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2019/20 ROUND SIX REVIEW - BARNBOUGLE - THE DUNES

Groups for the round were drawn as follows.... KB/JG/RW/Mark West, MH/AS/DM/IQ, MR/GM/PW/MO

Glenn currently holds a narrow 2.5 pt lead over Mike with Bean now 7.5 points adrift. The pro shop was doing very well with its second hand golf ball sales after a brutal day at Lost Farm yesterday. The weather today was only marginally better around 19 deg but still pretty windy. The "real" fatman made his way up from Hobart just making it to the first tee before the first group hit off. Kenny had had enough of golf already and was goin' fishing.

At the half way mark the scores were: Robbo 19 Henry & Q 17, Murph & Glenn 16, Mike 15; Schimma & Bean 13, Fatman 12, Fussy 11 and Jimmy 9.

At the end of the round Henry came out on top with 36 points (17 out / 19 in) followed by Mike who finished well to get 33 (15/18) and Q in third spot with a 32 (17/15). Other scores were: Robbo 31 (19/12), Schimma 30 (13/17), Glenn 30 (16/14), Murph 29 (16/13), Bean 27 (13/14), Mark W 26 (12/14), Fussy 21 (11/10) and Jimmy 19 (9/10).

So, we now have a two horse race and a new leader with Mike on 54 pts and Glenn just sitting one back (where he likes it) on 53. Robbo has gone into third - 10 points back on 44.

In the weekend aggregate challenge Robbo leads on 66 with Schimma 62, Henry 58, Murph, Glenn & Mike on 56.

HANDICAP WORST: R.Wiseman 16.5 (prev. 15.9)

Nancarrow's Cup Match Play semi finalists were Mike v Beano and Robbo v Glenn - Beano's 10th SF in 12 years of Matchplay.

On the front nine Mike went to a 4 hole lead over Bean and was 3 up after 9, Robbo got to 3 up before Glenn won the ninth to turn 2 down.

Bean then managed to claw back one hole but it wasn't enough as Mike went on to win 5 &4.
In the close one Glenn won on 12,13 &14 to take the lead only to see Robbo go bang, bang, bang on the next three to close it out 2 and 1.

Mike d Bean 5 & 4
Robbo d Glenn 2 & 1.

The Match Play Finalists are Mike v Robbo

The Final Round (inc Matchplay Final) is to be played on the Lost Farm Course on Sunday 1 March at 9.30am.

The Groups were drawn..... PW/MO/IQ/MW, DM/AS/RW/JG & MH/MR/GM/KB - Mike not only has the matchplay final to contend but also has Glenn his group - NO PRESSURE!

2019/20 ROUND FIVE REVIEW - BARNBOUGLE - LOST FARM

Our intrepid troupe made their way to the Apple Isle (minus Gooey). Henry departed on a solo adventure by sea. Glenn, Fussy Kenny, Mike and The Bean flew over one day early to spend a "quiet" night in downtown Launceston. While Murph, Jimmy, Robbo, Schimma & Q caught the Massey version of The Red Eye early on the morning of the first days golf.

Coming into the weekend Glenn held the slenderest of margins (0.5 point) over Mike. Beano was a further two points back then another 4 points to the rest of the rabble. However, only 13.5 points separated 1st to 8th with 3 rounds (36 pts) to go.

There were four tee standards/placements at both courses and it was decided that we would play off the 2nd hardest tees for the weekend as the "tiger tees" probably would be just too difficult for most of us. Then, standing at the first tee in what can only be described as brutal 30 to 40 km winds and the 2nd hardest tee still had 100m of rough to clear (I'm talking long, thick sword grass which also covers both courses just outside the first cut of rough along nearly every fairway). This was going to be a LONG weekend indeed!

At the half way mark the scores were: Schimma 17, Glenn & Robbo 16, Kenny 15, Henry 14, Fussy & Aunty Gus 13, Mike 12, Murph & Q 11, Jimmy 9, & Beano 8.

