Eight players cancelled their golf last Wednesday due to the forecast predicting rain, however, it did not eventuate.

This led to a field of 28 ladies taking part in the Mount Gambier Golf Club’s Stroke Round.

The round finalised the Medal of Medals, Putting Competition and the qualifying eight players to take part in the Club Handicap Championship.

The weather was fine but windy, and the course played fairly, with a lot of run on the fairways and the tee blocks and pin placements set up well.

Eight players conquered the course by carding 73 nett or better.

The winner for Division 1 went to ex captain Faye Mainwaring 83-15-68, which will result in the handicapper reducing her handicap.

Mainwaring’s split was 40/43 and she registered 9 pars and had only 27 putts for her round.

Taking out second place in Division 1 was Janina Morrison 92-23-69.

Morrison has hit a “purple patch” and is reducing her handicap and took out winning honours last Saturday, then again on Monday at Naracoorte.

Her split was a very consistent 46/46.

Once again prolific winning golfer Lizzie Clements won Division 2109-38-71.

Clements’ split was 55/54 and if her putter had behaved she could have scored much better on the day.

Second place went to club stalwart Lois Harvey 104-32-72, only just missing out by one shot to have won her division.

Harvey had a very good front nine carding 48, however, the long and difficult back nine was her undoing.

Four balls were won by Kerry Pedlar, Helen Gregory, Mary Kentish and Kathy Ewer, who each received a ball for their efforts.

The Pro Shot on the picturesque eighth par 3 hole went to Bernie Jennings with a really close shot, and she received three balls.

The speciality prizes were won by Pedlar for A Grade and Morrison for B Grade.

The club will hold its AGM on Wednesday, October 19 at 8.30am for election of officers for 2023, which will be followed by an18 hole Stableford event.

Ladies Saturday Stroke Round

Sixteen ladies played out a Stroke Round last Saturday in fine but windy conditions.

Taking out first place was Marie Douglas 97-25-72, with the split for the round being 46/51.

Di O’Donnell 96-23-73, came in second on a countback due to her better back nine, registering 46 back nine and 50 front nine.

Jess Parsons, who was unlucky to miss out on a countback with 101-28-73, finished in third place with a split of 49/52.