Handicap Day Results January 31 2009

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BRG Handicap Day Results - January 31 2009 - Eynesbury

The first Bushranger Golf Handicap Day for 2009 was held at Eynesbury Golf Course in hot conditions in the middle of the heatwave baking southeastern Australia. Coming off a string of days over 40 degrees, the weather remained relatively civilised, only reaching a top of 32 degrees. It was in stark contrast to the last time Bushrangers took to Eynesbury when player's battled arctic conditions in November for the Final of the Victorian Social Golf Club Championships (VSGCC).

After looking during the week like having a field of more than 24 marauding rogues,  a few of the more timid Bushrangers pulled out late in the piece, leaving just 17 hardy souls to take on the challenging Eynesbury layout in the very thirsty conditions. Plenty of players made strong starts but quite a few struggled to tame the back nine (this correspondent included) when the wind picked up in the early afternoon.

In the finish, new Bushranger member John Hearne was the only player to master the course and the conditions and break par with a stellar round of 42 stableford points. In second was 2007 Bushranger Cup Champion Michael Nolan (named The Gasometer after his namesake) and in the third place there was a total logjam with four players tied on 34 stableford points. Warwick "Boo" Stonehouse took the 3rd place prizes on count-back and fellow BRG members Mark Gemmola and Shane Roberts shared in the 3rd place points in the BRG Player of the Year. Guest Stephen Wright basked in the glory of sharing third place but scored neither prizes nor POY points for his efforts. The final results are below and the standings for the 2009 BRG POY have been updated.

Placing

Player

Score

Placing

Player

Score

1st

John Hearne

42

10th

Matthew Pitt

30

2nd

Michael Nolan

36

11th

Ian Crotty

26

= 3rd

Warwick Stonehouse

34

12th

Louise Tornerhielm

24

= 3rd

Mark Gemmola

34

13th

Rob Lugton

20

= 3rd

Stephen Wright

34

14th

Dave Amos

18

= 3rd

Shane Roberts

34

Social

Adam Rudd

 

= 7th

Warren Birchall

32

Social

Tim Shannon

 

= 7th

Neil Hocking

32

Social

Phil Moody

 

9th

David Regenspurger

31

 

 

 

Nearest the Pin: 8th hole

Michael Nolan

Longest Drive: 16th hole

Tim Shannon

1st Place Prizes:
A bottle of Bushranger Shiraz  
Three Bushranger golf balls
A Golf Clearance Outlet voucher 

2nd Place Prizes:
A bottle of Bushranger Shiraz     
A Bushranger golf ball
A Golf Clearance Outlet voucher 
3rd Place Prizes:
Bushranger golf ball
A Golf Clearance Outlet voucher 
Nearest the Pin & Longest Drive:
A Bushranger golf ball
A Golf Clearance Outlet voucher

The next BRG event is the 2nd 2009 Victorian Handicap Day at Waterford Valley on Sunday February 22 from 9:50am. For more info, watch out for news items and keep an eye on the Event Schedule. For entry details, go to the Handicap Day  page.

Click here to check out the Bushranger Golf Picasa Galleries including shots from Eynesbury.

Below we see the winner, John Hearne, enjoying the spoils of his win in the courtyard at Eynesbury.

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