At the end of the round it was a steady Robbo who took the big points with a 35 (16 out/19 in) and an early lead in the weekend aggregate. Schimma compiled a 32 (17/15) in 2nd place and Murph came back well on the back nine for 3rd with 27 (11/16). Other scores were: Glenn 26 (16/10), Fussy 23 (13/10), Mike 23 (12/11), Aunty Gus 23 (13/10), Henry 22 (14/8), Q 22 (11/11), Bean 22 (8/14), Kenny 20 (15/5) and Jimmy 15 (9/6).

Glenn has now extended his lead over Mike to 2.5 points while Bean slides back to be 7.5 points off the lead but still third overall. Murph and Robbo are probably the only others in realistic striking distance 8.5 and 10.5 points behind the leader.

PERSONAL WORST STAB: J.Griffiths 15 (prev. 16)
HANDICAP WORST: R.Wiseman 15.9 (prev. 15.5)

The Nancarrow's Cup match play results were as follows:

Pool A - Glenn d Kenny 2 & 1; Schimma d Mike 5 & 4; Aunty Gus (sub) lowered Jimmy's skirt 5 & 4
Pool B - Murph d Henry 2 & 1; Fussy d Q 4 & 3; Robbo d Bean 7 & 6.

In Pool A, After a tight battle with Kenny, Glenn goes through to the semi's courtesy of Jimmy's loss to Aunty Gus. Despite losing, Mike retains top spot.

In Pool B, Robbo gets into the semi's following his shellacking of the top dog Beano and Q misses out after being well beaten by Fussy. The Bean still goes into another matchplay semi final due to superior holes up advantage over Q.

The Matchplay Semi Finals are: Mike v Beano & Glenn v Robbo

Round Six (inc Matchplay Semi's) will be played on the Barnbougle - Dunes Course on Saturday 29 February at 12.30pm.

The groups including the Matchplay semi finalists are as follows:

KB/JG/RW/Mark West
MH/AS/DM/IQ
MR/GM/PW/MO

ROUND 5, 6 & 7 PREVIEW
BARNBOUGLE - LOST FARM - 1.00pm FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY - STABLEFORD
BARNBOUGLE - DUNES - 12.30pm SATURDAY 29 FEBRUARY - STABLEFORD
BARNBOUGLE - LOST FARM - 9.30am SUNDAY 1 MARCH- STABLEFORD
BARNBOUGLE - DUNES - 8.00am MONDAY 2 MARCH - STABROSE


BARNBOUGLE - DUNES	BARNBOUGLE - LOST FARM

The final three rounds are at Barnbougle Lost Farm & Dunes Courses in Bridport, Tasmania on Friday 28 Feb @ 1.00pm, Saturday 29 Feb @ 12.30pm and Monday 1 Mar @ 9.30am, playing stableford. Day one at Lost Farm will be Round 5, while day 2 at Barnbougle Dunes will see the Semi Finals of the Matchplay being contested during the penultimate Massey round. Day 3 is of course the final round for The Massey & the final of The Matchplay to be played back at Lost Farm.

The Stabrose Day will be held on the Dunes Course on Monday 2 Mar @ 8.00am.

The matchplay pairs for day 1 (Round 5) are as follows:

                 Group 1                      Group 2                     Group 3
Pool A      Glenn v Kenny       Schimma v Mike      Aunty Gus (aka Raelene - Sub for Gooey) v Jimmy
Pool B      Murph v Henry        Q v Fussy                 Bean v Robbo

Mike has already qualified for the Matchplay Semi Finals in Pool A but 2nd place is still up for grabs with Jimmy playing the sub. He already has 2 pts in the bank (total 8) and will be playing for an extra point if he wins. Glenn (6 pts) & Kenny (5 pts) are playing each other. If Jimmy stays on 8 pts and Kenny wins by 5 holes (both 8 pts & 9 holes up) then Kenny goes thru on head to head victory over James. If Jimmy & Glenn both win & finish on 9 pts each and Glenn defeats Kenny by 3 holes then Jimmy & Glenn will be equal on 9 holes up, Jimmy would go through with a H2H victory over Glenn.
Jimmy can't get any more "holes up" as the "ROTRC" (Rules on The Run Committee) resided at the end of the last round & it was concluded that holes up against a sub does not count (Ba Ha Ha!)

