Grade
Mark Duerden 34
Andrew McDonald 33
Ben Cox 33

C Grade
Chris Belshaw 38
Dave Crimmins 34
Scott Healy 32

Ladies
Liz Wedge 33

NTPS
3rd Leon Mulder 2.7m
6th Scott Healy 2m
10th Andrew Reid 3.5m
14th Wolf Engel 5.5m

See you all at South Lakes
John Mortimer

Blackwood 2017 Vera Mortimer Wins

A real test of golf for Members and guests at Blackwood with cold and windy weather.
Most scores reflected the difficult conditions with only one player playing to Handicap.
Vera Mortimer 1st 36 pts , Graeme Wheare 2nd 33 pts , CB Dave Crimmins 3rd 33pts
Tony Carter 32pts
Alistair McDonald 31pts
Mark Harkins 31pts
NTPs
3rd Andrew Hudson 5m
8th John Elliot 6.5m
11th Wolf Engel 1m
12th Mike Willis 4m
14th Rob Pearce 0.4m
Congrats to the winners see you all at The Vines for our next game
John Mortimer

Blackwood 2017 Entry

Hello All SAOGA Members,

Our sixth game of the 2017 season will be held at Blackwood Golf Club, Cherry Gardens Road on Sunday 16th July 2017. Tee off time is from 08:10 am.

Note that for Blackwood, we are required to pay green fees before tee off. Hence to confirm your entry you must include details of Direct Debit on the entry form (no pay on day).

Note: If you are unable to play due to unforeseen circumstances after entering, please contact either James (0414 844 796) or Mike (0418 800 505) by Saturday 15th latest or you will lose your entry money.

If you wish to play please download the form from the link below and email it back to SAOGA captain: [email protected] by 5:00 pm Monday 12th July. Instructions are on the form. If hiring a cart – please call the club on 08 8388 2313 and book one of our pre-allocated carts.
Link to entry form – 06_blackwood_entry

Website Photos:
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Gallery

Thank you,
Mike Willis
SAOGA Secretary

Tanunda Pines 2017 Tony Harrison Wins

36 Members enjoyed our annual round at Tanunda Pines – a great test of golf in the heart of the beautiful Barossa. Excellent conditions with no breeze for our tee off time with the day warming to a hot 36 for the finish. A fantastic game from Tony Harrison for an easy win.
Winner Tony Harrison 48
2nd Andrew Hudson 37
3rd on cb Graeme Wheare

A Grade
Wolf Engel 36
John Mortimer 35
John Elliot 34
Ethan Ellis 34
Andrew Reid 34
B Grade
Graeme Wheare 37
Teof Rodriguez 34
Kris Rodriguez 34
C Grade
Tony Harrison 48
Andrew Hudson 37
Ladies
Liz Wedge 33
Vera Mortimer 30
NTPS
6th Ethan Ellis 4.5m
8th Tony Harrison 1.8m
11th Mark Duerden 6m
16th Andrew Reid 1.6m

John Mortimer

Benn Cox Winner at Fleurieu 2017

Great Weather and the course was in excellent condition for our 1st game for 2017.
Ben Cox had a fantastic round with 45pts to win in a big field.
2nd Scott Healey 39pts 3rd Chris Skewes 38pts
A Grade
Ben Cox 45pts
Chris Skewes 38pts
John Mortimer 36pts
B Grade
Scott Healy 39pts
Len Dewsnap 36pts
Graeme Wheare 34pts
Dwi Dwiatno 34pts
C Grade
Bob Troubridge 36pts
Masayuki Ohara 34pts
NTPS
5 Mark Mancini 1m
9 Tim Kernahan 3.5m
12 Mike Willis 1.75m
14 Wolf Engel 3m
See you all at Tanunda
John Mortimer

The Vines Reynella 2016 – Ohara Wins

30 Members and Guests enjoyed our first round at the Vines. The Course was the winner on the day with no one shooting handicap or better. Now we have had a look, next year will hopefully bring better scores to all. Great to see one of our long term Renmark sponsors attend – Cillian Rouse from Sharpe Engineering in Roma.
Results
1st Masayuki Ohara 35 points
2nd Wolf Engel 34 points
3rd Kris Rodrigues 33 points
A Grade
Wolf Engel 34 points
B Grade
Chris Skewes 31 points
Ben Cox 30 points
C Grade
Masayuki Ohara 35 points
Dwi Dwiyatno 31 points
Ben Wruck 31 points
D Grade
Kris Rodrigues 33 points
Jason Sobczynski 31 points
Scott Healy 31 points
Ladies
Annette Pearce 29 points
Liz Wedge 29 points
NTPS
3rd Chris Skewes 3m
6th Rob Mulder 8m
10th James Lunnay 9m
14th Masayuki Ohara 2m
See you all at The Dunes ⛳️
John Mortimer

Blackwood 2016 – The Captain takes a Win

James Lunnay blitzed the field with a great round and being the only player to shoot handicap or better with a fine 39 points, Second went to Kris Rodrigues 35, Third place on count-back Scott Healy.
Only 10 members out of the 34 managed 30 or more points at the challenging Blackwood Layout – proving to be one of the toughest of the year!
Results
A Grade
James Lunnay 39
B Grade
Dino Paris 34
John Elliot 33
John Mortimer 30
C Grade
Bruce Clark 33
Mark Duerden 30
D Grade
Kris Rodrigues 35
Scott Healy 34
Teof Rodrigues 32
Ladies
Liz Wedge 25
NTPS
3rd Ben Cox 1.8 m
11th Andrew Reid 3.5 m
14th Paul Wingate 4.0 m

See you all at The Vines
John Mortimer

Mike Willis wins Flagstaff 2016

28 Members contested our annual round at Flagstaff Hill. Its a tricky layout with sloping fairway and many Trees and Bunkers. It was a tough day out for many players with only 9 Scores over 30. However, Mike Willis managed to beat the odds and win with 37 points. Carolyn Kernahan was second with 35 points and Rob Mulder third with 33 points.
Results
A Grade
XXX
B Grade
Mike Willis 37
Bob Mulder 33
C Grade
Mark Duerden 30
Len Dewsnap 30
D Grade
Terry Greany 32
Tim Kernahan 32
Bob Troubridge 31
Jason Sobczynski 31
Ladies
Carolyn Kernahan 36
NTPs
3rd
Mark Duerden 5m
7th
Mike Willis 11m
9th
Bob Troubridge 2.3m
13th
Kris Rodrigues 1.5m
Our next round is Blackwood see you all there.
John Mortimer

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