Huge Numbers at Mid Week Challenge

As the Gender Competition heads towards it’s completion at the end of the month, plenty of participants ventured to Royal Yea for Wednesday’s round. 15 Men and 13 Ladies hit off at 8:30am. Ladies winner of the day was Marianne Peterson(45) on CB with +1. Second was Miranda Gill(16), third was Lorraine Callender(14j from Cheryl … Read more

Golf Ladies Perform Clean Sweep in the Heat!

Hot, hot, hot and even hotter …..that was today’s story for 12 Ladies tackling 16 Men in one of the closing rounds of the Club’s Summer Gender Challenge. The Ladies brazenly (and UNASHAMEDLY mind you) swept up the 42 available weekly points narrowing the Men’s previously unassailable lead of 72 to a mere 30 points with … Read more

Rick on fire at the Masters

Big Day at the Masters   The second round of the Foodworks Murrindindi Masters was played at Yea on Saturday on a perfect summer’s day. A large field of 102 players took part with 82 men and 20 women.   The mini Masters for the women was won by Bev Bellman from Marysville with a … Read more

Cool Weather Attracts Numbers

  With the temperature dropping, the gender competition continued with 26 players participating on Wednesday morning.  The 15 gentlemen plus 1 bloke competed against 10 of  the Ladies in a stroke and putting event. Winner of the day was Peter Johnston(16) with a nett 70 on CB from Ladies Captain Vicki Butler(38).  Third was Russell … Read more

Great Day at Mornington GC

Sixteen Yea golfers were given wonderful hospitality from Mornington GC on Sunday. Di Holdsworth a previous Mornington Ladies Captain was our member who arranged a mixed Pinehurst event with 16 members from Mornington GC.  Sue Aurisch and Ken Bates (Mornington GC) won the event with a net 70 1/3 and Bob Glenister won a NTP … Read more

Another good Gender Challenge Field

Today’s beautiful autumnal morning drew 22 players to venture out early for another round of the competitive, (yet fun) Yea Golf Club’s ‘Gender Challenge’ before the heat of summer returned! Di Holdsworth (24) played a great back 9 to lead the Ladies in with nett 70, just pipping new Ladies Captain, Vicky Butler (39) and … Read more

Peter Williams Wins on CB

Twenty-five players took part on a lovely morning at Royal Yea on Wednesday.  Peter Williams(25) with a +3 won the par competition  from Rob O’Halloran(16) on CB.  Third on +2 was Ivor Brayley(24) with Peter Johnston(16) fourth with +1. Sue Aurisch(34) with +2 won the Ladies with Marj Gouldthorpe(30) second with -1. Third on CB … Read more

Michael Wins Again

Michael Spagnolo must decode soon on whether to continue farming or take on the Australian PGA circuit.  Saturday saw him with  41 points (72 off the stick) take out his second victory of the week. Playing off a handicap of 7, his recent great form which included 3 birdies on Saturday, should see him reach scratch … Read more

Club Trips Tentative Programs

Port Fairy/Warrnambool Trip: Monday March 12th – Travelling to Port Fairy. Tuesday March 13th – 10:00am Port Fairy GC Golf/Cart $60 per person   Port Fairy GC Wednesday March 14th – 12:30pm Warrnambool Golf GC Golf/Cart $65 per person.   Warrnambool GC Thursday March 15th – 10:30am Port Fairy GC Friday March 16th – 10:00am Warrnambool … Read more