In Pool B we have three players on 9 points each. Q needs to defeat Fussy to go through, as Bean & Robbo are playing against each other therefore, the loser of that match will miss out on the Semi Finals. If Q loses then Bean & Robbo are safe due to superior holes up totals.

Groups for day 2 (Round 6) - inc. matchplay semi pairings to be drawn after round 5.

Groups for day 3 (Final Round) - inc. matchplay final pair to be drawn after round 6.

The playing groups for day 4 Stabrose to be drawn on Sunday arvo.

GENTLEMEN - Start Your Engines.........LLLLLets Get Ready To RRRRRumblllle

ROUND FOUR REVIEW - LANG LANG GC (SCOOT'S VB CLASSIC)

A full field assembled at Lang Lang where we haven't played since 2012/13. Conditions were warm and windy with David Twite substituting for Paul West who was playing off in the NGC club champs.

Groups for Scoot's VB Classic were .... DT/JG/IQ/MH, DM/RW/GM/AS & SL/MR/MO/KB

At the half way mark the scores were: Gooey 18, Glenn 16, Jimmy & Q 15, Murph & Mike 13, Schimma & Bean 12, Kenny 11, Robbo 10, Fussy & Twot 9.

The Chart Form never lies and it was Gooey who claimed his fourth win at the track from 12 starts and also taking out his third Scoot's VB Classic crown returning a score of 38 points (18 out / 20 in).

Glenn continued a solid season in second with 36 (16/20) while Beano & Mike rounded out the podium (again) with a pair of 33's (12/21 & 13/20 respectively).These three have regained their separation the rest. However, with the extra 1.5 points gained over Mike, Glenn has now gone to the outright lead heading across the Straight to Barnbougle where we have three more rounds to play.

Other scores were:

Q 30 (15/15), Scimma 28 (12/16), Robbo 27 (10/17), Murph 26 (13/13), Twot 26 (9/17), Jimmy 25 (15/10), Fussy 23 (9/14) & Kenny 19 (11/8).

The Scoot's VB Classic Team results were:
DM/RW/GM/AS - 35pts (brought ball home)
DT/JG/IQ/MH - 28pts (brought ball home)
SL/MR/MO/KB - 36pts (brought ball home)

COURSE RECORD STAB: S.Lamey 38 (prev. R.Wiseman 37 in 2012/13)
COURSE WORST: K.Baxter 19 (prev. S.Soutar 21 in 2012/13)

The Nancarrow's Cup match play results were as follows:

Pool A - Mike v Jimmy 4/2; Glenn d Scimma 5/4; Gooey d Kenny 6/5
Pool B - Q d Twot (Sub for Henry) 5/4; Bean d Murph 4 & 3; Robbo d Fussy 2/1.

Round Five is to be played at Barnbougle - Lost Farm (Bridport, Tasmania) on Friday 28 February at 1.00pm.

Standby for groups/teams...

ROUND 4 PREVIEW - LANG LANG GC - 12.30pm SUNDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2020 - STAB

SCOOT'S VB CLASSIC

The next round is at Lang Lang Golf Club on Sunday 9 February from 12.30pm playing stableford.

The first round at the track since Sep 2012.

BBQ & Beers after the game.

The matchplay pairs and Scoot's Classic Teams are as follows:

Group 1                                         Group 2                                        Group 3
Mike v Jimmy (Pool A)                 Schimma v Glenn (Pool A)            Gooey v Kenny (Pool A)
Quinno v Henry (Pool B)              Beano v Murph (Pool B)                 Robbo v Fussy  (Pool B)

CHART FORM:

High, Low & Avg scores do not include "Stroke" Rounds
NOTE: ONLY ONE STABLEFORD ROUND PLAYED AT COURSE

