Saturday once again provided perfect winter golf weather at Attamurra golf course for the 111 players who contested the Spiderman SE men’s stableford competition.


Some who played thought the greens staff must have had a bad week, as they provided some devilish pin placements, particularly on the ninth and fourteenth holes.


Once again, it was a B Grade (11-16) player who carded the best score of the day, with Matthew Dixon (15) signing for 40 points.


Dixon’s card had splits of 20 points on both nines with the highlight being a birdie on the par 3 eighth hole.


This win makes up for Dixon who lost last week’s competition on a countback.


Second place in B Gade went to Nick Atwell (16), who started off the better, with 21 points on the front before a triple bogey eight on the par 5 eleventh hole slowed his momentum.


In A Grade (-9 – 10) Jeff Olafsen (10) with 39 points, was one point clear of Darren Bilney (+1) on 38 points.


Both players had 17 points as they turned for the outward nine, and even though Bilney shot a remarkable four under the card 32 off the stick for 21 points, it was not enough to overcome Olafsen who added 22 points.


C Grade (17-45) saw Nick Wilke (18) take out the win with 38 points.


Wilke started his round on fire, racking up 24 points on the front nine, consisting of four bogies, four pars and a birdie.


Unfortunately, he was not able to maintain this on the back nine as he collected another 14 points.


One point back was Jamie Agnew (23) with 37 points.


In contrast to Wilke, Agnew started slowly with 15 points on the front before finding form and adding 22 points for the back nine.


Only one other player was able to better their personal handicap on the day, with Hayden Schroder (10) posting 37 points.


You required 32 points or better on a countback to win one of the 34 balls given out.


Matthew Dixon (15) on the eighth and Paul Braithwaite (17) on the sixteenth, took out the pro shots on the day.


Mixed weather conditions greeted the 74 players in the field for Thursday’s stableford competition.


And as usual of late there were a number of players who could consider themselves unlucky, as they were on the wrong side of a countback.


Three players finished their respective rounds with 39 points, Paul Bowen (22), Leigh McCracken (12) and Neil Quirk (14).


It was Bowen’s better back nine of 21 points that gave him the overall win to take out the $80 pro shop voucher.


McCracken and Quirk both had splits of 19 and 21 points, but it was McCracken who had the higher points tally on the last six holes which allowed him to claim the runners up prize of a $40 pro shop voucher.


McCracken’s last six holes consisted of five two-point holes and a single three point hole for 13 points.


While Quirk had three three-point holes, he also had three single point holes for 12 points.


Three players finished one point further back, Daryl Taylor (13), Archy Arch (12) and Jim Leane (8) all on 38 points.


Arch was possibly on course to sign for the winning score until his only wipe off the day on the par 3 sixteenth hole.


Veteran Barry Brooke (13) continued his recent good form as the only other player to better their handicap on the day with 37 points.


Thirty-five points or better on a countback was required to win one of the 11 balls handed out on the day and pro shot winners were Jeff Olafsen (10) on the eighth and Daryl Taylor (13) on the sixteenth.


Olafsen was able to sink his putt to gain the extra birdie ball.