Moorina’s gritty Barclay Shield triumph
MOORINA Golf Club fought gallantly to secure a well-deserved victory in the Barclay Shield at Ulverstone Golf Club on Sunday.
The team of Diane Rattray, Tania Thompson, Lyn Mullins and Colleen Krushka won the team foursomes event with a net score of 151. Thirlstane Golf Club was second on a countback behind Moorina and one stroke in front of Llanherne Golf Club in third on 152.
Thirlstane Golf Club was represented by Liz Sumpton, Glenda MacDonald, Pat Timmerman and Wendy Richardson, while Llanherne was represented by Lynda Targett, Pam Richardson, Mercedes Ellis and Sue Richardson. The day’s best 18-hole nett was presented to Llanherne Golf Club’s Targett and Richardson on 73½. The Llanherne pair finished half a stroke in front of Moorina’s Golf Club’s Rattray and Thompson on 74. PAULINE Pearson from Riverside Golf Club has been declared the overall winner of the International Bowl, winning by one stroke from Mary Snooks of Prospect Vale.
The statewide event supports the Women’s Australian Open and as winner, Pearson will be supplied with season passes and associated cocktail and pro-am spots.
In the A Grade silver division, Prue James from Port Sorell won with seven-under and Raylene Taylor of Bridport was runner-up.
In the B Grade bronze one division, Pearson won with nine-under ahead of Denise Morgan of Sheffield, Ulverstone’s Ros Dabner and Longford’s Toni Burton (six-under).
In the C Grade bronze two division, Snooks was eightunder and won by one stroke. THE Southern Country Boys’ and Girls’ Championships are on next Tuesday at the Colebrook Golf Club.
Contenders for the girls’ title include Tasmania Golf Club’s Mackenzie Wilson and fellow state team member Jorjah Bailey of Mowbray.
The boys’ championship is likely to be decided between North West Bay’s Oscar Burrell, Stanley’s Jack Lakin and Dylan Backhouse of Tasmania Golf Club.
Entries for this Golf Tasmania Boy’s Order of Merit event remain open and interested golfers can contact the Southern Country Golf Association on 0488 286 260. A GLOBAL online question- naire and data-gathering exercise on distance in golf has been launched by The R & A and the USGA as part of the Distance Insights project.
The detailed questionnaire is open to all interested participants in golf until October 31.
It can be accessed at www. randa.org/distanceinsights
Each person who takes the survey will be asked a series of universal questions about distance in golf (defined by how far shots travel).
While individual responses will be confidential, anonymised global survey results will be published in the final Distance Insights project report, to be delivered in 2019.