Player Kenny Jimmy Mike Gooey Glenn Murph Fussy Ray Q Bean Scoot Westy Robbo

Starts 11 11 9 11 11 9 4 1 11 10 4 10 0

Wins 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0

2nds 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0

3rds 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0

Last 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0

High Score 31 27 24 29 29 35 32 37 28 30 21 24 NA

Low Score 31 27 24 29 29 35 32 37 28 30 21 24 NA

Avg Pts 31.0 27.0 24.0 29.0 29.0 35.0 32.0 37.0 28.0 30.0 21.0 24.0 NA

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ROUND THREE REVIEW - BAY VIEWS GOLF CLUB, ROSEBUD

At the risk of monotonously repeating myself - it was another very cool day for golf. The forecast was for strong winds & rain and on arrival at the course the rain was coming in sideways as predicted. However, the wind & rain miraculously disappeared on cue at the first tee after which conditions were calm and conducive to good scoring. Schimma was a late scratching because he didn't want to get wet??

And so, there were many great scores returned with only three recording over par rounds. None were greater than the mercurial effort of BIG Jim The Griff who was completely in The Zone all day to comprise a Massey record equalling stableford score of 49 points (22 out / 27 in) to unceremoniously discombobulate the field of Margarine Spreaders who were made to look like the Tea Ladies that we are!. In a distant 2nd place was Q who carded a 39 (21/18) and one point further back in equal third with 38's were Henry (19/19), Murph (18/20) & Fussy ( 16/22).

Our runner way leaders after round 2 Mike & Beano finished in the last two to make the overall leader board much more interesting after 3 rounds revealing 5 players within four points of the lead and 10 within 10 points.

Other scores were:
Glenn 37 (19/18), Gooey 36 (17/19), Robbo 36 (21/15), Kenny 34 (16/18), Mike 33 (19/14), Beano 29 (17/12) while Schimma kept himself all warm & cosy.

The wind and rain then returned while we were waxing lyrical at the post game session at Stella's Dromana Hotel.

MASSEY RECORD STABLEFORD: J.Griffiths 49 (=M.Hall 49)
COURSE RECORD STABLEFORD: J.Griffiths 49 (=M.Hall)
PERSONAL BEST STABLEFORD: J.Griffiths 49 (prev 48)
PERSONAL COURSE BEST STABLEFORD: J.Griffiths 49 (prev 45)
PERSONAL COURSE BEST STABLEFORD: D.Murphy 38 (= prev 38)
PERSONAL COURSE BEST STABLEFORD: G.Martin 37 (= prev 37)
PERSONAL COURSE BEST STABLEFORD: M.Robinson 36 (prev 32)
PERSONAL COURSE WORST STABLEFORD: A.Sawyer 29 (= prev 29)
HANDICAP BEST: J.Griffiths 16.6 (prev 17.9)

The Nancarrow's Cup match play results were as follows:

Pool A - Jimmy demorilised Glenn 6 & 4; Kenny d Schimma by Forfeit; Mike d Gooey 4 & 2.
Pool B - Q d Robbo 1 up; Henry d Bean 5 & 3; Murph v Fussy AS.

The next round will be SCOTT'S VB CLASSIC at Lang Lang GC, now on Sunday 9 February at 12.30pm. Sausages & Beers after the game.
Standby for groups/teams....

ROUND 3 PREVIEW - BAY VIEWS GOLF CLUB - 2.00pm SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2019 - STAB

The next round is at Bay Views Golf Club on Sunday 1 December from 2.00pm playing stableford.

BBQ area inside the golf course will probably be closed before we finish. If so, then BBQ & Beers in the outside car park after the game.

The matchplay pairs and groups are as follows:

Group 1                                         Group 2                                        Group 3
Glenn v Jimmy (Pool A)                Schimma v Kenny (Pool A)           Gooey v Mike (Pool A)
Quinno v Robbo (Pool B)              Beano v Henry (Pool B)                 Murph v Fussy  (Pool B)

CHART FORM:

