We were lucky with the weather and the course was magnificent for the first round of our Club Championships. Some great scores from the 44 players reflected the ideal conditions. Leaders after the first round are:
Division 1 - Virginia Wozniak (13) with 91 off the stick is leading from Pam Barker (18) with 93 and Carole Byrnes (20) with 94. Hopefully this top form can be maintained over another two rounds.
Division 2 - Jan Ferguson (26) with 96 off the stick is leading from Sue Harrison (23) with 99 and Jenny Ogg (24) with 100. Jan playing off a handicap of 26 produced the best nett score of the day with a nett 70 in the daily competition.
Division 3 - Jane Whittaker (32) is leading this division with 109 off the stick closely followed by Rosemary Downing (31) and Carole Turpie (31) both with 111.
The details of the first round are displayed in the locker room. As you are aware R2 is a seeded draw based on the results from R1. This was loaded on Thursday so just check the system to find your tee time for Tuesday.
Don't forget we would like you to sign your card and put it on the locker room table after you put your score in the system. At least then, if you forget to hit save because you are so excited about your wonderful score, we have some way of sorting out the problem.
CSGA District Brooch 2020
As you know we played this event in conjunction with our Medal Round on Thursday 17 September. The results for our three divisional winners Julie Hayden, Wendy Burke and Noela McMurray (who each win a CSGA Ball Marker) were sent off to the CSGA to be compared with scores from other clubs.
I am delighted to advise that Noela McMurray was the overall Division 3 winner. You may recall that Noela had a blinder on the day with 109 gross and 67 nett. No player from any other CSGA club could come near.
Here is a photo of a very happy Noela with her prize - a specially embroidered towel.
CSGA Most Improved Junior Girl
Each year the CSGA offer a prize for the most improved junior girl golfer for the year. There is an award for the junior who has improved her handicap by the most shots and there is an award for the junior who has improved her handicap by the highest percentage over the period 1 January to 31 August 2020.
We have nominated Michelle Di Natale for this event for the past couple of years. You may remember Michelle won the award for the highest percentage reduction last year. This year Michelle reduced her GA handicap from 2.2 at the beginning of the year to 0.0 at the end of August. It was very close and I am pleased to advise that while Michelle did not win this year she was runner up. What a star!
CSGA Canberra Shield - Thursday 5 November
This annual event is always great fun and a chance to play at a new course. This year the event will be held at Belconnen - come and see if you can hit the tree in the middle of the first fairway!
We are looking for a team of 8 players - particularly golfers who don't usually play pennants. The format is match play with full handicap difference.
There is a sign up sheet in the locker room.
Jane Clifford
Women's Captain