FNQ GOLF RESULTS

ATHERTON

ANOTHER miserable week weatherwise, Wednesday sporters had nine players brave the drizzle. The winner was Swifty Finlen 42 nett; NTP 13 D Morrison; and least putts Irish 14. Thursday ladies washed out as was the Friday chook run. Saturday’s Atherton Decor-sponsored stableford was weather-affected. No ladies’ comp. Only 17 men of the 28 starters finished with the afternoon group having the winner with Simon Higham scoring a great 38 points in boggy conditions with playing partner Dan Twine runner-up on 37pts; NTPs 11 P Doherty, 18 P Pensini. The wet track cancelled Sunday’s Yungaburra Butchery stableford. This week, again weather permitting, Wednesday sporters play stableford, Thursday ladies a Carrington Hotel-sponsored stableford, Friday Trinity Petroleum six-hole chook run followed by goose club draw at 6.30pm, including members’ jackpot joker $150. Then maybe stay on for a nice meal at the Fairway Food Kitchen. Please book for Friday night meals on 4091 1283. Saturday is the BWSsponsored Turner Shield stableford and Sunday the Yungaburra Butchery medley stableford. ATHERTON Golf Club is hosting the first junior golf open for the year, the Curlew Junior Open, on Monday and Tuesday next week, April 8-9. The junior open is open to all juniors with a Golf Australia handicap or a club handicap. Four divisions will be played — GA juniors, novices (nine full holes), nine holes modified, and six holes modified. The Curlew Junior Open is the first qualifying event of the Greg Norman Junior Master, one of three qualifying events for the Far North Queensland region. The Curlew Junior is the first of five rounds for the Junior Golf Queensland District points challenge events for GA juniors and novices. Scott Simons from Golf Australia, Queensland, will conduct a coaching clinic for all juniors on Sunday, 3.30-5pm and after each day play on Monday and Tuesday. Players will start teeing off from 8.30am on both days.

ATHERTON JUNIORS CAIRNS

April 3: Wednesday Mens Stableford Winner P McMaster 38pts R/Up K Lynch 37pts April 6: Saturday Mens Individual Stableford Winner K Kim 43pts R/Up R Greig 40pts Saturday Ladies Individual Stableford E Kaufmann 24pts April 7: Sunday VW Scramble Winners Tropics Golf Club 54.6 nett

INNISFAIL

The week started off a bit wet, but the rain began to clear for the weekend. Congratulations to Jeff McGrath for another Hole In One on the 2nd hole!! A perfect shot the landed before the hole, popped up & rolled in. Well done Jeff, 2 #HIO in 2 years is a pretty good average! Wednesday Allsporters Comp (Tee off times 12pm & 3pm) Unfortunately,rain stopped play. Friday Comp (Tee off times 12pm & 3pm) The boys got out for a quick hit between showers on Friday & Geoff (Johnno) Johnston tamed the field! 1st - G Johnston 18pts 2nd - J McGrath 17pts Cairnd Golf World Monthly Medal (Tee off times 12pm & 3pm) The course was still very wet from the previous week, but we were able to play & some players scored very well, considering the conditions. Trent Mann shot an impressive 73 off the stick to hold the clubhouse lead at 68 nett with Colin Lyons & was looking like taking the comp out, until... The last group came up the 18th! The last group held the #HIO man Jeff Mcgrath & the events winner Vaughn Smith. Congratulations for the win & you are now entered into the Medal Of Medals round at the end of the year! 1st - V Smith 66nett 2nd - T Mann 68nett NTP’s 1st & 10th 2nd & 11th - J McGrath (#HIO) 3rd & 12th - P Stenzel 4th & 13th - V Smith 5th & 14th - R Miills 6th & 15th - A Gould 7th & 16th - L Peters & G McGrath 8th & 17th - E Nest 9th & 18th - K Walsh Junior Golf Our Juniors wanted to brush up on a few skills before they venture to the Atherton Curlew Junior Open. Luckily the weather was nice to us & we got a lot of practise in & they are ready for the challenge at Atherton. We have 10 juniors heading to Atherton, which is a quarter of the field! Not bad for a club that had no Juniors 13 months ago. We wish all our Juniors the best of luck in Atherton!! Upcoming Events Harvey Norman Classic - 11th & 12th May Wednesday Allsporters - 12pm & 3pm tee times Friday Comp - 12pm & 3pm tee times Saturday Comp - Golf World Monthly Medal Stroke Tee off times - 730 am & 12pm Sunday Junior Golf - 10am See you on the course and play well. Don’t forget to like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/innisfailgolfclub/

MILLAA MILLAA

MAD dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun apparently. So how do you describe the Millaa Millaa Golf Club members who did actually show up to form a competition this Sunday for the Captain Bob Collyer Trophy Day? All of them knew the weather wasn’t going to be dry and even the mad dog Englishman avoided comp. So were they mad, barking mad, Becontree (two stops from barking, google it) or just plain keen. Very keen. One of the field said his wife suggested going grocery shopping together, so he chose wet golf instead. A modest but brave field hit the links to contest a stableford event. Thanks, Bob, it would have been hard yards as a stroke. Some racehorses are known as mud larks for their ability to perform well on a heavy and damp track. Well, Royal Millaa Millaa has one now in golfing terms with David Welch absolutely demolishing the field with Winx-like bolt to come in with 44 points 80 off the bat with a form golfer chasing him in his group. Well done, Dave, even the scribe witnessed a red hot chip in birdie on their penultimate hole. We are all wondering if Kelvin was the anchor holding you down. While everyone shook David’s hand in congratulations, the club handicapper was rubbing his together saying this is going to hurt. Daylight was second from Dave, but the card wasn’t marked correctly. David Gibson got that honour with a solid 39 points (cracking back nine in case of a countback) and Alan Hapgood third with 38pts leaving a heap of points out on the course with his Parkinson’s-Tourettes-style chipping. Ashley Healy was fourth with 37; NTPs 1/10 Ash and the bolter David 5/14. On the side bets, the clash of the Taylors was one for the ages. Visitor brother Mick won the chocolates over member Greg by 4pts. Great to see visitors (or reluctant drag-alongs) play in the comp. Thanks, Dylan Williams, who really needs a driver when he can smash a three wood for miles, for visiting to witness David’s epic round. Next week we play for the Malanda RSL/Falls Teahouse monthly medal. Lets hope for some sunshine before then.

RAVENSHOE

FIRSTLY, a big thankyou to members of the local community, in particular Miranda and Rob Niven for helping Jo Klease on Saturday morning. Jo was selling tickets for the club when some opportunistic youngsters decided that they would target the raffle money. Thanks to quick responses from community members and the attendance of the Ravenshoe police, the culprits were caught in a matter of minutes. All money was recovered. It finally was fine enough for a fun three-ball ambrose on Sunday. All who participated enjoyed a fun afternoon. Winners for the day were Shane, Peter and Emily with Jim, Johnny and Kev taking the runners-up prize. Special mention to Ian Donaldson for winning the longest drive. Among the newcomers, Jessie and Karina deserve special mention. Hope to see more of your prowess in the future, ladies. Dave Cassells captured the chook again this week with Jo Klease being the best putter. Next Sunday is an 18-hole stroke event for the patron’s trophy. With championship events soon to start, it is time to get your game into gear after the prolonged wet weather. Good golfing and CU at the 19th.