Note: High, Low & Avg scores do not include "Stroke" Rounds

Player Kenny Jimmy Mike Gooey Glenn Murph Fussy Ray Q Bean Scoot Westy Robbo

Starts 24 23 17 22 25 17 12 10 25 21 12 23 1

Wins 4 3 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 3 0

2nds 2 8 1 2 3 0 2 1 3 3 0 4 0

3rds 2 2 0 3 3 2 2 2 1 7 1 2 0

Last 5 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 3 2 4 4 0

High Score 48 45 49 43 37 38 47 39 43 43 46 40 32

Low Score 25 33 26 34 31 33 29 32 31 29 22 31 32

Avg Pts 40.3 39.9 36.3 37.0 34.7 36.3 38.2 36.2 36.3 36.7 33.8 35.7 32.0

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ROUND TWO REVIEW - ROSEBUD COUNTRY CLUB (NORTH)

Another cool but otherwise pleasant day as we returned to Rosebed CC with another full field for back to back rounds at the course.

It was a case of déjà vu all over again. Mike finished on 39 stableford (19 out / 20 in) & Beano on 38 (24/14) and have consolidated on their first up wins to produce the goods and also quinella this round. Glenn backed up as well to run a place with a 37 (19/18). The top two have cleared out from the rest of the field with Glenn in his favourite "one out and one back" position in third spot overall, well clear of fourth.

Other scores were:
Jimmy 36 (18/18), Q 34 (16/18), Murph 33 (13/20), Schimma 31 (17/14), Gooey 31 (18/13), Robbo 31 (15/16), Kenny 30 (15/15), Henry 29 (14/15) & Fussy with 27 (11/16).

PERSONAL COURSE WORST: Stableford - P.West 29 (prev 31); M.O'Connor 27 (prev 28)
HANDICAP WORST: R.Wiseman 14.7 (prev 14.6)

The Nancarrow's Cup match play results were as follows:

Pool A - Jimmy d Schimma 3 & 1; Glenn d Gooey 1 up; Mike d Kenny 4 & 2.
Pool B - Robbo d Henry 4 & 3; Q d Murph 2 up; Bean spiflicated Fussy 7 & 6.

The next round will be at Bay Views GC, Rosebud on Sunday 1 December at 2.00pm. Sausages & Beers after the game - need to check if the BBQ area is open when we finish. Standby for groups....

ROUND 2 PREVIEW - ROSEBUD COUNTRY CLUB - 3.00pm SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER 2019 - STAB

The next round is at Rosebud Country Club on Sunday 27 October from 3.00pm playing stableford.

BBQ & Beers in the car park after the game.

The matchplay pairs and groups are as follows:

Group 1                                         Group 2                                        Group 3
Mike v Kenny (Pool A)                  Schimma v Jimmy (Pool A)           Glenn v Gooey (Pool A)
Murph v Quinny (Pool B)              Robbo v Henry (Pool B)                 Bean v Fussy  (Pool B)

CHART FORM: (All Rosebud CC courses)
Inc: Round 1 2019 - 2020

Player Kenny Jimmy Mike Gooey Glenn Murph Fussy Ray Q Bean Scoot Westy Robbo

Starts 7 8 6 7 8 6 4 6 8 7 4 5 6

Wins 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0

2nds 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0

3rds 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1

Last 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1

High Score 38 39 42 36 40 42 41 35 46 42 45 39 37

Low Score 15 24 30 29 29 30 28 30 26 28 21 31 21

Avg Pts 30.2 29.0 35.2 31.8 35.4 34.0 32.8 32.7 33.4 35.7 35.8 36.0 30.5

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ROUND ONE REVIEW - ROSEBUD COUNTRY CLUB (SOUTH)

A cool but pleasant day to kick off proceedings in our 35th year with a full book of players for the first time for a couple of seasons and great to see Kenny back from injury.

The Bean & Mike have got off to solid starts with a pair of 37's to log the only sub par rounds for the day. Both made miraculous recoveries with Bean going 14 out & 23 in while Mike went 13 out & 24 in. Kenny made a great comeback with a podium finish with 35 points (17/18).

Other scores were:
Glenn 33 (17/16), Fussy 33 (19/14), Murph 32 (18/14), Robbo 32 (14/18), Henry 31 (12/19), Schimma 30 (16/14), Jimmy 29 (15/14), Gooey 29 (17/12) & Q stone motherless with 28 (17/11).

