Breakers Ladies Golf Club Wamberal

Another magnificent day for golfing. Ah, this endless Summer! Today was the day when the first two pairs, provided they had agreed to go on and paid for the privilege, qualified for the District play off in October. The top two pairs from the District event will go on to play the State Final at Bonville! *Di Jackson and Suzanne Connor together with Monica Haines and Sharon Harper will represent Breakers at the District Final Winners.   Nell Spargo (25) and Helen Ingle (38) with +5 on a count back from 2nd.         *  Di Jackson (39) and Suzanne Connor (32) also with +5 on a c/back from 3rd.          *  Monica Haines (31) and Sharon Harper (45) also with +5 on a c/back from 4th.            Lucy Strada (29) and Nancy Chilman (39) also with +5 on a c/back from 5th.            Mel Sheekey (18) and Holly Akers (7) also with +5 on a c/back 6th.            Yvonne Brooker (42) and Sheila Caulfield (40) with +4 7th.            Cheryl Ledger (32) and Judi Eaton (26) with +3 8th.        

If you are like me you come to golf on a Thursday and play the game set down for that day. Terms such as "Stroke Monthly Medal 2nd GNSW Medal" just meant the game of the day was Stroke. It is only now, as I write this, that I realise how I qualified for the State Final. All the first six stroke rounds are GNSW medal qualifying rounds. the winners in each division are those with the best 3 nett scores on any three of these 6 rounds.  My nett scores were good enough to qualify me, equal with Charmaine Armbruster, as our Division 3 GNSW medal winners at the District Final at Toukley on Champions Day last October. I was lucky enough to play well and won the District Division 3 GNSW medal and so earned a place at the State Finals for the Golf NSW medal. How ridiculous - Me attending a State Final! This State Final was to be held at Stonecutters Ridge in December on a date which was not suitable for me - to my relief! Imagine my surprise when I found out the day had to be resch

Another beautiful Autumn day at Breakers saw 54 ladies compete in today's competition.  Results below show a wonderful result for our Pro, Nicky Henderson,  who shot 1 under par for the round. Di Jackson also achieved a fantastic result as the following shows: Division 1.  Winner.  Nicky Henderson (2) with 39 nett                     2nd.        Janice Adlard (16) with 35 nett Division 2.  Winner.  Nancy Carey-Berryman with 34 nett                     2nd.      Veneice Higgin (29) with 31 nett Division 3.  Winner.  Di Jackson (40) with 39 nett                      2nd.      Charmaine Armbruster (38) with 34 nett Nearest to the Pins.      2/11th.                        4/13th.                  15th.              Division 1.                   Viv Ball.             Mel. Sheekey.           Judy Scown Division 2.              Annette McInnes.   Jeanice Gibson.        Lucy Strada Division 3.    Charmaine Armbruster.  Deb. Lorking.  Charmaine Armbruster See you all next we

Pennant Results 18/4/16 Banksia had a very close game against Toukley losing 4-3 at Gosford. While Wattle had a good win 4-3 against Wyong at Morisset. Pennant results from last Monday 11/4/16 Banksia lost 7-0 to Morisset at Morisset although a number of matches made it to the final few holes. Hopefully our toughest test of the season. Wattle won 5.5 to 1.5 versus Gosford at Kooindah. Great result.

Good luck to Deanne Curby who will be playing in the re-scheduled 2015 GNSW medal at Stonecutters Ridge this Wednesday. Thanks to Colleen Henry for being both driver and caddie on the day. Have a wonderful day and we hope you make the most of this very rare experience.

Breakers had another very good showing at Woy Woy on Tuesday with about six teams of 4 representing the club.   The  team of Judy Eaton, Cheryl Ledger, Michelle Collyer and Di Connolly coming in a very creditable second on 73 points one point off the leaders. Judy Eaton and Helen Ingle had nearest the pins and Holly Akers had the straightest drive in Division One.  Alas we were not raffle winners this time a first for a long time.  Judy Eaton, Cheryl Ledger, Di Connolly, Michelle Collyer    In the second session Jan Portelli was in the winning Shelly team on 82 points. (Lucky not to have had the rain that the 1st session had).   Lynne Howell's Magenta team also did well.   Nancy Carey-Berryman won NTP.

