The Ray White sponsored Braidwood Men's Open was played, in what some believe, to be the most conducive weather for good golf this month. Paradoxically the scores did not reflect the weather with tricky pin placements playing havoc with locals and visitors alike.
The pennants ensemble figured prominently on the winners list. The only player to break par was pennants' off-sider, Keith North with a nett 69. He was the nett C grade winner. Barry Osmond was the C grade winner, Robbie Beuzeville had the best nett B grade score and Robert Dillon was the C grade runner up.
The Open champion was M Holt with R Field the nett winner. Both were visitors from Yass. L Eckhoff from Queanbeyan was the B grade winner. J Ricks of Turra Beach was runner up in A grade with Rod Coady the nett runner up.
Players from Tully Park also did well with B Smith the Junior champion; his mate, M Hosking the runner up and M Hunter the B grade runner up, NTP winners were D Jeffries, A Boxall and Nick Fry. Rob Martin and Murray Smith were the nett runners up in B grade and C grade respectively.
It was a great turnout and the club thanks Ray White Real Estate for their sponsorship and Bungendore's Odana Editions for their donation of a special award. Judy Scott, Gordon Scott, Rob Martin, Will Richards, Rod Coady and Frank Williams also deserve thanks for their organizational efforts.
Saturday's Vic Jones Trophy and fundraiser for Legacy was a little more relaxed than the Open and $450 was raised for this most worthy cause. Keith North and Lord and Lady Scott won the day from Geoff Hassall, Alec Henry and Jacki Clarke. Jacki also picked up her first birdie.
Keith was also the NTP in what turned out to be a successful weekend for him. The balls went to Donna Kuhn, Will Richards, Barry Toombs and Mike Fitzgerald. This week we have the Phil O'Toole medley four-stick competition. Three clubs and a putter will eliminate a lot of decision-making and ought to make for some interesting golf.