PERSONAL COURSE WORST: Stableford - P.West 31 (prev 35); J.Griffiths 29 (prev 30)

The Nancarrow's Cup match play results were as follows:

Pool A - Schimma d Gooey 2 & 1; Mike d Glenn 3 & 2; Kenny d Jimmy 4 & 3.
Pool B - Bean d Q 4 & 2; Robbo d Murph 4 & 3; Fussy v Henry AS.

The next round will also be at Rosebud Country Club on Sunday 27 October at 3.00pm. Sausages & Beers after the game - Standby for groups....

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FIRST ROUND - ROSEBUD COUNTRY CLUB - 2.00pm SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2019 - STABLEFORD

Wow, it only seems like yesterday that last season finished and I promptly published the match reports and already the 35th edition of this great tradition is back on our doorsteps.

The following courses/dates are now confirmed for season 2019/20 (Yes 2020!!!!).

Round 1   Sunday    29 September at 2.00pm - ROSEBUD COUNTRY CLUB
Round 2   Sunday    27 October at 3.00pm - ROSEBUD COUNTRY CLUB
Round 3   Sunday    1 December at 2.00pm - BAY VIEWS GOLF CLUB
Round 4   Sunday    2 February at 12.00pm - LANG LANG GOLF CLUB (Scoot's VB Classic)
Round 5   Friday     28 February at 1.00pm - BARNBOUGLE - LOST FARM
Round 6   Saturday  29 February at 9.00am - BARNBOUGLE - THE DUNES
Round 7   Sunday     1 March at 9.30am - BARNBOUGLE - LOST FARM
Stabrose   Monday    2 March at 8.00am - BARNBOUGLE - THE DUNES

All these dates / courses are listed in "SCHEDULE" tab (including course website links) if you need to find them again.

The starting handicaps are shown to the left (in the FINAL SCORE table) and starting groups are determined by the crossing over of the matchplay tables ie 1st, 3rd & 5th of Pool A are re-pooled with 2nd, 4th & 6th from Pool B and the previously set Matchplay schedule using player numbers 1 to 6 sets the groups - ie no draw required.

The playing groups with matchplay pairs are as follows:

Group 1                                   Group 2                              Group 3
Schimma v Gooey (Pool A)    Mike v Glenn (Pool A)        Jimmy v Kenny (Pool A)
Beano v Quinny (Pool B)        Robbo v Murph (Pool B)     Fussy v Henry (Pool B)

Note: *Gooey's starting handicap has already been adjusted to 17.3 after the 10% (min 1 stroke) Walter Lindrum rule is applied.

Beers & BBQ after game in car park.

CHART FORM: (All Rosebud CC courses)

Player Kenny Jimmy Mike Gooey Glenn Murph Mark Ray Q Bean Scoot Westy Robbo

Starts 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 1

Wins 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0

2nds 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

3rds 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Last 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1

High Score 35 33 37 34 37 37 41 32 38 36 34 38 25

Low Score 20 16 18 20 31 25 27 20 30 18 12 25 25

Avg Score 27.2 27.0 28.8 29.3 33.4 32.5 35.0 27.3 33.4 28.0 27.5 32.4 25.0

2018-2019 FINAL ROUND - YARRAWONGA - MURRAY COURSE

Gooey held a one point lead over Henry & Schimma going into the final stanza to break the 2nd biggest drought in Massey history (only KB has longer!) and The Bean was also still a chance just 3 points off the pace. Q & Robbo were within 4.5 & 5.5 respectively but with only 9 players in the field it would be difficult to pass all those ahead of them..

The Groups were drawn..... PW/RW/JG, GM/MR/MH & AS/SL/IQ with Gooey & Q also playing off for Matchplay glory.

At the half way mark the scores were:
Jimmy 21, Gooey 18 (solid start!), Robbo 17, Glenn 16, Schimma 14, Beano 14, Henry 12 (Gone?), Q 11 (completely gone!!) & Michael 10.

The Match Play final had Gooey way out in front - 4up at the half.