4BBB Par Classic is on 28th April.  This is qualifying for the District final at Shelly Beach on Monday 10th October and the State final at Bonville from 22nd-25th November. It is a team of two . If you can't go to  either of the finals, try to find a partner who also doesn't want to go. It will be a $5 entry fee on the day for those who would like to qualify.

There was a much reduced field of 17 players today so only one division applied. There were some very nice scores as can be seen from the results below. Winner.     Suzanne Connor with 67 nett 2nd.           Holly Akers with 68 nett on a count back from 3rd.            Lucy Strada also with 68 nett Gross Winner for the day was Holly Akers with 75 strokes Lowest Number of Putts went to Gai Catanzariti with 26 putts Please note the Mabel Mackenzie Brooch scheduled for today has been postponed until the May Stroke round.

Although there will be numerous cancellations for Thursday's golf, (see  previous blog)  the game will be played as per the fixture book for those who wish to play, provided there are at least 8 players. However, since there will be a much reduced field, the timesheet needs to be altered. We anticipate hit off times will be from about 8.30-9.10am. Please ring the pro shop on Wednesday for an updated time if you intend to play and ensure you cancel if you are not going to play. Please pass this message on to those who may not read the blog.  

It is with a very heavy heart that I have to tell you Margaret passed away on Sunday night.  The funeral is to be held this:        Thursday 14th April 10am        MacKay Family Funerals, 249 Pacific Highway, Ourimbah. It was thought it might be a nice gesture to wear our new club shirts as a mark of respect for   Margaret. One of Margaret's last games played at Toukley last year.

The cooler weather attracted a slightly larger number (49) of participants in today's competition. The course was great, though challenging with the rough really deep and spongy. Never the less there were some great scores. One in particular, a +4 from our youngest 'retiree' Mel Sheekey. Well done Mel!  Results were: Division 1.  Winner.    Mel Sheekey (19) with the great score of +4                     2nd.        Nicky Henderson (2) with the fantastic score of +1 Division 2.   Winner.   Jeanice Gibson (28) with another great  +2                      2nd.         Rhonda Boothman (29) with +1 Division 3.   Winner.   Margaret Thorpe (45) with +1                      2nd.         Angela McManus (40) with -1 Congratulations and well played girls! Closest to the Pins.     2/11th.                     4/13th.                          15th Division 1.                 Holly Akers.        Holly Akers.              Di Ind Division 2.                 Jo Meyers.        

The Banksia team with the opposition Wyong. On another day when the Gods were on our side re the weather, rain was all around but not a drop on Wamberal and the course was in pristine condition for our visitors. In  the Banksia pool our team had a win  5 1/2 to 1 1/2 against Wyong.  A very good win.   In the Wattle pool our team was unlucky to lose 4 1/2 to 2 1/2 to Toukley. A big thank you  to the social committee for providing such a yummy morning tea. There were lots of positive comments about the course and the new system at this early stage.....  

The weather was perfect and the course in great condition apart from the 6th putting green,  as 50 keen lady golfers rolled up in the dark for our annual Foursomes Championships. There were three events on the day to compete in.  The results are as follows: Nett Prize Winners of the 18 Hole Daily Event Winners.  Monica Haines and Sharon Harper Score 69 combined h'cap of 38 2nd.          Di Connolly and Barbara Holt Score 70 1/2 combined h'cap of 31 1/2 3rd.           Pam Crowe and Sandra Kunze Score 71 1/2 combined h'cap of 27 1/2 Nett Prize Winners of the Daily 9 Hole Event Winners.  Cheryl Baker and Di Ind Score 31 1/2  combined h'cap of 9 1/2 2nd.         Suzanne Roberts-Noble and Anne Glance Score 34 1/2, h'cap 10 1/2 27 HOLE CHAMPIONSHIP Gross winners    Sally Hopkins and Janice Adlard with a total of 126  2nd.                     Holly Akers and Mel Sheekey with a total 134 Nett Winners.    Sandra Kunze and Pam Crowe (41 1/4) - 106 3/4  2nd.