The rollercoaster form line of Dennis Ashton saw him peak at the right time and place, on Saturday as he sizzled with a 64 nett to claim the Nambucca Heads Div 2 men’s monthly medal.
The 20-handicapper had seven pars and needed every one as he snuck home by a shot from John Nebauer (also 20 handicap).
Scott Burley (15) took the gross with 83 in the medal round sponsored by Nambucca Liquor.
Glen Crow (10) channelled his TikTok with a classy 67 (six-seven) nett to win A Grade by four from Daryl Wall (10). Graham Watson claimed the gross with 79 off the bat.
Ray Guiana (27) was superb in posting a roaring 64 nett to sweep C Grade from runner-up Warren Fuller (24) on 67. Trevor Hopkins (21) took the gross with 90-even.
Andrew Mackinnon sunk the longest putt on the first for the Ecomist prize while pins went to Crow on 5, Wayne Davies on 7, Chris Brownlie on 8 and Burley on 15. Thomas Wattison knocked it handy on 13 for the coveted Pizza This Pizza That meal and Joey Franck pocketed the $70 Pro Pin on the last.
Club General Manager Johnathon Zirkler (4) doesn’t get to play anywhere near as often as he’d like on The Island, and was on fire to post 41 points to win Div 1 in the Allied Air Conditioning stableford on Thursday, 5 February.
Zirkler’s round included four birds and curiously, a double-bogey on the short par three 13th. James McIlveen (19) was next best with a very solid 39 points.
Club Captain Guiana was again to the fore, posting 40 points to win Div 2, a couple clear of Graeme Bassam (27).
Peter Bush binned the putt from afar on 1 and flag botherers were Greg McCoy on 5, Bryce McCarroll on 7, Guiana on 8, and Ken Marriott on 15. Stephen McNeill boxed the pizza on 13 and Andrew Mackinnon has $60 for the punt after scoring the Pro Pin on 18.
Martine Murray (20) wowed with 44 points to win Div 1 of the women’s stableford on Wednesday, 4 February.
Murray’s round included eight pars and a bird on the third.
Not to be outdone, Kerry Shearer (once was 41) carded 41 points to take Div 2.
Pins on 5 went to Heather Gray and Kay McGoldrick, Susan Barnett on 13 and Karen Brown collected the $44 Pro Pin on the last.
The Mid North Coast Vets zeroed in on The Island on Tuesday, 2 February, in a field peppered with visitors.
Macksville’s Ross Donnelly (9) won Div 1 with 37 points from runners-up, Joe and Linne Street from Urunga.
Nambucca’s Stephen McNeil capped a big week out with 41 points to take Div 2 on countback from Bello’s Chirs Smith (19) with Sawtell’s John De Rouffignac (22) third on 37.
Urunga’s Alan Guthrie (27) swept Div 3 with 39 points, one better than Bello’s Phil Lynch (28) with Dorrigo’s David Harvey (24) third on 36 points.
Garry and Shane Scott generously sponsored the Island Sunday fourball best ball on 8 February. Winners were the McGarrys, Charles and Christine, on 46 points, one clear of the Walls, Daryl and Cindy.
Pins went to Elizabeth Hobday on 5, Annette Hobday on 13 for the pizza and Daryl Wall on the last.
The Mid North Coast men’s pennant competition saw the hot one-round winning streak of Nambucca’s Div 2 side go no further as Sawtell ground out a 4.5 to 0.5 win at Safety Beach. Graham Watson was the sole half-point collector for The Island.
In Div 3, Nambucca 2 secured a crucial 3-2 win over Safety Beach at Bellingen. Craig Haworth and Greg Jager won their cage matches while Darrell Flanders and Tristram Edwards chipped in with halved contests.
In Div 4, Sawtell were too strong, taking a 4-1 result with Elijah Cooper securing the point for Nambucca.
Catchya on The Island where the good times are as true as the vaunted bent grass greens.
By Chris KNIGHT
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