So, the "live ladder" at half time would see Gooey in front with a 3.5 point lead over Schimma, 6 over Henry and 6.5 to Beano & Robbo. While Jimmy The Griff was on target to break the Murray Course stableford record of 40 points.

After a disappointing front nine, Henry made a major surge in desperate pursuit of another crown where, after 7 holes he was 1 under the card! But, bogies on the last two holes could prove costly. Meanwhile, Gooey had started to choke a little and had four 1 pointers over the last six holes. Would it be enough?
No choking for The Griff as he carved up the back nine easing out another 23 points to smash the course record.

Then it was back to the balcony in the warm sunshine for the reading of the scores / points and the winners presentations.

Scores were:
Jimmy 44 (21 out / 23 in), Glenn 37 (16/21), Robbo 34 (17/17), Gooey 33 (18/15), Henry 32 (12/20), Mike 30 (10/20), Schimma 29 (14/15), Beano 28 (14/14) & Q 24 (11/13).

So Gooey breaks the drought with a clear two point advantage joining Glenn, Murph, Q & Schimma with three Massey titles. While Henry has to settle for runner up number four and Schimma does enough to get his first podium finish outside of his 3 wins.

COURSE RECORD STAB:  J.Griffiths 44 (prev. G.Martin 40 in 2012/13)
PERSONAL COURSE BEST STAB:  S.Lamey 33 (prev. 31)
PERSONAL COURSE BEST STAB:  M.Hall 30 (prev. 26)

The Two Day Aggregate individual total prizemoney went to Jimmy following his faultless 44 point final round to close with a combined 79 points over Robbo on 73 others were:
GM & SL 70, IQ 67, PW & MH 66, RW 61 & AS 59.

The Nancarrow's Cup Final: After the front nine lead of 4 holes Gooey won another 3 holes to one to record an easy 6 & 4 victory to take out his first Matchplay title and land the big double after being runner up last year. He also featured in the winning Scoot's Classic team. Not quite a triple crown but very close indeed. For Q, a second runners up in three years but still no cigar.

The Stabrose this year was 4 team of two event (9 drives each!) with Gooey leaving that morning with his trophies. The winners were: Glenn & The Bean with 64pts over PW/IQ 60 pts, MR/JG 59 pts & RW/MH 53.

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2018/19 ROUND SIX REVIEW - YARRAWONGA - LAKES COURSE (& MATCHPLAY SEMI'S)

Groups for the penultimate round were drawn as follows.... GM/MR/MH, JG/AS/IQ & PW/RW/SL

Coming into the round Bean & Henry were co-leaders with Schimma in third just 1.5 pts behind and Gooey 4th within 3 points. Then another 5 pts to Glenn in 5th place.

At the half way mark the scores were: Q 25 (WTF!), Glenn 21, Gooey 20; Schimma & Jimmy 19, Henry, Mike & Robbo 18; and Beano 15.

At the end of the round Q did enough to break Jimmy's track record and salute with 43 points (25 out / 18 in), Robbo second with 39 (18/21) and Gooey a very significant 3rd place with a 37 (20/17). Other scores were: Mike 36 (18/18), Schimma 35 (19/16), Jimmy 35 (19/16), Henry 34 (18/16), Glenn 33 (21/12) and Beano 31 (15/16).

Gooey, who last won The Massey in 1988/89, moves up from 4th place overall to now hold a slender one point lead over Schimma & Henry while Beano has slipped back to 4th but only 3 points back.

COURSE RECORD STAB:  I.Quinton 43 (prev. J.Griffiths 42 in 2018/19 & 2015/16)
PERSONAL COURSE BEST STAB:  I.Quinton 43 (prev. 32)
PERSONAL COURSE BEST STAB:  M.Robinson 39 (prev. 31)
PERSONAL COURSE BEST STAB:  S.Lamey 37 (prev. 31)

Nancarrow's Cup Match Play semi finalists were Gooey v Schimma and Beano v Quinny - Beano's 9th SF in 11 years of Matchplay.

After 9 holes Gooey turned 1 up while Beano "The Invincible" lost the last five holes to be 6 down at the half!
With three holes to play Gooey & Schimma were all square (no more than one hole diff all match) until Gooey won the next two to record a 2 & 1 victory and advance to his 2nd consecutive final. Meanwhile, Bean managed to hold that scoreline until the 13th and went down 6 & 5 (and he was pressuring the editor to get on with the wrap up???)

Gooey d Schimma 2 & 1
Q d Bean 6 & 5.

The Match Play Finalists are Gooey v Quinny

The Final Round (inc Matchplay Final) is to be played on the Yarrawonga Murray Course on Tuesday 19 February at 9.30am.

The Groups were drawn..... PW/RW/JG, GM/MR/MH & AS/SL/IQ

2018/19 ROUND FIVE REVIEW - YARRAWONGA - LAKES COURSE (SCOOT'S VB CLASSIC)

Once again we were well short of a full field with only 9 starters for the weekend away with Kenny (inj), Murph & Fussy (omitted?).

Groups for Scoot's VB Classic were .... RW/GM/MH, MR/IQ/AS & PW/SL/JG

Coming into the weekend Gooey was holding a slender 1.5 point lead over Bean & Schimma, 2.5 to Henry with Glenn just 4 points off the pace. In fact only 13.5 points separated the entire field with 3 rounds (36 pts) to go.

At the half way mark the scores were: Bean 25 (WOW!), Henry 20, Q & Jimmy 19, Schimma & Gooey 17, Glenn 16, Mike 12 & Robbo 11.

At the end of the round a resurgent Jimmy The Griff came out on top to take out Scoot's VB Classic and an early lead in the weekend aggregate with a superb 42 points (19 in / 23 out). Henry in 2nd with 40 (20/20) and The Bean hanging on for 3rd with 39 (25/14). Schimma 35 (17/18), Mike 35 (12/23 recovered well), Q 32 (19/13), the "overnight leader" Gooey could only manage 31 (17/14), Glenn 31 (16/15) and Robbo 27 (11/16) made no difference at all!.

Bean & Henry now take the lead in The Massey with Schimma doing enough to claim 3rd just 1.5 points astern. Gooey faltered to 4th spot but only 3 points away.

The Scoot's VB Classic Team results were:
PW/SL/JG - 39pts (brought ball home)
RW/GM/MH - 36pts (brought ball home)
MR/IQ/AS - 35pts (brought ball home)

COURSE RECORD STROKES:  P.West 75 (36/39) (prev. P.West 77 in 2012/13)
COURSE RECORD STAB:  J.Griffiths 42 (=prev. J.Griffiths 42 in 2015/16)
PERSONAL COURSE BEST STAB:  J.Griffiths 42 (=prev. 42)
PERSONAL COURSE BEST STAB:  A.Sawyer 39 (prev. 34)
PERSONAL BEST STAB:  P.West 40 (= prev. 40)

The Nancarrow's Cup match play results were as follows:

Pool A - Mike v Schimma AS; Jimmy d Henry 2up; Q d Murph by Forfeit
Pool B - Glenn d Kenny by Forfeit; Bean d Robbo 6 & 5; Gooey d Fussy by Forfeit.

In Pool A, Mike needed to beat Schimma to make the finals but could only manage to draw so Quinny goes through courtesy of a forfeit from Murph while Schimma maintains 1st place.

In Pool B, The mighty Bean is in yet another matchplay semi final with another huge win this time over Robbo. In doing so knocking Robbo out of finals contention. Gooey sneaks into the finals with his 3rd forfeit of the year and only one actual win!

Also this season Henry has shot three personal record stableford scores of 39. 40 & again in this round a 40 only to be beaten every time by rounds in the low forties - now that is pretty funny!!

The Matchplay Semi Finals are: Schimma v Gooey & Beano v Q

Round Six (inc Matchplay Semi's) is also to be played on the Yarrawonga Lakes Course on Monday 18 February at 9.30am.

The groups including the Matchplay semi finalists are as follows:

GM/MR/MH
JG/AS/IQ
PW/RW/SL